Engineer To Leave City Post In Muscatine 1962
City Engineer Joseph R. Normoyle resigned, effective June 30, shocking officials and Mayor Robert Busch. He will join private civil engineering work in Des Moines after 18 months in Muscatine. Four aldermen opposed acceptance. the move ends Normoyle’s local tenure and follows his Rock Island, Illinois career. Later, Don Hausauer of Davenport was named assistant city engineer. Police report a five horsepower outboard motor was stolen from a boat near Mississippi breakers 17 Louisa.
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Joseph Re. Normoyle
Robert Busch
Normoyle
Harold
Pat) Finnegan
Roger Knott
John Wessels
Gerald Powell
John Hilton
Des Moines
Rock Island
Ill
Don Hausauer
Davenport
Muscatine
Hausauer
Town Highway Commission
Davenpor
Paul Kirkland
Mill Street
Mississi
Louisa
Pythian Lodge Honors 4 Vets at Bloomingtn Grange
Wyoming lodge of Knights of Pythias honored four veterans Thursday at Bloomington Grange Hall. Attendees included Cloyce Cummings Fairfield NV and James Bckert Des Moines grand secretary, Richard Tank Walcott grand treasurer. Four members celebrated 25 years of continuous membership, with fourteen more to receive soon as grand lodge officials highlighted lodge welfare and youth programs. Milo Rittenhouse, a Wyoming Lodge member, is a patient at Mercy hospital Davenport.
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Wyoming
Knights of Pythias
Bloomington Grange Hall
Cloyce Cummings
Fairfield
Nvand
Ehancellon James RB. Bckert
Des Moines
Richard Tank
Walcott
Grand Iarge
Grand Lodge
Milo Rittenhouse
Wyoming Lodge
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
Car Slash Damages 1935 Convertible at Walmit Street
Bud Myers told police that someone slashed the top of his 1935 convertible parked in front of his home at 606 Walmit Street today.
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Bud Myers
West Second Car Lot Purchase Aimed at Off Street Parking
The city council approved spending 39 2000 for three West Second street properties to create a third off street metered parking lot. Purchases include Muscatine Pearl Works structure for 15000 Yowan West Second parcel for 94300 and Estelle Rubner property at 28 West Second for 9000. Traffic speed limits on highway 41 were set from 20 to 30 mph with parking restrictions on access streets. Funds from a 175 000 parking meter bond will cover removal of buildings and site improvements by Lane and Sons, with bids to appear once specifications are ready.
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West Second Street
Highway 41
Washington Street
Pirk Avenue
East Second
Mulberry’avenue
East Mississippi Drive
Muscatine Perl W Inc
Roman Home Society
Yowan West Second
Estelle Rubner
West Second
Aldaeman
Harold
Pat) Finneran
John Hilton
Lane and Sons
East Second Street
Mississippi Drive
Tan City
Muscatine Pearl Works
Kinnegan
Sitres Bos
Lowe
Tie City
Filton
Wessels
Towa Field
Towa Avenue
Fletcher Avenue
Miller's Hill
Nyenhuis Street
Harold Peters
Cherry Sweet
Lucas Street
Frank Anson
Band School Opens June 11
Muscain public schools launch a six week summer band program directed by Charles Piotrowski and Jacqueline Sterenberg. Late registrations are accepted and will begin at 8 a.m. on opening day in the senior high social room. About 200 to 250 musicians are expected. Junior high instrumentalists rehearse at noon, advanced grade school pupils at 2 p.m., and elementary pupils at 3 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays through July’s last week. Senior high musicians rehearse at 7 p.m. on Mondays.
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Sc Gepl
St Ambrose College Welcomes New Freshmen Class
William Dean Peters of West Tr sivcet has been admitted to St Ambrose College Davenport. The college announces a freshman enrollment of 250, set to reach a strength of 404 with the new class.
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William
Dean Peters
Harold E. Peters
St. Amrose College
Davenport
the Row
Food
McMahan
Foely
St. Ambrose
Bidders Sought for Government Owned Motor Vehicles
The Muscatine post office seeks bidders for a service and parts contract covering government owned motor vehicles from July 1 to June 30, 196%. Postmaster John Hendriks announced today. Bids will be opened at 2 pm on June 15 at the post office where farms and information are available.
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Muscatine
John Hendriks
Offic
Permanent Paving Projects Given Priority Schedule at Council Session
The 1962 permanent paving program was set on a priority basis by the city council after a short recess on Tuesday night. Alder man John Wessels led the three part program, headlining the plan to improve Oregon street south from the Stewart road junction to Kemper and east on Kemper.
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John Wessels
Oregon Street
Stewart Road
Kemper
TB Reactors To Have Tests
A state x ray unit will visit Muscatine next Wednesday to screen for unknown TB cases. Only those with valid health records may appear after tuberculin skin testing by their physicians. reactions trigger x ray follow ups. The drive is funded by the Iowa TB and Health Association with Medical Society approval.
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Muscatine
Mattie Peterson
Iowa
Iowa Tuberculosis and Healy Assn
Purses Thief Sentenced After Junior High Picnic Theft
Three youths were arrested for stealing purses from a Ce 1 junior high school picnic. One 20 year old, James Beverlin, pleaded guilty to petty larceny and received a 30 day jail term or a 200 fine plus costs. The trio split about 2.50 each from the loot. Police recovered three purses on a rural road east of Muscatine after the arrests.
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Weed Park
James Dewayne Beverlin
Ty West
Ssippi Drive
Justice of the Peace
Harvey G. Allbee, Jr
Beverlly
Yee
Clifford Bennett
Highway 22
Muscatine
Marsha Hintz
Joyce Wright
Sue Sehnack
Sharon Beverlin
Bennett
Beyerlin
Tieyearold
Lis
Boot Club Meeting Date Set for July 1
Muscatine Power Out hub will meet next on July 1. Swan announced at the June meeting the club accepted new members at the first meeting in the new building where more than 60 attended an open house last weekend. Sixty members were present Wednesday.
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Muscatine Power Out Hub
Swan
Marine recruits completes four weeks of training at Pendleton
Gets Training Py, Rebeart D. Carter, son of My, and Mrs Harold J. Carrier, 602ast Ninh street, serving with the US Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton California, has just completed four weeks of individual combat training. He is attached to Na Second Infantry Training Regiment.
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Rebeart D. Carter
Harold J. Carrier
Ninh Street
Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton
Cali
Fa Na Second Infantry
Hill Top sewer extension moves to engineers
Hill Top addition along Houser Street and north Cedar Street awaits council action as plans for lateral connections are debated with the Lucas Houser trunk line project. Hill Top homes rely on septic tanks, some cited in last year complaints. Alderman Knott’s motion to include laterals passes with council support.
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Hill Top Addition
Houser Street
Cedar Street
Lucas-Houser
Hill Top
Roger Knott
Feart Street
Gnstal
Madern
Teletype Approved for city police communications network
The city approved installing a teletype in police headquarters to link city and county law enforcement with state motor vehicle and highway patrol facilities and other local departments in major cities. The county board agreed to share half of the monthly $57.50 rental. the city will cover the installation charge. The council also approved a July 4 parade, buying copies of the Iowa code for Police court use, and accepted a plat for Amy's subdivision. Donald Sick reported auto repairs totaling $101.76 for damages from Clay street driving.
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County Board of Supervisors
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
Amy's
Rosco¢ Avenue
Fuller Stree
Amy
Donald Sick
West Seventh Street
Clay Street
Dogs Adopted and Died as Humane Society Reports April
Mausealine County Humane Society told city council that 54 animals were taken in during April, 15 dogs adopted, and 69 dead animals collected. The society ended April with 4 animals on hand, building fund $322.31 and general fund $669.87. Major revenue $610 from city dog license fees. city and county support ongoing.
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Mauseuline County Humane Society
Mus
Caving
Gladys FP. Wier. Kreasur
Cre
Society Building
Genseral Fund
Ctty
Dot
Society
Building Conference To Draw Councilmen
Muscatine will be represented at the International Conference of Building Officials meeting Saturday at Town State university in Ames. Alderman Gerald Powell moves to invite a chamber of commerce representative to attend with alderman. The conference interest centers on Muscatine potentially adopting a building code.
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Muscatine
International Conference of Building Officials
Town State University
Ames
Gerald Powell
Chamber of Commerce
Aldermei
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Dial
Sident Elect
Pythian Lodge
Willian’ Spieth
Alfred B. Bohling An
Carl Sprouts
Edwin Ayer
ST. Mathias Pta
ST. Matidas School
West
Columbia Pictures
Mai
Laurence Harvey Capucine
Jane Fonda
Anne Baxter
Barbara Stanwyck
Muscaine Public Schools
Charles Piotrowski
Jacque Sterenberg
Ambrose
William Dean Peters
Jacent
Grain Processing Corp
Secon
Eighth Street
Climer
Eighth
Broadway
Main Street
Hershey Avenue
Grandview Avenue
Oregon
Kemper Street
Joseph Ormoyle
Stanley Engineering Company
Westing
Claude Figgins
Steele
Shey Avenue
RM. Meyer
Carl Townsend
Boot Club
Hilltola
Johnny Torry Sands
Austin
Oazmeviroon
Tee
Engineers
Ken
Hetzler Farm Bureau - Ins
Iowa Electric Light & Power CO
Scott Rose
McKee Feed & Grain CO
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