Bridge Site Selection Expected in Muscatine Meeting
A large group of Iowa Illinois and local officials will attend a 9 am Thursday meeting in the Muscatine Hotel ballroom called by the Iowa Highway Commission. The purpose is to select the site for a new Mississippi River bridge at Muscatine and, if possible, to outline financing plans.
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Iowa
Muscatine
Iowa Highway Commission
IHC
Mississippi River
Lh.c
Muscatine Crossing
Muscatine Bridge
Rock Island Corps of Army Engineers
Illinois
Highway Commission
THC
Paul Speer
Chica- 20
Howard, Needies
Tamimen
Bergendorf
Wilbur Smith
Rock Island Railroad
Muscatine Bridge Commission
Fourth Edition of Lister Book Is Published
E. C. Lister, chief electrical engineer for Stanley Consultants of Muscatine, announced the fourth edition of Electrical Circuits and Machines by McGraw-Hill in New York. The revised text, popular in technical schools and colleges across the United States, began in 1966, with the first edition in 1945. An English student edition was printed in Tokyo for Asia, and a Spanish translation appeared in Madrid in 1965 for Spain and Latin America.
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E. CG. Lister
Stanley Consultants
Muscatiné
McGraw-Hill Book Company
New York
United States
Lister
Tokyo
Madrid
Spain
Latin America
Coffee Days Relief Fund For Tornado Aid
A Muscatine doughnut shop collected 50 for tornado struck areas of town. Customers at Dixie Cream De Nut donated money they would have spent on coffee, totaling 47.80 and brought to 50 by Dan Ales. Funds to be sent to a relief agency this week, possibly the Salvation Army. The effort aims to inspire wider local giving beyond the shop.
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Muscatine
Salvation Army
Ales
End of School Year: Muscatine Schools Go Half Day
Muscatine public schools will dismiss at noon Wednesday for the 1968 69 year with a half day session. Afternoon kindergarten ends. report cards issued and that group has no Wednesday afternoon class. Elementary to high school report cards will be issued in morning and dismissal at normal times.
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Muscatine
YMCA Announces Promotions In Swim Class Levels
Officials of the YMCA announce boys advancing to more advanced swimming classes. Names include Minnow to Fish and Fish to Flying Fish progressions, with senior and junior students listed such as Michael Amos Donald Ash Jr Phillip Carver and others. The Junior Senior Lifesaving class also completed with several seniors and a junior named Scott Lesner.
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YMCA
Minnow
Michael Amos
Donald Ash Jr
Phillip Carver
Michael Cummings
Todd Duncan
Curtis Hawley
Richard Hughes
Brian Limkuehler
Roger Tompkins
Ronald Walker
Brian Perkins
Philip Enke
Sam Hoffman
Bernard Ziegenhorn
Michael Caliger
Kris Morgan
William Stevens
Tommy Hurlbut
Tom Hinrich
Life Estate Denied to Muscatine Woman in Court
In Muscatine County Minnie and Clarance Tice denied their daughter in law Berniece Stropes a life estate in property at 719 Lake Park Blvd. Judge Nathan Grant ruled the claim lacked clear testimony and ordered issuance of an eviction. The case followed the death of Karrol Stropes on Dec 23 with costs assessed to the plaintiff.
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Minnie
Clarance Tice
Muscatine County
Berniece Stropes
Nathan Grant
Muscatine
Minnie Tice
Grant
Lake Park
Karrol Stropes
Stropes
Churchill Falls Slides Shown At Kiwanis Club
Churchill Falls slides were shown at the Muscatine Kiwanis meeting by Stratton O Fillingham of Muscatine. He and his wife traveled to Montreal and on to Sept Isles, then by ore train to Shefferfield where they chartered a light plane to view Churchill Falls, the largest water volume falls in North America, in isolat ed wilderness unseen by many.
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Churchill Falls
Canada
Muscatine
Red Cross Summer Swim Program at Weed Park
The Red Cross will run a Learn to Swim program at Weed Park pool from June 10 to July 12 with instructors hired. Junior-senior lifesaving will not be taught the week of July 8 to 12. Eligible Muscatine City Schools students must pick up registration slips at the Red Cross office in City Hall. no slips via schools.
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Red Cross
Weed Park
Muscatine City
Judd Anderson
Karen Wenger
Debbie Jackson
Joan
Bready
Cindy Rockwell
Theok Ja Joiner
Jane Holtz
Eric Wagner
Kathy Lister
Debbie Hahn
Gail Smith
Linda Tillman
Alice’ Fishburn
Kathy, Chandler
Debbie Dore
Subscription rates for Muscatine area newspaper
Daily carrier delivery in City of Musta- Hine costs $2.00 per month in advance. Other carriers charge forty cents weekly. Daily mail within fifty miles of Muscatine is $15.00 yearly, towns with carrier service $18.00, and over fifty miles $20.00. Mail subscriptions payable in advance with office hours and special delivery until 6:30 p.m. daily. Dial 263-2321.
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City of
Musta- Hine
Muscatine
Ally
Om Battrfays
Dial
Bandag Story Presented For Rotarians in Muscatine
Muscatine Rotary hears Bandag Story by Keller Vischer and Seyb detailing a decade of growth. Bandag sales reached over 8 million dollars last year, up 46 percent from 1966, with profits about 3 percent higher. The firm employs 400 plus at a near 3 million dollar payroll, operates in 33 foreign countries, and expanded with new plants in Shawinigan Canada and Oxford North Carolina. A key recapping process underpins its market, with aviation field entry planned and a June 10 Chamber program announced.
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Muscatine
Bandag
Stephen Keller
Harold Vischer
Gene Seyb
Muscatine Rotary
Leyb
Bandag and
Associated Carver Industries
Keller
Bundag
United States
Shawinigan
Quebec
Canada
Oxford
Chamber of Commerce
Masquers Meet Tonight at Musser Library
The Muscatine Masquers plan a summer production and invite any interested in dramatics to attend at the P. M. Musser library tonight. The meeting will discuss plans for the upcoming show and related activities.
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Muscatine
P.m
P. M. Musser
Hoover District Scouters Honored at Dinner Event
Hoover District of Boy Scouts of America held a recognition dinner at Sunset Inn Muscatine. Troop 156 won the Charles H Young Award for outstanding scouting with Dick Williams accepting for West Branch Lions club. C Maxwell Stanley urged adult leader development as youth leaders in a changing tech world. Eight Silver Beaver recipients totaling 275 years in scouting attended. Roy Gjertson elected district chairman and Nowysz district commissioner. 1968 at large members named. Bob Groom hosted. greetings from Bettendorf. Gordon Millar installed officers. Three Kent Feeds executives among 17 at a Quad Cities Technical Advisory luncheon in Rock Island honoring Master’s degree recipients Marvin Laursen Keith Bultquist and A J Vanicek from the University of Iowa.
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Maxwell Stanley
Charles M. 2 Young
Richard Williams
West Branch
The
Lions Club of West
Hoover District
Boy Scouts of America
Sunset Inn
Muscatine
Charles H. Young
West Branch Lions Club
Dick Williams
Howard Carr
Charles Coulter
Jfred Barnhill
J.W. Durlacher
Kennith Smith
M. Rolland [Morgan
Walter Wittkoff
Rod Drake
Cecil Langman
Charles Young
James Pulliam
Dave C. Johnson
Lee McKee
Clyde Hubble
Herbert Heald
Henry Walters
Robert Honts
William B. Anderson
Frank Ryder
Bob Groom
Cal Wheelock
Kent Feeds
Quad Cities
Rock Island
Council
Marvin P. Laursen
Keith J. Bultquist
A. J. Vanicek
University of Iowa
Gun in Boot Brings Three Months Term
Malcholm Joe Martin of Fort Worth Texas was sentenced in Muscatine County district court to three months in county jail for carrying a concealed weapon a .22 pistol found in his boot He may be paroled after 50 days with good behavior and supervision by the county probation officer Judge Robert K Stohr credited time served and appeal bond was set at $1000 Martin changed from not guilty to guilty after trial proceedings begun April 24 with A Wayne Eckhardt appointed to represent him The information filed by County Attorney Harvey G Allbee detailed the April 15 incident تركيب
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Malcholm
Joe Martin
Ft. Worth
Tex
Muscatine County
Robert K. Stohr
Martin
Harvey G_ Allbee
Muscatine
Atty. A
Wayne Eckhardt
Toastmasters Held Meeting in Muscatine Club
Muscatine Toastmasters met Monday evening with Dr. Vincent Graettinger winning the prepared speakers award for a speech titled Re turn of the square. Other speakers included Jim Lang and Dave Gstegaard. Don Campbell won the topic Speaking award with Should, we discontinue feeding the world.
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Vincent Graettinger
Muscatine
Anton Vanicek
Jon Rex
Dave Horney
Ken Hetzler
Clarence Schmarje
Richard Parish
Ken Hetter
William Spieth
Don Platt
Three cars damaged in Muscatine intersection wreck
An afternoon crash at 12 50 p m at 8th and Cedar streets Muscatine damaged three cars. Drivers listed include John Irving Beverlin 22 of 1008 E 7th Muscatine David Miles Utley 34 of 1118 Wier Muscatine and Hicko Tielbur Jr 33 of Rural Wilton Junction. No injuries were reported.
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8Th
Cedar Streets
Muscatine
John Irving Beverlin
7Th Street
Aecatine
David Miles Utley
Wier Street
Hicko Tielbur, Jr
Wilton Junction
Correction Pvt James B Kaalberg US 94931452
Correction for Pvt James B Kaalberg US 94931452 Co E and Tng Bi grd Tng BCT BDE Fort Bliss Texas 79916 noting changes in unit designation and base details.
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James B. Kaalberg
Co. E
Tng
Fort Bliss
Texas
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Muscatine, Va
Coffee Days
Cypress Street
Cedar Street
Sverdrup, Parcel and Associates of
St. Louis
Kiwanis Club
Cedar Rapids
Vesta Kreichard
Cedar River
New Colonial Inn
New Shell Station
Wapellg
10WA
Muscatine Journal
Lee Enterprises
3Rd St
Associated Press
Charles Young Award
Jerry Russell
NSM
National Selected Morticians
Int Station
Hoover
C. Maxwell Stanley
Stanley
Marion Nowysz
Loran, Walsh
Herb Heald
Paul Fischer
Henry Spralters
Carl Mitzner
Roy A. Gjertson
Nowysz
West Liberty Fairgrounds
Dean
Stella
Anne
Phe Peour
Etcuness
Gram Pris
Mr. Banjo
Bob Goddwick
Seoul
Lb.t.c
B.T.C
East Second St
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