City Council Approves Major Sewer Plant Addition Contract
The city council awarded a 686 384 dollar contract for an addition to the municipal sewage disposal plant after bids were opened. Muscatine and Acton Construction Co Inc of St Paul Minn will finance and oversee the project with Wolverine World Wide to make payments from a bond issue. A two phase study of needed improvements will be conducted by Stanley Engineering, while a second bid from Priester Construction Co of Davenport was the runner up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Shoe
Acton Construction Co., Inc
St. Paul
Pries
Stanley Engineering Company
Stanley Engineering
Doris Schmarje Named Co-Chairman for July Fourth in Crawfordsville
Doris Schmarje was named co-chairman of activities for a July 4 celebration in Crawfordsville sponsored by the First Congressional District Council of Republican Women. A planning meeting was held at Hotel Muscatine with tea at the Schmarje home. final planning meets Monday June 6. A Baby Doll Parade invites children under eight, with prizes for costume, doll, and conveyance. The flea market also falls under this committee, with tickets from Neva Rex or Muscatine group members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Schmarje
Crawfordsville
First Congressional District Council of
Republican Women
Muscatine
Schmarje
Four All-America Roses Named For 1967 Winners
Four new roses join the 1967 All-America selections including a hybrid tea, a grandiflora and two floribundas. Bewitched, Gay Princess, Roman Holiday, and Lucky Lady receive top garden honors, with detailed descriptions of bloom color, plant vigor, and parentage. Availability to gardeners is set for this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Lucky Lady
Charlotte Armstrong
Cherry Glow
Grace Women's Fellowship Meets in Conesville Church
Grace United Church of Christ in Conesville held its June Women’s Fellowship meeting with 16 members present. The session included devotions, a lesson on co-builders, notices of communion on June 6, a wedding reception duty for Miss Pauline McAfee and Tom Hawkins, a dessert luncheon, and plans for the next guest day in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conesville
Women's Fellowship
Grace United Church of Christ
Friendship Room
Margaret Schlichting
Elizabeth Lutz
Elvera Maxwell
Schlichting
Mildred Wofford
Irma Smith
Blanche Carter
June Houseal
Pauline McAfee
Tom Hawkins
Forest Maxwell
Shirley
Challenge of Commitment for WSCS salad luncheon
Forty two women attended the First Methodist WSCS salad luncheon with devotions by Mrs. Ella Clavie and a song by Mrs. Harry Durand. Program leader Mrs. John Potter urged commitment across five areas: minority children, mental illness, juvenile delinquency through VW program and technical schools, the aged through Time to Spare and Golden Age Club, and disabled persons with 78 hospitals noted. Mrs. Potter emphasized personal service and closed with prayer as puzzle mats and spring flowers adorned the tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Ella Clavie
Matthew
Harry Durand
Max Collins
Potter
Laurens Town
Salvation Army
Methodist Church
United States
Philip Temple
Zion Lutheran Church Women Meet at Parish Hall
Group I of the Zion Lutheran Church Women met Thursday afternoon at the parish hall. Favorite songs honored four members with upcoming birthdays. Pastor Engel led devotional and Bible study on The God Who Speaks. Marymeritation Suchsland gave the offering. The business meeting was led by Mrs. Carl Freese. A layette and kiddie kits were collected for Lutheran World Relief in Viet Nam. Reports covered visits to the sick. Women to furnish pies and cakes for Lutheran Homes festival June 26. hostesses were Mrs. Behrens and Mrs. Herbst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion Lutheran Church
Rose Gauler
Bertham Behrens
Hilda Stange
Lena Marolf
Engel
God Who
Mary Meritation Suchsland
Carl F. Freese
Lutheran World Relief
Viet Nam
Lutheran Homes
Bertha Behrens
Anna Herbst
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Ter Construction Co
Davenport
Schloss Construction Co, Inc
Batavia
Ill
Dean Fry Construction Co
J. L. Simmons Co, Inc
Decatur
Mrs. Cooley
Grace Luthieran Church
Vella Cooley
Lucille Mahraun
Mad Creek
Papoose Creek
Geneva
Geneva Golf and Country Club
Madeleine Bennett
Ann Connor
Mildred Barry
Blanche Johnson
Kay Smaus
Betty Reusswig
Grace Women’s Fellowship
Winifred Maxwell
Marie Williams
Mary McKee
Edna Coffin
Shirley McCullough
Pearl Adams
Mildred Wolford
Frank Bass
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Eldred Maxwell
Dennis Christianson
AAUW
Clarence Lick
Devitt
Gloucester. Mass
Mal’s
Imperial
Hershey Avenue
Dis Muscatine, Iowa
WSCS
John Potter
Mrs. Potter
Linden
Hackberry
Nursery Center
Iowa
Dial
Zlcw Group T
Dodge Boys
Dart
Phillips Bros. Sales & Rentals
Park Avenue
Muscatine, Iowa
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