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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1972

Page

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Project Star concert at Muscatine High School

Muscatine Project Star presents an evening of string music at the Muscatine High School auditorium on Wednesday at 7 pm. More than 100 young students aged three to 11 study in Muscatine elementary schools. Barrett Stoll directs. Accompanists include Mrs. Gerhard Koch Mrs. Marvin Timm and Mrs. William Wentzel. The program features Handel Brahms Bach Dvorak Suzuki and traditional nursery and folk songs and Christmas carols.

Muscatine Muscatine High School Barrett Stoll Suzuki Gerhard Koch Marvin Timm Willam Wentzel Juda Maccabaeus Handel Waltz Seitz Bach von Weber Schumann Tavinkle Little Star Mary Dvorak Gally the

Christmas Opera Second Performance Tonight

The 45 minute Christmas opera Amahil and the Night Visitor by Gian Carlo Menotti was staged for about 150 Monday night at the Musser Public Library. A second performance is set for 8 15 this evening with public invitation. The Muscatine Community College Chambers Singers join the effort to present this holiday work.

Amahil Gian-Carlo Menotti Musser Public Library Muscatine College Chambers Singers

Herman farm corn harvest brings neighbors together

At Glenn Hermann farm Route 8 Muscatine a group of 20 neighbors and friends gathered Monday to pick and store 25 acres of corn. Participants included Jacob Brei Paul Kemper Robert Drumm Leslie Drumm Edmond Rinnert Kenneth Ritmert Earl Levetzow Fred Schroeder Albert Kemper Harlan Wunderlich Martin Paul Raymond Hetzler Larry Martz Bobby Martz Fred Irwin Walter Henke Daryl Henke Wayne Wetzel Randall Zinger Fred Gerdts and Charles Hermann. Women provided the dinner and Glenn Garvin supplied fuel for the machinery.

Glenn Hermann Route 8 Muscatine Mr. Hermann Charles Jacob Brei Paul Kemper Robert Drumm Leslie Drumm Edmond Rinnert Kenneth Ritmert Earl Levetzow Fred Schroeder Albert Kemper Harlan Wunderlich Martin Paul Raymond Hetzler Larry Martz Bobby Martz Fred Irwin Walter Henke Daryl Henke Wayne Wetzel Randall Zinger Fred Gerdts Charles Hermann Thomas Kindler Marvin Rinnert James Irwin William Marks

Muscatine Journal Circulation and Office Hours Notice

Call your carrier promptly if delivery fails or contact the Journal circulation department during specified evening hours. Office hours are 8 AM to 5 PM daily, Saturdays 8 AM to noon. Published daily except Sundays and holidays by The Muscatine Journal.

Journal Muscatine Journal The Lee Enterprises 3Rd St Muscatine Iowa Associated Press AP News

Subscription rates for Muscatine Daily papers

Rates list delivery options for subscribers in Muscatine and surrounding areas. In City delivery $2.25 monthly, other carrier $2.00, motor carrier $2.25. Mail within fifty miles $20 yearly, towns with carrier service $24 yearly, over fifty miles $27 yearly. Servicemen $20 yearly. Students $15.50 for six months.

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Woman burned in fire is fair Laura Chick in Iowa City burn unit

Mrs. Laura Chick remains in fair condition in the Univers ity hospital burn unit in Iowa City after a mobile home fire near Kilpeck Landing on Route 5 destroyed the home on December 8. She suffered first to third degree burns over more than half her body and is expected to stay eight to ten weeks. Her daughter Diane, three, was not badly burned and has been discharged from Mulcatine General Hospital. Annette, five, was at school. A donation drive for clothing and personal items is organized through Mrs. LeRoy Kemper, contactable at No. 5 Marian Dr., Muscatine, 263-5664.

Laura Chick University Hospital Iowa City Chick Route 5 Kilpeck Landing Diane Mulcatine General Hospital Annette Lelts LeRoy Karen) Kemper Marian

Board of Adjustment to Hear Three Appeals

The Board of Adjustment will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the city administrator s office to hear three appeal cases Ron Stych 1017 Weir St for a new garage Charles Freers 2502 Lucas St for a new residence and Dr W W Swayze 1605 Cedar St for a new clinic

Board of Adjustment City Administrators Office Ron Stych Weir St Charles Freers Lucas St W.W. Swayze Cedar St

Christmas Speeches Highlight Muscatine Toastmasters Meeting

The Muscatine Toastmasters Christmas themed event featured six topic speeches including Christmas Cards I Have Sent and Christmas Cards I Have Received. Awards went to Dave Horney as speaker and Dick Witter as critic, with various staff roles filled by club members. Reporting thieves target vehicles with battery, tape player, and tires stolen from several residents.

Muscatine Kathy’s Jim Nepple Carla Yerrington Dan Murray Steve Warner Tom Stratton Dick Hutmacher Ken Hetzler John McCormick Ralph Jackson Dan Murrary Carl Yerington Ken Helzler Wayne Brugger Dave Horney Jack Ellis Dick Witter

Rock n Roll Concert at Muscatine Armory

The YMCA sponsors a holiday rock n roll concert at the Muscatine armory from 8 to 11 p.m. Wednesday with headliner Apocalypse who have toured with three national groups. Hard Luck n Trouble opens. Doors open 7:45 p.m.. admission is $2 per person.

The YMCA Muscatine Armory Hard Luck

Accidents Reported By Muscatine Police Monday Morning

The Muscatine Police Department logged three accidents Monday morning. At 10:20 a.m. a two car crash at Park and Ford involved a 1968 Oldsmobile driven by Soroushi Soroushi Kaboli and a 1972 Chevrolet driven by Ruth Anderson Stewart. A 9:35 a.m. mishap at 3rd Street and Pine occurred with a parked car struck. At 11:15 a.m. a Town Ave. collision between a 1972 Mercury and a 1954 GMC Midwest Transit Lines bus clipped the parked Mercury, while a separate 3rd Street incident involved a tire failure causing Sharon Langemach to strike Kenneth Van Dyne’s parked car.

Park and Ford Aves Soroushi Soroushi Kaboli Donnellson, Jr Ruth Anderson Stewart Washington Town Ave 2Nd St Mercury Blue Cross Blue Shield Des Moines GMC Midwest Transit Lines Thomas Aaron Stropes Walters St Kenneth van Dyne W. 3Rd St Sharon K. Langemach Sharon Langemach van Dyne Auto

Elephant seals lack cars despite massive size

Elephant seals, which can reach 17 feet in length and weigh over 5,000 pounds, are noted for their substantial bulk but have no cars.

Juror Deliberation Yields Guilty Ruling in Muscatine Drug Case

A Muscatine Municipal Court jury found David Francis Alan Smith, 20, of Muscatine, guilty of possession of marijuana after about 10 minutes of deliberation. Smith, arrested July 31 by the Muscatine County Sheriff’s Department, is to be sentenced by Judge Jack L. Burns at 10 a.m. on December 29. He remains free on 10 percent of a $1,000 bond. Jurors were Marjorie Dipple, Leola Dittman, Marian Stewart, Doris Suman, Nancy Thayer, and Mary Wagner. Smith did not testify or appear with counsel during the trial.

Muscatine Municipal Court David Francis Alan Smith Muscatine Smith Muscatine County Jack L. Burns Marjorie Dipple Leola Dittman Marian Stewart Doris Suman Nancy Thayer Mary Wagner

Stamp Collectors Observe Holiday Celebration

The Muscatine Stamp Collectors club held a Christmas meeting with candy exchanges. David Noll displayed souvenir sheets and President Barry Luebkert oversaw a constitution vote. Members Kim Sanders Linda Posten Barry Luebkert and Jean DeFrance performed a skit The Stamp Fairy. Next meeting is January at 2 p.m. in the library for a first day cover project.

Muscatine Stamp Collectors Club David Noll Barry Luebkert Kim Sanders Linda Posten Jean DeFrance

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