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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1964
Page
2
Muscatine street department crews work into Sunday night after removing 193 loads from the business district since Friday. Highways were cleared by Friday night. the region expects fair weather and rising temperatures through Sunday. Temperature dipped to 3 above zero this morning. Friday high reached 26.
Lester Daniel Davis aged 3 of Pleasantville escaped injury when his 1956 model truck, traveling east, ran off highway 76 22 a mile west of the junction amid high wind. The vehicle was a total loss. Deputy Sheriff Bob Miller reported. In a separate accident on highway 22 two miles east of Muscatine at 7:45 p.m. Friday, cars driven by Donald E. Frye of route 3 and Daryl D. Youngs of Grandview were damaged when Frye skidded from a driveway into Youngs leading to damage on the left rear and left front sections respectively.
Spot of pattern copy urges readers to order Simplicity style 9218 with half sizes from 12M to 2214 and yardage details. The Muscatine Journal lists pattern dept address in New York with 50 cent price and extra mailing charge, plus catalog offers of 300 designs across school, casual, career and dressy styles.
Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts of Muscatine will join the Muscatine Jaycees in a door to door food collection for the needy on Saturday, December 12. Jaycees provide cars and servers, with collected canned goods going to the Salvation Army for Christmas baskets.
Muscatine YMCA lists a full week of programs from Monday through Saturday. Daily schedules cover high school and junior swim teams, prep Y and junior gym, various swim and fitness classes, volleyball, judo, and cadet programs, plus meetings and special events. Notable entries include high school swim practices, Junior Y sessions, and a Saturday YMCA swim meet at Moline with family swim.
The Muscatine riverfront appeared quiet and cold after a week of frigid weather. McKee Feed and Grain officials await a towboat with six empty grain barges. The boat was sighted below Keokuk with river traffic slow due to ice. Additional strings of grain barges, not from Muscatine, were trapped in ice below Keithsburg Friday night.
Washington Reuters. Chairman Henry S. Reuss of the House international finance subcommittee promised a congressional review of recent British and American discount rate increases. He argued the monetary system should shift away from the dollar and pound as the sole international payment anchors and urged action to avoid domestic harm. Reuss said the urgent need for change is clear amid a worsening balance of payments and recent rate moves by Britain and the U S Federal Reserve System. He questioned the necessity of the Fed action seen as excessive dollar drains.
Two young sailors from Muscaline join the attack aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk operating out of Bremerton Washington. Robert D. Havel and Jerry L. Bryant serve as apprentice seamen. Bryant is the son of Lysle B. Bryant and resident at 1122 Tsett Ave. Havel is the son of Evelyn I Havel and resident at 112 West 10th St.
Mayor introduces Frederick W. Othmer as nominee to succeed Harold Ash on the plan and zoning commission. Council approves Othmer for term ending January 1, 1967 after aLabor union protest over introducing Janet Othmer as labor representative. Ash’s five year term was ending.
Roy Luce elected president for the ensuing year at the Muscatine Club meeting. Carson Schwardke named first vice president Clyde Gabriel Jr second vice president Vernon Walters re elected secretary treasurer. New board members are Charles Courtney and Devere Newberry. Pancake Day set for Saturday Dec 2 at Trinity Church Parish Hall to fund four Community College scholarships. Harold Lemkau announces the Community College chorus to be featured at the December meeting.
The Muscatine Journal, a daily paper except Sundays, is a Lee Enterprises member published in Muscatine Iowa. It is entered as second class matter at the Muscatine post office under the act of March 1879. The Associated Press content is used exclusively for publication.
Rates listed for daily delivery by carrier at forty cents per week and mail options. One year by mail within fifty miles is 12.00, over fifty miles from Muscatine 18.00. Office hours and special delivery details noted with contact number 263-2531.
Entries for the Christmas Home Decorating Contest are being accepted by the Chamber of Commerce. Send name, address, and phone with your entry to Christmas Home Decorating Contest P O Box 306 and note religion or novelty class. Last year winners may enter again only if the display differs. Grand prize is 50 dollar Savings Bond, second prize 929.00 bond, and four $5 cash runner-ups in each category. Entries due by Tuesday in December. Judging Friday December 18 and winners announced Monday December 22.
Muscatine four public school bands present their winter concert at 7 20 p m in Muscatine High School auditorium Selections by Al City Elementary led by Larry Mintz Central Junior High led by Jacque Sterenbers West Junior High led by Charles Piotrowski and Muscatine High led by Charles Kreeb.
The Pebble Pups sponsored a rock show at the YMCA on an evening this week. Notable performers included Steven Nau Scott Hoekseman David Os born Bill Brugman Bobby Roles Ricky Koepping Jeff Fay David Wingerter and Jimmy Perkins who delivered strong performances and drew excellent collections.
Local fraternal groups plan events across Muscatine area next week. Elk lodge memorial service set for 2 30 p m Sunday and a business meeting Monday night. Rotary lunch Monday features Dwight J Sanders on foreign aid. Toastmasters meet Monday at Civic Center with Gordon Rogers as toastmaster and Clare Patterson as topicmaster. Kiwanians hear Pat Wheeler describe Europe and North Africa on Tuesday. Deer hunting allowed on Coralville reservoir west of Highway 28 with state license. prohibited in public parks, wildlife refuges, and certain reservoir lands east and south of Highway 21.
Jerry Dean Maeglin 20 son of Mr and Mrs Olta R Maeglin 22 Burside Avenue enlisted Friday in the U S Marine Corps. He goes to San Diego for basic training then Camp Pendleton for further training. After four weeks of combat training he will receive a 20 day leave funded by the Davenport recruiting office Muscatine club luncheon. Moose lodge meeting and officers elections at Washington Chapter and Webb Council set for Friday night. Saturday events include a board party at Elk lodge and a dance at Maase lodge.
City engineer office reports 24 building permits totaling $140,600 for November. Eight permits were for new homes worth $10,750, with $10,510 in residential remodeling. Five non residential permits totaled $18,000 and two for commercial structures totaling $1,300.
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