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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1966
Page
2
Muscatine county board of supervisors proposed a tentative 1967 budget totaling 5,114,066 in expenditures with 1,319,320 in property tax levies. The plan increases spending for the poor fund, state institutions, and general operations, with public hearing set for 10 a.m. Monday Aug. 16.
Two cars collided in Ted Jensen's front yard at 41 Park at 2:10 a.m. Police arrested drivers Ronald Wayne Sheppard, 20, of 311 Orange Street, and Robert Everet Delano, 38, of 36 Canon Avenue. They pleaded guilty before Justice Harold Hanson, fined $50 plus costs, with witnesses saying they were racing west on Second Street.
Roy Schnedler son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Schnedler has a new address General Delivery Building E U S Naval Station Norfolk Virginia 23511 The report notes a traffic collision at Park Avenue junction where two cars crashed in the intersection damaging a Jensen residence lawn and terrace. Delano and Sheppard drove 1959 and 10 year old cars with front and side damage reported by police, with two Rock Island residents witnessing the crash.
Isabelle Tayes Mich widow of Daniel D. Mich former Muscatine Journal editor who died last November has resumed writing. He edited Look Magazine. She is working on magazine articles and a new book, and visited Muscatine years ago while gathering material for a book.
Mr and Mrs Carl Beatty Route 4 announce their son Marvin Beatty is now in Viet Nam His new mailing address is PFC Marvin Beatty RA 16861700 510th ENGR Co Mainz D C APO 96812 San Francisco California
Fairfield Jaycees and a local couple help Nguyen Thi My, a Vietnamese exchange student, return to the United States to pursue college. My, who stayed with Mr and Mrs Jack Pierce after a year in Keosauqua, received a Parsons College scholarship and part time work, with fundraising planned to cover travel costs.
The Muscatine Journal, published daily except Sundays and holidays, is a Lee Enterprises newspaper based in Muscatine Iowa. It operates under AP News Dispatch rights and is entered as second class matter at the Muscatine post office.
Delivery notes detail city and distant subscription terms with weekly, annual, and mail options. Rates appear for within 50 miles of Muscatine and beyond, with prices listed in dollars and terms for advance payment. Several garbled lines hint at special delivery times and service areas.
Thomas DeWayne Essex, one of two Muscatine youths sentenced for burglary at a Grandview avenue tavern, will be released to enter a Job Corps training center. Judge R K Stohr approved commutation for remaining term if Essex stays in Job Corps at least 60 days and remains jailed until departure. Essex and a co defendant pled guilty July 23 to breaking into the tavern.
Lee Roy Shelter 33 of 1107 Orange Street told police he fell asleep behind the wheel on West Eighth Street at 3 15 a m today. His eastbound car crashed into two parked vehicles in the 40 block near Spruce Street, hitting Walter C Newton and William Shank vehicles. Shelter was arrested for failure to have control of his car and posted a $23 bond in Police Court. He forfeited the bond.
At about 2:20 am a lighted flare ignited a tire at an excavation site on Miles Avenue and Kansas Street, causing a burning tire to explode. Firemen responded to the blaze at Sulzberger Excavating, with the incident described as a fire ignition event at the site.
Ashland Oregon saw the Shakespeare festival darken during a recent performance of Midsummer Night's Dream when a power failure interrupted the show. No injuries reported and lights returned after the outage.
Pallischeck a Muscatine native and group vice president of Xerox Rochester N Y has been elected to the board of Rank Xerox Ltd London England He joined Xerox in 1962 after 22 years with General Electric He and Mrs Pallischeck live at 1772 Jackson Road Penfield New York He is general manager of the information systems division of Xerox and was elected alongside John W Rutledge to Rank Xerox Ltd board The Rank Organization Ltd jointly owns Rank Xerox Four other Xerox officials also serve on the Rank Xerox board
The Quad-City Music Guild presents Camelot at Prospect Park Auditorium Mo ling with Henry Stampf as Sir Lancelot. The production runs August 4 to 7, tracing Arthur’s reign, the love triangle with Guenevere, Lancelot’s departure and return, and the eventual war sparked by Mordred. Stampf, a Davenport native, previously starred in Bye Bye Birdie and has performed with multiple bands.
Two 14 and 15 year old boys admitted to police Friday night that they looted several boats moored in the municipal small craft harbor beside Riverside park earlier this month. They also admitted taking 25 music records, trading bicycle parts, and stealing cigarets and items from a warehouse on Main street. An $80 Ellis Keller wristwatch was recovered, sold for $3, along with a W-transistor radio and two fishing tackle boxes. Police noted prior arrests for other thefts this month.
The Muscatine Island Truck Growers Association with Muscatine and Louisa counties sheriffs will patrol melon fields this year. Patrol cars will be on duty each night starting August 1. Each farmer will be deputized and anyone stealing or damaging melons will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
More than 5 000 Towans have applied for educational benefits under the new G I Bill announced by E W Christen sen director of the Des Moines VA Center. A basic $108 monthly payment is available to full time students with increases for marriage or dependents and reductions for part time study. Veterans are paid after attendance is certified for each calendar month, so some may need to cover initial two months. Another 2 000 Towans have sought home loan eligibility certificates, with many advancing to loan applications. Veterans discharged after January 31, 1955 with 181 days or more of service urged to apply at the Des Moines VA Center.
Sheriff Dick Oppelt said thieves used a truck to haul away about half of Hahn Brothers Sand and Gravel metal pile on Mus cating Island after 6 p.m. Friday. The loss was described as a ton of scrap metal from the site.
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