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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1975
Page
1
Clair York, Muscatine post master, voiced concern that school’s end brings youngsters close to mail delivery jeeps at curb routes. He urged children to wait at the curb until drivers finish and the jeep has pulled away to prevent injuries.
Rev. Robert A. Ahlstrom from Mayville North Dakota has been named chaplain of the Lutheran Homes. Installation will occur at the annual Lutheran Homes Festival on Sunday June 22. He succeeds Rev. Leon Knitt who resigned to take a post in Tinais.
Loyed Mosley age 17 of Route 5 was treated and released at Muscatine General after a car bicycle crash at Park Avenue and Ford Street about 9 40 p m A driver was Mary A Klein 18 of 516 W 2nd St. Other police reports list weekend thefts and vehicle items stolen including five bikes lawn chairs a necklace a tape player a television a billfold and a radiator with values noted from several residents.
Des Moines AP reports Sen. Forrest Schwengels advocates merging city and county police to improve protection in rural and urban areas. His bill would create a county public safety commission with authority to levy up to 1.62 dollars per thousand of assessed value to fund the system, harmonize retirement for all officers, and consolidate communications, records, jail staff, and supervision to boost efficiency and patrol capacity. The plan aims to provide full village coverage and reduce reaction times, with Decatur County cited as already showing gains.
An Omaha attorney for the Denver based American National Cattlemen s Association says a notice of appeal will be filed with the U S District Court next week to challenge a court ruling blocking USDA beef grading standards. If approved by ANCA leaders the appeal will be pursued before the U S Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in St Louis.
Twenty seven Battery C members attended the 55th annual reunion at the Rebekah Lodge Hall. Charles G. Fish was elected president with Harry F. Heinz as first vice president, J H Barnard as second vice president, Fred Lange as secretary treasurer, and J J Hoeksema as chaplain. Attendees came from Michigan Florida and Missouri. A 6 30 p m banquet was served by Rebekah Lodge members. The afternoon and evening were spent reminiscing.
First District Congressman Ed Mezvinsky will host a public town meeting in Muscatine at 3 p.m. Saturday June 14 in the Muscatine Public Library meeting room. Since 1972 he has held more than 60 such meetings across the district to hear constituents.
The Muscatine Journal announces office hours Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon. It lists subscription prices for city and surrounding areas including carrier and mail delivery options, with annual and monthly rates for various regions and groups. The newspaper is published daily except Sundays and holidays and is part of Lee Enterprises, Inc.
Jim Hillman and friend Marv Kershenske, both 14, quickly shut off power and doused a grease flame at 1018 Wier St. around 4 p.m. The kitchen stove exhaust fan and cabinets suffered smoke and fire damage, but firefighters noted the fire was contained by the youths' actions.
More than 600 visitors toured Muscatine General Hospital's new intensive coronary care unit during a 2 to 5 p.m. open house Sunday. Hospital administrator J W Myers called the response excellent while staff nurses explained the unit’s operation and construction cost near 400000 dollars.
Hail torn through Muscatine Island melon fields around Fruitland damaging about 150 of 450 acres of watermelons and 100 of 250 acres of cantaloupe. Weather official Lewis Peterson notes stand loss and delayed damage assessment, with a field day planned July 21 at the Island Experiment Station to show new vegetable techniques.
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