Mississippi Barges Meet On Busy River
Two towboats on the Mississippi river near Muscatine moved downstream and upstream Thursday afternoon with a combined load close to 10,000 tons. The William Clark pushed six thousand three hundred twenty tons of grain, molasses, and construction gear, while the Sinclair Memphis carried three thousand five hundred tons of petroleum in two barges.
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Mississippi River
Muscatine
William Clark
Sinclair Memphis
Journal
Muscatine High Seniors to Graduate Here Monday
Muscatine High School seniors listed for graduation were incorrect in the published roster. The graduates include Sune Lares, Georgia Globes, Judith Jenkins, Karl Steinert, Bruce Carel, Arlenes Walford, Christeen Young, with diplomas to be awarded at commencement exercises.
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Muscatine High
Girl Scout Troop Holds Supper at Hoopes Hall
Garfield school group hosted a supper at Hoopes hall on Wednesday evening with Scouts and drivers honored. Gifts awarded to drivers Tugene Midkiff Lester Smith and Tvan Tay and to troop leaders Mrs Eugene Midkiff and Mrs Charles Holladay. Other guests included Marvin Smith Mrs Ivan Day and several family members. Dancing records closed the event.
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Hoop
Garfield School
Hoopes Hall
Des Moines
Tugene Midkiff
Lester Smith
Tvan Tay
Dlivers
Reatlers
Eugene Midhiff
Charles Holladay
Marvin Smith
Ivan Day
Freddie and
Reneta
Patty
Charles Jr. Holladay
T. Ray Crews
Phillip
Bill
Delbert
Dancingo Records
Iowa Restaurant Group Proposes Changes in Liquor Tax
Iowa Restaurant Association's beverage division urged revisions to liquor laws during a Waterloo gathering. They favor replacing a 10 percent per drink tax with a per bottle levy at state liquor stores, shifting collection to state stores and potentially funding improvements for licensees' premises.
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Iowa Restaurant Group
Waterloo
IDPA
Iowa Restaurant Association
Heverate Association
Columbus Little League Season Opens
Columbus Junction opens its baseball season with a triple header on Saturday May 80 six teams compete with Braves Hawkeyes Cardinals Yankees Indians Tigers in early games and a later set. Vacation Bible School theme God My Country at Wilton Zion Lutheran Church runs June 1 through June 1 daily classes for children aged 3 to 14 with dismissal at 11 90 am and 1 20 pm.
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Jiere
Clifton Club
Fairfield
Lihat
Mus
Orie Moran
Braves
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Yankees
Indians
Tigers
Tyard
Beaves
Wlyon
Wilton Zion Lutheran Church
Eighth Grade Graduation Tuesday at Muscatine High School
Eighth grade students from Muscatine County common schools will receive diplomas at a 50th annual commencement in the Muscatine High School auditorium Tuesday at 8 p.m. Rev. E. B. Moyer will deliver the address The Three Question of Life. County Superintendent Frank Ralston will present honor students and the class.
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Muscatine County
Muscatine High School
EB. Moyer
Frank Ralston
Wen Ber
County Board of Education
Wapello Calendar Social events announced for June
The Wapello community calendar lists events from June 1 to June 5. Activities include a Farm Bureau meeting at the Methodist church with a guest speaker, a Delta Alpha picnic, Genex Guild and Home Benefit gatherings, LCH and Merry Makers meetings, Dorcas Leyda activities, and WSCS General Meeting with Rebekahs support.
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Wapelio
Wapalla
Louisa
Methodist
Pam
Delta Alpha
Guy Jamison
Gene x Guild
Maurice’ Lewis
Lena Small
Home
Benefit
Hazel Plumb
Alla Otto
Merry Makers
Louise Kammerer
Dorcas Leyda Guild
Irene McDill
WSCS
Rebekahs
Sandra Elkin Graduates From Vinton School
Sandra Elkin daughter of Mr and Mrs Marian Howell of Columbus Junction will graduate among seven seniors from the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School at Vinton. She has attended the school since the second grade.
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Columbus Junction
Sandra Elkin
Marian Howell
Iowa Braille
Vinton
Five Day Forecast Shows Cooling Then Warm Trend
The forecast predicts temperatures about 8 degrees below normal through next Wednesday with a slow warming through Tuesday and cooler Wednesday. Normal highs range from 73 to 80 and lows from 53 to south. Rainfall expected around 0.5 to 0.4 inch in showers and storms, mainly Friday night and Saturday, then again Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Towa
Friendly Workers Meet in Wapello Continued Plans
The Friendly Workers group gathered at Mrs Grace Bopp's home with nine members. Buney was played at two tables with Mrs Faye Cassabaum and Mrs Marguerite Alles winning. Next meeting set for June 9 at an announced location. A Home Genefit potluck dinner is planned for Wednesday at Mrs Hazel Plunth's home.
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Wapello
Grace Bopp
Buney
Faye Cassabaum
Marguerite Alles Theginners
Hazel Plunth
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Colorado Six
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Mulberry Six
William Ivey, Jr
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Ricky
Kywassink
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Steven Smith
Colorado
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Mulberry
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Mary Jo Eichelberger
Square
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Anual County
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Cheyr Heuer
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