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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1968

Page

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Muscatine Hosts Iowa Toastmasters Spring Conference

Muscatine will host the Iowa District 19 Toastmasters spring conference on May 18 at the Elks lodge, with several hundred members from Iowa and the Quad Cities attending the all day event. Area reps include Ben Hogan of Waterloo and Sam Zickefoose of Ames, both noted district contestants, plus local leaders from Muscatine and Des Moines area clubs. The day features a speech contest, a hi jinks luncheon, educational sessions, a governor’s banquet, and tours for accompanying ladies.

Toastmaster Club Iowa Quad-City Area Muscatine Elks Lodge Sinois Quad-Cities Towa Ben Hogan Waterloo Sam Zickefoose Ames David Hopley Des Moines Moline Chamion Max W. Churchill William Spieth Kent Laura Musser Vincent Graettinger Presiident John Rex Irving Diehl Lyle Ernst Ken Hetzier Don Plait

Films on Dangers Of Drugs Available

Two educational films on LSD and marijuana are now available in Iowa for showings to high school classes and community groups. Copies are provided free through Iowa Pharmacists Association members, with interviews from users and non-users and narration by Sonny Bono.

Iowa The Iowa Pharmaceutical Association Ipha Sonny Bono Sonny & Cher

Merchants Exhibit Opens at National Guard Armory

Muscatine's Merchants Exhibit and Recreation Show opens Friday at the National Guard Armory with 30 booths displaying new products and camping gear and an outside display of mobile homes. It runs today until 9 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 6 p.m. Attendees register for major prizes bonds of 100 50 and 28 dollars, with additional prizes from several merchants. Sponsored by the Muscatine Jaycees, the event is free to the public.

Muscatines National Guard The Muscatine Jaycees

Fiorello! delight shines in Village Players Muscatine wasabi

Friday night first run by Village Players of Muscatine High School drew strong audience response. Cast teamwork and solid performances by Vicki Philpott Judy Mull Tom Lehnert Ben Marino and Joe Veerhusen sustained lively pacing amid stagecraft and musical numbers in this Fiorello!

Jerry Russell Village Players of Muscatine High School New York Fiorello H. LaGuardia Joe Veerhusen Fior Judy Mull Marie Tom Lehnert Morris Fiorello People Ben Marino Thom Lawrence Republican HQ Lawrerine

Cycle Rider Is Recovering From Injury

Richard Allen Norris age 24 from 1832 New Hampshire street is recovering at home from a left leg injury and minor cuts after a motorcycle crash on Bond street at 9 07 p m Friday. Sissel aged 70 of 1512 Hershey Ave was turning northeast on Liberty street when the collision occurred. Damages affected the Sissel car right rear door and the motorcycle left side according to Muscatine police.

Richard Allen Norris New Hampshire Street Muscatine General Hospital Norris Bond Street Herman Lane Sissel Hershey Ave Muscatine Sissel Liberty Street

Alpha Forum Meets Monday at Phyllis Hoge’s home

The Alpha Forum will meet Monday evening at Phyllis Hoge’s home with Evie Maar as co host. Virginia Dietz will present the program. Roll call will be the house hold product like. Muscatine Journal.

Alpha Forum Phyllis Hogeat Evie Maar Virginia Dietz

Senior Citizens To Meet Monday

The Senior Citizens will meet Monday at 1 30 p.m. at the Union Hall for a business meeting and to drape the charter for Mary Faith Hart. Games will be played and each member should bring an edible prize. All members are urged to attend and bring a friend.

Union Hall Mary Faith Hart

Co-ops Join Iowa Electric In Atomic Power Planning

Cedar Rapids officials announce a signing of a Statement of Intent making Towa Electric Light and Power, Central Iowa Power Cooperative, and Corn Belt Power Cooperative joint participants in the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo. Ownership shares are 8, 10, and 10 percent respectively, expanding access to nuclear power for rural Iowa and 285,000 customers across 70 eastern and central counties.

Cedar Rapids Towa Electric Light and Power Company Central Iowa Power Cooperative Com Belt Power Cooperative Towa Electric Duane Arnold Palo Town Electric CIPCO W. E. Adams Com Bell Richard Buckner Duane Arnold Energy Center Corn Belt Marion Hembokut Towa

Veterans Office Open Wednesday in Davenport

The temporary Veterans Administration Contact Office at the Scott County Courthouse Davenport will be open on Wednesday May 15 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. C R Fikers will provide personal assistance to veterans dependents and beneficiaries at the office.

Veterans Veterans Administration Scott County Court House Davenport C. R. Fikers

Miss Carol Bunn Burned In Iowa City Oven Explosion

Carol Lea Bunn daughter of Mr and Mrs Norman Bunn of Muscatine is a patient at University hospital Iowa City with burns on hands and face from a gas oven explosion in a trailer home. She is in Ward C 52 Univers ity hospital Iowa City.

Carol Lea Bunn Norman Bunn Muscatine University Hospital Iowa City Miss Bunn Universiity Hospital

Man Facing AWOL Charge in Muscatine

A Marine listed as absent without leave since November 1966 was turned over to the military in Muscatine Friday. Pvt Walter Lee Williams was arrested days earlier on an assault and battery charge after officers recognized him from a military poster. he had been working at local plants. Miss Lynn Truitt Honored at Shower in YWCA event with 25 guests. she will wed La Moyne Jacobs Jr. June 1.

Muscatine Walter Lee Williams Marine Corps Williams Lynn Truitt Kathryn Knouse Barbara Hailer YWCA Phylena Bryant Pat Roles Margaret Wenger Dee Liebbe Judy Knouse Sharon McDaniel Axel Mary Bertram Miss Truitt La‘Moyne Jacobs, Jr

Subscription Rates for Muscatine Area Newspapers

Delivered daily by carrier in City of Muscae tine, $2.00 per month in advance. Delivered daily by carrier other than Muscatine, forty cents a week. Daily one year by mail within fifty miles of Muscatine, 9.15.00. Daily one year by mail in towns where carrier service is available, 13.08. Daily one year by mail over tiy miles from Muscatine, $20.00. All mail subscriptions payable ad vance. Office hours a.m. to & Pp. BL daily, Saturday & a.m. to NOGN, Special delivery service for papers which missee] [cs maintained until :38 p.m. daily aid antl 408 p.m. on Saturdays. Dial 263-7341.

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