Methodist Youths Help Migrant Council In Muscatine
Seventeen representatives from the South Iowa Conference Methodist Youth fellowship work in Muscatine this week for the Muscatine Migrant council. They clean vacant 205 West Second Street, prep materials for a day care center and school for migrant children, and will open the Zion Lutheran school building Monday for classes. They live at East Second Street dormitories and eat at Park Avenue Methodist church, with Miss Kathi Pape the only Muscatine member.
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South Lowe
Muscatine
South Iowa
The
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Freeman Sets Wheat Quota Referendum
Secretary of Agriculture Orvill e Freeman set the date July 24 for a Washington UW A wheat marketing referendum and announced a 1963 wheat allotment of 59 million acres He said the announcement came with reluctance to comply with the 1953 law which he criticized sharply A temporary wheat and feed grains program replacing that law expires year end and the House killed the Kennedy administration plan for next year
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Orvillé L. Freeman
Freeman
House
Kennedy
County Political Conclaves Friday Set Across Iowa
Muscatine County leads a Friday slate of Republican and Democratic conventions as county committees name delegates to state gatherings in Des Moines. Democrats pick 46 delegates and 18 student observers. Republicans 41 delegates plus 18 student observers. Keynote speaker Rev George De Boer will address the Democratic gathering in Muscatine. Both parties plan district meetings before statewide sessions with chairmen Lex Hawkins and George Nagle up for re election. Franklin Butler and Bremer counties also hold conventions to select delegates for district and state events.
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Muscatine
Des Moines
Paul Knowles
Scott County
Elvion
Harold Keele
West Liberty
George de Boer
Conesville
Lex Hawkins
Democrats
George Nagle
Franklin
Butler
Bremer
J. Kendall Lynes
Guthrie County
Gurthrie
Adams
Mahaska
Poweshiek
Iowa
South Iowa Methodist conference aids center window project
Helping Mr. Klean Floramay McBride of Newton and Chris Johnson of Des Moines, youths from the South Iowa Methodist conference, polish both sides of a window at the migrant workers center here. The group, including 15 girls, arrived Saturday to assist the council and will finish the work project Monday.
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Floramay McBride
Newton
Chris Johnson
Des Moines
South Iowa Methodist Conference
Journal Phata
Fair Weather Forecast For Muscatine Area
The Weather Bureau calls for fair skies through Thursday with near normal to slightly above temperatures. Strong southerly winds are forecast for Thursday. The high Tuesday reached 85 and Tuesday night dropped to 62. Today downtown Muscatine read 86. Tonight’s low 64 to 69, with Thursday’s highs 85 to 90. Five day outlook hints at cooler Iowa Friday and Saturday then warming Monday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly Friday and Saturday, expected 0.5 to 1 inch.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Burlington Picnic Brings Wapello Widows Group Gathering
Wapello Widows of World War II group met Monday at Perkins Park in Burlington for a picnic supper and business meeting. Eighteen members and three guests attended. attendees from Wapello included Mesdames Flossie Daily Myrtle Marshall Mary Wiederrecht and Marguerite Allen. A later wedding in Burlington drew several relatives from the area.
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Wapello
World War T, Inc
Perkins Park
Burlington
Guesis
Mesdames Flossie
Myrtle Marshall
Mary Wiederrecht
Marguerite Allen
Freida Sanburg
Robert John Vantiger
Mount Union
Jim Marshall
Betty
Vicky Orton
Ethel Briggs
Harriet Thomas
Raymond Cummings
Evelyn Samuels
Lorena Boysen
Raymond Werner
Jane Brown
iMr
Very] Brown
Camp Eden
Chapter 6
TIT
Wapelio
Robert Alexander
Susie
Dayton
Ohio
John Otla
Mrs. Mary Furnas Dies. Rites Held at St Mathias
Mrs. Mary Furnas aged 73 died at 3 a.m. on June 1 1995 at 306 East Fifth Street Milwaukee. Funeral services were conducted at St Mathias Church with Very Rev J J Welsh officiating. Burial follows at Calvary Cemetery Milwaukee with Riley Funeral Home in charge.
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Mary Burnas
Mary Furnas
A.m
St. Mathias Church
J. J. Welsh
V. P
Nancy Stuart
St. Mathia
Jim Johnson
Mike Morrissey
Jim Wesler
Mike Barlenhagen
Earl H. Tones
N. Kuebler
William C. Nau
Rosé Paulylins
Edwin J. Weis
Riley Funeral Home
Weiland Funeral Home
Milwaukee
Wis
Calvary’ Cemetery
Furnas
East Fifth Street
Home-O-Nize Grants 2 Percent Wage Increase
The Home-O-Nize Company announced a cost of living adjustment raising hourly pay by 2 percent and salaried staff by $2 per week. The increase is now in effect and applies to hourly and salaried employees.
Sgt York to Have Surgery in Nashville Hospital
Sgt. Alvin C. York, Medal of Honor winner, entered a Nashville hospital for surgery after prior treatment for internal bleeding. Doctors said the operation is not serious and York should return to his Pall Mall home within a week or 10 days.
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Nashville
Alvin C. York
Guy C. Pinkley
Pall Mall
Tenn
Hold Decision On News Test Near Nevada Desert
The United States may conduct a few small above ground nuclear explosions over the Nevada desert, but officials say a definite decision has not been made.
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United States
Nevada Desert
Mate
Chinese Orphans Head for U S As American Families Take Them In
Chinese orphans from Hong Kong aboard a jet today bound for the United States. Four to eight years old, the children were evenly split between boys and girls. A American family will sponsor their relocation, marking a notable arrival in a program to reunite orphans with new homes.
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Hong Kong
Jet
NFO Training Sessions Set At Iowa State
National Farmers Organization leaders plan a one day training school at Iowa State University Ames Saturday October 30 for county presidents publicity chairmen and public relations chairmen Kenneth Paulsen Stockton acting Muscatine county NFC president said those from Muscatine county attending include Henry C Fick Stockton county publicity chairman Jim Hadley Nichols public relations chairman and Paulsen The morning session features Carl Hamilton head of ISU journalism who will present This Field of Publicity Dr George Beal ISU rural sociology professor will speak on Promoting Good Public Relations Leaders will split into discussion groups in the afternoon The training school aims to aid county leaders in future activities and is the NFOs first such event Earl Riediger Hinton state NFO president will chair the meeting.
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Kenneth Paulsen
Stockton
Muscatine County
NFC
Henry C. Fick
Jim Hadley
Nichols
Paulsen
Carl Hamilton
Iowa State University
George Beal
Taining School
NFO
Earl Riediger
Hinton
State
50-Pound Boy Lands 18-Pound Catfish Here
Young Doug Barclay from 3 Marion Drive pulled an 18 pound catfish from the Weed park lagoon on a family outing Tuesday afternoon. His 50 pound frame and 54 inch height contrasted with the 32 inch fish as Police Officer Gerald J. Barclay helped. The line broke but the fish was secured before flopping back.
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Doug Barclay
Weedpark Lagoon
Doug
Gerald J. Barclay
Marion Drive
Barclays
Continuance Granted Estes At Pecos Tex
In Pecos Texas Judge J H Starley granted Billie Sol Estes a continuance today of his trial on charges of defrauding a Reeves County farmer of 262144 dollars. The district judge said the request came after both sides urged delays and noted it would be futile to try the case in Reeves County now. He left open the possibility of moving the trial to another city despite both sides opposing a change of venue.
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Pecos
Tex
J. H. Starley
Billie Sol Estes
Reeves County
Starley
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