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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1966
Page
7
The Muscatine Council of Republican Women will meet Tuesday June 28 at 7 p.m. at Mrs. Loretta Lee’s home 76 Township. Those needing rides meet at Mrs. Leta Day’s 411 W Third by 7:30 p.m. Bring unsold barbecue tickets and old jewelry for the July 4 booth. Mrs. Charles Coulter will review Clark Mollenhoff’s book Despoilers of Democracy.
In Muscatine at St. Marys Catholic Church a double ring ceremony joined Linda Stecher and Larry Harrison in holy matrimony on Saturday June 18 at 10 a m Father Clems officiated. The couple is the child of Mr and Mrs Bernard Stecher.
A narrator recalls riding a horse as a city girl and endures a lively backyard croquet session while mosquitoes torment everyone. The piece winds through a playful bite of mosquito lore linking a nagging wife to myths, then shifts to a church wedding at Durant with detailed dress, attendants, and guests, ending with a reflection on the nagging wife turning into a biting mosquito.
Susan Scarff and Carl McNiel were married Saturday at 2 pm in Mt. Pleasant First Methodist church. The bride, daughter of Willard Scarff, will teach at Muscatine Junior High this fall, while the groom, son of Harold McNiel, coaches at Muscatine High. They will reside at 20412 East Second Street in Muscatine.
Mrs. Calvin Peck of Beloit Wisconsin and Mrs. Max Peterson of Anamosa led a miscellaneous shower for Miss Marilyn McGill at the Wapello lights and Gas building. Pink and white decorations reflected the bride-elect’s colors as 41 guests attended with Miss Debbie Wright and Mrs. Craig Langstaff assisting in opening gifts and serving refreshments.
Three Muscatine girls graduate from St Anthony's School of Nursing Rock Island Monday evening Kay Mason daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Bissell 1100 Westwood Lane Kathleen Maher daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Maher 205 E Tenth Carolyn Stuart daughter of Mr and Mrs Ronald Stuart 507 W Seventh Zaehringer Family Reunion Held Sunday Atalissa home of Mr and Mrs Ralph Zaehringer Sr with farewell to Larry LeRoy Zaehringer who enlisted in the Air Force also birthday celebration for Mrs Clinton Zaehringer Readers include Ralph D Zaehringer Jr and family Atalissa Donna and Denny Larry Zaehringer Nancy Ridenour Virgle Zaehringer Gaylord Mills Lysle Zaehringer Steven Zaehringer and daughter Muscatine East Moline Atalissa Muscatine and Atalissa areas in attendance.
Members of the National Campers and Hikers Association from across Iowa gathered at Blackhawk Park Cedar Falls for the state convention. Officers for the year were elected including president Bill Kunze Burlington vice presidents Art Wiebels LeClaire treasurer Harald West Marshalltown and secretary Alva Spangles Ottumwa. About 250 families attended and Cathy Hall of Wapello was named Miss Teen Queen to compete at the national convention in Kanopolis Kansas in July.
The Woman's Society of the Plan Methodist church lists committee chairs including program Mrs. Charles C. Wilson finance Mrs. Charles H. Wilson membership Mrs. Arthur Shepard nomination Mrs. Harold Wilson publicity and printing Mrs. John Holliday and more. Calendar of monthly hostesses worship services and events through June entries feature many local names and dates.
Mr and Mrs Harold M Grimes announce the engagement of their daughter Susan Marie Grimes to Gerald L Miller son of Mr and Mrs Ray C Miller The couple reside in Clarinda and Muscatine Iowa Miss Grimes attends the University of Iowa in Iowa City Miller will be a graduate student in journalism at SUI next year No wedding date has been set
Miss Carolyn Stuart and Dennis Kuebler choose Saturday June 25 for their wedding at 1 p.m. in St Mathias Church. A reception at the YWCA follows at 2 p.m. with Mrs Richard Knoll matron of honor and Marilyn Schmidt bridesmaid. Richard Kubeler best man with Wayne Wells as groomsman and James Stuart Kenneth Connor as ushers.
Audrey Wright was honored at a miscellaneous bridal shower Saturday evening at her aunt Mrs Marie Thompson's home. Thirty five relatives and friends attended. Favors and luncheon used pastel blue and lavender. A gilt table featured a bride doll in a lace arch. Hostesses were Mrs Cheryl Wright and Mrs Elsie Yedlik. Miss Wright will wed Dale Lenz of Lone Tree on June 25 at the Methodist church in West Liberty.
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