Levee Bid For Muscatine Flood Plan Seen Too High
Col Howard Coffman on tour with Congressman-elect Fred Schwengel said the $1,192,400 bid by Hurley Construction of St Paul for a pumping station and south flank levee in drainage district 13 is well above the Corps estimates. Negotiations with the contractor are in process as construction targets flood protection for Muscatine and Louisa counties with completion by late 1968 if an agreement is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gil Dietz
U.S. Army
Howard B. Coffman
Muscatine
Fred Schwengel
Davenport
Louisa County
Col. Coffman
Hurley Constructions Company
St. Paul
Minn
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Louise Counties
South Muscatine
Muscatine Island
Port Louisa
Michael Creek
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Congress
Mississippi River
Schwengel
Fort Madison
Iowa River
Flint Creek Tevee
Oakville
Robert F. Stahl
Burlington
Frank W. Ashton
George Wood
Washington
Davenport Woman Accused In Check Forgery Case
Anna Fave Little, 24, of Davenport, awaits arraignment in justice court on four forgery charges totaling 470.72 for endorsing and cashing four payroll checks. Bond set at 5000. police say photos show a likeness of her and that rubber stamps and a weird muscatine address appear on the checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Fave Little
Diehn Avenue
Davenport
Justice of the Peace Court
Joe Maher
Little
Justice of the Peace Bay Pace
Pvt Michael Morse heads to Viet Nam from Camp Pendleton
Pvt Michael W. Morse returns to Camp Pendleton California after a 13 day leave with his parents at 521 Main Street. He will depart for Viet Nam on January 10. Lance Cpl Thomas Morse also returns to Cuba after a 10 day leave during which he married Virginia Bell of Freeport Illinois.
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Michael W. Morse
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Donald Morse
Main St
Viet Nam
Lance Cp
Thomas Morse
Cuba
Virginia Bell
Freeport
Ill
Muscatine Journal Details Publication Status and AP Rights
The Muscatine Journal is published daily except Sundays and holidays by The Muscatine Journal, a member of Lee Enterprises. It is incorporated at 401 E 3rd St, Muscatine, Iowa, and entered as second class matter in Muscatine post office under March 1879. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches for publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Journal
Lee Enterprises
E. 3Rd St
Muscatine
Iowa
Associated Press
Subscription Rates For Muscatine Daily Press
Rates for Muscatine city delivery are $2.00 monthly in advance. Daily by carrier outside Muscatine is forty cents weekly. Mail subscriptions: within city miles $12.00 yearly, over fifty miles $28.00 yearly. All subscriptions prepaid. Office hours 9 am to 5 pm, Saturday 9 am to 1 pm. Special delivery for missed papers available until 6:30 at 263-2331.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deive
City of Muscatine
Advuite
Muscatine
Ten Million Bond Approval For Crane Co Plant
Washington Iowa voters approved a $10 million revenue bond issue by a 99 percent margin 2404 to 29 to fund a Crane Co plant for plumbing heating and air conditioning equipment. The facility would be leased to Crane Co of Chicago and New York and would employ about 200 locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington, Iowa
Crane Co
Chicago
New York
Snow removal advances after massive city-wide clearings
City workers removed 245 loads of snow from downtown streets early today using trucks plows and loaders. Tonight crews will target Cedar Pine Walnut and Mississippi drives and Hershey avenue starting at 11 p.m. to curb snow pushback and salt intersections. Alley openings start Friday per street commissioner Claude Figgins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut
Mississippi
Hershey Avenue
Claude Figgins
Figgins
License Revocation for Robert Peak Over Speed Violations
The driver's license of Robert Ray Peak age 31 of 903 Grandview Avenue Was revoked for 30 days starting December 20 after three speeding violations, per the state department of public safety announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ray Peak
Grandview Avenue
State Department of Public Safety
Rescue Unit Starts 26th Year and Lieutenant
In the accompanying Journal Photo, the Rescue Unit marks its 26th year with a note on leadership and personnel. Pictured are Lieutenant and team members including Kenneth Schnedler Donald Bekker Samuel Hayes Laverne Reitert Rudolph Stender Dean Tiecke Gary Van Dyke and others Richard Bergmann Clarence Rock Walter Ryder Paul Sywassink Clea Brown Douglas Lowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Schnedler
Donald Bekker
Samuel Hayes
Laverne Reitert
Rudolph Stender
Dean Tiecke
Gary van Dyke
Richard Bergmann
Clarence Rock
Walter Ryder
Paul Sywassink
Clea Brown
Douglas Lowe
Journal
Rescue Unit Reaches 25 Years Of Community Service
Muscatine emergency and rescue unit marks a quarter century of volunteer service dating from December 29, 1941, formed after Pearl Harbor. The group, now part of United Fund of Muscatine, relies on volunteers and fundraisers with 16 active members. new recruits welcome at age 18, no tests required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
United Fund of
Lodge No 2 to Install New Officers in 127th Year
Iowa Lodge No 2 A F and A M will install its 127th annual officers on Tuesday January 3 at 730 pm in the Masonic Temple. Since February 4 1841 the lodge has operated continuously, the second oldest in the state. Installed officers include Kenneth W Schlutz worshipful master Joe D Kemp senior steward Rodney Drake junior steward George Crook treasurer Paul Sywassink secretary Howard Butsler chaplain Robert Potter marshall Weldon Hidlebaugh senior deacon Wayne Garrett junior deacon Ludwig Lenz senior steward Donald Platt junior steward Ernest Hoopes temple board representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Paul Sywassink
Howard Butsler
Robert Potter
Marshall
Weldon Hidlebaugh
Wayne Garrett
Ludwig Lenz
Donald Platt
Ernest Hoopes
Temple Board
Public invited to view Grace Lutheran Christmas tree
The Grace Lutheran church invites the public to view its Christmas tree decorated with Chrismans. Made by church women, the ornaments were first used last year and will be on display through the remainder of this week including Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran Church
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Corps of Engineers
Hurley
Muscatine Community College
Chamber of Commerce
Kent Feeds, Inc
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Home-O Nite
Monsanto
Thatcher Glass Manufacturing
Stanley Consultants, Inc
H. J. Heinz
Sun Mart
Pvt
Michael Morse
Ken
Hetzler
Harold's Galley
Danny Garrison
Mitch Stuhr
Danny Peterson
David Murdock
Mark Vander Linden
Bernard Ziegenhorn
Golden Arrow
Tom Goetzman
Steve Ridenour
Silver Arrows
David Murdo
Oskaloosa (Ap
Duane L. Allgood
Oskaloosa
New York State
Allgood
Rockland County
N.Y
Justice of the Peace
Emil Gregory
John Clayton, Jr
Catherine
Haverstraw
We Are
PS -Plumbne
2Nd Street
2Nd Stree
Cherry Street
Donald Watson
Sidney Broad
Paul Haley
Charles Henderson
Robert Klein
Albert Evans
Keith Hetzler
Ray Montgomery
Dan Nichols
Danny Honts
League
Washington, D. C
Lodge No. 2
Uptown
SSS
Eee
Wayer
Paris
Roarchard Doren
Chad Everett
Grace Lutheran
Benner’s
Abc
Myyn
Stiles
Unicap
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