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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1968
Page
1
The Scouts lost their bearings at night and ran aground. A broken drive shaft halted progress but was repaired at Cassville Wisconsin, allowing the Explorers to continue their journey. Photo by Bode LaBode.
Muscatine police reported several accidents. Donald Nichols and Terry Peterson damaged left front and rear areas respectively on Ist Avenue during a 10 15 p m Friday collision. Létha Hobart and Elnan McCarter damaged right side and left rear end on Iowa Avenue hours later. A third crash involved Wetzel losing control on Oregon Street causing damage to Kilburn and Sanders cars at Baker Street area. Wetzel faces a charge for failure to control.
Sergeant William E. Wieskamp, son of Mr and Mrs Berhard H Wieskamp of 1138 Logan St Muscatine, is on duty at Phu Cat AB Vietnam aging specialist and member of Sergeant Wieskamp a pack the Pacific Air Forces. Before Vietnam he served at Grand Forks AFB ND. He is a Hayes Catholic High School graduate.
Muscatine County supervisors will hold a public hearing at 10 a.m. Monday on the proposed Land Reclamation Project special use permit requested by the city of Muscatine. The session is open to the public with local objectors and other interested parties urged to attend.
DES MOINES United States Senator Bourke Hick enlooper who is retiring after 24 years endorsed James E Bromwell for the United States Senate. He said Bromwell is the best qualified candidate to serve the people of Iowa and expressed his feelings to those seeking his preference.
The Rev. H. Philip Auffrey of Trinity Parish Muscatine is studying at the Graduate School of Theology, University of the South Sewanee Tennessee. The school opened in 1937 offering post ordination study with five week summer sessions usually in July and August under Director Rev. Massey H. Shepherd Jr.
Des Moines Iowa to be represented on the Democratic National Convention staff by a sergeant at arms and two pages. Bert Leming of Wilton Junction will serve as sergeant at arms joining pages Dean Stoline of Norwalk and Becky Seiser of Ames. Leming has led Muscatine County Democrats and was Iowa delegation Sgt at Arms in Atlantic City 1964.
Gulf Central Pipeline Company plans a large common carrier liquid fertilizer pipeline in the Midwest. Officials in Des Moines said the network will be ready in a month and available to firms producing and distributing anhydrous ammonia meeting pipeline requirements.
Two Muscatine men sustained minor injuries when their car lost control on Cedar Street near East 6th and struck a fire hydrant. Vernon Allen, 23, suffered head abrasions, and Lance Williams, 301 East 4th Street, neck and head injuries. Allen faced a local court date for failure to control the vehicle.
Willard Mumford is named Food Products Sales Manager at Grain Processing Corporation. He will oversee current industrial foods and launch new products, reporting to VP Robert Rohner. Family details: wife Pat and three sons, they’ll live in Muscatine with Brett a high school senior.
Michael Wood and his wife Diane Wood of Muscatine have arrived in Kodiak Alaska to teach school. They drove the Alcan highway from Canada and camped in a tent for three weeks. Their 2 year old daughter enjoyed bears along the route recalling Muscatine Zoo. Diane is daughter of State Representative Clarence F Schmarje and Doris Schmarje. Their first social event was a Republican dinner for Elmer Rasmuson seeking the U.S. Senate nomination to run against Ernest Gruening. Address P O Box 2491 Kodiak Alaska 99615.
Central Soya appoints Druman Maness as maintenance and repair superintendent at its Indianapolis plant. He has led the Muscatine plant for two years after prior maintenance work in Memphis and Des Moines. Maness, a Memphis native, studied at Memphis State University and Grandview College and served as personnel management specialist in the U S Army 1950 to 1952.
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