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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1952
Page
11
Church and civic groups list activities for this week including First Methodist meetings tonight and midweek prayer services, choir rehearsals and a hay rack ride. Other events cover First Baptist Delta Alpha class, Presbyterian meeting, rummage sale, Industrial nociel, YPE talk, and old fashioned prayer services with hostesses named.
Tonight at 8 p m Harmony meeting at Mrs vid Bauverbeck home 200 Burnsiee avenue. Thursday 10 a m Davenport Assn of Congregational Christian Churches meets First church DeWitt. Junior choir 6 30 p m senior choir 7 30 p m. Wednesday 7 30 p m city wide prayer meeting First Baptist church. Thursday 6 45 p m choir practice 7 45 p m minnee prayer meeting. Tuesday Fourth Quarterly conference at Sweetland Methodist church. Wednesday Spangler WSCS October meeting at the church. Sweetland Fellowship class at 7 30 p m at Mr and Mrs John McCullough home hosts Mr and Mrs James Van Nice and Mrs Edna Belie Bancks. Gordon Day to entertain. Thursday Sweetland YA class at 103 Holly street 7 30 p m. Mr Calvin Drumm and Mr Vearley Wassink assist Yosts James Van Camp in charge. Burlington district conference at Mt Pleasant Thursday evening Bishop Gerald Ensley speaker. Tonight Sunday school board meeting 7 30 p m. Tuesday NYPS meeting Lloyd Cracker residence 6 30 p m. Wednesday city wide prayer meeting 7 30 p m Church board meeting 8 30 p m. Tonight Senior League 7 p m. Sunday school official teachers meeting 8 p m. Wednesday Ladies Rico meet hosted by Mrs Anna Dankert. Junior choir practice 4 am n Choral Club 6 30 p m and junior choir 7 30 p m Saturday Confirmation class 30 a m.
Tonight Congregational meeting in Parish hall. Tuesday Men’s Club meeting. Wednesday Choir rehearsal at 7 45 p m and Bible lecture at 8 p m. Thursday Zion’s Circle meets at Mrs Howard Strobe’s home at 7 30 p m. Friday all church members go to Iowa City to hear the Lutheran World Federation convention report from Hanover Germany last summer.
Mulford Congregational announces meetings for the board of trustees at 7 PM Tuesday and a 7:30 PM special program. Wednesday includes Ladies Aid, Senior Youth choir rehearsal at 6:30 PM, and Mass prayer at 7:30 PM. Calvary Lodge hosts Mission Circle at Miss Mery Pacely's home on Orange Street.
Church notices list a packed week of meetings at 1200 Daly Street and other local venues. Latter Day Saints Cub Scouts meet 4 pm Tuesday at Donald Cameron’s home. Zion's Daughters led by Mrs Jennie Schmidt host guests from Davenport. Skylarks meet at 4 pm. Re-La-Da-La 7:30 pm with hosts Mr and Mrs Roth.
A petition filed in the Mercer county superintendent’s office seeks creation of a unit school district in western Mercer. The area centers on Joy and includes the Joy district, Eliza township land, and portions of the New Boston district, excluding other New Boston and Keitsburg districts.
Mrs. George Crist and Mrs. Philp Cashman substitute for Miss Deloris Ulrich in music and enlist classes as Ulrich fights polio at Mercy hospital Burlington. Ulrich shows partial improvement and wrote a note to friends in Letts school. N. T. Hafner remains a patient at Bellevue hospital Muscatine. Laura Reddick visits Burlington for weekend with the Redicks and Judith. Hendrixes return from Hebron to visit with Evrina Furlong. Furlong hosts weekend guests Clair and Hadsell in Chicago. Ritter and Liebbe attend Dairy Cattle Congress at Waterloo.
Lone Tree Cub Scout Pack No. 17 received its charter at a 4 PM Tuesday ceremony in the M church basement attended by about 90 parents and guests. Cedar Rapids Scout executive Mr Schiatstead presented the charter to Mrs Roger Starle with praise for the American Legion auxiliary sponsor. Tom McLachlan of Iowa City attended with other leaders as badges were awarded to Wolf Bears and Webelos Scouts. Several local residents and families were listed as guests and visitors in the community note.
Joy prepares a first annual homecoming Oct 10 featuring a Valley Conference game between Joy Bulldogs and Kirkwood to decide the conference champion. A dance for students and alumni follows in the school house with a local band, decorated hall, and a queen crowning. A snake dance downtown is planned before the game. The homecoming committee includes Arlene Willitte Carol Ann Mungerson and Richard Cozine with many junior and senior sponsors and staff.
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