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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1968
Page
3
Mrs. Jerry Jones shares a frozen party salad recipe to ease summer meal prep for guests. The notice mentions the Jones family at 1313 Cedar, his roles at Fox's Sportswear and Muscatine Masquers, and church council work, plus details about Angela and Mike and a pug named Pierre.
Social calendar lists the Kaufmann descendants reunion in Iowa City at shelter two and Bethel AME church fried chicken dinner at 908 Cypress with contact 263 3111. Includes Brei reunion at New Era gym and Esther Circle activities in Illinois City with devotion topics and lunch. plus numerous personal notices, travel, recipes, and a wedding of Pamela Sylvester and Thomas Heinzle in Salem Oregon.
Paris report from AP notes Christian Dior unveiled outfits with hemlines about two inches above the knee and a close silhouette. Daywear featured longer jackets, sportswear in gray flannel or heavy wool, belted and brightly lined. Designer Marc Bohan emphasized gold details across dresses and ensembles with moonlight blue sequins and black jet accents.
Save dollars by updating furniture with slipcovers and explore a 1968 Needle Craft catalog offering basic slip cover instructions, variations, and patterns. Includes mail order details for patterns, books on quilts and afghans, with prices and ordering steps.
Mr and Mrs Dean Bebee of Iowa City announce the engagement of their daughter Linda Ann to Robert Devere Newberry son of Mr and Mrs F Devere Newberry of Muscatine The couple both have Iowa ties with University of Iowa and Northwestern Bell Linked plans include a September 8 wedding at the Wesley United Methodist Church Muscatine with a church reception for relatives and friends
Betty Allison and Mearl Laucamp announce the engagement of Diana M. Laucamp to Rick Batchelor. Diana, a Muscatine Community College student and Grain Processing Corp. employee, is set to marry August 17 at Island United Methodist Church with reception in the church parlors.
The Senior Citizens of Columbus Junction will meet Friday August 9 in the Community rooms of the Peoples National Bank. The kitchen committee includes Jessie Gentzler Neva Podaril Viola Clark and Blanche Williams. Members will plan a fall trip at the August meeting.
Abigail Van Buren’s column presents readers’ letters about a 16 year old who babysat for a single man, an after curfew rally, and a police stop. The mother praises Jan for not letting the man drive, while Abby warns of risks of a stoned driver and walking home alone. The page includes other domestic queries about a missing child and marital issues with advice on setting boundaries, doctors, and divorce.
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