Truck Tips Driver Escapes After Wreck on Grandview Avenue
In Davenport, Dean Jarvis described a truck tipping over on Grandview Avenue near the Lumber Mart in rainy conditions. The vehicle skidded across the westbound shoulder, tipped, and slid onto the highway before righting on the shoulder. About 10 men assisted in pushing the truck back onto its wheels while a wrecker later removed it. The windshield was damaged and the left rear tire blown.
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Dean Jarvis
Davenport
Muscatine
Jarvis
Grandview Avenue
Grandview
Lumber Mart
Gil Dietz
Heavy Rain Floods Local Areas As Storm Moves Through Iowa
Heavy rainfall deluged Muscatine with nearly an inch and a half, flooding catch basins and sewers and lifting Mad Creek about 18 inches. Mud covered Hershey Avenue as Walter canvassed streets. Incidents mirrored statewide showers, with Humboldt reporting 9.18 inches and Ft. Dodge 3.31 inches. Temperatures hovered in the 60s, with 70s to 90s forecast and more showers possible in northern Iowa.
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Muscatine
Mad Creek
Walter
Hershey Avenue
Iowa
Ainfall
Associated Press
Humboldt
Ft. Dodge
Des Moines
Mason City
Council Bluffs
Government Scrap Sold At Auction
Fourteen persons and firms bid at a Rock Island District auction of government property. High bidder Leg I Osborn of Muscatine paid 255 dollars for a scrap pump barge and 244.40 for a scrap launch, with other items including batteries motors wire lawn gear and radio equipment sold as salvage. Cholera Epidemic Spreads in India in central India with 202 deaths since July 1 and more districts affected in Maharashtra after inoculations. over 1200 cases reported.
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Rock Island
Corps of Engineers
Leg I. Osborn
Muscatine
India
Delsi
Sing
Maharashtra
Bombay
Omaha Police Hunt for Body Of Iowa Woman
Omaha police seek a body of Iva Hiatt a 44 year old from Council Bluffs believed strangled and left near Missouri River brush. Merlin Long 31 is detained in Storm Lake on murder charges in another Iowa case. investigators comb river area with 36 officers. Long allegedly choked Hiatt after a ride from an Omaha tavern and tried to drag her toward the river but failed.
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Omaha
Missouri River
Douglas
Donald. Knowles
Iva Hiatt
Council Bluiis
Storm Lake
Merlin C. Long
Long
Long Ag
Bonnie Johnson
Sioux Rapids
Little Sioux River
Peterson
Iowa
Joe Maher Elected By Legion Post 27 Commander
Joe Maher was elected Post Commander of Muscatine American Legion Post 27 at the annual officers election held Thursday. George Cordwall is first vice commander, Glen Crow second vice commander, Calvin Rowe adjutant, Vernon Webb chaplain, Charles M Mason historian, Fred Harmes, s afety s officer, Ray Wickers finance officer. Executive committee members named include Joe Montgomery, Lee Smith, and Ralph Connell. The fourth annual Town American Legion convention will be in Waterloo August 3 and 4. The 40 and 8 promenade is planned for Waterloo August 1 and 2. Delegates from Muscatine will represent the local post and Voiture 226. A total of 768 boys attended Hawkeye Boys State in 1964 through Town Posts sponsorship. Refreshments were served by Joe Montgomery, Olive Grommet and Alberta Wiley.
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Joe Maher
Muscatine
American ‘Legion
George Cordwall
Glen Crow
Calvin Rowe
Vernon Webb
Charles M.mason
Fred Harmes
Ray Wickers
Joe Montgomery
Lee Smith
Ralph Connell
American Legion
Waterloo
Muscatiné
Hawkeye
Olive Grommet
Alberta
Wiley
Plan to Complete Illinois Interstate 8 by 1966
Gov Otto Kerner announced that the U S Bureau of Public Roads approved an Illinois plan to finish Interstate 8 in Illinois by 1966. Funds would complete a three fourths mile section from Kedzie Avenue west to the Tri State Tollway with ramps linking to Kedzie Avenue near Hazel Crest in Cook County. Engineers will propose a design for connecting to the Tri State Tollway near 171st Street and Western Avenue.
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Springfield
Otto Kerner
U. S
Bureau’ of Ready
Illinois
Ilinois
Kerner
Kedzie Avenue
Hazel Crest
Cook County
Tri-State Tollway
Toll Highway Commission
171St Street
Western Avenue
Muscatine Girl Learns From Mississippi Coed
Linda Jones, a Muscatine native, spent five weeks at a colored college in Holly Springs Mississippi. She describes mixed reception, strict discipline, and learning that the world isn’t bound by hate. Jones says the experience deepened her understanding of both northern and southern racial tensions and that she would go again despite danger and disapproval.
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Linda ‘Jones
Howard Jones
Crestline
Mississippi
Holly Springs
Cedar. Falls
Linda Jones
Crestline Drive
Muscatine
Linda
Mittman Completes Army Security Course Stationed on Formosa
Larry Mittman 22 finished seven months of a technical course at Fort Devens Massachusetts and is now stationed on Formosa. He graduated high in his class and was honored by Col Phillip Davison for diligence and ability. Mittman attended Muscatine Community College and Iowa State University.
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Mittman
Formosa
Larry Mittman
Fort Devens
Mass
Mittenan
U.S. Army Security Agency ,Training Center
Richard J. Mittman
Muscatine
Phillip B. Davison
Army Security Agency
Lightning strikes a rural home on Highway 22 damages AC
Firefighters rushed to the Louie Ticke residence on Highway 22 around 10 30 after occupants reported a lightning hit that damaged the air conditioner. No other damage to the house was found, and a repairman was summoned to recheck the unit.
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Muscatine
Louie, Ticke
Car and Truck Damaged In Mishap Near Muscatine
In heavy rain six miles south of Muscatine on Highway 61 two vehicles were damaged but occupants escaped injury. Ver nard Dale Almandinger, 2, of 808 East Sixth Street drove a Chevrolet south and began to pass Clarence Daniel Hough, 48, of West Chester who was turning left. car damage over $100, truck damage about $0 per Deputy Sheriff Robert Miller.
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Muscatine
Highway 61
Vernard Dale Almandinger
East Sixth Street
Clarence Daniel Hough
West Chester
Robert Miller
Truckers Arrested After City Police Booking
Two truck drivers were booked at the Muscatine police station at 2 15 this morning on arrests by Deputy Sheriff Charlie Whisler. Ralph Griffith of West Covina California posted 200 bond on a charge of failure to weight ver high. The warrant was issued March 22 at Atlantic Ta Cloyd M Gary Salt Lake City was charged with overload and improper registration. He was fined 157 and costs.
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Muscatine
Charlie Whisler
Ralph Griffith
West Covina
Calif
Atlantic
Cloyd M. Gary
Salt Lake City
Fine Driver After Light Pole Damaged
E C Kauffman, 85, Route 1 Muscatine, drove his 196 car into a light pole and a stop sign at Third and Pine, Muscatine, Thursday evening. Police said he lost control while turning from Third Street onto Pine. Vivian Allison, 957 Lucas, was a passenger. Kauffman was fined 25 dollars and costs for failure to have his car under control.
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E. C. Kauffman
Route 1
Muscatine
Third
Pine-in-Muscatine
Kauffman
Pine
Vivian Allison
Lucas
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