Soloists Announced For Local Messiah Sunday
Deborah Alden and William Taylor named as soloists for the Messiah Sunday matinee at 3 p.m. in Muscatine. Alden, from New York City, brings a 20 operatic repertoire and has performed with NBC Opera Theater and other companies. Taylor, a University of Southern Mississippi instructor, has Italian and Far East concert credits and directs opera workshops. The program also features a 200-voice chorus and an orchestra. tickets by mail or at Cook's Music Shop.
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Charles Kreeb
Deborah Alden
William Taylor
Iowa
New York City
Towns City
University of
NBC TV Opera Theater of
New York
Grass Roots Opera
Mannes Opera Company
Colony Opera ‘Guild
Peter Herman Adler
Robert Shaw
Willan Taylor
Dana
Oirleans
Boris Galdownky
Taylor
Alden James
Thomas Malm
Harvey G. Allbee Jr
Messian
Oechestra
Cook's
East Second
Four Towboats Remain Upstream Above Muscatine
Four towboats stay upstream in the Mississippi River above Muscatine today. Harold Ary, logkeeper at Dam No. 16, said the Oauchita moved to an ice jam at the Wisconsin mouth and was unloading at Bettendorf. The LaCrosse Socony, Dorothy Southern, and Frank Aller also headed upstream or expected to pass through the Muscatine lock later, with the Ciyuga renamed as Lock No. 22 and moving toward Fairport.
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Chere
Muscatine
Mississippi River
Harold Ary
Logkmaske
Dam No. 16
Oauehita
Wisconsin River
Bettendorf
LaCrosse Socony
Tursesday
Tee
Fairport
Mt. Ary
Journal Donation Totals 1376 From Employees
The Muscatine Journal reports a voluntary collection by staff raising 1376 this week. The Tour contributed 1000 as a business firm while full-time employees added 376. This is in addition to prior contributions through other organizations and activities.
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The
Muscatine Journal and
Lights On Tree Of Lights At Muscatine Reach Fifty
The Salvation Army Tree of Lights on Iowa Avenue and Third Street shows 50 bulbs lit, with Capt. Israel Velazquez in charge of the Muscatine Corps reporting $1,250 raised toward a $3,000 goal. Moose and Eagles lodges each contributed $100 to the Muscatine junior college building fund as Christmas charity, while letters to Santa reveal a child’s lengthy wish list. Des Moines notes include a snag over an appeal bond for Ronald M. Stump, who is jailed on a second degree murder conviction in Keokuk, with sureties totaling $220,000 under review by Polk County District Court Judge Michael K. Doyle.
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Civic Center
Howard Rockafellow
Chamber of Commerce
McKinley Pta
Junior College Building Fund
Supt. Johnson
Burke
Cronin
Barker
Wallons
Don Gesell
Bessie Lee
Ernest Ziegenhorn
Ed Schlimeen
Helen Way
Charlotte Fifield
Howard Stolley
Mathers
Salvation Army
Iowa Avenue
Third Street
Israel Velazquez
Muscatine Corps
Moose and Eagles
Muscatine
Junior
Keokuk
Stump
Michael Daly
Parole Granted to Inmate Escaped from Pen
Des Moines reports Parole Board released George TL Letourneau 28, serving five years for escape from Fort Madison in April 1959. He was arrested in Minneapolis shortly after his departure from the prison farm. In a separate note Waterloo Surrell E. Barn as re elected to a fifth term as president of the Livestock Feeders Association with all other officers also reelected.
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Des Moines
George TL Letourneau
State Penitentiary
State Parole Board
Letourneau
Fort Madison
Minneapolis
Waterloo
Surrell E. Barwn
Moeriapolis
Livestock Feeders Association
Muscatine Junior College Seen Boosting Economy
The Muscatine Development Corp endorses an 80 000 pledge effort for a new junior college building aiming to attract industry and raise local education and adult training opportunities. Harjon W. Ogilvie says the project would aid industrial growth and provide higher education access for youth and workers.
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Jon W. Ogilvie
Muscatine
Lighting Contest Opens for Muscatine Residents
The Christmas Home Decorating Contest, run by the Chamber of Commerce, closes Tuesday, Dec. 19, with two divisions religious or novelty. Prizes total 150 in US Savings Bonds and 40 in cash. Entrants must mail a post card with name address phone number and class preference to Box 206 Maigaling, Ja.
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Muscatine
Chamber of Commerce
U.S
U. S
Two Youths Sentenced In Court In Muscatine
John Edward Honts of Muscatine was sentenced up to one year in the Anamosa reformatory for operating three motor vehicles without the owner’s consent. He took a 1960 convertible belonging to Larry Thomas, who was visiting a relative, and abandoned it in the 800 block of Newell after transmission trouble. Wilbert Earl Millage of Moscow pleaded guilty to breaking and entering at the Steve Coss trailer home near Moscow on November 15 and was fined 100 dollars plus costs 1350 and three months in county jail. He must serve time at five dollars a day if fines aren’t paid and is credited with time served since arrest November 25. Millage was found with a German-made automatic pistol in the Coss home after entering by forcing a door with a knife. Informations were filed by County Attorney Garry Woodward.
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Muscatine Dishel
Clay LeGrand
John Edward Honts
Muscatine
Anamosa Reformatory
Hants
Larry Thomas
Davenport
Newell
Hans
Wilbert Ernest Millage
Route 1
Moscow
Steve Coss
le Grand
Milage
Bmnett Bowers
Wilton
Crr
Millage
Charlie Whisler
Coss
Garry Woodward
In Hospital Frank Walton at Iowa City Veterans’ Hospital
Frank Walton is a patient at the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City. The notice provides his address as TE.
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Frank Walton
Veterans’ Hospital
Iowa City
Ames ip The Iowa Highways grant funds eight counties
The Iowa Highway Commission approved more than 500000 in emergency equalization funds for eight counties to cover road and bridge costs. Cedar County will receive 75007 for replacing two Cedar River bridges, though the county asked 250000. The emergency fund ends this year as the 1941 legislature did not provide for continuation. A Muscatine High School science club will receive a charter Thursday at 7 p m in the science room to promote engineering projects with guidance from local engineers including Geiger counter work and radioactivity records.
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Ames
Iowa Highiway Commission
Cedar County
Cedar River
Iowa
For Engineering Technical Soci- Muscatine High School
Rey A. Gjertson
Muscatine
Electric Rate Changes Will Save $45,000 A Year
Approval of rate schedule changes for electric service, effective with bills payable Feb 1, will save users about $15,000 yearly. The board also set minimum monthly bills at $1.50 for most residential and commercial classes. A change in All Electric rate adds 100 kilowatts at 1.7 cents per KW before higher brackets apply. The Commercial Electric Heating and Power rates were revised, with a new Power and Light rate replacing the old Commercial Lighting and Small Power. Expenditures of 353370.39 for the electric department and 14107.57 for the water department were approved.
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Board of Rushes
Municipal Electric and Water Departments
Benelitfied Trustees
Reynolds Electric Co
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MEN & Boys
Fior
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WJ Brando
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Karl Malden
Katy Jurado
Jaycees
JC Fund
Lincoln
Muscatine Junior College Building Fund
Now and
Coca. Cola ‘Bottling Co
Journal
Santa Claus
Gentieman
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Muscatine Development Corp
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Maigaling, Ja
On Movie Centre
JETS
Grant Cedar Co
East Second Street
Mulberry
Electric
Water Department
Orthodox Church
Nikolai
Muscatine Bank Drive
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