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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1966
Page
7
Photo captures a late afternoon view at the Fruitland road and Highway 92 junction facing West. Weather shifts from rain to sun with burning automobile headlights hinting at earlier darker conditions. Journal Photo by Dick Mittmon.
February meeting of the Lucky Clovers Girls 4-H club met at De Ann Yocum's home with Janice Forbes as co host. Jackie Forbes presided and Linda Murdock led the pledge. Members introduced mothers of the month and minutes and treasurer reports were given. Talks covered measuring accurately, diet and daily meal planning. Films on breakfast and tastes, literature distributed, recreation led by Jacque Hesseltine. next meeting March 22 at Oakland building.
Members of the Louisa County 4-H Youth Committee for 1966 attend an organizational meeting. Pictured from left are Lester Biggerstaff Morning Sun chairman Paul Paisley Columbus Junction Martin Hoeg Wapello Mrs Bill Hamilton Winfield Mrs Layton Buffington Crawfordsville Mrs Ben Mangels Wapello secretary Richard Kerr Wapello, with other members Francis Carroll Columbus Junction and Mrs Richard Estle Letts.
Marilyn Rinnert hosted a homemaker gathering featuring Linda and Vicki Kraft. Joyce Marxen and Vonda Fix led pledges and demonstrations on baking terms, measuring liquids and dries, folding beating and stirring, and time-saving tricks. The next meeting will be hosted by Vonda Fix at Marilyn Rinnert's home with safety tips and activity plans.
Two Muscatine county districts Area Six Community and Montpelier No 2 received 316,669 in Title 1 funds for remedial reading in current terms. Area Six drew 227,527 for two instructors at Colorado and Mulberry schools with four helpers each. classes may exceed three students and run two and a half hours daily. Funds cover equipment, books, and supplies. Montpelier's 4142.34 will offset 2960.75 for a remedial reading teacher plus materials. Other districts in the program include Nichols independent district 4602.60. Grants are issued by the state education department and finance remedial reading through May with equipment usable later.
Strong winds Thursday night flattened a show barn on Robert Schlutz's farm two miles west of Grandview and a migrant workers building on Kenneth Shoultz’s farm at highways 61 and 92 southwest of Muscatine. A two-vehicle collision at East Fifth and Sycamore streets about 4:18 p.m. damaged cars driven by Dolores Bieber and Patricia Morrissey after Bieber failed to see Morrissey’s vehicle in rain.
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