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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1968
Page
14
L. Barry Hardware Co at 238 220 East Second Street added a new display front in 1968. The improvement was completed in time for early December use. Painting of the upper floors is planned for next year.
A fragmented OCR list items numerous individuals with addresses and routes, names tied to licenses or registrations, including Walter Stark Frances Bowie Virgil Foster and many others with street or route details, followed by a brief 75 years ago note and two birth announcements.
Figg's opens a multi-brand store at the former Meerdink Clothing site, combining Figg's Aluminum, Kitchens by Figg, and Western Corral for mens and womens western gear. The 2,600 sq ft main floor spans 5,500 sq ft total with nine employees. The Commercial Club praises the new quarters as a boost to local business.
Readable clippings show Muscatine items from March 24 to April 13 including home return of Allen Peak, resignation of Jerry Conway as Democratic County Chair, White House dinner for Liberia’s President Tubman, Muscatine General Hospital training, city engineer’s resignation, church talk by Mrs Moffett, urban fire counts, emergency runabout incident, machinists strike at R J Dick, power plant turbine project, youth center ideas, prekindergarten registrations, parking rule enforcement, golf course opening, and various historical notes on December and past years.
A 1863 Ayers almanac is now available gratis at local druggists with proofs about stars sixty million years old. Edward Vance of Chicago visited Muscatine relatives on New Year’s Day. A corner lot measuring 60 by 140 feet is to be given away Saturday at the Opera House. A lecture is set for tomorrow night at the YMCA rooms for all men.
25 Years Ago Cpl Woodrow Millett returns to Fort Dix New Jersey after five days with relatives and plans overseas service soon James Rieke son of Mr and Mrs Oliver Rieke of Letts trains at Camp Roberts California A new beginners first aid class sponsored by the YMCA was announced contact B L Gallagher general secretary Loren Hickman will be instructor
A large crowd attended the open house Friday at the Muscatine Savings and Loan Association new home at 610 Cedar Street. The quarters, formerly Cedar Street Market, were remodeled to provide an attractive home for the Muscatine association. About 50 years ago between 900 and 1,000 Muscatine County young men joined Uncle Sam through the selective draft, per E. C. Nichols, chairman of the local board.
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