Muscatine Jaycees crown Fourth of July parade winners
Crowds lined Muscatine streets for a lengthy Fourth of July parade sponsored by the Jaycees with 14 floats and 72 entries plus 25 bicycle entries. Prizes ranged from 25 to 5 dollars across floats themes and marching groups, with winners including Wilton Maid-Rite and Friends church. Fireworks at Weed Park drew large crowds as Jaycee president Dean Nissen praised the program.
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Muscatine
Muscatine Jaycees
Wilton Maid-Rite
Wilton Candy Kitchen
Sweetland
Wilton Busy Bees
Bloomington Grange
Friends Church
Calvary Baptist Church
Republicans
Richard Schwartz
Ralph Pace
Musicians Union
West Junior High School
Central Junior High School
Y.W.C.A
V.F.W
Hub Elder
Charles Newcomb
Joanne van Camp
Cheryl Nissen
Vanier Pony Farm
Weed Park
Jaycees
Jaycee
Dean Nissen
Asta
Short Road Not Closed After Meet
Muscatine County supervisors left open a mile of county road east of the Iowa 22 and 76 junction despite state recommendations. Two storm area operators opposed the closure at a public hearing citing minimal maintenance, and lack of a bridge on the sand road influenced the decision. A two-vehicle crash at East 5th Street and Oak Street, involving Ben Kolpack and June Schweitzer, was reported by Muscatine police at 10 10 a.m. Thursday.
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Muscatine
Iowa 22
Iowa 76
Ben Kolpack
Magnolia Street
June Schweitzer
Oneida Ave
Davenport
East 5Th Street
Oak Street
Kine
Edwards
Kautz Auto
Ralph Schaer
Jack Dale
E. 5Th Street
East Sun Street
Mulberry Avenue
Dale
Muscatine Teens In Critical Condition After Highway Crash
Two Muscatine teenagers Terrill 17 and Susan Brewer 18 were hospitalized in critical condition at University hospital Iowa City after a Thursday night crash on Highway 76 south of West Liberty. Slick roads from rain caused Terrill to skid into a tree near his birthday. authorities reported the collision occurred about 2 1/2 miles south of West Liberty.
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Muscatine
University Hospital
Iowa City
Highway 76
West Liberty
Shank
Terrill
Douglas Terrill
Evans St
Susan Brewer
Grand Avenue
William
Candidates Vie For County Posts In Muscatine Primary
Nomination petitions for Muscatine County offices must be filed by 5 p.m. July 10. Pets blank petitions available from County Auditor John Rex, with the office open Monday. Three Republicans seek sheriff including incumbent Richard Oppelt, Bob Miller, and Joseph Maher. Miller and Maher have filed. Florence Hetzler and John Rex filed for district court clerk. Harvey Allbee Jr. and Jack Burns race for county attorney. neither has filed yet. New Flag Flies At Valley View Manor A flag was raised July 4 at Valley View Manor, gifts from Millard and Millard Nelson. residents will handle daily hoisting and lowering of Old Glory.
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Muscatine
John Rex
Richard Oppelt
Bob Miller
Muscantine
Joseph Maher
Valley View Manor
Millard Nelson
L.A. Stumme
Ecumenical effort aids Musk etine migrants at Saint Mary Convent
Representatives from four religious orders assist migrant workers in Muscatine staying at Saint Mary Convent. Sister De Paul directs residence operations while Sister Louise Wilkus leads Headstart at Mulberry Elementary. Sister Helen Seivert runs the Thrift Store supporting clothing needs. The effort is chaired by Rev H Phillip Auffrey with involvement from multiple denominational groups.
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Muscatine
Sisters of St. Francis
Saint Mary Convent
West 4Th Street
Sister de Paul
FSPA
Juliane Fspa
Louise Wilkus
Mulberry
Mulberry School
Marie Cecile
CHM
Humility
Ottumwa
Iowa
Helen Seivert
OSF
Dubuque
Agnese
BYM
Felicitas Nestor
H. Phillip Auffrey
Trinity Episcopal Church
Marianna Klosterman
The Grand Design of Washington Exhibition Opens
A 58‑photo exhibit plus maps and letters on Washington D C spanning 1792 to today opens July 7 at Laura Musser Art Gallery Muscatine in a Library of Congress and Pennsylvania Avenue Commission project touring via the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The feature notes L Enfant s baroque plan and its lasting relevance to urban growth and civic grandeur.
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Washington, D. C
Laura Musser
Muscatine
Library of Congress
Pennsylvania Avenue Commission
Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
Uenfant
Subscription rates for Muscatine daily paper and migrants aides
Subscription rates list daily carrier delivery in Muscatine city at 2.00 monthly in advance and 0.40 weekly elsewhere, mail options from 15.00 to 20.00 per year within 50 miles, with office hours and special delivery details. The note mentions Monica Murry OSF from Tobuke and migrant program workers arranging visits, jobs, doctor and dental appointments, and camping trips for children.
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City of
Muscatoe
Muscatine
Aily
Daly
Dial
Monica Murry
OSF
Tobuque
Water hydrant break sparks charges and crashes in Muscatine
Police report a 1:55 a.m. hydrant and utility pole damage after Herbert Noll, 43, of rural Muscatine, drove drunk and swerved along Mulberry Avenue. He was treated for a forehead cut and faces OMVI charges.
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Muscatine
Herbert Noll
Noll
Mulberry Avenue
Nell
Muscatine General Hospital
Dennis Edwards
Iowa Avenue
Esther Kautz
Lord Ave
Bromwell Raps Stanley on Tax Bill in GOP Senate Race
ARMSTRONG AP Bromwell challenging Sen. Stanley for the Republican nomination calls the 1967 tax bill errors untimely and unjust. Stanley accuses Gov. Hughes of veto threats preventing corrections. Bromwell says Stanley and Hughes dodge blame, passing buck as voters question accountability.
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Bramwell
Hughes
Stanley
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Shelley Winters
Diane Varsi
Max Frost
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Nomi
Lepton
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Hemingway
Fulmer
Wisconsin
Carol Fulmer
Orville W. Smith
Rt. 2
Wisconsin State University At
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Muscatine Journal
Lee Enterprises
3Rd St
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Washington
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Gail Chamberlin
M. Marana
Leo’s Clark
Park Ave
Smorgasboro
HOTEL
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Iowa State Bar Association
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David Stanley
Corporation and Business Law
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American Citizership
E. A. Hicklin
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W. O. Weaver
Buffalo Prairie Hall
Buffalo Prairie Firemen's Auxiliary
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