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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1960
Page
2
Weed park superintendent Kenneth McDaniel warned residents the lagoons are not thick enough for skating and to stay off the ice for safety. He said ice is only about one inch thick, a local boy recently fell through while riding a bicycle but was helped out. A public announcement will follow when the ice is solid enough for use.
Walter Banhagel at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City undergoes surgery. Patient Ataussa remains in room O22 as doctors perform a procedure.
Offices of the Muscatine County education center have moved from the old Grant wool back to the Office of County Superintendent Frank Ralston. Communications should go to Ralston's courthouse office or call AM 3670. Jack Austin oversees the special education department with classes for the mentally retarded still held at the old Grant school.
Jefferson school PTA will meet at 7 30 p m with fifth and sixth grade chorus providing music. Lincoln school BTA hosts Christmas inspirational meeting at 7 30 p m with Dr Walter Tillberg as guest speaker and refreshments by fifth grade mothers. Madison School PTA to hold open house and candy sale on December 18 at 6 30 p m. Franklin school PTA meets at 1 30 p m with George Voger showing Hawaii slides and girls chorus performances. refreshments by fifth grade mothers.
Muscatine highs place two teams in top eight at the Town High annual Forensic League meet in Iowa City. West Davenport’s West High tops Burlington, Newtonshire Muscatine fourth, Algona fifth, Cedar Rapids Regis sixth, Muscatine seventh, Town City University High eighth.
Relatives worked to raise funds for Donald Eugene Dill of 2996 Avenue L Fork Madli gan who pleaded guilty in Mus caling district court to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Judge Nathan Grant imposed a $300 fine plus $50 costs and ordered the amount paid at $6.66 daily with time served credit. Dill, held in county jail since arrest on Mississippi Drive Nov 22, faces 90 day driver’s license suspension. judge recommended no license for 90 days. Christmas plans hinge on whether the money is raised.
Army recruit Monte J. Gibson stationed with Battery A of the 1st Infantry Division's 4th Artillery at Fort Riley Kan recently qualified as an expert with the M 1 rifle on the trainfire range. Gibson son of Mrs Leta L Gibson 202 Poplar St Bloomfield attended Bloomfield High School graduating in 1956 and later Missouri State College. His wife Jo Anne lives at 894 Nowell Ave Muscatine.
The Muscatine Junior Chamber organized a Christmas tree collection on Monday January 2 1861 to help residents dispose of dried trees. The effort aims to prevent fires by hauling and burning the trees and asks households to attach a small donation with a note reading Jaycee Christmas Tree Lift to offset costs.
Forty lights were illuminated today on the Salvation Army Tree of Lights at Iowa Avenue and Second Fleet, marking contributions toward the Army Christmas fund. A $3,000 goal has been set to finance the Muscatine Corps Christmas activities. More than 125 reservations have been received for the Golden Age party, Tuesday afternoon at the First United Presbyterian Church, with Tk Chanters’ wives aiding as co-sponsors for all residents of the community.
Members of the board of trustees of the municipal electric and water departments will hold their December meeting on Tuesday at 3.
Members of the Legislative Affairs committee of the Muscatine Chamber of Commerce will meet at 7:20 a.m. Tuesday at Hotel Muscatine. The RPM club of the Chamber will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Pasquale's at 1143 Lucas Cedt. The Rev. E F Hageman is chairman of the group.
Pete Thorndyke of Hew of bonds totaling 850 dollars to await prelim hearings on two charges in Justice of the Peace Caprell Sharan court. He faced assault with intent to inflict great bodily harm and resisting arrest. Bond set at 600 for the first charge and 230 for the second, with the assault warrant issued on Marold Martin’s complaint.
Police were asked at 1 a.m. today to investigate the theft of two bottles of champagne reported taken two weeks ago from the basement of Merle A. Young Jr home at 510 Wier street.
Weather forecast notes continued cold with fair skies tonight and slight temperature rises by Tuesday. Iowa towns report lows from 4 to 16 degrees and highs from 25 to 32, with southeast areas 10 to 15 tonight and 34 to 37 by afternoon. The state avoids snow for a third time in 10 days as a southern storm tracks away, with warmer midweek and a late week dip and a chance of rain or snow in extreme southern Iowa.
The Associated Press reports four young Iowans died in weekend traffic accidents. James Wright 37 of Council Bluffs died when his car left Highway 275 and overturned near Council Bluffs. authorities believe he may have fallen asleep. Ron Edel 19 of Marshalltown died when the car he rode in went off a county road and hit a driveway near Green Mountain. Ronald Jackson 17 of Bayard died when a crash on old Highway 141 near Coon Rapids left another youth injured. Phillip Jacobsen 18 of Bagley, driver, was hospitalized in serious condition. Donald Hoffmeier 18 of near Buck Grove Crayford County died when his car ran off a curve on Highway 911 four miles south of Denison.
A light plane crashed into a tree along the Town River ten miles east of Marswalltown. Laurence Holiman of Coffeeville Kansas died. Floyd L. Fisher of Coffeeville and Ane Luttrell of Pittsburgh were severely injured. Luttrell owner and pilot, listed in fair condition with lacerations and bruises.
Edmund F. Buryan, a Sheaffer Pens Co. marketing VP from Fort Madison Iowa, named president and CEO of Minneapolis Moline by the board. He replaces J Russell Duncan who quit during a power struggle. Buryan has been with Sheaffer since 1957 and joins M M as a board member.
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