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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1975
Page
4
Obituary items for Beulah Hammann 71 of Muscatine and James Risley Reuling II of Orlando note deaths and services. Emma Bergen 69 of Wapello, Rudolph Schiele 94 of West Liberty, Robert Bivens 31 of Muscatine, Neva Thirtyacre 58 of Muscatine, and Amandus J. Strunk 75 of Durant are recorded with service times, burial plans, and family survivors.
Funeral services are held for multiple residents including Margaret Diercks of Muscatine and John Clark Wolf of West Liberty. Diercks, 60, died Saturday night and will be buried after services at Faith United Church of Christ with interment following. Wolf, 77, died Saturday night and is mourned by a large family with services in West Liberty and burial at Oak Ridge cemetery. Other obituaries include Louis C. Gill, 62, of Wilton with services at Wilton United Presbyterian Church and burial at Oakdale Cemetery, and Ottillie Drewes, 75, with services at Geo. M. Wittich Funeral Home and burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Families are listed alongside survivor details and church affiliations.
Des Moines AP poll finds 35 percent blame unemployment and the economy for rising U.S. crime. Forty five percent call Iowa crime very serious and 47 percent moderately serious. Rural crime up 24.7 percent and urban crime 19.7 percent. gun control cited by only 2 percent.
Glenn W. Yergler of Muscatine was elected president of the National Silo Association at the 63rd annual convention in Chicago. He succeeds Wallace J. Maceman, and introduced five workshops on manure management safety cash flow and related topics. Over 350 attended the 1975 event and the group sponsored a two day International Silage Research Conference with 22 academic papers.
Muscatine Association hosted an open house and exhibition at Muscatine Plaza drawing 2,589 visitors with an additional estimate of 100 uncounted. Over 40 model aircraft were displayed plus an attendance prize for under 14. Brian Hansen won a gas powered P-51 Mustang. The group includes members aged 12 to over 50 across Muscatine.
Hogs 6,000 head. Butchers steady to 25 lower than last Wednesday. Sows steady to 50 higher. Cattle receipts 3,400 head with steers and heifers steady to 50 higher. cows up to 1.00. bulls steady. Slaughter lambs up around 1.00. Estimated Tuesday receipts: hogs 4,500 cattle 1,600 sheep 150. Muscatine grain quotes show No 2 corn 2.43 and soybeans 4.40 for 30 day delivery.
District Court records show appeals over Fruitland mayoral tenure with incumbent Ziegenhorn favored by voters in a later tally, plus ongoing probate and divorce actions. The docket lists marriage dissolutions, child custody awards, property divisions, and multiple traffic and municipal fines. A not-for-hearing appeal remains unresolved as of now.
Dennis Hurlbut spends holidays with parents Mr and Mrs Charles Hurlbut at 21 Albany Park before returning to Ft Amador Canal Zone where he has served on the Power Barge Weber for four years. Also listed: local admissions discharges births and hospital patients including Muscatine Mercy Iowa City and Des Moines entries.
City of Muscatine Iowa proposes an ordinance to vacate part of Hoffman Street and a rear platted alley in Hoffmans Subdivision and authorize sale to Chalupa Brothers for a stated sum. A special hearing is set for January 7 1976 at 7 05 PM in City Hall Council Chambers. Another notice covers amendment to the Subdivision Ordinance requiring a narrative and Plan and Zoning Commission review before final plat approval with a January 7 1875 7 20 PM hearing.
Voters in Iowa River Flint Creek Levee Dist No 16 are notified that on January 10, 1976 at Oakville Town Hall a trustee will be elected to a three year term. Polls open 1 PM to 5 PM. Everett Gates, Clerk, Oakville Iowa 52646.
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