Hawkeye State Bank names G Nelson as executive vice president
Gerald D. Jerry Nelson of Muscatine, formerly with First National Bank, Muscatine, will become executive vice president of Hawkeye State Bank in Iowa City. The bank, charted four years ago, has 22 employees, a new branch opening in a shopping center, and is part of a private group with banks in Clear Lake Marengo and Iowa City. Nelson has served since 1959 and was last year manager of the installment loan department. He is past chairman of the installment loan committee of the Iowa Bankers Association and serves on the Chamber of Commerce board and Muscatine Kiwanis club committee.
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Gerald D
Jerry) Nelson
Mulberry
Muscatine
Hawkeye State Bank
Iowa City
Nelson
First National Bank
Hawkeye State
Clear Lake
Marengo
Iowa Bankers Association
Chamber of Commerce
Muscatine Kiwanis Club
Credit Bureau Gets Merit Certificate for Excellence
The Credit Bureau of Muscatine County earns the Association Credit Bureau Inc Certificate of Merit for significant management achievement in the credit bureau and collection service industry. ACB Executive VP John L Spafford of Houston notes the award sets a standard of excellence and reflects strong public service to the community.
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Credit Bureau of
Musca Tine County
Association Credit Bureau, Inc
Credit Bureau
ACB
John L. Spafford
Houston
Muscatine County
ACE
Las Vegas
U. S
Muscatine Music Assn Workers Meet Thursday
Muscatine County Music Association membership drive volunteers will gather Thursday April 24 at 7 40 PM in the Public Library meeting room. The meeting will provide association information, train workers to contact potential members, and outline next season concert outreach with twenty teams led by a leader and three helpers. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
County Music Association
Public Library
Music Association
Hayes and two others quit Eastern Iowa Community College board
Three of the nine EICC board members submitted resignations Monday night. Presidents Norman Kelinson Edgar Jorgenson Clinton and Harold O Hayes Jr Muscatine are resigning. Hayes moves to Evansville Ind to become director of manufacturing for Faultress Caster Co. Kelinson and Jorgenson cite careful consideration and soul searching. Hayes criticizes the board controversy over ouster of Supt Robert W Johnsen. Hayes resignation takes effect at May end. other two at Monday meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Iowa Community College
EICC
Norman Kelinson
Edgar Jorgenson
Clinton
Harold O. Hayes
Hayes
Area College
Robert W. Johnsen
Jorgensen
Cornell alumni dinner set for Muscatine Iowa Room
Cornell College alumni and friends in the Muscatine area will dine at Hotel Muscatine in the Iowa Room on Thursday May 1 at 6 40 p m. Club officers Eula M Downer Philip A Temple Janet Hahn Barry and others will attend with College staff member Robert Majors and Alumni Director Paul K Scott to report on college events.
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Mount Vernon
Muscatine Area
Cornell College
Cedar St
Muscatine
Robert Majors
Paul. K. Scott
Cornell
Levee patrols begin Flood control center opens Wednesday
Muscatine prepares for Mississippi River rise with a flood control center at city hall operating 24 hours daily. The Rock Island Corps of Engineers opened an office in city hall with Arnold Kolmgrain as local consultant. Five levee patrols will cover the riverfront, Mad Creek, and island areas, with volunteers stepping in as water nears 22 feet. Sandbags and sandbagging teams are organized, and city departments will assist in temporary flood control duties. The government weather service forecasts a 20.1 ft crest by Thursday and 22 ft stage possibility at Mad Creek by April 29.
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Jerry Russell
Muscatine
Warren Barnum
Henry Tober
Muscatine Island
Mississippi River Levee
Gordon Daeger
Rock Island Corps of Engineers
City Hall
Arnold Kolmgrain
Mad Creek
Grain Processoon Corp
South Muscatine
Robert Doyle
Park Department
Muscatine City
Car pools urged to free Riverfront parking space
Muscatine downtown merchants were urged to form employee car pools to free parking for shoppers after riverfront lot loss. The recommendation came from Clyde Hubble, chair of the Chamber of Commerce parking committee, and George A. Silberhorn, chair of the retail committee.
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Muscatine
Clyde Hubble
Chamber of Commerce
George A. Silberhorn
Chamber
Correction on Migrant Committee Board Members
The Muscatine Journal corrected an error that listed Julian Vega Lupe Rivera and Julio Gonzales as board members. Gonzales is a vice president and Timais Migrant Council employee. Vega and Rivera attend meetings as interested persons without voting rights. They co chair the local CEO boycott of Heinz products.
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Muscatine Journal
Julian Vega
Lupe Rivera
Julio Gonzales
Muscatine Migrant Committee Board of
Gonzales
Timais Migrant Council
Vega
Rivera
Migrant Center
Margaret Murphy
C.E.O
Heinz Company
Blaze Destroys Garage on Jivans Street in Fire
Muscatine firemen extinguished a blaze that wiped out a garage and its contents at 504 Jivans Street just after midnight. Owner Arthur Hill reported no cause yet determined as the fire, which began around 12:25 a m, destroyed fish traps and other stored items.
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Muscatine
Jivans Street
Izaak Walton League District Meeting in Muscatine Sunday
The Muscatine Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America will host the Second District Chapter Officers and Directors meeting at Fairport on April 27 starting at 10 am. District Director Henry Brandt will lead the session with Dale Brentnan and Robert C. Russell on the program. Iowa State Senator David Stanley will speak and discuss national state chapter and member activities and their impact on conservation and outdoor recreation. Howard Stolley of Muscatine is president of the host chapter with representatives from ten chapters across Muscatine Scott Louisa Washington Johnson Cedar Keokuk and Iowa counties attending.
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Muscatine
Izaak Walton League of America
Fairport
Henry Brandt
Dale Brentnan
Iowa
Robert C. Russell
David Stanley
Howard Stolley
Scott
Louisa
Washington
Ohnson
Cedar
Keokuk
YWCA Muscatine plans five summer day camps
YWCA and Muscatine YMCA sponsor five summer day camps for boys aged 7 to 9 from June through August. Camps run Monday to Friday at Grain Processing Corp. park on the Mississippi River about 13 miles south of Muscatine. Morning activities include games, crafts, and songs. afternoons feature story hour, hikes, scrapbook projects, and a swim. Wednesdays feature the Summer Fun Club visiting local businesses and facilities. Fees are 15 for members and 17 for non-members. Contact Bill Albright at 263-4813.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Bill Albright
YMCA
Smith wins debate honor at Wartburg College
Kemith Smith of Muscatine, a Wartburg College senior in Waverly, receives the Degree of Highest Distinction in Debate from Phi Kappa Delta. He has participated in 90 decision debates over three years and won 33 times, placing him in the upper five percent of his class.
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Kemith Smith
Muscatine
Wartburg College
Waverly
Town
Phi Kappa Delta Chapter
National Honorary
Smith
Journal Names New Classified Ad Manager and Circulation Chief
H. L. Nelson announces two staff moves at the Muscatine Journal. Sam Childs becomes the new classified advertising manager, while Ray Sprouse takes over as circulation manager. Sprouse will oversee delivery by carrier salesmen in Muscatine and surrounding towns, bringing 12 years of Des Moines Register circulation experience to the role.
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H. L. Nelson
Muscatine Journal
Sam Childs
Nelson
Journal
Ray Sprouse
Childs
Sprouse
Earrier
Muscatine
Des Moines Register
Des Moines
Car damage in collision with truck in Muscatine
A car driven by 17 year old Stephen Joseph Drahaus of Muscatine sustained left front and rear fender damage after a collision with a tractor trailer rig on West 8th Street at 8 p.m. Monday. The truck, owned by Van Speron Co. of Hospers, was driven by 35 year old Thomas Harold Ruden of LeMars Iowa, who traveled in the inside lane when the crash occurred. No truck damage reported.
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Stephen Joseph Drahaus
Bush Street
Muscatine
Thomas Harold Ruden
Ave
LeMars
Drahaus
West 8Th Street
Ai Lucas
Ruden
Mus_catine
van Speron Co. of
Hospers
Northwest
Tow
Muscatine Journal Office Hours and Publication Details
The Muscatine Journal operates 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily with Saturday mornings until noon, published daily except Sundays and holidays. It is a Lee Enterprises member, located at 301 &. ded Street, Muscatine, Iowa, 52761, and entered as 5 second class matter in Muscatine. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish local news and AP dispatches.
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Muscatine Journal
The
Lee Enterprises
Muscatine
Iowa
Associated Press
Subscription rates for Muscatine paper pricing details
Daily carrier subscriptions in Muscatine are $7.00 per month in advance. Carrier elsewhere is $1.75 per month. Mail rates in or near Muscatine: within fifty miles $15.00 per year. Beyond fifty miles: $19.00 to $20.00 per year depending on service. All subscriptions payable in advance. Missed delivery covered until 6:30 p.m. daily and 4:00 p.m. Saturdays. Dial 263-2331.
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City of Muscatine
Muscatine
Toans
Dial
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