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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1966
Page
6
Muscatine Chamber of Commerce unanimously supports the YMCA expansion. President Ed Maher states the addition advances city services and youth programs, urging broad citizen and business backing for the project as Muscatine moves ahead.
Herschel Flater, Democratic candidate for State Senator from the Cedar Muscatine District, spoke to Cedar County Democratic Women’s Club on Monday. He outlined Democratic leadership measures from the 1st General Assembly including tax reform, school aid to ease property taxes, public funds, 16 area vocational colleges with 6 million dollars for start, higher salaries for county officers, and constitutional reforms under discussion. He said he would push for constitutional amendments, a basic tax revision, and use non recurring income for capital improvements to advance state government changes.
Deeds recorded show Wilbur H Balmos and Ada G Balmos transferring to Donald K Day and Regina H Day a track in see in 31-77-20. Orville Pick and Sylvia Pick transfer to Carl W Tiecke and Dorothy M Tiecke a tract in see in 22-77-1W. Jimmy L Renfro and Margaret J Renfro transfer to Harold Rosenberger and Mary Rosenberger lot 32 block 12 Park Place addition Muscatine. Charles Eggers and Lila Eggers transfer to Lloyd W Toborg and Mary L Toborg a tract in sec 33-76-2W.
The local Jehovahs Witnesses plan to travel to the Iowa Circuit No 4 Assembly in Marion, Iowa, from June 24 to 26 for their summer convention. The trip offers families a chance to combine vacation with religious observance.
Louisa County Iowa deeds show transfers in several towns. L Max and Genevieve McDaniel to Howard Bell Jr transfer lots 2-9, block 7 in pid plat of Fredonia Columbus Junction to John and Carol Mickey transfer lots 86 87 and 88 Columbus Junction. Clara F E Connor to D D and Margaret Schantz lot 1 and part of lot 2 block 17 Springer Grandview. Primitive Baptist Church to Mary Stewart tract in section 21 74 6. D F and Bernice Wallace to United States of America tract in section 18 74 2.
Two local Appaloosa horses won at the two day Mid Western Regional horse show held in Webster City. Olsen's Hardprint led in senior reining and placed in men's and trail classes with Jim Johnson guiding. Dawn Thess earned top junior and women's placings on her mounts, plus several prizes for Mark's Lucky including gelding halter and junior horsemanship with Dawn Thess. Dawn also earned wins at Ottumwa Fairfield Milan and Davenport riding her new gelding.
William J Bert Leming of Wilton and Mrs Beverly Spector of Iowa City seek re election as First District Committeeman and Committeewoman for the Democratic party in the district at the state convention. Leming, Muscatine county Democratic chairman, was elected last April after Tom Dailey resigned. The district convention will be June 10 to elect the district officials.
Larry L. Garner aged 27 with wife Leola at 1319 E Second St Muscatine is promoted to specialist four in Vietnam serving with the 568th Medical Company. Specialist four equals corporal. Garner is a two wheel vehicle mechanic who joined the Army in September 1964 and trained at Fort Knox.
A Kentucky native arrived overseas on 1 December 196%. He attended Keithsburg High School and worked for Thatcher Glass in Muscatine before joining the Army.
A California man faced a rushed repair after his poodle damaged his dentures. He used a new product called PLATE-WELD to fix the break on the spot and reported it held like new. The company claims PLATE-WELD is sold at all drug stores.
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