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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1955
Page
5
The Avalon, a 1370 passenger excursion steamer, sails north on the Mississippi for summer cruises. It will be in Muscatine on Friday with rides starting at 2:30 PM and 9:30 PM.
Francis Xavier Avesing of 818 Cedar Street was among 123 St. Louis University students awarded graduate degrees on July 30 at the end of the six week Summer session. He earned a Master of Arts in Research after obtaining an A B from St Ambrose College in 1951.
Cancellation of a tentative Sept. 20 trial date for Louis Rusty Myers, 30, indicted for the March slaying of Mrs. Dolores Lund of Muscatine. The date was set earlier but conflicts with a federal court term. Mrs Lund’s body was found March 1 on a road east of Betendorf.
Lt. William Z. ae re, a Fleet Reserve veteran with 30 years in the Navy, embarked on a nationwide 60 000 mile tour to thank the U S Navy. He visited Muscatine briefly during the trip after retiring in 1953 as a lieutenant following a long naval career and leadership in the Fleet Reserve Association San Diego branch.
San Diego reports on a Navy recruiting truck traveling through multiple states to entice young men. The red white and blue vehicle carries six weeks of supplies and outdoor cooking gear, with meals prepared on site. Enlistee Stomski, who joined in 1923 at age 15, outlines a long career including serving on three carriers and two destroyers, and participating in early attacks in the Marshall Gilbert area.
Deeds recorded show James EB and Yvonne H Me 24 78 3W transferring property to Paul C and Charlotte V Huri. W R and Anna B Schmitt are noted as related parties in the sequence of transfers. The record lists multiple grantor grantee pairs associated with the parcel in the Me 24 78 3W region.
Partial text lists owners including Paul C and Charlotte V Mari ce Ernest A and Lorraine Kuch ner and others transferring to Herman Helene T. part of lot 7 block 182 Rail road addition to Nichols and references to Thomas D. Pettitt Sr and Sylvie O Pettitt.
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