Muscatine Veteran Charles R. Curtis Decorated in Korea
S/Sgt. Charles R. Curtis son of Mr and Mrs Charles E Curtis of 1129 Logan Street Muscatine received the Commendation Ribbon for meritorious service while serving as a flight chief with the 471st Defense Wing at Presque Isle Air Force Base Me The presentation was by Col Charles H MacDonald in front of wing headquarters Curtis enlisted August 4 1948 in Davenport and has served 34 months in Japan and Korea
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Curtis
Charles E. Curtis
Logan Street
Muscatine
Presque Isle Air Force Base
Secretary of the Air Force
Curtis
Bibbon
Korea
Charles H. MacDonald
47Lth
Sgt
Air Force
Davenport
Japan
Wilton Woman Mary Thurston Dies at 78
Mrs Mary Isora Thurston a Wilton resident for 55 years died at 650 p m Saturday after a lingering illness Services were held at the Presbyterian church with Rev Hugh Roberts The burial was at Oakdale cemetery She was born Aug 4 1873 in Eldridge Ia daughter of Samuel and Emeline Millage Married Sanford J Thurston July 15 1888 at Montour Ia Survived by son Adam L Thurston brother Charles Millage 17 grandchildren 24 great grandchildren 11 step great grandchildren and 4 step grandchildren Preceded in death by husband son Herman and daughter Isora Army Occupation Medal noted for service in Japan. Army occupation details follow.
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Wilton
Mary Isora Thurston
Presbyterian Church
Hugh P. Roberts
Oakdale Cemetery
Griffith Funeral Home
Eldridge
Samuel
Emeline Millage
Sanford J. Thurston
Montour
Thurston
Royal Neighbors
American Legion Auxiliary
Adam L. Thurston
Charles Millage
Davenport
Herman Thurston
Isora Thurston
Four Yesterdays and a Marble Lot In Mercer County
The midnight warblers woke Water street last night though the fair woman was away. Mr. Webster received the first marble for Mercer county soldiers monument and two carloads will be needed. Gabe Bowman escaped injury when a runaway horse caused a train incident. engineers halted the engine and he was stitched for a knee cut. A geological class from the State University of Iowa visited and local residents Jack and Mrs Asthalter returned from a 10,000 mile California Panama journey.
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Water Street
Mr. Webster
Mercer County
Gabe Bowman
Weisman
Milwaukee Road
Frank Bowman
Frank
Gabe
Batterson
Muscatine Western
Cassidy
Batterson Yard
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Jack Asthalter
California
Panama
Elmer F Maurer Funeral Services Held at Wilton
Funeral services for Elmer F. Maurer age 60 lifelong Wilton resident were held at Griffith Funeral Home Saturday afternoon. The Rev Hugh P Roberts officiated organist Mearl Wood played the service with pallbearers Emil Schroeder Kenneth Fitzgerald Gus Nopoulos Ed
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Wilton
Elmer F. Maurer
Griffith
Hugh P. Roberts
Mearl Wood
Emil Schroeder
Kenneth Fitzgerald
Gus Nopoulos
Wilton News: Legion Rites. ROTC Yields Home Visit and Local events
Wilton post No. 584 American Legion held military rites at Oakdale Cemetery. Sgt James L. Whitely of the 151st Engineers Combat Battalion is home on a 30 day furlough from Korea to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Kenneth Whitely before reporting to Ft Sheridan. Seniors present play Seven Keys to Bald Pate at the high school with cast including Gradert Tumey James Pirkey and more. The Emanon card club met. high scores won by Leech Andrea and Norton. RNA meeting postponed to May 28 due to graduation. Mr and Mrs Brammeier of Fairmont Minn visit Wilton area. Subscribe to The Journal Today.
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Ward Johanson
Paul Darting
Carl Meyer
Wilton
American Legion
Oakdale
Sfe
James L. Whitely
151St Engineers Combat Battalion
Korea
Kenneth Whitely
Sgt. Whitely
Ft. Riley
Kas
Iowa Camp No
RNA
William Brammeier
Fairmont
Minn
P. J. Wacker
Stanley Workers Hold 13th Annual Conference and Banquet
The Stanley Engineering Co. held its 13th annual meeting in Muscatine with a luncheon business session at the Muscatine Hotel and a banquet at the Geneva Golf and Country Club. Attendees from Muscatine numbered 81 with 20 out-of-town representatives. total company employment is 133. The program reviewed the year, discussed organizational changes, and forecasted next year’s work including power plant projects in Crawfordsville and Jasper Indiana.
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Stanley Engineering Co
Muscatine Hotel
Geneva Golf and Country Club
Muscatine
Crawfordsville
Jasper
Ind
C. M. Stanley
Lexington
Kentucky
Pfc Ivan Jones Completes Korea Combat Service
Pfc. Ivan Jones son of Mr and Mrs Nile A Jones of Letts is among Korean War veterans who left the 24th Infantry Division in Japan for rotation home. The unit spent 19 months in Korea front lines before relief in January and earned combat badges and ribbons.
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24Th
Japan
Ivan Jones
Nile A. Jones
Letts
24Th Infantry
U.S
Honshu
Korea
Jones
21St Regiment
Rainbow School Wilton closes with program and basket dinner
Rainbow School in Wilton township held closing day activities Friday headlined by a Citizenship Club program. Participants included Paul Drumm Kenneth Irwin Larry Irwin Sandra Garvin Judith Ralston Barbara Ralston Danny Grimm Jean McLean Amy McLean Joe McLean Nancy Seligman Larry Jarck Dellwyn Franzen Robert Scott John Scott. Top honor roll students for six weeks were Sandra Garvin Jean Amy Judy Joe McLean Danny Grimm David Seligman Nancy Seligman John Scott and Barbara Ralston. Pupils with perfect at-
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Jean McClean
Sandra Garvin
Larry
Kenneth Irwin
Judith
Barbara Ralston
Paul Drumm
Robert Scott
Doris Martin
Kenneth
Larry Erwin
Amy Judith
Joe McClean
Dellwyn Franzen
Larry Jarck
Robert
John Scott
Miss Martin
John McClean
Arthur Swanson
Harry Jarck
Harold Franzen
De’lwyn
Walter Irwin
Gary
Davie
Amy
Joe
Walter Grimm
Danny
Frank Scott
Bill
Bobby
John
William Scott Sr
Gale McClean
Jean
Nan Boot
Charles Drumm
Paul
Ray Garvin
Rainbow School
Wilton Township
Citizenship Club
Larry Irwin
Danny Grimm
Joe McLean
Nancy
David Seligman
Judy
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Iowa
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Illinois
Edgington
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