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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1961
Page
10
Grass Cutting Team Two from Atalissa includes David Evans, 9, and Kenny Ervin, 12, using power mowers to tidy the Evans home along highway 6. The youths are pictured at work in the foreground with tents for camp-outs visible in the background.
Extension director Eugene Malhern says clean up and spray grounds can cut 60 to 70 percent of flies in Muscating county communities Dirty garbage cans and droppings are breeding places Gunderson notes Wash and sterilize cans wrap garbage and add moth crystals to deter breeding Remove rotten fruits and discarded plants bury pet droppings Chemical control urged spray porch ceilings and garages with Diazinon malathion or Korsan oil solution weekly on screens to prevent fly entry and nuisance flies indoors
Slate University of Towns students will be required to take only one year of military training under a plan approved by the Board of Regents. The move reduces the program from two years and affects all undergraduates enrolled this year.
James Walter Bryant of Morning Sun appeared before Justice Wayne Dotson on a careless and imprudent driving charge. He was fined $25 plus costs and faced a recommended license suspension for 60 days. The paper also notes a vacation Bible school at Bethel Church south of Wapello with limited electricity and 35 average attendees, plus a large program attendance. Nearby personal news lists a string of visits and travels among residents including Captain and Mrs. Jack Thomas and others in Florida, Detroit, and Wichita.
The annual McClean reunion took place Sunday at Wilton park with a noon basket dinner and afternoon cake and ice cream. Vice president David McClean led a short meeting in president Gale McClean's absence. officers elected for 1963 were John McClean president, Mrs Francis McClean vice president, and Mrs Arthur Ranb secretary treasurer. The 1962 reunion is slated for the last Sunday in June at the same site with numerous Wilton attendees listed.
A fragmented OCR list names Rod Davies Jimmy and Danny from Mt. Vernon and many others including Mr and Mrs Richard Hansen Robert and Richard of Davenport Shirley Bonnie and Tom of Durant and Judy and Patty of Moline. Other entries mention Alvin Daveldi Hazel Martin Muscatine Oren Coram Audrey Sweetland John Gray Town City and the Machiels and Melody of Chicago.
John Henry Schafer 89 of 308 Mainstreet Muscatine died at 6 15 pm Saturday June 24 at Muscatine General Hospital after a daylong illness. Survived by widow Nellie May Michael. sons Raymond Michael Schafer and Joh Mark Schafer. daughter Lulu Schreus. seven grandchildren fourteen great grandchildren. one brother J R Schafer. numerous other relatives. Born Page County Nebraska June 16 1872, he lived in Louisa and Muscatine counties, farmed near Lells and later moved to Muscatine. He served on the Muscatine...
Local obituary notes a Cafitte County board member who served 12 years before 1936 and joined Mulford Evangelical Free Church after moving to Muscatine in 1943. Funeral services are set for Tuesday, June 27 at 2 p.m. at George Witties Funeral Home with Rev. Alvin Hirsch officiating. Burial will follow at Grandview Cemetery.
Ronald Foster of Lells has enlisted in the U S Army. The address listed is A. B. Ronalds Foster AE 17800872 3727 Et 782 Box 3527 Lackland A F B Tex
The forecast shows temperatures about 2 to 4 degrees below normal from Tuesday through Saturday with small daily changes. Normal highs are in the lower to mid sixties and normal lows around the 60s. Rain chances include 0.11 to 0.25 inches of scattered showers and thunderstorms in the first half. Also includes a salad tip about layering thinly sliced tomatoes and onions with French dressing and salt and pepper, then chilling on greens.
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