Obituaries and funerals in Morning Sun and Muscatine area
Adda S. Ogle 92 dies in Burlington hospital. Funeral Monday at Morning Sun Methodist Church with Rev. Louis Simmen officiating. Burial Elmwood Cemetery Morning Sun. Survivors include brother Frank Wadley and sister Ruth Moyer. Also notices Edwin Rates 50 of Moline dies. graveside in Muscatine Memorial Park. Maude Blanche Hillyer 82 Funeral in Wilton. Hospitals and social calendar items follow with local notices of thefts and accidents.
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Pierce Funeral Home
Morning Sun
Adda S. Ogle
Morning Sun Methodist Church
Louis Simmen
Funeral Home
Elmwood Cemetery
Ogle
St. Francis Hospital
Burlington
Marshall
Emma Wadley
Elk County
Kansas
Wadley
Oklahoma
Wilbert Ogle
New Kirk
Okla
Ogles
Oskaloosa
John Fletcher College
Monroe County
Morning Sun United Methodist Church
Frank Richard Wadley
Ponca City
Oka
Ruth Moyer
Edwin Rates
Moline
Moline Public Hospital
Memorial Park
Muscatine
Ralph J. Wittich
Ralph Fischer
Mr. Ratel
Trenton
Frank L
Mary J. Sherman Ratel
First Baptist Church
Joe A. Ratel
Glen E. Rates
Grass Valley
Calif
Dorothy Worland
Mary E. DeLeatw
LeCorgean
Lewell Weis
Jarvis, Muscatine
Maude Hillyer Wilton
Griffith Funeral Home
Wilton
Maude Blanche Hillyer
Hillyer
Harlan Leysen
Ruth Nieman
H.L. Waech
Marlin
Vernon
Donald
Dennis
Darrel Hillyer
Delmar Pedersen
Oakdale
Letts 4H Club Achievement Day Saturday July 17
The Letts 4H club will hold Achievement Day on Saturday July 17 at 1 30 p m at the United Methodist church public is invited. Kenneth Tomfeld has returned from Veterans Hospital in Iowa City after surgery. Mr and Mrs Harald McCormac have returned from a three week Northwest trip visiting relatives in Cherokee Santa Cruz Calif and Pueblo Colo.
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Alfred Eastwood
Pueblo
Colo
Resignation follows Iowa Commerce Commission audit findings
Des Moines Iowa AP executive secretary Edgar B Storey resigned after a state auditor questioned travel expense claims and money handling The audit cited duplicate trips rubber stamp signatures and meals billed while on vacation It also noted unpaid hotel bills and use of both state and personal cars The chairmen of House and Senate commerce committees and Governor Ray will review the report
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Commerce Commission
Lloyd Smith
Maurice van Nostrand
Edgar B. Storey
Storey
Robert D. Ray
Smith
Chicago
Corning
Towa
Kenneth Benda
Frank Means
Fort Bes Moines
Sion
House
Senate Commerce Committees
Ray
ICC
Iowa Telephone Co
Knoxville
Work days set at Conesville
SWEETLAND Mr and Mrs Oren Coram and Audrey returned home Tuesday evening after a holiday weekend at the home of Mr and Mrs Orton Bailey in Winigan Missouri Audrey accompanied her parents home after visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Oron Bailey Mr and Mrs Kenneth Johnson Mr and Mrs Howard Meffit and Howie
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Sweetland
Oren Coram
Audrey
Orton Bailey
Winigan
Oron Bailey
Kenneth Johnson
Howard Meffit
Howie
Pike Grange program features sewing contest notes
Pike Grange met 32 members and one visitor. Anita McKean offered copy of needlework contest rules. National Grange Sewing Contest slated for September. Mrs Arthur Black praised prizes as incentives. Roy Merchants host open house July 25 from 2 to 5 pm at Cedar Valley church, plus Go to Church Sunday and Grange Hall picnic. Literary program listed various topics and an article on new state taxes. Attendance prizes to Mr. and Mrs. William Porter. Next meeting July 21 with serving committee. BUFFALO PRAIRIE notes Elizabeth Louise Boruff debuts at Military Debutant Ball Andrews Air Force Base. grandfather Chester Boruff Illinois City, IL.
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Arthur Black
National Grange
Roy Merchants
Cedar Valley
Grange
Grange Hall
Buffalo Prairie
Elizabeth Louise Boruff
United States Air Force
Boruff
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington, D.C
Malcolm Gron Medical Center
Andrews
Bonuff
Chester Boruff
Illinois City
Crossland High School
St. Joseph's College
Jenten Beach, Fla
This Fell
Three Accidents Reported In Muscatine Events
Three accident reports were filed in Muscatine. A 1971 Chevrolet driven by Jeremiah Ogden Perry Jr. collided with a 1954 International pickup driven by Paul Emery Cooley at E 8th and Cedar Sts. Perry was charged with passing a stop sign. A 1953 Chevrolet owned by Hector Quintanillo rolled from a parking spot and struck a utility pole, causing over $100 damage to the car and pole. A 1965 Pontiac driven by Sheldon Bebb collided with a 1989 Chevrolet truck at E 2nd St and Oak St, with both vehicles sustaining over $100 damage.
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Jeremiah Ogden Perry Jr
Imperial Oaks
Paul Emery Cooley
Canon Ave
8Th
Cedar Sts
Cooley
Perry
Perry Auto
Hector N. Quintanillo
4Th St
Iowa Ave
Mississippi Dr
Coyner Marina
Sheldon L. Bebb
Sampson St
Daniel J
E. 2Nd St
Oak St
Bebb
Nearly 1000 Attend Week of Playground Activities
The Muscatine Park Commission reports about 1 000 people participated across parks Lucas St Reservoir Grant school Longview Musser 4th St Reservoir Madison with crafts this week paper and puppets. Next week offers catch up activities and a Kalah tournament. City championship set for Longview Park July 17 at 9 30 am with age groups 11 and under and 12 to 14 years. ribbons to top two at each site.
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Muscatine Park
Longview Park
Grandview church announces weekend schedule and local notices
Grandview pastor Rev. Lawrence Bishop lists Sunday worship and youth events with Bible school at 9 15, worship at 10 39, evening services and midweek activities. Other items include Morning Sun fruit growers tour results, Master Corn and Soybean contest signup deadlines, Louisa County Fair plans and premium money, driver’s license relocation, and community notes on local visits, bicycle and playground events, river reservoir races, and stock car racing updates.
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Grandview
Lawrence Bishop
Grandview Community Church
All-Day Women’s Organization
Harry Duncan
Louisa County
Gazette
Columbus Junction
Wapello
Wapello City
Deeds Recorded Involving Shuger, Gipple and Lofgren Transfers
Deeds recorded show John K. and Sadie M. Shuger transferring lots 1 through 13, block 1 of John K. Shugers addition to Wilton to Harold G. Nicolaus under a warranty deed. Robert H. and Verlee Mae Gipple convey part of lots 13 and 14 in a subdivision in section 34-77-2W to Lynwood L. and Margaret J. Van Blarcom as joint tenants. Maurice J. Jr. and Betty K. Lofgren deed land in section 26-77-2W to Vernon L. and Dennie P. Wilson as joint tenants.
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John K
Sadie M. Shuger
Harold G. Nicolaus
John K. Shugers
Wilton
Robert H
Verlee Mae Gipple
Lynwood L
Margaret J. van Blarcom
Maurice J. Jr
Betty K. Lofgren
Vernon L
Dennie P. Wilson
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Isett
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Paul Thompson
Lucas
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Melvin Fuller
Richard Bierman
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Lions Club
ISU
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Virgil Wiele
Rebecca
Albert Hook
Ruth
Hadley Heeter
Edward H. Guilbert
Pensacola
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Iome
Shirley Brockett
Park Ave
Clarence Brown
Grand Ave
Brown
Charles Beckman
Pond St
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Hershey Ave
Letts Club
On Commerce Commission
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San Clemente
White House
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Bebe” Rebozo
Key Biscayne
Lake Elsinore
Commission
Conesville
Pike Grange
Modesta Jondle
Margaret Noll
Marie Willims
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Lori Dodson
Harold Carter
William Porter
Rollo McKean
Elizabeth Boruff
Nellie Vetter
Great River Days
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Buffalo Prairie News
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Esther Anderson
Naomi Shopman
George Taylor
John Lenz
Battle Creek
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Seaton
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Robert Kunz
Wisconsin
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Kentucky
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Jim Lueflent
J. Ingwersen
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R. E. McVickey
J. M. Merritt
W. A. Sward
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Ingwersen
Lee County
Robert N. Dowling
Iowa State University
A.H. Epstein
A.B. Cot
Tiny Gunderson
Richard Utter
Richard Utier
Bill Hendrickson
Marvin Kistler
Bill Greene
Fair Books
Mike Jones
Mark
Boulder
David R. Jones
Hilda Gil Fey
Clyde Harbison
Margaret Howel
Mercy Hospital
Town City
Madison
Donald Glaspie
Teresa Seal
Bobby Novenski
Julis Hines
Eagle Seal
Jeff Cubbage
Allen Thorne
Newell Seal
Grant
Mark Batenhorst
David Olson
Brian Dieckman
Blacky Batenhurst
Renee Blough
St. Reservoir
Mary Yerington
Rose Yerington
Brian Yerington
Cheryl Yerington
Tammi Owens
Lisa Fletcher
Dennis Strause
Wendy McKean
Steve Beckman
Debbie Wetzel
Bobby Brugman
David Estabrook
Randy Wetzel
Julie Wetzel
Patty Beckman
Tammy Wetzel
Michael
Longview
Roger Tompkins
Dennis Beechum
Jim Theobald
Steve Anson
Roger Strong
Dennis Beechhum
Theresa Brown
Checkers
Jeff Watson
Lucas St. Reservoir
Ken Lake
Debbie Polson
David Powers
Julie Powers
Tammy Olson
Barb Webber
Mike Burton
Tammi Olson
Jill Lyons
Ron Houseman
MVSC
Mosier
Mississippi
Mel Morris
Ron Hemsted
Ron Prymek
Pokey West
Byron Buchele
Ray Guss
Larry Jenkins
Ron Perdock
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