Urban Renewal plans reshape Muscatine riverfront area
The Muscatine project would clear blocks along Cedar and Mississippi Drive for new commercial space and a city housing site for the elderly, plus off street parking. The plan redraws the riverfront with park facilities and removal of most buildings except Muscatine Power Boat and storage. City shares fund parking, street repairs, and Levee Commission upgrades, with relocation benefits for displaced residents and businesses.
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Iowa Ave
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Muscatine
Rockett
Hackett
Levee Commission
Power Company
Old Bridge
Walnut
Second St
Mississippi
Iowa
Cars collide in parking lot at Plaza center
Muscatine police investigated an accident in the Plaza shopping center parking lot at 11 47 p m Saturday. A 1971 Ford driven by Elizabeth Margaret Haley 17 of 1908 Hammann 8th hit a 1966 Ford driven by Marie Ethel Darting 70 of 913 Culver St. Each car sustained less than 100 dollars in damage.
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Plaza
Elizabeth Margaret Haley
Hammann 8&T
Marie Ethel Darting
Culver St
Rural Muscatine Man Hospitalized After Foggy Stop Sign Crash
A Muscatine County man, Harold KR Wingerter, 41, Route 4, remained in fair condition at Muscatine General Hospital after a Sunday evening crash on Highway 22 five miles west of High Prairie turnoff. Investigated by Sheriff Richard J Oppelt, the 1969 Ford pickup struck a culvert post and embankment, citing fog and a missed stop sign. Over $100 damage reported to the Wingerter truck. In a separate incident, Leonard Voekers, 54, Durant, southbound on Highway 61 in a 1971 Ford pickup, stopped for a traffic sign and was rear-ended by Joyce Streets, 23, Moscow, in a 1986 Chevrolet. Voekers suffered about $150 damage. Streets' vehicle damage about $500.
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Muscatine General Hospital
Riley Ambulance
Highway 22
High Prairie Cherch
Wingerter
Richard J. Oppelt
Muscatine County
Sheriffs Department
Leonard Fred Voekers
Durant
Joyce Avis
Moscow
Voelkers
Three Weekend Break-Ins and a Theft Reported
Three break-ins and one theft were reported to the Muscatine County Sheriff's Department over the past weekend. Nichels suffered an Olivetti typewriter and Olivetti calculator theft valued at 500 dollars during a Saturday night break-in at Arco Chemical Co. in Nichols. Also broken into were Custom Farm Services Co. and Dittmar Kerr Co. of West Liberty on Saturday night. authorities believe nothing else was missing. A 1959 Mercury outboard motor was stolen from beneath a cottage owned by Bob Walter east of Fairport sometime during the weekend and is under investigation.
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Custom Farm Services Co
Dittmar-Kerr Co
West Liberty
Sheriff's Department
Bob Walter
Fairport
Masquers Plan Meeting and Open Tryouts
Muscatine Masquers meet Tuesday at Cherry St Fire Station to read through the script of I Never Sang for My Father. Tryouts open to the public at the same location Wednesday and Thursday Dec 8 9 starting at 7 p.m.
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Muscatine Masquers
Cherry St
Women Voters Meet Tuesday in Muscatine Chapter
The Muscatine League of Women Voters slated a general meeting for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at 18 Colony Drive. The program focuses on the US Congress with questions on needed changes and proposed reforms, plus salutes for and against. All interested invited.
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Muscatine
League of Women Voters
Colony Dr
US Congress
Congress
Allen
Kiddie Shops Buy In Growth Network Promises Profits
A brochure promotes joining a child clothing business in a prime shopping center. It cites proven operating techniques and group buying discounts on famous brands to boost profits. Investment is required. For information contact Suite 422 424 Hart Albin Building Billings Montana or call (406) 252 0121.
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Hart-Albin
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