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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1962
Page
2
Caslavka, chairman of the Parade committee for the Junior Chamber of Commerce Independence Day celebration, urged an early response to the JOC invitation for parade entries. He said all entries should be on hand by the 27th to allow proper committee review and planning.
The parade committee outlines trophy divisions for first place across five classifications including religious and patriotic floats and novelty entries. Marching groups and mounted units eligible, with ribbons for second and third places. An instrumental division has no trophy awarded.
Harry Steinert of Muscatine received a bachelor of arts degree as one of 158 graduates at Adams State College commencement in Alamosa Colorado. He studied secondary and business education with a music minor. A party for IOOF and Rebekah lodge members and friends is planned for Saturday at 8 pm at the IOOF hall.
Musculine county zoning commission met to consider two rezoning pleas and a special use permit. A 20 acre change near Stockton seeks heavy industry for a landfill to serve Durant, land owned by Ralph Krebs. A separate request by Mrs. Mary Marell would rezone land near Wilton for a war dwelling, with a 1 acre lot requirement. Clyde Nelson seeks a dog kennel permit along highway 61 in Fulton township. Larry Zier would operate the kennel from Blue Grass.
The Kiwanis club hosts the second annual Midwest Square Dance Festival over three days starting tonight at Town and Country parking lot Colorado. Harold Mainer of Granite City will preside as master of ceremonies with after party dances, breakfast, and multiple round dance workshops led by Paul and Edna Tinsley and caller Frank Lane. The schedule includes square and round dances at the armory and Town and Country, with calls by Lane Yerington and Gow among others.
June arrival marked by cooler air with a north wind around 10 mph. Temperatures ranged from 47 to 82 in Muscatine as skies clouded and forecasts called for continued cloudiness and no widespread showers tonight. The Weather bureau expects near normal five day temperatures with lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s, and rainfall of three quarters to an inch, possibly heavier in southern Iowa from sporadic thundershowers through next Saturday.
Muscatine district court will open Tuesday for a June term led by Judge Matthew Wastrate, continuing through summer and ending Sept 4 with no petit jury cases. Goshen Gladiators 4H club holds annual tour on Sunday June 27 starting with a noon dinner, basket lunch to be provided, tour at 1 pm after dinner.
A group of southeast Iowa residents listed for commencement weekend activities at Tows Wes leyan college in Mt. Pleasant includes Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Stanley of Muscatine, Miss Mobel Day of Winfield, and J. M. Beck of Centerville, a former Muscatine resident, with the annual alumni banquet beginning Saturday night at the student union.
Marie Marolf of Muscatine and 168 senior students were awarded degrees at Wartburg College Waverly taking part in the 110th annual commencement. She earned a bachelor of science degree in education. Police sought Edward Dismer 18 of 1225 Lincoln Boulevard who ran away from home last night.
A twin engine Cessna piloted by Ames Applicator Corp sprayed mosquito breeding grounds over Ames this morning under a city approved air application. The Sanitation Department operates a fogging unit with federal authorization. Four passes were made from Muscatine airport and a follow up spray is planned in about four weeks by Walter Pilgram.
Marian Dale DeVore of 403 East Sixth Street paid 25 dollars in fines and costs on two traffic charges after police halted him in the 1200 block of Grandview Avenue for entering from a driveway with squealing wheels. He also paid 10 dollars on a May 14 excessive muffler noise warrant at East Second and Walnut Streets in Illinois City.
Mr and Mrs Edward DeRocker and Mrs Frank DeRocker of Rock Island called on Mr and Mrs Everett Morehead Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Chet Johnson and children of Moline called at the Earl Dungan home Friday evening and Mrs Reba Reynolds returned home with them after spending the past four weeks with the Duganamily.
The Iowa Commerce Commission scheduled a hearing for June 12 at Des Moines on a gas line project by Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. to install 4.1 miles of natural gas mains in Fruitland township to serve Monsantor Chemical Co and the Muscatine Development Corporation industrial park. The plan includes 1.6 miles of eight inch and 0.5 miles of six inch mains, with easements secured and pipe shipments expected later this month. Construction aims to start soon and finish by September 1, linking to the Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America system and adding a metering station near Muscatine.
FR. L. Jackson of Muscatine was among the officers installed at the May Davenport meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Jackson serves as a member at large on the section's Executive Committee.
Parade story notes Sgt James W Pruden and 600 82nd Airborne personnel from Fort Bragg took part in a New York City Army parade. Pruden, first cook of Company E 501st Infantry, enlisted in 1958 and lives on Route 3 Muscatine with Mr and Mrs Re B Jackson.
Settlement of a traffic death claim for 3000 dollars on Ralph A. Althaus a 64 year old Muscatine businessman fatally injured June 15 1960 was ordered in Muscatine district court by Judge M L Sutton. The compromise involved Mrs Chrystal Ate haus widow and administratrix of the estate against Muscatine County and Arthur Burkhofer Moscow driver of a highway department truck. Althaus was driving south on highway 38 and turned into a farm driveway three miles north of the city when the county truck crashed into the pickup killing Althaus and his grandson Scott Graham 5. Granddaughter Cindy Graham 7 escaped with minor injuries. ACCUSED OF ASSAULT William Grace 3104 E Second Street was named on a charge of assault with intent to maim in the court of Justice of the Peace. Harvey G Allbee Tu by Alta J Yordt A small boy Richard Carlton son of Mrs Yordt was said to have been the injured party on May 29 when a rifle was fired into the floor. Police held Grace for a hearing in justice court.
York announces new U S Civil Service Commission exams for Air Traffic Control Specialist with the Federal Aviation Agency. Posts pay 4343 to 4830 yearly with early filing by June. Aviation experience may qualify by itself. others need college education or passing written tests. Also vacancies in Soil Conservation Service for engineering aid and conservation engineering aid.
Twenty two marriage licenses were issued and eight divorce decrees filed in May in Muscatine district court per clerk Mrs Florence Hetzer. Office funds totaled 14408.25 with 9353.07 for child support and other fees. Additional sources included district courts 461.33 probate 820 fines 715 sheriff fees 58.07 and more totaling several hundred dollars.
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