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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1969
Page
3
Abigeil Van Buren pages a letter from Trapped about discovering a 25 year unfaithful marriage and a Jacksonville reader offers sympathy. A second reader recounts enduring an 18 year fling and cites personal growth through therapy and renewed effort at being a wife, not just a mother.
The 23rd annual Roberts reunion gathered Sunday at Paul andPrice Jr. home in Illinois City Buffalo Prairie with 89-year-old couple Clarence and Roberts celebrating their sixth anniversary. Mrs Alice Roberts presented a corsage and cake marking 64 years together amid other family notices including a wedding and a death.
The Wilton Grace Nell Crowell book club met Wednesday at 1 30 at the home of Mrs Helen Wilderson for a dessert luncheon and business session with Mrs Alta Beinke and Mrs Anita Wyatt as hostesses. Bonnie Perry president led the meeting with 16 members present and readings by Violet Ukena.
About 55 girls attended a four session DEBS course at the YWCA as part of the Lets Work program. They watched a Northwestern Bell film on The Baby Sitter and heard Dr John Parks discuss child care. Mrs Ellamae Ratcliff and police and fire department representatives spoke on infant care and safety.
A 16 mm sound color film titled Skylines of the South profiles Sao Paulo and Campinas, Brazil’s fast expanding metropolises, their industries and missionary activity. Shown at Calvary Baptist Church on June 29 at 7 p.m., the documentary highlights Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society work in South America.
Social Calendar notes Bob Yerington will call for the Wilton Whirlers square dance Saturday from 8 to 11 p m at Wilton city hall. All area square dancers welcome. Also listed is Island United Methodist church annual picnic Sunday at Weed park after morning services with rain plan at the church hall. The Mus Servville United Methodist church C C C class supper is set for Grandview Rowe restaurant at 6 30 p m Tuesday July 1. Sunshine club potluck at Union hall Tuesday at noon with prizes for games.
Mrs Jack Dahnke at 403 West Seventh Street entertained 19 children for her son Michael's seventh birthday on a Wednesday afternoon with lunch served.
The Grace Lutheran church Ladies Aid met for quilting and sewing. A July 2 business meeting was postponed to July 9. Mrs. Dorothy Williams and Mrs. Emma Meyers hosted. WSCS Spangler Chapel will host a lunch at the Herbert Bueser sale Saturday at 11 a.m. Members should bring one pie.
Starting Sunday July 6 the First Christian church at 700 Kindler changes Sunday morning services for the summer. Worship will run 9 to 10 with Sunday school 10 15 to 11 15. Regular times resume September 7.
Rev William Knight leads Sunday activities at 700 Kindler with Sunday school at 9 30 a m worship at 10 45 a m and a sermon titled The Law of Freedom CYF meets at 7 p m for young people in the evening service conducted in a traditional church setting.
The Muscatine County Museum and Fine Arts Association held its fourth annual meeting at the museum on Thursday evening. Annual reports were presented and directors were elected. New terms went to Harry G. McKee, Mrs. J. Henry Teele, and Mrs. John B. Rigler. The 1969-70 board then elected officers: Mrs. R. W. Watson President, Ray Wozniak Vice President, Mrs. J. Henry Teele, Miss Marilynn Pilgrim Treasurer.
The Mooseheart Committee of the Women of the Moose held their year end dinner at Ina Ma's in Beach, Florida with 15 members and two guests. Special guests were JoAnn Reiner and Minnie Schoenthal. May Thompson presided. Lucy McAfee will be the next chairwoman. Gifts were exchanged, new names drawn, and games played with prizes won by Glorietta Marshall, Irene Moomey, Vinnie Pasdach, and Iona Goss. Trene Middleton hosted. Next meeting set for July 24 at 1018 First Ave.
Seven Muscatine High School students join more than 560 girls from eight states and 67 high schools at the Pom Pon Drill Team and Baton Twirlers Workshop held at Vincennes University in Vincennes Indiana. Peggy Hoffmann Gail Gardner Chris Oest Debby Willis Kathy Breck Cindy Ludman Asanta La Morticella study under six National Drill Team Association instructors led by workshop director Dale Robbins.
The Past Presidents of the American Legion Auxiliary met at Mrs. Dean Guth home Thursday evening with nine members present. After a brief business session, games awarded prizes to Ruth Dye, Clara Oaken, Irma Nesmith, and Renee Olson. Florence Gabriel will host the July meeting. time and place to be announced.
The Ladies of the Elks met Thursday for a social gathering. Tables were decorated with floral bird arrangements and prizes were awarded to several members. The next meeting will be a business session on July 10.
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