Council Sets Hearing Date On Shopping Center Zone
Muscatine Virginia December 1964 council set January 7 as the first 1965 session for 27 public hearings to consider rezoning a 30 acre Park avenue Colorado street tract for a shopping center owned by Ralph Stark and wife. The plan commission supported the rezoning already partly zoned commercial along Park avenue and highway 61. The council also will form an examining board for selecting a city assessor, to include the city council county board of supervisors and the school board, with outside members per state tax commission guidance. tests January 26 will determine eligibility.
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Park Avenue
Colorado Street
Plan and Zoning Commission
Ralph Stark
City Conference Board
City Council
County Board of Supervisors
Muscatine Board of Education
Conference ‘Board
State Tax Commission
State Tax’ Commission
Conference Board
Sterling
Former Home Economist Here Will Spend Christmas in Iran
A Muscatine area home economist Waneta Wittler now Mrs. Roger Sandage and her husband with two young children will spend Christmas in Tehran, Iran where he serves as agricultural adviser. The couple left the United States for Iran in 1962 after long service with Iowa State extension and the Iowa extension service. The Sandages work on a housing project in Iran linked to the earthquake relief effort begun September 1962.
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Iran
Muscatine
Tehran
Waneta Wittler
Roger Sandage
Extension Department
Sandage
Lowell Wittler
Sherman , Street
United States
Tran
Vaneta
Ames
Ministry of Agriculture
Towa State, University
Iowa Extension Service
Iowa State
Sandages
Pari
Neil
Quincy
America
Muscatine Board Opens Water Works Bids
Four firms bid on Muscatine Municipal water department improvements including a pressure reducing station on Isett avenue and a pump house with pumps. Bids ranged from 129,941 to 182,967 dollars on a two jump-sum basis and were sent to engineers for evaluation ahead of a 5 PM board meeting. Work slated for completion by Sept 1965.
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Board of Trustees
Muscatine
Legion Post Honors Louise L Butler First Woman Life Member
Joe Maher, commander of Edward H. Bitzer post, presented the gold life membership card to Mrs. Louise L. Butler, the first woman in Iowa to receive a Legion life membership, at 103 West Tith street.
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Iowa
American
Legion
Louise ‘L
Dude
Butler
West Tith’ Street
Joe Maher
Edward H. Bitzer
Post
Womens Amy Corps
the Post
Dr J Spencer Elected President of Muscatine Chamber
Dr J Spencer elected 1965 president of Muscatine Chamber of Commerce at the annual meeting. Edward R Maher named first vice president, John Talbot second vice president, Clyde W Hubble treasurer. New directors include Maher Stevens Rex Bennett. Spencer veteran surgeon, native of Council Bluffs, educated at Oakland High, Simpson College Westminster SAT. Maher factory manager, Muscatine native, WW II veteran, married with six children. Talbot native of NYC, Harvard educated, Muscatine Journal business manager, two children. Hubble owner of Hubble store, WWII veteran, five children.
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John H. Spencer
Muscatine
Spencer
Chamber
Council Bluffs
Oakland
Iowa
Simpson College
Westminster College
SAT College of Medicine
Bess
Edward, I. Maher
H., J .Icing Co
Muscatine High School
New
John Talbot
The
Muscatine Journal
New York City
Williamstown
Mass
Philips Exeter Academy
Harvard’ University
Susan
Clyde W. Hubble
Tressurer
Hubble
Shirley
Endren
Alderman Defends Solicitation For Sewage Plant Brochure
Alderman John Hilton defended soliciting contractors and suppliers to fund a color eight page brochure about the citys first sewage disposal plant. The booklet, printed by Bullington, would cost 4200 to 4900 with 1500 raised so far. Names of donors would appear, the purpose to explain plant operations and attract industry. A test print will be shown to visitors after operation starts. City aldermen planned final inspection of Papoose creek pumping station Saturday at Harbor drive.
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John Hilton
Bullington
Hilton
Papoose Creek
Harbor Drive
Authorize Start of Parts Yards in Fruitland Two
James Battenhagen won approval Thursday from the county board of supervisors to run a disassembly yard for automobiles on a 20 acre tract west of Island Methodist church near Stewart Road in Fruitland Township. The zoning administrator was authorized to issue a special permit, with no refuse burning and a 500 foot setback from the south road.
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James Battenhagen
County Board of Supervisors
Island Methodist Church
Stewart Toad
Fruitland
J. 2. Dougherty
Muscatine Journal Sample Publication Header
The Muscatine Journal is published daily except Sunday by The Muscatine Journal and Leo Enterprises Incorporated. It is entered as second class at the Muscatine, Iowa post office under March 1878. The Associated Press holds exclusive local news publication rights.
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Muscatine Journal
Puplis
sAs Muscatine Journal
Leo” Enterprises
Mascatine
Iowa
Easter
Oar
Af Muscatine
Associated Press
Subscription Rates and Daily Delivery Details
Subscription rates for local and distant readers published with daily carrier delivery at forty cents a week. One year by mail within fifty miles priced at 13 dollars. over fifty miles at 18 dollars. All subscriptions payable in advance. Office hours and contact details included. special delivery service noted for undelivered papers with phone number 263-2331.
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Muscatine
To & P.m
Dial
Santa Claus to Visit Muscatine Stores Open Evenings
Santa Claus will visit Muscatine this weekend with appearances at the Gas Company office from 7 to 9 p m tonight, 2 to 5 and 7 to 3 tomorrow evening, and 7 to 9 Monday. The Chamber of Commerce notes local shops will stay open Friday through Wednesday evenings starting tonight after Dec 22.
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North Pole
Tows
Santa. Claus
Muscatine
Santa
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
City Seeks Right-of-Way For Future Paving Work
City council authorized the building and ground committee to negotiate for right of way needed for 1965 paving programs. Proposals include an inner belt from Weed park north to West Eighth street and an outer belt along highways 61 and 38, with extensions to Sampson street and several cross-town routes totaling about 10.81 miles and nearly $1 million. The state highway commission plans a garage at 417 Lake Park blvd on 13.10 acres with an eight foot fence surrounding the plant.
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Weed Park
Colorado
Clay
Leroy
Parham
Roscoe
West Eighth Street
House Street
Sampson Street
State Highway Commission
Fifth Street
West Eighth
Whicher
Fifth
Oregon
Isett
H. J. Heinz
Fipton Road
Cedar Street
Jameson Street
417
Lake Park Blvd
Saston Park Avenue
Waitresses Not Observing Rule on Nets
Aldermen reported Thursday night that waitresses and kitchen help in city restaurants are not all observing the rule requiring them to wear haimets on duty. City Sanitarian Frank Anson Jr was ordered to inform proprietors about the health rule enforcement.
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Frank Anson, Jr
Reeves Entertain Store Employees at Maiden Lane Home
Mr and Mrs Clifton Reeves hosted Nietzel Pharmacy employees and spouses Thursday night at 933 Maiden Lane. The informal gathering featured refreshments and a gift exchange.
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Clifton Reeves
Nietzel Pharmacy
Maiden Lane
Filipinos Fail To Bomb Clark Air Base School
An unsuccessful bombing attempt at an elementary school near Clark Air Base in Manila failed to detonate. Two Filipino suspects fled the scene after the 57mm shell did not arm, according to a US embassy source.
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Manila
U.S. Clark Air Base
Claims Paving Blocks Use of Geneisenbrock Garage
H O Giesenbrock filed a formal claim with the city for 52 500 alleging the paving of Main Street from Hershey Avenue to Grand View Avenue changed the street grade and prevents moving his car from a two stall garage located south of Hershey Avenue on the west side. He says remodeling of the garage will be required due to the grade change.
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H. O. Giesenbrock
Hershey Avenue
Grandview Avenue
Griesenbrock
Seek to Buy City Alley by Weber and Rauch Proposal
The city council faces a proposal to purchase an alley running east from Cypress street between East Fifth and East Sixth streets. Edward Weber Jr of Weber and Sons Button Co Inc and Joe W Rauch submitted the bid. Rauch has now bought the property to expand the plant, after a previous Weber proposal was rejected due to owner opposition.
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Cypress Street
East Fifth
East Sixth Streets
Edward Weber, Jr
Weber and Sons Button Co. Inc
Joe W. Rauch
Weber Company
Rauch
Button Company
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J. H. Spencer
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Jack Harkins
Jacobston
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