Weather Fault Cited in Three City Auto Collisions
Six vehicles damaged in three Saturday and Sunday city crashes blamed on weather reducing visibility police said. At 4 p.m. Sunday Thomas M. Peterson 17 and Everett H. Bronkema 67 were in a Davenport East Second Street collision after Peterson failed to see a parked car due to a soggy windshield. Earlier Dagen 17 said he struck Jens 1410 Lincoln Boulevard after a soggy windshield. Doyle 34 and Conway 20 collided at Lucas and West Highth streets as Conway turned into Lucas. Bronkema turned left at Lombard and Peterson failed to stop, causing further damage.
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Muscatine
Thomas M. Peterson
Route 4
Everett H. Bronkema
44Th Street
Moline
Brian Joseph Dagen
East Second Middle Road
Davenport
Lombard Street
Loren E. Jens
Jens
Jen
Eugene Walker Doyle
Devitt Avenue
Mary Sue Conway
Lucas Street
Lucas and
West Highth Streets
Doyle
Lucas
Conway
Bronkema
Lombard
Peterson
Governor and Congressmen Discussing Bridges Today
Governor Harold Hughes will meet at 2 p.m. in Des Moines with U. S. Representatives John Schmidhauser John Culver and Stanley Greigg to discuss Mississippi river bridges at Muscatine Dubuque and Clinton and a Missouri river crossing at Sioux City He will host a dinner for Lex Hawkins and all six Democratic congressmen with no wives invited as the gathering is a business session only Rep H R Gross was not invited as the topic is political.
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Harold Hughes
Iowa
Order Rivers
Mississippi
Muscatine
Des Moines
Hughes
U. S
John Schmidhauser
John Culver
Stanley Greigg
Dubuque
Clinton
Missouri River
Muscatine Churches Decorate Store Windows For Christmas
The Muscatine Chamber of Commerce teams with local churches to sponsor religious Christmas displays in downtown shop windows during Christmas week. Displays are listed at churches and businesses including Musserville Methodist Church Central State Bank Church of Christ S G Stein Furniture Faith United Church Town Electric Light & Power First Methodist Church Whitsett's Zion Lutheran Church iCoder Home Furnishings First Friends Church Laurel Building Trinity Episcopal Church Red Paint Store First L A B Church Muscatine Bank and Trust Company First Assembly of God Church J C Penney First Presbyterian Church Batterson's Grace Lutheran Church Sterneman Clowning St Marys Muscatine Municipal Water & Light Office.
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Chamber of Commerce
Musservile Methodist Church
Central State Bank
Church of Christ
S. G. Stein Furniture
Faith United Church — Town Electric Light & Power Com
Downtown MuscatineChoir Music Series Promoted by Chamber
The Muscatine Chamber of Commerce sponsors a downtown public address music series by local church choirs tonight through Friday. Participating groups include Trinity Episcopal Zion Lutheran St Marys First Baptist United Brethren Grace Lutheran Musserville Methodist First Presbyterian First Methodist. Performances span 7:00 p m to 7:45 p m on varied days with multiple churches featured each day.
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Muscatine Chamber of Commerce
Trinity Episcopal
Zion Lutheran
St. Mary’s
First Baptist
United Brethren
Grace Lutheran
Musserville Methodist
First Christian
First Presbyterian
First Methodist
St. Mary's
First United Brethren
St Mary's
Drunk Boy Found Lying In Street
Police found a 16 year old Muscatine youth unconscious in the 200 block of Grandview avenue about 2 30 a m Sunday. He later said four Davenport women gave beer and whiskey Saturday night. He added an 11 year old companion also drank and did not know how he returned to Muscatine. Police think he may have fallen from a car and planned to place both youths with juvenile authorities.
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Muscatine
Grandview Avenue
Davenport
Muscatine Island
Muscatine Man and Rock Island Worker Hurt in Davenport Blast
A 36 year old Muscatine man Donald E Lay and a 40 year old Rock Island man Lawrence C Harland were injured in an underground electrical blast in downtown Davenport. Lay in good condition at Mercy hospital Davenport Harland in critical condition both men at 10:45 am when a transformer fire caused a gas and oil flare knocking metal grates loose. Lay helped rescue Harland and both were hospitalized with burns.
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Donald E. Lay
Jackson Street
Muscatine
Davenport
Mercy Hospital
Lawrence C. Harland
Rock Island, T
Loy
Main Street
Davenport Bank and Trust Co
Harland
Christmas Decorating Winners Are Announced
Muscatine Chamber of Commerce announces 1965 Christmas Home Deco rating winners. George Zimmer and Mrs. Walter Henke win $50 U S Savings Bonds in top divisions. runners up and other prizes go to Gene Potter, Mrs. Merle Henderson, Dave C. Johnson, Edward Barthus, Edmond D. Metz, Mrs. B. V. Massey, Jean Kathrein, Wayne Hetzler, Christine Sturdevant, Ron Linns family, Mrs. Dennis DuClos, Ruth Yerington, and Beverly Witmer. Judges evaluated 36 entrants. prizes mailed this week.
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George Zimmer
Robin Road
Walter Henke
West 4Th St
U. S
Muscatine Chamber of Commerce
Zimmer
Gene Potter
Cottage Avenue
Merle Henderson
Park Drive
Dave C. Johnson
East 9Th
Edward Barthus
Lake Park Blvd
Edmond D. Metz
Broadway
Henke
B. V. Massey
Cedar St
Jean Kathrein
Mulberry Ave
Wayne R. Hetzler
Park Ave
Christine Sturdevant
Leroy Sr
Ron Linns
Cottage Ave
Dennis DuClos
Ruth Yerington
Beverly Witmer
Keokuk Firm Starts Sewer Repair Work
Summons Construction Co of Keokuk began sanitary sewer repairs at four West Mississippi drive locations starting Town Avenue. Federal funds allotted after the spring flood financed the project. High river water and rain caused failures in old sewer lines, and the city accepted Sam mons firm bid of 41800 dollars.
Two Sun Mart Stores Hold Holiday Party
A Christmas party for employees of the South End Sun Mart and Mulberry Avenue Sun Mart, plus their spouses, occurred Sunday evening at the Geneva country lab. A Christmas dinner was served, presents were distributed, and dancing was the entertainment.
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South End
Sun Mart
Mulberry Avenue
Geneva Country Lab
Subscription Rates and Paper Details for Muscatine Journal
The Muscatine Journal published by The Atuscadine Journal includes subscription terms with daily delivery by carrier at forty cents a week. Mail rates are 12.00 per year within fifty miles of Muscatine and 18.0 per year beyond fifty miles. Office hours run 9 to 5 daily, with special delivery for missed papers.
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Muscatine
Christmas Present Loot Taken Here in Burglary
Burglars broke into the Farm and Fleet Center at 1608 Grandview Avenue during the weekend and fled with two portable TVs five portable transistor radios a food blender and a food mixer. A rear window was broken and the burglary was found when the store opened this morning per Chief Clifford Bennett.
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Farm and Fleet Center
Grandview Avenue
Clifford Bennett
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Berlin
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Spain
P. Stein
Sterneman
St. Mary’s — Muscatine Municipal
Muscatine County
Central State Bank and Muscatine Bank and Trust Company
West Liberty State Bank and Wilton Savings Bank
Amity Billfolds
Whitman Candies
D'Orsay du Barry Yardley Shulton
Lady Remington Shaver
Parker
Remington Electric Shavers
Yardley Jaguar
Currier & Ives
Old Spice Mennen Citation
Sh den Ahos
Third Street
Flemer Ezell
Ezell
Evell
Ous
Huey Lang
Keokuk Firm
Port City
Iowa Avenue
Highway 22
Bob Miller
Ed Blegart
Blegart
Wiliam Buser a_ riverside
Bleyart
Dial
Aus
Sylvania
Flash
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Verichrome
Boz
Sylvania AG
AGT
Dot
Ian Mae
W. Mississippi Drive
Nace
Ted Ttt
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