Home Decorating Winners Named
Kathleen Asp and Sherman D Hunter top the Muscatine chamber of commerce home decorating contest. Asp receives a $50 savings bond. Hunter wins a $50 bond in the religious category. Runner-up cash awards go to several residents while second prizes include bonds in various divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Asp
Indiana St
Sherman D.’ Hunter
Sycamore St
Muscatine Chamber of Commerce
Ted Woodward
Miss Asp
H., J. Guck
Newell Ave
Henry Hansen
Leroy
Paul Henderson
Mulberry, Ave
Irving H. Rexroth
Karen Drive
Leroy Brookhart
Angle
Hunter
Wesley Young
Cedar St
Edward “Barthus
Olt Lake Park Boulevard
Christine Sturdevant
Ji Tn Kim
Leroy St
Walter Henke
West Fourth
Cars Hit House and Wall in Muscatine Saturday
Multiple collisions on Muscatine streets Saturday afternoon and night involved a 16 year old driver, a Leta car, and two weekend residents. Martin Gregory Carver, 16, was fined for failure to maintain control after hitting a terrace wall on East Second Street. Betty June Hilliers, 29, collided with Har ry Etter near Pine and West Sixth, damaging homes and vehicles with minor property damage reported. A separate incident on East Second near Spring involved Harvey Kroeger and Pearl Terry as both cars sustained extensive body damage. Several other minor accidents occurred with under $1000 damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Martin Gregory Carver
Mulberry Avenue
East Second Street
Lombard Street
Carver
Jce
Betty June Hilliers
Route 2
Letts
Frank Foster
Pine Street
Harry Eugene Etter
Jackson Street
Pine
West Sixth Streets
Hillers
Sixth
Etter
Spring Street
Harvey D. Kroeger
Orchard Avenue
Davenport
Pearl M. Terry
Sixth Street
Viet War Loss In Saigon Vicinity
A U S officer was killed 23 miles northwest of Saigon by Viet Cong, the 236th American fatality in about three years of fighting. A Vietnamese soldier also died. Viet Cong casualties not reported. In a separate incident, two U S enlisted men were wounded when a convoy was ambushed 280 miles northeast of Saigon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Here
Muscatine Journal Subscription Rates and Office Hours
The Muscatine Journal lists delivery and mail subscription rates including daily within fifty miles for 12.00 per year and over fifty miles for 10.00 per year. Office hours are 3 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily with special Saturday hours from 3 a.m. to 1 p.m. and a telephone number 285-2582 for service concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mall
Muscatino
Muscatine
Chamber’s ironing Board Gift To Marinette Home
The Muscatine Chamber of Commerce donated an ironing board to the Luther Home for the Aged in Marinette Wisconsin as a vote turnout gift. Frank J. Killian, chamber secretary, received Robins of Marinette’s letter confirming delivery. A thank you note from Mark Wickstrom, administrator of the home, was also sent to Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Luther Home
Mark Wickstrom
Muscating Chamber
Iowa Youth Flees Jail At Missoula
A 17 year old from Sioux City, Stephen Joseph Birmingham, escaped from Missoula County jail barefoot in seven inch snow after pulling a window mesh. Federal agents, highway patrol, police and sheriffs search the fugitive who was being held as a federal parole violator for transporting a stolen car across state lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Mont
Iowa
Stephen Joseph Birmingham
Sioux City
Birmingham
Sioux’ City
Woodbury County
Fire Damages Home on Cedar Street While Occupants Away
A fire at 417 Cedar Street severely damages a home owned by Mrs Sonia Young while she and the second floor residents Mr and Mrs James Julian were away. Firemen battled the blaze for two hours after a passerby reported the fire at 10 29 p m. Mrs Young had traveled to Davenport earlier and two college students Janice Wasson and Jane Hoskins were home for holidays. The blaze spread from the second floor kitchen through walls into the attic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonia Young
Gedar ‘Street
Young
Journal
Dearrel Bates
Sonia Young
Cedar Street
James Julian
Highway Safety Talk For Rotary Club
Sgt. P. G. Foster of the Town Highway Patrol presented a Rotary Club program on highway safety. The talk included a 30 minute film by the Ohio State Highway Patrol titled Mechanized Death. Foster said the force cannot staff all counties simultaneously and urged increasing the number of patrolmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. G. Foster
Town Highway Patrol
Rotary Club
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Spt. Foster
Bonanno Fails To Appear for Federal Jury
New York reports that Joseph Bonanno, the Bonanno family boss, did not show up at attorney William Maloney's Manhattan office as a federal grand jury awaited him. Maloney declined comment, noting Bonanno, 59, would not talk when he appeared as summoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonanno
New York
Josa Nostra
Joseph
Joe Bananas
Manhattan
William Power Malloney
Maloney
Grand
Post Office Windows Open Until 5 P.M.
Muscatine post office windows will stay open until 5 p.m. today Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday, opening at 8 30 a.m. The post office closes Christmas Day and Saturday, but the lobby remains open for boxholders. Substitutes handle all mail. Christmas Day city delivery includes gifts, special delivery and perishable parcels within Muscatine. On Saturday December 26, five rural routes will have mail delivery, with city limits limited to perishable and special delivery parcels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Hendriks
Muscatine
Elks Lodge Hosts 360 Children at Christmas Party
Muscatine Elks Lodge entertained about 360 children of members at the annual Christmas party Saturday afternoon. Roller skaters and a magician from Chicago performed, Santa distributed candy and balloons, and a teen dance was planned for Wednesday December 30 with member Elks able to pick up tickets at the lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Elks Lodge
Chicago
Santa
Elks
Roto-Rooter Founder Blane Dies in Des Moines
Samuel C. Blane, founder and president of Roto-Rooter Co., died of a heart ailment in Des Moines at age 65. Born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, he built the firm from a handmade sewer cleaning device to a major company with franchised operators in over 400 communities. Surviving are his widow Lettie Blane, a son Milton of Scottsdale, and three daughters Violet Young Norma Peterson and Lorraine Devol. Burial planned for Des Moines Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Samuel C. Blane
Roto-Rooter Co
Blane
Roto-Rooter
Menomonee Falls
Wis
Leltie Blane
Milton
Scottsdale
Ariz
Violet Young
Norma Peterson
Lorraine Devol
Silver Springs
Artificial Clouds Adorn Oakland Christmas Pageant
The Neighborhood Church in Oakland stages its Christmas pageant with six sheep and artificial clouds created by a dry ice process, adding a novel visual effect to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Galil
Holiday store windows and choir music in Muscatine
Holiday displays light up Muscatine shops as the Retail committee and Chamber of Commerce with the Ministerial Association sponsor two new programs. The season features store window scenes created by church members and a volunteer choir program with sacred music recorded for public address playback through Dec. months. Participating stores include Sterneman Clothing, Pape Office Supply, Cedar Furn, Town and Country Fabric Shop, Tradehome Shoes, Muscatine Bank and Trust, Central State Bank, J. C. Penney, Wilson Shoe, Spurgeon’s, Batterson Store, SilverbHorn Hardware, Fox’s Whitsett’s Bed Paint, Stein Furniture, and Muscatine Municipal Water and Light Plant office. Choirs from five local churches perform in the project to remind shoppers of Christmas’ meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Muscatine Chamber ‘of Commercs
Ministerial’ Association
Sterneman Clothing Company
Pape Office Supply
Ceder Furn
Muscatine Bark and Trust Company
Central State Bank
J. C. Penney Company
Wilson ‘Shoe
Spurgeon’s
Batterson
Silberhorn Hardware
Fox's Whitsitt
Stein Furniture
First United Presbyterian Church
First Methodist Church
First Christian Church
Grace “Utheray Church
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Iowa-born artist William H. Mosby dies in Evanston
Iowa native and former Sioux City resident William H. Mosby aged 66 died Sunday in Evanston after a short illness. A commercial artist and art instructor, he taught at the American Academy of Art in Chicago for 35 years. Survivors include his widow Alice, son William H. Mosby Jr, and sister Ruth A. Conley. Funeral service will be Tuesday in Wilmette, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Wilmett
William H. Mosby
Mosby
Sioux City
American Academy of Art
Chicago
National Superior Institute of Fine Arts
Antwerp
Belgium
Alice Mosby
William HL. Mosby Jr
Ruth
A. Conley
Freighter Is Aground In Aleutians
JUNEAU Alaska A Japanese bound freighter with an estimated 3 to 4 crewmen ran aground in the Aleutians and there is no sign of survivors, the Coast Guard reported today. The 17th Coast Guard District said a Navy plane from Fel Adak station sighted the badly battered freighter the San Patrick aground on Ulake Island about 120 miles west of Adak. The San Patrick a 521 foot converted tanker is registered to Manor Investment Co of Monrovia Liberia. She was carrying wheat and cattle feed from Vancouver B C to Yokohama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Alaska
Aleutians
Coast Guard
17Th Coast Guard
Fel Adak
Ulake Island
Adak
San Patrick
Manor Investment Co
Monrovia
Liberia
Suit Against Grain Company Over Stored Corn Dispute
Davenport case filed by Commodity Credit Corp seeks 11588 dollars from Towa City Grain and Feed Service Inc in U S District Court. Contract dated Jan 7 1960 covered 87114 bushels. only 70078 bushels were delivered with lower quality corn upon redelivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Commodity Credit Corp
U. S
Towa City Grain and Feed Service, Inc
CCG
Ike Says Roosevelt Policy May Have Prolonged WWII
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower says Franklin D Roosevelts unconditional surrender policy in World War II prolonged the war and cost lives. He argues it targeted Germans not war lords and suggests the spring 1943 campaign should have ended sooner. He notes no one asked him to speak on the policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eisenhower
West
Roosevel
Casablanca
Morocco
Winston Churchill
Germany
Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
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Rhemae Ald
Pye
Chamber
Merry
The
Matt Leuck Insurance Agency
Matt Leuck
Elks Lodge
Arkiss
D.M
Scalise
Cedar Rapids
Timothy MccCarthy
Cedar “Rapids
Linn
Lawrence F. Scalise
McCarthy
O'Riley and Rosser
Board of Supervisors
Zenith
S&h Green
Pavakers
Eastman Ektachrome
Eastman
Verichrome
Polaroid
Sylvania
Al’s
West Second St
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