Whold to Speak at Muscatine Rotary Ladies Night Banquet
Missouri congressman I B Whold will be guest speaker at the Muscatine Rotary Club Ladies Night banquet. The event starts 6 30 p m at Hotel Muscatine with program chair M A Pope. Next week's calendar lists lodge meetings and various club events in Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Whold
Rotary Club
Missouri
Muscatine
Whold
Hotel Muscatine
M. A. Pope
Muscatine Lodge 5
IOOF
Muscatine Lodge 304
BPO Elks
Muscatine Kiwanians
Bloomquist Named delegate at Letts Go Four-H club meeting
Letts Go Four-H club at Grandview school selects Bloomquist as delegate for Ames short course and Ronald Carpenter as alternate. Kenneth Diller chosen for county office with La Moyne Shel labarger as campaign speaker. Tom Robertson named club reporter. Attendees include Dodd ers Jones Barnes Diller Collins Carpenter Battenhagen Reynolds Stineman Slater Cocklin Schlutz and Shellabarger with refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bloomquist
Ames
Ronald Carpenter
Grandview School
Kenneth Diller
la Moyne Shellabarger
Tom Robertson
Robert
Richard Dodder
Jack Jones
Wayne Barnes
Jerry Diller
Fary Collins
Tom Carpenter
Carl Battenhagen
Richard Reynolds
Dwight Stine
Guest Officers Attend Junction Chamber Meet
Columbus Junctions newly organized Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts state and national officers at Kingsbury Inn as it receives its state and national charter. Dignitaries include Ray Holland Jack Hart John Hamilton Jack Finley Virgil Mitmer and Dr Foy Ostrom with attendees from multiple Iowa cities. Communities Midland events feature youth rally speakers from Pakistan and local WSCS circles plan May breakfasts. Also notes births travel and relocations of local residents and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Chamber of Commerce
Ray Holland
Sioux City
Jack Hart
Cedar Rapids
John Hamilton
Burlington
Jack Finley
Fort Madison
Virgil Mitmer
Washington
Foy Ostrom
Boone
Ottumwa
Iowa City
Marshalltown
Iskaloo
Pakistan
Deborah
WSCS
Methodist Church
Hattie Browning
Toka Armbright
Arlene Clark
Juanita Mulford
Ruth Dircks
Helen Leonard
Miriam
The
Grace Stacy
William Greene
Jane Ellen
Bellevue Hospital
John Rees
Howard Greene
Bridget Kelleher
Pocahontas
Lyle Weber
Keith Marshall
Leo Thomas
Ames
Iowa State College
Tea Garrett
Clark Air Base
Philippines
United States
Miss Lila Grimm Reaches Japan Arrival
Miss Lila J. Grimm, a civil service worker with the Army, arrived in Yokohama Japan on Tuesday. She sailed from Seattle April 29 aboard the Frederick Funston and stopped at Adak in the Aleutian Islands before continuing to Japan. Her parents Mr and Mrs Edward Grimm of 1307 Orange Street were advised of the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lila J. Grimm
Yokohama
Japan
Edward Grimm
Orange Street
Miss Grimm
Seattle
Frederick Funston
Adak
Aleutian Islands
West Liberty to hold 78th graduation May 21
West Liberty high school will host its 78th commencement at 8 p m in the high school auditorium on Wednesday May 21. Dr Deane Chapman pastor of First Methodist Burlington will deliver the commencement address. Scholarships and Rotary awards will be presented by Principal C E Westphal and Rev Clinton J Frank. The program includes invocations by Rev G L Hufstader, musical numbers by student groups and Richard Ping, with Carol Buckman playing the processional. The graduating class includes Joyce Billick Robert Brooke Janet Emlet Larry Ferguson Chares Gosenberg Janet Hale Iola Hudachek Marvin Jarvis Kenneth Jehle Carol Jean Kruse Audrey MacGowan Patty Madsen Carrol Marshall Robert Montgomery William Morrison James Nelson Robert Orr Marion Patrick Richard Ping Joyce Smith Carol Swart Virginia Weas Betty Weiskamp Gary Windus JoAnne Wolf Gen Votter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
West Liberty High School
Deane Chapman
First Methodist Church
Burlington
C. E. Westphal
Rotary
Clinton J. Frank
G. L. Hufstader
Richard Ping
Carol Buckman
Joyce Billick
Robert Brooke
Janet Emlet
Larry Ferguson
Chares Gosenberg
Janet Hale
Iola Hudachek
Marvin Jarvis
Kenneth Jehle
Carol Jean Kruse
Audrey MacGowan
Patty Madsen
Carrol Marshall
Robert Montgomery
William Morrison
James Nelson
Robert Orr
Marion Patrick
Joyce Smith
Carol Swart
Virginia Weas
Betty Weiskamp
Gary Windus
JoAnne Wolf
Gen Votter
Frank Sherburne Is Treated for Heart Ailment
Lone Tree Frank Sherburne, a farmer, suffered a heart attack at his home Thursday morning and was taken to Mercy hospital in Iowa City. Mary Ann Flake has been a patient at Mercy hospital the past week. To Visit Brother George Ford of Muscatine was dismissed from Mercy hospital in Davenport Friday and will spend weeks with his brother Robert Ford and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Frank Sherburne
Farmer
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Mary Ann Flake
George Ford
Muscatine
Davenport
Robert Ford
Clifford Murdock
Stevie
Ivan Graham
Wendell Hafferty
East Moline
Bob McQuire
Lyons
Colo
Ed Lewis
Frank Hoskins
Marlene
Kenneth Hoskins
Marshalltown
Edward Rossman
Henry Roseman
Earl Heller
Leonard Heller
Yates City
Ill
Don Bridenstine
A. E. Baumer
Raymond Lo
Oldest Galapagos Tortoises Reach Centuries
The Galapagos Islands tortoises are the oldest living animals with lifespans of 300 to 400 years, Britannica states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galapagos Islands
Connor Family Chronicle of Service and School Days
The Connor children of Muscatine reflect a long record of service and schooling. Howard Connor died as a WWII prisoner of war after the Death March in 1942, while Bill served in the Navy aboard the Nevada. The siblings pursued education, worked in the family store, and held community roles in Muscatine and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connor
Howard
The
Auroran
Patricia
East Second and
Park Avenue
Broad’s
Bill
Army
Nevada
Philippines
Manila
Visitors and Patients Add to Local News in Junction
Mrs. Clayton Morford of Taylor Texas visits Columbus Junction with Mrs. Nell Kelley and relatives. Clarence Kemp remains a patient at Bellevue hospital Muscatine. Blanche Beach of Iowa City visits with daughter Mrs. William Dillon and family. Florence Klotz arrives from Chicago to see friends. Harold Edmondson and Paul Lee visit Iowa City residents on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Clayton Morford
Taylor
Tex
Nell Kelley
Clarence Kemp
Bellevue Hospital
Muscatine
Blanche Beach
Iowa City
William Dillon
Florence Klotz
Chicago
Harold Edmondson
Paul Lee
Philatheas of Letts Plan Luncheon and Meeting
Letts chapter of the Philatheas at the Methodist church will host a one o clock luncheon on Wednesday May 21 in the church parlors. Reservations should be made with Mrs. Charles Herrick by May 19. The May hostess committee includes Mrs. Belle T Garrett and Mrs. J L Hildebrand. An Eastern Star district meeting is slated May 22 at 8 p m in Muscatine with Electa Chapter No 32 attendees. Past Matrons club donated eight folding chairs and a coat rack for the Masonic hall dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letts
Methodist Church
Nile Jones
Frank Briggs
Belle T. Garrett
J. L. Hildebrand
Max Robertson
Charles Herrick
Order of Eastern Star
Electa
Muscatin
Twila Dodder
Raymond Bieri
Estella Beik
Adah
Masonic Hall
Philip Wagner
E. R. McCormick
Lucille Willits
L. E. Parsons
Belle T. Carrett
Elizabeth McDaniel
Donald Lee
Mabel Bailey
Harry Gipple
Fred Tomfeld
Harry Shearer
Harry Furnas
Cloyce Downer
George Crist
Ed Sadel
L. M. Hildebrand
Rites Held For Rev. L. Tennant
Funeral services for the Rev. Lloyd Tennant 79 were held Friday at the Methodist church. He died Tuesday at the home of Miss Irene Templeman. Burial was in Mediapolis. Pallbearers were Marion Kline Wade Wolf Ivan Wolf C Earl Smith Ray Heath and Robert Brand. Organist was Mrs. Robert Little. The Rev G L Hufstader officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Methodist
Lloyd Tennant
Irene Templeman
Marion Kline
Wade Wolf
Ivan Wolf
C. Earl Smith
Ray Heath
Robert Brand
Robert Little
G. L. Hufstader
Mediapolis
Nebraska Senator Seaton backs Eisenhower for GOP nomination
Senator Seaton of Nebraska announced his support for General Eisenhower for the Republican presidential nomination. He noted Eisenhower is the candidate most likely to win in November and recalled his past support for Stassen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senator Seaton
Nebraska
General Eisenhower
Seaton
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Eisenhower
Iowa Newspapers Lead Nation in Readership, Commission Reports
The Iowa Development Commission bulletin cites Aud it Bureau of Circulation data showing Iowa daily papers at 942000 copies and weekly papers at 675000, with favorable ratios per inhabitant. It notes 43 daily papers, two student dailies, and 408 weekly titles in Iowa, and recalls Iowa’s 116th birthday of the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Development Commission
The
Buque Visitor
Dubuque
Michigan Territory
Lee Syndicate
Transcontinental Speidel Group
Cowles Group
Speidel
Iowa City Press Citizen
Des Moines Register and Leader
Alfred Lee
Ottumwa Courier
Davenport Times and Democrat
Mason City Globe Gazette
Muscatine Journal
Courier
Tipton Advertiser
Commission
Bulletin Notes
Burlington Hawkeye Gazette
Keeler Accident Case Settled in Rock Island Court
The Betty Keeler estate suit against Rock Island railroad, filed by Benjamin Keeler, reportedly settled for 2200 dollars after trial began Monday in John son county court. Keeler had claimed 35225 dollars for damages from Betty Lenora Keeler's death on October 4 1950 when her car was struck by an engine six miles west of Lone Tree on Highway 22 near a crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Betty Keeler
Benjamin Keeler
Rock Island Railroad
Johnson County
Keeler
Railroad
Betty Lenora Keeler
Highway 22
Also Mentioned on This Page
Muscatine Y's
Grant Graham
Wendell Day
Jack McConnaha
Ken Wright
James B. Tracy
Thirty Three Club
M. L. van Wagenen
Aerie
Ternal Order of Eagles and
Laurent Council
Knights of Columbus
G. A. Riemcke
Order of DeMolay
DeMolay
Knights Templar
H. B. Hook
American Cancer Society
Muscatine Club
Hook
Davenport Democrat
VFW Hall
Edward H. Bitter
American Legion
Legion
Alpha Delta Sigma
State University of Iowa
Muscatine Ad Club
SUI
Muscatine High School
Muscatine Lodge
Wyoming Lodge 76
Knights of Pythias
Bloomquist
East Fourth Street
Junction Chamber
Lila Grimm
Rothmere
Grandview Ave
Kaiser Wilhelm
Paris
Donald G
Eleanor M
Richard B
Robert B
Charles W
William C
Betty L
John Thomas
Joan M
Patricia A. Connor
Donald
Donald G. Connor
Ls. Army
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Eleanor
Gene Minder
Richard
Aetna Insurance Co
Des Moines
Ler Street
Hilltop Market
East Second Street
Charles
Highway 61
Rock Island
William
East Fifth Street
Municipal Light Department
Betty
Kenneth Clark
John
Drake University
Joan
Stanley Lawrence
Bossier City
Holly Street
Smalley Avenue
Lincoln School
Morford
Freers
Philatheas of
Rev. L. Tennant
Sen. Seaton
Journal Today
Broderson
Reynolds
Mr. Reynolds
Muscatine, Iowa
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