Obituaries and Funerals in Muscatine 1969
John H. Mohnssen 68 of 208 Seatnut Street died at 6:30 a.m. in Muscatine General Hospital after living in Muscatine county all his life. Rev. Fred Boyce to conduct funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Fairbanks chapel with burial at Greenwood Cemetery. Several Mohnssen relatives survive. Harry Cracky Jaynes 66 of Centerdale died in Centerdale. funeral held at Snider Funeral Home with burial at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Minnie Armstrong died at Oakwood Nursing Home after five years as a resident. Mrs Christena Green of Muscatine died at Muscatine General Hospital with services to be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Seventh Day Adventist Church. Charles M. Newton 88, formerly of Palm Street, died at Layman Nursing Home. Survived by six sons, two daughters, one sister, 27 grandchildren. funeral at Riley Funeral Home Sunday at 2 p.m. Interment Keithsburg Cemetery. Lee Wainscott Sr. ninety born in Brown County Ind. died at Muscatine General Hospital after extended illness. Survived by wife Essie, two sons, seven daughters, one brother, 24 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Funeral at Ralph J. Wittich Funeral Home Monday at 2:30 p.m. with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohnssen
Muscatine County
John H
Mary R. Kautz Mohnssen
Otto Mohnssen
Muscatine
Peter Mohnssen
Columbus Junction
Nice
June Jenkings
Winfield
Jack Mohnssen
Letts
Fairbanks Home
Fred Boyce
Fairbanks Chapel
Greenwood Cemetery
Harry (Cracky) Jaynes
West Liberty
Centerdale
Snider
Harland Gant
Elmer Mer Tidith
William Merridith
James Keith
Herbert Oxley
Charles Cozine
al Wagner
Oak Ridge
Jaynes
Minnie Armstrong
Minn
Julia Armstrong
Oakwood Nursing
Arthur R. Howe Sr
Jolene M. Armstrong
Seconnd Street
Fairbanks
Knox=Nille, I
Hannah Whittacker
Dakota, Ill
George Nicolay
Viola
Malvern Nicolay
Niles
Mich
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Charles M. Newton
Charles "M. Newton
Palm St
Layman Nursing Home
Mr. Newton
Johnson County
Iowa
Isaac and
Elizabeth Freeman Newton
Keithsburg
Ilinois
Stella Knox
Ruth Rhodes
Barry Pulley Company
Maynard
Morgan Hill
Calif
Chester
Moline
Harry
Davenport
Allen
Eugene
Richard
Archie
Helen) Edgington
Lincoln
Dawn) Stockman
Minnie Knox
South Dakota
Stella
Ruth
Vigrinia Riddle
Riley Funeral Home
Sherman D.hunter
Lee Wainscott
Muscatine General Hospital
David L
Nancy ‘Burton Wainscott
Brown County
Ind
Indianapolis
Jnd
Essie "M. Wiseman
Montpelier
Essie Wainscott
Boyd. Wainscott
Lee Waiscott, Jr
Muszatine
William
Fern) Martz
Helen Martz
Ira
Velma) Dipple
Freddie
Berneai) Wulf
Paul
Betty Jane) Spalding
Wayne
Iona) Barry
Rock Island
Mae Wainscott
Route 3
Everett Wainscott
Indiana
Ralph J.wittich
Rev. L. F. Danner
Memorial Park Cemetery
Coordinator Job For Poor People Still in Doubt
In Washington AP reports the Poor People's Campaign faces doubt after chief organizer Bayard Ruslin bowed out amid disputes over aims. A new coordinator was named, Sterling Tucker of the Urban League, but acceptance remains in doubt ahead of the June 19 tally in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bayard Ruslin
Ralph David Abernathy
New York
Sterling Tucker
The
Urban League
Monster sighting in Mayo sparks locals to doubt drink
In County Mayo villagers report a 12-foot creature leaping like a kangaroo and with a sheeplike head near Glendarry Lake by Achill Sound. Eyewitnesses include teetotalers and those reconsidering sobriety as tales of a prehistoric life resurface and frighten residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
County Mayo
Glendarry Lake
Achill Sound
Today in History June 8 1968 AP roundup
On this date events include 632 Mohammed death. 1848 Andrew Jackson death. 1861 Tennessee secession. 1905 Roosevelt mediation offer in Russo Japanese War. 1942 Japanese submarines shell Sydney. 1953 DC restaurants cannot refuse service to Negro patrons. 1968 Shostakovich rehabilitation. 1970 Laos neutralists activity. 1973 Israel Sinai approaches cease fire talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mohammed
U.S
Andrew Jackson
Tennessee
Union
Theodore Roosevelt
Sydney
Australia
Eva Peron
Madrid
U.S. Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Soviet Communist Party
Dmitri Shostakovich
Laos
Israel
Sinai
Suez Canal
Egypt
Syria
U N
Legal Public Notices And Court Docket Summary
Police court entries list speeding charges, intoxication, failure to control vehicle, breaking and entering, and parole violations with appearance dates or fines. Probate wills admitted without administration. several marriages licensed to wed with names and dates. Hospital admissions and dismissals, plus volunteer hospital schedule for June 9 to 15 with many named volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Goodken
Mary Eloise Harvey
Hagerman Drive
Lorraine W. Stevens
2Nd Street
Allen Lester Stachar
Oregon Street
Leo R. Truesdale
Nichols
Larry James Miller
Herman Curry, Sr
Heinz Barracks
Rabies Vaccine Flown To Treat Bat Bite Boys In Gooding
In Gooding Idaho a National Guard helicopter flew from Boise with rabies vaccine to treat brothers Barry Brown Jr four and Kell y six after they were bitten by a rabid bat captured during play Tests at the State Health Department lab confirmed the bat carried rabies Barry Brown the father and Gooding assistant police chief was on duty nearby and returned with the vaccine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gooding
Idaho
Boise
Army National Guard
Barry Brown Jr
Kelly
State Health Department
Barry Brown
National Guard
Brown
Dillon Graduates From Air Force Technical Course
U S Army Private First Class John P. Dillon son of Mrs Jennie M Dillon of 1167 Lucas St Muscatine Iowa has graduated at Sheppard AFB Tex from the U S Air Force training course for communications wiring specialists Dillon a 1965 Muscatine High School graduate received his A A degree in 1967 from Muscatine Community College
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Army
John P. Dillon
Jennie M. Dillon
Lucas St
Muscatine
Iowa
Sheppard Afb
Tex
U.S. Air Force
Dillon
Muscatine High School
Muscatine Community College
Post Office Seeks Bid for One 1/2 Ton Vehicle
The post office invites sealed bids for a standby vehicle of at least one half ton capacity. Bids are due Friday, June 21. The vehicle must be 1982 or later and equipped with seat belts. Details available at the Postmaster's office.
Muscatine Republican Satterthwaite Named County Chairman
Paul Satterthwaite of Muscatine, a Republican and farm bureau leader, was named county chairman for the Don Johnson for Governor campaign. Edward Kemp of Tipton announced the appointment. Satterthwaite runs a Muscatine farm and serves as secretary and chair of the Muscatine County Farm Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Satterthwaite
Don Johnson
Muscatine
Edward Kemp
Tipton
Johnson Committee
Satterthwaite
Unprecedented Security At Sirhan Kennedy Murder Hearing
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, 24, appeared calm in Los Angeles County jail chapel as a murder indictment for Robert F. Kennedy was read. Judge Alarcon set June 28 for plea and ordered psychiatrists for evaluation. Court officials were ordered not to discuss the case to protect Sirhan's right to a fair trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Jordan
Robert Francis Kennedy
Arthur L. Alarcon
Bullet Doomed Kennedy Quickly Says a Surgeon
Boston neuro surgeon Dr James L Poppen told reporters Kennedy was doomed almost immediately after the assassination wound as he treated Sen Robert F Kennedy in Los Angeles. He said there was no survival with that injury and recalled seeing Kennedy about 10 am, praying for death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Los Angeles
Sen. Kennedy
James L. Poppen
Lahey Clinic
Five Die In Iowa Auto Wrecks Reported
Five persons were reported killed in four traffic accidents across Iowa late Friday night and today. The Highway Patrol withheld two names killed on U S 30 southeast of Cedar Rapids, another person died in a one car crash on Interstate 80 six miles west of Newton, and a fourth death occurred near Osage. James H. Smith aged 22 of rural Burt died when his car ran off Town 169 about five miles north of Algona and struck a farm driveway, according to the patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Iowa
Highway Patrol
U.S. 30
Cedar Rapids
Interstate 80
Newton
Osage
James H. Smith
Burt
Town 169
al Gona
Westmer FFA Chapter at Illinois Convention
Don Armstrong of the Westmer FFA chapter is chosen by Illinois to serve in the Convention Courtesy Corps at the 4th Illinois State Convention of the Future Farmers of America. Delegates include Steve Willits, Brad Jackson, Gene Bear, Stan Nelson, Ron Carlson, Steve Larson, and Jim Holmes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Armstrong
Westmer
FFA
Illinois
Future Farmers of America
Steve Willits
Brad Jackson
Gene Bear
Chapter Sentinel
Stan Nelson
Ron Carlson
Steve Larson
Jim Holmes
Green Valley Hustlers Four-H Club Meeting Report
June 5 gathering with fifteen members at Green Valley Hustlers. Evening events include supper picnic at Weed park entrance shelter, museum visit, and 6 30 p m start. Committee roles named for Achievement Show at West Liberty Fair August 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Valley Hustlers
Weed Park
Musser Museum
Arla Becker
West Liberty Fair
Brenda Keiser
Wilma Witkoske
Maryann Becker
Shelby McGill
Tina McCleary
Janet Brown
Sue Carpenter
Connie Becker
Debra Shoultz
Three Banned From Driving Indefinitely
Iowa Department of Public Safety announced suspensions and revocations of licenses for Muscatine area residents. Jerry Allen Rickman 16 rural Wapello indefinitely disqualified. David Raymond Lewis 52 rural Columbus Junction indefinitely disqualified. Judith Kaye Stirling 24 Columbus Junction indefinitely disqualified. Eugene Frank Burlingame 45 Muscatine 30 days revoked for operating while intoxicated. Vincent Paul Griffin 32 rural Columbus Junction 30 days for second reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Jerry Allen Rickman
Wapello
David Raymond Lewis
Columbus Junction
Judith Kaye Stirling
Oakview Drive
Eugene Frank Burlingame
9Th Street
Vincent Paul Griffin
River traffic growth boosts case for 12 foot Mississippi channel
Congress member Fred Schwengel of Iowa stressed rising river commerce and Southeast Iowa’s economy, noting a 21 percent increase in Mississippi tonnage through May 1967 and over 164 million dollars in plant investments since 1963. He urged continued round year navigation studies and river development in the region, calling it vital to economic growth. In Paris, the French Automobile Federation rescheduled the Le Mans 24 hour race for September 26 and 29, pending FIA approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Fred Schwengel
Iowa
Mississippi
Mississippi Valley Association
Schwengel
Mississippi River
Paris
French Automobile Federation
International Automobile Federation
Five Records Fall In Texas Meet
The two day Texas meet at Butler Stadium opened with five USATF records falling. Robert Kutchinski of Michigan clocked 1 47.1 for the half mile, fastest in the world this year but short of the 1 44.9 USTFF mark. Jayhawk Track Club led men’s totals, Karl Salb’s 60 7 in the shot topped 60 4 from 1963, Milderette Netter set a 24.4 meet best in the 220, Bob Narcessian improved the hammer to 206 5, and Julie Haenfler cleared 5 1 in the high jump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
United States Track & Field Federation
Robert Kutehinski
Michigan
Butler Stadium
Jim Ryan
Jayhawk
Kutchinski
Grand Rapids
Mich
Bob ‘Narcessian
University of Rhode Island
Julie Haenfler
Iowa Track Club
Yaz Not Fooled By Stanky Tricks In Boston
Carl Yastrzemski powered the Red Sox to a 4-2 win over the White Sox with a two run homer in the seventh after two pitchouts. He noted Chicago manager Eddie Stanky may have been trying to fool him while Stanky was ejected earlier in the game after a war of words with umpire Ed Runge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yaz
Stanky
Boston
Carl Yastrzemski
Boston Red Sox
Chicago
Eddie Stanky
White Sox
Yastrzemski
Red Sox
Ed Runge
Tommie Smith Is Top Athlete At Track Meet
In Los Angeles at the Coliseum-Compton Invitational Tommie Smith anchored Santa Clara Youth Village to a 39.5 40 yard relay, beating USC and setting an American mark. Tommie also won the 200 meters in 20.4, defeating arch rival Jim Hines, and was named top athlete of the meet. Clarke won the 5,000 meters in 13:32.2, though off his world record, and Randy Matson set a world shot put mark at 69-1. Jay Silvester also posted 213-4 in the discus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Australia
Ron Clarke
America
Coliseum-Compton
Clarke
Santa Clara
Tommie Smith
Snead And Crampton Lead Speedway Open After Round Three
Bruce Crampton of Australia shot 70 to sit six under 138 in the third round of the Speedway Open in Indianapolis. Sam Snead, Mike Hill, and Lou Graham tied for second at 149 after each carded 66, with Snead finishing 69 and keeping pace with Crampton. Billy Casper stood at 141 after a 72 while Frank Beard also 141.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Bruce Crampton
Australia
Crampton
Sam Snead
Mike Hill
Lou Graham
Billy Casper
Casper
Snead
Frank Beard
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Journal
John H. Mohnssen
Seatnut St
Daily Report
Richard Charles Noover
Culver Street
Wilbert Burmeister
Rural Muscatine
William Ummertesher
Kenneth [Dye
Willow Street
Gary Henry McDonald
John Michael Essex
E. 4Th Street
Kenneth Dye
Willow
Ronald Eugene MccConaughy
Marion, Jr
Susan Jill Hatha
Way
Charles William Jasperson
Wilton Junction
Carol Ann McNamara
Herman Henry Radke
Town
Elizabeth Ann Yeggy
Marilyn M. Manyon
Richard WW. Manyon
Fletcher Ave
Fred D. Davidson
Jennie M. Davidson
Bertram P. Olsen
Dorothy M. Olsen
Milton D. Carlisle
Moscow
Nancy Downer
E. Tih
Gdell Hughes
Schley
Goldie Lewis
Theodore Woodward
Smalley
Kenneth Terrill
R. R. Pearson
Andrew Tobias
Kenneth Baer
Charles Drake
Lyle McCullough
Q. M. Kautz
Joe Michalski
Norbert Beckey
George Peters
Ed Fuller
Jack Mitchell
James Lamb
Dale Longtin
G. T. Eaton
Grant Graham
Harvey. Allbee
John Potter
Merle Young
Sheldon Neeld
Arthur Umlandt
Paul Welk
Leonard Roggeveen
Maud Ross
Frank Drucker
Glen Bloom
Frances Cooney
Roy Miller
Raymond Anle
Phillip Atwell
Clarence Duffy
Marvin Werner
Floyd Parks
George Shepley
Herbert Dickinson
Claude Edmonds
Wayne Eckhardt
C .L. Fletcher
Grate Crall
Max Collins
John McClellan
Howard Toyne
Ruth Hazlett
Harry Durand
Virgil Honeyman
J. W.myers
Everett Duncan
Paul Petersen
Ron Welsch
Gary Woodworth
Kenneth Powell
Ed Knott
Merle Reed
Maurice Young
Air Force Technical
Hatlo
Grand Army OF
Doima
Gotcha
Texas
Trav
Mister Breger
Agen
Ereervad
Yolen
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