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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1963
Page
11
In Key West Florida a growing group of bottle diggers turn an abandoned city dump into a quirky tourist draw. Prospective collectors dig deep for old bottles, some dating to the early drink era, while onlookers wonder why they labor in sunlit sand and violet glass fragments.
NAIDA Christian profiles the Roggeveen family of 1301 Magnolia, Muscatine, detailing members Bill in the airborne division at Fort Rucker, Lenny a future senior, Marie a homemaker active in church and WSCS, and Roggeveen a pilot and crafts enthusiast. The piece includes a lemon flavored fruit salad dressing recipe that keeps in the refrigerator and can double as cake glaze, with simple steps using sugar lemon juice egg yolks butter and optional cream.
The Sweatland Grange invites members to a July 7 picnic at the Sweet-Jang Center school at 12 30 p m. There will be a reveal of secret pals and a polluck at the Everett Rostenbach cottage on the Cedar River, following the July 4 parade for REACT members. All members urged to attend.
The American Legion Auxiliary held an installation meeting Tuesday at the Legion home. Mrs. C. D. Duke of Wilton served as installing officer and Marian Swain presided. The unit renewed two Journal subscriptions for Town City VA hospital and planned July 1 commodity distribution with members assisting. Delegates elected to the department convention at Des Moines July 25 26 were Louise Cox and Hortense Rowe. alternates Hazel Guthrie Renee Olson Ruth Hidlehaugh. The Junior Unit will participate in the July 4 parade. all members to meet at Eighth and Chestnut at 1 pm in uniform. Junior past president Balgh Dye is reported at Mercy Hospital Town City, room 312.
The West Liberty Hayshakers announce July dances at West Liberty Fairgrounds and airgrounds with callers Larry Gow and Gene Woods for Moline. Dancers bring cookies or sandwiches by last names. Events run 8 to 11 pm with invites to all area square dancers.
The Federated Garden Clubs of Town will hold the first district meeting at the Memorial Union in Iowa City on Thursday July 2 with sessions from 9 to 10 a m. A business meeting music election and talks by state officers and chairmen are planned. A program titled Be Ain't Doin' Sught By Little Nell will be presented by the Solow Young Women's Club. Lunch at 2:30 includes a lecture and demonstration on slower arranging using cur arid garden flowers by Glen Drew Merlene Duncan and Gary Kraft.
Wanda Anderson of Joy has multiple bridal showers in her honor ahead of marriage to Jerry Mitchell of MilJeysburg. A Milly persburg church ceremony is planned for Sunday at 7 40 p m. Hostesses included Mrs Winnie O Toole Suzie Willers and others. Awards went to Mrs Ova Lambert and Mrs Walter Marshall. Decorations mirrored blue and white. A panty gift was given to the bride to be. Another shower occurred at Wilton City hall as a miscellaneous event with several hostesses.
Mr and Mrs Glen Whitlock of Wichers were feted at their home Saturday June 29 for their silver wedding anniversary. Guests included Dick Thomas and family A Stowe and family Ford Clifton and family Jack Smallwood and family Rob Neese Bettendorf and families, Steven Cummings Blaine Dennis Monte and others. Sunday supper guests were Earl Fleming Ivah Schroeder and May Cook Davenport.
Letts notes report Mr Emory De Curtis a surgical patient at Percy hospital. Weekend visitors include Mr and Mrs Keith Toland and Linda Sue of Azusa California at uncle Davey Toland home. Aruba guests Syd Hottle Ridge Gwen vacationing with Warry Van Delinder family. Bert McCoy and kin visited Arthur Thompson home in Batavia Tuesday.
California visitors Karl and Kurl Vandervoort of Woodland Hills return home after a week visiting Mrs Vandervoort’s sister and family, Mr and Mrs Russell Newcomb. The Newcomb family also spent a week in Farmington visiting relatives.
Mr. L Rog Reveen a Muscatine high school teacher will be guest speaker at Cedar Valley Church on Sunday July. The Rev and Mrs Marvin Ceynar and Susanna left Sunday for vacation visiting Pastor Ceynar's parents in Amana then plan to travel to the north western United States. They expect to be back for church July 2h.
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