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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1963
Page
3
Muscatine prepares a riverfront street along Riverview Park. 1200 feet of river side road will be 60 feet wide with curb gutter and treated rock surface. Contractor William S. Robinson expected to finish in two weeks. Street lights with cement standards will be installed, marking the first of several improvements for the area.
Hayes Catholic High school class of 1953 plans a 6:30 p.m. reunion banquet at the Mascaline Elks on Saturday with a 9 p.m. dance for alumni and friends. Rt Rev Msgr J Dingman and Rev Francis Lenoch among speakers. Dave Warner orchestra to provide music. tickets at door or from 93 class members.
Herman C. Budzine died at 86 on May 14 at Hershey Convalescent Home leaving his estate to four welfare, religious and service organizations. The will filed in Muscatine district court divides about $8,000 in assets among the Muscatine County chapter of the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army of Muscatine, John Harold Kemble Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Evangelical Lutheran Homes for Christian Charities of Muscatine.
World War I Veterans and auxiliary held a pot luck supper at the VFW hall Monday at 6 30 pm and completed travel and meeting arrangements. Commander Hinkley appointed Clyde Gabriel Sr to lead a picnic committee for a June 23 picnic at Wildcarden State Park and set dates for the state convention in Cedar Rapids June 7 38. The next meeting will be a pot luck supper and meeting on July 1.
Wapello resident Robert Charles Calvert was fined 47 dollars in Columbus Junction for reckless driving with no valid license. Larry Schrader of rural route 2 Wapello was sentenced to two days in Lake County Jail for driving with a suspended license following an arrest in Morning Sun.
The Muscatine Toastmasters club held a meeting with Wilden Hurlbut winning best prepared speaker for Planetesimal Hypothesis. William Spieth topped the topic speaking awards with a piece on boyhood pranks. Other speakers covered graduation plans and college sports, while Ralph Cullen earned the critics award.
Judy Bruhn, Durant High School valedictorian and NHS president, has been awarded a $4,000 National Honor Society scholarship after competing with students nationwide. She plans to study journalism at the State University of Town and recently earned a merit tuition scholarship, graduating straight A from Durant with top honors.
Wayne Chelf and family spent a week fishing at a village in Dent, Minnesota. Steve Burnett and Mike Phillips led the West Liberty FFA chapter on a three day tour to St Louis, departing Sunday.
A story hour will be held every Saturday at 9 80 a.m. at Keck Memorial Library in Wapella. Mrs W G Cottrell will be in charge for children in first, second and third grades. Mr and Mrs C R B Kisinger of Cedar Rapids visited Mr and Mrs Frank Hook. A man in a car asked if Harvey’s cat was walking along the road. the cat was brought to the Schiff house and placed in Harvey’s living room.
Mr and Drs Charles Heck and Kathie spend vacation trip through the New England states. Mrs Archie Johnston visited Town City where Mr John son is a patient at Veterans Hospital.
Standings show Oakville at 3-0 and Huddles at 3-0 leading. Widle’s, Economy, Parish, Corner Grocery, and Wilkersons trails with 1-2, 1-2, 1-2, 0-2, and 0-3 records respectively.
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