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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1967
Page
1
The interview with Rev. Joseph R. Sparks and Rev. Edward Meyer explores ecumenism from Catholic and Lutheran perspectives. Sparks supports Vatican II and church unity while preserving individual church identities, and Meyer warns against sacrificing faith or denomination identity in pursuit of unity.
National Education Association president elect George Fischer will address the First Invitational Educational Dinner in Muscatine on January 15 hosted by Muscatine City Education Association. Over 200 teachers and guests expected. location to be announced. Local salary committee chair Ronald Sturms collaborates with Ron Kiser Dick Petersen and others to plan the event. Fischer assumes office next July at the national convention.
The Muscatine Journal is published daily except Sundays and holidays. It is a Lee Enterprises property with offices at 20% E 3rd St, Muscatine Iowa 52761. It is a Second class matter under act of March 1879. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
Subscription rates listed include 52.00 per month in advance for city delivery by carrier, 0.40 weekly for delivered daily by carrier outside city, 15.00 yearly within fifty miles, 20.00 yearly for mail over fifty miles, with all mail subscriptions payable in advance. Office hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily,Saturday mornings to noon. Special delivery ends 6:30 p.m. daily and 10 p.m. on Saturdays. Dial 263-
Trucker Robert Leonard Thorndyke of Muscatine was sentenced to three days in Muscatine County jail after a district court trial found him guilty of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license. He was arrested at 8th and Cedar streets and had entered a not guilty plea on May 5 with County Atty Harvey G Allbee Jr. handling the case.
The Muscatine Sanitation Department announces no regular Monday garbage collection on New Year’s Day. The Monday route will be collected Saturday with the regular Saturday pickups. residents on the Monday route should place trash out Friday night per Superintendent Frank Anson.
Margaret Lindsay, 74, of 124 W. rd street, is in fair condition at Muscatine General Hospital with a broken wrist after being struck by an auto at 1 30 p m Wednesday while crossing Chestnut street. Tim Genung, 20, of 1616 Willow street, could not stop in time and faces a police court hearing for failing to yield to a pedestrian. A second crash at 12 15 p m involved George Bernard Dwyer, 42, and Clarence W. Dreyer, 48, with damage to both vehicles on Oak and East 5th streets.
A semi-trailer left U S 61 in Muscatine County traveling over a steep embankment about 15 miles east of Muscatine. Wreckers blocked the road for 30 minutes as crews pulled the vehicle back onto the highway. No injuries or damage were reported. Traffic rerouted over gravel roads. Deputy Bill Cole and Patrolman James Lewis supervised traffic control.
The Muscatine area daily report lists admissions including John F. Weber James Lemkau Christel Rueckert David Griggs Alvin Broders Alberta Nicklas Harlan Merrill Mrs Art Lindsay Mrs John Miller Gus taf Mansen Twila Dadder and others. discharges include Mrs Robert Diercks Lucille Sloan and William Sloan plus newborns and births recorded for several families. court actions involve beer possession by a minor traffic violations and a postponed uniform support hearing with a January 1968 district court date. property judgments and divorce proceedings are noted, alongside licensing to wed for Gene Robert Anderson and Diane Marie Reesink.
Postage rates rise across mail classes effective Jan 7 acted by Postmaster Walter I Conway. First class letters 6 cents up to 13 ounces with airmail 6 cents to seven ounces. post cards 5 cents. airmail cards 8 cents. Second class bulk mail rose. third class mail 6 cents for first two ounces. greeting cards delayed until Jan 7. Some rates remain unchanged such as special delivery and insured mail.
In 1967 Muscatine issued ninety nine new home permits totaling 1 611 055 dollars. Non residence permits numbered 72 for 15 822 905 dollars. The Muscatine Municipal Water and Electric Plant addition at 13 500 000 dollars was included in the high non residence figure. December shows eight new residence permits costing 119 350 dollars and nine new non residence permits totaling 14 108 000 dollars including the electric plant addition.
Chicago Mayor Daley angrily defends the city after the shooting of Alderman Leon Despres and amid threats of Negro demonstrations next summer. He warns no one will take over Chicago in July or any month and calls for up to 5,000 more police if needed. Dick Gregory had criticized Chicago hosting the Democratic National Convention as an insult to Negroes.
In Russell Iowa a cave-in in an 11 foot trench killed Raleigh Tock 58 of Centerville as he toiled behind a trenching machine. The disaster follows a September cave-in that killed four workers near the same site. Mayor Reynolds lamented the danger while inspectors from the state labor department will probe the deaths.
Earl Clinton Watson, 31, of Jonesboro, told neighbors he deemed the world wicked for his four June girls and turned himself in after delivering their bodies to a funeral home. Tina 9 and Karen 8 were shot with a .30-06 rifle. Margaret 5 and Faith 3 were strangled. Watson was taken to a mental hospital for observation.
Ron Arnold former Muscatine Journal reporter and sports editor has been named public relations director at State Farm Insurance Companies. He began at State Farm in 1960, rose to supervisor in 1962, then public relations superintendent in 1964, assistant director in 1965, and now leads PR from the Bloomington home office. He is married to Margery Stegall, with five children.
P. M. Musser public library of Muscatine will be closed all day Friday and Saturday for inventory. The library reopens Tuesday morning with Janes White as head librarian succeeding retiring Opal Tanner.
Forty two colored bulbs were stolen from an outdoor seasonal display at the home of Richard Kell located at 1917 Oakland Drive. He reported the theft to police at 12 15 p m on Wednesday.
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