City and Stanley Consultants discuss $510,000 storm sewer plan
City officials and Stanley Consultants meet to review a $510,000 storm sewer program covering Mad Creek area East Hill and West Hill projects. HUD provides $209,000 federal share. Controversy centers on Van Buren and McClellan sections with open ditch versus enclosed sewer proposals. A 9 a.m. Tuesday site visit is planned.
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Stanley Consultants Inc
Mad Creek
East Hill
West Hill
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Park Ave
Jackson 'S
Lincoln Blvd
van Buren
Gobble Street
First Ave
Gobble
Stanley
Larry Danielson
Madison School
McArthur St
McClellan St
Bryan and
Polk
Howe
City Hall
van Buren and
McClellan
Bridge deadline extension sought in Muscatine bill
Senators Jack Miller and Harold Hughes introduced a bill in Washington to extend the deadline to begin construction of a new Mississippi river bridge in Muscatine. Present authority expires July 3, with the Town Highway Commission proposing a toll bridge under 1967 act. Federal permit extension is not anticipated to be problematic.
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Muscatine
Washington
Jack Miller
Harold Hughes
Town Highway Commission
Dennis Valet Earns Degree at Central Missouri State College
Dennis Valet graduates from Central Missouri State College in Warrensburg as one of 1800 degree recipients. He now works for 1LB.M. in Kansas City and lives with his wife at 10208 Kings Cove Drive Apt 2 Shawnee Mission Kansas.
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Gerald Valet
Wilson
Dennis
Central Missouri State College
Warrensburg
Kansas City
Kings Cove Drive
Apt
Shawnee Mission
Kans
Jerry
Warrenburg
Mexico
Gustav Norenberg
Woodlawn
Mus
Catine
West Junior High counselor to attend GE program at Louisville
Jerry Lee Hasson, boys' counselor at West Junior High School, was chosen for a six week GE Foundation summer guidance program at the University of Louisville Kentucky. The program is one of three nationwide this year with a total of 135 fellowship winners from over 800 applicants. Each program offers six graduate credits and all expenses are funded by GE.
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Jerry Lee Hasson
West Junior High School
General Electric Foundation
University of Louisville
Foundation
Boston University
University of South Carolina
Revered Lenoch honored at silver jubilee banquet
Longtime Hayes Catholic High School principal Father Lenoch marked 25 years as priest with a Sunday recognition banquet at the Elks lodge in Muscatine. The event featured tributes from educators and clergy and announcements of a forthcoming assignment, with thanks to his parishioners and family.
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Gerald O'Keefe
Davenport
Francis J. Lenoch
Hayes Catholic High
Father Lenoch
Harold Blake
The
Elks Lodge
Kayes Catholic High School
Arden
Buffalo
Lenoch
Muscatine
God
Joseph Kokjohn
St. Ambrose College
Kokjohn
Johnson
Mary Sinella
BVM
John McAreavy
Muscatine Catholic Board of Education
Hayes
Library Club
Mary Alice McGowan
Sharon Beckey
Sue Lorber
St. Mathias Church
Town City
Thieves loot shop as two youths steal cars and guns
A burglary at Danny's Sales and Service on East 2nd Street yielded three saws and four guns on the second break in, with two guns plus ammunition taken in a prior Saturday incident. Two youths carried items to a car observed by a night watchman. Tapes from Donald Funk and Susan McCann were stolen from their vehicles in separate incidents, valued at about 60 and 100 dollars respectively.
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Danny
E. 2Nd St
W. Mississippi Dr
Donald
Mother and four children flee home after wall collapse
A Muscatine mother Ona Cassidy and her four children left their home at 303 Lombard Street after a basement wall collapsed Saturday at 11 30 p m. She said a loud popping noise followed and feared a child was hurt. The family had resided there about three months and are staying with a daughter in Columbus Junction while they check insurance and repair options.
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Ona Cassidy
Lombard St
Cassidy
Bill White
Columbus Junction
Two Accidents Reported With Damaged Cars In Muscatine
Police logged two accidents with over 100 dollars in damage plus two hit and run reports. Pat D Caple reported a 1960 model car damaged while parked on Lucas Street. Erick Apland and David Gray reported extensive damage to their 1965 and 1963 cars on East 5th Street near Cedar Street. Additional incidents included a 1966 car damaged on Spring Street and a 1967 car sideswiped on Park Avenue near Sun Mart with the other driver notifying the owner.
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Muscatine
Pat D. Caple
Lucas St
Erick Gregory Apland
Maple Ave
David Henry Gray
Iowa Ave
5Th St
Cedar St
Apland
Grau
Dari-Barn
Spring St
Marilyn Hazelwood
Park Ave
Sun Mart
Former Iowa governor Blue to speak at local festival
Former governor Robert D. Blue will speak at 2 30 p m Sunday June 22 at the Lutheran Homes annual festival. The cornerstone from the original aging home will be used in one of three wings at Valley View Manor, enabling care for 146 residents. Construction of the additions, costing over 500 000 dollars, should finish by October 1.
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Iowa
Robert D. Blue
Lutheran Homes
Valley View Manor
Red Cross swim lessons begin at Weed Park pool
The Muscatine county Red Cross chapter offers free Learn to Swim lessons at Weed Park pool with registration during the first two class periods. Bus transport in from surrounding areas incurs fees. slips available at city hall. Schedule covers Monday to Friday times across Muscatine area routes and nearby towns.
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Muscatine County
The
Red Cross
Weed Park
Fairport
Monteplier
Wilton
Grandview
Stockton
Durant
Wapello
Columbus Junction
Conesville
Letts
Muscatine
Moscow
Nichols
Subscription rates for Muscatine daily newspaper
Subscriptions listed for in city and out of town delivery with monthly and yearly rates by carrier or mail. In city $2.00 per month, other carriers $1.75, mail within fifty miles $15 yearly, towns with carrier service $14, over fifty miles $20 yearly. All mail subs due in advance. Special delivery offered. missed papers held to 6:30 p.m. daily and 4:00 p.m. Saturdays. Dial 262-2331.
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City of Muscatine
Muscatine
Dial
Muscatine rose growers win Tri City show prizes
Three Muscatine rose growers walked off with six top prizes at the Tri City Men’s Rose and Garden Club 29th annual show on Sunday. Mrs. Harold Hayes of Pine received the Queen of the Show for her Josephine Bruce rose and also won best Peace rose and second best rose. Paul Roberts of Grand won trophies for best vase of three hybrid tea roses and the president’s challenge class. Larry Buster of Dillaway claimed the top prize in the five hybrid teas challenge class.
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Tri City
Garden Club
Harold Hayes
Pine
Josephine
Bruce
Paul Roberts
Larry Buster
Dillaway
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