Cameras to Scan City Sewer Lines in Muscatine Next Week
Muscatine officials will review sewer lines via closed circuit television with a $4,526 contract for inspections across five sections totaling about 13,310 feet. Inspect areas include Mississippi Drive, Hershey Avenue, upper and lower west branches, and Mad Creek line built from 1895 to 1953. Ace Pipe Cleaning Co. will provide photos and movies, with total replacement costs exceeding $600,000. Stanley Consultants also studying the city sewer system as part of a broader long term needs assessment.
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Muscatine
William McElwee
Misssissippi Drive
Pine Street
L Avenue
Lower West
Lucas Street
Linn Street
Mad Creek
East Fifth
Monroe Street
Ace Pipe Cleaning Co
St. Paul
Minn
McElwes
Stanley Consultants
Story
Park Avenue
Washington Street
Weed Park
Trash scattered in alleys prompts city action and parking plan
Downtown alleys show waste from residents amid council debate. Alderman Robert Wheeler cites an ordinance against uncovered rubbish containers with fines up to 100 dollars or 30 days in jail. The council orders a public notice of the ordinance and reviews alley awning height. They discuss one side parking on Sherman street and a public hearing on selling part of Block 63 to Huttig Manufacturing Co. at 100 dollars. They also raise Muscatine County Humane Society shelter funding from 100 to 120 dollars monthly.
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Robert Wheeler
Sherman ‘Street
Park Avenue
River Road
Huttig Manufacturing Co
Muscatine County
Hu- Mahe Society
Muscatine Men Injured In Davenport Crash
Two Muscatine men are listed in serious condition at Mercy hospital Davenport after a morning crash on West River Drive. Ernest Noble driving a car and Lester Hinbaugh riding as a passenger were struck by a truck driven by Frank Miller, owner Industrial Molasses Corp. The trucks were eastbound as the truck slowed to aid a broken down semi on the roadside.
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Muscatine
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
West River Drive
Ernest L. Noble
E. 9Th Street
Lester Hinbaugh
E. 9Th
Frank S. Miller
Industrial Molasses Corporation
Presbyterian Music Festival at First Presbyterian Church
Four choirs from First Presbyterian Church perform in a Christmas Music Festival at 7 30 pm Sunday. Congregational carol singing featured. Offerings go to Embudo Presbyterian Hospital Glenwood State School and Buckhorn Presbyterian Child Care Center.
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First Presbyterian Church
Embudo Presbyterian Hospital
Embudo
N. M
State School For the Retarded
Glenwood
Presbyterian Child Care Center
Buckhorn
Collision damages two city cars on West Second
Denver W. Snyder, 46, of 509 West Sixth Street and Edwin L. Kilburn, 17, of 514 East Fifth Street, collided at 7 p.m. Thursday on West Second near Iowa Avenue. Snyder pulled from a parking place as Kilburn shifted lanes. left front fender of Snyder’s car and chrome strip of Kilburn’s were damaged.
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Denver W. Snyder
West Sixth Street
Edwin L. Kilburn
East Fifth Street
West Second
Iowa Avenue
Snyder
Kilburn
Kilbun
Muscatine Journal Subscription Rates and Office Hours
The Muscatine Journal lists delivery and subscription terms including daily rates for in town and out of town mail, a Sunday and holiday publishing note, office hours from 8 am to 5 pm, and a special missed delivery service at 263-2701. It notes Associated Press use and a 391 E 3rd St address under Lee Enterprises.
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Muscatine Journal
Ally
Lee Enterprises
3Rd St. Muscatine
Muscatine
Associated Press
AP News
City of Muscatine
Advate
Uenverea
Campaign extended as fund falls short of goal
The fund stood at 114001.78 dollars and the campaign was extended to December 23. Campaign chairman Dr. Charles Lewis announced the delay, hoping Pete and his vanity would sink into the Mississippi river ice or no ice, according to a journal photo caption.
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Charles Lewis
Pete
Mississippi River
City records show December fines and arrests data
Police reported $1,208.75 in parking meter fines for the week ending December 6 and $958 in police court fines, forfeitures and costs for the week ending December 9. Weigh master R. C. Duncan logged 532 loads at $296.15. Police logged 134 arrests for the period through December 13, including 21 speeding and 11 no driver's license among others.
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Glenn Axel
Duane Goedken
R. C. Duncan
Three Bidders For Electric Line Project
Three electrical contracting firms submitted bids for an electric line project at a power plant and three substations. Bids ranged 534202 to 577730 with completion times from 265 to 350 days. Work includes substation equipment at Oregon Street Isett Avenue and Colorado Street plus telemetering and plant modifications. Bids to be studied by Stanley Consultants before board meeting next Tuesday.
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Board of Trustees
Oregon Street
Isett Avenue
Colorado Street
Electric Department
Stanley Consultants
Clyde Hubble Named New Head of Muscatine Chamber
Clyde W. Hubble, owner of Hubble's store, was elected president of the Muscatine Chamber of Commerce for 1967 at a noon board meeting. Keith Herrick Thatcher Glass Manufacturing first vice president. John Stevens attorney second vice president. William Fahy Muscatine Journal treasurer. Directors named include James Allen J. C. Penney William Mull Jr. Joe Wright. Executive Committee includes L. Gatzke and I. Petersen with officers and past presidents.
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Clyde W. Hubble
Hubble
The
Muscatine
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Keith W. Herrick
Thatcher Glass Manufacturing Company
John C. Stevens
William L. Fahy
Muscatine Journal
James W. Allen
J. C. Penney Company
William L. Mull Jr
C. L. Mull & Sons Inc
Joe Wright
Central State Bank
Glen E. Barrington
Rex Bennett Jr
Home-O-Nize Company
Glen A. Bloom
Grain Processing Corporation
Wayne A. Garrett
Jaycee
Garrett's
L. D. Gatzke
Edward R. Maher
H. J. Heinz Company
Violet McDaniel
McDaniel's
Gerald D. Nelson
First National Bank of Muscatine
I. H. Petersen
Batter
Smith Aboard Destroyer Eaton In Fleet Exercise
Radarman Third Class John G. Smith of Muscatine served aboard the destroyer Eaton during a mid Atlantic and Caribbean fleet exercise that ran from November 28 to today. The drill involved four ships 19 air squadrons and over 42 000 sailors plus three Canadian destroyers with more than 5000 U S Marines practicing beach landings and guerrilla defense. Smith is the son of Mr and Mrs John J Smith of 126 Middle Road.
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Radarman
John G. Smith
Muscatine
Eaton
mid-Atlantic
Caribbean
U. S
Radarman Smith
John J. Smith
OEO grants $53771 for Muscatine neighborhood center
The Office of Economic Opportunity awarded 53771 to support the Muscatine OEO neighborhood center and staff salaries for Muscatine Louisa and Cedar County. The program starts January 1 with a site planned for East Second Street and a staff including a director assistant director receptionist custodian and three neighborhood workers for the tri county area. Volunteers will be sought to assist.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Muscatine
Muscatine, Louisa and
Cedar County
John R. Schmidhauser
East Second Street
Tri-County
Fair and Mild Weather Ahead Across Iowa
Iowa remains under fair skies with mild temperatures through the weekend. Readings drop to the upper teens in the northwestern area and low 20s elsewhere tonight, then rebound to the 40s and possibly 50s by Saturday. The five day outlook shows temps about four to eight degrees above normal in the northeast and eight to 12 degrees above normal in the southwest with little/no precipitation.
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Iowa
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Presbyterian Music Festival
Savers
United Fund of Muscatine
Clyde Hubble
Chamber of Commerce
Smith
Shufion
East Second St
Dial
Janice Retherford
John Yoder
Jaycees
Muscatine City Limits
Jeschke
Beau-Gesler
James Bond
Connery
Joanne Ean Seberé
Warher Ors
Dr. B. F
Hanssen Chiropratic
Chestnut ST
Edward W. Riley
Riley Funeral Home
Walnut
Uptown
Santa Claus
Fiy
Seel
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