Towboats Head South as Canton Lock Closed for Repairs
The upper Mississippi sees nearing season end as Lock 20 at Canton Missouri closes for major winter repairs. Rock Island district crews pump out the chamber and repaint gates with 25 to 40 workers ETA nine days to March 15.
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St. Paul
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Clarksville
A. J. Dyer
Muscatine
Bettendorf
Steve Ohler
Cantor
Post Office Opens Extra Hours For Holiday Mail
The Muscatine post office will extend hours for Christmas mail with two Sunday afternoons. Postmaster John H. Hendriks announced the schedule, including additional morning and afternoon times from December 11 through December 24, featuring late openings on several weekdays and a Sunday closure pattern.
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Muscatine
John H. Hendriks
Lutheran Homes Plans New Nursing Center in Muscatine
Lutheran Homes of Muscatine hosted Kiwanis for lunch as tentative plans emerged for a new nursing and retirement facility a chapel and 80 beds with potential 40 more via future wings. Construction aims to start next summer and gifts will aid children at the homes. Tom Hill Illinois Iowa district governor attended as a special guest.
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Kiwanis Club
L. A. Stumme
Henry C. Hatermann
Ben Matz
Tom Hill
Ottawa
Jericho Known as Earth's Lowest City in Biblical Times
Historical notes place Jericho as Herod the Great's winter palace site and links Cleopatra to palm and balsam tree revenues once collected there, highlighting ancient royal and exotic trade associations in the region.
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Jordan
Earth
Herod the Great
Cleopatra
Non Fiction For Adults Tops Library Circulation
Public library report shows 57.6 percent of 21 617 circulated volumes in November were adult non fiction. Total circulation up 1 204 from 1964, daily average 460, 135 new borrowers, 142 adult books added and 179 juvenile books. Total holdings 57 299.
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P.M. Musser Public Library
Lbrary
Wartburg Debate Team Heads to Wisconsin State Meet
Wartburg College debaters travel to Whitewater December 10 11 for their third meet of the season. Representing Wartburg are freshmen Carol Havemann and Ken Smith both of Muscatine and sophomores Elaine Handeland of Austin Minnesota and Rhonda Swenson of Jewell. The squad placed third at Wayne State Nebraska last weekend with Ron McCollister Gary Monserud joining the trip and Beverly Ferguson named the new debate coach.
Happiness Is a Dog Named McDuff Returns Home
Susan Lovell, seven, embraces the Lovell family collie McDuff at Timber Cove Texas after the dog was boarded at a veterinarian clinic during the Gemini 7 launch to keep news crews and visitors from being bitten.
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James A. Lovell
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Ed Outi
Lovell
Bridge Traffic Up In November Figures At Muscatine
Bridge traffic over the Muscatine high bridge rose in November with 45,082 vehicles, averaging 1,502 daily. The count included 36,395 cars and 6,687 trucks, generating toll income of 16,530.78 dollars, marking a rise from November of 1964.
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Muscatine High Bridge
District Court Docket and Local Notices
Default judgments issued in Brady Loan Co. vs Lester Kephart for 449.39 plus interest. suit dismissed in Richard Haller vs Darlene Haller. Probate notes note Gus Ohlsen died Nov 8 1965 with will dated July 8 1964 leaving estate to wife Fern Ohlsen. Traffic collision on East Second and Sycamore caused by 18 year old driver Plowman, fined 20 plus 5 costs. Muscatine Journal Christmas party held at Geneva Country Club with Elks entertainment. Admitted and dismissed lists from local court appearances include multiple residents and addresses. Public health nursing association December meeting set at city hall. Bridge commission reviews funding and revisions due to Mississippi floods, plans for new bridge, and a mail survey to Illinois area to assess impact on trade. District court and public notices recorded with local officials, families, and commuters.
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Fern H. Ohlsen
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Soviet boosts defense budget amid international danger
Moscow announced a 4 percent rise in defense expenditure, citing "conditions of international danger." Finance Minister Vasily Garbuzov told the Supreme Soviet that 13,000,000,000 rubles would be allocated to defense in 1966.
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Soviet Union
Vasily Garbuzov
Supreme Soviet
City Protest Hikes to Iowa Tax Commission Hearing
Muscatine officials voted to protest the state tax commission order raising resident and industrial real estate values by 30 percent for 1966 taxes. A hearing is set in Des Moines on Dec 16 as the city drafts its case with City Assessor Birkhofer and City Attorney Jehring, with input from aldermen, school board members, and county supervisors.
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State Tax Commission
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County Board of Supervisors
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Robert Jehring
Muscatine County
Hearing Set On Code But Book Is Gone
City council votes 5 to 1 for a public hearing on the recodification of the city code to be held December 16 at 3 PM. Alderman Arthur Bunn opposed and controls the sole copy of the proposed code, causing delays as citizens and contractor Sterling Codifiers seek access. The meeting will consider arguments for and against the adoption.
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Wieser
Idaho
Debaters to Travel to Cedar Falls for Conference
Muscatine High School plans a two day Brindley Forensic Conference at State College of Iowa in Cedar Falls. Varsity team members Chris Altenbernd Jane Scholz Kevin Gleaves and Dave Ternberry compete in extemporaneous speaking discussion oral interpretation and persuasive speaking as individuals. Junior varsity participants Vicki Meyers Glenna Daut Bruce Barrett and Gerry Grimm join in the same events.
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Glenna Daut
Bruce Barrett
Gerry Grimm
Muscatine Council Members to Attend Protest Hearing
Muscatine officials including the assessor and city attorney will be joined by several council members at the protest hearing next week as part of the city delegation.
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