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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1968
Page
9
Iowa City AP Coach Ralph Miller turns 49 as the Hawkeyes seek an outright Big Ten championship by beating Michigan. A win secures the crown and a regional NCAA bid, while a loss could force a playoff with Ohio State. Michigan enters with recent wins to stay in contention.
Readable OCR lists league standings with team names such as Home-O-Nize and Hawk Motors, top individuals like Jack Siegh and Jack Burns, and high scores including 819 team game and 565 high series. Also shows standings for Central St. Bank and Muscatine groups, and notes on ladies and other leagues with top games reaching 254 and 647 series.
Boston Bruins defenseman Bobby Orr, age 19, plans to ask for a six figure salary next season becoming the youngest athlete to reach $100,000. Attorney Alan Eagleson cites Orrs value to the club, as Orr battles shoulder and knee injuries while posting 11 goals and 20 assists in 43 games.
Tim Taylor, an 18 year old freshman at Muscatine Community College, rolled a 736 series in the Classic Bowling league with game scores of 254, 299, and 243. The 233 game featured five strikes before a foul reduced the potential high total. Taylor formerly won the state junior college singles title, with a career high league series of 694 and a 705 open-bowling mark. His league average hovers around 194.
TORONTO AP Doctors say Boston Bruins rookie Ace Derek Sanderson suffered no optical damage after being struck in the left eye by a puck in the first period of a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. He was swollen shut and admitted to Toronto General Hospital. doctors expect release today and say it will be 10 days before he can skate.
AP reports Jack Nicklaus, 23rd on the money list with 6450, shot 146 at the Doral Open after a 74 second round. He trailed leader Gardner Dokinson by 10, saying he needed work after bogeys, while earlier in Phoenix he was cut after 36 holes. Also notes Ra dar pointer wins 1968 National Shooting Dog Championship with Smoke Pole runnerup.
Westmar of Iowa faces Valdosta State in a lower bracket NAIA tournament first round game at 7 p.m. Monday in Kansas City. Valdosta is the 4th seed. Westmar is unseeded as the event runs to March 16. Bemidji State, Lake Superior State reach NAIA hockey finals in St Paul after wins. Lake Superior seeks title against Bemidji in a fifth season meeting.
Schedule covers daily activities at the YMCA including Minnow and intermediate swim classes, physical fitness, run for your life cardio, Y swim team, scout troop meetings, Bible class, and junior leaders clubs. Highlights include father son swims and boy scout troop activities throughout the week.
Sunday Evening guests celebrated Leland Littler s 21st birthday at the home of Maurice and Litthel with family friends including P W Martin Monty Curry and Arthur Raub Oren Coram Audrey and Linda Coram. Funeral attendees for Ernest Gaul gathered at Tipton s First United Church of Christ. Philathea class meets Wednesday with devotions and An Irish Yarn as roll call. Open Door class hosts for Sunday. March meeting at Oren Coram home with Clifford Te Strake in charge.
The Wilton Business and Professional Women hold a meeting at 7 30 p m with Zella Abbott hosting and Colleen Detter and Mary MecQuillen assisting. Two junior high teachers Mr Ragona and Mrs Pollock demonstrate reading techniques and spelling instruction. The Mary Circle met in the church vestry with 14 members, devotions by Marilyn Daut, Bible study by Margaret Duffee, a Mizpah benediction, and the Jesson presented by Opal Gruemmer. The U P W of Wilton Presbyterian plans a March 14 meeting with Miss Joan Knight as guest speaker. C B M C swim sessions listed.
Russell Bell of Grandview, son of Mr and Mrs Paul R Bell, earned an eight semester tuition scholarship worth 1240 to the University of Northern Town in Cedar Falls for excelling at the Science Symposium in November 1967. He also won a 100 cash scholarship and is a senior at L M High School active in National Honor Society track band and yearbook photography. He studied earth science and meteorology with NSF at Iowa City last summer and plans to major in physics at UNI in fall 1968.
Pleasant Grove church members and friends are invited to a community potluck at 6 30 p m today in the Columbus Junction State bank activity rooms. The event urges members to bring guests and attendances.
Seventeen Columbus Community high school students were selected for the National Honor Society based on scholarship service leadership and character. Sophomores require a 3.0 average to be considered and probationary status applies. New senior members include Cheryl Garrett Sally McGinnis Steve Meeker and Rita Sellers. Junior and probationary sophomores named with present members listed include several seniors and juniors. A Veterans Administration office in the Scott County Courthouse Davenport Town will be open Wednesday March 13 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for veterans dependents and beneficiaries with C G Snook assisting.
Susanna Circle will meet Monday at 1 30 pm at the home of Mrs Carla Harris The lesson will be given by Mrs Marie Greene Members should bring articles for gift boxes WSCS Work Day Columbus City WSCS will meet Wednesday for a work day and noon potluck at the church Miss Mae Kemp to lead the lesson All women invited Past Matrons Columbus Past Matrons of the OES meet Monday at 7 pm at the lodge VFW Auxiliary Will meet Tuesday evening with Mrs Darlene Conaway
Wilton The annual banquet of the Wilton High School Alumni Association will be held May 18 at 6 30 p m at the high school cafeteria. The dinner will be served by Trinity United Church of Christ. Plans for the banquet and reunion were made at a recent meeting of the alumni executive committee. Pat Henderson Smith president of the alumni association announced the following committee assignments for the 1968 reunion: Nomination committee executive officers publicity Peggy Zimmerman Grunder and Marvel Ringgenberg program Vesta Wilkerson Murdock Paul Hain Elaine Grunder John Valet Jerry Grings Bill Lenker Pat Henderson Smith and Donis Jasperson Koppenhaver Decorations Florence Russell Supple Patty Tumey Sorgentry Mark Collier Jeannie Gust Saddler Marion Wacker Schmidt and Ruby Whitmer Kaufmann food Cleotis Gehris Clarence Duffee and
Joy community club met Wednesday night at the Joy Fire Station and approved plans for the 13th annual park barbecue in Joy Park on June 28 and 29. The Mod 4 all-girl band from Aledo will play at a teen dance on Friday. A queen contest for high school girls offers a $50 savings bond as first prize and a $25 bond for second. The Ted Long family of Aledo will perform Saturday afternoon.
Frances Kelley and others are named among members. The 1968 executive officers include Pat Henderson Smith as president Garold Ochiltree as first vice president Bill Lenker as second vice president Peggy Zimmerman Grunder as secretary Cleotis Gehris as executive secretary Marian Marolf as treasurer and Frances Kelley as historian.
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