Rainy Midwest Fly-In Trims Events and Winners
Persistent rain and low ceilings forced cancellations at the Midwest Fly-In at Muscatine and Viola, with pilots noting several contests axed. Despite the weather, winners were announced for various categories, led by Ralph Denien with 287 miles in homebuilt and Joe Jones at 325 miles in antique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Qld
Journal
Muscatine
Viola
Experimental Aircraft Association
Axe
Ralph Denien
Joe Jones
Paul Po
Hom
Paill
David Jamison
Ralph Derjen
Ken Musxlow
Minneapolis
Minn
Harold Passow
Milwaukee
Paul Poberenay
Hales Corneyvs
Wis
Martha Hart
Aledo
Ill
A. Glendenning
Joliet
Ralph Denton
Dave Jameson
Jones
Dave McClure
Notable early aviation entries at the 1930s shows
Six horsepower class tops the list with Nick Reznick in 1928 as oldest, Dave Mc Clure second in 1933, and Ken Munlow 1934 with Cessna. Static displays include Ice Palmers Hiawatha and Lerler Nace gyrocopters, with weights 250 and 240 pounds. Nace’s craft cost 350 dollars. Muxlow’s Cessna, first for the firm, won Detroit trophy in 1935 and 1936 as the world’s most efficient plane. Passow arrives in a one seat monoplane built by a St Rita’s Milwaukee class.
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Nick Reznick
Dave McClure
Asvonea
Ken Munlow
Cessna
Ice Palmer
Hiawatha
Lerler Nace
Cedar Rapids
Palmer
Nace
Muxlow
Passow
St. Rita's High School
Milwaukee
Hoover Trail Hiked by Scout Troop 197
Five members of Scout troop 197 joined scoutmaster Ari Bader for a 20 mile Hoover Trail hike. They camped Friday night at West Branch and started the trek Saturday morning. Participants included Dick McPike Terry Fahy Art Bardwell Steve Ralston and Tom Hammer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scout Troop
Ari Bader
Hoover Trail
West Branch
Jet
Seouis
Dick McPike
Terry Fahy
Art Bardwell
Steve Ralston
Tom Hammer
Piano Pupils Stage Recital at Valladares Studio
Piano pupils of Lina Valladares presented a recital Sunday at the Valladares Music Studio on Town avenue. Participants included Mary Wilson Ravin Kooningnecker Stephen Phillip Mirla Portex Gail Wilson Sarah Kautz Trisa Walter Jimie Walter Kayen Pearlman Ann Rutherford Peggy Ross Nancy Wilson Susan Kaul Lynn Tavener Judy Brown and Richard Sessler.
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Lina Valladares
Valladares Music
S00
Town Avenue
Mary Wilson
Ravin Kooningnecker
Stephen Phillip
Mirla Portex
Gail Wilson
Sarah Kautz
Kulp Fined and Jailed for Liquor to Minor Case
Muscatine district court sentenced Kulp on Saturday to six months in the county jail for furnishing liquor to a minor under 21. The judge revoked Kulp’s liquor book after police counted 62 entries. the permit had been issued last December 1. Police said the liquor was consumed by boys aged 18 and 19.
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Honaia Willam Nuip
Muscatine
Kulp
Rainy Weekend Brings Meager Totals In Muscatine
Weekend rainfall in Muscatine totaled about a third of an inch with the Weather Bureau warning of possible more showers and thundershowers Tuesday. Skies stayed cloudy, temperatures were mild, with highs around 66 Sunday and 74 in downtown readings today as a cool, unsettled pattern continues. In Burlington and Spencer, Sunday highs ranged from 71 to 56.
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Muscaline
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Muscatine
Towa
Burlington
Spencer
Parker
Grain Processing Corp Building New Offices
Grain Processing Corp is constructing a two story fireproof brick office building at 1800 Oregon Street. Estimated cost 120000. First floor 52 by 168 feet with a second story. Carl A Nelson Construction Co of Burlington is general contractor. Building will adjoin the existing facility via a passageway and is expected to be ready early next year to provide additional office space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grain Processing Corp
Oregon Street
Carl A.nelson Construction Co
Burlington
Trophy Case Honors Listed at Muscatine High School
Muscatine High School awarded the Roach and Hanson trophies as a class gift from the 1962 senior class at today’s assembly. Presented by Tewsidith Gleaves, the trophies honor top athletes in football and basketball. Senior class president Sam Childs presented the class key to junior vice president Ann Wathan. Seniors and juniors named as honorees include Judy Brown, Mary Diercks, Joan Glenny, Gordon Cueller, Marian Marbaugh, Joyce Hinrichsen, Virginia Holtz, Randy Howe, Jean Hudson, Joyce Jarrett, Linda Lupton, Jerry Miller, Sharon Rife, Nancy Roland, Ken Schroeder, Kent Sissel, Mary Thompson, Pat Tult, Tom Walter, Linda Weis, Pat Allenbernd, Martha Beveridge, Carol Bunn, Jobin Burmeister, Janet Day, Doug Felian, Mary Grover, Kristine Hanson, JJ Miller, Nancy Peers, Sue Pratt, Mixe Rogers, Bob Bonner, Kathy Te Strake, Ann Wathan, Kay Baker, Jane Foster, Jerudith Gleaves, Karen Hetzler, Cherie Joiner, Pam Me Roberts, Janet Scott, Paul Stamler, Sally Taylor, Don Te Strake. Gordon Guller won the Nietzel Pharmacy scholarship for scholastic achievement and activity participation and plans to attend Muscatine Junior College then Town State College. Klaus Hausler, Austrian exchange student, spoke on My Year in America. The processional and recessional were played by Anh Naulsman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Brown
Mary Diercks
Joan Glenny
Gordon Cueller
Marian Marbaugh
Joyce Hinrichsen
Virginia Holtz
Randy Howe
Jean Hudson
Joyce Jarrett
Linda Lupton
Jerry Miller
Sharon Rife
Nancy Roland
Ken Schroeder
Kent Sissel
Mary Thompson
Pat Tult
Tom Walter
Linda Weis
Pat Allenbernd
Martha Beveridge
Carol Bunn
Jobin Burmeister
Janet Day
Doug Felian
Mary Grover
Kristine Hanson
JJ Miller
Nancy Peers
Sue Pratt
Mixe Rogers
Bob Bonner
Kathy Te Strake
Ann Wathan
Kay Baker
Jane Foster
Jerudith Gleaves
Karen Hetzler
Cherie Joiner
Pam Me Roberts
Janet Scott
Paul Stamler
Sally Taylor
Don Te Strake
Gordon Guller
Myron Guller
Cedar
Nietzel Pharmacy
Gordon
Muscatine Junior College
Town State College
Klaus Hausler
Vienna
America
Anh Naulsman
Commencement At 8 Tonight At Muscatine High School
Graduation exercises will be held at 8 p m this evening at Muscatine High School. Admission will be by ticket only. Diplomas will be presented to approximately 190 graduates.
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P.m
Muscatine High School
Ucket
Mascaline High School Honor Society Inductions Highlight Assembly
The salutatory was by Janet Scott and Linda Lupion and valedictory by Cherie Joiner and Pam McRoberts. Music by seniors preceded the ceremony as twenty seniors and fifteen juniors, minus two absent, were inducted into the National Honor Society during the assembly. Inductees were chosen by the faculty from senior students elected to the honor society.
Stanley Second in Zone Toastmaster Contest
David Stanley of Masculine placed second in a zone toastmasters contest after winning the Iowa state event earlier this year. He traveled from Mason City to compete Saturday night and earned the runner up position in the zone contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Stanley
Masculine
Mason City
Minnesota
Stanley
Iowa
Pace Reviews Uruguay Trip At Rotary Luncheon
David Pace of Mascaline spoke to the Rotary Club about months in Uruguay through an International Farm Youth Exchange. He shared experiences moving between families and presented color slides from his talk. Linda Jean Clevenger, daughter of Muskegon natives, graduates June 6 from Reaths-Puber High School with her grandparents noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Pace
Mascaline
Uruguay
Pace
Linda Jean Clevenger
Jack Clevenger
Muscatine
Reaths—Puber High School
Muskegon, Mich
Jot Whisler
Walnut
Historical notes on Benjamin Rush and early medicine
In 1789 Benjamin Rush epitomized medieval tied medical practice with depletion via bloodletting and purging. Today prescriptions quickly heal many ills under capable physicians. Grimm Drug Store offers accurate filling of prescriptions at 130 Past Second St with daily hours and contact details. Household hint suggests removing iodine and ferrochrome stains from hands with rubbing alcohol.
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Benjamin Rush
Rush
Grimm Drug Store
Second St
Car Mishaps Numerous on Sunday Here
Several traffic accidents damaged six vehicles and injured a teen, Linda Fuller, 14, after a collision on Hershey and Grandview avenues Sunday. Penny L. Fuhrman, 17, was charged with failure to control after her car struck Fuller’s. damage totaled over 100 dollars per car. Additional collisions occurred on Hershey avenue near Green street causing multiple rear-end damages and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Grandview Avenues
Linda Fuller
Neil R. Fuller
Muscatine General Hospital
Penny L. Fuhrman
Climer Street
Fuller
Neil Fuller
Grandview Avenue
Miss Fuhlman
Virgil W. Shouse
Leroy Street
Hershey Avenue
Green Street
Willam Earl Whitlock
East Fourth Street
Clifford Guy Cameron
Dale Street
Robert James Edwards
East Seventh Street
Jerry Wayne Sciver
East Sixth Street
Edwards
East Third Street
Sycamore Street
Marie Anna Carter
Toute 1
Nichols
Rea
Joseph G. Maher
Sri
Lucas Street
Maher
Sycamore
Four survive forced plane landing near Harlan
A single engine plane piloted by Richard Knierleman battled foul weather and low fuel, forcing a rough descent on a farm near Harlan. Four aboard, including 12 year old Beverly Wells, were hospitalized in fair condition at Harlan Hospital. The Wells family from Santa Maria California and Rahway New Jersey residents were aboard when the craft crashed through a fence and into an oat field. Sheriff Gearhart reported the incident occurred Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan
Harlan Hospital
Richard Knierleman
Rahway
N. J
Albert Lyle Wells
Maxine
Santa Maria
Calif
Wells
Beverly
Orrell Gear
Senate Debates Foreign Aid Bill
The Senate debates a large foreign aid authorization bill while the House plans action on a separate measure. Today’s House session was routine with no controversial items. Wednesday’s Hill action would extend for a year the wartime tax rates, risking a $4.3 billion revenue loss if not enacted by June 30. The bill lowers wartime taxes on railroad and bus tickets and halves airline ticket taxes starting June 1.
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Washington
Senate
House
Bandit Robs Maquoketa Store For 8000 Dollars
Authorities pursue the gunman who robbed Murray's Super-Valu in Maquoketa of 8000 dollars as the bandit, masked and glove clad, escaped after looting the safe while manager Claude Stephus closed up.
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Maquoketa
Murray
Claude Stephus
Bad Guy on Good Side in North Hollywood Capture
North Hollywood, Calif. Robert Fuller, known as a bad guy on the Laramie series, reportedly acted on the good side of the law. He heard a noise at his window while moving into a new home, grabbed a pistol, and detained a burglar, Robert Potter, 25, a transient, until police arrived to book him on burglary suspicion.
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North Hollywood
Calif
Robert Fuller
Laramie
Police
Filer
North
Hollywood
Fuller
Robert Potter
Kiwanis Dance Festival Draws About 1000 Participants
The three day Midwest Kiwanis Square Dance festival ended late Sunday after about 1000 people joined the callers on Saturday night. Despite cold rain attendance remained strong at Town and Country Bowling Center and the Armory on Park Avenue hosted most dances. The club announced two beneficiary projects aiding nurse training for girls and underprivileged children in the community.
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Hoon
Armory
Park Avenue
Kiwanis Club Today
Police Warn of Stored Vehicles On Streets
City acts to clear streets of stored vehicles and boat trailers described as traffic hazards and illegal. Chief Clifford Bennett says owners have 24 hours to remove their property or a tow will be hired at the owner's expense. Residents urged to report stored vehicles to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Bennett
Bennett
Bennet
Class of '52 Reunion Held At Elks Club In Muscatine
About half of the 150 surviving members of the Muscatine High School class of 1952 attended a 10 year reunion dinner at the Elks lodge. Three members are deceased. Atty Harvey Allbee Jr. led as master of ceremonies with Bill Molis and Barbara Sabbath assisting. A diploma style directory was presented by Fred Messenger and will be mailed to absentees. Special travel award went to Sandra Eis Meerdink from Big Springs Texas. Other honors went to Gary Ramseyer for most recently married and to John Hilton Pat Conner Hocksema for most children. Class movies were shown and the annual alumni dance for 1952 and 1962 followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine High School
I the Elks Lodge
Atty. Harvey - Allbee Jr
Bill Molis
Barbara Boynton Sab- Wath
Bill Dickinson
Pat Toyne Crouse
Marilyn Nichols James
JoAnn Paetz Dickinson
Sabbath
Mary T. Kennedy Stanley
Fred Messenger
MHS
Sandra Eis Meerdink
Big Springs
Tex
Gary Ramseyer
John Hilton
Pat Conner Hocksema
Mexxenger
Hocking Receives Simpson College Degree at Commencement
Fred Mocking of Muscatine was awarded the bachelor of science degree at Simpson College commencement exercises held Sunday at Indianola. Mr. Hocking, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Hocking Sr., majored in business administration. About 100 were in the graduating class.
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Fred Mocking of
Muscatine
Simpson College
Indianola
Hocking
Fred Hi. Hocking
Fog Machine to Run Tonight in City Insect Program
Sanitation department men will operate a fogging machine tonight to combat insects as part of the city program. Walter Filgram, sanitation department superintendent, says operations start about 1:00 p.m. in the Fourth ward with a rotating schedule through the First, Second, Third, and Fifth wards on successive nights, weather permitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanitation Department
Walter Filgram
Two U S Lieutenants Charged Over Front Line Beating
The U S Army charged First Lt. Davis W. Swanson of Galesburg Illinois and Lt. James Wilde of Wadsworth Michigan with unlawful detention and assault for beating a South Korean caught stealing at a front line base of the 1st Cavalry Division. They also face charges of giving false testimony during the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Seon
Korea
U. S. Army
1St Calvary Division
Sis
Davis W. Swanson
Galesburg
Ill
Tamas
M.wilde
Wadsworth
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Muscatine, Va
Hoover
Russell Stover
Carlson's Doral Shop
East Second Street
Otto Parker
Stanley Engineering Co
West Junior High
Drafftsmen
Klass
East 2Nd Street
Hanson
Musgatine High School Clase
Tewsidith Gleaves
Sam Childs
Arthurine Griffin
Miami
C.H. Griffin
West Eighth Street
Jane Grifin
Raymond A. Grimm
R.ph
Venetian Blind Service
Blind & Supply
Whitey Longstreth
Oregon
P.remssy
Elks Club
Rock Hodson
Doris Day Randall
WPT
de Enstone Colt
Hilltop
Peyton Place
Coral Sea
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