Entries Sought For Queen of Joy Barbecue
Joy, I R C Lewis cashier of Joy State Bank reports entries are being sought for the Joy Barbecue queen contest. Open to any high school age girl in Mercer county. Entry blanks from the bank or by contacting Mr. Lewis. Prizes of 50 dollars to first second and third based on barbecue ticket sales. Barbecue sponsored by the Joy community club. Held at the park Saturday June 2.
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Joy
R. C. Lewis
Joy State Bank
Mercer County
Lewis
Joy Community Club
Brehme Guests Return to Ill
Conesville Mrs Maynard Bullis of Blue Island returns home Friday after a week with Mrs Elizabeth Brehme. Dinner guests included Rufus Bullies of Davenport Susie Horn and Leo Hora family members. Susie’s seven year old daughter left hospital in Iowa City. Jimmy Hora aged 19 months has recovered from measles and mumps and now has pneumonia. Mrs Farrel Gabriel returned home from Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.
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Conesville
Maynard Bullis
Blue Island
Eizabeth Brehme
Brehme
Rufus Bullies
Davenport
Susie Horn
Leo Hora
Iowa
Jimmy Hora
Farrel Gabriel
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Open House honors Devhl Family visitors from Mexico City
A Thursday open house at Fay Dean Jackson's home celebrated the Devhl Family and visiting guests from Mexico City. Attendees included many 1941 classmates and local residents such as Bill Foot Bob Bands Jerri Joy Bob Hook David Burton Allsworth Richard Morris Ray mond McCulley Kathleen Karen Allen Winfield Hal McGill and Gerry Wolfe Christy. Also noted was the birth of a son Friday at Muscatine General Hospital with paternal grandparents Stephen Hunt and Ida Heater and maternal grandparents Harry Crammond and others listed.
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Fay Dean Jackson
Dean Deiand
Mexico City
Mexico
Bill Foot
Bob Bands
Dela Jean Dunlap
Jerri Joy
Bob Hook
David
Bob Ryner
Washington
Burton Allsworth
Richard Morris
Raymond McCulley
Kathleen
Karen
John Allen
Melba Wykert
Winfield
Hal McGill
Burlington
Donald Havenhill
Donna Parsons
Bill Walker
Eddwin Hicklin, Jr
Gerry Wolfe Christy
Sheldon
Morning Sun
Marjorie Dawson
Davenport
Frank Deihl
Gary Hunt
Muscatine General Hospital
Stephen Hunt
Charles Heater
Ida Heater
Wapello
Harry Crammond
Rudman Honored Among Engineering Students at Luncheon
Nichols-Robert Rudman of Nichols joined seven fellow University of Town engineering students honored at a luncheon for outstanding participation in extracurricular activities. A junior in engineering, Rudman was among eight students recognized.
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Rudman
Nichols
Robert Rudman
Christian Scientists Gather in Boston For Annual Meeting
Thousands from around the world assemble in Boston for the Mother Church annual meeting at the First Church of Christ Scientist. The domed auditorium hosts addresses on the churchs role in the world and the installation of a new church president along with feature announcements, including the Muscatine branch.
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Boston
Fist Church of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Muscatine
Presi
Dent
Duncan Family to Visit San Jose and Berkeley Wedding
Coumous Junction observers Frances Lowe and grandson Brian travel Friday to San Jose California to visit her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Dean Duncan and their two daughters Diane and Vicki They will attend Diane Duncan and Richard Neale Lohman wedding on June 8 in Berkeley California Mr and Mrs Duncan and their two daughters are longtime Columbus Junction residents.
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Coumuous Junction
Frances Lowe
Brian
San Jose
California
Dean Duncan
Diane
Vicki
Diane Duncan
Richard Neale Lohman
Berkeley
Calif
Duncan
Dormer Columbus Junction
Guest Luncheon by Wilton Book Club at Zion Lutheran
Wilton Grace Nell Crowell Book club hosted a guest luncheon at Zion Lutheran church fellowship hall with Young Couples Club serving. Seventeen members and 13 guests attended. After the meal, a business meeting followed as quotations, poetry, and musical selections were shared by members and guests. A film on mouth to mouth resuscitation was shown and demonstrated.
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Pat Crumly
Geraldine Werling
Mary McNeil
Loretta Hansen
Edgar A. Guest
Edmund Vance Cooke
James Whitcomb Riley
Henry W. Longfellow
James W
Violet Witmer
Shirley Meisinger
Nancy Taylor
Bible School At Grandview Sees 125 Attend
The Vacation Bible School at Grandview Community Church, led by Rev. Clyde Record, reports over 125 attendees. The one week program runs daily 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a Sunday evening program at 7 30 p.m. Different nursery to junior groups are supervised by named instructors.
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Bible
Grandview
Clyde Record
Vacation Bible School
Commmunity Church
God
Mostly Slow Time for Wilton During Summer Hours
Wilton will not change clocks citywide. City hall switches to Daylight Saving Time on June 2, while the bank and post office stay on standard time. Churches continue standard time. some businesses announce summer hours without clock change. The summer playground begins June 4 on DST and Lite League baseball games follow DST.
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Wilton
Five Day Town Forecast Sees Warmer Than Normal Temperatures
The five day outlook shows highs 74 to 80 and lows 55 to 60 for most days. Temperatures run 4 to 8 degrees above normal with warm humid conditions. Rainfall averages about half an inch, with locally up to two inches in scattered showers and thunderstorms midweek.
Ohio Visitors At Dempsey Home
Columbus visitors Mr and Mrs W E Harrelt came Wednesday to visit at the home of his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs L B Dempsey and daughter Debbie. Memorial Day travelers included E L McRoberts family and Max and Mrs Lloyd Cecil and family. Elizabeth Davis returned home after Marshalltown visit with her daughter Mrs William Sharer. Carl Lee and Max Vannice families visited Winfield and Medigpolis with Beauchamp and Jamison households. Clyde Harbison and Elizabeth Duncan visited Moline with Hilda Giffey.
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Columbus
Junction
Jarrett
Peters
Newell Mink
Ma Jine
R. J.votroubek
Rudy —Joe
Sigourney
Walt Jennings
Lester Ohlsen
Keith Wells
Keota
W. E. Harrelt
Bucyrus Ohio
L. B. ‘Dempsey
Debbie
E. L. McRoberts
Muscatine
Max
Lloyd Cecil
Pw, McRoberts
Elizabeth Davis
Marshalltown
William Sharer
Carl Lee
Winfield
Ervin Beauchamp
Max Vannice
Sally
Hugh Jamison
Paul ‘Vannice
Gerst Reunion at Perkins Park Oakville
Memorial Day gathering presided by Adolph Gerst drew 227 relatives at Perkins Park. A business session voted to hold next reunion on Memorial Day 1964 at Perkins Park, Burlington. Prizes were drawn by the children. Oakville attendees listed include Richard Gerst family, Ernest Gerst and sons, Wayne Shipman family, Wes Gerst family, and others.
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Oakville
Adolph Gerst
Gerst
Perkins Park
Burlington
Richard Gest
Ernest Gerst
Diwayne ‘Gerst
Lester Gerst
Ted Gerst
Marion Brown
Wayne Shipman
Wesley Gerst
Bill Gerst
Eugene Gerst
Christ Gerst
Emma Gerst
Mrs Honeyman Visits Morning Sun From Beaver Falls
Mrs James Honeyman of Beaver Falls, Pa., a former Morning Sun resident, is visiting friends here for several days and will tour Minnesota before returning home. Mr and Mrs Keith Johnson of Houston, Texas, are visiting other parents Mr and Mrs M M Todd and Mr and Mrs Millard Johnson.
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Honeyman
Morning Sun
James Honeyman
Beaver Falls
Minnesota
Keith Johnson
Houston
Texas
O Ther
M. M.todd
Millard Johnson
Party Honors Faye Phelps Graduation Party
Cedar Valley features a party honoring Faye Phelps at her parents home with 33 guests. She plans to attend Morning Side College in Sioux City this September. Grandparents news include Janet Roth’s graduation party hosted by Lawrence Roth near Atalissa with relatives present. A separate wiener roast gathers Mr and Mrs Jon Powell Jr and other guests.
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Cedar Valley
Faye Phelps
Joe Phelps
Faye
Morningside College
Sioux, City
Bert Kline
Janet Roth
Lawsrence Roth
Atalissa
Hubert Pelzer
Jack Meyers
Virgil Meyers
Jon Powell, Jr
Local notices: family bereavements reach out of town
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Huff were summoned to Keosauqua Friday by the death of his nephew. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Mincher were called to Monmouth Friday morning by the death of their son-in-law.
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Wapello
Ralph Huff
Keosauqua
Nephy
L. C
Cags) Mincher
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