Sewer Problems Occupy Most of Council Session
City council devoted major portion of the meeting to sewer issues in Newell Heights and Country Club Hills. Debate covered routing through Logan street, Newell Avenue capacity, and plans to form a sewer district funded by residents of the addition. Bids for cleaning the Imhoff tank were reviewed. the council urged district establishment and awaited state health confirmation.
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Camene
Country Club Hills
Newell Heights
Councl
Logan Street
Newell Avenue
Newell
Robert Smith
Sewer Committee
Conway
Couricil
State Board of Health
S. W. Leach
Kellogg
F. R. Leach
Route 3
Clarence Valett
Muscatine
Valett
Fourth Ward
Ford Hilton
Muscatine Firms Buy Hefty Baby Beef at County Sale
At the annual 4 H baby beef auction in West Liberty four hundred twenty five head sold with top price of 65 per hundred and average around 35. Muscatine buyers included Coder Hardware Muscatine Bank and Trust Beach Lumber Sterneman Clothing Elder and Vaupel Implement Romann and Liebbe C E Richard and Sons The Muscatine Journal Ina Maes Cafe and others. Major packing houses from Cedar Rapids Waterloo Dubuque Ottumwa and Davenport also participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Coder Hardware
Muscatine Bank and Trust Co
Beach Lumber and Supply Co
Sterneman Clothing Co
West Liberty State Bank
Wilton Savings Bank
Crystal Cafe
West Liberty
Wilson Packing Co
Cedar Rapids
Bath Packing Company
Waterloo
Dubuque
McGill to Attend Chiefs of Police Meeting on Coast
Muscatine Chief Ted McGill will attend the International Association of Chiefs of Police convention in Los Angeles in September 2026 during his vacation. The city council authorized travel expenses up to 100 dollars and approved his absence for the trip, as he did last year in Florida.
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Ted McGill
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Muscatine
Los Angeles
McGill
Florida
Giant Sequoia Branch of General Sherman Reaches Seven Feet
A branch of the General Sherman giant sequoia in California measures seven feet in diameter and rises 130 feet above the ground, illustrating the tree’s immense scale and age in a notable natural exhibit.
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General Sherman
California
Ireland’s Ancient Court Traditions echo Through Time
Regular courts and judges existed in Ireland from prehistoric times, reflecting an enduring legal culture. The piece notes deep historical roots in Irish governance and highlights early judicial structures shaping later legal systems.
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Ireland
Griffin Clarifies Street Oiling Program Costs
City Alderman Robert Griffin told the council the street oiling program is not profitable for the city. He dismissed rumors of free oil from a leased tank and charges of twenty dollars per block, explaining leasing difficulties and costs and that the city does not profit from oiling streets.
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Ald
Robert Griffin
Griffin
Rave! Co
Indians of the Blood receive first oil dividend at Cardston
Indians of the Blood Reservation near Cardston have received their first dividend from oil rights totaling $21,000. Companies are testing the reserve and two oil wells are being drilled.
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Cardston
Camade —i
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Guy Pettit
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Papoose Creek
Lower West
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Grinnell
Iowa
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Healey Service
Walnut
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Wilton Joy
Ray’s
Burilington
Iowa City
McKee Seed and Supply Co
Lamp Rehwaldt Co
McKee Feed and Grain Co
Elder and Vaupel Implement Co
Ed Leu
Romann and Liebbe Company
C. E. Richard and Sons
I. & I. Grocery
Central State
Bank
Ina Mae’s Cafe
Hahn Brothers Land and Grave Company
The
Muscatine Journal
Chiefs of Police
Sidwell
Steve Canyon
Hich
Wee Himmerskorn
Buster Brown
Milton Caniff
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