Atalissa Seniors Essex Burns Lead Class of Graduates
Duane Essex valedictorian with a 3.89 average and Lois Burns salutatorian with 3.73 led 10 Atalissa High School graduates at Wednesday commencement. Other graduates include Duane Devore Dick Garvin Dwain Hopker Guy Hinkhouse Bill McKillip Bob Reiland Diane Sharpless and Joe Simon. Speaker Joe E. Moore Des Moines urged graduates. Ray Deppne presided as board president. Reverend Gordon Smith gave the invocation. Music featured Martha Ridenour and the high school glee club. Eighth month diploma recipients listed.
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Atalissa
Duane Essex
Lois Burns
Atalissa High School
Essex
Clyde Essex
Miss Burns
L. E. Burns
Duane Devore
Dick Garvin
Dwain Hopker
Glee Club
Moade
Harold Coyner
Gene Garvin
Jim Gerdts
Mary Goodale
Carol Stewart
Janice Morrison
Lary Whisler
Private Funeral Rites Set For Elmer F. Maurer
Elmer F Maurer 60 life resident Wilton died by hanging. Funeral at Griffith Funeral Home 2 30 p m Saturday with Rev Hugh P Roberts in charge. Burial Oakdale cemetery with Wilton Post 584 American Legion graveside rites. He was born November 8 1891 in Wilton electrician church member and surviving relatives include his mother Kenneth Kelley and Mrs Gus Heirick.
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Wilton
Griffith Funeral Home
Elmer F Maurer
Hugh P. Roberts
Wilton Presbyterian Church
Oakdale
Wilton Post
American Legion
Elmer F. Maurer
Fred
Caroline Fisch Maurer
Presbyterian Church of
Wilton Lodge
A. F
A. M
Kenneth Kelley
Gus Heirick
Irving Kelley
Myra Maurer
City buys police car for 280 dollars with trade
The Henderson garage of Muscatine will provide a new police scout car for the city at 280 dollars plus the trade-in of a 1951 automobile. The bid was 1,710.48 dollars with 1,430.48 dollars allowed for the old car. Henderson's was the sole bid. The four-door Chevrolet Styline six is 92 horsepower with free plastic seat covers. The old police car, bought about a year ago, has run 35,000 miles in service.
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Henderson
Muscatine
Chevrolet
Ancient Egyptians painted enemies on sandal soles
A historical note describes how ancient Egyptians depicted an enemy on the soles of their sandals so they could trample and humiliate him daily by walking, reflecting a ritual act of contempt and warfare symbolism.
Soldier Wilbert Stoelk Serves as Cook in Germany
Mr and Mrs Henry Stoelk rural route 2 receive a letter for their son Pvt Wilbert H Stoelk U S 55163016 Co 1 26th Inf Regt APO 1 care of the post master New York N Y He trained at Camp Chaffee Ark and completed eight weeks at cooks school He is currently serving as a cook with the 26th Infantry in Germany.
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Henry Stoelk
Germany
Wilbert H. Stoelk
U. S
Co. 1
26Th Inf. Regt
APO
New York
N. Y
Stoelk
Camp Chaffee
Ark
26Th Infantry
Muscatine hires temporary plumbing inspector to cover duties
The Muscatine city council approved a temporary plumbing inspection arrangement. Eugene J. Sywassink, a local plumber, will inspect at two dollars per visit, with City Maintenance Man Marion Huber assisting. A full-time inspector role may follow, as the city lacks a current engineer to handle plumbing inspections. Interviews for a permanent city engineer were to be held by a council committee.
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Muscatine
Eugene J. Sywassink
Marion Huber
Sywassink
Land Under Cultivation in New Mexico Remains Tiny
Data show less than three percent of New Mexico’s 78,401,920 acres are cultivated. The figure highlights large tracts kept as natural rangeland or desert, reflecting farming limits and water access challenges across the state.
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New Mexico
Ziegenhorn Receives Promotion To Corporal Rank
Mrs. Margaret Ziegenhorn at 907 East Seventh Street reports her husband Ernie Ziegenhorn has been promoted to corporal. He spent eight months in Korea and was recently reassigned to Koje Island as a guard for Communist prisoners. his address remains unchanged.
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Margaret Ziegenhorn
East Seventh Street
Ernie Ziegenhorn
Cpl. Ziegenhorn
Korea
Koje
Englishman Invents Match Fire-Starting Device Long Ago
A historical note recalls an Englishman who created the match more than a century ago, marking a pivotal moment in everyday ignition technology and domestic life.
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Sidwells
Port City
Joan of Are Kidney
Durkee
E. F. Maurer
Durant
Pythian Sisters
Bird House
Chris Kroening
Martin
Kroening
Journal
Virginia
Cookie Sale
U.S. Baking Company
Henry
Cari Ander
Blondie
Dagwood
Chic Young
Pvt
Wilbert H. Stoele
Tong
Ait
Captain
Florida
Calif
Jumbo
Sunkist
Stokely
Talon
BY Leslie Turner
Mistah
Ziegenhorn
Lincoln Fridley
Nichols, Iowa
Westinghouse Mixer
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