Morning Sun Mourns Ma bel Coon 72 in Des Moines County
Obituary notices cover Ma bel Coon 72 of Morning Sun who died March 7 at Morning Sun Manor and Alfred Baker 80 of Muscatine who died at home after illness. Funeral and burial details, survivors, and service times follow, with multiple family members named and locations in Morning Sun Muscatine Burlington Letts and Columbus Junction.
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Morning Sun
Mabel Anna Coon
Des Moines
Lipp
Louise Westerbeck
Alfred L. Coon
Louisa County
First United Presbyterian Church
Alfred Jr
Helen Gustafson
Mediapolis
Robert Hobbs
Burlington
Ray Edward Fish
Indian Creek
Columbus Junction
Pierce Funeral
Oscar W. Baker
W. 6Th St
Hester Bowman
Muscatine General Hospital
Miss Bowman
Muscatine
Fred
Bessie Conway
Bowman
St. Mathias Church
McColms
Robert A. Bowman
Riley Funeral Home
St. Mary's Cemetery
Mrs. Arnold of Wayland Celebrates 106th Birthday
Mrs. Barbara Arnold of Wayland marks her 106th birthday in Columbus Junction with longtime resident Mrs. Anna Jones staying with her. The report notes Vietnam veteran Todd’s return, FHA convention travel by Jo Lithrel and local officers to Des Moines, and visits by relatives including Mrs. Keith Robertson and hospital stays for Sherry and Wendy Robertson in Fairfield.
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Mrs. Arnold of
Wayland
Columbus Junction
Barbara Arnold
Anna Jones
Arnold
Jo Lithrel
Future Homemakers of America
Des Moines
FHA
Keith Robertson
Fairfield
Sherry
Wendy Robertson
Willard Sawyer
California
Claude Hill
James Merritt
Fan Claire
Wis
Robert Merritt
Burdette Jones
Rex Todd
Five Day Forecast Notes Warm IA Temperatures
Iowa temperatures through Wednesday are expected to average four to eight degrees above normal with normal highs 37 north to 41 south and lows 20 north to 26 south. Precipitation expected about .25 to .6 inch, with showers Saturday through Tuesday. Ocean life near Antarctica includes large animals reaching sizes up to the blue halo, the largest creature never alive.
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Iowa
Antarctica
District Court Rulings and Divorces Highlight Local Ledger
District Court rulings list dismissals and default judgments including Kranz Florist v Powell for 143.97 plus costs, Iowa Electric Light and Power v Dundee for 135.06, Iowa Business Exchange v Strause for 218,738, and Harold Froehner Insurance Agency v Orris for 201.50. Divorces granted include Rosalyn Y. Marlin v Ronald K. Martin with custody and real estate terms, Ronald Kenneth Heston v Leona May Neston, and Jennie V. Miller v Wayne M. Miller with assets, child custody, and support. Hospitals admit several individuals. dismissals and convalescence noted. Police court entries show speeding, careless driving, improper license plate attachment, and intoxication cases with fines and appearance dates.
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Dafault
Harold Froehner Insurance Agency
Everett L. Orris, Jr
Mary K. Orris
Rosalyn Y. Marlin
Ronald K. Martin
Ronald Kenneth Heston
Leona May Neston
Jennie V. Miller
Wayne M. Miller, Sr
Houser Street
Parents Plan All Night Party For Wapello Juniors Seniors
WAPELLO parents and high school officials planned an all night party after the junior senior prom set for Saturday May 4 1968 General chairs are Mr and Mrs Ray Stephens and Mr and Mrs Maurice Schmeiser Talent show and professional act committees were named with community volunteers. A $2 per family contribution was approved to cover expenses and snacks replaced a banquet as juniors and seniors prepared a long evening of events.
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Wapello
Ray Stephens
Maurice Schmeiser
Clifford Steele
Jim Pagemiller
Harold Cross
Ernest Wright
Mel Gardner
John McCulley
Robert Hook
Names Drawn For Petit Jury List In Muscatine County
A preliminary list of 80 jurors for the April to June calendar year will appear in district court at the Muscatine County Courthouse. The list names residents by ward and town including Miriam Bosch Hazel Boston Mildred Bready Leta Day Charles Fuller Carol Giovanazzi David Har ney Walter Henke Donald Kolar Jack Reifert Stephanie Reindl Howard Stolley Dorothy Thomas Wilbert Thomas Dorothy Tomfeld Doris Trent Charlotte Worst Elouise Bausbach Ben Browning Elizabeth Cannon LaVern Hubbard Florence Hahn Clyde Hubble Barbara Woodstra Charley M Buli gen John England Mary Jo Graettinger Clayton Have mann Walter Lewis June Rigler Lucille Worst Verna Fabricius Harold Hank Frank Kemper Orval Hubbard Harline Rueckert Ira Temple Jr Irwin Cunningham Nola Dunker Wayne Pryberger Alice Garvik Earl Hungate Tony Wesley Hunter Harlan McKillip Leethon Phillips Lavada Rosenmund Louise Schmitt Cora Mae Thornton Harold Wendt Harold Weiershouser plus others from Montpelier Wilton West Liberty Fulton Goshen Bloomington Moscow Pike and Orono areas.
Dear Abby Advice On Love And Self Worth
Abigail Van Buren offers a column on a 30 year old seeking financial and emotional stability, noting a friend with four husbands and multiple benefactors. The writer asks if risk and dating norms justify her choices while a long term relationship with a 23 year old Bill raises questions about marriage timing after college.
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Abigail van Buren
Abby
Bill
Butchers Steady As Hog Prices Dip and Cattle Slips
Chicago cash market reports show slaughter hog receipts at 4,500 with hogs steady to 25 cents lower, cattle at 4,500 with calves none. prime and choice slaughter steers and heifers priced in the 28.75 to 31.00 range, sows and bulls also listed, while sheep run 100 head with lambs steady. Grain quotes for Wheat, Corn, and Soybeans appear alongside market text.
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Chicago
USDA
Siero Cash Grain
Futures Advance On Chicago Board Of Trade
Futures prices on the Chicago Board of Trade rose with mixed but active trading across commodities. Early gains in wheat, corn, oats, and rye followed by short covering pushed values higher, soybeans steady to up slightly as March contracts showed modest advances.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Town Hall Misplaced In 1890 Map Error
Green Mountain Falls Colorado faces a map blunder from 1890 that leaves the town hall post office magistrate’s office pool and community center outside the town limits. About half of the 250 residents live in an unincorporated area, with trustees seeking correction.
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Green Mountain Falls
Colo
Colorado Springs
Malcom Conn
Bishop O'Keefe Announces Wilton Pastorate Changes
The Diocese of Davenport announces Rev. Vincent J. Morrissey will be reassigned to St Mary’s Davenport effective March 19. Morrissey has served St Mary’s Wilton for 10 years and currently leads St Malachy Arden. Rev H B Geers of St Bridget’s Victor is named to the Wilton parish, effective March 19.
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O'Keefe
Wilton
H.B. Geers
St. Bridget’s Church
Victor, Iowa
Benefit in Monroe Florida Embraces Wild Hog Feast
In Monroe Station Florida a charity weekend features 30,000 pounds of wild hog swamp cabbage black-eyed peas and other delicacies along with alligator wrestling and a turkey shoot to raise funds for Everglades conservation.
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Everglates
Stock Market Cuts Its Losses As Trading Steady
New York AP says stock market pared losses late this afternoon on moderate trading. Gold and silver mining shares remained strong as rally in silver stocks lifted mining issues on the Big Board amid cautious volume. Dow fell slightly while Occidental Petroleum IBM Xerox and U S Smelting showed fractional moves. gold miners like Dome Mines and Homestake had modest gains. silver prices supported mining gains. Also reports on Chicago Potatoes and Omaha livestock market summaries follow.
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Europe
Dow Jones
Occidental. Petroleum
IBM
Xerox 3
U.S
Land ‘Motors
Campbell Red Lake
Homestake
Callahan Mining
Bunker Hill
Sunshine Mining
New York Honduras
Rosario
American Stock Exchange
Chicago Potatoes
Chicago
USDA
Minnesota
North Dakota
Red River Valley
New
Omaha Livestock Omaha
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Alfred
Mary Elizabeth Geller Baker
Muscasine
Municipal Electric Department
Baker
Missouri
Laura Ellen Doig
Florence Neipert
Florence Baker
George
Goldie) Sulzberger
Letts
Belva) Bishop
Lysle
Doris) Lamb
Edward Baker
Marguerite) Holliday
Muscaline
George M. Witlich
John Offermann
George M. Wittich
L. F. Danner
Pat Simpson
Arthur Miller
Herman Riehlers
George Schlichting
William Marx
Mathias Schmarje
Robert Meyer
Harry Marx
Greenwood Cemetery
Mr. Offerman
Fletcher
Emmett C. Cook
Emmett €. Cook
Winterset
Kermit Cook
Orchard
Wilson Funeral Home
First Christian Church
Cook
Gladys
Keith
Fort Dodge
Kenneth
Lomax
Charles Strong
Aurora, Colo
Maurice Tisor
University Hospital
Iowa City
Route 5
Tisor
Wilbur
Robert McKillip
Hazel Tisor
Denver
Todd
Vietnam
Daily Report
Central State Bank
James R. Warren
Seventh District Court
Robert K. Stohr
Kranz Florist
Thomas Powell
Iowa Electric Light and Power
Sherman Dundee
Jack D. Strause
Annetle Strause
Delmar D. Hintermeister
Phillips
Michael Sterner
Clarence Faulkner
James Schnack
E. Fifth
Paul Heaton
Pine
Wayne Struble
Milan
Gabriel Rivera, Jr
Bridgeman
Devin Silberhorn
Jimmie Kallenberger
Muscatine County
John Bierman
E. Second
John T. Miller
Nichols
Katie Jordan
Adolph Martin
Indiana
Dana Weisshaar
Jane
Christopher de Vore
Hershey
Robert Snyder
Magnolia
Wilson Nutin
Keithsburg
Harold Miller
W. Eighth
Robert Gosset
W. Third
George A. Schmidt
Davenport Osteopathic Hospital
Gary Courtois
W. Fifth
Ray
Pace
Elmer Lloyd Reynolds
Iowa Ave
Duane Goodken
Alan Kevin Zimmer
Robin Road
Charles George Witt, Jr
Fair Ave
Davenport
John David Hamms
Harper, Ta
Jerry Keith Pearson
West Acre Drive
Stephen Benjamin McAfee
2Nd Street
William Patrick Logel
Marcel
Jerry’ Keith Pearson
West Acre
Gary Lee Schultheis
Richard Charles Weber
Lucas Street
Thomas Alan Sywassink
W. 1Th Street
Frank Albert Newton
Oak Street
Louis Lavert Logel
Oneida, Ave
Fanny Wilson
Elizabeth
Grasham
Marguerite Allen
Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative
US 61
Clara Wagner
Thelma Schwob
Guy Jamison
Leslie Fisher
Kelly
George Griffith
Jack Wheeler
Ottumwa
Dianna Dinsmore
Dale Cowles
Col
Dwight Dinsmore
McLean
Tingle Warren
Winfield
Kelly Fisher
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange
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Ray Alinger
Alminger
Bernice Ege
Jean Harper
Carl Hearst
Miriam Collier
Geralding Daut
Melvin Fick
Ruby Franzen
Elwood Heahner
Mary McSwiggin
Clayton Rost
West Liberty
Ray Buckman
Virgil Sharer
Madelyn Shore
James Simpson
Juanita Wear
Robert P. Bermel
Mildred I. Estes
J.B. Jackson
Fulton
Otis Arnold
Theodore Jansen
Janet Steen
Richard Weiss
Goshen
Harold Boorn
Moscow
Lyall Esmail
Bernadette Rohling
Bloomington
Alvina Kirchner
Pike
Clarence Knotts
Fruitland
Anita M. Milder
Orono
Dean Axbby
Billy
Fort Worth
Willy
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Son Pac
Eltra Co
Fairmont
Swift
Elec
Texaco
Goodrich
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IntHary
Muscatine, In
V.J. Morrissey
Monroe Station
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