Landmark day as Muscatine bridges open to traffic
The Muscatine Journal reports a landmark day for two new bridges linking Iowa and Illinois. Officials including L R McKee and Norbert Beckey praise the community effort, with Illinois official Daryl Sunmark noting last minute work. Toll plan discussed. bridge to toll-free status once bonds repaid as governor Ray and Senator Hughes were to attend a ceremony. The event ends with a tribute as the old bridge closes and a 1921 Model T crosses.
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Muscatine Bridge
Muscatine
Iowa
Illinois
Norbert F. Beckey
Daryl Sunmark
Ilinois
Inlinois
Bridge finally closed after 81 years of service
The structure that opened on May 7, 1891, ended its 81 year seven month one day tenure in the locality. The bridge had long stood as a key crossing before its closure.
Senior Citizens Xmas Party Time Corrected
The Senior Citizens Christmas party at the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, 2807 Bidwell Road, will be held at 1 15 p.m. Tuesday instead of 2 p.m. as previously listed.
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Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints Church
Bidwell Road
Cedar county awards three highway contracts to two firms
The Town Highway Commission awarded three Cedar county projects to Hieseth Specialty Company of Fergus Falls Minnesota and J F Edwards Construction Co of Geneseo Illinois. Hieseth will perform guardrail and sign modification work on Interstate 80 with a bid of 21218.55 for removing and reinstalling railing and posts and replacing 1200 feet of steel beam. A second project covers 9.649 miles of guardrail and sign work on I 20 from Scott county line about 9.6 miles west with substantial excavation and materials. Edwards Construction won lighting work at the west 88 Interstate 80 Tipton interchange for 16488.22, including poles luminaires transformers bases conduit cable and copper ground wire.
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Cedar County
Hieseth Specialty Company
Fergus Falls
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Scott County
J. F. Edwards Construction Co
Geneseo
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Tipton
Streets blamed in death wreck in Davenport
The death of Linda Doll, 31, of Walcott, Davenport, was blamed on slick street conditions. Police said her car began sliding, spun into the opposite lane, and was struck by another auto in the early Friday crash.
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Linda Doll
Walcott
Home Builders plan Christmas party in Muscatine County
The Home Builders Association of Muscatine County will hold its annual Christmas party on Wednesday December 18 at the Geneva Country Club. The event is for members and spouses only with a prime rib dinner at 7:30 p.m. A social hour runs 6:30 to 7:30 and dancing continues with entertainment by the Collegiates until midnight. Reservations via Don Baumgardner at 263-5154 day or 264-1534 evenings.
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Geneva Country Club
Don Baumgardner
Engineering group to meet Wednesday in Illinois and Iowa
The Blackhawk Chapter of the Minor Society of Professional Engineers and the Iowa Engineering Society plan their December meeting at Flamingo Club near Silvis Illinois on Wednesday evening December 20. Social hour begins 5 30 p m followed by dinner at 6 15 p m Members will tour Deere and Company s New Modern Foundry on 19th Street Route 04 East Moline.
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City boards gain new appointments by Burns approves slate
Mayor E. Kelly Burns wins council approval for a broad slate to city boards and commissions including P.M. Musser Library Board Robert K. Stohr and Mrs. Larry L. Miller renewed to six years Telford H. Dindinger to six years Cemetery Commission Jess Wagner renewed five years Fire and Police Pension Dr. Robert Klein renewed four years Low rent housing James Tracy and Roma Johnson renewed two years Rev. Gregory Caldwell added as associate member George Zimmer renewed two years Gary Allison named three years Plan and Zoning Dean Johnson Clyde Gabriel Clyde Hubble renewed five years Board of Adjustment Bruce Huston renewed five years City-County Planning John Hintermeister Alderman John Duncan Charles W. Coates one-year terms Regular two-year terms Patrick Hopewell named committees including street and alley chair Committees Budget Finance Ordinance Street and Alley Sewer Fire Building and Ground Traffic Also two-year terms for officials Jon Pearce Charles Coates Norbert Liebbe Harold Ogilvie Warren Barnum Harvey Allbee Jr Carl Tiecke Donald LeMar Frank Gross Frank Anson Donald Hackett and James Craig
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Larry L. Miller
Telford H. Dindinger
Jess Wagner
Police Pension Board
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James Tracy
Roma Johnson
Gregory Caldwell
George Zimmer
Gary Allison
Dean Johnson
Clyde Gabriel
Clyde Hubble
Board of Adjustment
Bruce Huston
Patrick Hopewell
Burns
Jon Pearce
Charles Coates
Norbert Liebbe
Harold Ogilvie Jr
Dr Stella Pearson honored after medical career
Dr Stella Pearson continued serving Muscatine after fracturing her hip. She retired from practice in 1969 and became an honorary medical staff member at Muscatine General Hospital. A charter member of the Muscatine Business and Professional Women's Club since 1931, she remained active in Grace Lutheran church, expressing a wish to have lived to serve longer while downplaying publicity.
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Muscatine
Grace Lutheran Church
Post Office workers uncover pamphlets in broken parcel
In Des Moines, mail handlers dumped a sack at the Des Moines Post Office and found a package broken open. Its contents were U.S. Postal Service pamphlets teaching how to wrap and mail parcels to insure safe delivery. Town outlook calls for generally fair weather Monday and Tuesday, with partly cloudy to cloudy skies and a chance of snow into Wednesday, and very cold to warming temperatures through the period.
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