Fiesta Day In Muscatine To Feature Mexican Market Atmosphere
Muscatine’s business district will imitate a Mexican market on Fiesta Day with sidewalk booths displaying merchandise. Clerks wear straw sombreros and Mexican music fills the air as a migrant families’ festival offers tortillas enchiladas and tamales for tasting. Events run 6:30 p.m. to evening with a queen coronation, pinata break, and a street dance on Sycamore Street between Second and Third.
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Muscatine
Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee
Thio
Sycamore
O'Cock
Courney Wilson
A. Binala
Emily Eizondo
Mishap leads to charge after Washington Street collision
Driver Jersey D. Atkinson of 509 Sycamore Street was arrested for lack of vehicle control after his car struck a PI Service truck near Park Avenue at 4:53 pm Tuesday. Atkinson posted a $13 bond in police court for a Saturday appearance. The PI Service truck, driven by Clayton Welsch, 19, route 3, was halted in the alley. Both vehicles sustained front end and bumper damage.
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Washington Street
Park Avenue
Jercy D. Atkinson
Sycamore Street
Pollee
Clayton Welsch
Route 3
Alfie
Atkins v
Trucks
Man Nabbed in Ottumwa on Warrant for Yobbary
Olumiva police arrested James Robert Nichols 23 Tuesday afternoon on a warrant accusing him of aggravated yobbary while being brought to Ottumwa. Chief Clifford Bennett said Nichols will be returned to the county by Sheriff Dick Oppelt. The complaint was signed by David Bultgen’s father after the 18 year old youth reported being robbed by the hitchhiking passenger on Mississippi drive and at a home stop.
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Mississippi
Vnbeey
Youth Suffers Broken Wrist in Motor Accident
A teen driver, Ray A. Conover, 17, route 3, was injured when his car collided with a passing vehicle near Muscatine at a railway underpass. His left wrist broke and his car sustained heavy damage before the other driver fled the scene. He was treated at Muscatine General Hospital and released.
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Muscatine
Ray A. Conover
Muscatine General Hospital
Jesse’ Conover
Conover
Tole
Verbal OK for Two Sewage Contracts in Muscatine
Kansas City federal office verbally approves contracts totaling 1 015 683 40 for phase I of Muscatine’s sewage system. Warmoyle Berg and E B Caldwell signed bids and bonds. work to start asap with completion set for April 30, 1964. Phase I cost estimated at 1 140 542 with federal grant target up to 340 000 and total aid up to 600 000 including potential phase II funding.
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Kansas City
Muscatine
Mos
Warmoyle
Berg
Rock Island
E. B. Caldwell, Inc
Moline
William McElwee
Public Health Office
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lunds
Normoyle and
Caldwell Company
Mulberry Avenue
VFW Family Picnic Planned by Kemble Post
Annual family picnic of John Harold Kemble post Veterans of Foreign Wars and auxiliary set for Saturday at Erickson's Grove on Cedar Street. Waller Hatfield and Doris Watson invite members to bring families. Refreshments lunch and a dance music by Lonnie George and his Orchestra. Picnic launches 1964 membership drive. post membership stands at 653.
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John Harold Kemble Post
Erickson’s Rove
Cedar Street
Waller Hatfield
Doris Watson
Musicians’ Union
Lonnie George
Man 21 Held For Court On Forgery Charge
Gerald Wayne Osborn, 21, of Pingstreet, is bound over to Muscatine district court after waiving a preliminary hearing on forging his mother's name to a $40 grocery check. Bond set at $1,000. Osborn allegedly cashes the check and hitchhikes home a week later. his mother resides in Louisa county. Emile Meier, Stanwood, pleaded guilty to issuing a $10 false check and was fined or jailed.
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Gerald Wayne Osborn
Pingstreet
Ohio
Muscatine
East Second Street
Jett
Aktor Oppelt
Osborn
Louisa County
Ater
Emil Meier
Stanwood
Allbee
Harold Negus
Scout Relates Experiences At World Jamboree Opening
Dick McPike writes from 2601 Mulberry Avenue about a Scout group’s journey to the World Jamboree in Rome and on to Athens Greece. He describes air travel storms, historic sites in Rome, an audience with Pope Paul IV, Greek welcome in Athens, tours to Corinth Canal Mycenae and Epicurus Theater, and setting up a camp at Marathon for eight days of jamboree activities.
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Marathon
Greese
Dick McPike
Mulberry Avenue
Rome
Secours
McPike
J.D. McPike
Switzerland
Vatican City
Paul IV
Athens
Greece
Acropolis
Constantine
Legion to Seat New Officers at Legion Club Ceremony
Kenneth Wiley commander and other Muscatine American Legion post officers were named at a recent election. Installation set for Thursday night at the Legion club with Conny, the Legion commander, serving as installing officer and reports from delegates who attended the Toledo Legion convention to be presented.
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Kenneth Wiley
Muscaline -American Legion
The
Legion Club
Dean Odell
West Liberty
Conny
Towa Legion
Life Preservers and Oxygen Bottles Bought by Unit
The Muscatine rescue unit met at the Oregon Street fire station Tuesday night with Capt Eldon Paetz presiding. The unit purchased three life preservers and three oxygen bottles. A practice session followed the meeting focusing on dragging equipment and other facilities. One applicant was accepted for a three month probationary period. Fourteen members attended. next meeting set for September 3 at the Oregon Street station.
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Muscatine
Oregon Street
Eldon Paetz
Unnit
Oregon
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Hrosmany Clooney - Sustrr Keaton
Iowa
Tegeiae Rodan & Rural Family Living
Hell of Chamaians
Awa School
Scienes
Mall of Health
Read OF Laws Baking Contes
Oshow Seals
National Shetland Pony Congress
Eositad Jo
OWA State Thi
Des Moines
Suds
Pizzaburger & Malt
Pearl Hogist
LaDonna Corder
Darlene Longe
Margaret Heerd
Iowa Electric Light and Power
Ottumwa
Stanley Engineering Company
Papoose
Lo Musser Pack
Grandview Avenue
Sewate
VFW
Post
Mrs. Mosher
California
Martha Mosher
Santa Barbara
Calli
Legion
Tern
Darl E Zanuck
Gil
Thors
Ahead de Sas
Donovan
Na Bitar Hn
Thu
Robert Mitchun
Polly Bergen
Gregory Peck
Audie Murphy
John Saxon
CPE
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