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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1955
Page
2
In Muscatine Iowa this season a wave of political filings has 12 candidates circulating or filing for mayor and alderman spots. The filing deadline is Oct 11 with a possible primary Oct 25 and the city election set for Nov 8.
Muscatine police were alerted that two boys John Fifield 15 and James Marnhart 13 have been missing since 10 a m Friday. Fifield is 5'7" with brown hair and brown eyes while Marnhart is 5'3" with a crew cut and a brace on his teeth. Both were described as wearing blue jeans and T shirts.
Muscatine county board of supervisors sets a 10 a m Monday meeting in the court house board room to hear taxpayers on the 1956 budget. The tax levy is set to raise 763 028 with expenditures in 1953 and 1954 shown as 1 060 674 and 1 053 151 respectively. Unencumbered balance at Jan 1 1956 is estimated at 171 575 and other income in 1956 is 403 750. Proposed 1956 expenditures financed by taxation and other sources total 1 338 353.
Michael Irven admitted to Bellevue Hospital and David Titus dismissed. Admittances at Muscatine County Hospital include Mrs. Harry Hass Bruce Noble Charles B Drumm and Debbie Lynch Letts. Dismissals include Floyd Holliday Mrs Lyle Beverlin and infant Mrs George Miller Mrs Paul Warnstaff Linda Booth and Marguerite Holliday. Calvin Bohling and Kenneth Leech families returned from Paducah and St Louis. Marriage license issued to Paul J Hunn and Marilyn Ann Davidson both of Muscatine.
A man and woman robbed the Poplar Grove State Bank in Boone County Illinois and fled with 4775. They bound and gagged tellers and patrons, tied the tavern owner, and fled south in a maroon 1946 Nash two door. Police tracked the car along with FBI involvement but made no arrest.
A Senate subcommittee scheduled a public probe next week into the Eisenhower administration handling of security risk charges against Wolf Ladejinsky and others.
Geraldine Mae Middagh seeks permanent alimony in a divorce suit against William F. Middagh. She asks for all household goods and chattels, one fourth the farm equipment, and half the value of livestock and produce now raised or to be this year. A temporary injunction bars disposal of property.
Funeral services were held at 2 p m Friday at the George M Wittich Funeral Home for Mrs Susan Jane Long 80 who died Monday The Rev A A Buntenbach pastor of Glad Tidings officiated with organist Mrs George Holliday and pallbearers Charles Opelt Charles Mathes Fred Mike Vernon Webb Samuel Dan Virgil Hesford and Harry Davis. Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery.
Henderson's garage seeks 324.23 from Donald Eugene Sywassink claiming 440.72 due on a repossessed car valued 116.50 last July 25 with 5 percent interest from that date. Fritz Grummer sues Henry C Gruemmer doing business as Gruemmer Industries for 3500 plus 7 percent interest from June 25, 1955 and foreclosure of a mortgage on personal property tied to a note.
Funeral services for Ester Bahr 61 who drowned in the Mississippi Friday are pending at the Geo M Wittich Funeral Home Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. The Muscatine resident born December 3 1893 was the widow of Arthur Bahr and a Baptist church member.
The Four Square Gospel church at 1501 Oregon Street bids farewell as Rev A R Savicoli resigns after four years. Rev Clayton Fralick of Marinette Wisconsin is named his successor and will begin duties on Sunday September 18. Savicoli and family plan to move to Redwood City California to lead a new church after September 11.
Market report lists heavy breed hens over four pounds four lights leghorns and hybrids. Eggs A and up forty cents per dozen. Eight and medium twenty eight cents. Dirties and checks seventeen cents.
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