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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1968

Page

5

Obituaries and Funerals Notice Roundup in Muscatine

Obituary items record multiple local deaths: Mrs. Odetta Honts age 67 died Aug 1 in Muscatine General Hospital with funeral at George M. Wittich and interment Memorial Park. Lulu Ann Winder age 85 died at Wapello Nursing Home with services at Dudgeon McCulley. buried Wapello Cemetery. Eugene J Hoover age 68 funeral at George M. Wittich with interment Memorial Park. Anna Elsey 77 died at Muscatine General Hospital with services at Ralph J Wittich. burial Greenwood Cemetery. Edna Romig 76 died at Muscatine General Hospital with service at Ralph J Wittich. burial Greenwood. Survivors and service details listed for each case.

Odetta Honts George M. Wittich Leland Enke Pat Simpson Francis Honts Raymond Honts Everett Honts Harold Troxel Chester Kelley Clyde Hauser Memorial Park Lulu Ann Winder Wapello Dudgeon-McCulley Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home Eugene J. Hoover Cedar St J. Henry Teele Anna Elsey Muscatine General Hospital Lucas Dainsville Missouri Horace and Biney Stevens Muscatine Frank Elsey Osceola Iowa Mare Elsey Frank Gillett Greenwood Cemetery Ralph J. Wittich Edna Romig Telford H. Dindinger Lillie Friederichsen Gary Stein William Wendlandt Gordon Day Myron Horton John Beltman Joe Rogers Greenwood

Butcher Market Reports Mixed Livestock Prices in Chicago

USDA estimated Thursday receipts 300 cattle 4000 hogs no sheep. Hog prices uneven in moderate trade with 3500 hogs. Cattle 7000 head, slaughter steers steady to 25c higher, heifers steady to strong, cows steady. Sheep 200 head, spring lambs steady to prime 26.00-26.50 for 90-112 lb.

Chicago USDA Omaha Livestock Omaha

Daily Court and Police Notices From Muscatine Area

Police court items include blocking crossing fines for Summer Eldon Iowa $22 costs and Gerald Atwood Eldon $50 costs. Speeding citations for LaVerne and Curry Davenport $15 costs. Intoxication cases involve Joe Pence Tipton and Victor M Jones rural Muscatine. A divorce suit Jimmy K Thorne vs Ann M Thorne seeks custody, separate personal effects, and child support provisions. Hospitals admissions list numerous local names and addresses. Default judgment Lucille A Carver vs Richard L Goodrick awards $161.18 for a 1967 car accident. Seaboard Finance Co. sues Ray Cuningham for $534.60. Several dismissals noted. Births listed for local residents. two births to former Muscatine residents noted. Finance actions against Manley E Doyle for $1030.77 and King Loan Co. against Harold Preston and Marion Barton for $311.98. Executor Teresa Bekker of Muscatine County dies and son-in-law George A Stych named executor with heirs listed. Charles Sorensen, pioneer of Ford auto assembly, dies at 86 in Bethesda Maryland.

Seaboard Finance Co Manley E. Doyle King Loan Co Harold Preston Marion Barton

39th Annual Spickler Reunion Held

The 39th Spickler reunion gathered 55 relatives and five visitors at Weed Park on Sunday. Attendees included Horace Dilenbeck family, Clyde Irwin, Gary Hampton group, Albert Spickler Kahoka Mo, Lois Spickler Rock Island, and others from Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Cedar Falls. The 1969 reunion is planned for the same venue on the second Sunday in August. Local grain quotes and markets follow, detailing Chicago cash grains, potatoes, and soybeans prices and deliveries.

Spickler Weed Park Horace Dilenbeck Duane Dilenbeck Karen Donna Geneseo Clyde Irwin Gary Hampton Steve Jane Sue New Boston Albert Spickler Lois Spickler Rock Island Barney Moore Lockridge Iowa Dan Moore Kathi Brian Dennis Independence Donald Thomas Cherie Cindie Craig Ronald Erne Angela Cedar Falls Keith Irwin Vickie Terry Virgil Ilinois City Graydon Kranz Clifford Kranz Constance Kranz Elmore Spickler

Grain futures move slowly up on mixed trading

In Chicago on the Board of Trade wheat initially gained then faded as hedging and profit taking cooled the rise. Exporters sold Israel 1.16 million bushels of U S hard wheat for Sep-Oct from Gulf ports after canceling a similar prior purchase. Wheat closed near unchanged to up 1 cent, corn mixed, oats steady, rye up, soybeans mixed with a broad 54 to 5 percent range.

Chicago Board of Trade Israel U.S Gulf Isreal

Floral Hall Bests Announced at West Liberty Fair

Floral Hall at the West Liberty Fair named multiple bests of the fair. Winners include Mrs. Join McGowan for best cake, Mrs. Earl McIntire for best antique, Mrs. Melvin Larson for best art, Bode La Bode for best photograph, and Robert Kautz for largest and best fruit collection, with several others earning best farm products and garden display. Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corp. awarded best canned goods exhibits to six entrants, plus a soft pie contest won by Kathleen Reichert with runner up Jim Anderson.

West Liberty Join McGowan Earl McIntire Melvin Larson West Branch Bode la Bode Muscatine Robert Kautz Buffalo Altz. Lenz Lone Tree John McGowan Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corp N. D. Hill Columbus Junction Henry Brit Davenport Vernon Luedtke Maude Eaton Hilton Pretz Wapello Kathleen Reichert Jim Anderson Glen Crewe Richard Webb Ken Kesselring Iowa City

Notice to Voters in Muscatine Iowa Primary Registration

Voters aged 21 or older who have resided in Iowa and Muscatine County for specified periods may register for the September 3 1968 primary election. Details cover address changes name changes and registration hours at the City Clerk's Office and alternate registration options including police department assistance.

Iowa Muscatine

New York Stocks Mixed by Noon Quotations

New York stocks show varied big board quotes at noon on Tuesday with duPont Exxon Mobil and General Electric among leaders. Key industrials and utilities trade mixed as investors weigh corporate results and market momentum.

Omaha Livestock and Probate Notices from Muscatine

Livestock quotations from Omaha report hogs and cattle prices with barrows and gilts steady to higher and prime steer and heifer values cited. Legal notices include Probate No. 15188 appointing an administrator for Ida Bell Garrett, with six month claim filing, and bids for Muscatine civil defense sirens and power plant work with public hearing details and bid procedures.

Iowa utility bids for electrical works at Muscatine project

The Board of Water and Light Trustees invites bids for a complete electrical installation including outdoor 69 kV substation, lighting, control gear, transformers, bus ducts, generators, data logging and alarm systems. Bid must include a 5 percent certified check and a 100 percent performance bond. Work to be completed in 400 calendar days. Iowa preference for domestic products and labor. Plans from Stanley Consultants with specified costs.

Secretary of the Board of Trustees Iowa Board of Water and Light Trustees Muscatine Board of Trustees Stanley Consultants, Inc Office of C.O.D Board OF Water and Light, Trustees Robert W. Toborg

Classified Advertising Classifications List and Rates

A dense OCR listing shows classified ad categories and booking rates. It enumerates sections for services jobs and rentals including professional, sales, instruction, real estate, merchandise, animals, farm items and vehicles. It also explains rates by word and frequency with examples.

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Daily Report Duane Goodken Vincent ‘Summer Eldon Gerald Atwood LaVerne & Curry N. Gayman Street Joe Pence Tipton Victor M. Jones Jimmy K. Thorne Ann M. Thorne Carolyn Elliott Donald Dieckman Miles Harry Sell Vicki VanDaele Moline Christine VanDaele Valerie Harmon Terrace Heights Frank Maldonado E. Eighth Pete McCleary Dorothea Greenwald Mulberry John Fox Isett Leota Tompkins Dewey Donald Wilson Thomas Dywiak August Sammann E. 11Th Ed Taylor Helena DeKeyrer Llinois City Sylvia Golightly W. Seventh John Reid Letts Leo Mead Lucille A. Carver Richard L. Goodrick Ray Cuningham Ella Ace Durant Lloyd R. Martin Riverview Willard Sawwell Route 2 Gary Sander W. Fulhiam Scott Mills Mona Horton Walter Giese Morning Sun William Fletcher W. Fourth Lazaro Cavazos Benham Delta Bebb Walpello Lyman J. Brown Carbon Clit Ill Collin John John McDonald Seattle Wash Maribeth McDer‘rmott Douglas McDermott Geneva Drive Teresa Bekker Muscatine County George A. Stych Grain Futures Chicago Auto Pioneer Bethesda, Md Charles Sorensen Henry Ford Chicago Potatoes U. S Washington Idaho-Oregon Norgolds Texas Chicago Cash Grains Oregon State University Pacific Mercantile Exchange New York AlliedCh Int Salt AmCan T&t mChain Amcryss Ta Eilap Iowa Ii G Ia P&l AmMot KC P&l AmSmelt Kn’cott Iam Krige SS Deere Sincl Oil duPont Sid Brds ElitraCp Fairmont Ind Ford UN Pac Uniroy Goodrich Uni Air L Goodyear Unit Air Gt Westu G'hound US Steel Hershey WU Tel Westy el IBM Monsanto Rexall Wolverine Ida Bell Garrett District Court OF the State OF Iowa Roger L. Lande Laurel Building Stanley, Bloom, Mealy & Lande City Engineer City Hall City of D.B Earl H. Jones Clyde L. Bowen Ward Ite Berger Ryan Hardware Acme Fuel and Material Company Stiles Muscatins Ariana Harold and Marie Albrecht Ananannin C. E. Richard and Sons, Inc Conesville Communication Triune Lodge AF & AM Masons WLM Varvara Radar EAS Sarwood Nursing Home, Inc Fred J. Freeland Ann Ettere Financial Wuscatine Savings and Loan Business Service Pirraildir LE PF ARAP IPR RIE Harold Behncke and Sons Company Deleeuw Rug Cleaners Fuhlman Roofing and Siding Company Bosch Pest Control Al’s Colne L. Kelley McCracken Welding Chestnut Street Waiiap AR Adair Iainolaaa Western Auto Mig Welders The Uchtortt Company West 2Nd Mar Ati
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