Muscatine Budget Estimates Put City at 2.3 Million
New Muscatine budget estimates project city expenditures of 2.3 million dollars for 1968, with roughly 1.2 million raised by taxation and 1.089 million from other sources. The report notes 1966 spending at 1.842 million, and outlines salaries, funds, and planned pool maintenance while stressing budget review by the state auditor and no interfund transfers without authorization.
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Muscatine
SMASS
Muscatine Park Commission
Muscatine City
Midwinter Concert Planned by Muscatine High and All City Bands
Muscatine High School Concert Band and All City Grade School Band perform Sunday in the high school auditorium at 3 00 p m Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children The All City Band has 55 members and includes representatives from eleven elementary schools The program features Little March for Band First Prelude Theme from Gunsmoke and Little Irish Suite conducted by Sue McComas and Paul Riggleman
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Musca Fine High School
Muscatine High School
All City
Muscatine
Sue McComas
Paul Riggleman
All City Band
John Morrissey
Alden Estes
Leroy Jackson
Burglary at Muscatine Band Trailer Steals Instruments
Burglars took electronic instruments valued at 1400 from a band trailer at 117 Parkington Drive Muscatine between 11 p.m. Thursday and 12 20 a m today. They pried the door and unlocked latches. items include a Vox organ serial 1040601 valued 300 owned by Mike Kos and a four string Joy Master bass guitar serial L77846 with case valued 450, plus a Fender reverberation unit valued 150 owned by Larry Dean. Police seek information to recover the gear or arrest suspects.
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Larry Dean
Parkington Drive
Muscatine
Dean
Trippers
Iowa City
Mike Kos
Nowood Lane
Eagles Lodge Initiates New Members at Muscatine
The Fraternal Order of Ha des Aerie 815 in Muscatine schedules a class initiation for Saturday Jan 27 at 8 p.m. East Maine line degree staff will run the ceremony honoring Everett Summers of Ottumwa. A plaque award to the Muscatine sheriff's department is set for 8 p.m. Tuesday Jan 30, with a box social for men and the Auxiliary at 9 p.m. A short joint social follows.
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Order of Hades
Aerie
Muscatine
Eagles Lodge
East Moline
Everett Summers
Ottumwa
Eagles
Muscatine Sheriff's Department
Aerie Club
Muscatine Journal Statement of Publication Details
The Muscatine Journal printed daily except Sundays and holidays. It is published by The Muscatine Journal, a member of Lee Enterprises, at 201 E 3rd St Muscatine Iowa 52761. It is entered as second class matter under the Act of March 1879. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish focal news and AP dispatches.
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Muscatine Journal
Lee Enterprises
3Rd St
Muscatine
Iowa
Lowander
Associated Press
Focal
Subscription Rates for Muscatine Daily Deliveries
Rates list for Muscatine and surrounding areas include $2.00 per month in advance for city delivery, 40 cents weekly for other carriers, $15 to $18 yearly by mail depending on distance, and advance payment required. Office hours are 5 am to 5 pm daily, with extended Saturday hours and special delivery for missed papers. Dial 263 2331 for service.
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City of
Muscatine
Dial
Jaycees Induct Muscatine New Members
Jaycees held an orientation for new members at the Civic Center on Thursday evenings. New inductees include Dan ny Lenz Jim Moon Henry Av alos Alonzo Bass Leo Ochiltree and Ron Hage. Denny Kistenmacher said a Tree Planting project will start in a few weeks with planting slated for April or May.
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Muscatine Jaycees
Civic Center
Danny Lenz
Jim Moon
Henry Avalos
Alonzo Bass
Leo Ochiltree
Ron Hage
Jaycee
Henry Giessenbier Jr
St. Louis
Jaycees
Denny Kistenmacher
Youth Serves 6 Month Term For Burglary
Richard Eugene Burlingame of 4631 Vermont Street Davenport received a six month Muscatine County jail sentence for breaking and entering. He pled guilty to the Oct. 28 Farm incident near Muscatine County and was credited for time served awaiting trial. He may seek parole after three months for good behavior, with sheriff’s officials noting his alleged role in a series of summer and fall break-ins.
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Richard Eugene Burlingame
Vermont Street
Davesport
Muscatine County
Burlingame
Dalton Phillips
Mus
Catine County
Muscatine County Sheriff's Department
Juda School Plans Senior Trip After Tragedy
Juda Wis AP Twenty seven members of the Juda High School class of 1968 will take the traditional senior trip this spring to Denver and Colorado Springs Colorado April 16. Nine of the 1967 seniors died in a jet airliner crash in New Orleans. Superintendent Jerome F Kalk says life goes on.
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Juda
Wis
Juda High School
New Orleans
Jerome F. Kalk
Denver
Colorado Springs
Colo
Bank files 350000 damages suit in Muscatine County court
A petition filed Wednesday in Muscatine County district court seeks 350000 for the estates of an Oakville couple injured in an auto accident. First National Bank of Burlington filed the suit, not the Muscatine bank as previously reported. A new address is listed for Gary Wieskamp at Lackland AFB Texas.
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Muscatine County
Oakville
First National Bank of
Burlington
Muscatine Bank
Wieskamp
Gary Weiskamp
Edward Wieskamp
Whicher St
Muscafine
A.B
Gary W. Wieskamp
A.F
Lackland
A.F.B
Texas
United Community Services Annual Meeting Noted
The United Community Services of Muscatine will hold its annual membership and business meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Civic Center. The group, formerly United Fund of Muscatine, will present campaign reports and elect directors. Contributors are invited to attend the business meeting.
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United Community Services
United Community Services of
Muscatine Teachers Push Salary Index Plan
Negotiations began between Muscatine City Teachers Association and the Muscatine Community school district board over adopting a salary index system instead of a traditional schedule. Teachers seek sizable increases. base pay for beginners with a BA would set the index, with 2 point yearly gains first three years and 4 points per year to year 14, while the specific base remains to be negotiated. Future meetings will continue to refine costs and terms.
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Muscatine
Muscatine City
Richard Peterson
Evelyn Schauland
Doris Trent
Pet Jennett
Teachers Association
William Fahy
Myles Beitz
John Tillie
Fahy
Iowa
Sturms
Supt. A.A. Johnson
Johnson
Muscatine Journal
Muscatine Community College
Associated Press
U.S. Labor Department
Des Moines Education Association
N.E.A
School Board
Muscatine Club hears Wiedemann on fiberglass baptistry
M. P. Wiedeman Jr., president of Wiedemann Industries, spoke at the Muscatine Club Thursday noon meeting. He traced his firm’s history and described manufacturing of the fiberglass Baptistry, noting the Wiedemann firm employs 23 and was the first industry in Muscatine’s Progress Park development.
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M. P. Wiedeman, Jr
Wiedemann Industries
Muscatine
Wiedemann
Progress Park
Development Board Names Shepley As President
Muscatine Development Corporation re elected George A. Shepley as president and Harry G. McKee as vice president. Marvin Krieger was reelected secretary and treasurer, John B. Rigler to the executive committee, new members Richard Cracker and M. R. Morgan. Meeting at Hotel Muscatine. Final approval of a $17,890 budget for 1959 and change to annual membership status reported.
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George A. Shepley
The
Muscatine Development Corporation
Harry G. McKee
Marvin Krieger
John B. Rigler
Richard Cracker
Bill Massey
M. R. Morgan
Harold Peters
Hotel Muscatine
Stan Howe
Orval Fisher
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