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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1965
Page
2
A view shows the railway overpass during widening work on the Rock Island Lines. The scene captures construction activity around the steel and concrete structure with workers and machinery present. The project aims to expand the overpass to accommodate increased rail traffic and improve safety.
Muscatine Jaycees invite nominations for the 1965 Outstanding Young Man award. Judges will pick from nominees based on community welfare, leadership, participation, and progress. Open to men ages 21 to 35. blanks available at Muscatine Civic Center with deadline January 7, 1966.
Muscatine High school announced plans to present the Broadway musical My Fair Lady in March. The show highlights students from the Muscatine area as they stage the classic production.
Charles W. Long, 59, was hospitalized with head injuries after his station wagon struck a utility pole at the Busch Street corner on Lucas Street. Police investigate as the address on record lists 4023 Newell. My Fair Lady auditions and rehearsals noted for March and January start.
The state department of public safety revoked Bud Junior Hazel wood's driver's license, 25, of 610 Woodlawn Avenue, Muscatine, for 0 days on December 15, due to a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
Iowa Wesleyan College announced that Don TeStrake a 1982 graduate of Muscatine High School has been named to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges He is among 12 seniors nominated for the honor TeStrake son of Mr and Mrs Elmer TeStrake 1105 Newell Avenue and is a business administration major and Phi Delta Theta member
Sioux City crews with grappling hooks searched the Big Sioux River for the second missing boy, Mark E. Jorgenson, 14, after Danny Whitesell, 12, was recovered Wednesday. The youths departed on a bicycle at 8 a.m. Tuesday near the river junction with the Missouri, with ice thawing as mild weather returned.
Electrical circuits in no 5 and no 6 alleys off Cedar street were knocked out when the brick steeple of the former First Christian church fell through the municipal electric lines at about 2 25 p m today. Workmen were razing the church and were pulling the steeple over. A repair crew was sent to restore service. The Fifth and Cedar traffic signal also went dark and Muscatine General Hospital briefly lost power before restoration via a different circuit.
A fund to aid Jonas A Helmuth, an Amishman hospitalized in Iowa City for two weeks, was set up today with collections at Hazleton and Oelwein. Helmuth, with four children, has received over 40 pints of blood and plasma. Five collection points, including Hazleton and Oelwein, are organized by the Oelwein Daily Register, with residents quickly contributing.
A Very Popular Fellow met with 2397 youngsters at the Jows Electric Light and Power Company office to hear their requests. He kept precise notes to remember them during his Christmas Eve home visits. Journal Phetal
A 17 year old boy told police he broke into Hill Lumber Co and Muscatine Tron and Metal Co during the night, stealing $2, six cigars, two cigars from one place and leaving five cigars and the cash as partial repayment. He rode a bicycle to the sites and left footprints at Hill Lumber. He is held for a state parole officer.
Two vehicles were damaged Tuesday evening in a collision on county road C three miles west of Muscatine. Dr John Tillie, route 2, driving a 1965 car, struck Roy Tooman, 51, route 5, in a 1964 pickup after Tooman backed from a garage and stalled. Tooman's view was obstructed by oncoming lights. Front of Tillie's car and right front of the pickup were damaged.
Two copies of the recodified and augmented ordinances for Muscatine were made available today for public inspection at the city clerk's office. Florence Mason said Sterling Codifiers delivered the books, replacing the sole previous copy kept at City Hall. The council failed to adopt the plan on December 16, and the issue will carry over to the new council after sine die. Sterling Codifiers holds a $6,540 contract for 60 copies with annual maintenance fees for updates.
Muscatine County Extension Office will be closed December 24 and December 31 in observance of Christmas and New Year. County Extension Director Eugene Mathern announced the holiday shutdown.
Muscatine county courthouse will be closed Friday and Saturday for an extended Christmas weekend. City hall workers will largely close by noon Friday with regular return Monday, followed by a New Year weekend.
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