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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1952
Page
9
Four H youths Dayle Reed Downer and Kenneth Egel seek county and club offices at a 7 30 p m theater party in Muscatine. Downer, senior at Letts consolidated school and active in band chorus and 4 H, is backed by Dick Knoll Egel. Egel, 18, son of Roy Egel, is a Muscatine high senior and FFA secretary, with a record of ranching and 4 H projects.
Kenneth earns recognition across Future Farmers of America and 4-H programs for leadership and participation. He received local honors and was highlighted in school circles for his contributions to agricultural clubs and community service initiatives.
Fritz Grummer Jr. 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Grummer of Wilton, tops Four-H work in Wilton Hustlers. A Wilton senior with FFA ties, dairy and beef show success, and district to state judging, he is backed by campaign speaker Lyle Johnson as he runs for Four-H office.
A Kansas City Missouri ad offers a free full size Thornton Minor Pile Ointment tube for hemorrhoids. Send name age and address to 911-A Linwood Blvd to receive postage paid, with no charge or obligation. The offer may be withdrawn at any time.
Jerry Elder, 14, Nichols student and Pike Plucky Pikers member, will be praised at a Four-H theater party as he campaigns for county office. He has won Muscatine county champion Angus heifer and West Liberty beef showmanship, earned four gold seals, attended Ames short course, and shown multiple baby beeves and beef heifers over four years.
Mark Kemper, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Kemper of Muscatine, leads a long record of Four-H and school achievements. He and campaign speaker Loren Braun map strategies for the Four-H election Wednesday night as Kemper enters senior year at Muscatine High School.
The record notes a 1948 state poultry award on project records. It mentions participation on a basketball team that won the Four-H tournament for the past two years. It also lists junior cattle feeders in 1944 and 1945, laying flock in 1947 1948 and 1949, market sow and litter in 1950 and 1951 and baby beef.
Dennis Leland McClure, 17, son of Mr and Mrs Leland McClure route 2, is the Sweetland Royal Busters candidate for county office. A Four-H member since age 13, he has led as club president and earlier held vice president roles while pursuing rabbit 1950 chicken 1951 and garden 1952 projects. Clarence Toyne will attend the theater party Wednesday night.
Sam Nagel 16 of Stockton longtime 4-H member runs for Fulton Junior Farmers seat. He comes from Ray and Mrs Nagel and promotes purebred sheep and lambs with prior 6 years in club work including president and treasurer roles. His campaign speaker will be John Baker and his projects span purebred sheep and market lambs across multiple years.
Robert Oxley of West Liberty, age 20, spent nine years in club work earning five gold seal record books and the 1946 state fair champion Four-H barrow. He served as a delegate to the state censer.
Dr Hyman Appelman used The Event That Shook the World as the Sunday message at Muscatine First Methodist Church. He framed Calvary as the cross exposing sin redeeming souls and providing salvation, citing substitutionary sacrifice and Christ’s power to redeem from the law’s curse. The message urged repentance belief and public confession of faith.
Robert Oxley of West Liberty, son of Lorin and Mrs Oxley, is a Wapsie Winners member and longtime 4-H participant with projects in sheep, market hogs, poultry and beef. He earned state fair ribbons and led active church and school roles while graduating from West Liberty High School. Campaign speakers are Bob Barclay and Paul Sywassink.
Donald Parker Schmidt, 15, of West Liberty, plans to seek county office with the Goshen Gladiators. A Muscatine high School tenth grader with a five year FFA background, he earned superior and excellent ratings for his FFA creed speech. campaign speaker Virgil Meyers. His 4 H projects include sow and litter 1948 beef heifer 1949 Angus beef heifer 1950 purebred beef heifers 1951 1952 and now a herd of nine purebred heifers.
Don Scott of Muscatine aged 19, son of Mr and Mrs Howard Scott, has six years in club work including roles as treasurer secretary and now vice president of the Lake Livewires. He attended Wilton Shiloh and Muscatine high schools and graduated in 1951, with FFA district treasurer experience.
A funeral service was held at 2:30 p.m. today at the Ralph J. Wittich Funeral Home for a deceased. The Rev James H Sloan of Park Avenue Methodist Church led the service with Mrs George Holliday as organist. Burial followed in Greenwood Cemetery. Flower attendants included Mrs Hazel Martin Mrs Pearl Martin and Mrs Robert Varney Sr. Pallbearers were Elmer Chatfield Earl Van Camp Vern Van Camp Pete Martin Boyd Holliday and Robert Varney Sr.
Last rites for Leon A. Wylie 58 of Illinois City were conducted at 2 p m Saturday in the Illinois City Methodist church with Rev. Caleb Larson officiating. Burial followed in Illinois City cemetery under Geo M Wittich Funeral home direction. Vocalist Mrs Roscoe Powell and organist Mrs Omar Keller led music. flower attendants were Mrs Leo Tyler, Mrs Sherman Powell and Mrs Uriel Reed. Pallbearers were Harry Passmore, Fred Hinrichs, Benjamin Coffeen, Lynn Connaughy, Thomas Passmore and B A Scott. Funeral services for George W Hintermeister 1213 East Second Street were held with details continued from the death occurred Friday.
The expense for insecticides on American farms amounts to only one third of 1 percent of the total crop value, indicating low input costs relative to output. This figure highlights small input costs in farm protection despite pest pressures.
A feature on Dinah Shore portrays her rise from a farm girl to fame and fortune. The piece highlights her warmth, sensual appeal, and personal side including her fondness for hominy grits in the kitchen.
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