Columbus girls join scout programs at Lee-Ta camp
Col umbus Junction notes list Bonnie Norris and Suzanne Staley in Girl Scout Camp Lee Ta during July 15 to 28. Norris is in canoeing and Staley in Counselor in Training for ninth graders active Senior Scouts. The CPT trains in campcraft, safety, outdoor cooking, camper relations, and staff cooperation. Separate local hospital notices mention several surgical patients and newborns with family details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Westmer choir plans 1974 tour and fundraisers
Westmer choir prepares for a European tour in 1974 and organizes a backyard sale with the New Boston fish fry on Saturday Aug 25 at 9 am. Choir members are to bring items with prices and names, with unsold merchandise to be picked up. Co chairs Paul Coulter and Penny De Reo lead the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westmer Choir
Boston
Paul Coulter
Penny de- Reo
Carral Gullickson
Keithsburg
Herbert Nelson
New Boston
Lane Wakeland
Joy
Charles Baldwin
Richard Coulter
Charles Dunn
Route 1
Musculine
Lane Wakeland of
Wakeland
Offices to Close for Summer Maintenance in Columbus Junction
The Columbus Junction School offices will be closed July 26 through July 31 while summer maintenance work is conducted. Brookfield, Mo. Mrs. Edward Farren Kopf is noted in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Farrenkopf
Brookfield
Columbus Junction
Retired Persons Meeting At Fenton Park Aledo
The American Association of Retired Persons will hold a meeting on July 24 at 2:30 a.m. in the David Shelter at Fenton Park, Aledo. Persons over 59 seeking information are urged to attend. Harold Whiteside, state coordinator, will explain the AARP program. Retired Teachers who are NART members may join AARP with no extra dues. Elected Mercer County Chapter officers announce plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenton Park
Aledo
American Association of Retired Persons
David Shelter
Harold Whiteside
Juliet
NART
AARP
Mercer County
AARP Leaders Named From Aledo Area
AARP announces officers for the local chapter with Dean Wilmering as president, Edward Johnson as 1st vice president, Rosalie Turner as 2nd vice president, Amy Leif as secretary, and Pauline Elhart Joy as treasurer, all based in Aledo or nearby New Windsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AARP
Dean Wilmering
Aledo
Edward Johnson
Rosalie Turner
Amy Leif
New Windsor
Pauline Elhart
Joy
First 4-H Day Camp Opens At Grandview Site
The opening day camp at the new 4-H area southeast of Grandview drew 64 Louisa County 4-Hers. Activities covered trees forestry rocks gun safety recreation music crafts and a flagpole dedication in memory of Tamang Newell. Land donated by Langwith Brothers supports a five county camp serving Louisa Muscatine Scott Des Moines and Lee counties.
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Columbus
Junction
Grandview
Louisa County
Stan Tate
Howard Cocklin
Larry Kistenmacker
Kathy Yakle
Robert Fickel
Jackie Huff
Tamang Newell
Hopeful Workers 4-H Club
Leo K. Ruley
Pleasant Grove
Langwith Brothers
Louisa
Muscatine
Scott
Des Moines
Lee
Oak Lawn Visitors Trace Family Ties In Illinois and Colorado
Mrs. Sam Weiskopf and her children from Oak Lawn Illinois visited Fay Foster Mark Lowe and Dick Hanft from Fort Collins Colorado who had recently been here. Mark visited his parents Dr. and Mrs Harry Lowe while Dick visited his parents in Wapello. Mr. and Mrs Rex Hanit were also mentioned in connection with the visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Weiskopf
Oak Lawn
Ill
Fay Foster
Mark Lowe
Dick Hanft
Ft. Collins
Colo
Mark
Harry Lowe
Wapello
Rex Hanit
Local travel notes and moves from Muscatine area
Nellie Dawson and Miss Inez Smith vacationing in Minnesota and Canada. John Currie family on a trip to California. Georgia Kost working in Robert Reaney's law office. Iris Bitting selling home in Columbus City and moving to Fulton apartments Ash Street. Larry Fichtner family buying Bitting home, moving Aug 4. Vicki Fitchner and family to Germany to visit her father Don Schafer. Sarah Rowland returns from Blue Hill Maine to visit Cousin Mrs Percy Rowland.
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Nellie Dawson
Inez Smith
Minnesota
Canada
John Currie
California
Georgia Kost
Robert Reaney
Mrs. Currie
Larry Fitchner
Iris Bitting
Colum
Bus City
Fitchner
Vicki
Germany
Don Schafer
Fulton Apartments
Ash Street
Sarah Rowland
Blue Hill
Maine
Percy Rowland
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Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Floyd Dean
Mildred Barnes
Harold McCormac
Stanley Arthur
Gertie Wasson
Edna Roesger
Cecil Allen
Washington County Hospital
Hilton Coon
University Hospital
Arvid Morgan
Allison Leigh
Beverly Porter
Lyle Morgan
Alma Reed
Jack Buser
Steve Lewis
Indiana St
Plainfield
Ind
Craig Steven
St. Vincents Hospital
Indianapolis
Warren Lewis
Here
Earl Moore
Sperry
Wilton
Willow
Tom Mark
Wilton Lions Club
James Oostendorp
Oakwood Nursing Home
Marie Zybarth
Jerry
Joan) Sneddon
Jared
Moultree
Ed Zybarth
Lucille Schmelzer
Steve
Rock Island
Hazel
E-Lim
Stiles Drug Store
Price
Fedders
Delove
McKee
Weliek
Mulberry Ave
Dial
Lola Whistler
Geo. M. Wittich Funeral Home
Geo. M. Wittich
F. Beveridge
Cedar Street
Northwestern Bell
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