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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1962
Page
10
Aldermen convene a finance committee session chaired by Gerald Povwell tonight in the city hall council chamber. The city board of health also to meet at 6 30 p m in the council chamber.
Chicago futures rise on speculative demand with July rye up over 2 cents as supplies after West Germany commitments loom. Wheat buys led by commission houses. carlot receipts listed for the region. Weather expects showers and cooler southeast Iowa midweek. Monday high 73, overnight low near freezing feared.
Dr. John W. Henderson, former dean at Western Winds University Macomb Illinois, will take office January 1 as president of Iowa Wesleyan College. Board of trustees chaired by C M Stanley Muscatine announced the selection the committee led by Stanley recommended.
Aledo residents Dellitta and fellow members traveled to Springfield for the 93rd Illinois Council of Deliteration of Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry where Dellitta received a meritorious service award among eighteen honorees.
Mrs Phillip Patterson of 1200 Park Avenue has received a new address for her husband, St 1st Pvt Phillip W Patterson US 55720986 Co D 2nd Btn 1st Tne Reg Eng at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri.
Chicago cash grain prices show wheat and soybeans firm with corn and oats mixed. See notes on barley and feed values. data appear incomplete with several typographical errors and illegible figures in the sourced clipping.
Chicago market round reds and long whites show variable quotes with California and Arizona supplies. Russets fetch 4.60 to 4.70, with moderating demand and steady sales. carlot and track sales noted along with USDA shipment figures and regional supplies.
Forty five 4-H girls from Muscatine and Scott counties will attend the Muscatine Scott Teen Camp June 7 to 9 at Camp Abe Lincoln. The event features crafts swimming recreation and programs with two guest speakers on square dancing and handwriting. Camp counselors from Muscatine include Mrs. James Shepard Mrs. Richard Bartenhagen Jan Wilson and Miss Irene Waterhouse. Each year a girl is named Spirit a Camp and invited back next year.
Carol Young Drummond of Muscatine is listed among about 1,100 Duke University students at Durham to receive a degree at Duke's commencement exercises Monday, June 4. Carol earned a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Late stock quotations show a wide range of prices from Am Candela Gen to Westinghouse with notable items including Phillips Petroleum Am, Goodrich, Goodyear, Sears Roebuck, Boeing, Ford Motor, US Steel, Du Pont, Westinghouse Electric, and Union Pacific. Supplied by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith from Davenport Iowa.
Judge William Wedens notes fines for intoxication and other offenses. Probate records report the death of Harriett Robinson intestate in Muscatine on April 3 1962 leaving 20 nieces and nephews and a sister. Adjudication in Schmidt Auto Sales versus Farre P Smyder with judgment and costs. Admittances and dismissals listed for multiple local residents. Births include a girl to Brenneman of Iowa City and a girl to Manson of Muscatine Street address for the latest birth.
Chicago market report shows hogs steady to three cents lower with 8,000 head, weights up to 230 pounds. Prices ranged from $12.50 to $16.25 for hogs, with sows at $12.50 to $14. Lambs and cattle also listed with multiple price points, reflecting mixed demand and lighter slaughter activity. The piece also notes a Sweetland Congregational potluck and community events at St Marys church and local gatherings.
The Cedar Valley church will hold its closing Bible school program next Sunday morning at Sunday school time. Local families attended graduations and joints parties, with multiple residents from Woodbine Muscatine Ames and West Liberty noted among those hosting or visiting.
Ralph and Mrs Brown of Oakville marked their fifth wedding anniversary with an open house Sunday afternoon from two to five. About ninety friends and relatives from Washington Burlington Davenport Mediapolis Oakville Wapello attended. Gifts and a money tree were presented. Mrs Gerdner O'Brien and Mrs Edna Carlson helped serve. Miss Joanna Hahn and Miss Carolyn Mangels assisted in the kitchen. The couple, married June 1 1987 at the Little Brown Church Nashua, have three children. Brown teaches in Oakville. Wayne, a senior at Iowa State Ames. Barbara, a senior at Wapello Community High School. Ralph Brown has been Scoutmaster for 16 years.
Muscatine Journal page fragment shows classified categories, ad rates, and notices. Includes thanks from Mr and Mrs Harry P Schneider and family for fire assistance. addresses Davenport and Wilton area responders. lists local fire departments, KWPC, Bloomington Grange, and Bloomington community helpers.
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