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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1966
Page
3
Mrs. L. M. Bolton recalls a morning ranch ride near Pie Town New Mexico. She describes quiet and silence the wind in pines and birdsong and the allure of tracks in snow or mud. Reading tracks becomes a long story for the observant observer.
The Esther Missionary Fellowship of Lincoln Blvd Baptist met Thursday at 7:30 p.m. President Margarita Eggenburg led and devotions focused on daily Bible study. A mother and daughter tea is planned for May 28 with various committees named and duties listed.
NAIDA CHRISTIAN reports new neighbors arriving in Muscatine from Lawrence Kansas Osceola Iowa and Westside Town. The Labodes Bude and Evelyn and Madupe Labode reside at 119% Eighth Street with Labode a Stanley Engineering mechanical engineer and Evelyn a college language instructor. The Fenns James and Kay moved from Osceola with James training as draftsman at Stanley Engineering and the Fenns attend First Methodist Church. The Solars Bart and Wanda Saylor arrived from Westside Town at 42 2220 Wallace Street with Bart a Woolworths manager trainee and the Saylors active Presbyterians.
YWCA calendar lists Hi-Tri slumber party Amicae Springtime Formal and daily activities for March 2026. The schedule includes play school swim team practices dance lessons bridge classes teen plunge and private parties across weekdays and weekend events featuring YWCA groups and members.
Community clubs and lodges in Muscatine announce meetings and events for the week. Rotary will exhibit color slides. Toastmasters din ner at 5 30 p m with Ralph Cullen toastmaster and Russ Buchanan topicmaster. Elk lodge officers to be elected Monday. Kiwanis host official visit Tuesday with Arthur Quaife speaking. Y s Men 6 30 p m Tuesday. farm business course talk Thursday at Muscatine Community College. hospital auxiliary luncheon at Masonic temple. Moose lodge meetings and dances planned Thursday Friday and Saturday at Elks club. Women of the Moose meet Thursday at Gay Carter home four members attended. next meeting April 21 with venue TBA.
The 37th annual Federated Clubs of Muscatine County convention met at Wilton Methodist Church. Mrs. Rex Hanft, county chairman, spoke and showed slides from Athens and other sites. Twenty West Liberty women attended, with delegates from three clubs and awards given for library service and Indian affairs. Officers were installed by Mrs. Logan Steen.
Members attended a pot luck dinner at Mrs. Wendell Hoopes home. Mrs. Don Scott opened with a Housecleaning poem and led recreational numbers. They discussed county meeting cherry pie contest Rural Women's Day and ticket sales by March 26. An April 22 24 foreign student weekend was announced.
The Mary Circle of the First Methodist church met at Esther Hahn's home with 17 members present. Mrs. William Mull led devotions from Matthew 28 1 10 and offered prayer. Mrs. Carol Bloom presented a program on Living In Such An Age and announced bandage rolling at the church March 30 at 1 30 p m. The nominating committee with Esther Hahn as chair and Irene Weber was appointed. Refreshments were served by C H Douthwaite and helpers. The April 21 meeting will be at Mrs Glen Bloom 301 Ash.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Oliver of Seattle Washington celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on March 29 they were married in Muscatine March 29 1906 and now reside in Seattle They have a daughter Mrs Robert Rapuzzi of Bellevue and two grandchildren Rick and Dellalee
Circle F of the First United Presbyterian church met at Mrs. T. A. Williams home with seven members. Mrs. E. W. Boynton led the Bible study and Miss Mayme Koetting led the business meeting. The next meeting is set for April 2 at Mrs. E. W. Boynton’s home. Elmer and Mrs. Newton observe their 29th wedding anniversary on Sunday. married March 20, 1937 in Muscatine, they have eleven children and seven grandchildren.
Mrs. James L. Duffield chaired a Circle 6 meeting at her home on January 30 with Miss Helene Armstrong presiding. Mrs. Leslie Simpson led the Jonah Bible study, and plans were announced for the April 7 UPW program at the church by guest missionaries. The next gathering is set for April 21 at Mrs. Leslie Simpson's home.
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