Lair Gives Graduating Talk at Letts Commencement
Loren E Lair of Des Moines delivers the graduation address at Letts high school exercises held in the school auditorium. Noel Townsley receives the citizenship award from the Iowa Bar Assn. Supt Lyle Kehm introduces David E Jones as next year s Letts superintendent. Jo Ann Fuhrman leads the salutatory with Betty Lou Bennett delivering the valedictory. John W Padgett presents diplomas to Wayne Barnes Betty Lou Bennett James Bloomquist Phyllis Brigg Jo Ann Fuhlman Raymond Hackett Eugene Johnson Beverly Meeker Noel Townsley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letts
Loren E. Lair
Des Moines
Noel Townsely
Forrest Townsley
Iowa Bar Assn
Tom Perry
Columbus Junction
Lyle Kehm
Kehm
David E. Jones
Jo Ann Fuhrman
Betty Lou Bennett
Burris Moore
Mildred Shellabarger
John W. Padgett
Board of Education
Wayne Barnes
James Bloomquist
Phyllis Brigg
Jo Ann Fuhlman
Raymond Hackett
Eugene Johnson
Beverly Meeker
Noel Townsley
Twelve Camp Fire Girls add new members at council fire
In Wilton, thirty five Camp Fire girls attended the shelter house ceremony in the city park Thursday evening. Twelve new members joined the group as Kathy Dwyer advances to guardian rank in the Ceremonial Candlelight service led by Mrs. Inez Harding. A sack lunch followed and the eighth graders will meet at camp on a later date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Kathy Dwyer
Connecticut
Inez Harding
Dozen Luethye Children End School Run in Wilton
A Wilton family record spans 38 years with 12 children in school from 1914 to May 21 when Janet Luethye graduated from Wilton High School. All but Janet are married. most live in the area or nearby towns such as Durant, Rock Island, Selina, and Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Luethye
Wilton
Luethye
Janet
Wilton High School
Salina
Kan
Clifford
Durant
Florence Lovewell
Walcott
George
Los Angeles
Ethel Donigan
Harry
Leonard Moline
Helen Whitmer
Rock Island
la Moine
Davenport
Hia Robertson
Selina
John Jr
Marilyn Crichel
Club Meeting Features Games And Prizes
Kensington club members enjoyed Lone Tree bridge games at Mrs. Julia Luther's home with prizes won by Mrs. H. A. McMillan Mrs. Cora Huskins Mrs. H. C. Buell and Mrs. Mabel Burr Special guests included Mrs. Carl Werbach and Mrs. H. S. Hamilton The next meeting will be June 5 hosted by Mrs. Dan O Conner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Tree
Kensington Club
Julia Luther
H. A. McMillan
Cora Huskins
H. C. Buell
Mabel Burr
Carl Werbach
Burr
W. R. Brewster
H. S. Hamilton
Dan O'Conner
Edith Steele
Miami Beach
Fla
Clarence Smith
Sadie Garrett
Silvis
Ill
Harold Wilson
la Grange
Douglas Schnoebelen
Lana Storm
Joanna Bird
Sandy
Janice Heitzman
Stephen Brown
Coleen Jacques
Johnny Wiese
Merry
Meta Stock
Douglas
Alvin Schnoebelen
Iowa
McCullough
Bill
Battle Creek
Mich
William Ashton
George Magruder
Sidney
Mont
A. A. Edington
New Orleans
Nell Magruder
Gladys Magruder
Iowa City
John Kinkaid
Elmer McCollum
Kokomo
Ind
Lloyd Young
Bloomfield
John Doerres
Washington, D. C
Doerres
Robert Musser
Graduates Honored With Wilton Home Parties
Post graduation events in Wilton include Frank Scott and Griff Norton families hosting gatherings for James Scott and Marguerite Norton. Guests from nearby towns joined relatives for social hours and refreshments after high school commencement. Carrie Beard returned to Centerville after a two and a half month visit with Pansy Wessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Frank Scott
James
Earl Vogel
Evelyn
Bettendorf
Harriet Fertig
Florence Mentschenk
LeClaire
Ernest Schaffer
Princeton
Bob Ross
Scott
Nortons
Griff
Carrie Beard
Centerville
Pansy Wessel
Alice Whitmer
Mae Whitmer
Kate Bach
Madison
Wis
G. J. Norton
Rela
Wilton Alumni elects Rev P M Conant president
The Wilton High School Alumni Association elected the Rev P M Conant as president during the 54th annual banquet and reunion in the school gym. About 165 alumni and guests attended the dinner, with remarks by George B Kook and tributes to the class of 1952 including Irene Moeller Wacker and Charles James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
P. M. Conant
Wilton High School
Sedarmoc Guild
The
Presbyterian Church
George B. Kook
Marjorie Latchaw
Irene Moeller Wacker
Charles James
Ilene Wiebel
Mildred Johnson Wildasin
Pat Peterson
Frances R. Kelley
Max Lauser
Marjorie Pahl Fulton
Harriet Lauser Jensen
Gretchen Schroeder Voss
Patricia Henderson Smith
Ruth Ringgenberg Maurer
Marion
West Liberty Cub Scouts Plan Circus with Parade and Activities
West Liberty Cub Scouts sponsor the annual Cub Scout Circus at the softball field on Wednesday May 28 with a 4 p m downtown parade. Sideshows games and free acts are planned. Posters by the Cubs will be judged by Dr L A Royal and displayed in local shops.
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West Liberty
Cub Scouts of
Cubs
L. A. Roya
Adah Rebekah Lodge
Wilton
Muscatine
Tipton
Nichols
Ida Kohlhass
Pennsylvania
Charles Hime
Lucille Freybler
Alma Kimberling
Sylvia Conley
Birthday Observed for Debby Allen in Columbus Junction
Debby Allen two is guest of honor at a birthday party hosted at the Allen home on Thursday afternoon. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Gentzler, Mr. and Mrs. James Allen Sr., Mrs. Joyce Neilson, Mrs. Etla Curtis, and Miss Effy Kelly. Others noted include Mrs. Elizabeth Davis visiting Cedar Rapids while Mr. Kennedy, a surgical patient, is at University Hospital Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Debby Allen
James Allen, Jr
Allen
E. C. Gentzler
James Allen
Joyce Neilson
Etla Curtis
Effy Kelly
Elizabeth Davis
Dale Kennedy
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
University Hospital
Iowa City
Davis
Lena B. Owens
Bellevue Hospital
Muscaine
Vada Acheson
Ivan Acheson
Des Moines
Nell Kelly
Anna Duncan
Acheson
Florence Klotz
Chicago
Harold Duncan
Cal Duncan
Monroe
Marjorie Duncan
Nellie Meeker
Davenport
Friends Assist With Planting On Bull Farm
Buffalo Prairie sixty acres of corn were planted at the John Bull farm on Tuesday by friends and relatives of Mr. Bull, a patient at Galesburg hospital. Twenty two tractors and six corn planters were used with many named helpers and women who prepared dinner listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Prairie
John
Leonard Diehl
Everett Barrett
Joe Ruggles
Henry Mueller
Maynard Tromblee
Leonard Mueller
Alton Crutcher
Bill Price
C. H. Ziegler
Leonard Kadel
Blanche Kiddoo
Herbert Brayton
Everett Hays
Esther Circle To Meet on Tuesday
Esther circle members set a Tuesday afternoon gathering for May 27 at Mrs. Cora Likely home with Mrs. Leslie Hayes guiding the lesson. Flowers for Memorial day will be arranged by a committee led by Mrs. Oliver Thomas and others. wreaths to be made Friday at 9 a m. at the church. Elmer Doonan and Reed Crady traveled to Lousburg Tenn for a horse sale. Mrs. Minnie McKinney, a former resident, is a patient at Hershey hospital Muscatine following recent surgery.
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Illinois City
Esther Circle
Cora
Leslie Hayes
Oliver Thomas
Kenneth Gillett
Leo Tyler
Louis Bartley
Martha Winegard
Elmer Doonan
Reed Crady
Lousburg
Tenn
Minnie McKinney
Hershey Hospital
Muscatine
Deeds Filed for Multiple Property Transfers in Muscatine
Mollie McCollum transfers lots 6 and 7 in block 31 Wilton to Robert L. and Edith Taylor. Harry J. Strong and Lottie T. Strong deed tracts in sections 19 and 29 78 2W to S G Stein Lee C Barry Florence B Dosher and Marie B Brentzer. J M Soukup and Mary Soukup sell lot 22 block 13 Park Place Muscatine to Lewis W Soukup. Myrtle L Dutro and James K Dutro deed part of lot 16 Sunset addition Muscatine to Richard C Caparoon and Elizabeth R Caparoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie McCollum
Robert L. Taylor
Edith Taylor
Wilton
Harry J. Strong
Lottie T. Strong
S. G. Stein
Lee C. Barry
Florence B. Dosher
Marie B. Brentzer
J. M. Soukup
Mary Soukup
Lewis W. Soukup
Park Place
Muscatine
Myrtle L. Dutro
James K. Dutro
Richard C. Caparoon
Elizabeth R. Caparoon
Sunset Addition
Staked tomatoes require pruning during early summer
Tomato plants that are staked and need pruning must be inspected every other day in early summer. If not checked, branches needing pruning may grow too large and unwieldy.
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Camp Fire Girls
U. S
Credit Bureau OF
Muscatine County
Don Wier
Medical College
University of Iowa
L. H. Jacques
Detroit
Canada
Curt Chown
Pete Chown
Mercy Hospital
Floyd Hotz
Oakland
Calif
DeWayne Petsel
RMSN
Norfolk, Va
Robert Petsel
A. T. Petsel
C. C. Forbes
Conesville
Tives
Springfield
James Hardy
J. R. Needham
Jackie Wessel
Muscatine Journal
Sterner
A. J. Wacker
George Kook
Polly Nelson
Ruth Jipp
Bonnie Stephens
Jacque Harding
Harriet Happel
C. W. Norton
Clee Walton
Thelma Nopoulos
Elizabeth McCoy
Helen Norton
Gerald Ochiltree
Mary Ann Schafnit
Rev. Conant
Wilton Alumni
Arthur Verberg
Ruth Neft Miller
Rebekah Assembly
Ruby Brayton
Virginia Schneider
Ember
Launderers
East Fourth Street
Esther
the Chryser
NEW Yorker
Newport
America
Conneli. Motors
Second St
Leora
Dijgerence
Lowe Brothers
H.S
Muscatine Building & Loan Assn
Hershey
Lomanneed
Philip Morris
Grns
Lion
Ence
Au Detlip Morris
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