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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1962
Page
14
A long obituary page lists Mary Belle Luedtka 85 of Muscatine with ties to Lewis County Missouri and multiple marriages, surviving husband Bruno Luedtka and children, followed by Tim Walker infant burial in Muscatine. Jay C. Brasher 68 of Sommersville Missouri. Rose Lorack 89 of Iowa City. Leslie Rogers of Albuquerque with Wapello roots. Lillian May Barron 86 Muscatine native. Funeral details vary with multiple cemeteries and churches.
Mrs. Mattie Mof fett Hunsicker, 89, lifelong Wapello resident, died at 1 10 a.m. Monday at Hershey Convalescent Home in Muscatine following illness. She was a longtime member of the local community and is survived by relatives. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Mrs. Rogers Barron attended Salvation Army services as two sons Jesse Brown of Muscatine and David Kingan of Moline, plus two daughters Josephine Hernandez and Nellie Hazelwood of Muscatine, seven grandchildren, and several great grandchildren survive. Funeral arrangements by George M. Witlich Funeral Home with burial at Greenwood Cemetery.
Rep. Fred Schwengel told Milwaukee Young Republicans that the Republican party has done more to promote labor welfare since its inception than its critics claim. He argued the party’s actions support workers, contrasting with opponents’ rhetoric.
The Associated Press reports Iowa recorded nine traffic fatalities over the weekend, lifting the year total to 184. Victims include George Nagel of Fort Madison and his housekeeper Anna Kuhtjuergen, a two-car crash near a cemetery driveway on Highway 88, and John Jue and his daughter Connie Jo from Parnell in a head-on collision on a county road near Parnell. Additional victims include Henry Bockenstedt, William Ward, Charles Schneider, Allen Nielsen, Dean Wayne Olson, and others from crashes across Fort Madison, Colesburg, Weirton, and Iowa City regions, with multiple injuries reported.
Schwengel spoke at a one day labor conference sponsored by the Milwaukee Young Republicans, invited by Wisconsin and Iowa state central committees and Sen. Alexander Wiley. He cited Lincoln, Roosevelt and Hughes to argue that true labor reform began with the Republican party long before any New Deal program.
The state fire marshal joined the Clinton investigation into a Saturday night fire at Bennett Box Co. that burned for hours, damaged lumber piles, and affected offices. The firm, which makes boxes for the Iowa Ordnance plant at Burlington, had resumed hiring after a five week strike shutdown. The item also notes Swift & Co. posting a 1962 first half income of 7,362,857 versus 4,123,993 in 1961, and a historical aside about King Louis XIV’s household troops.
Mike Mann a 15 year old of Wilton was shot in the right leg by a 22 long rifle when fellow shooter Mack Brenner reached for the weapon. Deputy Whisler said the trigger guard had been removed earlier and the bullet lodged in the bone two inches above the knee. The youth was removed to his home after X ray checks at a physician's office. Town marshal Arthur Giese notified authorities.
St Ambrose Davenport Miss Juanita Monholland registrar says 68 courses in 3 departments will be offered in the six week summer session opening June 18. Registration June 15 and 16. mail registrations not accepted after June 12. Tuition is 22 per semester hour and a tentative schedule of majors is included.
Luther College regents backed by the American Lutheran Church voted to allow social dancing next fall. The action removes a 1930s catalogue rule that forbade dancing, stating the activity will now be permitted in college life.
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