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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1968

Page

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Fiorello Cast Named for Muscatine High School Show

The Village Players of Muscatine High School announce the cast for Fiorello! to be staged May 10 and 11 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Lead Fiorello is Joe Veerhusen with an extensive list of cast and chorus members including Judy Mull Marie Tom Lehnert Tim Stelzner and many others. Nancy French is student director and Bob Eichelberger stage manager.

Village Players Muscatine High School Joe Veerhusen Fiorello Judy Mull Marie Tom Lehnert Morris Tim Stelzner Neil Thom Lawrence Ben Marino Betty Cleffman Thea Martha Phillips Dora Bill Crews Dealer Bill Rueckert Carey Beatty Cliff Hart Jim Walters Jim Whitmore Nancy French Bob Eichelberger Judy Eubanks Barbara Allen

Insurance Talk Given For Rotary

Charles J Reed presented a noon Rotary program on Insurance is an Idea. He traced insurance to ancient Greece and noted Benjamin Franklin as America’s first agent. The talk highlighted insurance as essential to society and progress.

Charles J. Reed Davenport B.C America Benjamin Franklin I Insurance

Forest Park College Names New Athletics Chief Havemann

Ron Havemann, formerly of Muscatine, will become Director of Athletics and Chairman of Physical Education at Forest Park Community College in St. Louis effective Aug 14. He will supervise a $3 million gymnasium project, shape the new physical education curriculum for about 7000 students, direct the athletic program, and launch a comprehensive intramural system. Havemann is completing a doctoral degree at the University of Missouri and has coached at Muscatine and Keokuk Community College, with recent work at the University of Missouri. Forest Park, a growing campus in the St Louis Junior College District, expects nine new PE staff in 1969 and nine more in 1970 as enrollment nears 8000 by 1970.

Ron Havemann Muscatine Forest Park Community College St. Louis Havemann University of Missouri Muscatine High School Wartburg College Waverly Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls University of Iowa Wilton High School Keokuk Community College Department of Physical Education University of Missori

Sott Custards Add Elegant Dessert Touch

Sott custards bring a tasty elegance to dessert rosters. Serve atop ice cream, fruit, or cake for a refined finish.

Scoutorama honors Sixteen First Class Ribbon Winners

At Scoutorama held at Bruner Field in Muscatine on Saturday, Hoover District of Boy Scouts of America awarded Showman First Class ribbons to sixteen participant units. Units listed include Explorer Post No. 115 of Trinity Episcopal Church with "Keep America Clean," Explorer Post No. 127 of First Methodist Church, and Scout Troop No. 72 of Island, among others.

Bruner Field Muscatine Hoover District of Boy Scouts of America Trinity Episcopal Church America First Methodist Church Barbeque Island Grant School P.T.A Nichols Volunteer Fire Department

New Address For Schafer Opens Long List Of Scout Units

Mr. and Mrs. William P. Schafer announce their son Paul L. Schafer has entered the army on February 26 1968. His address is Pvt. Paul L. Schafer US 54929886 Fort Ord California and the page lists numerous Scout Troops Cub Packs and sponsor affiliations including First Methodist Church Jefferson School P T A Mt. Zion and Lincoln School P T A among others with related activities and accolades.

William P. Schafer Fulham Ave Paul Paul L. Schafer Ce “A C.S.T. E.D.E Fort Ord Calif Jackie A. Crull Bergen Lewis Bergen King Ave Armistead B. Smith, Jr Naval Service

Muscatine High names valedictorians and salutatorian

Steve Lawrence 18 son of Mr and Mrs Stanley Lawrence 1619 Mulberry graduates with a 3.82 GPA as salutatorian for the 1968 class. Alice Fishburn and Rex Gantenbein both 18 share valedictorian honors with a 4.0 GPA. Fishburn is daughter of John and Mrs Fishburn 716 Mulberry while Gantenbein is son of Earl and Mrs Gantenbein 1121 Orange Street.

Steve Lawrence Stanley Lawrence Mulberry Muscatine High School Alice Fishburn Rex Gantenbein Miss Fishburn Atty John Fishburn Rex Earl.Gantenbein Orange Street

Kiwanis hears plans for Muscatine Youth Center

Rex Gantenbein and Eric Wagner outline a one month experimental Youth Center starting July 1 in Muscatine. The site is sought and a supervising adult with student monitors will curb vandalism. The center aims at youths 7th grade to 19 with dances and activities. A public meeting at Central junior high is set for 7 pm tonight.

Muscatine Kiwanis Club Rex Gantenbein Eric Wagner Gantenbein MHS Wagner Central Junior High

Democrats Discuss Platform Goals at Muscatine Hearing

Three members of the First Congressional District Democratic platform committee met at the Muscatine Civic Center at 7 30 p m to discuss goals for the 1960 election The meeting featured W E Bert Leming Muscatine County Democratic chairman presenting a booklet with resolutions on national and state affairs to be sent to Des Moines before May 15 Local resolutions chair Althea Kos sives spoke on migrant programs noting federal funding and the need for state human rights legislation The local resolutions will be presented by Mrs Lemme James Resnick and Alan Vestal to the state convention for inclusion in the party platform.

Muscatine Civic Center W. E Bert” Leming Muscatine County Helen Lemme Iowa City James Resnick Davenport Alan Vestal Des Moines Hap” Holliday Alberta Kelly National Committee Leming Lemme Resnick Vestal

Muscatine Band Wins Division I in State Contest

Muscatine High School band earned two Division I ratings at the state concert band contest in Monticello. The group competed in Class AA against Assumption and other schools. Recognition night planned for May 28 will honor band members with a pot luck dinner in the high school cafeteria. Guest speaker will be Tom Davis, assistant band director at the University of Iowa.

Muscatine High School Monticello Assumption We Dasetert Clifton Williams Norman Delo Jala Patarty Hinds Tom Davis the University of Towa

Muscatine Grants 25 Building Permits in April

The Muscatine Building Department issued twenty five permits in April for seven new residences valued at 132,500 nine residential remodels at 8,250 eight new non residential structures at 132,200 and one non residential remodeling project at 200. Total estimated work amounts to 273,150.

Muscatine Building Department City of

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