Youth 14 Confesses To Theft and Window Breaking Spree
Larry Eugene Kulp, 14, in police custody, recounts thefts forgery and window breaking across multiple East Second Street and downtown stores. He describes cash skims from Op pelt Electric Edwards Grocery and a taxi ride, plus breaking a front door window and shooting BB holes at nearby businesses. Police note prior truancy and confinement history.
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Larry Eugene Kulp
Allev
Larry
Bidora
Polic
East Second Street
Aim
Wayne MaDaniel
East Mississippi Drive
Opper
Edwards Grocery
Mulberry Avenue
Oppelt Electric
Mary §. Bourne
Sair Mart
East Fourth Street
East Third
Cedar Streets
Clifford
Bennall
Toborg Appointed to Muscatine Light Board
Mayor Robert Bosch announced Toborg will fill the vacancy from Dr. Kenneth Glidden’s resignation on the Muscatine Water and Light board. Toborg, of 903 Leroy Street, joins Bert Lawrence and others to complete the remaining year of the five year term. He has served on the Muscatine Development Corporation executive board and is vice president of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Robert W. ‘Toborg
Leroy Street
Muscatine Water and Light "Company
Robert Bosch
Tobors
Kenneth EB. Glidden
Bert Lawrence
Lee I. Osborn
Edde Bartett
Wendell White
Stanley Howe
Toborg
Muscatine Development Corporation
Chamber of Commerce
Snow Removal Work Tonight in Muscatine Downtown
City crews clear the downtown Muscatine area of snow tonight starting at 1 pm. Parking is restricted from 9 pm until completion to aid street department work. Signs will guide drivers as police coordinate closures. The major area runs from Fourth Street south to the river, bounded east by Mulberry Avenue and Pine Street west, with Mulberry cleared north to Sixth Street and Cedar Street north to Eighth Street.
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Muscantine
Williee and
Claude
Mulberry Avenue
Pine Street
Fourth Street
Sixth Stock
Cedar Street
Eighth Street
Forgery Case Ties to East Second Street Stores
The report notes damage to Leu Typewriter Exchange at 210 East Second and to Earl May Seed Co. at 208 East Second from a series of pellet holes. Ronald W. Kulp, brother of Laury, is bound over to district court on forgery charges for allegedly forging a store owner’s name on a $25 check after another store refused to cash a $50 check.
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Leu Typewriter Exchange
East Second
Earl May Seed Co
East Second Street
Laury
Ronald W. Kulp
Muscatine Development Corp shares approve drive plan
Muscatine Development Corp shareholders approve a $75,000 fundraising drive to fund a three to four year program. The meeting elected nine directors for three year terms and noted plans for a May annual banquet. The report highlighted local industrial growth including Wyldeman and other firms expanding. a railroad spur project was outlined with $20,000 on hand.
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Muscatine Development Corp
Muscatine
Corporation
Sheard
Harold
Ogilvie
Center
Wiedemann Industries
Iowa Electric Lights& Power Company
Municipal Electric Utility
Devel
Opment Corporation
Rock Island
Dana
Monsanto
Chemical
Erasing
Amifonia Fertilizer
Oak Street
H. J. Heirg Company
C. Maxwell Stanley
R-M
Harold Peters
Fund ‘Campaign Committee
Community Industry Campaign Marks Growth Support
Development Board President Stanley outlines funding from retailers and professionals to back industrial growth with quicker benefits. Ogilvie notes local officials aided the corporation’s work. Home-O-Nixe backs the program for a better, diverse workforce. Board members and officers, including Higler and Gillespie, are named. banquet set for May 8 at the Etky club with Calvin Johnson as speaker.
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Stanley
Selk & Greater
Indus
Ogilvie
John B. Higler
Etky Club
Calvin Johnson
Righer
Orville K. Fisher
Joe’. Gillespie
William Massey
National Jaycee President Headlines Muscatine Banquet Tonight
Jaycee National President Doug Blankenship of College Park Georgia arrives in Moline to address the Muscatine Jaycees Bosses Night banquet set for 6 20 PM at the Muscatine Elis club with about 250 reservations. Local leaders Iain D Moore and Ron Brien greet him before a Davenport luncheon.
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Merce
Muscatine Elis
Doug Blankenship
College Park
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Musca Fine Jaydes
Blankenship
Moline
Iain D. Moore
Maxentine Jayeees
Ron Brien
Tuirfield
Towa Jaycees
Davenport
Towa
Giesis
Pilot Club of Mascaline Meeting Canceled Tonight
The Work meeting of the Pilot Club of Mascaline scheduled for tonight is canceled due to weather conditions.
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Pilot Club of
Sunday New Date For Civic Music Concert
Bad weather and poor driving conditions prompted postponement of the Civic Music concert by the Iowa String Quartet planned for Sunday night. The event is rescheduled to 3 p.m. Saturday at Muscatine High School. roads were hazardous and motorists advised to avoid travel. Civic Music Association members coordinated via phone to notify members. president Charles Kreeb noted many attendees unaware of the postponement and only a portion of the 1400 members paid.
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Civic Music
Iowa String Quartet
Museutie High
Iowa Highway Patrol
Iowa City
Shultz New YMCA Board President Elected in Muscatine
Richard Shultz was elected YMCA board president, succeeding Lee Melee. New officers include Donald Day as vice president Harvey Abhees as secretary and Carl Walter as treasurer. terms are one year. J W Gillespie named 18th board member. Sussex reported over 1000 members and 124000 program participants in 1962, plus two new programs model car club and Friday night community college dances. An open meeting on founding a Muscatine historical museum is set for 7:30 Wednesday at the Civic Center.
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Muscatine Ymca
Richard Shultz
Muscatine Bank and Trust Company
YMCA
Lee Melee
Donald Day
Harvey Abhee Js
Carl Walter
J. W. Gillespie
Mel . Sussex
Muscatine
Century Old McColm Name Exits Retailing Circle
Century old Muscatine retailer McColm and Co. announces closing of stock after nearly a century. Founded in 1864 by Civil War veteran J. L. McColm, the Dry Goods Co. later became McColm and Co. in 1917 and moved to the Laurel Building at Iowa Avenue and Second Street. The firm expanded into the former Lilly store site after 1316 fire, with Walter Freeborn later guiding the business until his death January 1. The Laurel Building houses two floors, with J C Penney occupying the first floor and basement.
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MclColm and Co
Hal
Muscatine
J. L. McColm
Tremont
East Second Street
McColm Dry Goods Co
McColm and Co
Laurel
Iowa Avenue
Second Street
B. E. Lilly
J L. McCalm
Walter Freeborn
Kent Feeds leaders to tour European feed plants
Olis Joiner vice president and general manager and Richard Halpin general engineer of Kent Feeds depart February 1 for a four nation tour of Europe. They will inspect feed plants in England Belgium Denmark and Germany returning after the mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olis Joiner
Richard Halpin
Kent Feeds .of
Muscaline
An- Air
England
Belgium
Denmark
Germany
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East Second St
Davenport Dental Lab
Toborg To
Muscatine Light Board
Harald E. Peters
Warren Allen
Douglas Coder
Marvin Krieger
Harry £. Hahn
George J. Volger
Robert Bauer
Walter W. Whitmer
Pat Ithia Barlon
Jack Nietzel
Joe W. Gillespie
Richard C. Kautz
Sam) Banks
Easurer
F. Warren Allen
Harry E. Hahn
Orville K.fisher
Harold E. Peters
Allen
Peters
Jaycee National
Charlie Bag
Dayal
Charlie Brown
M and M
FORD
Frank
Ia Bymicale, Inc
Muscatine Civic Center
Laucel
J. C. Penney Co
Europe
Yellowstone Disiklery CO
Louisville
COL Pied Pipers
Western Nile
Tavis
FBI
Rusty Brown
Dixie
Bob Jippe
Ed Sullivan
Pat Boone
Dizzy Dean
Phil Harris
Esen
Bill Vancil
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