Cloudburst Floods City Streets and Sewers
A severe rain shower around 4 p.m. Thursday flooded streets and overwhelmed sewers. An inch fell in 30 minutes after three inches in a day and a half. A sewer manhole at 310 East Eleventh Street collapsed, a large hole 15 by 20 feet opened under paving. Repairs by Claude Figgins, street commissioner, and local crews began as basements flooded and mud from excavations cluttered roads.
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Claude Figgins
Muscatine Street
East Eleventh Street
Journal
Eversmeyer’s
Orange Street
Ieefferson School
Mulberry Avenue
East Eleventh’ Street
East Eleventh
Iowa Avenue
Pine Streets
Mississippi Drive
Igo
Towa Avenue
Figgins
Nursing Board Reports For May At Muscatine PHNA
Mrs Bruce Ratetitf nursing director presented a report on May staffing and visits during the June PHNA board meeting. Ninety one admissions occurred in nursing service with three hundred twenty eight home visits and ninety three office visits. Richard Schulz treasurer reviewed the 1962 budget estimate as presented. The board will not meet again until September.
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Bruce Ratetitf
Nusvse
Muscatine Public Health Nursing Assn
Board of Directors
Richard Schulz
Scholarships Awarded to Hayes High Boys at Rockhurst
William Roby and Gerry Kirkland of Hayes Catholic High were accepted at Rockhurst College for 1961-62. Roby received a Knights of Columbus $200 scholarship. Kirkland received a $200 grant. Roby will major in mechanical engineering and Kirkland in chemistry and chemical engineering. Both will reside at Xavier Hall.
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Hayes High Boys
Rockhurst
Hayes Catholic High
William Roby
Gerry ‘Kirkland
Rockhurst College
Kansas City
Wilbur Roby
McKin~ Jey
Muscatine
Knights of Columbus
Bill
Gerry Kirkland
Paul Kirkland
Gerry
Society of Jesus
Kansas I City
Xavier Hall
Six Added to The Staff at Lutheran Home
Six young people join the summer staff at the Lutheran Homes, announced by Rev. L. A. Stumme. Linda Blobaum, Sharon Briggs, Jean Semler, John Stumme, Wartburg College students, plus Mary Ann Wechman of Augustana College in Rock Island and Lois Philippi of Blue Island will help in social work and food management. They assist in grounds and program prep for the Homes Festival on June 25, gaining experience and adding to the summer program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Stumme
Linda Blobaum
Sharon, Briggs
Jean Semler
John Stumme
Wartburg College
Waverly
Mary Ann Wechman
Augustana College
Rock Island
Lois Philippi
Blue Island
Wechman
Philippi
Stamme
Pick Temporary Officers for Coast Guard Auxiliary
Plans to establish a Coast Guard Auxiliary unit were advanced at a meeting of about a dozen boat owners at the Center. Three Quad Cities figures outlined organization steps and temporary officers were chosen including James Gould as commander Pat Hopewell Jr as vice commander and Robert Logela as training officer. A follow up meeting is set for Friday at 330 p.m. at the Civic Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Muscaline
Clie
Quad Cities
Vern Snyder
Rocky Island Auxiliary Flotilla
Glen Campball
LeClaire
Mahlin G. Borras
James Gould
Pat Hopewell
Robert Logel
Civic Center
Mattheis Set for Lutheran Ordination in Minneapolis
Ober Mattheis, son of Mr and Mrs R E Mattheis, longtime assistants at The Lutheran Homes, will be ordained as a Lutheran minister this Sunday at Bethlehem Lutheran church in Minneapolis. After ordination he will serve as pastor at Trinity Lutheran church in Hartington Nebraska. He is married and has a one year old son.
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Ober Mattheis
R. E. Mattheis
Bethlehem Lutheran
Minneapolis
Mattheis
Trinity Lutheran Church
Hartington, Neh
Stanley Named On2 Committees At State Bar Convention
David Stanley of Muscatine has been reappointed to two committees of the State Bar Assn at the annual convention in Des Moines. He will serve another year on Cooperation and Business Law and on World Peace Through Law. Meetings of both groups were scheduled during the convention.
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David Stanley
Muscatine
Town’ State Bar Assn
Des Moines
Generally Fair Weather Looms Over City
Mostly fair skies are expected through Saturday as the Weather Bureau notes sultry temperatures. Tonight's lows in the lower 60s, with highs reaching between 80 and 85 on Saturday. Yesterday's top was 80 with a low of 52 overnight. By noon, downtown temperature reached 82.
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Weather Bureau
Mercury
Benner Store officers to attend Keokuk dinner
Gordon Schroeder and Mrs. Schroeder along with Vernon Franklin and Mrs. Franklin, produce manager, depart Sunday for the first annual Benner Tea Co dinner at Keokuk Country Club. Charles C. FitzMorris Jr., president, will preside. guest speaker Paul Harvey will discuss the United States’ world position.
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Gordon Schroeder
Benner
Muscatine
Labor Groups Listed in New Register in Iowa
The U S Department of Labor lists 935 labor organizations in Iowa including 11 in Muscatine in the Register of Reporting Labor Organizations filed under the Landrum Griffin act. The Register shows reports from Bettendorf Buffalo Burlington Columbus Junction Davenport Stanwood and West Liberty, with the St Louis area office of the Labor Department open for examination at 1938 Arcade Building 812 Olive Street.
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Iowa
Muscatine
U.S. Department of Labor
New Register of Reporting
Labor Department
Washington
Landrum-Griffith
Bettendorf
Buffalo
Burlington
Columbus Junction
Davenport
Stanwood
West Liberty
St. Louis
Fe Labor Department
Arcade Building
Olive Street
Jones Receives Masters Degree
Morgan Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. He C. Jones of 940 Lucas Street, today earned a Master of Arts degree at State University of Town during commencement. He earned a 4.0 average, was elected Phi Beta Kappa, and previously received a B A in 1960 with distinction. He played in the Yowa Marching Band for four years and served on the staff the past year.
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Morgan Jones
He C. Jones
Lucas Street
State University of Town
Jones
Yowa
Local Methodist Conference Brings Ministers to Grace Church
The South Town Annual Conference of the Methodist church runs June 1 to 16 at Grace Methodist Church with about 600 ministers and church members. Noted figures include Bishop Gerald Ensley and Bishop Tensley. opening sermons by Bishop Eugene M. Frank and Bishop A. Frank Smith. Rev. Dr. David A. MacLennan among speakers. Key actions cover education evangelism missions and social concerns, ending with ministers’ appointments for 1961 62.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T Hose
South Town
Methodist Church
Des
Maines
A. D. Steffenson
Bruce Sturdevant
First Methodist Church
Clyde Martin
Vernon Shepard
Stanley Kennedy
Stephen Root
North Methodist Parish
Gerald Ensley
Jay
Grace Methodist_ Church
Eugene. M. Frank
Missouri
Tensley
Hyunghi J. Lew
Korea
A. Frank
Smith
Houston
Texas
David A. MacLennan
Rochester
YM Schedule For Next Week Announced
The Muscatine YMCA releases the week ahead activities with daily recreational and family swims, youth center events, and social times. Key slots include 1 to 3 p.m. daily recreational swim for prep and junior boys, 7 p.m. family swims on several days, and 8 p.m. Youth Center or Helen Eberle social time on specified evenings.
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Muscatine
Helen Eberle
Drowning scare ends in rescue of Ricky Pace
Three year old Ricky Pace was saved from swollen Mad Creek near Gobble Street by Louis Hahn and his daughter Meg Lou Ann Warnstaff after sinking and vanishing in swift water. Pace was revived with artificial respiration and treated at home.
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Hahn
Ricky
Boy Rescued From Mad Creek After Drowning Attempt
Louis H. Hahn reports a three year old boy, Richard Pace, son of Mr and Mrs Ray Pace, was pulled from Mad Creek above Clow Street bridge by bystander intervention after a rain swollen current pulled him under while wading. The child survived unharmed. The incident occurred Thursday afternoon and was photographed by Journal Photo. Nearby home at 2008 Lincoln bivd is noted.
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Richard
Ricky
Pace
Hahn
Louis H. Hahn
Gobble Street
Ricky) Pace
Ray L. Pace
Lincoln Bivd
Mad Creek
Clow Street
Journal
Wendlandt couple returns from Chicago buying trip
Mr and Mrs William Wend landt of Rosa s Style Shop have returned from a fall buying Lip to Chicago.
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William Wendlandt
Rosa
Style Shop
Chicago
Gold Patriots vow aid to Kennedy effort in Germany
M. Sgt. Frank Velazquez and Py. Gerald D. White joined the Seventh Army Order of Gold Patriots while serving with the 4th Infantry in Germany. They pledged support for President Kennedy to reduce U.S. gold outflow and agreed to save eight cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Velazquez
Lois
Sycamore Street
Gerald D. White
Marl Rauschenberger
Lucas Street
Seventh Army
Order of Gold
4Th Infantiry
Germany
Kennedy
United States
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Phna Board
Dairy Freeze
Stewart Road
Kirkland
Sun, Mon, Tues
John Wayne
Lil? Kay Kendall
Sas A
Micaells
Gone With the Wind
Clark Wien Leigh F Howard-Olava Dekavilal
Lutheran Home
V.rw
Sonny George
Stanley
New Register
ST. Mathias
Ricky Pace
Swollen Creek
Lincoln Blvd
Meg
Lou Ann Warnstaff
McArthur Street
Cash
Eagles Lodge
Rhythm Rockets
American Legion
Dave Warner
He-Man
Hawkeye Saddle Club
Oregon
Little Richie
E. Richard & Sons, Inc
Post Office
Muscatine, Iowa
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