Lets Work youth program announced for Muscatine city
A Lets Work youth employment program was announced by the mayor's citizen's advisory committee in conjunction with the Town State Employment office. It targets ages 14 to 18 with applications at Central and West Junior High Schools and Muscatine High. Citizens or businesses with any full or part time jobs for youths should contact the employment office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale MacLennan
Norma Lewis
Kay Sleeman
Pat French
Beckley
John Axel
Central and West
Muscatine High
Cedar St
McKinneys Move to Henderson Kentucky
Mr. and Mrs. J B McKinney of 1015 Orchard plan to move today to Henderson Kentucky at 811 S Alves St. They came to Muscatine in 1931 with H J Heinz Co where McKinney rose from factory engineer to production manager and factory manager before retiring in 1956. They have three children Jim Jerry and Elsie plus six grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. BD. McKinney
Orchard
Henderson
S. Alves St
McKinney's
Muscetine
H. J. Heinz Co
McKinney
Krieger
Pontiac-Cadillac-Rambler
Muscatine Power Boat Club welcomes 24 new members
The Muscatine Power Boat Club approved 24 new members at a Wednesday meeting. They scheduled a September 14 chicken barbecue and discussed joining Great River Days with Wes Fry and Max Christy named as co chairs. Additional actions included buying two banners supporting Safe Boating Week and paving the porch floor, plus a moment of silence for departed members Dr W W Daut and Aura Graham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Bridges Accepted to Attend National Student Institute
Greg Bridges of Muscatine Community College earned a place at the 24th annual National Student Leadership Institute on World Affairs run by the Council on International Relations and United Nations Affairs. The program June 14 to 21 at United Nations Headquarters and Sarah Lawrence College includes lectures by U Thant and other high level diplomats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greg Bridges
Muscatine Community College
Council On International Relations
United Nations Affairs
Bridges
Harold R. Bridges
Green Acres
United Nations
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville
N.Y
United Nations Association of the United States
Cirmna
Collegiate Council For the United Nations
Association of International Relations Clubs
United States
Ireland
Ghana
Sweden
Liberia
Tanzania
U Thant
William B. Buffum
U.S
Lord Caradon
United Kingdom
Defaced Signs Questioned In Muscatine Traffic Survey
About 11 percent of Muscatine traffic signs were found defaced or unreadable in a one day survey by Town Insurance Assn and local agents. Sign damage included obscuration by trees and buildings and illegal digit changes on speed limits. The study, reviewed for the city engineer and administrator, covered roughly 1200 signs with participation from local and out of town members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Town Insurance Assn
Burt Kidd
Des Moines
Warren Barnum
Gordon Jaeger
Iowa Insurance Assn
Local girl wins Presbyterian College Scholarship
Deborah M. Killian of Muscatine daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Killian was named a National Presbyterian College Scholarship recipient. She will study at Monmouth College Illinois starting September with 28 colleges participating, funds vary by need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah M. Killian
Frank Killian
Muscatine
National Presbyterian College
Miss Killian
Muscatine High School
Monmouth College
Monmouth
Ill
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
The
Presbyterian Church
Board of Christian Education
Killian
Iowa State Engineering grads see higher starting pay
Iowa State University reports a 6.6 percent rise in average starting salaries for May 1969 B S engineering graduates. The 260 graduates earned about 835 dollars per month or 10 010 dollars annually. Larry Hillyard notes 783 employers visited and each student averaged 4.5 job offers. About 16 percent of firms were Iowa based and nearly 30 percent of graduates stayed in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State University
Larry Hillyard
Iowa State
Iowa
Police install teletypewriter system for Muscatine
Police install teletypewriter network linking Muscatine to National Crime Information Center and 30 points nationwide. Chief Glenn Axel explains checks on Iowa and California plates via Des Moines and DC headquarters. 20 minute California check expected. Training set for Monday. network includes many Iowa towns and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
California
Des Moines
Washington, D.C
Department
Dick Oppelt
Muscatine County
Iowa Highway Patrol
Sioux City
Storm Lake
Council Bluffs
Lewis
Denison
Boone
Perry
Adel
Chariton
Guthrie Center
Ames
Cedar Falls
Jefferson
Ottumwa
Marshalltown
Mason City
Goodell
Marengo
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Town City
Tipton
Maquoketa
Dubuque
Clinton
Davenport
Bettendort
Muscatine Tax Levy Ranks 16th Among Iowa Cities
A Muscatine city assessor report shows Muscatine’s total tax levy for city, school, and county purposes at 107.07 per thousand, placing it 16th in Iowa among the 21 largest cities. Fifteen cities have higher levies. Ottumwa tops at 141.72.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Muscatine
Robert Birkhofer
Ies
Oskaloosa
Clinton
Madison
Marshalltown
Newton
Ottumwa
Andy Regis
Des Moines
Fire damages Muscatine home. second blaze in a week
A Muscatine residence on River Road suffered extensive upstairs and roof damage after a fire at 10:16 p.m. Wednesday. Firefighters battled the blaze for two hours, noting attic involvement and damage to kitchen appliances. A freight train severed a hose line during response. Separate calls included a car fire on 8th and Cedar and damage from a lamp and blanket at 531 Hagerman Dr. A prior weekend blaze heavily damaged Charles Thomas’s home at 850 Newell Ave. Order of the Arrow members are urged to attend a Loud Thunder Scout Reservation camp-out this weekend to boost membership. contact Bob Bynum for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Myrton Epperly
River Road
8Th
Cedar St
Michael L. Walker
BE. 6Th St
Robert Bixby
Hagerman Dr
Charles Thomas
Newell Ave
Order of the Arrow
Loud Thunder Scout Reservation
Bob Bynum
Hoover
C.A
Fall from truck injures man here
Joan George, 22, of 2211 Demorest Ave, was treated at Muscatine General Hospital after falling from the back of a westbound pickup on 3rd Street near Iowa Avenue. The load shifted, causing the fall. The truck, owned by Muscatine Power and Water, was driven by James Edward Long Jr. of 1218 Towa Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan George
Demorest Ave
Muscatine General Hospital
3Rd St
George
Iowa Ave
Muscatine Power and Water
James Edward Long Jr
Towa Ave
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Kenneth F. Mulsap
Institute of Public Affairs
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Richard Schultz
Jack L. Lockridge
Eastern
Don LeMar
City of Muscatine
Norbert Liebbe
Richard Terry
J.D. McKinneys
Kentucky
Power Boat Club
National Student Institute
Port City Taxi
Bob Berry
Bernice Leuck
John Korpela
Kidd
Korpela
Presi
Town Assn
Stan Willey
Richard Maeglin
William Nau
Wilbert Thomas
Clarence Lamp
Don Day
Harold Froehner
Bill Mark
Keith Thomas
Bill Moore
Dial
Vi's Cafe
Vi and
Les Coulter
Dick Willits
OLD Town Inn
West Second Street
Elms Restaurant
Bobby Fisher
City
Burlington
Council Cluffs
Dubuque Fort Dodge
Ft. Madison
Keokuk
Second and
Iowa Avenue
Bramway
Stanley Holloway
Uptown
Aniteh
Jeremy Adam
Jocelyn Slate -Roarke
Lane Sch Gy
Rome
Pizza King
Henrique
Hiss
Espana
Contessa
Columbia
East Second Street
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