Women Group 1 Meets at Parish House and Plans Events
Zion Lutheran Church Women gathered Thursday at the parish house. They sang for Mrs. Margaret Freese on her birthday month and heard a Bible study by Pastor John Quam on The God Who Acts. Reports covered spring conference in Iowa City, 13 Group 1 members attended, and 30 shut-in visits in April. Plans include Viet Nam relief layettes, a May 15 family night, a May 23 mother-daughter banquet at Hotel Muscatine, with reservations due May 18, and June 26 Lutheran Homes festival with pies and cakes. Hostesses were Mrs. L. A. Stumme and Mrs. Charles Gauler. Grandview church schedule lists services, youth meetings, choir, Bible study, and board meeting. Five day forecast notes mild to warm trend with normal highs.
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Zion Lutheran Church
Margaret Freese
John Quam
God
Mary Suchsland
Carl F. Freese
Iowa City
Viet Nam
Lutheran World Relief
Bhanquel
Hotel Muscatine
Lutheran Homes
L. 4. Stumme
Charles Gauler
Everett Wedding to Feature Leta Lenz and James Mc Cabe
Capt and Mrs Karl Everett Jr with Dianna and Chris of Glen Burnie Md visit. They will participate in the wedding of Mrs Everett's younger sister Leta Lenz to James E Mc Cabe on Saturday May 7 in Glen Burnie Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Karl Everett, Jr
Dianna
Chris
Glen Bernie
Hew
Samoan Girls Entertain the Legion Auxiliary Meeting
Neemia Leau and Helen Schirmer from Muscatine High entertained at the American Legion Auxiliary meeting in Muscatine. Guests from West Liberty Wilton and Lone Tree attended. Poppy Day plans and officer elections were announced with a May 17 prep meeting and May 27 28 Poppy days. A public chicken noodle supper is set for May 19 at 4 30 p.m. Tickets available from legion or auxiliary members or at the door. Ruth Dye won the birthday drawing. The next meeting, June 2, will include officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neemia Leau
Helen Schirmer
Muscatine High
Edward H. Bitter
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Harriet Miller
West Liberty
Wilton
Lone Tree
Margaret VanAtta
Harry Cline
Jan Torrance
Muscatine County
Mary Faith Hart
Fletcher
Auxiliary
Muscatine
Legion
Legion and Auxiliary
Ruth Dye
Church Union Drive Readies Open Letter to Members
Dallas AP The Consultation on Church Union reports progress after its fifth annual meeting with near unanimous support for uniting eight major Protestant bodies. An open letter to over 24 million members explains unity, while a detailed plan and organizational structure await future work and denominational approvals over at least five years. Denominations include Episcopalians Methodists United Presbyterians Southern Presbyterians Christians Disciples Evangelical United Brethren AME and United Church members.
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Dallas
Tex
Consultation On Church Union
COCU
Episcopalians
Methodists
United Presbyterians
Southern Presbyterians
Christians
Disciples
Evangelical United Brethren
African Methodist Episcopal
United Church
Congregationalists
Weather map forecast for Gulf to Atlantic coast
Occasional rain showers and thunderstorms forecast tonight from the western Gulf through Florida. Scattered showers in the Great Basin and desert southwest. Cooler in the upper Great Basin and northern plains to the Atlantic coast. Warmer in portions of the central and southern plains.
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Gulf Area
Florida
Great Basin
Desert
Upper
Northern Plains
Atlantic Coast
Central
Southern Plains
Xi Beta Tau Installs New Officers
Xi Beta Tau Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority installed new officers at a Thursday meeting at Mary Pita Holtz home. Gerry Dunker became president, LaVerne Bealiy retired after a thank you speech. A Mothers Breakfast on May 1 honored 28 members and guests Helen O Leary and Doris Kochneff for 25 years. O Leary is a charter member. A backyard sale at LaVerne Beatty 307 W Pulliam was announced for May 2 and Dunker led a program on Lutheran religion. next meeting at Joyce Oberhaus home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xi Beta Tau
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Mary Pita Holtz
Gerry Dunker
LaVerne Bealiy
Helen O'Leary
Doris Kochneff
Beta Sigma Phi
LaVerne Beatty
W. Pulliam
Beta Sigma Phi Chapter Elects New Officers and Queen
The Beta Kappa Chapter meets Thursday evening with new officers taking duties. Connie Lamp named 1967 Valentine Queen. Future meetings set to start at 7:80 p.m. Duane Keough spoke on poetry. Next meeting will be social with date and place to be announced. Arnold Ward and his children mushroomed Thursday finding mushrooms, one grew through a pop bottle top. mushrooms and poison ivy found.
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Arnold Ward
Culver
Lori
Tom
Mark
Wapello Girl To Tour Europe
Alana Poage of Wapello will join a 40 student group from across the United States on a School Chorus of America tour of Europe this summer. The tour runs June 25 to July 25 with concerts in nine countries including England France Germany and Austria. Poage is a senior at St Marys Academy in Nauvoo Il.
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Wapello
Alana Poage
Mary Virginia Poage
Allen Poage
Muscatine
School Chorus of America
Europe
European
England
France
Germany
Thay
Austria
Holland
Switzerland
Belgium
Luxemburg
Edward T. Harn
United States
Alana
St. Mary’s Academy
Nauvoo
Til
Mary Beth Kapp
St Louis
Christene Sorenson
Billings
Mont
Peoria
County Mental Health Group Plans Meetings
Muscatine County Mental Health Association schedules three meetings in May. On Monday May 9 at Central Junior High in Muscatine Rev Harvid Butz state AMH president speaks at 7 p.m. On Wednesday May 11 at West Liberty grade school gym 8 p.m. George Castore of Mt Pleasant mental institute speaks. On Thursday May 12 at Wilton high school cafeteria 7 p.m. Rt Rev Msgr Gantion of Loras College in Dubuque speaks. Public invited to attend any or all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Msgr. Gantion of
Loras College
Dubuque
4-H Club News Highlights Several Meetings
Numerous 4-H club meetings across Sweetland and Montpelier featured pledges, demonstrations, and projects. Nancy Kemp led the pledge, Linda Murdock presented a nutritious milk drinks talk, and Debbie Wagoner was elected alternate for State 4-H camp. Sweetland clubs shifted start times, planned July achievement day, and showcased yeast growth, centerpieces, and restaurant etiquette through a series of talks and demonstrations by members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucky Clovers 4-H Club
Oakland
Jackie Forbes
Nancy Kemp
Janice Forbes
Dee Ann Yocum Askit
Dawn Hesseltine
Debbie Wagoner
Montpelier Merry Makers
Kathy Harper
Wayne Kraft
Joni Kraft
Jeraldins Marxen
Jeanette Marxen
Randi Zinger
Marilyn Rinnert
Tamara Zinger
Linda
Jon
Kray
City plans to meet rising water demand in Muscatine
Engineering studies presented to the Muscatine Water Department board by John Thomas and Kenneth Bright of Stanley Engineering forecast peak daily water use could reach 20 million gallons by 1985 from current about 11 million gallons. Proposals include new Mississippi river field, expansion of Sampson Street well field, and river intake with cost comparisons favoring the river site. Land for the field near the Mississippi has been acquired, and two new wells would be needed to meet 1966 peak demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Muscatine Water Department
John Thomas
Kenneth Bright
Stanley Engineering Co
Thomas
Mississippi River
Sampson Street
Agriculture Outlook Best in Years
In Des Moines AP reports Thomas A. Maxwell of Omaha said farm land demand is brisk and agriculture outlooks are the best in years. He spoke at a two day Federal Land Bank Association conference noting high livestock and grain markets boost land purchases by farm and non farm operators. Further, water system projects are proposed including a $350000 bond issue for new wells and mains, with preliminary designs for a downstream field and linkages to the distribution system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Thomas A. Maxwell
Omaha
Federal Land Bank Association
Maxwell
Waterse
Phat
Walter
Bright
Maple Grove
Dormitory Bond Sale Scheduled
DES MOINES AP At 11 0 am next Wednesday the State Board of Regents will open bids on 2.2 million dollars in bonds to finance a 600 bed men's dormitory at Iowa State University. The sale, part of a series since 1963, is repaid from dorm revenue. The last bond is due 2005. Chicago firm Paul D Speer Associates, the board's consultant, cautioned that the current market is jittery and rates may be higher than past issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
State Board of Regents
Iowa State University
ISU
Paul D.speer & Associates Inc
Chicago
Board of Regents Dormitory
Challenge in Alabama vote disputed in Dallas County
The Justice Department alleges nearly 1700 Negro voters were improperly disqualified in Dallas County Democratic primary to favor Sheriff James G. Clark. The suit seeks to overturn the county committee’s action and to declare Wilson Baker the winner, potentially avoiding a May runoff.
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Selma
Ala
Justice Department
James G. Clark
Dallas
U.S. District Court
Mobile
Clark
Wilson Baker
Baker
Democratic Election Committee
Area Cub Scout Leaders Attend Roundtable Event
More than 35 Cub Scout leaders from Muscatine Durant and West Liberty gathered in West Liberty for the May Cub leaders Roundtable. Cochairmen were Dave Coffman and Father J. J. Fath of Pack 141. The meeting highlighted Jungle Tales with costumes and dances. The Crossing the Bridge ceremony was demonstrated by Dr. James Durlacher and Fred Barnhill. Webbs weekends at Camp Minnesota were announced for June 25 26 and July 9 10 9. An open invitation welcomed any 10 year old Cub and his father to attend with canoeing rowing swimming rifle archery and skeet ranges. Weekend cost is 4 dollars per father and son.
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Muscatine
Durant
West Liberty
Cochairman
Dave Coffman
J. J. Fath
James Durlacher
Fred Barnhill
Webbs
Camp
Minnesota
Cubl
Father’s custody fight over Margaret Ann continues
In a habeas corpus trial Judge Sutton reviews Garvin’s background from his farming start on the Atalissa farm to marriages and moves across Illinois Indiana and Chicago. The court notes he has not provided a stable home for his children since 1962 and contemplates a future home on the Schafnit farm for his three daughters and two sons. Trial spanned April 11 and 12 with wide witness testimony from both sides.
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Margaret Ann
Schafnit
Wilma Schafnit
Atalissa
Garvin
Donna Jean Schmelzer
Chicago
Leeches
Margaret Arm
Sutton
Margaret Ann Garvin
Anti Poverty Suggestions For Various Poverty Groups
The author outlines distinct remedies for underpaid workers, unemployed lacking skills, unmarried mothers, the retarded and handicapped, those addicted to alcohol and drugs, and the able but unwilling. Proposes minimum wage expansion, employer training, day care via churches, specialized services, rescue missions, a Civilian Work Corps, and church-supported community efforts without direct tax funding. The piece urges personal responsibility and mobilizing resources to address poverty.
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Goodwill Industries
Draft Will Take 26,500 in July
The Defense Department says 26,500 men will be inducted in July, all into the Army. The July quota is 11,500 above June and about 8,000 below May, with the Navy Marine Corps and Air Force not drawing draftees for July.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Derby site set for Soap Box race on East Second Street
Muscatine Jaycees won alderman approval to use East Second Street from Parmalet to Mulberry for a Soap Box derby on Sunday July 10. The street will close to traffic except for contenders and officials from 10 a.m. to 3 40 p.m. that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Jaycees
East Second Street
Parmalet
Mulberry
Utility Trustees Award $425,000 Contracts Here
The Muscatine city utility board awarded total contracts of $425,000 for two unit substations and related items. Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Co. won the substation equipment bid at $383,574.06, to be sited at Feet Avenue and Latham streets. Herman Brown Co. of Cedar Rapids won a rubber-tired diesel tractor bid for $26,650. Badger Body and Truck Equipment Co. of Omaha bid $14,776.76 for an aerial bucket truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Herman Brown Co
Cedar Rapids
Badger Body and Truck Equipment Co
Qmaka
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