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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1966

Page

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Building Permits Issued For 2 Service Stations

Construction permits issued for two Muscatine service stations. Shell Oil relocates to 714 Grandview Avenue near Oregon street junction. project funded at 19500 dollars with traffic lights planned. Phillips Petroleum builds at 1503 Park Avenue on Colorado Street relocation site. permit valued at 17500 dollars.

Muscatine Shell Oil Co Grandview Avenue Oregon Street R M Millwork Phillips Petroleum Co Park Avenue Colorado Street Shell Phillips

Mary Lee Krieger Sings with Ottumwa Band

Mrs. Mary Lee Krieger vocal music instructor at Sigourney High School will be featured soloist with the Ottumwa City band Wednesday evening. She will sing The Sound of Music score. Her husband heads the foreign language department at Ottumwa High School and plays trombone in the band which marks its 10th birthday this year.

Mary Lee Krieger Sigourney High School Ottumwa City Ottumwa High School

Yeager Family Reunion at Weed Park

The Yeager reunion was held Sunday August 21 at Weed Park with 78 relatives and three visitors present. Attendees came from Rock Island Moline and Dubuque and letters from North Dakota were read while pictures were shown. After Weed Park the group met at Kenneth Snavelys home for the afternoon. Plans were made for a 1967 reunion.

Weed Park Rock Island Moline Dubuque North Dakota Kenneth Snavely

Muscatine Journal Publication and Rates Notice

The Muscatine Journal details its publication schedule and rates for subscribers. It lists daily and mail delivery options, within and beyond Muscatine, with monthly and yearly pricing and office hours. It notes Associated Press rights and the paper’s address at 301 E 3rd St, Muscatine Iowa.

Muscatine Journal Lee Enterprises E. 3Rd St Muscatine Iowa Associated Press Focal News City of Muscatine

Donovan Anniversary Celebrated by Mr and Mrs Donovan

Mr and Mrs Scott Donovan of 1214 Park Ave celebrate their 25th anniversary today. Miss Lacy Emschler and Donovan were married August 23 194? at Towson Maryland. They are parents of two children Donald of Muscatine and Mrs Richard Jones of Muscatine, with one granddaughter Kelly Lynn Donovan.

Scott Donovan Park Ave Lacy Emschler Vents Donovan Towson Maryland Donald Muscatine Richard Deane) Jones Kelly Lynn Donovan

Visitors Arrive for Muscatine Family Visits

Mr and Mrs Cecil Stachar and children from Granda Hills California arrived in Muscatine Monday to visit Mr and Mrs Harold Smith Mr and Mrs Carl Hines and other relatives.

Cecil Stacharary Granda Hills California Muscatine Harold Smith Carl Hines

Troop 116 Comes Home From Camp Adventure

Boy Scout Troop 116 of Lincoln School PTA returned Sunday after a week at Camp Minnesota near Dixon. Eight Tenderfoot Scouts earned Second Class. 16 boys completed 30 Merit Badges. Names of attendees include Gary Axel through Harold Wilson with leaders and staff listed. Also notes West Junior High transfer registration dates and a correction for Pvt Richard D Neipert.

Lincoln School PTA Camp Minnesota Dixon Tenderfoot Gary Axel Bobby Bynum Jerry Gilliam Fred George Kevin Harmon Terry Harmon Donald Hill David Hants Tim Hunter Mike Kleist Scott MacLennan Curtis Maxwell Melvin Moore J. Alan Moore Jed Norton Larry Osborn Joe Rauch Clark ‘Tiecke Trent Tiecke Tim Temple Robert Weis Dennis Wiley Tip Willis Harold Wilson Chris Altenbernd Joe Veerhusen Harvey Axel Dale Harmon Richard Wiley Verl L. Holtz

Socks and gear stolen from Heinz Field in Muscatine

The Muscatine high school athletic department reported theft of five dozen sweat socks, 1 football, and two walkie talkie radios from the equipment building at Heinz Field on Park Avenue after 8 pm Monday. Entry broke the outer hasp and inner door with a tool, items valued at 280 dollars.

Muscatine Heinz Field Park Avenue Trustees Open City Muscatine Municipal Electric Department Board of Trustees Stanley Engineering Co

Council Seeks 4th Ward Alderman

City council seeks applicants to fill the fourth ward alderman seat left by John W. Hilton who resigned. Applications for the remainder of the term due by 5 p m Sept 1. Hilton departs Aug 31 with next council session Sept 1.

Council Fourth Ward John W. Hilton Hershey Avenue Hilton

Turkey Faces Fourth Day of Earthquake Aftershocks

Tremors rumbled through eastern Turkey for a fourth day after Friday's quake. About 15 aftershocks rattled the ruined town of Varta since Monday, including a powerful jolt Monday night. An early tremor in Erzurum Province caused no damage.

Iowa State Fair Attendance Tops Last Year

Des Moines AP reports the 1966 Iowa State Fair drew 43,475 Monday, beating last year’s 40,633 despite cooler, cloudy weather. The crowd included foreign students and uniformed youths admitted free for World Day and Youth Day. Judges awarded top Hereford and Angus prizes to breeders from Iowa, Nebraska, and Illinois. A 14 year old 4H member showed grand champion market hog amid 295 entries from 10 states.

DES Moines Iowa Les Wiese Gend Sam Manning J. C. McLean Quincy Til Picket Fence Farms Grayslake Ili Shelby T. Wilson Dundee Miss Welco Acres, Inc Spencer Robert L. Norris Fremont Hampshire Market Barrow Tom Lang Brooklyn

Charge Driver After Mishap near Cedar Street

Baldomero F. Herrera 18, dapata sex., is accused of failing to yield when he left to turn toward the riverfront, causing a collision with Bruce R. Hildebrandt 26 at East Mississippi drive Cedar street. Herrera’s 1957 car and Hildebrandt’s vehicle sustained rear door fender damage on the Herrera car and front right section on Hildebrandt’s.

Baldomero F. Herrera Dapata East Mississippi Cedar Street Herrera Bruce R. Hildebrandt West Fifth Street Hildebrandt

Johnson Family Reunion Cancelled

The descendants of Anna Johnson and the late Charles Johnson cancel this year’s annual reunion due to illness in the family. The next gathering is planned for August 1967.

Anna Charles Johnson

Air Reserve Flight Meets Here Sept 7

The 9691st Air Reserve Squadron of Burlington announces element training will begin in September. Air Reservists in Flight B Muscatine meet at 7:30 Wednesday Sept 4 at the Civic Center, Major Leslie QC Everett will be the instructor. Former Air Force personnel not Reservists are invited to attend the Sept 7 meeting with Lt. Col. John J. Van Lent conducting the session.

Air Reserve Squadron Burlington Muscatine Civic Center Leslie QC Everett Air Force John J. van Lent Flight B Air Reserve

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