Chief Engineer Emphasizes Flood Protection Need
About 840 diners gathered at Davenport Masonic Temple for the Rock Island District Army Engineers centennial dinner as Lt. General Cassidy urged greater flood protection measures. He cited levees and flood walls to guard urban, industrial, and agricultural areas while noting reservoir sites are scarce in the Upper Mississippi Valley. Cassidy praised local support and warned against flood fighting becoming a lifestyle, highlighting ongoing studies on river depth and year round navigation. The event featured remarks from top officials and local leaders, including Congressman Schisler, Schmidhauser, Senator Miller, Lt. Gov. Fulson, and Governor Kerner.
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Davenport
Rock Island
U. S. Army Engineers
William F. Cassidy
United States Army Engineers
Cassidy
Army
Missouri River
Mississippi Valley
Corps of Engineers
Engineers Corps
Mississippi
Roy T. Dodge
North Central Division
Col
Howard RB. Coffman Jr
Frederick Mast
Association’ General Contractors of America
D. Gale Schisler
Illinois
John R. Schmidhauser
Iowa
Jack Miller
Robert D. Fulton
Otto Kerner
A. Linton Lundy Jr
Quad-City
Ray's Market Gets New Owner
Ray Holst becomes owner operator of Ray's Market at 124 West Second, taking over from Harold Fuller and Ray Zeug. Also note no YMCA swimming classes or plunges next week, with the schedule to be announced in the Muscatine Journal.
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Ray Holst
Ray's
W. 2Nd
Harold
Brick) Fuller
Ray Zeug
Y.W.C.A
Muscatine Journal
Muscatine Journal Statement of Publication Info
The Muscatine Journal published daily except Sundays and holidays. It is a member of Lee Enterprises, Inc. and operates from 301 East 3rd Street in Muscatine Iowa 52761. The paper is entered as second class matter in Muscatine under the 1878 act. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to use local news and AP dispatches for publication.
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Muscatine Journal
Lee Enterprises
3Rd St
Muscatine
Iowa
Associated Press
Subscription Rates and Mail Options In Muscatine
Rates for Muscatine daily delivery by carrier in city two dollars per month in advance. Non Muscatine carrier delivery forty cents weekly. One year by mail within ten miles twelve dollars. One year by mail over fifty miles twenty dollars. Mail options payable in advance. Office hours and special delivery service details provided.
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City of Muscatine
Muscatine
Injured man carried to care in city relief effort
A journal photo shows a rescue scene with Earl Jones, city county civil defense director, Police Officer William R. Getz, Chief of Police Glenn Axel and Fire Chief Alex Bender carrying an injured patient for treatment.
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Earl Jones
Civil Defense
William R. Getz
Glenn Axel
Alex Bender
Disaster drill at Muscatine hospital trains 26 mock patients
Muscatine General hospital ran a 45 minute disaster drill with 26 Hayes Catholic high school students acting as mock patients. The exercise began with a 1 48 p m alert from the police and ended at 3 30 p m with all injured transported by ambulances from local funeral homes. Rev Thomas R Doyle organized the staged group at St Mathias Church.
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Hayes Catholic High School
Thomas R. Doyle
St. Mathias
Muscatine voters weigh board seats levy and sale plan
Muscatine Community School District voters will elect two board members and decide on a 0.75 mill levy for Eastern Town College district plus a sale of 160 feet of land along Fulham avenue at McKinley site. Also on the ballot is funding for new school facilities and housing the proceeds from land sale. New and expanded district participation includes Montpelier Area Six and Fruitland residents voting in Muscatine.
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McSkinley
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Muscatine
John Barger
Robert T. Walter
Walter
Myles Beitz
J. W. Wallis
Richard Melson
Community College
McKinley Elementary
Fulham Avenue
Fruitland Township
Franklin School
Taylor Street
Fourth Ward
Sycamore
Fifth Ward
Lincoln School
Eid Park Avenue
Mulberry School
Mulberry Avenue
Office Hours Set at Central Junior High for Fee Payments
Central junior high announces office hours next week to collect student fees in room 302. Times are 9 to 11 30 a m Monday and 1 to 3 30 p m Tuesday and Wednesday, with final payments Thursday and Friday mornings Sept 1 and 2 after term opens. Principal Arthur F Miller stated seventh and eighth grade fees include a 5 dollar student fee, gym suit, science workbook, lunch and milk tickets, and insurance. ninth grade lists similar items with additional arts and workbook costs.
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Central Junior High School
Arthur F. Miller
Guards Will Protect King in Cicero Parade
The Illinois National Guard will guard Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and civil rights marchers in Cicero on Sunday. Gov. Otto Kerner said troops would be deployed if needed after assessing the situation, recalling a 1951 race riot in the suburb on Chicago's west edge.
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Chicago
Illinois National Guard
Martin Luther King Jr
Cicero
Otto Kerner
Kerner
Car Strikes Pole Injuring Five in Iowa City Incident
A Ray mond Johnson family of three were injured when their 1956 car failed brakes and hit a utility pole at Washington and Fillmore streets at 4 15 p m Wednesday. Diane Lee Johnson 5 suffered facial lacerations and a broken nose and was in fair condition at University Hospital Iowa City Lynda Johnson 24 and Raymond Johnson 24 were treated with scalp lacerations neck injuries and an ankle injury respectively at Muscatine General Hospital Police say the car was a total loss. Nearby, a motorcycle collision on Park avenue and Jackson street left Danny Dean Keller 32 with a bruised leg and abrasions while driver Melvin Knight 38 of 1984 East Sixth street was arrested for failure to yield the right of way and posted a 20 bond for court.
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Raymond Johnson
East Eighth Street
Johnson
Washington Street
Fillmore Street
Diane Lee Johnson
University Hospital
Iowa City
Fillmore
Danny Dean Keller
Buell Street
Park Avenue
Jackson Street
Melvin Eugene Knight
East Sixth Street
Knight
Cinderelle Awaits Train Fare Home from Muscatine
A six month old wire hair terrier named Cinderella remains in Muscatine awaiting rail fare to Milford Pennsylvania. Owner Ann Campbell Clark Fields 40 left town after being accused of passing false checks. Relatives paid restitution fees and hotel bill. The dog stayed at Muscatine Island shelter and now heads east by Railway Express to join Fields. Board at the county shelter runs twenty five dollars.
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Cinderelle
Muscatine
Milford
Ann Campbell Clark Fields
Cinderella
Ted Huttig
Mar
Motorcyclist Collision on Park Avenue Involves Keller Knight
A motorcyclist traveling north on Park avenue turned left in front of Keller who was traveling south on his motorcycle. The collision crushed into Knight's car causing Keller and the bike to fall on the pavement with the motorcycle damaged on the right side.
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Park Avenue
Keller
Knight
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