Muscatine Journal Approves 1966 Street Paving Plan
Muscatine city council unanimously approved a $247,512 1966 permanent street paving program. Work includes 27 foot wide concrete pavements along Newell avenue past West Junior High and McKinley Elementary, with bids to open June 23. Final costs rely on contracts. special assessments expected to cover about $164,797.28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Journal
Newell Avenue
Fulham Avenue
West Junior High
McKinley
Manent
Musser Street
Grandview Avenue
Muscatine Slough
Plan to Remove Parking From Highways Defeated
Four aldermen balked Thursday night on a proposal to remove parking on both sides of highways 62 % and 38 within the city, but the council approved more than 20 other changes in parking, traffic regulations and street improvements. The plan to ban parking on Hershey avenue west from Mississippi drive to Green street and then along Green and Grandview avenues to the Milwaukee railroad crossing sparked debate. Alderman John Hilton cited potential business losses for merchants on the route as he voted yes with three others. a minority opposed, including Wayne Tooman and Harold Vischer. Additional measures include raised meter fees, stricter over parking penalties, and numerous no parking zones and traffic-lane changes for improved flow. The council approved downtown parking lot plans, traffic-light adjustments, one-way traffic proposals, and growth-plan considerations by Stanley Engineering.
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Hershey Avenue
Mississippi Drive
Green Street
Green and
Grandview Avenue
Milwaukee Railroad
Wayne Tooman
Harold Vischer
Harold
Pat) Finnegan
Wheeler
Leroy Street
Eighth
Cedar
Iowa
Eighth and
Mulberry
Fifth Street
Towa
Fifth
Eighth, Mulberry
Mississippi
Pine Streets
Cedar Street
Fulham
Parham
Washington
Park Avenue Methodist Church
YMCA
Lucas
East Second Street
West Third Street
Barry Avenue
St. Mathias School
West Eighth Street
Myrtle Avenue
Mulberry Avenue
Municipal Electric Utility
Fourth
Sixth Street
Stanley Engineering Company
Whicher
Park Avenues
Spring
Third
Second
State Highway Commission
Houser
Busch Street
Charles Street
Authorize City Check for Census in Muscatine
The city will send 2075 dollars to the federal census to start a special census of Muscatine. The council authorized the payment Thursday. It includes 155 dollars for block level counts and a total estimate of 5030 dollars for the census. An additional 2955 dollars covers salaries of workers. The estimate assumes a 24000 population and will adjust with the final figure. In 1960 Muscatine had 20997 residents. Block counts will aid a new city plan and possibly urban renewal data.
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Federal Bureau of the Census
Muscatine
Census Bureau
Muscatine Journal Publication Details
The Muscatine Journal is a daily newspaper except Sunday, member of Lee Enterprises, incorporated at 061 X, Muscatine Town 87761. It is entered as second class matter in the Muscatine post office under the Act of March 1879, associated with the Associated Press and AP dispatches.
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Muscatine
Subscriptions Rates For Muscatine Newspaper
Subscription terms list urban and mail delivery prices. In city delivery nine dollars monthly in advance, daily carrier delivery by non city staff forty cents. Daily in city yearly mail within Muscatine limits 12.00, over fifty miles 20.00. All mail subscriptions payable in advance. Office hours from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Special delivery for missed papers until 12:30.
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Muscatine
Mitine
Offica
Remedial Summer School Opens Monday
The Remedial Summer School begins Monday at 8:30 a.m. at Cen ee Junior High Jefferson Lincoln and Garfield. Parents notified and urged to have children ready by 8:30. The staff includes 37 teachers two counselors and an audio visual instructor. Bob Herwig directs the program.
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Cenee Junior High
Jefferson
Lincoln
Garfield
Bob Herwig
Public Hearing Date Set On Garden Apartment Zoning
The city council schedules a 4:30 p.m. June 23 hearing on the zoning commission’s RA garden apartment classification. The reform uprates land space rules for multiunit dwellings and may affect planned construction on vacant property. The ordinance committee will study after the hearing. The council also approved the final plat for Arthur E. Stanley’s Bidwell addition with over 20 residence lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoning Commission
Gerald Powell
Wier Street
Cedar Street
Cedar and
Logan
Council
Harold
Pat) Finnegan
Arthur E. Stanley
Bidwell Addition
Bidwell Road
Head Start Opens at Garfield School Monday
The Head Start program begins Monday at Garfield school for eight weeks from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Two teachers, Leona Sissel and Judy Frye, will instruct with Jo Ann Reeding and Diane Stange assisting. Lou Gantenbein leads medical aid. Two children enrolled, more expected. Hot lunches provided. Program aims to ready preschoolers from economically deprived areas for kindergarten. Funded under the Elementary Secondary Education Act of 1965.
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Garfield School
Leona Sissel
Judy Frye
Jo Ann Reeding
Diane Stange
Lou Gantenbein
Minor Arrested In Possessing Liquor Charge
Police arrested an 11 year old Muscatine youth at East Fourth Street and Mulberry Avenue around 10 p.m. Thursday and charged him with possessing liquor as a minor. He was released to his father.
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Muscatine
East Fourth Street
Mulberry Avenue
Sister Mary Thomas Moore Walsh to Attend Iowa Institute
Sister Mary Thomas Moore Walsh a Hayes High School English teacher at 205 W Std St is among four high school English instructors chosen for an advanced composition and linguistics institute at the University of Iowa this summer. Sponsored by the National Defense Education Act the program runs June 20 to July 29 focusing on teaching advanced composition modern English grammar and related topics. Participants must have majored in English and be connected with the Advanced Standing or Advanced Placement programs. Each participant will receive 75 dollars weekly plus 15 dollars weekly per dependent with no tuition or fees.
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Mary Thomas Moore Walsh
W. Std
Hayes High School
University of Iowa
National Defense Education Act
NDEA
International Club Projects Voted At Year End Picnic
Muscatine International club members closed the year with a picnic at Catherine Miller’s home. Jeanne Miller spoke on her Europe and Soviet tour with the University of Iowa Symphony Band and souvenir items. The group allocated funds to two Peace Corps care packages for Chile, a Viet Nam soap drive, a Latin American school book box, and a scholarship to an American Friends Service Committee Southeast Asia workshop in June 1926. Charles Jebens Price, formerly of Muscatine, graduated May 29 from the University of Missouri Rolla with an electrical engineering degree and works with McDonnell Aircraft Corp in St Louis. address 7401 A Park Towne So.
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Jeanne Miller
University of Iowa Symphony
Europe
Peace Corps
Chile
American Friends Service Committee
Southeast Asia
Boone
Price
Missouri
Charles Jebens Price
Muscatine
University of Missouri At
Rolla
McDonnell Aircraft Corp
St. Louis
Park Towne
TRAIN Meeting Date Changed
The Iowa East Central TRAIN postpones the June 6 meeting for one week to June 13. The anti poverty group serves Cedar, Louisa and Muscatine counties and will meet at 7 30 p m at the Muscatine county courthouse.
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Iowa East Central
Muscatine County
Low East Central
Cedar
Louisa
Muscatine
Gray Memorial Fund Promotes Youth Center Plan
A Gray Memorial Fund has been started at Central State Bank to support establishing a community youth center for local youths. The effort honors Bill Gray and aims to fund facility development and youth programs.
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Gray Memorial Fund
Bill Gray
Central State Bank
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John Hilton
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Robert Wheeler
Wilton Dairy Queen
Witten Junction
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International Club
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