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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1968
Page
6
Dear Abby advises the reader that personal preferences differ but in a democratic workplace the majority rules, while also sharing short guidance on wedding etiquette for an eighteen year old, and a husband recounting years of his wife’s drinking problem and his dilemma over giving her yet another chance.
WEST LIBERTY The annual Oddfellows and Rebekah Lodge memorial service was held Sunday June 9 at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Walter Lawton and Floyd Kirchner led the program with prayers, pledges, and the reading of 204 names. Flowers were placed in memory of departed sisters, and poems were read before the closing singing of America the Beautiful. In the personals, visitors James Riley and wife from Rensselaer Ind. passed through on their way to Ames. Susan Olsen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Verland Olsen, is a patient at University Hospital Iowa City. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Inghram were injured in a Davenport area auto crash. both hospitalized. Tonight at Durant Hoover District and Scout roundtable at Durant Park.
Rev Richard Fis attend South Iowa Conference at Ames with delegate Corita McCormac. Louisa County Association delegates Mr and Mrs Harve Johnson and Mrs Bess Jones attended state meeting of the Retarded Association in Davenport. Marjorie Hafner had surgery in Grand Junction Colorado. Virginia Williams bought the home of William Jones and will teach in Wapello next year. Past Worthy Matron Club met at Mildred Barnes home fifteen members present Edith Reddick presided Lucretia Turkington quiz on Iowa Stella Bick hostess prize July picnic planned. Linda Wilson broke an arm from a fall at a slide Lucky Leaders picnic set Weed Park at 6:30 Sunday.
West Liberty American Legion Auxiliary elected officers for the coming year at the Tuesday meeting. Officers include Mrs John McGowan president, Mrs Lauren Paisley and Mrs Cecil Bowie vice presidents, Mrs Dwight Davis secretary, Mrs DeWayne Smith treasurer, Miss Lucy Rock chaplain, Mrs Kenneth Van Atta historian, and Mrs Clifford Schooley sergeant at arms. They will be installed in July and McGowan and Davis will represent the unit at the Des Moines Auxiliary department convention in July.
A sequence of quit claim and warranty deeds recorded involving Ralph Stark and Sadie Stark to Hylan and Mylan Phillips. Evelyn Ford and Warren Ford to Pauline Wolf. Frank T. Elder Estate to Gladys Paisley. Frank J. Prochaska and Ruth Prochaska to Grady and Elaine Randle. Grady L. Randle and Elaine Randle to Leroy and Barbara Spaulding. Jack L. Lovell and Sharon Lovell. Alpine Corporation to Cecil and Gertrude Myers. Deeds cover tracts and lots in sections and additions across Muscatine and West Liberty, with joint tenancies noted.
A simple home safety tip describes attaching a screen door hook to the back of a baby’s high chair and anchoring the eye bolt into the wall behind it to prevent tipping. This quick setup uses common hardware to stabilize the chair and reduce wobble.
Nichols plans weekly mosquito control spraying until mosquito numbers drop. Residents with unlicensed, running loose dogs are urged to license immediately as the dog ordinance will be strictly enforced very soon.
Area students from Muscatine Durant West Liberty and other locales join 317 high school pupils at the 1st annual Iowa High School Journalism Workshop at the University of Iowa. The five day program covers yearbooks school pages and media arts with scholarships aiding about half the attendees.
Proceeds from the Martha Circle dinner in Illinois City totaled 118.45 dollars. A new member joined the circle. Guests at the Wednesday meal included Mrs. Pauline Blanchard and Kenneth Blanchard and family. Carbondale residents Robert and Joyce Fr. spend a week at home from college. Mrs. Arlene Blanchard and Gary joined Pauline Blanchard to visit Paul Blanchard's family in Washington for supper.
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