City Adds Refuse Containers To Ease East Second Street Mess
Housekeeping in Muscatine faces a waste problem as overfilled East Second street containers reveal misused bins. Sanitation chief Frank E. Anson Jr notes 23 downtown receptacles are for papers yet collect garbage. Hartles and other businesses and residents face blame. Two extra containers will be placed in the East Second street lot and more for special events upon advance notice.
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Muscatine
Frank E. Anson
Reart
East Second Street
Anson
Hartles
Journal
Passengers and Driver Escape Unhurt in Hwy 6 Crash
A 1983 model car carrying Higinia Oviedo and Raymondsville residents plowed into cement along Highway 6 near the Cedar River bridge at 4:45 am. The driver said fatigue caused the loss of control as the eastbound vehicle dropped into an embankment. The trailer was wrecked but the car remained drivable.
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Highway 6
Cedar River’ Bridge
Higinia
Oviedo
Raymondsville
Tex
Bob Miller
No Objectors School Board Adopts 1.8 Million Budget
The Muscatine School Board approved a 1.8 million budget for 1963-64 with no objections. They accepted Dale Gene Findley’s resignation as he moves to a position at Ainsworth Hawkins Plumbing Showline, and directed preparation for the annual school board election set for September 1963. A language lab evaluation by Catherine Miller Floyd Scott and superintendent A. A. Johnson was scheduled for a later meeting.
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Dale Gene" Findley
Ainsworth
Hawkins
Central Junior High
Cather
Ine Miller
Floyd Scott
A. A. “Johnson
Two-Man Gemini Orbits and Apollo Flights Next in Racé
NASA plans outline next steps after Mercury. Gemini will be two-man and up to ten weeks in orbit, testing rendezvous and docking while Apollo targets manned moon flight by 1970. Saturn C family rockets will power these missions with huge thrust and larger payloads.
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Moon
John Glenn
Gorden Cooper
America
Mercury
Coopers
Cal Apello
Gemin
Apollo
Geminil
Don Gregory
NASA
Manned , Spacetrait Center
Houston
Texas
Dight
Gendini
Air Force
Gemini
Russia
Gregory
NASA Sinc
Earth
Prajger Apollo
Jstge Win Uke
Ofte
Lo Gregor
Avith
Aured
Jaunest
Discover America
Bandag Grows Fast In Local Tire Retreading Industry
Harold Vischer of Bandag Inc Muscatine spoke to the Kiwanis about Bandag tire retreading. Founded in 1958 by Roy Carver, Bandag holds exclusive worldwide rights with 36 U S salesmen and 18 dealers. The process uses a patented German concept from WWII and Bandag treads reportedly double mileage, with 60 new dealers added in 13 months.
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Siuscatine
Kiwanis Club
Harold Vischer
Joeroy
Bandag, Tnc
Muscatine
George J. Zimmer
Bandag
Vischer
Roy Carver
Bandag, Inc
No.1
United States
Europe
Africa
Australia
Family Picnic Honors Girls On Birthdays
A family picnic at Weed Park on Sunday August 11 honors Vicki Lynn Hayes Britney Deb bie Sue Hayes Christine Tone Lee for their birthdays. Attendees include Alfred and Mrs. Bivens and grandparents, Earnest Rayés and Pamela, James Lee and family, William Bivens and kin, with Ricky Randy Ann Larry Jim and Bob Bivens. Guests received gifts and the youngsters swam after the picnic.
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Weed Park
Vicki Lynn Hayes
Debbie Sue Hayes
Christine Tone Lee
Alfred Bivens
Earnest Rayés
Pamela
James Lee
Ricky
Randy
Ann
William Bivens
Larry
Jim
Bob Bivens
Terms of Collier Hoopes Expire On County Board
Two Muscatine county board of education members seek new six year terms. Incumbents Mark Collier and Lindley Hoopes filed for re election. Nomination forms available from the county superintendent and local secretary. 25 voter signatures required by August 20. Sywassink also seeks renewal for Area Six seat.
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Collier
Hoopes
Muscatine County
Saith
County Board of Education
Nortences
Dendline
Mingik Ap. Me
Dst
Ralston
Cffics
Herbert Synvassink
Area Six Board of Education
Arca
Pan
Shirley Thicker
Bowré
Offic
Sywassink
Sweetland
Cossmon Admitted as Freshman at State University Dental College
Cossmon of 19 Park Avenue, a pre dental student at the University, has been admitted as a freshman to the State University College of Dentistry. He is one of 56 students selected after dental aptitude tests and personal interviews, all qualified by grades.
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Charles ¥. Cossmon
Park Avenue
State University of Town
S College of Deniistry
Cossmon
Dental College
Bar Association Names Committees and Members
Iowa State Bar Association for 1963-1964 includes Muscatine and Sioux City lawyers on multiple panels. Wiley E. Wayne of Sioux City presides as president and announces appointees Raymond Tipton on inheritance tax, David M. Stanley on corporation and business law and world peace through law, Edwin A Hicklin on legislation, W O Weaver on ways and means and title guaranty, Russell Newell on passage of citizenship committee.
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Muscatine
Iowa State Bar Association
Wiley E. Wayne
Sioux City
P Association
Togay
Raymond Tipton
David M. Stanley
Russell Newell
Columbus Junction
Pasate
Strawhacker Reunion Held at Crapo Park Burlington
The Strawhacker reunion drew 130 attendees Sunday at Crapo park in Burlington. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Wehner of Independence spent the week at the home of Orville Wehner. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Campbell and family attended the Campbell reunion Sunday at Cartwright park in Mediapolis, with 27 present.
Moose Lodge Picnic Prize Winners Named
Prize winners at the annual Moose Lodge family picnic include Roy Bynum Fred Sellers Christie Foster Doris Day Bill Kreuzer Denis Kurriger Cherie Conklin Caroline Sch wedel Jeff Toyne Mike Mathis Val Bynum Susy Snider Danny Lee Shirley Merchant and Fratly Townsend.
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Moose Lodge
Roy Bynum
Fred Sellers
Christie Foster
Doris Day
Bill Kreuzer
Denis Kurriger
Cherie Conklin
Caroline Sch~wedel
Jeff Toyne
Mike Mathis
Val Bynum
Susy Snider
Danny Lee
Shirley Merchant
Fratly Townsend
River cargo totals 351200 tons for week in Rock Island district
U S Army Engineers at Rock Island report 351 200 tons of Mississippi river traffic in the district for the week ending Monday just shy of the 355 515 ton record set earlier this year. Northbound goods include coal petroleum products and miscellaneous items while southbound traffic comprises grain and other goods. Towboats and barges operated in both directions with counts listed.
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Mississippi River
Rock Island
Walton Promoted to Corporal in Marine Corps
Douglas Walton son of Mr and Mrs Parker Walton of 61 Siegle Street Muscatine has been promoted to corporal in the U S Marine Corps. He serves with Marine Air Control Squadron One based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Arizona. A Muscatine High School graduate Walton entered the Marines in June 1960.
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Douglas W. Walton
Parker W. Walton
Siegle Street
Muscatine
WU. S. Marine Corps
Walton
Marine Air Control Squadron One
Marine Corps Air Station
Yuna, Aria
Muscatine High School
Watton
Marines
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Donald ‘Gregory
Phots
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Mississippi Drive
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James Day
Garner
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Howdy Roberts
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