Aldermen Cut 24 313 Pay Raises From 1965 Budget
Aldermen trimmed the Muscatine 1965 city budget by 24 318, lowering taxes by about two mills and delaying a proposed pay raise for about 106 city workers. The plan reduces general government and department costs, with school tax rising 1.2 mills. The budget total drops to 2 178 801, while sewer and library funds face prior-year adjustments. A public hearing produced no major objections beyond one written protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gil Dietz
Muscatine
E. Gillespie
Councilmen Hear Report Of Broken Storm Sewer
Muscatine city council heard that the storm sewer under Riverview park is broken in several spots and must be replaced to prevent water damage. City Engineer William McElwee showed diagrams and said sections are 50 years old. a $37,000 contract amendment was submitted due to deeper pilings. Riverfront pumping station delays and delayed supply items extend the project timeline.
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Muscatina
Riverview Park
Muscatine City
William McElwee
Walnut Street
McElwee
Mad Creek
Daily Report Admits and Dismissals Across Multiple Homes
Names listed include David Herring Dee Graham and Ronald Murray in Admitted and dismissed entries for various residents in Letts Columbus Junction Muscatine and surrounding areas. Births noted for Conway Lewis and Leslie Ann with families in Clinton Muscatine and Parkington. Church and farmer residents mentioned with several addresses across Iowa communities.
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David Herring
Crittenden
Louis Salek
Eighth
Dee Graham
Lutas
William’ O'Donell
Elkhorn
Wises
George Crist
Letts
William Kruse
Sampson
Ronald] Murry
Columbus
Junction
Edmond Kautz
Cleve Nickle
Terry Lee Davis
James Pointer
Fair Acres
Tal
Bert Partington
Columbus Sunession
Wallace Benson
Liberty
Michael Conway
Lucas
Charles Lewis
Parkington
Farmer
Leslie Ann
Paul Hines
Clinton
Hines
Linda Barton
Harold Barton
Musca~ Fine
Mr. Hines
C. L. Hines
Muscatine
Seventy-seven Boys Tour Thatcher Glass Plant
Seventy-seven boys from the YMCA Summer Fun club toured Celon Division of Thatcher Glass Manufacturing Co this morning with a guided tour and product samples. A candy treat was given, and a trip to the Tama Indian reservation is planned for next Wednesday. Bus reservations must be made by Monday, sack lunches required, depart YM at 9 a.m., return around 5 p.m.
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YMCA
Celon
Thatcher Glass Manufacturing Co
Clu
Tama
Man to Appear on Pony Charge in City Court
Charles Holladay of 806 Nebraska is to appear in police court on Saturday charged with keeping a pony within city limits in violation of Section 61 of the 1955 city ordinance. The charges were filed by Frank Anson Jr., head of the city sanitation department.
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Charles Holladay
Nebraska
Holladay
Frank Anson Jr
Sixty Citizens Drawn for September Petit Jury in Muscatine
Muscatine county district court selects sixty residents for the September petit jury. Report date to be announced. Ward lists include Walter Jensen Elmer Balser Gertrude Connell Willem Antram Ernest Pagel Bruce Doan John Sprouse Canple Robert Freyermuth John Sissel S Stein IV Rosemary Brown Elmer Schwartz Harold Howell Jimmie Braun T A Bailey Fryberger Fahiy Schaffer Stark Rosenberg Dougherty Askam Zeidler Rada Dicekman Grady Tabias Snavely Coler Kautz Harbaugh Asmus Anderson Price Campbell Bierman Gettert Armold Powell Battenhagen Nolan Kemper Eckhardt Young Swanson Morrison Cline Gordy Gehrke Rabe Coxon Barclay Winfield Morrison Nichols Nicolaus Ochiltree Maurer Scott
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Muscatine County
Muscatine
Walter 4. Jensen
Elmer Balser
Gertrude G. Connell
Willem George -Antram
Ernest Pagel
Robert H. Doan
Bruce R. Terrell
John J. Sprouse
G. Canple
Robert F. Frey
G. Howell
Jimmie June
Braun
T. A. Bailey
Harry L. Fryberger
Richard Fahiy
Vernon
Schaffer
Ralph R. Stark
Harold Rosenberg
James E. Dougherty
Herbert Askam
Ray Zeidler
Leonard G. Rada
Ida , Dicekman
Buss Grady
Woodrow Tabias
Kenneth A. Snavely
Roy Coler
Olio M. Kautz
Robert Harbaugh
Otto Asmus
Temperature Rises Again as Warm Weather Hits Iowa
Skies were clear and temperatures rose from 63 at night to 85 this morning. Forecasters predict a hot weekend with highs above 90 in parts of Iowa, while Tuesday’s highs ranged from 78 at Burlington to 92 at Mason City and overnight lows from 58 at Spencer to 67 at Lamoni.
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Towa
Iowa
Burlington
Mason City
Spencer
Lamoni
Jail Term Prolonged For Sturms
Harold Weldon Sturms faced a district court appearance after escapes from Muscatine county jail on May 23 and July 2. He already serves a year to be completed by December and received an additional sentence not to exceed a year at the Anamosa reformatory plus 100 dollars fine and 21.50 costs. The penalties run concurrently with his current county jail sentence, with the fine payable at five dollars daily if not paid.
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Harold Weldon Sturms
Sturms
Garry Woodward
Muscatine
An ‘Amosa Reformatory
Matthew Westrate
Bne Sturms
Flight from jail leads to forgery plea in court
A man sought in connection with a July 2 jail escape pleaded guilty to uttering a forged instrument. Sentencing was postponed to August. The reference mentions Redwood Highway U.S. 201 and tall trees creating dappled sunlight along the route.
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James Franklin Lough, Sr
Woodward
Redwood Highway
U.S. 201
California
Selecting Furnishings For Library
Library board reports delays to the Musser library addition due to spring lag and a construction strike this summer. The committee selects tables chairs and door coverings while shelving has been ordered and other furnishings decisions near. Opal Tanner reports July circulation at 9 245 volumes with 412 to 132 daily variation and 135 new borrowers bringing total to 10 344.
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P. M. Musser Public Library
Library Board
Opal Tanner
Trdia
Pakistan
Kashmir
Bog Survives in Miniature Washington Deskye Wilderness
A two acre bog persists as a miniature wilderness within the Sight of the Washington Deskye Bogarchi area. Insectating plants grow there and the landscape remains a fragile natural enclave.
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Washington Deskye
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