YWCA Resumes Programs After Guard Occupancy Pause
The YWCA will restart all departments on Monday May 5 after a two week suspension due to National Guard building occupancy. Parlor rest rooms will reopen to the public. Pool and gym sessions resume with ongoing swimming lessons and a full weekly schedule including Ladies Day Out and various club activities.
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YWCA
National Guard
Mel Roewert
Geneva Golf Club
Roewert
Business and Industrial Girls’ Club
Martin
Zion Lutheran
Co-Workers For Christ
Sophomores Host Spring Party at St Marys Hall
Muscatine Catholic high school sophomores hosted the event with about 100 attendees. The evening featured square dancing, a humorous reading by Phi Steele Bud Byrne Mary Ann Weis and Robert Dickinson, plus pink yellow and green decorations and dance music on recordings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Catholic High School
St. Mary’s Hall
Phi Steele
Bud Byrne
Mary Ann Weis
Robert Dickinson
Mary Ann Reyelts Bride-elect Feted at Society Meeting
A shower for Miss Mary Ann Reyelts, a parish worker who would wed in June, followed Zion Lutheran Ladies Aid meeting at the parish hall. Thirty four members attended. She received two party gifts and won first prize in a contest. Lunch was served. May visitors committee was named and an all day sewing event planned for May 15 with dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Reyelts
Ladies Aid of Zion Lutheran Church
Miss Reyelts
Margaret Flake
Clara Axel
First Capitol Building in Williamsburg Lacked Chimneys
The first capitol building in Williamsburg Virginia was designed without any chimneys, a distinctive architectural choice noted in early colonial construction records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Williamsburg
First TV telecast of U S presidential inauguration
The inaugural ceremony of President Truman on January 20, 1949 marked the first network television broadcast of a U S presidential inauguration. Newscasts highlighted the new medium's reach as the nation watched the event from Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Truman
Library staff attends seventh district meeting in Burlington
Library staff from P. M. Musser and the Burlington Public Library plus Miss Opal Tanner participate in the seventh district library meeting in Burlington. Sessions cover book buying techniques public relations intellectual freedom and youth collection keeping young adults engaged with speakers from Ottumwa Bloomfield Parsons College and Des Moines. Attendees include Germaine Krettek state ILA president and Mary Alice Hoopes from the local staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. Musser Library
Opal Tanner
Burlington
Fred Crormwell
Burlington Library Board
Germaine Krettek
State Library Assn
May Belle Ditch
Ottumwa
Florence Botts
Bloomfield
A. Coleman
Fort Madison Boar of Trustees
John Harvey
Parsons College Library
Faifield
Opal ‘Lanner
Iowa Library Assn
Iowa O. A. L
Jean Humphrey
Sybil Ann Hanna
Nancy Davis
Mary Alice Hoopes
Social Glances and Club Meetings
Worthy High Priestess club meets at 7 45 Tuesday evening at Mrs. Eichenauer 410 Fairview avenue. Sigma Alpha class party at 7 30 Monday evening at Mrs. Martin 611 East Ninth street. Royal Neighbor Sunshine club meets Tuesday at the Union hall with potluck at noon and games at 1 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Past Worthy High Priestess Club
Fred Eichenauer
Fairview Avenue
Sigma Alpha
First Methodist Church
L. F. Martin
East Ninth Street
Royal Neighbor Sunshine Club
Union Hall
Pythian Sisters Schedule Meeting at Redman Hall
A meeting of the Pythian Sisters is scheduled for 8 o'clock Tuesday evening at the Redman hall. The refreshment committee includes Inez Lange as chairwoman, Ruth Dye, Helen Fisher, Gertrude Rieke, Nellie Meinke and Rajean Wingerter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian Sisters
Redman Hall
Inez Lange
Ruth Dye
Helen Fisher
Gertrude Rieke
Nellie Meinke
Rajean Wingerter
First Presbyterian Tri-class Meeting Cancelled
The Tri-class meeting of First Presbyterian church planned for Monday evening May 5 is cancelled. Lady Moose bowlers planning to attend the banquet Thursday night should phone Myrtle Lewis at 1916 by 6 p.m. Tuesday to reserve. Substitutes may attend by reserving and paying for their meal.
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First Presbyterian Church
Lady Moose
Myrtle Lewis
Planned Events Highlight Women’s Guild Meeting
The Evangelical and Reformed church Women’s guild met Thursday in the church parlors and laid out plans for the spring meeting on May 6 in Monticello. Delegates Wendell Day and Harry Davis were named, with May 13 silver tea from 3 to 4 pm chaired by Lyle Krueger and William Weiss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Guild
The
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Women’s Guilds
Monticello
Wendell Day
Harry Davis
Lyle Krueger
William Weiss
Spiritual Life Department
Christian Citizenship Committee
Lillian Whitmer
Rank Work Held By Pythian Lodge in Wyoming
Members of Wyoming lodge 76 Knights of Pythias performed second rank work at their weekly meeting Friday night. An announcement states third rank work will be held at the next meeting two weeks from Friday May 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Lodge 76
Knights of Pythias
Committee to Plan Program Is Selected
The Mesdames Charlotte Worst Mildred Messenger and Ivy Will hite were named on the program committee of the Ethics club for the coming year at a meeting Friday evening at Florence Hahn’s home. Miss Louisa Jericho reviewed This American People by Gerald W. Johnson. A country supper is planned for May 16 at Mrs. Harry Hahn’s home with committees led by Mrs. Carl Braun and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Worst
Mildred Messenger
Ivy Willhite
Ethics Club
Florence Hahn
West Third Street
Louisa Jericho
Gerald W. Johnson
Alexander Hamilton
U. S
Harry Hahn
Mulberry Avenue
Carl Braun
Helen Howe
C. P. Phillips
Ethel Fulham
Glyde Beach
Eisenhower Speech to Be Shown on Television
General Eisenhower returns from Europe and will deliver a televised speech carried by New York networks. The broadcast marks his first television address since the European campaign.
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Eisenhower
New York
Europe
16 Schools Represented At Wapello Music Contest
About 1,000 music pupils from 16 schools gathered in Wapello for the State Music Contest for large groups. Bands and vocal groups competed for honors with judges from Graceland college, Western Illinois college, Cedar Rapids, Galesburg high school, Alton, and Fairfield. Lunch was provided by the Wapello Music Boosters. Arlowyn Loghry and Daryl Sander served as hosts.
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Wapello
William Graves
Graceland College
Lamoni
Dorothea Blvler
Western Illinois College
McComb
John Hutchins
Cedar Rapids
Edwin Lantz
Galesburg High School
Ray Murfin
Alton
Lloyd Ruby
Fairfield
Music Boosters Club of
Arlowyn Loghry
Daryl Sander
First Annual Corn Planter School Draws Farmers
About 120 farmers attended the first annual corn planter school run by Shepard Farm Supply Co. over two sessions. John Verink led sessions on four and two row planters covering care operation maintenance and adjustment of tractors and planters.
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Shepard Farm Supply Co
John Verink
NBC Network Link Planned From Abilene to Omaha
NBC said Abilene Kansas will connect via NBC mobile unit to Omaha since Abilene is not on the network circuit. The broadcast is scheduled for June 4 at 6 p m central time to relay the program to viewers in the area.
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Nbc-Tv
Abilene
Kas
NBC
Omaha
Wilton churches plan Sunday worship across several parishes
Wilton area churches announce Sunday services led by pastors including Rev. Hugh P. Roberts and Rev. B. H. Finch. Programs cover Sunday school times, morning worship, and sermon themes. Grace and Zion churches schedule events and reports from delegates, with Family week activities noted at Grace church.
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Presbyterian Church
Hugh P. Roberts
Methodist Church
B. H. Finch
Wapello Junior High Class Tours Burlington
A Mrs Mayme Hayes led 23 students on a Thursday trip to Burlington visiting the airport Hawkeye Gazette office and enjoying a sack lunch at Crapo park. Also reports furloughs engagements retirements and resignations in the community.
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Wapello
Mayme Hayes
Burlington
Hawkeye
Gene Patrick
Okinawa
Charles James
Earl Devore
Mollie Denham
Darrel O’banion
Princeton
Mel Shanda
Greene County
Jefferson
Louisa County
Home State Bank
Shanda
Iowa State College
Moscow Sunday School to Meet
Moscow Methodist Sunday school will convene at 10 a m Sunday announced by George McCoy superintendent. Recent social visits include Mr and Mrs Earl Wood Tipton and Mr and Mrs Andy Spolital Andalusia.
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Moscow
Methodist
George McCoy
Earl Wood
Tipton
Selma McCoy
May Walker
Myrtle Burr
Andy Spolital
Copenhaven
Andalusia
Ray Morgan
Charles Rosenberger
Muscatine
Frank Morgan
Waterloo
Walter Harrison
Pete Babcock
Charles Babcock
Wilton Township
Robert Nicolaus
Sherrie
Cedar River
Wilton
Barbara Pilcher
Davenport
Lauren Hayes
George
Pleasant Valley
Delegates Named To Attend State Dental Conve
Dr. John Trevarthen and Dr. J. D. McPike will represent Muscatine dentists as delegates at the 90th annual Iowa State Dental Society meeting May 4 through 7 at Hotel Fort Des Moines in Des Moines. Other local dentists planning to attend include Drs. L. J. Donahue F. W. Englund E. E. Goss H. G. Johnson W. G. Lease J. L. Pearlman J. M. Woodhouse and John Potter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Trevarthen
J. D. McPike
Muscatine
Iowa State Dental Society
Hotel Fort Des Moines
Des Moines
L. J. Donahue
F. W. Englund
E. E. Goss
H. G. Johnson
W. G. Lease
J. L. Pearlman
J. M. Woodhouse
John Potter
Funeral rites scheduled for John Tripmacker
John Tripmacker of 205 Rose lawn avenue died by hanging in a barn near his home in South Muscatine around 7 a.m. today. Dr. William Catalona, county coroner, said no inquest will be held. He was born October 22, 1881 in Neulander Moor Germany and came to the United States in 1906. He married Katrina Biermann the same year and was a member of Zion Lutheran church. Surviving are his wife, a son Albert Tripmacker, a sister Mrs Claus Hammann, and one grandchild. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Monday at Riley Funeral Home, with Rev Hartwig Harms officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery.
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John Tripmacker
Roselawn Avenue
South Muscatine
Tripmacker
William Catalona
Muscatine
Tripmacher
Neulander Moor
Germany
United States
Katrina
Tina” Biermann
Zion Lutheran Church
Albert Tripmacker
Claus Hammann
Riley Funeral Home
Hartwig Harms
Greenwood Cemetery
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