Over 70 enter L Bar M rodeo near Columbus Junction
More than seventy entrants register for the L Bar M Rodeos to be held today and Sunday at the L Bar M grounds between Columbus Junction and Conesville. Shows start at 7 30 p m tonight and 2 p m Sunday. Notable competitors include top 10 national finalists from 1971 and riders ranked in the 1972 standings across saddle bronc bull calf roping and steer wrestling. Joanna Henry of Gainsville Texas will perform a Roman Riding exhibition, joined by her husband Gary with his trained ponies.
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Columbus Junction
Conesville
Ard
Joanna Henry
Gainsville
Texas
Gary
Public Court and Hospital Notes From Muscatine
District court entries list arrests and public record actions including true informations against David Garner for assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury and John Hartley for breaking and entering. Bail forfeiture against William Eugene Stewart with a Sept. 5 hearing order. special appearance hearing for Carver Pump Co. vs Gates Learjet Corp set Sept. 25. Hospitals report admitted and dismissed patients, births noted, and municipal court actions include speeding, disturbance of the peace.
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David Kohlhammer
State of Iowa
David Eugene Garner
John Hartley
John Guffey
Ball Bend
C.A
William Eugene Stewart
Muscatine County
Wisconsin Surety Corp
Carver Pump Co
Gates Learjet Corp
Fischer closes in on world chess title in Reykjavik
In Reykjavik AP reports Bobby Fischer, trailing Spassky by eight points with 44 needed to claim the crown, won game 13 of 24. Spassky, behind by seven, would need three victories to tie. The match resumes Sunday with Spassky having White on the next round. Fischer’s rise strengthens as Spassky blundered late in the game.
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Spassky
Brooklyn
Fischer
Spassky resigns in 13th game to Fischer leads 8-5
The position diagram shows after the 72nd move World Chess Champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union resigns the 13th game, giving US challenger Bobby Fischer an 8 to 5 lead in the 24 game series. Spassky played white from the bottom and Fischer black from the top.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Boris Spassky
Soviet Union
Bobby Fischer
Fischer
Spassky
Four accidents in Muscatine prompt driver charges
A Muscatine driver faced charges after one of four city accidents investigated by police Friday. Leonard Hahn, 60, of 604 Liberty Street, was charged with improper turning and no driver's license after a two car crash at Grandview Avenue and Bond Street. The incidents also included a collision at Park Avenue and Lake Park Boulevard, a sideswipe at Liberty and Bleeker, and a parking lot mishap on East 2nd Street.
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Muscatine
Grandview Ave
Bond St
Leonard E. Hahn
Liberty St
Fred Carl Schuetze
Burington
Hahn
Liberty and
Bleeker Sts
Vickie Marline- Rhodes
Teresa Berger
West Liberty
Bleeker St
Rhodes
E. 2Nd St
Walnut St
Stolen Tapes and Mailbox Report in Local Incident
Darlene Adams reports 15 stereo tapes stolen from her car parked behind her home after a night break in through a right vent window. Mildrea Cook of Millies Used Furniture Store says her mailbox at 1207 Oregon St was stolen during the night with additional vandalism noted in the report.
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Darlene Adams
Mrangé St
Mildrea Cook
Millies
Oregon St
River Days booster buttons go on sale in Muscatine
The Great River Days event runs August 17 to 20 with booster buttons sold for 1 each. Approximately 55 complete sets are available at 16.50 per set from the Muscatine Chamber of Commerce office. A bonus free set is offered to any member or volunteer selling 100 buttons and turning in 100 to the chamber. Helen Roelle was the first to meet the target and receive her set.
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Helen Roelle
Muscatine Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
W. 5Th St
Pat Hopewell
Civic Center
Mississippi Drive
Great River
Dave Wright
Louisa sheriff McDowell to run as Democrat or Independent
Louisa County Sheriff Ralph McDowell, defeated in the Aug 1 Republican primary by Robert Wilke, says he will seek the November general election as a Democrat or Independent. He plans to move back into the Louisa county jail living quarters with his wife, while deputy Richard West resigns amid personal and job changes. McDowell notes the need for jail residency to keep the sheriff’s office there and mentions local weather and board of supervisors shifts.
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Wpello
Louisa County
Ralph McDowell
McDowell
Robert Wilke
Wapello
Richard West
Sheriffs Department
West
Las Vegas
Wapello City
Marshall
Iowa Highway Patrol
Muscatine
Wapella
Attica
Dale ‘Schlutz
Arnold H. Winegar
Little old lady may still face a murder charge in Miami
In Miami, State Attorney Richard Gerstein ruled that 71-year-old Mattie Davis acted in self defense but she still faces potential murder charges after the fatal shooting of former mental patient Edward L. Dukes. An inquest is sought to publicize the evidence before a final charging decision.
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Miami
Mattie Davis
Richard Gerstein
Missed Delivery Contact and Muscatine Journal Rates
Notice details carrier contact hours and office hours for missed deliveries at 26 203] Muscatine Journal, plus subscription rates for city and outlying areas. Includes terms for daily mail delivery, servicemen, and student rates. Published by Lee Enterprises in Muscatine Iowa.
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Dourtat
Muscatine Journal
The
Lee Enterprises
Grd
Muscatine
Iowa
Post Office
Associated Press
AP News
City of
Daliveary
Two Musk Oxen Gift to China Thrive at Peking Zoo
In Peking the two musk oxen Matilda and Milton gifted by President Nixon to China are thriving at the Beijing Zoo. Matilda recovered from pneumonia after arrival while Milton, who had a skin rash, improved after several baths with Chinese herbal medicine under keeper Ou Wang Kan. The pair share a house beside the pandas and attract visitors, receiving care from Mrs. Ou. Milton was initially shy but settled well.
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Peking
Matilda
Milton
Nixon
China
Ou- Wang Kan
Peking Zoo
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