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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1963
Page
6
A collection of lighthearted items covers NASDA notes, Saint Patrick's Day humor, and a playful diary of a family dog Pootsie. It notes a shamrock plant blooming, Leprechauns, and soggy Sunday weather while offering a humorous warning about glasses over pin curls and a window left open.
Betty Frazer daughter of Wayne Frazer Council Bluffs and Gary Harmsen son of Alvin Harmsen Bennett Towa are engaged The couple both attend William Penn college Oskaloosa with May graduations Frazer majors mathematics Harmsen business administration They plan a June wedding after which Harmsen pursues a master's degree Frazer intends to teach this fall
Sweetland Grange presented its Traveling Globe exchange program to Ebenezer Grange at Fairfield Monday evening. Five members attended as David Pace showed slides of Uruguay and modeled costumes worn by the people of that country.
Mrs Herbert Schwoebelen was re elected president of the DCCW district nine at a Sunday meeting in St Josephs West Liberty. Other officers elected include Mrs Edward Ales vice president Mrs Dale Douglas secretary Mrs Leonelle Esser treasurer and Miss Catherine Flannery director. They will assume duties after the Clinton convention on April 2. Reverend C A Egent opened the meeting with a prayer and Father J G Fath was introduced.
The Women of the Moose plan a Wednesday practice at 7 at a Moose home. Beta Kappa Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority hosts a birthday dinner Thursday March 7 at 6 30 p.m. at Sandra Bramsteds 815 Sycamore with a white elephant sale. Zion Laveran Church Women Group One meets Thursday at 2 at the parish house. The Temperance Union convenes Friday March 8 at 2 p.m. at the WCA with devotions by Marie Roggeveen and a lesson led by Ida Houseman followed by a sanction. Keystone AOK guest night is 8 15 Wednesday at the home of Mrs Gene Ryan with speaker Belly Masterson of the County Welfare office.
Stephen Michael and Stanley Eugene Freyermuth will appear on Especially For Your Wednesday at 9 40 a m on WOC TV The boys grandparents are Milburn Mills West Liberty and Jesse Hamlett Edgewood Iowa Mrs V R Calvert of Muscatine is a great grandmother
The regular meeting of the Women of the Moose was held with two members present. Prizes were won by Ida Stearns Verna Mcdoudo Dorothy Houser Halle Stormer and Anna Hanks. A rummage sale is planned for April 6 and the next meeting will be April 1. Columbus Junction United Presbyterian Women plan a March 22 training day at the church with a potluck lunch. Story Hour at Columbus Library is set for April 6 with Mrs. Sunder man guiding grades K-4. World Day of Prayer at First United Presbyterian featured More Than Conquerors as its theme.
The Muscatine County Ladies Auxiliary 6 Veterans of WW I and Barracks 2097 met for a potluck supper Monday with 31 members present. Afterward the groups held separate meetings. Frances R. Kelley chaired the women’s session as district reports were read from Florence Gabriel, Edna Erdman, Renee Olson, Marie Hirkley, M. C. Davison, and Kelley. The next district meeting is set for April 28 at the Elks home in Muscatine, with officer elections to occur. Velma Phillips installed Florence Thomas, Helen Tadewald, and Gladys Wier, and welcomed new members Charlotte Hoveman, Mabel Hatfield, and Dorothy Brown. A member was challenged to recruit another, for the April 1 meeting with a joint potluck supper with the barracks.
Chapter M of TTT met Monday evening at the home of Arthur Johnson and named committees for philanthropy pecans and telephones. President Harvey Allbee Jr was named delegate to the Jawa State convention April 26 27 at Olumwa with Mrs B Z Hall and Mrs Lawrence Gatzke as alternates. next meeting set for April 1 at Mrs Liebbe Novbes home.
Mrs Herbert Homert of Route 1 Stockton is Muscatine County delegate to Washington D C. She and eight other Farm Bureau women depart March 10 by train, tour Congress, dine with Iowa lawmakers, visit Mount Vernon and Arlington, stay at Congressional Hotel, and return March 13.
A surprise family potluck honored Mr. and Mrs. Luther Keiser at 1604 Cedar. They will celebrate the 14th wedding anniversary on Thursday March 7. Attendees included Wilber Metzgar Sr and Jr, Kenneth Metzgar, Earl Keiser and Erlene, Harold Keiser and Brenda, Vernon Keiser of Muscatine, Charles Conchoa, Dixon Jy and Barbara Conchola, and Meritt Yale of Rockford, among others.
Former Cairo area residents Marie Hinrichsen and Thede Boygen mark their golden wedding on Sunday. They wed March 34 1913 in Risum Schleswig Holstein Germany and arrived in the United States a week later, later residing in Cairo and Mediapolis. They have five children Alben Morning Sun Edsel Margaret Werner Jenetion Irvi Deihl and Suelia Forrest and 12 grandchildren.
A style show will be held during guest night at the Muscatine Business and Professional Women's Club meeting on Wednesday March 13 at 6 30 p m at Hotel Muscatine The Glass Smart Shop directs the show with the public relations committee led by Darlene Shoemaker in charge Other committee members are Hazel Barker Gertrude Glass Edna Coffin Thelma Griffin Carol Meyer and Marguerite Tripmacher
Miss Feldhahn daughter of Mrs Leroy Geurink and William Feldhahn of Durant will marry Keith Morton son of Mr and Mrs E S Morton of Don Cant a England. The ceremony at First United Presbyterian Church Muscatine begins at 2 pm with attendants Bonnie Se line Janice Lobdell Eunice Lobdell Leanne Treimer and David Latta as best man. Reception 7 to 10 pm at Durant Legion home. Guests invited.
Mr. and Mrs. celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary Sunday in Illinois City. About fifty relatives and well-wishers visited in the afternoon. Mrs. Anna Mewes and Mrs. Florence Barton poured at the service table. a centerpiece of white and yellow chrysanthemums with gold candles adorned the setting. Rose Hayes cut the four tier cake. Kitchen helpers included Meldwnes Mary Bier Velma Shirkey and Elda Hayes.
Mr and Mrs Forrest Hickmann Eddyville Neb were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs George Rick 1126 East 10th street On Sunday the dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Herman Stewart Sandra Betty and Rita Stewart Lloyd Van Dussen Exisley Rick Faye Grinder Inona Hungate and Eddie and Larry Rick
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