Fund Raising Drives School Board Meeting Notes Progress
Tate town focus on raising about $50 000 via public subscription earns $55 000 with ongoing contributions. Board considers junior college architect hires pending fund drive go ahead. Resignation of Me Linley School teacher Ronald Kiser accepted. Students praised after Muscatine trip. Rotary praise for junior college chorus performance. City plan to sell street near Weed Park discussed. council set Dec 81 hearing. plan commission opposes sale. Library equipment saving $321 983 prompts contract amendment approval.
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Tust An
Tate
Achool
City Hall
E.E. Bloom, Jr
Ronald Kiser
MelRinley School
Jani
Muscatine
Dorothy Dahl
Kroeb
David Dorsey
Fred Messenger
St. Louis
Messenger
Lewis
Hillcrest Avenue
Finnegan
Weed Park
Robert L. Hanson
Robert E. Olson
New Wert
Petersen Fixture and, Equipment Co
300 Fine For OMVI In Muscatine District Court
Robert Eli Conaway, 63, Conesville, was fined 200 dollars and assessed 20.50 dollars in Muscatine district court by Judge Clay LeGrand for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Conaway, arrested June 24 by the state highway patrol, pled guilty September 12 and received a three-month deferment for sentence.
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Robert’ Eli Conaway
Conesville
Muscatine District Court
Ddny
Clay LeGrand
Conaway
State Highway Patrol
Cars Damaged In Collision Near East Sixth and Sycamore
Two cars were damaged in a collision Monday morning at East Sixth and Sycamore streets. Police listed 50 dollars damage to William R. Henning’s car at 105 Pine Street and 300 dollars to Lance W. Williams’s car at 116 Gilbert Street. Léa Knight Jr. reported his 1951 model car sideswiped while parked at 309 East Mississippi Drive on Monday.
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East Sixth
Sycamore
William R. Henning
Pine Street
Lance
W. Williams
Gilbert Street
Léa Knight, Jr
East Mississippi Drive
Moncay
Electrical Engineers Plan Ladies Night Dinner Meeting
The Town Illinois section of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers will hold a Ladies Night dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Plantation, 301 Seventh Street, Malling. Dr Theodore Conrad dean of the Augustana Theological Seminary will be guest speaker and present a motion picture of his recent 10,000 mile three month tour of Europe.
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Illinois
American ‘Institute of Elected Engineers
Seventh “Street
Malling
Theodore Conrad
Augustana Theological Seminary
Conrad
Europe
Grant Co. Bonus Shared by Muscatine Store Staff
About 25 employees of the W. T. Grant Co. store in Muscatine shared the firm’s annual Christmas bonus, totaling more than 600 dollars for workers with a year or more service. Manager Bruce Terrill said staff voted to end the annual employee Christmas exchange and donate the 1 gift fund to the Junior College building fund.
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W. T. Grant Co
Musgatine
Bruce Tervill
Terrill
Junior College
Board to Hold December Public Health Nursing Unit Meeting
Members of the Public Health Nursing Unit board will hold their December meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday in the city hall offices.
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Board of Directors
Public Health Nursing Aw
City Hall
Park Ice Not Safe At Weed Park Lagoon
Ken McDaniel, superintendent at Weed Park, says park lagoon ice is not safe for skating yet. Ice formed last Friday but new snow insulation kept it from freezing solid, thin edges risk. No shelter for skaters. Heinz Company building temporary shelter unavailable before ground thaw. National Guard to complete a permanent shelter for next season, announcement will follow when skating is safe.
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Ken McDaniel
Weed Park
Park
McDaniel
Heinz Company
National Guard
MecDaniel
United Fund of Muscatine Directors Meet Thursday
The United Fund of Muscatine board of directors will meet at noon Thursday at Hotel Muscatine.
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United Fund Board
Ea of Directors of the
United Fund of
Berean Class Donates 75 Dollars to College Fund
Berean Sunday school at First Evangelical United Brethren church presented 75 dollars to the Muscatine junior college building fund. Virgil Ross is the class teacher.
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Berean Sunday School
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Muscatine Junior College Building Fund
Virgil Ross
Geneva Women’s Bridge Luncheon Held at Club
The Geneva Golf and Country Club hosts a Geneva Women’s Bridge Luncheon on Thursday December 14. Reservations must be made by Wednesday noon. The event begins promptly at 1 pm.
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Geneva Golf
County Club
Bowling ball bag and shoes lost at Peart Lanes
Mrs. Donald Noble of Columbus Junglion reported to police she misplaced a bowling ball bearing her name a red plaid bag and a pair of bowling shoes early Sunday at Peart Lanes.
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Donald. Noble
Columbus Junglion
Peart Lanes
Obituaries and Funerals in Columbus Junction and Muscatine
Lester Goode 64 died Saturday at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. Funeral Monday at Stacy Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Parvis officiating and Mrs. B G Roundy organist. Burial in Columbus City cemetery. Dorothy Elizabeth Mark 30 of 306 East Sixth Street died at Muscatine General Hospital after illness. Requiem Thursday at St Mathias Church. Burial Greenwood Cemetery. Survived by brother Robert Mark Grinnell and nephew Thomas Mark. Both families mentioned.
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Lester Goode
Columbus Junction
Lester ]Goode
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Jhela
Stacy Funeral Home
Robert Parvis
Methodist Church
B. G. Roundy
Ernest Faler
Margaret Diller
Cashet Beavers
Clark Hopping
Finke
Harry White
Charles Shellabarger
Walter Westerbeck
James Robertson
Glen Cummings
Columbus City Cemetery
Dorothy BE
Mark
Dorothy Elizabeth Mark
East Sixth Street
Muscatine General Hospital
St Mathias
Riley Funeral Home
Greenwood Cemetery
Muscating
Muscatine Club Donates 835 To Junior College Fund
Muscatine Club members contributed 835 to Muscatine junior college building fund. The club voted to supply 300 from treasury with 335 added by members. The service club has funded scholarships for several years and will continue. This year four students receive tuition support totaling 300: Rosalie Brade Susanne Butler Nathleen Conway and Lynne James.
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Muscatine Club
Junior College
Treasury
Service Club
Muscatine
Rosalie Brade
Susanne Butler
Nathleen Conway
Lynne James
Kiwanis Club Auction For Tree Sale Held
Kiwanis club's annual auction at the luncheon raised 177.50 for the Salvation Army Tree of Rights. Harold Ogilvie was auctioneer. Christmas music by the Mystaline Junior College choir directed by Mrs. David Dorsey accompanied the event.
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Muscatine
Kiwanis Club
Salvation Army Tree of Rights
Harold Ogilvie
Muic
Mystaline Junior College
David Dorsey
80 200 Tons Barge Traffic During Week
Barge traffic through the Mississippi River district totaled 80 200 tons for the week ending Monday. Upstream moved 26 barges with 6 tons, including 48 000 tons of petroleum products. Downstream carried 55 barges with 32 200 tons, including 2 000 tons of Brafy and 4 200 tons of miscellaneous items. Ice cover formed over pools from Dubuque to Muscatine, not expected to affect traffic. Gauciita to LaCrosse, Wis., rerouted due to an ice jam near Guten burg.
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Mississippi River
Dubuque
Muscatine
New Boston
Rock Island
Gauciita
LeClaire
LaCrosse
Wis
NATESA Members Vote $100 for JC Fund in Muscatine
A group of eight Muscatine county television and radio repair firms members of NATESA voted Monday night to present $100 to Muscatine junior Steve Crow, secretary of the adapted, with Broad, McElroy, Keel, Hunter and Hanlon named among attendees and local shops listed as members.
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Museatine
NATES
Muscatine Junior College Building Fund
Steve Crow
Adapted
Broad
Salvation Army Tree of Lights Reaches Fund Goal Milestone
The Tree of Lights at Iowa avenue and Third street will burn forty white lights tonight signaling $1,000 in subscriptions to the Salvation Army Christmas fund. The amount is one third of the $3,000 goal to finance Yuletide activities in the community.
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Salvation’ Army
Iowa Avenue
Third Street
Salvation Army
Five Named to Muscatine Chamber Board Terms
Five men named to three year terms as directors of the Muscatine Chamber of Commerce beginning January 1, 1962, announced today. They include W Toborg of H E Smith Coal and Heating Co Edward R Maber of Hud Heiry Cai Donald W Carver CPA Robert A Bauer of D
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Muscatine Chamber of Commerce
W. Toborg
H.E. Smith Coal and Heating Co
Edward R. Maber
Hud
Heiry Cai
Donald W. Carver
CPA
Robert A. Bauer
McKee Hospitalized Amid Bank Board Balloting
B L McKee president of Muscatine Bank and Trust was taken to Muscatine General Hospital by ambulance after falling ill at the bank. The Muscatine Journal notes Edward A Owens and a Celon Co filing jointly in a director ballot. Five new directors join the present board to meet Friday noon to pick three at large directors for one year. The new board will elect officers for the year, replacing terms of C K Fisher Tom Fox Fred Hocking H L Nelson and Gamy Woodward. One year terms include Rev Id Hageman Maher Toborg and A E Stanley. Wendell Day, chamber president, will serve on the board in 1962.
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B. L. McKee
Muscatine
The
Muscatine Journal
Edward A. Owens
Celon Cs
eMeet
C.K. Fisher
Tom Fox
Fred Hocking
H. L. Nelson
Gamy Woodward
Ld. I.hageman
Maher
Toborg
A.E. Stanley
Wendell Day
Chamber
Urge Mail Now For Christmas
Postmaster Hendriks urges last minute shoppers to mail Christmas cards and gift packages within 24 hours to prevent backlog. Use Air Mail for distant items and money orders or checks instead of cash. Include full address, zone, and return address. cards may use 3c rate if unsealed, but 4c sealed is safer for forwarding.
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John H. Hendriks
John 4. Hendriks
Dinner Set For District GOP Leaders
Congressman and Mrs. Fred Schwengel host an appreciation dinner for First Congressional District Republican officials at Hotel Muscatine Thursday night. County chairmen, vice chairmen, state legislators and other officials will attend, with 12 counties represented. Schwengel thanks them for loyalty and cooperation and notes district unity after redistricting. He plans visits to Scott County and returns to Washington on January 5 for Congress session.
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Fred Schwengel
Hotel Muscatine
Schwengel
Scott Country
Washington
Congress
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