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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1973
Page
6
A 1973 feature explains how high school students can earn money by sitting or sleeping in homes during vacations. Guidance counselors match seniors with families, outlining duties like feeding pets and watering plants. Tips cover references, safety, and writing clear instructions for caretakers.
Westmer Junior High and High School orchestras join forces for an all day concert Sunday May 13 at 2 p.m. in the high school gym. Junior high bands perform a mixed program with soloists Rhea Harvey and Dianna MacMahon. High school jazz band features Something for Shelly and Another Shade of Blue. Concert band pieces include Coat of Arms and Overture in B Flat under directors Steven D. Lasher and John F. Gille.
West Liberty Board of Education hired Lewis A Morrison as principal of West Elementary and Nichols Elementary. Morrison, a West Liberty native, holds a BA from Iowa 1960 and MA 1962, with graduate work at Valparaiso and Indiana University, and starts Aug 1. Norman Mitts of Albia was hired as eighth grade science teacher and head girls basketball coach.
Andy Lang offers a house exterior inspection guide listing common fixes. Steps include caulking gaps around doors and windows, patching cracks in concrete, resetting sunken flagstones, replacing deteriorating mortar, clearing gutters, tightening brackets, cleaning window wells, and inspecting ladders and flashing. The piece promotes Lang's handbook available for $1 by mail.
Mrs Cora McDowell reported plans for a TriCentennial service at the June 25 Night Circle gathering. Hostesses were Mrs Ima Bullemer Mrs Elda Matthews and Mrs Dorothy Taylor. Mrs Hilda Kemper read the 23rd Psalm and noted unit meetings replacing general meetings. The Christian Missions school will be in Mt Pleasant June 25 to 29.
Multiple warranty and special warranty deeds recorded transferring parcels in Muscatine city and surrounding sections. Transfers include Bernell Bower to Rodney and Metilda Yocom. Aronson, Maurer, and Simmons to George and Roberta Bowie. Eva King and others to Muscatine Savings and Loan. Hake to Maurice Lofgren. Hart Meiresonne to Rene and Catherine Meiresonne. and Schmelzer and Clark to Harold and Winnifred Richardson.
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