Muscatine July 4 parade readies with 55 entries
City set for a July 4 parade with about 55 entries across floats and groups. Miss Muscatine Linda Flanders and ten Miss Muscatine contestants will appear, plus Jean Grosjean as Future Miss Muscatine. Parade starts at 10 am on Fourth Street, proceeds to Pine, then ends at Second and Pine. Port City rides run 5:30 pm Wednesday and Friday, 10 am Thursday, 2 pm Saturday, with 1,000 ride tickets. proceeds support reworks display and parade. Fireworks around 9 pm east of the community college. Ben Holliday is general chairman and David K Johnson rides chairman.
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Linda Flanders
Jean Grosjean
Fourth Street
Lows Avenue
Third Street
Mulberry
Second Street
Pine
Port City
Weed Park
Eastern Iowa Community College
Stunday
Community College
Ben Holliday
David K. Johnson
Rides
Local Area Men Enter Dragster Competition at Hendersons
Five area men display a fuel injected dragster at Hendersons Muscatine through July 6. The 925 lb machine, built over six months, is valued around 6000 dollars in parts and would cost about 10000 dollars to replace. It is expected to produce 600 horsepower at 8500 rpm. Three brothers own the vehicle.
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Henderson’s
Muscatine
Art Classes For Adults At Museum In Muscatine
Summer adult art classes run July 11 to August 29 at Laura Musser Art Gallery and Museum in Muscatine. Thursday afternoon sessions begin 1 30 p m with instruction 2 4 p m and workshop 4 5 p m while Thursday evenings run 6 39 to 8 20 p m with workshop to 9 0 0 p m. Eight classes cost 16 dollars. checks to Laura Musser Art Gallery and Museum Art Classes. Tobey Anderson of the University of Iowa will teach drawing and sketching with optional oil and acrylic painting. Inquiries to the museum at 263 4292.
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Laura Musser
Muscatine
Tobey Anderson
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Anderson
Joseph Patrick
Howard Rogovan
Cranston Visitors Holiday With Bloom Family
Mr and Mrs Robert Cash and their sons Gregg Steve and Jeffry of San Diego Calif are spending the 4th of July with Mrs Cashs parents Mr and Mrs Ralph Bloom of Cranston Mrs Cash is the former Carol Bloom.
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Cranston
Robert Cash
Gregg, Steve
Jeffry
San Diego
Calif
Maytag Exhibit Opens Sunday at Muscatine Museum
The Laura Musser Art Gallery and Museum in Muscatine will host a two month industrial exhibit featuring Maytag of Newton, Iowa, as part of its ongoing display program. The exhibit highlights Maytag products from 1911 to current models, with photo boards and manufacturing process steps. Freeman Design-Display Co. built the exhibit and Lee L. McKee provided current products. The museum, at 1314 Mulberry Ave., is open daily 2 to 5 pm except Mondays and holidays, with evening hours Tuesday and Thursday 7 to 9 pm, and no admission charge.
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Laura Musser
Muscatine
Maytag Company
Newton, Iowa
U.S
Maytag
Iowa
Freeman Design-Display Co
Des Moines
Lee L. McKee
Ceater
Mulberry Ave
Sheaffer Pen Co
Wolverine World Wide
Monsanto Chemical Co
Home-O-Nize Co
Thatcher Plastic Packaging Co
H.J. Heinz Ca
Muscatine Journal Masthead and Copyright Notice
The Muscatine Journal is published daily except Sundays and holidays by The Muscatine Journal, a member of Ure Enterprises. It is incorporated at 30 E 3rd St Muscatine Iowa 32351 and entered as second class waiting in the Muscatine post office under act of March 1879. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and AP wire dispatches for publication.
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Muscatine Journal
The
Ure Enterprises
3Rd St
Muscatine
Iowa
Associated Press
AP iGeWa
Subscription rates for Muscatine daily paper
Delivery options list rates for Muscatine city subscribers 2.06 monthly in advance and non Muscatine carriers at 40 cents weekly. Mail rates: within fifty miles 15.00 yearly, towns with carrier 15.00, over fifty miles 20.00. All subscriptions payable in advance. Office hours and special delivery details provided.
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City of Muscatine
Muscatine
Aily
Dial
Hoopes to Retire From Two County Education Board
Lyndsey B Hoopes a longtime Muscatine Scott County educator and former vocational agriculture teacher will retire from the two county board of education after the 1968 69 budget period Health reasons including a spring stroke are cited Hoopes who served on the board since its 1966 formation and on the Muscatine County board since 1956 taught at Muscatine High School from 1922 to 1954 and now runs a truck farm in Muscatine He spoke of his resignation effective after budget actions in 1968 69 and predicted a September 1 retirement In other actions the board approved a 6000 summer Speech and Special Education program funded under Title VI of the ESEA and planned to reduce instructional funds by 6000 add 6000 for a rehabilitation center study and discussed permit totals for June construction activity including 4 new homes 10 remodeling and 9 non residential permits totaling 507 620 The Kiwanis club viewed driver education simulators at Muscatine High School with instructor John Bock demonstrating the film based machines
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Muscatine
Gh School
Muscatine - Scott County
Muscatine County
Town Department
Left Accident Scene Arrestee in Muscatine Morning Crash
Four cars were damaged in separate incidents on Muscatine streets. Roger George Goodwin, 19, rural Muscatine, allegedly fled the scene after rear ending Frances Gertrude Stork, 24, rural Nichels, as he followed her east on East 2nd Street near Lombard. Goodwin was arrested at Weed Park and will face local court on leaving the scene charges. Stork was hospitalized for check pains. A third crash damaged a parked car on Hershey Avenue at 1:14 a.m. driven by Robert E. Lee, who faces a license charge. Damages cited include the Goodwin and Stork vehicles’ left front and right rear ends, respectively, plus the Lee and Kelly cars’ bodily damages.
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Waffie
Muscatine
Roger George Goodwin
Rural Muscatine
Frances Gertrude Stork
Rural Nichels
Frances Stork
East 2Nd Street
Lombard Street
Goodwin
Stork
Weed Park
Muscatine General Hospital
Wayne Kelly
Hershey Avenue
Grandview Avenue
Robert E. Lee
Lee
Kelly Auto
Young Bike Rider Hurt Is Mend ing Muscatine Boy Struck by Car
Gary Montagna seven was dismissed from Muscatine General Hospital after bicycle accident injuries suffered at 6 45 p m Monday in Muscatine He recovers at home with chest injuries a slight head injury and bruises Driver of the car Elda Joyce Kleindolph 27 of 1206 Smalley Ave Muscatine was eastbound when Gary turning left in front of the car was struck Police said the car likely could not stop. Rear end damage to Walter Kaufmann 62 and front damage to Dorothy Cole 18 in a separate 3 13 p m collision on East 2nd Street.
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Smalley Ave
Muscatine General Hospital
Muscatine
Elda Joyce Kleindolph
Smalley Avenue
Gary
Walter Kauffmann
Wilson Junction
Dorothy Cole
Rural
Atalissa
Kaufmann
East 2Nd Street
Cole’ Auto
Towboats Set Record Through Lock No 15 Rock Island
New records for both northbound and southbound towboats on the Mississippi were set this week. Fifty four northbound tows carried 170 barges and 286 500 tons of cargo through Lock No 15 at Rock Island, including 179 100 tons of coal 63 900 tons of petroleum products and 43 500 tons of miscellaneous items.
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Mississippi River
Rock Island
Fourth of July Teen Dance at Armory
The Park Commission presents a Fourth of July dance at the National Guard Armory from 8 to 12 p.m. on Thursday. KSTT radio host Bobby Rich will appear with Go-Go girls. Music by the Daybreakers. Teens from the area invited. Admission: $1 single, $1.50 couple.
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the Park Commission
National Guard
KSTT
Bobby Rich
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