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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1963
Page
2
Park Commissioner O E Bently reports moss covering the pond and lagoon area, with additional chemicals being secured to combat the moss. He notes the dry summer worsened the growth, expects rain to help, and foresees moss disappearance at the first frost. Paper and debris rest on the moss.
Rev. Lowell Rasmussen, pastor of First Friends Church in Muscatine, resigns to accept a call at Indianola. He will deliver his farewell sermon Sunday and move with Mrs Rasmussen next week. The couple came to Muscatine four years ago after ten years in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin. They have two married sons and four grandchildren and he has been active in local and Yearly Meeting committees. Rev Paul Hadley and his wife will arrive to lead First Friends Church here.
Lucius Williams Jr. 18, of 207 West Fulham Avenue, bound over to district court on charges of breaking and entering Trinity Episcopal church office at Walnut and East Second streets. Police recounted an intruder seen at 2 25 p m Wednesday and Williams later found at his home with witness accounts of a typewriter, knife used to release a lock, and an eventual flee from the building. Williams waived preliminary hearing. bond set at 1000 dollars.
Seven Muscatine and West Liberty taxpayers have unclaimed federal income tax refunds due to missing proper addresses. Des Moines IRS director Ernest Av Bacon says 507 people nationwide will receive 32828.26 in uncashed checks, with amounts from 1 to 1161.31. Local names include J. yt. and J. Bunn, E. L. and D. M. Estabrook, Paul EB. Grothe, Joe Ponce, Robert Setler, Carol Wysoxko, and Eugene Y Welg, West Liberty. Taxpayers should write to Bacon at P O Box 1337 Des Moines IA 50305 with names, addresses as on returns, social security numbers for joint returns, the refund amount, and any available social security number if none exists.
The city council announced a traffic change on Grandview Avenue to create a turning lane from Oregon Street. Sand bags form an island to keep the outer right lane free for entering traffic, and signs banning Riverside sidewalk parking were installed to guide drivers.
Fourteen members of Explorer post 127 will begin a 50 mile canoe trip on the Illinois and Mississippi Canal from Colona to Wyanel near where the canal is crossed by the highway. Led by Art Bardwell and Dick Lord, the trip aims to fetch eight canoes and marks a prelude to a longer voyage next season, sponsored by First Methodist Church.
The license of Eugene George Hamlin, 34, 2218 New Hampshire steel, Muscatine, was revoked for one year Aug. 9 for a felony charge. Frank Edward Hanler, 304 East Third Street, had license revoked for 120 days on Aug. 8 for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Raymond Irving Bang Jr., 2%, Route 2, Wapello, had 30 day suspension Aug. 14 for a reckless driving charge.
Two burglaries were reported with loot described as $64 in dimes from Albert McCullough’s Westwood Lane home and $75 worth of fishing tackle taken from Ronald Young’s Stewart Road residence. Both entries occurred overnight with disturbed rooms and scattered debris observed.
Two cars were damaged at 15 p m today when the operator of one attempted a left turn into a driveway on Green Street a few feet south of West Third Street. Wendell T Heuberger 78 of 519 Main Street made the turn in front of George W Ross 64 of 1605 Stewart Road. The right front fender and headlight of Heuberger s car and the left front fender bumper and headlight of Ross s car were damaged.
Hayes High registration at Waves Catholic High School occurs Sunday August 28 from 9:20 to 12 and 4 to 2 30 p.m. Classes begin Thursday August 29. Principal Rev F J Lenech expects about 170 students an increase of twenty from last year.
County board opened a public hearing on a zoning ordinance to regulate rural subdivisions. Spokesmen favored control while some urged liberalization. Debates over street costs, curb and gutter vs rock with ditches, and state aid funding dominated until noon.
Major Archie W. Marin of 700 Wier Street Muscatine serves on the faculty of the 2073rd Pittsburgh US Army Reserve School during a two week active duty training at Fort Benning Georgia. The Infantry Officer Career Course began August 12 and runs through August 23 teaching weapons, day and night tactics, communications and ground mobility to 550 students from all six continental Army areas.
Des Moines reports the Town Legislative Interim Committee has approved 10009 dollars to operate the airplane slated for official state use. The 1962 legislature appropriated 86000 dollars to buy the plane but did not specify operating funds.
Capt Lee and Mrs Lee and son Alex are guests this week of his parents at 1815 Schley avenue. They just returned from a four year tour in Tima Peru and will depart Sunday for Fort Benning Ga where Capt Lee will be stationed.
About 400000 bushels of wheat are being released to cyclone victims in East Pakistan through Church World Service the relief arm of the National Council of Churches. Some 10000 tires were lost in the storm.
A ship named Ironsides, famed from the Barbary War, will depart Charlestown Navy Yard for New York to participate in the World's Fair next year, marking a notable voyage from its berth.
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