Annual Lutheran Homes Festival Seeks 1000 Attendees
Muscatine Journal reports the Lutheran Homes festival set for Sunday at Memorial Hall with Rev Opville Doesken of Royal Tl as speaker opening the event. A luncheon precedes an afternoon program starting 2:30 pm featuring Rep David Stanley, with Children at The Homes to appear. Alumni meeting 3:30 pm. Administrative aide Mattheis leads arrangements.
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Memorial Hall
Opville
Doesken
Royal, Tl
Noo Hf Memorial Hall
David Stanley
Miscatine County
Stanley
Lutheran Homes Alumni Assn
Mattheis
Leo Stumme
Training on State Laws Nets County Officials
Nine representatives from the Muscatine county board will travel to Ottumwa on Wednesday for a fifth district training school, aimed at new state laws now in effect. Those who miss the Ottumwa session include Pat Steen Elmer Thms Henry Sy Wassink Ray Randleman John Rex. Others will attend a Cedar Rapids session on Thursday with Mervin Schafer county auditor Florence Hetzler and several deputies also listed. Carter, son of Donald and Mrs. Carter, wins one of three merit and alumni scholarships at Iowa State University for 1961 82 academic year with awards from 100 to 300 dollars based on GPA and college involvement.
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Jon Muscating
Ottumwa
Xehor
Pat Steen
Elmer Thms
Henry Sy- Wassink
Ray Randleman
John Rex
Bound of Supervisors
Willian Henning
Lucille Froybler
John Graham
James Dougherty
Cedar Rapids
Mervin Schafer
Florence Hetzler
Bernice Mahram
Janice Petherford
Mavilyn Hansen
Neath
Carter
Donald E. Carter
Monroe
Iowa State University
Farewell Tea Honors Steffenson Family at First Methodist
Congregation at First Methodist Church held a farewell tea Monday evening for Rev A D Steffenson and his family as he transfers to Ottumwa to lead another church. About 400 attended and gifts were presented by Gordon Rogers for the Pastoral Relations committee. Light refreshments were served by WSCS.
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First Methodist Church
A. D. Steffenson
Steffenson
Ottunwwa
Caline
Ladies Night and Diamonds Program at Park Lane Club
The Tri City Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers holds its annual social meeting tonight at Park Lane Club. After dinner Lot Glick of Glick's Jewelry, Davenport, will present a program on the Secrets of the Diamond Experts and show a color movie entitled Eternal Gems.
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Tri-City
The
American, Society of Civil Engineers
Park Lane Coll and Country Club
Lot Glick
Glick
Jesvel Jars
Davenport
Two Are Home On Furlough
John and Gary Walker sons of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Walker of Woodlawn are on a fourteen day furlough after completing basic training at Ft Riley Kansas. They enlisted March 31 under the buddy plan and will report to rank division at Ft Knox Kentucky upon entering duty.
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John
Gary Walker
Lloyd Walker
Woodlawn
Ft. Riley
Kaw
Ft. , Nox
Kentucky
Locks Handle Over Two Million Tons in May 1961 River Traffic
In the Rock Island district on the upper Mississippi River, May 1961 traffic surpassed two million tons. Lock No 16 at Muscatine and Lock No 17 at New Boston, among 21 locks, exceeded two million tons by month end. Muscatine sent 2,875,935 tons and New Boston 2,442,185 tons upstream, with downstream total 41,824 tons and a weekly river total of 217,? ha. Upstream included coal, petroleum products and miscellaneous goods. downstream included grain and other items. End-May district traffic reached 8,005,185 tons, up from 2,467,019 in 1960. The district moved 119 barges among 20 towns downstream and 106 barges upstream through the period.
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Muscaline
Rock Island
Mippi River
New Boston
Taffic Lola
1 Cent Stamp Now Available
Postmaster John HM Hendriks announced that the 1 cent ordinary postage stamp is not on sale at the Muscatine Post Office. This is the 25th in the Liberty series designed to meet the new international surface mail rate effective July 1 1961. The stamp is 0.75 by 0.87 inches, issued in sheets of 100, with unlimited printing. The design mirrors the 8 cent Statue of Liberty with denomination change and the frame in red with Liberty and In God We Trust in blue.
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John HM. Hendriks
Muscatine Post Office
Cool Weather Marks Last Day of Spring
Unseasonably cool but generally fair weather marked the final day of spring across most districts. Temperatures dipped near 50 degrees tonight with Wednesday forecast to reach around 80, official notes say. Summer begins officially at 6:30 am Wednesday with showers briefly halting the warming trend. records show Davenport hit near 38 as others logged 40s and 44s in Atlantic Spencer Mason City Fort Dodge and Dubuque.
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Weather Bureau
Mercury
Davenport
Allantic
Spencer
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Dubuque
Jowa
Baled Hay Fire Near Lone Tree Damages Rack
A hay rack burned one mile east of Lone Tree on a sunny Sunday afternoon. About forty five bales were destroyed and the rack damaged, with firemen called to the scene. The event occurred during the Lone Tree firemen’s picnic at the Doeries cabin.
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Lone Tree
Gerald Forbes
Lone
Here
July 4th Parade and Horse Show Highlight Muscatine Plans
The Muscatine Junior Chamber of Commerce promotes a July 4 celebration with a parade at 10 a.m., a horse show at 1 30 p.m. at Weed Park, and a fireworks display. Prizes total 860 with numerous entries expected. coordinators include Bill Wallis, Dick Wallman, and Ralph Christensen. Weed Park rides run July 1 through the holiday. the day ends with fireworks and park facilities prepared for visitors.
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Mioniventun
Muscatine
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Bill Wallis
Dick Wallman
Ralph Christensen
Mick Hagerman
Weed Park
Iowa Stock Horse ‘Association
Park
Port City
Satur
Wally Lockard
Dick Maeglin
Jaycee
Jim Pulliam
Mel Freese
Bill Batley
Kiwanians Hear Reed on Civil Rights
Kiwanis members heard Cecil Reed, NAACP Cedar Rapids, discuss civil liberties and rights at a noon meeting. Reed, a floor contractor and Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce vice chairman, described NAACP history and work, citing housing and employment discrimination as chief issues and urging churches to promote equality. He noted progress but ongoing barriers and emphasized democracy as a foundation for broader freedom. He was introduced by Rev. J. J. Hagemann.
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Kiwanis Club
Cecil Reed
Te Cedar Rapeids
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Reed
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
N.a.a.cp
America
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Read
Fee
Cole
South
J. J. Hagemann
Zion Lutheran Church
Chamber Plans Second Annual Tour of Farms
The Agris cultural committee of the Chamber of Commerce announces the second annual farm tour on Tuesday afternoon June 27. A chartered bus will visit Floyd Fuhr, Roscoe Powell, and Dan Winegard farms in Illinois to view turkey farming soil conservation and contracted tomato production. Bus departs 12 30 pm returns by 4 pm with a $1 registration fee. limited seats. Roy Ford chairs the committee.
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Agris Cultural Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Floyd Fuhr
Ferown
Roscoe Powell
Dan Winegard
Roy Ford
Engineering Grads All Offered Jobs at State University of Iowa
Iowa City engineering graduates from the State University of Iowa College of Engineering received job offers. The 124 grads averaged 565 per month, with 695 the top bachelor’s salary. Ten bachelor’s, 22 master’s, and one PhD were in the group. Most have accepted. some are still weighing offers.
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Towa City
Andyome
State University of Towa College of Engineering
Wayne Deegan
Mrs Gardner Morgal and Paui Visit Florida
Mrs Gardner Morgal and her daughter Paui left I Houser street Muscatine for a ten day visit at Miami Beach Florida. They travel with Mr and Mrs Pat Rocky and plan to return by plane.
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Gardner Morgal
Paui
I Houser Street
Muscatine
Iam? Beach
Fla
Pat Rocky
Angels slugger Ted Khiszewski rips Orioles pitchers in spring
Ted Khiszewski of the Los Angeles Angels admires Baltimore pitching as five of his first seven home runs this spring came off Dut rail Oriole pitchers.
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Ted Khiszewski
Los Angeles Angels
Baltimore
Dutrail Oriole
20 Years Given in Fairfield Robbery Slaying
Thomas Lewis, 27, formerly of Douds, sentenced to 20 years for the fatal beating of Harry McIntire during a robbery attempt in Fairfield. Lewis pleaded guilty to second degree murder for the April 11 death. District Judge Charles Pettit imposed the term. Co-defendant Donald Anderson, 19, of Albia, pleaded guilty to open murder and received life on a first degree murder conviction.
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Fairfield
Thomas Byron Lewis
Douds
Lewis
Harry McIntire
Charles Pettit
Donald Anderson
Albia
Anderson
Murew
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Red Cross
Gene Hupp
Wapello
Nancy Gook
Ree
Doeries Cabin
Donald Eden
Pattie
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Eliza Burgess
Iowa City
M.R. Gribel
Victor Mueller
Lane Tree
University Hospital
al Kinkaid
Black
Gary Murdock
Robert Menger
Gary
Kenneth “Powers
Milwaukee
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Syl
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Kenneth Powers
David Powers
Washington
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Donald O'Connor
Chamber
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