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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1964
Page
10
Wilton officials at their June 10 meeting appointed Shirley Wacker to be the new town clerk replacing Marvella Holmes who resigned last month. Helen Werling, serving as part time assistant since February, was hired for the clerk's office.
In Colorado Fort Collins First Presbyterian Church saw Miss Susan Wilcox of Denver wed Gary D Powell of Illinois City in a double ring ceremony by Rev William Wechoit. The bride wore navy linen and pink and white blooms. The reception followed at Estes Park home. Both newlyweds attend Colorado State University and will summer in Estes Park working.
Wilton Garden Club meets at Mrs. Jessie Duffe’s home to plan the annual flower show on Saturday June 14 at city hall with the American Legion Wilton Days event. Grace Dawson led the program. 23 members and one guest attended. Committees include entries, reception, table markers, bazaar and sale, ribbons, and cleanup with chairwomen Anita Wyatt, Mary Lea Stoll, Ethel Kohler, Leona Bramemeier, Tola Wacker, and Mildred Lenker among others.
Iowa State University extension veterinarian Dr. John Herrick outlines eight rules for safe feed additive use to protect livestock and meat industries. Rules include strict withdrawal times, using medicated feeds only as labeled, avoiding mixing drugs, following instructions, and consulting veterinarians before medicated feeds. The article also notes local 4-H youths selected for club week at the University of Minnesota in June 1919 and announces the birth of a daughter to Rev. and Mrs. Donald L. Cooper of Worland, Wyoming.
Five day forecast shows slightly below normal highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s with small daily changes and rainfall averages from .75 to 4 inches, locally higher with showers and storms. A Southeast sectional Assembly of God meeting is set for 7 p.m. Monday June 18 at the Methodist church in Wilton, Reverend Allan Ulsteadt of Keokuk will lead the service. visitors welcome.
Grandview schedules Frontier Days parade theme and a Little League girls age 2 through 14, while the Cardinals practice at the park and prepare for a Thursday game at New London. The Happy Workers Sunday School class volunteers at the parsonage, Rev. Walter Westerfelt leads Sunday services as pastor candidate, and a congregational meeting is set for Monday to vote on the new pastor.
James Courtney and family from Athens Texas recently stayed with his parents Mr and Mrs Oral Courtney of Grandview. He will travel to Fort Collins Colorado for advanced data processing courses at Colorado State University and then teach TBM data processing at Henderson County junior college in Athens this fall. He served as principal of Three Way High School at Maple for four years and is a 1942 Grandview High School graduate. He attended Paris junior college and earned bachelor and master degrees from East Texas State College at Commerce.
Marvin Beard returns home on leave from military service to visit his wife Vivian Eakin of Columbus Junction at the Glen Beard home. Mrs Beard will accompany him to Newfoundland where he is stationed. Herbert Thompson and family are visiting at Bruce Thompson's home while awaiting transfer from Mountain Home Arkansas to Lincoln Nebraska after 12 years of military service.
White Plains New York Anthony Spasato runs a filling station filled with 40 clocks and more at home. He has collected clocks since 1933 from customers cleaning their attics. His collection includes a 1760s grandfather clock and what may be the first battery clock in the United States. His brother Angela helps keep them ticking while pursuing racing pigeons. A separate Office of Education report notes more than one tenth of the unemployed lack an eighth grade education.
Nineteen members attended the Cedar Valley WSCS meeting held Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs John Blair with Mrs John Johnson presiding. Devotions were led by Mrs Orville Lendike and the program titled You are Christ called and You are Christ sent was given by Mrs Virgil Meyers. A feature by Mrs Ray Merchant highlighted churches in Africa and India. The group voted to send 10 to the Builders Club and agreed on a short prayer service before every WSCS meeting each month. The July gathering will be at Mrs Virgil The homemaker ice cream social is planned for Tuesday evening June 16.
The Wapsie Goshen Farm Bureau held a community picnic supper at Kimberly Park West Liberty with about 60 adults and a large crowd of children. Marvin Blair presided. Mrs. Kenneth Wagner reported on the council’s coordinating activities. Joe Phelps outlined the summer youth program and the next council meeting was announced for Monday evening June 35 at the vide elementary school. The program included a variety show with tap dancing by Julie Ruess and a replica Grand Ole Opry cameo by Cousin Minnie Pearl, with committee members named.
Wilton Royal Neighbors Social club held their postponed meeting at the home of Mrs. Vera McCoy on Wednesday June 10. Twenty members and one guest attended. Prizes for games included first place to Mrs. Sadie Weierhauser second to Mrs. Ethel Christensen and sow to Mrs. Anna Luethye. Special guests Mrs. Henna Duffe, Mrs. Mae Erick, and Mrs. Lela Maroll were acknowledged.
Wayne A Wright, yeoman third class USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tradel Wright of 419 Bod St, participated aboard USS Eldorado in the Liglas combat training exercise. The combined gear assault and airborne drill ran May 12 to June 1 under SEATO direction, sponsored by the United States and hosted by the Republic of the Philippines.
Estate transfers show Nellie EB Custer to Sheldon M Childs for lot 1 caret addition Muscatine. Carrol L and Lucille J Ziec to Martha M Young for part of lot 1 block 128 Muscatine. Margaret and Herschel Flaten to John E Shuger for part of Int 3 East Wilton. Richard W and Alma H Bartenhagen to William F and Martha A Bartenhagen for tract beginning at northwest corner of sec 19 76-20.
Three Blue Grass youths earned high school diplomas at West High School Davenport during Tuesday evening exercises. Eunice L Lobdell and Janice Lobdell, twin daughters of Floyd Lobdell, joined Kenneth Lobdell, who had graduated in January, in receiving diplomas.
Perry Dubose of Lincoln picked up a hitchhiker who shared a meal at lunch. A fishbone lodged in Dubose’s throat, he was hospitalized and the stranger disappeared. The truck later turned up 20 miles away with no sign of the hitchhiker or vehicle.
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