Clubs and Lodges Host Week of Talks and Events
Muuscatine groups chart a busy week with Rotary guest speaker B. Seawegler, Serva guest Jack Paetz, Toastmasters skipping dinner for a 10th anniversary program, Northwestern Bell’s Jack Williams on direct distance dialing, Kiwanis luncheon, Amaranth Caldron fundraiser at Masonic temple, Moose Lodge enrollment drive, Moose hall dance, Laurent Knights of Columbus fish fry, and Veterans and American Legion meetings.
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Toastmasters Club
Sunset Inn
Jack Williams
Northwestern Bell Telephone
Kiwanis Club
Limehean
Masonic Temple
Amaranth and Caldron
Moose Lodge
Moose Hall
Band Starts Park Series On Sunday
The Weed park band shell opens a summer concert series Sunday at 2 p.m. under Del bert S Hardy. Eight concerts receive funding from the Recording Industrias Trust Fund via Local 51 AFM. Programs include Ides of March Manhattan Tower Overature The Music Man selections Dancing in the Dark and more.
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Weed Park
Delbert S. Hardy
Recording Industrias Trust Fund
Local 51
American Federation of Musicians
Manhattan Tower
Drake
Golden Sliphorns
el Capitan
the Klaxon
Golder Eagle
Cars Crash Seeks 870 Damage Suit in District Court
A $870 damages suit was filed in Mescaline district court over a July 9 1961 collision on highway 6 five and a half miles west of West Liberty. Zurich Insurance Co sues Benjamin G Akers and Loretta Akers to recover losses for the Billy B Ong car insured by the plaintiff. Otto's car sustained $1000 damage, later reduced by salvage sale for $130.
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Mescaline District Court
Highway 6
West Liverty
Zurich Insurance Co
Benjamin G. Akerg
Loretta Akers
Billy B. Ong
Otto
Benjamin G Akers
Two Wapella Girls Cut by Glass Door
Two girls from Wapella were injured when Marcia Grasham ran her arm through a glass door and Connie Thompson was struck by a shard while they played with Carol Ode. They were treated at Muscatine General Hospital with eight stitches for Marcia and more than twenty for Connie. the incident occurred on Main Street. Later, the Wapello Jaycees planned Kid's Day for July 1 and a District 7 meeting at Leslie Fisher farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapella
Waapella Voluntary Rescue Unit
Robert Odle
Main Street
Marcia Grasham
Connie Thompson
Carol Ode
Marcia
Connie
Jem
Musgaline General Hospital
Ayeees
Leslie Fisher
District 7
Co A Commander Promoted to Captain in Iowa National Guard
Lemuel W. Massey of 907 Grand Avenue, commanding officer of company A, 224th engineer battalion, Muscatine unit, Iowa Army National Guard, rises from first lieutenant to captain. Maj. Gen. Junior F. Millen announced his promotion alongside 14 other officers and two enlisted men commissioned as second lieutenants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engineer- Balttalion
Muscatine
Iowa
Republican youth caucus gathers in Muscatine County
Young Republicans will convene at 7 00 p m Monday at the Civic Center to discuss party affairs and organize local activities in Muscatine County.
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Muscatine County
Civic Center
Stop It Hot Rod Warring: County Drag Racing Crackdown
Local authorities vow strict action against drag racing along Muscatine county blacktop roads after multiple complaints. Cloyd Dean Phelps, 19, Nichols route 1, fined $30 and costs for reckless driving. he pleaded not guilty as county prosecutor Derm Woodward seeks tougher penalties for incidents involving two or more vehicles. Sheriff Oppelt said rural residents complain of highway danger and law enforcement aims to deter repeat offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Phelps
Nichols
Court of Justice of the Peace
Harvey G. Allbee
Je. Phelps
Woodward
Randlemans Denver Bound for Kiwanis Convention
Randlemans travel from Muscatine by rain to Denver Colorado for the 47th annual Kiwanis International convention June 10 14. Randleman serves as the Muscatine Kiwanis delegate. The gathering will include members wives and families with attendees from the Muscatine club and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug Randlema
Muscatine
Kiwanis International
Denver
Colo
Randleman
Muscatine Kiwanis Clan
Kiwanis Club
Manto Face Knife Charge After Alcohol Arrest
Lanny Stropes age 21 of 1605 Lincoln waived preliminary hearing before Justice Harvey G. Albee Sr. on a concealed weapon charge. He was bound over to district court and jailed in lieu of $1,000 bond after police arrested him and others for intoxication at the Blue Eagle tavern. A knife with a blade over three inches was found during a search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanny Stropes
Lincoln
Justice of the Peace
Harvey G. Albee,Sr
Stropes
Blue Eagle Tavern
Little Cookout to Celebrate Being Alive in Rockville Centre
Perry Grant 23, a wealthy bachelor and general manager of a court stenography service, plans a Sunday cookout near Long Island for 800 guests. The event, sparked by a near fatal plane crash in Maryland, features dancing space, alerted carever, champagne, and bands. Police notified to keep order.
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Rockville Centre
N. Y
Perry Grant
Grant
Ate
Salisbury
Long Island
Jrs
Hog Raffle Cancelled as Hawkeye 4-H Plans Fundraiser
Oakville report shows Hawkeye 4-H Boys cancel hog raffle and instead vote to sell pen points. Demonstrations by junior and senior teams precede county office candidates Ronnie Gerdner Keith Campbell Gregg Rieman. Members and community connect, with local obituaries and hospital updates noted for Stronghurst area.
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Oakville
Chio
Erne Gerst
Presen
Avi Pontauis
Ernest Gerst
Big
Inne
Harry Haight
Gregg Tieman
Bob Pontquis
Ase Tionnie Gerdner
Kieth Campball
Affkce
Ronnie Gerdner
Kieth Campbell
Gregg Rieman
Keith Campbell
County Alice
Mike
Virginia
Kathy Jeen Thornberg
Bob
Jim Pontzuis
Greg Hamilton
Wapello Council issues permit for McCulley Furnish Store remodel
Wapello town council met with Mayor Bob Gustafson to issue a building permit for McCulley Furnish Store to remodel the former Econ-O-Murt building on Main Street. The session covered local visits and a shipboard assignment for Wright, son of Trader Wright of Bond Street, aboard the USS Eldorado in Inchon, Korea.
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Wapello
Bob Gustafson
McCulley
Guiding
Econ-O-Murton
Waynea. Wright
Trader Wright
Bond Street
Amphibious Force
Eldorado
Inchon
Korea
Seventh Fleet
Pak
Republic of Korea
Visites and Deployments Round Out Local Week
Weeks at the home of Mr and Mrs Raymond Malcom in El Pasd Texas Monday they were guests in Burlington at the Wayne Malcom home Mr and Mrs Edgar Jackson from Chicago are visiting at the Augusta Reid residence this week Mr and Mrs Harry Swafford were scheduled to arrive in Oakville Friday evening from Hopedale Ohio They will visit with Mr Swat ford s mother Mrs Clair Swate ford and also at the home of Mrs Susie Wykers Larry Waterhouse grandson of Mr and Mrs 3 G Waters son of Mr and Mrs Miles Waterhouse Burlington completed his basic training for Army duty recently at Fort Lenn ard and visited his parents and grandparents who reported at Fort Bliss Texas for furt her training
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A Ethothud
M. B. McNeil
Robert Langstait
Shelby
Ohio
Douglas Langstaif
Robert Lange
Ainsworth
Warren Lang
Columbus Junction
James Ashby
Monticello
Fred Ashby
Jess McGill
Korea
Wae
Raymond Malcom
el Pasd
Texas
Burlington
Wayne Malcom
Edgar Jackson
Chicago
Agusta Reid
Harry Swafford
Oakville
Hopedale
Susie Wykers
Larry Waterhouse
3. G. Watershouse
Miles Waterhouse
Fort Lennard
Wood
Fort Bliss
Denial of Flood Funds For Muscatine and Other Cities
Federal funds will not be allocated for six Mississippi river flood control projects including Muscatine Davenport Buffalo Fort Madison Burlington and Mon rose if Army Corps of Engineers recommends denial. Local Bettendorf interests say the plan does not meet needs while Crest Weekuk faces wall and levee construction in the river channel raising costs. The Iowa Natural Resources Council released the Corps report this week and will hold a hearing in Des Moines on July 2.
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Des Moines
Missippi
Museau
Army Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineer
Mus Jeacine
Davenport
Buffalo
Fort
Madison
Burlington
Montrose
Bettendorf
Iowa Natural Resources Council
Coins of Engineers
Ames Orientation Session at Iowa State University
Ames Clinton F. Lane and Ronald Gary Lange of Muscatine and Ronald Lange with his parents attended a two day orientation at Iowa State University. The event for incoming College of Science and Humanities students included meetings with faculty, campus tours, residence hall explorations, and personal conferences with academic advisors to plan fall class placements and programs of study.
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Ames
Clinton F. Lane
Ronald Gary Lange
Muscat Line
Ronald
Howard Lange
Towa State University
College of Science and ‘Humanities
ISU
Seiven
Cars Crash In Downpour On West Fourth Street
In a Friday afternoon collision at West Fourth street and Chestnut street at 250 am two cars collided after Dianta Dawn Hawkins 17 failed to see an oncoming vehicle driven by Robert L Harbaugh 18 as she turned left into Fourth street. Both cars suffered front-end damage and the drivers were shaken.
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West Fourth Street
Chestnut Street
Dianta Dawn Hawkins
Culver Street
Robert L. Harbaugh
Fourth Street
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Climer
Lucas
Broadway
Journal
Muuscatine Service Clubs
B. Seawegler
Iowa Penitentiary
Ft. Madison
Rotary Club
Jack Paetz
Serva Club
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars Yi
American Legion Post
Cail
Sanitone
Safe, Inc
Magnus
Dial AM
Garry Dy Woodward
Dick Oppelt
Phelps
Lakas Street
Randlemans
Denver Bound
Manto
Hilltop
DEVIL
Jack
Ricky Lemmon
Nelso
Rod
Mississippi
Mississippi Drive
Park Avenue
Cypress
Mad Creek
Hawkeye
Charles Whitaker
Donald Peck
Ed Young
Ben Murray
Orley Carnagey
Leroy Bayne
Within Swaleford
Elsie Baxter
Doris Gerst
Les Gerst
Mercy Hospital
Daisy Waterhouse
Burlington Hospital
William Gersl
A& Heart
Vic
William Munday J
Uptown
Taurence
Harvey Capucine
Jane Fonda
Anne Baxter
Barbara Stanwyck
Enrico Manfrini
John XXIII
Rome
Torth Italy
ST. Mathias Pta
ST. Mathias
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