Kiwanis Division Seven Sports Day Held at Geneva Club
Phil Temple and J H Peterson registered visiting Kiwanis club members on Tuesday for the Division Seven Sports Day. Standing in the photo are Duane Abbott of Geneseo and Don Paro of Davenport. The Geneva Golf and Country Club event ended with a fellowship dinner in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Temple
J. H. Peterson
Kiwanis Club
Duane Abbott
Geneseo, III
Don Paro
Davenport
Geneva Golf and Country Club
Dr. EL. Bowker
Clinton
Kiwanis
Feft
Harold Ogilvie
Muscatine Kiwanis
Red Sims
Robert Lothringer
Gene Long
Bill Sherman
Alley Blast Disrupts Downtown Muscatine Power
A 3 pm explosion in Tan alley between Hotel Muscatine and the Towa liquor store blew a man-hole cover into the air and disrupted electricity across several blocks around Mississippi Drive Second Street Town Avenue. Municipal crews and a private power company assessed damage and began repairs after a fire in wiring and flickering power at Hotel Muscatine. Yellow smoke rose from the man-hole as residents reported the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Matetole Gover
Hotel Muscatine
Towa Liquor Store
Mississippi Drive
Second Street
Town Avenue
Municipal Electric Department
Thedavene
Inwa Electric Light and Power
Gene Mueller
Missing 3102 Gallons of Fuel From Continental Oil Tank
A Continental Oil representative reported 3192 gallons missing from the storage facility at 901 Grandview Avenue. Fuel disappeared over the last three weeks and the tank was breached to take the fuel.
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Continental Oil Company
Grandview Avenue
Jacks T
Deser tion charge against Truitt dismissed in Muscatine court
The Muscatine district court dismissed the desertion charge against Donald Leroy Truitt on Tuesday due to lack of prosecution, as ruled by Judge Matthew Westgale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Leroy Truitt
Muscatine District Court
Matthew West ‘Gale
Geneseo Man Elected Kiwanis Lt Governor At Division 7 Event
Robert Powell of Geneseo Illinois was elected Lt Governor of Division 7 in a Kiwanis district election held at the Division Sports Day at Gen Eva Golf and Country Club the Muscatine clubs hosting. The dinner drew 126 members with 62 golfing participants as Rev E I Hageman of Chicago served as master of ceremonies and awards were given for 25 golf and attendance prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Powell
Geneseo
Towalllinois Kiwanis Club
Powell
Geneva Golf and Country Club
Muscatine Kiwanis Clubs
Kiwanis
Partici
Pated
E. I. Hageman
Chicago
Muscatine Kiwanis’ Club
Golf Towneval
Augusta
Harald Ogilvie
Carl Walter
Warren Allen
Jack Nietzel
Spacecraft Test Soars From Cape Kennedy Ship
A delta winged spacecraft launched from Cape Kennedy at 10 38 EST on a 25 minute suborbital flight. It reached about 40 miles altitude before streaming to splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean 62 miles short of the intended target southeast of Antigua. Air Rescue divers secured the craft as a recovery ship moved toward the scene.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
N— A
Atlantic Ocean
Air Force
Antigua Island
Stanley Spring Commended for SUI Grades
Stanley L. Spring, son of J. X. Spring, of 423 Parkington Drive, is among 15 students in the College of Business Administration at the State University of Iowa commended for high grades in the spring semester. Each received a congratulatory letter from Dean B. D. Barnes after earning a B plus or better GPA on 32 or more hours. Spring is a senior at the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley L. Spring
J. x. Spring
Parkington Drive
College of Business Administration
State University of Iowa
B. D. Barnes
Spring
University
Businessmen Tour Area Farms This Tuesday Afternoon
A chartered bus will tour four farms in Seventy-Six township next Tuesday afternoon. The annual Businessmen’s Farm Tour, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, departs from the Civic Center at 6:00 p.m. Reservations are being taken at the chamber office. Visitors will view a Hampshire hog operation, a Grade A dairy, a purebred Hereford herd, and several Cashman farm operations with cattle at different feeding stages. Cattle from these farms have topped Chicago market prices in recent years.
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Morris Legler
Morris Hoopes
Maurice Furlong
Harry
Phil’ Cashman
Chicago
Chamber ‘Office
Youngsters Get Bench Probation After Car Thefts
Two Muscatine youths faces six months in county jail and probation after being sentenced for taking automobiles without consent. Robert Hahn, 12, and Michael Lloyd Walker, 18, were placed under probation supervision by Judge Matthew Westrate. Hahn, arrested June 20 in Grand Rapids Michigan, allegedly drove off near Conesville on June 16 and abandoned the car in Garrison Minnesota. Walker found an unlocked car owned by Peyton Johnson at 1004 East Second Street and drove it, with Johnson reporting the vehicle missing. police stopped him at Hershey Avenue and Main Street. Both cases assign them to probation and six months confinement in county jail.
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Muscatine District Court
Matthew Westrate
Robert
Hahn
Michael
Lloyd’ Walker
Muscatine
Fenton Barnard
Grands Rapids
Minn
Conesville
Monroe Danielson
Washington
Garrison
Michael Lloyd Walker
Peyton Johnson
East Second
East Sixth Street
Hershey Avenue
Main Street
Johnson
Ruby Tells Lie Detector He Didn't Plan Killing
Dallas jury member Jack Ruby denies planning Oswald’s killing to polygraph operators. He says he killed Oswald to spare Mrs. Kennedy’s ordeal and claims he had no organization aim. Tests were conducted last Saturday in Dallas County Jail at his request with a Warren Commission member present. The outcome of the tests has not been officially released. Also note: Jehovah's Witnesses assembly planned in Davenport July 23 26 with 4000 expected, Edward Laszlo as principal speaker.
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Daleas
Jack Ruby
FBL
Lee ‘Harvey
Oswald
Dallas ‘Times’ Herald
Times Herald
Washington ‘Bureau
Dallas County
Ruby
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Warren Commission
Jehovah's Witnesses
Muscatine
Ervitape of the Spirit’ Distrie Assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses
Davenport
Hancock
Edward Laszlo
Chicago
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
Tnc
Missing cash and items from island pit in Muscatine
A Davenport man reported more than 200 dollars stolen from his billfold left in a car while he swam Tuesday afternoon at a Muscatine island gravel pit. John Houser said six dollars was also taken from his billfold at the same location Tuesday evening. Martyr State reported losing a shirt and shoes.
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Muscatine Island
Davenport
Chris Diedericks
Hillcrest Avenue
John Houser
Leroy Street
Martyr State
Iowa Crash Kills Omaha Man in Two-Car Collision
Donald W. Yost aged 60 from Omaha died at Estherville hospital from injuries in a two car crash on Highway 9 six miles east of Estherville. The other driver, Richard Miner aged 28 from near Estherville, was also hospitalized.
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Estherville
Donald W. Yost
Omaha
Estherville Hospital
Here
Identified Burlington fraud suspect Baker hid as Ryan
W Baker alias Marvin John Ryan, 44, held in Burlington on forgery charges tied to McElroy TV Sales check for 187.50. Police linked his true identity via photograph, noting prior arrests from Davenport to Muscatine and a 1964 false pretenses charge dismissed after hospital treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wingson C. Baker
Baker
Marvin John Ryan
Burlington
Clifford Bennett
Ryan
Bennett
Joe Maher
McElroy TV Sales and Service
Third Street
McElroy’s
Rock Island
Iowa City
Andalusia
Ill
Robert L. Ryan
Robert YW. Ryan
Ramand Johnson
Burington
McElroy
Davenporl
Muscatine
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Henry County
Fort Madison
Muscatine Tavern
Mount Pleasant ‘State Hospital
Supervisors Deny Beer License For Speedway
The board denied two class B beer licenses for Hawkeye Speedway Inc on Highway 61 east of Muscatine with only Supervisor Ebn Ths voting for it. The race track has not opened. A class A liquor permit for the Fraternal Order of Magles lodge was opposed by Supervisor Henry SyWassink. The application will go to the state liquor control commission. Karen M. Orr resigns from the county treasurer’s vehicle license department, effective July 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
George Kahl
Hawkeye Speedway, Inc
Highway 61
Muscatine
Ebn Ths
Order of Magles Lodge
Henry SyWassink
State Liquor Control Commission
Five O'clock Club
Highway 22
Nagle Backs Barry Goldwater in Iowa City
George Nagle of Iowa City, one of Iowa delegates who preferred Scranton, says he is going all out for the man who won, Senator Barry Goldwater, in the Republican presidential nomination race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
George Nagle
Iowa
Pennsylvania
William Scranton
Barry Goldwater
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Dan
Cole Siaw
A. Hitman
Wed
Toood
SPEAS
Spear Vineoe
Pisati
Stanley Spring
SUI
Lie Detector
Tichantty
East Second St
W. Baker
Speedway
Karen M. Orr
County Treasurer's Office
Nagle
Barry
Hilltop
Iva Crawford
Anne Heim
Audie Murphy
Giascals
Tage
Ee Carroll Baker
Lee J. Coeb
Henry Fonda
Arolyn
Peg George Peppard
Debbie Reynolds
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