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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1963
Page
3
The Walnut Grave 4-4 team defeated Wuestenberg Insurance Agency 17-6 and Steck Joys Hilred team 4 to 4. Their next game is Sunday June 22 at 6 20 p m at West Liberty Memorial Field against T V and Appliance Mart.
Totls Letts Chapter No 70 of the Order of the Eastern Star met in regular session. Mrs Delores Collins and Faydean Collins thanked officers and members for support at the Tri Chapter meeting in New London. Flowers will be taken to the graves of deceased members including Peatle Gipple and Lucteria Turkington. Various members to deliver flowers to cemeteries in Oak Grove and Grandview. No July or August meetings. September refreshment committee listed. September meeting is a travel meeting and members are asked to bring jam or jelly for the Eastern Star homes in Boone. The worthy matron plans to honor all fifty year members.
Green Valley Hustlers hold a regular meeting to plan a bake sale for Thursday June 27 at Island Community Hall with serving starting at 5 p.m. Activities include lists of items to bring, demonstration loans for West Liberty fair, and notes on the upcoming achievement show and Teen camp talks. Judy Krueger leads the group.
Letts 4-H Club members and others toured the Formiv and Hobe by Craft Factory in Monmouth Alabama then visited Hooger Pottery Works in Macomb. Several local residents joined trips and visits spanned June with multiple households hosting and public camp activities noted alongside agricultural lime and phosphorus advice from Charles E. Summers, Iowa State University.
Mr and Mrs A R McConahay plan converting the old Toalesboro church into their home in Toolesboro. They expect nine rooms with an east balcony overlooking the Town river mouth, with Mrs McConahay drawing most plans and a move hoped for later this year.
The forty seventh Lieberknecht reunion will be held Sunday June 20 at Weed Park Muscatine. A basket dinner will be served at 12 30 CST at the tennis shelter house. Families bring their own drinks. Several relatives visited Colorado Springs and towns in South Dakota and Missouri for family events and a wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Rolto MekKean and Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Maxwell announce the birth of a 9 pound 42 ounce daughter named Paula Kay on June 3 in Brainard Wisconsin Me. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Millon Diveney I and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Kuhn. Great grandparents include Mrs. Kate Diveney and Mrs. Kathryn Morlersen. The family hosted guests at the Solomon home.
Mr and Mrs D C Thomas and granddaughter Deanne from Englewood Colorado visited at the George Liebbe home with jan Liebbe of Davenport also visiting. Mrs Joel Hammond of Muscatine was a guest of Hallie and Nellie Lee. Other callers included Ward Lee and Shirley, Jeff Paige, Dale Lee and Dale Jr and Bobbi Jean. Lloyd Crumly and Leon Weber from Cuba City visited Fairfield California with Rogers Wehr’s family. John Crumly, a student at the State University, returned to Letts for summer.
The Eliza 4-H Club met June 18 at Eliza elementary school and scheduled a bake sale for Local Achievement Day. Workshops and demonstrations were planned, with members preparing cookies and sharing lessons on meat planning and dessert ideas.
SchoolgirlsWalker Iowa group including Ann Gys hen Laura Osirem Margaret Perry Susan Penny and Nancy Poehler depart Sunday for Camp Hitaga near Walker Iowa Spaethe hospitalized at Mercy Hospital Iowa City House Exchange sale announced for Elizabeth Duncan home to Mr and Mrs Sam Jones Possession August 1 Lee Marvison rents Mrs Ed Bells home plans move soon Mrs Bells to live in west side apartment
The Schroeders hosted the Fulton Workers club gathering with home made ice cream before the business session at Weed Park. Committee planners JoAnn Jarrett Narcy Jarrett Patsy Best and Renae Best outline the nest meeting venue and program featuring Science Whys cereal usage uses of eye desserts sauces and a book report while working on fair plans.
Grain Belt Beer returns to Muscatine and Louisa counties as Quast Distributing Company assumes distribution. The office for the company will be at 930 East Second Street Muscatine. Grain Belt Premium Beer had been absent from the market for several years and its return is noted with interest by local retailers and customers.
The State Grange Master Lor en Murphy and executive committee met at Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce to plan the State Session in Grinnell September 24-26. They outlined pre session work, budgets, and youth and juvenile camps at Rock Creek July 24-31. The home economies chair set September 1 for judging National Grange needlework at the Monona Grange hall with attendees from Muscatine Pomona and four Pomona districts.
Columbus Junction starts work on a Burlington contractor project to nearly double the town’s water supply. Plans include a 20 by 30 foot north-side addition with a cement brine tank to soften water from 21 to five grains, replacing internal piping and adding mains to ease high demand and pressure, especially near the high school.
Robert P. Vischer of Muscatine, Iowa, finishes the 4th annual summer school at Wheaton College. He completes courses during the summer session, focusing on the program’s offerings.
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