New Route for Highway 92 Traffic Off Bridge Eliminates Left Turns
The state highway commission plans a new routing for Highway 92 off the Wal nut Street bridge to remove two left turns in downtown. Alderman Harold Peters said the city council will be asked to approve Thursday. The change moves traffic off the bridge to Second Street then Mulberry Avenue, then east to join the current route at East Mississippi Drive, replacing the current path via Walnut Street and East Third Street.
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Sweetland 4-H Club Potluck Supper Recap
The Sweetland 4-H Club held a family potluck at Sweetland church with 27 members attending. President Steve TeShrake led a business meeting, fundraising plans, and a year’s program discussion. New members Steve Cannos and Allan Dagal joined, expanding the club to 36 members.
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TeShrake
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Rickie Baer
Gary Cleamey
Steve Cannos
Allan Dagal
United Fund Annual Meeting Here Tonight
The Muscatine United Fund holds its annual meeting at 7:40 PM at the Civic Center. All contributors are invited. three directors will be elected and annual reports presented. A brief board meeting follows. traffic guidance directs eastbound drivers onto the Mississippi bridge with marked detours via Cedar, Second, Walnut, Mulberry, and East Third.
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Civic Music Concert Time Is Changed
The Civile Muse concert in Hythe now starts at 8 30 pm on Monday January 21 updated by Charles Kye and Kreeb due to conflicts with several meetings. The new time replaces the usual 8 pm slot.
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Hythe Town
Charles Kye
Kreeb
Downtown Snow Removal Timed By City Officials
The street department will clear snow from downtown curbs between midnight tonight and dawn Thursday. Parking meters will be hooded at 10 a.m. and vehicles in the area will be towed by police orders. Snow removal runs from Mulberry Avenue to Pine Street and from Fourth Street to the river, with Mulberry Avenue extended to Sixth Street, per City Engineer William McElwee.
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Volunteer Taft Muscatine Man Recruited for Army
Montpelier Taft Muscatine area resident Lee Phillis was drafted in January by Muscatine County Selective Service. He is to report to Wart Dea Money for Army training.
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Milestone for Local Plant as Plastic Tubes Grow
Thatcher Glass Plastics Packaging Division in Muscatine receives 100000 ton hopper car shipments of polyethylene resin from DuPont WuPont. Plant manager Ed Owens calls the boxcar deliveries a milestone for the industry as demand for squeeze-to-use plastic tubes expands. A mounted boxcar showing Owens and DuPont representatives was unveiled at a Muscatine dinner.
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Ed Owens
Muscatine
Thatcher Glass
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Owens
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Sentatives
DuPont Company
George Holoubek
Rod Jonas
DuPont
Donn Skoog
Chicago
TB Testing Plans Made for Spring Meeting
The TB and Health Association executive board approved skin patch testing programs and an industrial program. An annual spring meeting is set for March 25 at Park Lane Country Club with committees led by Mrs. William Nieze and chairmen including Mrs. Earl Jones and Dr. John Klein. The Christmas Star campaign total to date is $5,961, with updates from Mrs. Louise Woods on the ticketing and health education efforts.
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TB and Health Association Executive Board
Iver Brecht
Tory Mealy
Taii Jones
Ralph Cannell
Park Lane Country Club
William Nieize
Mary Flannery
Marry L. McKee
Earl Jones
John Klein
Tver Brecht
Florence Hahn
Anna Hause
Terry Mealy
Harold Maurer
Roger Lande
Kim Fuller
Waarold Maurer
Louise Woods
June Rigler
inflatable teaching dummy eyed for mouth to mouth training
Mascatine aims to buy an inflatable dummy named Resusce Anne to teach mouth to mouth resuscitation in schools, industries, and public programs. The $200 device has a movable head and chin and may ease demonstrations amid concerns from volunteers about being victims. Finance committee led by Alderman Gerald Powell heard a city roof replacement and equipment bids, including a new three ton truck chassis to replace a 1957 half ton model.
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Alex Bender
Bender
Fire Vbtel
Gerald Powell
Finance Committee
Claude Figgins
Sueet
Horst Elected President of Greenwood Cemetery Board
Horst was elected president of the Greenwood cemetery commission at the annual meeting held Tuesday succeeding Raymond Titus who resigned after 40 years. Offiers include Mrs Anna Opel as vice president Mrs Rosalyn Wickers as secretary Harold Lemhau as assistant secretary LeMoyne Jacobs appointed cemetery superintendent.
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Greenwood Cemetery
Raymond Titus
Anna Opel
Rosalyn Wickers
Harold Lemhau
LeMoyne Jacobs
Bill Proposes Four Year Terms in Iowa Governor Race
Des Moines reports lawmakers introduced a bill to lengthen governor and lieutenant governor terms to four years from two. Rep Lawrence Carstensen sponsored the measure, aiming to align Iowa executive terms with a longer term.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Norman Erbein
Iowa House
Lawrence Carstensen
City Authorizes Summer War Against Mosquitoes
Muscatine will renew a five flight aerial spraying plan in 1963 with Ames Applicator company at a cost around 3000 dollars plus city spraying. Walter Pilgram says total combat costs about 7400 dollars for the year including 2300 gallons of DDT. The plan, third year with Ames, aims to reach breeding sites unreachable by city equipment and will be scheduled May through September with weather-based timing. Roy Dvergsten uses a forecasting service to time the sprays.
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Ames Applicator’ Corporation
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Ames Company
Pilgram
Roy Dvergsten
Record Cold Grips Nation With 60 Deaths Reported
A new blast of subzero cold spreads from the Midwest to the Northeast with arctic air and teens in Tennessee and parts of North Carolina. The Associated Press reports 60 deaths from exposure, fires, and accidents as cold extends to northern Florida and beyond.
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Ohio
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New York State
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Florida
Plan Catholic Dinner for Newcomers in Columbus
Laurent comme smignts of Columbus will host the annual dinner for newcomers from St Marys and St Mathias. The event operates at 6 30 pm Saturday in the K of C hall at 1018 East Second Street. Council officers urge all members and their wives to attend and new members not yet invited may reserve with Norbert Beekey.
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Norbert Beekey
President Kennedy Tax Plan Faces Uncertain Impact
The plan cuts corporate rates to 47 percent and top personal rate to 65 percent while closing loopholes and broadening the tax base to raise about 5.3 billion a year. Business leaders doubt Congress will pass it and worry about demand, capacity, and whether spending will rise. Critics note no guaranteed spending cuts.
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Congress
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Will Survey Local Sewage Plant Site Progress
The United States public health service monitors Muscaline’s sanitary sewer project after a $250,000 grant approval. Kenneth Bright of Stanley Engineering won aldermen approval for a topographical survey and soil borings at the plant site in south Masestine. Federal review awaits two construction contracts. a second stage bid could unlock $980,000. The council will pass a Thursday resolution to accept the grant for the first phase and forward details to the Kansas City regional HEW office.
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Muscaline
Kenneth 0 Bright
Stanley Engineering Company
South Masestine
Kansas City, Mo
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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