Major five year highway program for Muscatine county
The Town highway commission in Ames unveiled a five year plan budgeting 1 764 000 for improvements on highways 22 and 38 east of Muscatine and north to the highway 6 junction. city projects include channelizing highway 61 at Hershey Avenue and Green Street with 200 000 for right of way on highway 61 in Muscatine in 1971.
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Muscatine
Town Highway Commission
Muscatine County
The
Commission
Ames
Hershey Avenue
Green Street
Louisa County
U. S. 61
Town 92
Grandview Corners
Cedar County
Tipton
Stanwood
Jones County
Clarence
Cedar
Johnson
Scott Counties
Town City
Mississippi River
Woman Driver Found After Wreck Near City Limits
Dennis Edward Essex, 19, of 918 East Seventh Street, a Bandag plant employee, escaped with head lacerations when his 1959 car hit a bridge abutment on a county road west of the city. Miss Roberta Jarr of 617 Walnut Street found him and brought him to the police station. he was treated and released from Muscatine General Hospital. A passerby car did not stop, and Essex’s car left the roadway, striking the bridge structure and leaving parts beneath the bumper. Essex, who left work shortly before, could walk to Jarr’s car for transport. Deputy Sheriff Charlie Whisler noted the car skid about 20 feet after impact. Essex had worked the day at the Bandag plant. Also mentioned is Navy promoter Albert N. Cardwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cardwell, promoted to Petty Officer Third Class. his Guam box address is listed.
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Dennis Edward Essex
East Seventh Street
Roberta Jarr
Walnut Street
Lutheran Homes
Essex
Muscatine General Hospital
Charlie Whisler
Miss Jarr
Muscatine
Bandag
Navy
Albert Cardwell
Albert N. Cardwell
Edward Cardwell
U.S. Navy
NHACO
Guam
M.I
c/o FPO
San Francisco
Calif
Postoffice to Close Monday in Muscatine
Postmaster John Barger announced Mascaline postoffice will observe Monday December 26 as a holiday. Windows closed lobby open for boxholders, three stations closed, only one mail receipt and dispatch at 6 20 a m and 6 05 p m. No rural route delivery that day.
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John Barger
Mascaline
Muscatine Office
Muscatine High Students Give $181 For Christmas Dinners
Muscatine High School students contributed 181.89 to aid 15 local families on welfare for Christmas dinners. The funds, collected by the student council Tuesday, were given to Mrs. Betty Masterson of the Social Welfare department to supply grocery store gift certificates. Each dinner package was planned at about 10 to 15 dollars per family depending on family size.
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Muscatine High School
Muscatine
Betty Masterson
Muscatine County
Ted Hatfield Joins Solomon-Sayles Advertising Agency
Ted Hatfield a 16 year veteran with American Broadcasting Companies Theatre Division has joined Solomon-Sayles Advertising Agency in Detroit. He will head publicity promotion and public relations for theatres and film distributors. Hatfield previously managed theatres in Shreveport Monroe Biloxi and Pensacola and coordinated three world premieres Hound Dog Man Poppa's Delicate Condition and Savage. He is a former Eagle Scout and state vice president of the Louisiana Jaycees.
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Ted Hatfield
American Broadcasting Companies
Solomon-Sayles
3500 Book Building
Detroit
Hatfield
L. M. Hatfield
Wilton
J. Wm. Mark
Muscatine
Shreveport
Monroe
Biloxi
Miss
Pensacola
Fla
Poppa
Savage
The
Louisiana Jaycees
Roberson Completes Radio Teletype Course at Ft. Gordon
Private Larry Doberson, 19, son of Mr and Mrs John D Roberson of Muscatine, has completed a radio teletype operation course at the Army Southeastern Signal School Ft Gordon Ga He studied operation of radio transmitters and receivers by voice and Morse code.
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Larry Roberson
Larry Doberson
John D. Roberson
E. Fifth St
Muscatine
Army Southeastern Signal School
Ft. Gordon
Golden Age Party Slated In January
The Golden Age party planned for this month will be held at 1 30 p m on January 5 at the Salvation Army building Transportation will be provided with a bus stop at the Presbyterian church at 1 p m for pickup
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Salvation Army
Presbyterian Church
Vehicle missing from in front of 515 East 16th street
The William Gassens reported their 1960 station wagon disappeared from in front of their home before 6 20 a m today Mrs Gassen told police in the incident report filed by the police authorities.
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William Gassens
East 16Th Street
Local workers earn power distribution certificates
Thirty two employees from Muscatine area industries received certificates after completing a ten week Industrial Power Distribution course held at Muscatine Community College. The program was sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, MCC, Iowa Electric Light and Power, and Muscatine Municipal Water and Light. Instructors Donald F. Klebe of Stanley Consultants awarded the certificates to participants from Carver Pump, Grain Processing, H. J. Heinz, Monsanto, Muscatine Municipal Water & Light, Stanley Consultants, Thatcher Glass, Home-O-Nize, and MCC.
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Muscatine Community College
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Muscatine Municipal Water and Light Plants
Harold Hall
Jerry Martin
H. J. Heinz Company
John Carney
J. R. Holland
David Stahihut
Larry Taylor
Monstanto Company
Robert Lucas
Martin Schwinetus
Muscatine
Airman Frye Home on Leave from Keesler
Airman Second Class Terry Frye and his wife Mrs Terry Frye nee Joan Jarrett are visiting relatives during his wartime day leave. Frye is the son of Mr and Mrs Scott Frye of 1912 Pinefield Avenue. He graduated December 6 from a 38 week electronics course at Keesler Air Force Base near Biloxi Mississippi. He will be stationed at Blytheville SAC Air Base in Arkansas after December 3 as an electronic navigation equipment repairman.
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Terry Frye
Iowa clergymen urge extended Viet Nam ceasefire
A group called Iowans for Peace in Vietnam sent President Johnson a telegram urging an extended cease fire and peace talks including the Viet Cong. They praised his request to UN Secretary-General U Thant to seek a settlement and called for halting bombing and scaling back hostilities. Members include Bishop James Thomas Rev Raymond Lingwall and Rev Alfred Wilken.
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Des Moines
Johnson
Iowa
Vietnam
Iowans For Peace
U. Thant
United Nations
James §. Thomas
Raymond Lingwall
Iowa Synod of the Lutheran Church In America
Alfred E. Wilken
Iowa Council of Churches
Charge Driver After Pickup Damages Cars
Police charged Richard Lee Curry, 36, with failure to have control of the pickup that caused a traffic wreck on Newell Avenue at 10:15 p.m. Tuesday. Curry posted a 25 bond in Police court which he forfeited today. His passenger Paul Curry was arrested for intoxication and fined five dollars and costs. The Braun's Deep Rock truck registered to 201 Green Street struck a line of Hargrave vehicles, damaging front and rear sections of several cars on 939 and 310 Newell and Chestnut streets.
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Newell Avenue
Richard Lee Curry
Siegel Street
Paul Curry
Braun
Deep Rock
Green Street
Newell
Walter Herbert Hargrave
Irene Kay Hargrave
Chestnut Street
Evva Grace Hargrave
Chestnut
Walter Hargrave
Irene Hargrave
Hargrave
Tax accountant Price gains Treasury practice admission
Thomas E. Price of Muscatine has been admitted to practice before the U S Treasury Department after a two day Des Moines examination and subsequent department investigation. He holds a Treasury Card enabling access to all IRS levels and has been a tax accountant in Muscatine since 1951, after moving from Peoria Illinois following Bradley University graduation.
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Price
U.S. Treasury
Thomas E. Price
Muscatine
U. S. Treasury Department
Washington
Treasury Department
Des Moines
Department
Treasury
U. S. Internal Revenue Service
Peoria
Jil
Bradley University
Heavy Fines Possible For Mailbox Damage
Federal law protects mailboxes and those who damage them face heavy fines or imprisonment. Assistant Postmaster John Barger cites about 25,000 damaged nationwide last year and 2,641 arrests for mailbox destruction through June 30. Penalties cited include up to $1,000 fine or three years in prison.
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John Barger
Barger
Mr. Barger
Delay in Awarding Substation Contracts in City
Trustees of the municipal electric department delayed award of three substation and line projects at the power plant after bids were opened December 15. Casler Electric Co. of Sioux City bid 514202, the lowest of three yet above estimates. A January 10 board meeting will consider timing changes to reduce costs.
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Municipal Electric Department
Casler Electric Co
Sioux City
Recordings Will Be Given Baker Counsel
Washington AP The government will hand over to Bobby Baker's attorneys a secret recording in the government's possession as part of the prosecution. Judge Oliver Gasch ruled Baker's lawyers are entitled to such recordings or written statements under criminal procedure. Baker faces trial January 9 on tax evasion theft and conspiracy charges.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
Senate Democrats
U.S. Dist
Oliver Gasch
Baker
Gunman Sought At Des Moines Station Hold-up
Des Moines police sought a gunman after a Tuesday night service station holdup at a Superoil station near downtown. Orville Enos, 26, was shot in the chin and left leg during the robbery, from which the bandit took 200 dollars. Enos was reported in good condition.
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Des Moines
Orville Enos
Superoil Oil Co
Enos
Muscatine Journal details and AP content rights
The Muscatine Journal published daily except Sundays and holidays. The paper is a member of Lee Enterprises, located at 301 E 3rd St Muscatine IA. It notes second class matter and exclusive AP use for local and dispatch news.
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Muscatine Journal
Muscating Journal
Lee Enterprises
E. 3Rd St
Muscatine
Iowa
Associated Press
Wll
AP News
Subscription Rates for Muscatine Daily Delivery
Rates for subscribers include 2.00 per month in advance for Muscatine city delivery by carrier. Non Muscatine deliveries cost 0.40 per week or 12.00 per year within fifty miles, and 20.06 per year beyond fifty miles. All subscriptions payable in advance. Office hours 9 AM to 5 PM and Saturday 2 AM to 1 PM. Special delivery for missed papers available until 6:38. Dial 263-3331.
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Musca- Hunt
Muscatine
Mali
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Paul Lehnert
Wayne Tooman
Bob Johnson
Clinton
John McClellan
Douglas Randleman
Jerry Othmer
Kermit Cook
Journal Phots
Donald F. Klebe
Stanley Consultants Inc
David Tharp
Leo Truesdale
Carver Pump Company
Richard Buster
Clark Jefferson
Richard Koll
Grain Processing Cor
Frye
Ake LS Eia
Mos
Whitmans Chocolates
East Second Street
Michigan
New York State
Towa
Missouri
Arkansas
Baker Counsel
William C. Bittman
Casch
Bittman
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