Obituaries and funerals list for multiple Iowa towns
Obituary notices recount the deaths of Nellie Walbridge in Concord California former Muscatine resident born 1910, cremation and burial in Concord. Wilton and Columbus Junction notices report services for Mary Catherine Budelier 82 in Wilton, and Raymond H Pine 60 in Columbus City. West Liberty mourns Lester W Hayes 72 former resident buried Oak Ridge Cemetery Pomona California. Ward, Sam J Lewin death notices appear from Chicago and Muscatine connections, with burial and service details provided.
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Nellie Walbridge
Robert Hahn
Mulberry
Muscatine
Donald
Nellie) Walbridge
Concord
Calif
Walbridge
California
Nellie Jones
Frank
Anna Gerais Jones
Donald Walbridge
Oakland
Hahn
Mary Budelier
Wilton
Mary Catherine
Mamie) Budelier
St. Marys Catholic Church
John Kennedy
Mary Kay McSwiggen
Joe Grunder
John Budelier
John Grunder
Henry Dusenberry
Gene Doran
Clarence Budelier
Ronald Budelier
Joe Geist
Bill Bud
Raymond
Pine Columbus
Junction
Raymond H. Pine
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Stacy- Lewis
Harold N. Olson
United Methodist Churches
Donna Belle Hughes
Iris Bitting
Burdette Jones
A.L. Tweed
Harold Mewhirter
Dennis Peters
Otto Schabilion
Gordon Stone
Lester W. Mayvis
West Liberty
Lester W. Hayes
Snider
Leo Widdel
Helen Millett
Waldo Myers
Ed. Watson
Percy Lehman
Glen Phelps
Lloyd Wachs
Roy Hellenthal
Irwin Spotwood
John Ruppert
Walter Lawton
John Whitlock
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Mr. Hayes
Pamona
Club hears antiques program at Columbus Junction
Mrs. Harold Bieber of Muscatine spoke on antiques at the Today's Club meeting held at Mrs. Jean May's home in Columbus Junction. Fifteen members attended. Ann Lowe presided. Hostesses were Mrs. Pat Fulton and Mrs. Ruth Buser.
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Columbus Junction
Harold Bieber
Jean May
Ann Lowe
Bieber
Pat Fulton
Ruth Buser
Max Marshall
Libertyville
Ted Morrison
Nellie Duncan Hill
Iowa City
Wilton man charged after Moscow park incident
Randall Ellis, 21, of Wilton, is free on 100 bond on two charges in a Moscow park case. He faces destructive acts in a state park and carrying a concealed weapon after authorities say he threw picnic tables from a shelter around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. The Muscatine County sheriff assisted, and Ellis appeared in Muscatine municipal court with his case continued to Wednesday before Judge Jack L. Burns.
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Wilton
Moscow
Randall Ellis
Muscatine
Muscatine Municipal Court
Jack L. Burns
Preacher Receives Honorary Degree at 81 in Missouri
The Rev. Leon F. Hanah, a Baptist minister and former steelworker, earned an honorary bachelor of arts degree from Central Methodist College in Fayette at age 81 after entering as a freshman. He had a heart attack last winter that interrupted his studies. The college also awarded honorary doctorates to G. Duncan Bauman and Rev. Robert D. Brown, with Bauman delivering the commencement address.
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Fayette, Mo
Leon F. Hanah
Central Methodist College
Hanah
St. Louis
de Bres
G. Duncan Bauman
Globe- Democrat
Robert D. Brown
Kirkwood United Methodist Church
Bauman
Baccalaureate Service Honors 60 Columbus Seniors
A baccalaureate service Sunday evening in the Columbus Community High School gym honored 60 graduating seniors. Nancy Gipple led the processional and recessional. Junior escorts were Jane Mendenhall, Sherri Stapp, Bill Currie, and Tom Gentzler. Rev. Denley Ganfield offered the invocation and Rev. Vernon Bundy delivered the sermon on Life is a Book, with scripture from Psalms 90. The Columbus Community Mixed Chorus performed I Will Praise Thee O Lord. BenEdiction followed, and Commencement is set for Friday evening, May 28.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus Community High School
Nancy Gipple
Jane Mendenhall
Sherri Stapp
Bill Currie
Tom Gentzler
Denley Ganfield
United Presbyterian Church
Vernon Bundy
Columbus City
Columbus
Ganfield
Students Help With Tutoring At Columbus Junction High
A group of Columbus Junction High School students assisted elementary grades in their free time over the past year. Volunteers included Linda Murdock, John Greene, Kathy Kennard, Janice Hessenflow, Ruby Partington, Rita Wheeler, Cindy Haifley, Bill Juhl, Jim Call, Peggy Van Auken, Betty Jennings, Barbara Reynolds, Cindy Vetter, Gail Buckman, Ann Sexton, Ed Smith, Gary Crawford, Marilyn Murry, Donna McCullough, Carolyn Moore, Mark Houston, Tom Gentzler, Robine Greene, Carol Seitz, Mary Beth Heindel and Julie Garrion.
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Columbus Junction
Linda Murdock
John Greene
Kathy Kennard
Janice Hessenflow
Ruby Partington
Rita Wheeler
Cynthia Haifley
Bill Juhl
Jim Call
Peggy van Auken
Betty Jennings
Barbara Reynolds
Cindy Vetter
Gail Buckman
Ann Sexton
Ed Smith
Gary Crawford
Marilyn Murry
Donna McCullough
Carolyn Moore
Mark Houston
Tom Gentzler
Robine Greene
Carol Seitz
Mary Beth Heindel
Julie Garrieon
Plane crash halts a tour before it gets underway
In Rijeka Yugoslavia a charter jet crash killed 72 British tourists and a Yugoslav family of three as the TU134 hit the runway during landing. Four Yugoslav crew members survived with minor injuries. The disaster ends a two week Adriatic holiday before it began.
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Rijeka
Yugoslavia
Ljubljana
Soviet Union
Yugnelavia
Aviogenex Line
Split
Gatwick
London
Trading moderate on stock market
NEW YORK AP Stock prices edged lower as profit taking and consolidation persisted. The noon Dow fell 4.23 to 917.02 as declines outpaced advances amid a six month rally retreat. Metal, steel, utilities and rails mixed while rubber rose and most categories dipped. Continuous notes mention AP 60 surveys and specific issues, with agricultural and livestock figures and export airport scene at Krk on the Adriatic.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street Stock Ticker Sweep Of Major Shares
A dense list of United States stocks and percentage changes appears, showing varied moves across industries. Major names include Allied, T&T, AmCan, AmHome, Mobil, Ford Motor, General Electric, RCA, IBM, Heinz, Goodyear, Texaco, and US Steel, with price shifts cited as percentages or fractions.
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Allied Ch
Int T&t
Allied Strs
Interst P
Larl&p
AmCan
AmChain
Tap&l
Acyanid
KC P&l
Kraft Co
Krige SS
Am Star
Amt&t
Loch Air
ArDial
Marecor
Armstck
Martin
AdRich
Maytag
Aveo
M'dith
Fds
Mobil
Bendix Ay
Nat Gyp
Beth Sti
Am Ak
Bong Air
Nat G
Borden
Penney
Brunswik
Pa Cen
Pep Cola
Chrysler
Phil Pet
Collins Ra
PPG Ind
Proc G
Con Oil
QK Oats
CPC Ind
RCA
Curtiss Wr
Rey Ind
Deere
Safewy
duPont
Sear Rob
East Rod
Sfe Ind
Eltra Cp
Sou Pac
Fairmont
Sperry
Fruchauf
Gmble Sk
Swift Co
Elec
Texaco
UN Elec
Goodrich
Markets CHICAGO livestock and grain report
USDA estimated Tuesday cattle receipts at 500 with no sheep, cattle at Chicago Stockyards down 25 to 50 cents for slaughter steers and heifers. Total cattle 8,000 head, no sheep. Grains: Wheat No 2 soft red 1.59 44, No 2 hard red 1.54 44. Corn No 2 yellow 1.53 n. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 0.764 n. Soybeans No 1 yellow 3.08 40. soybean oil 1b.6 n.
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Omaha Livestock Omaba
Choice
Chicago
USDA
Chicago Cash Grains
Daily report of hospital admissions and dismissals
List of patients admitted and discharged across multiple hospitals including Ruth Lampert Maria Cavazos William McKillip and Jason Watson. Also notes on in hospital cases Wilbur Murdock and John Stych plus municipal court actions for speeding overtime parking and intoxication and a fire call at Muscatine. Local club notes Letts Garden Club anniversary Philathea class and personal notices.
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Ruth Lampert
Maria Cavazos
Chimer
Wiliam McKillip
New Hampshire
Jason Watson
Herbert Haller
Kansas
Phillip Martin
Wisconsin
Phillip Warren
Pine
Leon Cotton
Clarence Hintermeister
Charles Carpenter
Washington
Mattie Rock
Indiana
Merle Platt
Hershey
William Griffin
Oakwood Nursing Home
Lysle Millett
Mulberry
Delmar Craddock
Charles Rickey
Lucas
Eldon Blake
Dale
Frank Dillard
Green
Clyde Nelson
Johnson cheers at LBJ Library dedication events
In Austin amid the LBJ Library dedication weekend, former President Lyndon B. Johnson hosted about 40 guests at the LBJ Ranch as 8,121 people queued for the library’s first public viewing. Some 4,000 attended Saturday’s dedication ceremonies and campus barbecue at the University of Texas.
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Austin
Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
LBJ Library
Johnson
LBJ
Johnson City
Airlines
University of Texas
Soybean futures rise on market activity in Chicago
New crop soybean futures gained 14 cents a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade as corn held weak. Wheat and oats were generally firm to strong with soybean oil while soybean meal edged lower. Trade was mixed and slowed after the open with some soybean oil export interest and commercial selling in meal and iced broilers.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Marathon to raise funds for tennis court at Columbus
A marathon race on Wednesday May 26 at the Columbus Community field track will follow after school to support the proposed tennis court project. Participants include teachers Verle Lekwa and Brian Cummings and students Tom Smith and Chuck Schuetze.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus
Verle Lekwa
Brian Cummings
Tom Smith
Chuck Schuetze
History Repeats Itself Farce at Morning Sun School
Morning Sun music department staged a three act farce Friday evening titled History Repeats Itself. The production featured music in America from 1900 to 1917 in the first act, the roaring twenties through the forties in the second, and a third act covering the education explosion from the fifties to contemporary America with assorted problems and dreams.
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Morning Sun Morning Sun
Morning Sun
America
Senate rejects tax plan of interim study committee
ES MOINES IOWA AP The Iowa Senate voted 30 18 to reject the tax and school aid proposals of the Interim Tax Study Committee. The plan would have rewritten the Senate version of the tax bill and altered school funding, prompting immediate party caucuses to decide next steps.
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ES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Senate
Senate
House
Ways and Means
National Guard moves into Chattanooga to quell riots
More than 1,500 Guardsmen are being deployed to Chattanooga to back local and state police after three nights of firebombings sniping and property destruction. Governor Dunn ordered 1,500 to 2,000 troops as Mayor Walker says police and troopers were unable to stop disturbances. A city curfew failed to contain violence, but officials said the city was fairly quiet early today.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Chattanooga
Winfield Dunn
Robert Kirk Walker
Gene Roberts
Roberts
Five day forecast shows mixed skies and warming trend
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions with a chance of showers or thunderstorms east and rain elsewhere. Monday turns partly cloudy and cooler at night, with highs around 70 and a dip to the upper 60s Tuesday night. Temperatures rise from the mid 70s Wednesday to the upper 70s Thursday and Friday with a chance of showers Friday.
Heritage group elects Muscatine officers at church meeting
The Muscatine Area Heritage Association elected Max Churchill as president John Witmer as vice president and Dorothy Forrester as secretary treasurer at a board meeting held prior to the regular session at Faith United Church of Christ. Articles of incorporation were reviewed and adopted plans for summer meetings were discussed. The next meeting is set for June 20 at 2 pm at John Vander Maas 705 W 4th to view his railroadiana exhibit. The group aims to preserve Muscatine area history and relics and invites others with information to contact board members.
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Board of
Muscatine Area
John Vander Maas
W. 4Th
Muscatine
MHS band nears financial goal
Muscatine High School Band Boosters coordinator Norman Smith reports about 6 300 dollars raised toward the band trip to Manisphere 100 in Canada in June. An adult dance at the Elks Lodge on June 10 aims to push the total to 8 000 with proceeds from sponsors Muscatine High Band Booster Association and Musicians Union 511.
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Norman Smith
Muscatine
Norman Smiths
John Breadys
Dave Warners
Larry Hintts
John Bready
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S. J. Lewin
Perry Mason
Associated Press
Natomas
American Brands
Getty Oil
Ford Motor
Bausch & Lomb
Kinney
Shelter Resources
Terminal Hudson
McCulloch Oil
Krk
Adriatic
Daily Report
Columbus Jct
UPW
United Presbyterian Women
Ola Howell
Adeline Crawford
Joan Garrett
Lillie Duncan
Jennie Hanft
Irene Myers
Helen Clark
Edith Orr
Jennie Lee
Jean Meredity
All Church
Ruth Mortis
Margaret Quigley
Lyrel Norris
Dorothy Swain
Helen Orr
Alice Cummings
Jack L. Burne
Patrick Morgan Schwendinger
Monticello
Robert Carl Oetting
Demorest St
William Vincent Kearney
Glenwood St
Carolyn Lucille Grinder
Edward Mark Donald
Nebraska St
Harold James Hartman
Burnside St
Wayne Paul McDaniel
Route 4
Elizabeth Schwab
Newell Ave
Jesus Salazar Ramos
Mississippi Dr
Garden Club
Dorothy McCormac
Frances Jennings
Grandmothers Garden
Letts
Alfred Crone
Burlington
Grace United Methodist Church
Arthur Thompson
Mary Lou
Marshalltown
Barbara Thompson
National Guard
Tennessee
Hatlo’s
Toissue
Willya
Heritage Group
MHS Band
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