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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1966
Page
7
Columbus Junction reports expanded dial switching capacity with 100 new lines and 600 terminals to support growth. Project led by A L Tweed of Iowa Telephone, expected completion in about 20 days as local telephones rise from 970 to 1296 over the past decade.
Sweetland MYF names officers for 1966 67 with Lottie TeStrake as president and Gordon Collier as vice president. Other posts include Karen Burmeister secretary Keith Burmeister treasurer and Kris tine Toyne fellowship Joyce Sywassink outreach and Kenneth Collier witness. Counsellors are Mr and Mrs James Van Camp and Mr and Mrs Robert Brink.
Des Moines AP The Iowa Board of Public Instruction adopts a rule requiring interscholastic sponsors to file monthly financial statements with the State Department of Public Instruction next school year. Affected groups include the IHSAA, IHGHS, IHS Speech, and IHS Music, with exemptions for state universities.
June 20 2015 the first semimonthly deposit deadline for social security and withheld income taxes by large employers. Firms with over 4000 in payroll taxes per month of the prior quarter must deposit twice monthly at a Federal Reserve bank or designated bank.
Members of the Mississippi Valley Optometric Society gathered Wednesday at Geneva Golf and Country Club for their annual Muscatine dinner and study program. Attendees from Davenport Bettendorf Rock Island Moline DeWitt and Muscatine were welcomed. Dr A M Mack Lennan of Muscatine was elected president. Dr J A Thatcher presented a film on Corneal Contact Lenses and showed slides from the recent Iowa Optometric Association convention in Davenport in May.
Open house for the Joy Methodist and Presbyterian churches Vacation Bible School is set for Thursday night June 16 at the Joy Methodist church from 7 15 to 7 45 with the program starting at 8. Also swimming classes for Joy school children begin June 22 at 11 30 a.m. at the Aledo pool. Homemakers plan Achievement Night July 15 for the Joy Topnotchers 4 H Club. The District Women’s retreat of the Reorganized Church will be at Ray Church’s cabin near Muscatine June 24 and 25.
Atalissa OES Chapter 426 held its regular meeting with Connie Smith and Thomas Carlisle presiding. Thirteen of 29 members attended and 25 year members were honored. Fathers present received gifts for Father’s Day. July and August meetings were dispensed with. The recreation chair announced a July 17 picnic at Kimberly Park West Liberty with a 6 pm basket dinner. Committee assignments were listed for September. Local visits noted and milestones include golden and 30th weddings for local residents from Atalissa.
The Muscatine County Pork Producers Association will hold its first official activity on June 30 at 6 30 p m at the Duane Neff farm south of Nichols A program by Marion FitzGerald of Yoder Feeds will include two schools and discussion on gifts and boars for commercial swine producers The association formed this spring has 42 members aiming for 60 to 70 and charges 10 annual dues covering state and national memberships
Grandview Pollyanna 4-H intermediate group met at Susan Johnsons home. Christy Stineman spoke on Importance of Vegetables in our Diet. Sue Schaper spoke on How to Handle Picnic Food Safely. Joan Bartenhagen gave a special talk on Record Books. Tracy Bell demonstrated Preserving Fruits and Susan Johnson demoed Freezing a Vegetable. Discussion covered achievement nights and fair demonstrations. Achievement night moved to Thursday July 21. Refreshments were served.
Kauai King, Mike Ford's colt and winner of the Derby and Preakness, was syndicated for 2.52 million dollars. The Maryland bred star will retire to Sagamore Farm near Baltimore after the 1957 season. The deal is 36 shares at 70000 each, Ford retaining under 11 shares. Native Dancer, the sire, also stands at Sagamore.
A University of Iowa professor and six students will dig for information on Iowa frontier soldiers at Fort Atkinson near Decorah Fort Madison at Fort Madison and Fort Des Moines at Montrose. Led by Prof. Marshall McKusick the team will search alleys and River Road sites for fort remnants, including a possible tunnel and outbuildings, to illuminate early 19th century battles and desertion patterns.
Remodeling at the Morning Sun Gas office converts the building into a doctors office for Dr. Carleton, who will serve Morning Sun late in June. Dr. Carleton is an intern at Davenport Osteopathic hospital. Mrs. Evelyn Buster hosted the Take It Easy club this afternoon. Take it Easy members and Morning Sun volunteers attended a fire training school in Ames this week. Youths from Morning Sun attended the Burling ton Ottumwa district summer camp youth conference at Iowa Wesleyan campus. Judy Allen of Morning Sun served as a counselor. Mr. and Mrs. J. Milford Hays traveled to Wichita Falls Texas for the wedding of their son Airman 3-C Robert W. Hays to Miss Lesse Giles. The wedding is in Wichita Falls United Presbyterian church at 7 p.m. on Saturday June 18. Jessie Joanne Whitworth and John Kenneth McClurkin plan to wed June 18 at North Long Beach Brethren church in Long Beach California. Personal notes mention Mrs. Hale Good and family visiting in Muscatine. Ardis Rick received the college of regents degree at the Moose convention in Mooseheart and Chicago. John W. Alexander Sr. of Muscatine received the pilgrim degree of merit. Attendees included George Rick, Donald Tietge, Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Bayers, and Richard Riley. Airman William R. Bockewitz of Moline is in Thailand as a materiel specialist with U.S. Air Force advisory personnel. His wife Aleta is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Ripley. Dorothy Germain of Blytheville formerly of Atlantic, was eliminated from the Trans Mississippi Women’s Amateur Golf Tournament, losing to Jeanie Butler.
Nichols Christian church honors fathers at a Father’s Day worship service Sunday at 9 00 a m Mrs Arthur Grim will give a special tribute Robert Pike will sing a solo Rev Bolinger will preside Coffee hour to follow the service
Columbus Junction and Columbus City Methodist churches distributed Bibles to 1986 graduates and confirmed members. Recipients included Janice Vogt Ann Peters Linda Finke Jann Josten Larry Tisor Tom Quitt er Jack Jenkins Carolyn Rutt Dennis Pine David Evans David Morgan Peggy Oakes Joe Oakes Janet Loyd Mike Loyd Christine Todd Danny Javans Sherry Wheeler. Camp reports and MYF summer events followed with notes on Christian Discovery Camp at Lake Darling and a Billy Graham appearance in Muscatine.
The Muscatine county board of supervisors approved the final plat of 10 residential lots at Montpelier, located just north of the Montpelier school between Wheeland Road and Cemetery Road. The area had been rezoned for residential development last summer. Robert Howard of West Liberty was reappointed to another three-year term on the county soldiers relief commission ending June 1969. Lye R. Hinman Sr. was awarded an $11,457.38 contract to construct a frame one-story dwelling at the county home for the steward and matron. the house measures 24 by 36 feet and includes a basement.
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