Heritage Assn Meeting At Nye Cemetery Draws 70
About 70 people gathered Sunday at Nye cemetery for a Muscatine Area Heritage Association program. Edgar Kemper spoke on early area history from Benjamine Nye to Wild Cat Den grist mill, followed by a mill tour with guides and Gale McClean. A similar August program is planned.
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Meeting of Heritage Assn
Nye Cemetery
Muscatine Area
Edgar Kemper
Benjamine Nye
Wild Cat den State Park
Gale McClean
Wilton
Montpelier Township
Park Guides
McClean
Kemper
Masquers Plan Tuesday Meeting and Auditions for Fiddler
The Muscatine Masquers meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the religious education center. Marian Anderson, newly elected secretary treasurer, will collect 1971 72 dues due in June. Auditions for Fiddler on the Roof run Aug 9 and 10 from 7 to 9 30 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal church hall. Cast requires 23 characters plus five males.
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Muscatine
Trinity Episcopal Church Hall
E 2Nd and
Walnut Sts
Social Security hours set here in Muscatine
A Social Security representative will be at the Muscatine County Courthouse every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The visit continues the arrangement of assisting residents with Social Security and Medicare matters at the courthouse.
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Social Security
Muscatine
Muscatine County
Classified Ads and Public Notices Summary
Miscellaneous notices and rates from the Muscatine Journal include contact instructions for lost delivery, circulation department hours, and office hours. It lists subscription prices, carrier and mail delivery rates, and a regional VA assistance phone line for veterans in the Quad Cities area. Also mentions auditions for a musical with contact details for Mrs. Schauland and crew participation guidance.
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Cartier
City of Muscatine
Muscatine
Ausentine
Danners Earn Awards at Cattle Shows Across States
Rural Muscatine youth Ralph Danner Jr. won the showmanship trophy at the Iowa Junior Angus Premier Show in Nevada Iowa and earned an all expenses paid trip to Lexington Kentucky for the national showmanship contest in August. Brother Myron placed second with a steer in the same event. Ralph also competed in Nashville Tennessee at the National Junior Angus Heifer Show and Judging Contest. Muscatine FFA members Ralph Myron Bill and Gary Peterson attended. The Muscatine team finished eleventh as over 412 individuals and 44 teams participated. Ralph also placed fourth overall and received a trophy.
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Muscatine
Ralph Danner Jr
Route 4
Iowa
Nevada
Lexington
Myron
Ralph
Nashville
Tenn
Muscatine Ffa
Bill
Gary Peterson
Danners
Ralph Danner
Petersons
Floyd Peterson
City playground finals crown Kafah tournament winners
Muscatine Park Commission hosted city finals at Longview Park on Saturday morning. Under 1 age group winners were Twyla Titus, Julie Powers, Tammy Wetzel. Under 14 winners were Rose Yerington, Jill Crouse, Tammy Wetzel.
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Muscatine Park Commission
Longview Park
Ron Reifert
Twyla Titus
Julie Powers
Tammy Wetzel
Rose Yerington
Jill Crouse
Great River Road improvements outlined by Iowa highway officials
A summary report to the Mississippi River Parkway Commission from the Iowa State Highway Commission details planned upgrades to the Great River Road in Iowa. Projects span 1970 from Spring Grove to Burlington, with shoulder resurfacing, bridge work on U.S. 67 in Jackson County, and improvements in Lee, Scott, Clinton, Clayton, Allamakee, and Guttenberg areas. Louisa, Muscatine, and Dubuque counties show limited or no near term work, pending highway beautification funds and county conditions.
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Mississippi River Parkway Commission
Iowa State Highway Commission
Iowa
Spring Grove
Corporation Line
Burlington
Des Moines
Lee County
Keokuk
Montrose
Scott County
Buffalo
Davenport
Bettendorf
Clinton
Clinton County
Jackson County
Clayton County
Guttenberg
Allamakee County
Louisa
Muscatine
Dubuque County
State Highway Commission
Acheson questions Kennedys presidency in Life interview
Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson tells Life that John F. Kennedy was out of his depth as president and did not possess decisive or extensive knowledge for the role. He says Kennedy’s reputation grew from tragedy and cites Cuba missile crisis leadership as legend, not fact.
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NEW York
Dean Acheson
Life Magazine
John F. Kennedy
Life
Acheson
British Broadcasting Corp
Kennedy
United States
Kenneth Harris
Harry Truman
France
Charles de Gaulle
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Cuba
Pearl Harbor
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Muscatine Journal
The
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
Associated Press
AP News
Tevye
O. E. Schauland
Veterans Administration
Robert O. Riddle
Soldiers Relief Commission
Scott County Court House
Riddle
Quad Cities
Security
Sylvia
Tiala
Safin
Illinois
Tialas
Towanda
Minnesota
Secretary of
Muscatine High School
George Williams College
Williams Bay
Wiscon Lake Geneva
United States Cheerleading Association
Laura Anderson
Judy Powell
Jackie Beechum
Randi Zinger
Debbie Oveson
Rita Plummer
Sue Breckenfelder
Jan Jewett
Denise Simpson
Kathy Phelps
Miss Beechum
Miss Zinger
Grandview Avenue
Dial
Henry
Ncan As
West Mississippi Drive
Muscatine, Iowa
Henry’s
America
East Second St
Muskie Music
Procedar
Ene
Wester Drug
East Second Street
Chicago
Enoch Smoky
West Liberty
Bosten Ev
Owntat Theatre
Peter Sellers
Goldie Hawn
Eva Gabor
Phil Harris As
Walt Disney
ARISTO@ATS
Technicolor
Plaza Theatre
Theatre One
of the
Theatre Two “Plaza
Walter Matthau
Muscatine Plaza
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