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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1964

Page

8

Weather map brief shows scattered showers and cooler temps

National weather picture reports scattered showers and thundershowers tonight across the Upper Great Lakes and northern Plains to the Pacific Northwest, with rain and snow in the northern and central Rockies. Clear to partly cloudy elsewhere. cooler from the Pacific coast to the southern Plains and northern Atlantic coast states.

Upper Great Lakes Northern Plains Southern Plains Pacific Northwest Rockies Pacific Coast Plateau Atlantic AP Photafox

Conesville Votes DST On First Postwar Observance

The Conesville Town Council unanimously approved Daylight Saving Time starting Sunday morning and ending September 6 at 1 00 PM. This marks Conesville's first DST use since World War II. Other actions included paying bills while presiding pro tem Harry Abbott stood in for Mayor Isaac Abbott. Council members are William Wick Don Houseal John MacEachern and Clifford Crafton.

Conesville Harry Abbott Isaac Abbott William Wick Don Houseal John MacEachern Clifford Crafton Conesville Methodist Church Elton Allen Gerald Allen Lee Dinvner Cleo Lowry Keosauqua Towa Alden Maxwell Bill Stewart Blairsburg Iowa Louie Ash Teresa Davenport Freeman Estle Hazel Thomas Burlington Kenneth Smith Danville Sammy Smith Columbus Junction Edea Williams Gordon Hamkins Kimberly Iowa City

Toastmasters Meeting Highlights At Civic Center

Toastmasters held a gathering at the Civic Center with Jim Ka winning the prepared award for Meaningful calous. Ralph Cullen delivered an impromptu talk on Militant civil rights demonstrations while Larry Douglas won the topic speaker award for City, ordinances must not conflict with the constitution.

Jim Ka Toastmasters Club Civic Center Ralph Cullen O Larry Douglas William Spieth Mus Paul Sweitzer Mississippi Drive Roger Johnson John Talbot Richard Parish Gil Dietz Max Churchill Gary ‘Duncan C. E. Gillespie Jerry Stark James Christensen Gram Marian Robert Pape Gordon Rogers Weed Park

Edith Marshall Moves to Ames and Local Club Events

In Columbus Junction Mrs. Edith Marshall moved to her new Ames home on Monday. Her daughter Mrs. Lea Thomas from Ames visited for the weekend. The Half Hour Club meets at Mrs. Gale Tschantz’s home on Tuesday May 12 for a moon pot luck luncheon. Chapter By TT gathers May 14 at Joyce Greene’s with Marian Cecil assisting. Founders Day is observed with Frances Moore hosting the Old Clifton Club on May 14. Neva Podaril and Alice Worley host. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Vitroubek of Sigourney visited relatives here Sunday.

Columbus Junction Edith Marshall Ames Lea Thomas Joyce Greene Marian Cecil Frances’ Moore Old Clifton Club Neva Podaril Alice Worley Vitroubek Sigourney

Wheat Signup Underway For 1964 Voluntary Program

The ASCS County Office announces the 1964 voluntary wheat program signup runs through May 5. Participating farmers receive diversion payments, marketing certificates, and price support loans, with payments based on county loan rate and farm yield. Contact the ASCS County Office to finalize plans before the May 15 signup deadline.

ASCS Harold Vandandi Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee Markeling Ceetificates van Zandlt

Joint Farm Bureau Women Session Held at Wilton City Hall

About 60 people from Wilton and Moscow Township Farm Bureaus attended a joint meeting in Wilton City Hall Friday evening. Mrs Ireneary led the program with a film Children Are People and a Family Life talk, followed by discussion and group singing. Larry Thede spoke on Farm Bureau resolutions and a planned Chicago trip, with a potluck lunch served.

Wilton Moscow Township Ireneary County Home Economics Moscow Newton Lang Shirley Janet Jimmie Ayres Vearl Ayres Larry 'Thede County Farm Bureau Farm Bureau Chicago

Storage Fence Plans Turn Yard Into Private Outdoor Room

A design concept proposes placing a privacy fence close to the street to gain rear garden space and create an intimate patio area. It features a board on board fence with rough sawn Douglas fir, built in a storage unit along a carport, niches for shrubs, tiled decking or paving, and a built in barbecue area to forge an outdoor dining space.

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Planning a Family Vacation Home That Fits Your Budget

Vivian Brown advises women to plan a vacation retreat aligned with the family’s interests and budget rather than chasing luxury. She warns against overbuying for appearance, stresses suitability for children and adolescents, and suggests renting first to gauge fit before purchasing.

Readers oppose the asking price in real estate ads

Readers respond strongly to the phrase asking price in house ads. Most condemn it as a gimmick or barrier to bargaining, while a few defend it as a bargaining base or incentive. Names include Paul R Hevdt C W Young Fred Signoraci William Mann Frank H Jones Everett Roverson Jr R Witte L Gold Charles B Smith.

Paul R Hevdt Fred Signoracci William Mann Frank H. Jones Jones Everett M. Roverson Jr R. ©. Witte L. Gold Charles B. Smith Smith

Wilton Youths Win Music Camp Scholarships and Awards

About 200 people attended the first Music Awards banquet in Wilton sponsored by the Music Boosters. Scholarships to a two week Iowa City summer camp in instrumental music went to Shirley Ayres and Mike Heinrich. Vocal awards went to Becky Norton and Dennis Valet.

Mike Heinrich Shirley Ayres Jim Jansen Music Bagstershops

West Branch Lions Hear Rep Stanley on open votes

State Representative David Stanley Republican Muscatine told the West Branch Lions Club they are winning the battle against secret government in the Iowa legislature. He said the reapportionment law will end secret voting in committees and restore public access to how legislators vote in every committee. Stanley seeks the Cedar Muscatine state senate seat. He noted 1959 rules required committee voting exposure and praised their effectiveness.

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