TO THE RIGHT IS THE POST COMMANDER OF THE

MAQUOKETA AMERICAN LEGION TIMBER CITY POST 75

CLIF MERRICK.   TO THE LEFT, IS LONGTIME MEMBER 

OF THE LEGION, W.H. "BILL" MERRICK, WHO HAS HELD

ALL TITLES AND IS NOW FINANCE OFFICER.     A SPECIAL

MEETING WAS  HELD LAST NIGHT AT 7 P.M. AT THE EAGLES

CLUB ON  EAST PLATT STREET.   THERE WERE ABOUT

20 MEMBERS PRESENT, TO DISCUSS SELLING THE

POST BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN MAQUOKETA ON THE CORNER

OF MAIN AND PLATT STREETS.    IT HAS BEEN OWNED BY

THE LEGION SINCE THE MID-30'S.   THE UPSTAIRS WAS

USED FOR MEETINGS AND DINNERS, THE MAIN FLOOR

HAS BEEN RENTED FOR RETAIL BUSINESS  AND THE

BASEMENT A  LONG TIME AGO HAD A TAVERN USING

THE OUTSIDE STAIRWAY.    THE MAIN FLOOR IS EMPTY NOW.

AFTER DISCUSSION, IT WAS VOTED TO SELL THE BUILDING

TO A PROSPECTIVE BUYER.    THE LEGION WILL CONTINUE

TO HAVE MONTHLY MEETINGS THE FIRST WEDNESDAY NIGHT

EACH MONTH AT THE EAGLES.   THERE IS ALSO AN ACTIVE

LADIES AUXILIARY AND THEY WILL HOST THE COUNTY LEGION

MEETING LATER THIS MONTH.    COMMANDER MERRICK SAID

IN CHECKING THROUGH FILES RECENTLY, HE DISCOVERED THAT

IN 1948, THE POST 75 HAD 800 MEMBERS.   THERE ARE NOW 170.

I JUST PAID MY DUES THE OTHER DAY ($35.00 A YEAR) FOR 

2010 AND HAVE BEEN A MEMBER FOR 31 YEARS.    IF YOU EVER

SERVED IN THE U.S. MILITARY AND WOULD LIKE TO JOIN, MAKE

YOUR CHECK TO TIMBER CITY AMERICAN LEGION AND 

SEND IT TO ME AT BOX 940, MAQUOKETA.

PHOTO BY DENNIS VOY

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