Wilton audit finds city records meet accepted standards
State auditor Lloyd R. Smith announced Wilton city finances for 1973 were kept in accordance with accepted accounting practices. The report covers Jan 1 to Dec 31 1973, with 1974 related data, noting council minutes, budget filing, fund balances, and cemetery records. The audit excludes Oakdale Cemetery records but confirms city funds supported maintenance. total receipts and expenditures and year-end balances are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Lloyd R. Smith
Smith
Des Moines
Park and Library
Wilton Cemetery
Wilton Cemetery Association
Oakdale Cemetery
Oakdale Cemetery Association
Columbus Junction audit finds funding and record-keeping issues
State auditor Lloyd R. Smith reviews Columbus Junction records for 1974 and notes eight funds, inadequate council minutes, dual accounting systems, and unrefined budget procedures. The report calls for updated accounting, proper fund balances, and filing of a federal park and library oversight. It records general taxes, transfers, and overall expenditures with a year-end balance of 95,539.10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Water Department
Park Board
Library Board
Smith
Mishap leads to arrest in Muscatine car thefts
A hit and run Friday triggered police to link a Muscatine man Kenton Smith to a string of car thefts spanning Columbus Junction Letts and Eisele Hill. Smith 17 was jailed for larceny of a motor vehicle and will be sent to Eldora Training School for parole violation. The thefts included Furnas car from Letts and an outboard motor valued at 650 dollars stolen from Mike Schmitt in Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Louisa County
Kenton
Smith
Jerry Furnas
Letts
Charlotte Hill
8Th St
Donald
W. 8Th
Chestnut Streets
Muscatine County
Furnas
Hershey Avenue
Main Streets
Columbus Junction
Eisele
Eldora
Two Illinois Residents Injured In Joy Car Crash
In Joy Indiana two Illinois residents were treated at Mercer County Hospital in Aledo after a late Friday night crash. Michael Malone 19 drove a car off the road striking Harry Leonhart's house about 11 p.m. Malone had a broken arm while Tim Earl 24 sustained minor injuries. Deputies report charges pending. Deeds recorded include Alice W Bauquess selling part of Muscatine lot 24 Hoffman Addition to Mark D Flanders and a joint tenancy deed from George E Wheeler and Judy A Wheeler to Scott L Hendriks and Deborah S Hendriks for Harold Hammann West Plaza Addition lot 13 block 1 Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Avenue
Green Street
Thomas C. Goetzman
Bleeker St
Alice M. Mason
Canyon
Tex
Danny A. Swanson
Rt. 4
Park Drive
Weed Park
Roger G. Wright
Rt. 3
Ricky Reichert
Grandview Avenue
Simpson Street
James H. McClure
King Ave
Patricia A. Fox
Oneida Ave
Muscatine
Joy
Illinois
Mercer County Hospital
Aledo
Michael Malone
Harry Leonhart
Malone
Tim Earl
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Alice W. Bauquess
Mark D. Flanders
Hoffman Addition
George E
Judy A. Wheeler
Scott L
Deborah S. Hendriks
Harold Hammann
Plaza Addition
Obituaries and funerals item bulk notice
Mary Melissa Drawbaugh of Muscatine died at 2 40 pm Friday at Muscatine Care Center. Funeral service Tuesday at George M Wittich Funeral Home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Emma Louise Freyermuth 96 died Friday at Muscatine General Hospital. Visitation Sunday. service Monday at Geo Wittich in Muscatine. Carl A Ebert 84 died Friday at Good Samaritan Nursing Home Davenport. Interment Oakdale Davenport. Ellen M Pohlman 73 of Durant died Friday at Kennedy Nursing Home Mt Pleasant. Visitation after 1 pm Sunday. Burial Durant Cemetery. Surviving relatives listed. several grandchildren and great grandchildren noted.
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Mary Melissa Drawbaugh
Muscatine Care Center
D P.m
Geo. M. Wittich Funeral Home
Greenwood Cemetery
Mary Melissa Bishop
Wapello
Levi W
Anna McMahill Bishop
Carl A. Ebert
Good Samatarian
Davenport
St. Charles
Burlington
George Ebert
Printers Union
Quad-City Times
Emma Louise Freyermuth
Muscatine General Hospital
Walnut St
Miss Freyermuth
Bloomington Township
Nicholas and
Sophia Young Freyermuth
Leonard Pohlman
Pohlman
Bradford Tailors
Thomas Pettrof
Camp Wood
Texas
Gus Fettros
Durant
Clarence
Walter
Lester
Arthur
Cleo
Ellis
George
Moline
Andrew
Inez) Foster
James
Leota) Daniels
William
Ethel) Daniels
District Court dissolves marriages and grants support
Judge Stohr presided on a party report noting several divorce actions and custody orders. Multiple marriages were dissolved with child custody awarded and weekly support set, plus fees and costs required. A petition by Ronald Horton and Mary Horton seeks relief totaling $150,000 for medical expenses and loss of companionship from The Pub incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert K. Stohr
Randall D. Tomfield
Christene M. Lewis
Letts
Raymond R. Ramirez
Lisa A. Young
Muscatine
Billy D. Kirkwood
Rock Island
Ill
Pamela S$. Kirkwood
Michael J. Varney
Patricia A. Meyer
Andy D. Tuttle
Debra L. Haulk
Durant
William P. Garrett
Patricia L. O’brien
Sally J
Jose Ruiz
Tamara
Leslie Womack
Donna
Gary Wiebel
Roxanne
Michael Musser
Michelle
Ronald Hahnbaum
Ronald and
Mary Horton
Harlan “Chick” Wiese
West Liberty
Horton
Mercer County JOY News Briefs and Court Alerts
Weekend visits across Mercer County linked to Culbertsons and Kiddo families with trips to Abingdon and Florida. Local court list records multiple charges including driving without license, public intoxication, speeding, and disturbing the peace, plus several hospital updates and birth announcements from Mercy and University Hospitals Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack L. Burns
Scott A. Sterner
Monroe St
Jim Petersen
West Liberty
James L. Burke
King Ave
Albert L. Fordham
Lincoln Blvd
Muscatine Opens Summer Playground Program for Kids Four to Fourteen
Muscatine launches a summer playground program starting Monday for children aged four to fourteen. Seven sites operate 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday from June 9 to August 8 with activities including crafts games story hour and large group play. Nancy Hahn leads as supervisor with site leaders named for each park. weekly themes include kindness and courtesy and special frisbee and hula hoop contests with state and national competitions planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Fourth Street
Fourth and Broadway
Grant
Barry Ave
Longview
Fulham Avenue
Logan Street
Lucas Street
Lucas and
Cook Streets
Madison
1St Ave
Musser Park
Oregon Street
Earl Avenue
Taylor Park
Taylor Street
Franklin Avenue
Muscatine Park Commission
Nancy Hahn
Lyn Sleeman
Diana Oldfield
Laura Thomas
Connie Mills
Musser
Julie Welsch
Taylor
Polly Howard
Hollywood
Calif
Chanter’s Concert June 13 14 15 Tickets via Journal
Announcement details concert dates and ticketing through Journal. Early contact requested by June 3 with a phone number for best response. Includes times for events and a general call for information. Also promotes Quiet Family Vacation and a Twin Pines Resort brochure with deposit discount in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanter
Journal
Twin Pines
Telmoon
Minn
Moon
Jerry's Action Service
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Wilton Records OK
Bjas Inet
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Columbus
State Comptroller’s Office
Code of Iowa
Park Avenue
Cedar Hills
Connie
Fuller
Kevin Wilson
Wilson
Mike Schmitt
W. 11Th St
Mary Drawbaugh
Walter A. Crawbaugh
Musserville
United Methodist Church
Richard
Robert
Paul
Lavona Tutt
Jacksonville
Fla
Oral Bishop
Atalissa
Leona Bishop
Emma Louise
Freyermuth
Ellen M. Pohlman
Mercer County
Bill Culbertson
Springfield
W.H. Culbertson
Larry Wiedmeyer
C. Lewis
Dalton Kiddoo
Logan Kiddoo
Fred Beaumont
Abingdon
Roy Kiddoo
Allan Upton
Morton
Mose Aubrey
Steve Root
Twila Sherwood
Timothy Sherwood
Great Bend
Kan
Forrest Sherwood
William Weeks
Florida
Boise
Ida
Ron Kiddoo
Urbana
David HE. Strauser
Ottumwa
Frank M. Lawter
Lucas St
Richard M. Lester
Linn St
Mabel E. Noyes
Spruce St
Mary Rex
Park Ave
Disturbing the Peace
Rolland L. Schenkel II
Demarest Ave
Muscatine General
Harold Snyder
Elizaldd Castillo
McArthur St
Charles Sywassink
Orchard Ave
Jerry Page
Fulham Ave
Uriel Reed
Illinois City
Benjamin Peters
Logan St
Bertha McCoy
Robert Lick
Robert Bierman
Moscow
Ernest Steinmeyer
Eisenhower St
Michael Adams
Gary Stoltz
Lombard St
Paul Crawbaugh
Wilma Schneckloth
Nichols
Mercy Hospital
Town City
Jason Matthew
Gary L. Stephens
Grandview
Iowa City
Roy Johnson
Adrian Stephens
Jared Lance
Douglas Reynolds
Catharine Reynolds
Bernice Stropes
Rt. 5
University Hospital
West
Iowa Lodge
Bob Clark
Whitey’s
Oregon
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