Levee Contract Awarded to Wisconsin Firm at Oakville
The Fred J. Robers Company of Burlington, Wisconsin, won a $559,744 contract from the U.S. Army Engineers, Rock Island District, for Stage I of the Iowa River Flint Creek Levee District No. 16 project. Construction begins soon, improving flood protection for 48,000 acres of farmland and multiple towns and roads in the district.
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Fred J. Robers Company
Burlington
Wisc
U. S. Army Engineers
Rock Island
Flint Creek
Iowa River
Oakville
Wisconsin
Onicville
Kingston
Chicago and Northwestern
Louisa
Des Moines
Leaders Lose Ground in the Men's Golf Loop
In a rugged round Leaders Lose Ground as Moore posts 244 while State Farm and A Sterneman trade scores. Best efforts include low gross 35 by George Dwyer Larry Dwyer and Nick Pulliam with low net 31 by Paul Kempt. Regional dish mentions interrupt the sports note with unrelated culinary text.
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Muscatine Bank
State Farm
George Dwyer
Larry Dwyer
Nick Pulliam
Paul Kempt
Army Veteran Completes West Point Class of 1949
An Army major who entered service in 1949 and attended St Ambrose College Davenport completed his West Point graduation in 1949. He served with the Military Assistance Advisory Group and joined the Central Area Advisory Team in Taipei noted as part of the Taiwan defense effort.
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Central Area
Aiwan
Army
St.Ambrose College
Davenport
U. S. Miliary Academy
West Point
Noy
Reception Planned for Wapello Pastor Installation
The Ladies Aid of St. Paul Lutheran met at the church with Mrs. Ann Lowe presiding. Plans were laid to serve lunch after Rev. Leo Bruns's installation, with various local residents traveling to events and relatives visiting across states. Multiple movements and visits from Mrs. Lane, Mr. and Mrs. Grim, Hamiston, Tons, and others noted.
Largest circus comes to Muscatine with exotic beasts and thrills
25th Anniversary Edition of Al G. Kelley and Miller Bros. Largest Circus arrives in Muscatine on Thursday July 5. A 19 year old beauty handles a wild act featuring Siberian snow wolves, spotted leopards, a black panther and a zebra. Princess Leela performs daring routines with wolves and big cats, drawing circus impresarios' praise after performing in Central Europe. The page also notes family notices from Oskaloosa and Burlington including a Methodist convention service, a trip to visit kin in Pennsylvania, and the birth of twins to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Parish with relatives named Lipdwerce Parish and Frances McCarty.
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al G. Kelley
Miller Bros
Muscatine
Jeota
America
Leela
Circus Impressiores
Europe
s.Rozena
Hayes
Maryre Wiederrecht
Jimmie Mumme
Oskaloosa
Florence , Fredricks
Burlington
Wapello
Pennsylvany
Kenneth Fredricks
Ralph Parish
Burlington Hospital
Lidwrence Parish
Frances McCarty
Wapeilo
Boone High Band Seeks Funds for Rose Bowl Trip
The Boone High School band of 86 members dressed in grey trimmed uniforms will canvass every Boone County home Sunday afternoon to raise 18,000 dollars for their trip to the Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena California on January 1. The band has been invited to represent Iowa in the parade and must secure funds for transportation and costs.
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Boote
Boone, High School
Boone County
Pasadena
Calif
West Coast
Two Soldiers Complete Advanced Train at Fort Sill
Privates Gary D. Klebe and Charles M. Gasaway from Muscatine completed eight weeks of advanced training at Fort Sill Oklahoma. They studied artillery loading firing maintenance and communications. Klebe is a Muscatine High School 1957 graduate who attended Iowa State College before Army service. Gasaway is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
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Fort Leavenworth
Han
Ahting
Army
Jack D. Thomas
M. D. Thomas
Wapello
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Kan
U. S
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs of Staff, Who Also Presented Diplomas To the Graduates. the College
Thomas
Fort Sill
Okla
AHTNC
Muscatine
Gary D. Kiebe
Charles M. Gasaway
Field Artillery Training Center
Fort Sil
Fort Carson
Colo
Klebe
Laurence G. Klebe
Route 4
Muscatine High School
Iowa State College
Ames
MfcCoy Construction Co
Gasaway
Muscatine High School Graduate Enlists in Army
Charles M Gasaway a 1958 Muscatine High School graduate and former Home-o-Nite assembler attended Muscatine Junior College before joining the Army. He is listed as WT W Seventh sb in military records.
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Charles M. Gasaway
Muscatine High School
Muscatine Junior College
Army
Home-o- Nite
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Omaha
A. L. Mc Wiliams
Pure Milk Association
Supreme Court
New York-New Jersey
Army Command
Park la
Moore
State Farm A
Sterneman
Journal
Florida
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New England
Ine
Gibby
Drewtys “ Muscatine Bank
Moore Insurance
Slerneman’s . Ae
Muscatine Journal
RM Millwarks
Central State
Central State Bank
Eller
FDC
Museatine
Allen’ Winder
Cleveland
Ohio
The
Lutheran Church’ — Missouri Synod
Larry Lane
Calumet
Mich
Lucy Grim
Lane
Marquette. University
Lanes
Carthage
Waller Grim
Chicago
Grim
James Humphrey
Merle Krahl
Louis York
Minnesota
Wand
William Asnelmeier
Lake Odessa
Wallingford
Marie Downs
Bill Gerdes
Horace Mumme
Ramona
Phoenix
Aziz
Beauty and the Beasts
Boone
Hamein Ag
Bill Syers, Jr
Hearing
Hotel
West
Mississippi
Town
Mr. Syers
Acousticon-Syers CO
Main Street
Davenport, Lowe
Dial Across the Nation
United States
Canada
San Francisco
San-Francisco Area
Goda
Towe
Northwestern
Bell Telephone Company
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