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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1967
Page
57
Mr and Mrs Wendell White reside at 128 Glenwood Lane in Muscatine and showcase a one story colonial style ranch house featuring a living room and dining area as part of the property description.
The Welschs move into a white frame house at 821 West Fulham Ave in mid December featuring a living room, kitchen dinette, three bedrooms and 1.5 baths with a two car basement garage. Meanwhile the Bohlings plan to move in March to 1221 Lincoln Blvd after home work by John Bohling with help from family. In Wichita, Leo Garnett, service station operator, dies November 8 1966 leaving a will to divide an estate potentially over 4 million among his widow Helen Garnett and 24 employees who will receive yearly sums of 3000 to 4000 unless they change jobs.
Deeds show Eugene A and Florana E Kergisen to Donald W and Barbara L Campbell as joint tenants in part of lots 3 4 5 block 2 North Wilton. Clare J and Florence Kean to Darius L and Sandra K Kraklio as joint tenants warranty deed lot 2 block M Marolfs Addition to Town of Wilton. Darius and Sandra Kraklio to Kenneth P and Sharon R Lincoln as joint tenants warranty deed part of lots 4 and 5 block 56 Butterfields Addition to Town of Wilton. Kenneth P and Sharon R Lincoln to Richard F and Ida May Lester as joint tenants warranty deed part of lots 2 and 2 block 50 Butterfields Addition to Town of Wilton.
Letts and surrounding communities report a busy Christmas with Laura Red dick visiting son Lewis in Burlington, Berneice McClellan from Cedar Rapids joining Fred Hoopes, Harold McCormac and Ed Wardrip families, plus a joint dinner at Harlan Plowman’s featuring Joe and Gary Nelson, Elizabeth Tompkins, Orla Bryson, and Lamb. Lee sisters and Richard Salemink joined William Lee in Muscatine for Christmas Day visits.
New York audit by the city comptroller shows the 1964 65 World’s Fair lost 21.1 million dollars. Projections had predicted a surplus over 50 million. The report notes the fair returned about 38.4 cents on each dollar borrowed while President Robert Moses will receive 742 811.34 in compensation and a 122 498.60 annuity premium. Moses begins deferred salary in 1968.
Columbus Junction residents are invited to bring Christmas trees to the future site of the Columbus Methodist church or place them on the front lawn for pickup by MYF members. Final pickup is Epiphany day January six, with a carol sing and festival on Sunday January seven at 6 p.m. Epiphany marks the showing forth of Christ and missionary emphasis. MYF presidents Beverly Greene, Boyd Buser, and Peggy Oakes lead. Local temperatures through Wednesday are expected to be 10 to 15 degrees below normal with light precipitation.
The Rock Island District Corps of Engineers announced 1968 plans for improvements at seven public use areas along the Mississippi River in the Muscatine region. Shady Creek will gain a new recreational section with an access road, circulation road, picnic tables, and fireplaces. Montpelier will relocate tables and fireplaces to shaded areas, add more fireplaces, and extend a service road to access a new fishing area at Kilpeck Landing nine miles south of Muscatine. In 1967 crews added facilities at 13 areas, including widening circulation roads at Andalusia Slough near Illinois 92, enlarging the Montpelier parking area, and raising the Blanchard Island Chute access road two feet with a new boat ramp surface and land clearing in Rock Island County.
In Denison Texas AP report Rickey Shearer four could not reach his room through the intercom at Madonna Hospital. A nurse failed to hear a response and asked Rickey to say something. After a pause he answered What do you want, wait.
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