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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1963
Page
2
Spiny lobsters eaten in the United States come mainly from Florida the Caribbean Brest South Africa Australia and New Zealand. Spiders jump high and low. Jumping spiders found at 23000 feet on Mount Forest others live in deep caves.
Leo Othmer of Muscatine is promoted to assistant manager of the F. W. Woolworth Co. store in Keokuk. A 1962 Muscatine High School graduate, he has worked at the local Woolworth store for the past year.
Two Muscatine juniors and a Hayes Catholic junior are chosen to attend the Hawkeye Boys State at Camp Dodge near Des Moines from June 2 to 8. Sponsors include Edward H. Bitter post American Legion and Laurent Council Knights of Columbus. Selection cites humor, courage, loyalty, and scholarship with daily athletics and a Boys State band and chorus.
In Muscatine district court Judge M L Sutton declared a damage action involving two dairy trucks and a passenger van a stalemate. Jowana Dairy Farms sought 205 dollars from Juanita Em bree Tillie and the defendant counter-claimed 392.80 in the disputed case.
Engineers Will Host Local Youths in Muscatine as the engineers club invites high school students for an annual banquet at the Elks lodge on May 7. Speaker FL Sidwell Smith, acting head of civil engineering at the State University of Iowa, will address the guests. Dale Hofer and William Sharp of Stanley Engineering handle reservations, closing Friday. The guidance committee will arrange escorts for guests from Muscatine High and Mayes Catholic High Schools. In a separate civil matter Judge Sutton held neither plaintiff nor defendant may recover in a case with costs to the plaintiff and judgment directed for the defendant. The dairy truck driven by Alfred Oesl was double parked in the 200 block of Mulberry Ave at 3:53 am May 1961 when the Tillie car struck it. The court found contributory negligence on both sides and noted officers allow deliveries before 10 am.]]
Robert Moore age 22 was knocked down but suffered no serious injuries when struck by a truck on Park Avenue near Canon Avenue at 6:25 PM today. Moore was walking near a ward when he moved in front of a stopped bus into the path of the mail route truck operated by Robert A. Lamp III and owned by Floyd Anderson of West Branch. Moore was taken home by police. Bus driver Charles A. Binz opened the door expecting Moore to board. H Prairie Church Class elects Mrs B H Hitchcock and officers including Mrs. Robert Arbaugh and Mrs. Levi Eichelberger were chosen for various posts. next meeting set for May 15 at Mrs. Levi Hichelberger’s home.
Retail business in Muscatine for the year ending June 20, 1962, rose by about 1.1 million dollars over the prior year, based on sales tax collections. Total business volume reached roughly 3.199 million, up 461 thousand from the 2.739 million reported for the previous period, with eight of twelve cities in the group showing gains and several names listed for notable increases.
Kiwanis presenter Jack Mietzel awards a certificate to Henderson at a Muscatine Kiwanis meeting in recognition of saving Robin Wiedeman from drowning. Henderson, already a Kiwanian, is praised for pulling the youth from 18 feet of water after a log was displaced. The session includes film on The 1962 Buick Open, notes from Muscatine County College, and inductions of Mike Henderson and Capt. John Spicer as new members. Guests and plans for two concerts by the U.S. Marine Band on Oct. 11 are announced.
The Muscaline Chamber of Commerce extends the deadline for a symbol contest to May 16. Earlier set for 1 p.m., the contest invites original ideas similar to Hawk of the Stave Ready Kilowatt. Prizes include an FSUL Savings bond. entries mailed to Post Office Box 306 by 3 p.m. May 15.
An apparent break in was reported at the Muscatine Municipal Walter and Electric company offices at 127 East Third Street. Police noted screws removed from a door on the Sycamore side of the building during the night.
Mrs. Form C. Kings, 68, of Mount Vernon, Iowa, was killed in Oklahoma when her cap collided with a car driven by Mrs. Helen Windsor of Blackwell. Windsor and her 2-year-old son suffered minor injuries.
A resident at 1701 Stewart road contests the address used for Richard L. Wetzel in a justice of the peace court hearing on Monday. The article notes the given address was incorrect and Wetzel faces three charges.
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