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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1967
Page
1
Diane Seligman age 19 and Shirley Wells are among 13 contestants in the Miss Muscatine Pageant set for June 16 and 17. The daughters of local residents compete for the title and scholarship prizes in Muscatine.
Muscatine City Council votes to send redistricting plans to the Iowa State Legislature after the state’s boundary changes. Aldermen aim to equalize population, set new polling places, and draft an ordinance for ward lines. Next steps include council review and official enactment.
The Muscatine Journal is published daily except Sundays and holidays by The Muscatine Journal, a member of Lee Enterprises, at 301 South Sixth Street Muscatine Iowa 52761. It is entered as second class matter in the Muscatine post office since March 1879. The Associated Press holds rights to local news and AP stories printed in the paper.
Subscription rates listed include $2.00 per month in advance for in city delivery and forty cents a week for out of town delivery. Mall delivery within fifty miles of Muscatine costs 12.60 per year, within eighty miles costs 20.90 per year. Subscriptions are payable in advance with special delivery for missed papers.
The Sertoma club invites business and professional men to join or learn about the group at a 6 p.m. Thursday dinner and meeting at George's Steak House. This fifth Muscatine chapter meeting is sponsored by Davenport and Dubuque Sertoma clubs, part of a 1912 international civic service organization focused on aiding children with hearing and speech issues.
The United States Army Mothers will hold their annual tag day sale Friday June 9 and Saturday June 10. Headquart ers will be the AFL-CIO labor hall. Proceeds go to Iowa VA hospitals for comfort items coupon books and other items to aid veterans during recovery.
The Muscatine area received heavy rain last night and today, nearly matching the first five months total. F J Bauerbach of the U S Weather Bureau reported 11.31 inches for January through May. Last night alone dropped 9.47 inches across the region.
Howard E. McKinley is named general manager of manufacturing at H J Heinz Company, effective after a long career beginning in 1997 at Muscatine. He rose from plant assistant manager in Fremont to regional manager in Pittsburgh, then to general manager of factory operations in 1965 before his current post.
Clifford Ray Pople of Monmouth Newfoundland and Labrador died suddenly Friday while mowing his yard. He is survived by a daughter Mrs Henry Hudson 717 Iowa Avenue Muscatine another daughter in Monmouth a son in Texas and his widow. Mr Pople was 64 years old.
Muscatine City Council awarded Midwest Irrigation Co a 107 350 contract for design and construction of a new 18 hole par 72 municipal golf course 15 miles north of town along Highway 38. Work to be completed by December 1 with nine holes open by mid 1968 and 18 by 1969.
Muscatine County law offices will be closed Saturdays starting July 1 and open Monday through Friday. John C. Stevens, Muscatine County Bar Association president, announced after the June Term opening. Some offices already varied hours but the association adopted uniform Saturday closures to align with banks and courts. Officers elected for the coming year were Garry D. Woodward president, David M. Stanley vice president, Charles R. Coulter secretary, and Jack L. Burns treasurer.
Washington AP Republicans press to defeat a $363 billion increase in the national debt ceiling as Democrats concede war risks abroad. They argue rejecting the boost would force President Johnson to trim the budget and prompt a tax hike proposal he has not yet submitted.
Muscatine Civil Defense amphibious duck vehicle bought from government surplus about 18 months ago was used for the first time to evacuate the Larry Danielson family from 621 Van Buren due to Mad Creek flooding. Earl Jones said the call came at about 2 30 a.m. John Derksen drove the vehicle and Robert Jones assisted.
Vernon Clark is named Muscatine neighborhood aide by the county board of Iowa Central TRAIN. He fills a three month vacancy approved by the board, joins director James Glass, and is a longtime community resident. The board also set open house plans for the Muscatine Neighborhood Center with Rep. Fred Schwengel speaking at 2 p.m. and invites the public to attend.
The Hoover District Scouting council will meet on June 19 at 7 pm to present the Charles H. R. Young Award in Scouting. Charles H. R. Young will make the presentation during the meeting at Ina Mae's restaurant.
The Muscatine police reported thefts of fishing gear and golf clubs from local properties. A five gallon gasoline tank valued at $25 and two fishing rods and reels worth $31 were taken from a boat near Coyner's Marina on Harbor Drive, owned by Bill Murphy and Larry Thomas. A set of golf clubs belonging to Mrs. John Bready at 419 W. street was also stolen. The golf set included numbers one and two woods and three through eight irons with socks, all in a Scotch plaid bag.
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