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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1963
Page
3
The Belles and Beaux square dancing troupe earned second place on the second day of Cones ville Watermelon Days. A large crowd lined the streets to view highlights of the revival event, which returned after a 21 year absence.
Conesville announces the annual Guest Day of the Conesville Methodist church hosted by the Women’s Society of Christian Service at 2 p.m. guest speaker Mrs. Enoch Sanford recently returned from Ecuador mission work. Devotional reader Mrs. Doris Peterson. hostesses named. Community invitation to Grace United Church of Christ Women’s Fellowship Guild and all local ladies.
Knights of Columbus observed their regular fifth Sunday communion at St Marys Church Sunday at 8 am, followed by breakfast at the KC clubrooms. Troop 123 Boy Scouts, led by Henry Glick, camped on the grounds and presented a campcraft demonstration. Scout Paul Sele macher, son of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Schumacher, passed the board of review for Eagle Scout advancement. Regular monthly meeting is set for Tuesday evening Oct 1 at 8:30 pm at the KC hall due to Forty Hours Devotions at St Marys Parish.
Conesville welcomed large crowds for the 21 year revival of the Melon Festival with a Saturday parade led by Kathy Buster on her horse and the Columbus Community High School band. Winners named Sunday included best costume Bryan Buckman as robot Sherry Goldsberry Patrice Singleton and floats Kemps Seed and Service Farm Belles and Beaux square dancing group Conesville Hillbillies.
Lester L. Brewer, electrican's mate first Class, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs Donald L. Brewer of Muscatine, has returned to Norfolk aboard the USS Enterprise after seven months in the Mediterranean. The Enterprise was the Sixth Fleet fast carrier nucleus with air cover and long range strike capability, visiting ports in Italy, France, Spain, Greece, and Lebanon.
Deeds recorded transferring tracts in section 34 76 3W and section 12 76 2W from Oliver A and Wilma F Reich to Jackie Dean and Dorothy Louise Reichert. Josephine Sander transfers to Charles Robert and Vada Shymens Steward Lot 1 Block 80 Muscatine.
Buffalo Prairie Junior and Senior high Youth Institutes announced for Sunday evening. Junior at Rio church, seniors at New Windsor. Council meeting at Monmouth Co operative Council gathers Monday evening at Little Cedar church Little York. Mr Mrs Dale Docherty and son returned from Virgin Sunday Dale completed two seats of army service. John Powell of West Liberty called Friday morning at Sylvia Kistler home en route home from Morton progress show they were Thursday overnight visitors.
Durant high school elects officers for the boys D-club with Ron Muller as president, Yarland Garvin as vice president, and Jerry Tank as secretary treasurer. Elmer Langmann resigns as custodian after three years and will keep driving a school bus. Student librarians include Lynne Wilson and others. enrollment counts show 100 boys to 98 girls. Donna Guyer and Don Muller are secretary and treasurer of the student council. marching band to join the Muscatine festival in October.
About 100 sorority members at The State University of Iowa earned GPA of 3.55 or higher during the 1962 academic year and will be honored at a Mémorial Union banquet. Brenda Lee Schnede, daughter of Bernice Schnede of Durant, is among those honored. 38 members meet the 3.5 threshold for both semesters. Nearly 100 active members and pledges, along with housemothers and college representatives, will attend.
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