Retailers urged to give views on bridge site
Muscatine retailers were urged to record opinions on a site for a new Mississippi river bridge. The Muscatine Chamber of Commerce retail committee notes the Cedar street approach is favored by Iowa and Illinois highway authorities, with a 1959 decision by the bridge commission.
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Muscatine
Mississippi River
Iowa Highway Commission
Illinois Division of Highways
Theidge Commission
D Modjeski
Cedar Street
Jaycees Pick Keough For Board
Muscatine junior chamber of commerce members toured Kent research farms Thursday night then convened to elect a board member and plan a membership drive. Duane Keough was elected to the board to replace Mike O’Leary who moves away.
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Muscatine
Max Churchill
Duane Keough
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Mike O'Leary
al. Cunningham
Ed Riley
Jerry Stark
Harry L. McKee
Terry Mealy
Stricklin
Ed Grint
Rod Drake
Dave Johanson
Carl Sacks
Merle Strouse
Ron Merrill
Damage Actions Filed in Court on Grandview and Franklin
Two civil claims filed in Muscatine district court seek damages from auto collisions. Robert Holliday and Dorothy Holliday seek 591.45 for a 1962 crash on Grandview avenue at Franklin street involving Virgil and David Schmeltzer. John Carpenter seeks 129.48 from Raymond Ballenger for a 1982 collision on Grandview avenue with Franklin street. total claimed car damages 276.48, paid 153.00.
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Muscatine
Grandview Avenue
Franklin Street
Robert Y
Dorothy L. Holliday
Virgil Schmeltzer
David Schmeltzer
Schmeltzers
Schmeltzer
John T. Carpenter
Raymont Ballenger
Carpenter
Franklin
YMCA Fall and Winter Programs Offer Wide Choice
The YMCA announces a broad Fall and Winter program starting Sept 24 offering volleyball Monday through Thursday 5 10 to 6 20 pm, swimming instruction on Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 20 to 6 pm with daily recreation 5 20 to 7 pm and Wednesday 2 to 3 pm. Exercise activities on the golf range, punching bags, weights, and the wrestling room run daily 8 am to 9 pm. Gym recreation is Tue and Wed 1 to 8 pm, family gym and swim Saturdays 7 to 9 pm. Judo class Monday 1 4 to 1 30 pm and judo club Monday 7 30 to 2 pm. Harvey Woodstra chairs the adult program committee.
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YMCA
Harvey Woodstra
Plans Complete For Opening of Circuit Assembly
Martyn VanDolah presiding minister of the Muscatine congregation reports all is ready for the circuit assembly of Jehovahs Witnesses at Muscatine high school this weekend. Delegates from 17 towns in Iowa and Missouri attend. Mrs Good of New York delivers welcome at 7 p.m. and conduct a ministry class. Home visitations are planned Saturday and Sunday with Mr Good speaking Sunday afternoon. An attendance of 800 is expected.
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Martyn VanDolah
Muscaline
Jehava's Witnesses
Muscatine High School
Missouri
Clineton Hall
Clifford Fisher
Muscatine
Good
Cars Collide At Fifth Pine Intersection
Two cars collided at West Fifth and Pine streets in broad daylight. Gordon E. Schaer, 17, of Pond Street, drove north on Pine, and Douglas A. Drake, 23, of West Seventh Street, east on Fifth. Firemen answered after a backfire ignited wiring, damaging front end of Schaer’s car and right rear of Drake’s vehicle. Drake’s car owned by Hele R. Drake, and Schaer’s by Lewis Clack, Gates, California.
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Pine Streets
Gordon E. Schaer
Pond Street
Douglas A. Drake
Seventh -Streets
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Lontbard
Schaer
Drake
Wos
Lewis Clack
Gates
Calif
Dolphins on foundations provide mooring for six barges
Dolphins have been placed on foundations to supply mooring facilities for six barges. The arrangement involves securing the barges at designated moorings to ensure stable docking and safe access amid marine operations.
Time Changes for YMCA Swim Class Schedule
The YMCA swim class for out of town boys will begin at 1 p.m. due to Inca Time differences, opening on Wednesday September 1, and will run for about a month with sessions from 6 to 8 45 p.m. Once communities switch to standard time the class will start at 3 p.m.
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Classes Open Sept 3 For Mentally Retarded Children
The Muscatine Community School District schedules Sept 3 start for educable mentally retarded classes at the John F Kennedy School 899 Climer Street. The Muscatine County Association for Retarded Children sponsors two trainable classes for ages 16 to 20 plus.
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Muscatine
Muscatine Community School
Bader
Harold Bridges
Muscatine County Association For
Jom F. Kennedy
PTA
Blaze Starting From Backfire In Chicago Fire
Richard Aumann of Chicago Illinois stopped at the High bridge tall house at 12:1 p m today to pay his tall when the engine suddenly burst into flames. The fire department answered the alarm and extinguished the blaze caused by a backfire.
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Richard Aumann
Chicago
Ill
High Bridge
Muscatine Development Corp Directors Hear Industrial Prospects
MDC directors convened at a luncheon to review efforts to attract two Muscatine area industrial firms. Harold Ogilvie, executive director, said actions followed information from the Iowa Development Commission and included mailing letters about Muscatine as an industrial site to 210 other firms. Treasurer reported progress in collecting delinquent accounts.
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Muscatine Development Corp
Harold Ogilvie
Iowa Development Commission
Ogilvie
Muscatire
Mercury Forecast Adds Up Fair Skies Into Weekend
In southeast Iowa the outlook calls for mostly fair skies tonight with lower temperatures and a rise to mid and upper sixties Saturday. Winds may pick up Saturday as temperatures reach near 80, while a late Thursday high near 89 was recorded. Overnight showers totaled modest amounts with minimums 35 to 60, and statewide five day rain expected to average 1 to 1.5 inches in occasional showers or storms.
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Iowa
Mercury
Pvt. Oldfield Now in Germany
Pvt. Charles Andrew Oldfield son of Mrs Leona Oldfield of 2825 Houser Muscatine has reached Baumholder Germany. He serves with Company D 298th Engineer Battalion in Italy and will remain with the unit for 33 months as a heavy equipment operator.
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Germany
Charles
Andrew Oldfield
Leona
Houser
Muscatine
Baumholder
Bat
Cars Collide At Intersection Damaged Vehicles Reported
Police report a two car crash at West Fifth and Linni Marion streets at 8:40 a m. Gertrude B. Storrs 60 driving a 1962 model South on Linni collided with Marion D. Keller 28 of Fifth Street casting on Fifth. Damage included Storrs right front door post and Keller left front fender bumper.
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Fifth Aid Lite
Gertrude B. Storrs
He Storrs
Keller
Conveyor System at Power Plant View near River
A photograph shows a coal conveyor system at a municipal electric plant prepared for service. The system moves coal from an unloading dock offshore on the Mississippi River toward the stockpile, with the river levee visible in the background. The unloading dock is under construction offshore nearby.
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Muscatine Municipal Power Plant
Municipal Electric
Misssis
Sippi
Distribution of Muscatine's New Jelly Directory
Muscatine prepares to issue its new directory listing 13 015 personal and business names with ages occupation marital status and wife names. The volume notes tenant owned and rented homes and telephone directory by street and house. It catalogs a wide range of businesses from Abstract of Tile to Yarns Retail reflecting updated classifications.
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Muscatine
Nnew
New Directory
Limited Bow and Arow Deer Licenses Announced
The state conservation commission restricts licenses for bows and deer for the season from Oct 17 to Dec. The new directory outlines licensing, with no main distinction set for the list of licensed individuals. A Muscatine Chamber of Commerce office hosts a branch of the Directory Service to keep outsiders informed about local people and products.
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Tawaample
State Conservation Commission
I Dane
Association of North American Directory Publishers
Muscatine
Muscatine Journal Address and Association Statement
The Muscatine Journal is published daily except Sunday by The Mustaine Journal, member of Lee Enterprises, at 301 8. dvd St. Muscatine, IOWA. It is entered as second class matter in the Muscatine post office. The Associated Press has exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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Muscatine
Subscription Rates For Daily Muscatine Paper
Subscription terms list daily carrier delivery at forty prnty for four weeks and mail options. Daily by mail within fifty miles of Muscatine is $12.00 annually, over fifty miles is $16.00. All mail subscriptions require advance payment. Office hours are 8 1/2 am to 1 pm daily, Saturday 8 am to 1 pm. Special delivery for missed papers is maintained. Dial 263425.
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