Columbus United Fund approves transfer to swimming pool
Miss Margaret Diller treasurer presents a 1200 check to Russell Newell chair of the Columbus swimming pool committee. The United Fund board unanimously approves moving 1000 from the Community local youth activities fund to the swimming pool fund. Journal photo by Jocelyn Pedersen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Diller
Columbus United Fund
Russell Newell
Columbus Swimming Pool
Columbus
United Fund Board
Columbus Community Local Youth Activities Fund
United Fund
Jocelyn Pedersen
Muscatine County Cancer Society Names Officers
Muscatine County American Cancer Society elected officers at the Stanley building meeting. Lola Higgerson presides, William Henning treasurer, Catherine Flannery secretary. Roy Neumann general crusade chairman. Wilton and West Liberty chairmen named. County crusade total reaches 8,620 with a 1968 end date of August 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
Schwengel Urges Action on Postal Organization Plan
Congressman Fred Schwengel urges immediate House hearings on the President's Commission on Postal Organization. He backs a Postal Corporation to run the Post Office on a self supporting basis and nonpartisan hiring. He cites mail service quality and calls for legislation to implement commission recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Fred Schwengel
R-Towna
President
Commission On Postal Organization
Postal Corporation
Schwengel
Johnson
Post Office
House, Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Commission
Meeting Amid Bishop Elections At North Central Jurisdictional Conference
Wapello and Iowa delegates gather for the 1968 North Central Jurisdictional conference of the United Methodist Church in Peoria July 24 to 28. A 54 member Iowa delegation will represent three conferences with 26 northern, 20 southern, and eight from the Iowa EUB. The meeting will tackle bishop assignments for four years and boundary changes ahead of union plans, with Bishop James S. Thomas seeking reelection and potential reassignment. Episcopal duties are handled by a joint committee of lay and clergy from each conference. The union talks foreseen to shape Iowa plans for June 1969 completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
North Central
United Methodist Church
Peoria
Iowa
Southern
Methodist
EUB
Methodist conference opens in Indianapolis with 2 737 332 members
Conference sessions began at 1 30 p m July 24 in the Piere Marquette hotel with day one business led by Bishop Richard D Raines of Indianapolis and a communion service at First Methodist Church. The jurisdiction spans five US regions and includes 17 former Methodist conferences and 12 former EUB conferences with attendees from North and South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Michigan Indiana Ohio and Iowa. Mr and Mrs William H Matthews of Wapello attend. Bryan Alan Archibald and daughter Cheryl of Davenport visit their aunt Mrs Elizabeth Grashma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piere Marquette
Richard D. Raines
Indianapolis
Ind
First Methodist Church
United States
Methodist
EUB
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Towa
William H. Matthews
Wapello
Nichols School Fills Positions
Nichols School announces new staff for the coming year. Miss Aimee Jo Berger of Superior, Wisconsin, will teach sixth grade. Mr. Keith Watts returns for seventh and eighth grade math and science. Miss Alice Roelofs of Preston, Minnesota, will teach third grade. Harold Adams remains as news principal. Miss Sandi Schmitt graduates from Iowa State and plans physical therapy study in Iowa City. WSCS rummage sale at Nichols United Methodist church on July 30, donations welcome by July 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichols
Aimee Jo Berger
Superior
Wis
University of Iowa
Berger
Iowa City
Keith Watts
Danville
Watts
Alice Roelofs
Preston
Ming
Grinnell
Central College
Pella
Harold Adams
Leo van Aken
Adams
Nichols School
Sandi Schmitt
Ralph Schmitt
Iowa State University
Ames
Sands
University of Iown
WSCS
Nichols United Methodist Church
Muscatine Guards Enter Second Week at Camp Ripley
Mosquitoes and rain plagued Muscatine, Davenport, and Clinton units during the second week of annual summer camp at Camp Ripley Minnesota. Troops arrived in a heavy rain storm on July 14 and faced long trips to training areas, while a news release noted big hungry mosquitoes and the need for sufficient repellent to protect all men. Last weekend was described as quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Iowa National Guard
Davenport
Clinton
Camp Ripley
Minn
Louisa County Co-Chairman For Schwengel Louisa
Louisa County names Mrs. Lyle Weber of Columbus Junction as cochairman of the Schwengel for Congress Committee announced by Bob J. Slavens Bettendorf First District chairman. Weber, a former Louisa County Red Cross Home Service chair and current Republican precinct committeewoman, assumes liaison duties and local party duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Weber
Columbus Junction
Louisa County Cochairman
Schwengel For Congress
Bob J. Slavens
Bettendorf
Weber
Louisa County
Red Cross Home Service
Officers Training School Urged for WSCS Members
Church World Service notes that all WSCS officers and secretaries should attend an officers training school on Wednesday July 31 at Lone Tree United Methodist Church from 9 a.m. to 12. Transportation will be provided from Nichols Church at 8:30. The meeting is important because of changes stemming from the union of the Methodist and EUB churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church World Service
WSCS
Lone Tree United
Methodist
Nichols Church
EUB
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Stanley
W.O. Jarrard
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Cheryl, Davenport
Elizabeth Grashma
Muscatine National Guard
Letts
Wayne Heitmeir
Darrell Gaar
Jimmy
Lee Ann
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Ili
William Hellmier
Joyce
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Clifford Allen
Muscatine General Hospital
Wayne Allen
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Wyo
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Junior F. Miller
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National Guard
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Newton
Minneapolis
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Fran Nelson
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Cedar Muscatine
Shop Benners
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