Mayor Proposes Bridge Payment For Muscatine
Mayor Robert Bosch proposed using the citys general obligation bond capacity to pay off about 309000 owed on the Muscatine bridge. The bridge commission and federal government appoints maintain and operate the bridge with revenue paying mortgages. Council reactions were mixed with alderman Finnegan urging the bridge commission handle the obligation and Peters cautioning against rushing.
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Mississippi
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Theyi
Muscatine Bridge Commission
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Pat) Finnegan
Bridge Commission
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Harold Peters
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Iowa State Alumni Picnic Set for July 21
Arrangements completed for the annual Iowa State University Alumni family picnic to be held at the shelter house in Kimberly Park West Side on Sunday July 21 at 1 30 p m. A brief program includes a report on federal animal health laboratory activities. Special guest Prof H M Black head of the division of mechanical engraving will attend. All alumni and students are invited and asked to bring a covered dish and table service. Beverages supplied by the committee.
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Iowa State
Shelter House
Kimberly Park
West Side
Federal Animal Health Laboratory
Ruest
H. M. Black
We Division of Mechanical Enginraving
Tharse
Bowling Gets 8 Year Term In Binz Death
Bowing M Bowling, 28, of Davenport, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Charles A. Binz, 38, formerly of Muscatine. Scott County District Court Judge Lowell D. Phelps sentenced him to up to eight years in the Anamosa reformatory and imposed a $1,000 fine. The plea reduced murder charges and cited intoxication as a factor in the incident.
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Jackson M. ‘Bowling
East Sixth
Davenport
Charles A. Binz
Muscatine
Anamosa Reformatory
Scott County
Lowell’ D. Phelps
Bowling
Bing
Charge Woman With Assault And Battery
Mrs. Harry Kauffman of 1034 Climer Street was charged with assault and battery after a warrant served Thursday. She posted a $24 bond and is due to appear July 18 before Justice Halvey G. Alber Jr. The warrant followed a complaint by Ogal Sapp alleging involvement of Dawn Sapp.
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Harry ‘Kauffman
Climer Street
Adlars
Justica of the Peace
Halvey G. Alber, Jr
Ogal Sapp
Kauffman
Dawn Sapp
City awards off street parking lot contract in Muscatine
The Muscatine city council accepted the lowest bid of 40,753.95 from 19 Brosvari Lucas for a mixed phase project adding 100 off street parking spaces in blocks of West Second and East Second streets. Construction includes cement surfaces, entrances on Second street, and an 8 Walnut street distance. The project, designed by the city engineering department, aims for completion by October with funding from parking meter revenue and lot improvements.
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Brosvari-Lucas
Muscatine
Tirat
West Second Street
Walnut’ Street
Jeast Second Suraet
Fox 48
East Second Street
Walnut Street
City’ Engineering
Brossatt-Lucas
Santa Fe Super Chief Through Here
Blocking on the main line near Edelstein Tl derailed five freight cars and damaged about a mile of tracks. The Santa Fe Super Chief westbound reportedly ran over the Rock Island line between Chillicothe and Kansas City. A burned journal is believed to have caused the midtrain derailment. No injuries were reported.
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Edelstein
Super
Muscatine
Rock Island Jin
Rock Island
Chillicothe
Ransas City
Public Health Warns on Salmonella From Unclean Eggs
The Public Health Service reports 77 people across 25 states and the District of Columbia contracted salmonella from contaminated eggs following an outbreak traced to cracked or unclean eggs. The source was not named, and hospitals were not identified. Illness can cause gastroenteritis, stomach cramps, diarrhea, and fever in severe cases.
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Public Health Service
Columbia
Ealing
New York City
Ex-School Head Pleads Innocent Of Embezzlement
John J. Hurwitz 70 former Central City Community School superintendent in Linn County pleaded innocent in district court to a 446.98 embezzlement charge. He resigned July 2 after restitution on April 11. indicted by county grand jury. The case stems from an audit by a state examiner.
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Social Rapids
Linn County
John J. Hurwitz
Central City
Hurwitz
Misses Dona andi Stalkfleet Visit Farmington Grandparents
The Misses Dona andi Stalkfleet of Farmington North Carolina are visiting their grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Stalkfleet at 1067 Youcas street.
One Killed in Car Truck Crash
A truck driver remained in serious condition at a Fort Dodge hospital after a traffic collision near Highways 5 and 17. A Colorado man, Jesse Diver Amia, 79, of Loveland, Colo, was killed instantly when his car collided with a semitrailer driven by Paul Anderson, 37, of Fort Dodge. The crash occurred four miles west of here.
Vacant Davenport Building Burns
A fire broke out in a vacant two story Davenport building on a Thursday afternoon in downtown. Firemen cited an acetylene torch used to raze old wood near an elevator as the likely fire source. the Iowa-Illinois Gas and Coal Company had begun razing the structure.
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Davenno
Iowa-Illinois’ Gas, and Co
Two New Agencies In Drive For 1964 Funds
Muscatine United Fund board approved a 103 500 budget for 1964 to support health welfare and youth needs. Two new agencies added are the Iowa Children's Home Society with 1 000 and National Travelers Aid Association with 67, raising total to 108 500 including campaign expenses and reserves.
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Muscatine Board
Muscatine Welfare Association
Boy Scouts of America
Girl Scouts of America
YALCA
Ublic Health Nursing Association
Salvation Army
Emergency & Rescue Unit
Amerccan Red Cross
Muscatine Co
Association For Retarded Children
Us.d
Arthritis
National Travelers Aid Association
United Fine Administration
United Fund Board of Directors
Iowa Children’s Home Society
Iowa Children Society
Iowa
Reedit
Muscatine
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Introductory Sermon Sunday For New Pastor
Rev. James W. Kalthoff becomes pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church Muscatine and St Paul Lutheran Church Wapello. He will preach his introductory sermon titled Ministers Are Ambassadors. The congregation meets at Hotel Muscatine with worship at 8 a m and Bible class at 10 a m. A new church site on Lucas Street is planned.
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Our Savior Lanheran Church
Missouri Synod
Muscatine
Kalthoff
Concordian Theological Seminary
Springfield
Marshall
Our Savior Lutheran Church
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Wapello
Park Avenue
Nalthott
Lutheran Church
Lucas Street
Hotel Muscatine
Prisoner Escapes Polk County Jail Through Window
Raymond Lewis Post, 38 of Davenport, sawed through bars and a mesh screen to escape Thursday night from Polk County jail by crawling through a 10 inch window and dropping 15 feet on a mattress strip rope. Another prisoner, Raymond Lee Bestman, 25 of Gilman, Wisconsin, attempted the same escape but failed. Sheriff Wilbur T. Hiléreth commented on the incident.
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Polk County
Raymond Lewis Post
Davenport
Wilbur
T. Hiléreth
Raymond Lee Bestman
Gilman
Wis
Royal Departure From Britain Guards Athens Flight
King Paul and Queen Frederika of Greece left London by plane for Athens after a turbulent four day state visit marked by violent demonstrations. Security was tight at Buckingham Palace and London airport with police and security agents blocking entrances and a Greek airliner waiting for departure. A large police presence and barricades controlled access while authorities anticipated potential protests.
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Paul
Frederika
Greece
Athens
Buckingham Palace
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