Park Swimming Pool Faces Uncertain Return
Muscatine's Weed Park pool opened Sunday after director George Oveson and staff repaired a large winter crack and the drain fissure now requires further work. A new leak appeared, and it is unclear if the pool will be usable. repairs aim to avoid draining water. Weekday hours run 1-5 p.m. and 6:30-9 p.m. with Red Cross instruction and a local swimming team schedule. Recreational swims at the Muscatine YMCA run daily 1-4 p.m. this week, limited to 50 per hour. family swims are slated for Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday nights.
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Jerry Russell
Muscatine
Weed Park
George Oveson
Oveson
Red Cross
Muscatine High School
Electrical Use Hits New Peak Here Today
A Muscatine power record was set at noon today with 46,050 KW drawn, topping the previous peak of 45,550 KW from last Friday by 500 KW. J. W. Fuller of Muscatine Power and Water notes the Friday peak was seven percent above the 1967 figure. Local projects face repair delays, while amateur upholds fault-finding in a pool drainage leak.
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Muscatine
J. W. Fuller
Local girl earns diploma at Wheaton
Miss Sandra J. Schmitt of Route 5 received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Christian education at Wheaton College's 109th June commencement in Wheaton Illinois. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. DeWayne R. Schmitt and a Muscatine High School graduate among 390 graduates. President Hudson T. Armending then presented the degrees.
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Sandra J. Schmitt
Rt. 5
Wheaton College
Wheaton
Illinois
DeWayne R. Schmitt
Schmitt
Muscatine High School
Hudson T. Armerding
Local Student Earns Diploma in South Dakota State Univ
Robert Holcomb of Muscatine was among 564 graduates at the 82nd annual commencement exercises on June 2 in South Dakota State University. He received a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering.
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S. Dakota
Robert Holcomb
Muscatine
South Dakota State University
Holcomb
Four injured in four car crash on Muscatine street
Four people were hurt in a Sunday four car collision at Grandview Avenue and White Street in Muscatine. Drivers Delmar Schroeder Willard McGuire Florence Van Landigham and Eugene Hotle were involved. Hotle faces failure to control charges.
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Florence van Landigham
Washington Street
Muscatine
She
Lucille Howard
Bloomfield
van Landigham
Eugene R. Hotle
Sth Ave
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine General Hospital
Grandview Avenue
Willard McGuire
Elgin
Vii
Barbara McGuire
White Street
Florence’ A.van Landigham
W. Washington Street
Muscatine’ General Hospital
Barbara‘ Jean ‘McGuire
Liberty Street
5Th Ave
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Muscatine Hospital
Delmar Edwin Schroeder
Michigan Street
Davenport
Eugene Hotle
Schroeder
McGuire
van Landighem
Hotle
van Landigham Auto
Schroeder Auto
Iowa Association for Retarded Elects H Bridges as President
Harold Bridges a Muscatine county school psychologist was elected president of the Iowa Association for Retarded Children at the sixteenth annual convention June 8 and 9 in Davenport. He succeeds W A Pattison. Bridges, a 1949 Drake University B S graduate with an Iowa M S, taught Iowa schools 15 years and has held multiple association roles.
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Harold. Bridges
Muscatine County
Iowa Association For Retarded Children
Blackhawk
Davenport
W.A. Pattison
Harlan
Bridges
North High School
Des Moines
Drake
University of Iowa
Germany
Iowa
Muscatine County Association
Towa Association
Iowa Association
William Hester
North Washington
Dean Mitchell
Presi
Installation of Bishop Dingman Scheduled July 7 in Des Moines
Msgr. Maurice J. Dingman formerly of Muscatine will be installed July 7 as the new bishop of the Des Moines Diocese. The ceremony at Des Moines will be followed by a pontifical Mass at Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Dingman has served as chancellor of the Davenport Diocese since 1983 and succeeds Bishop George Bishop who moves to Indianapolis. He was principal of Muscatine Catholic High School before a Hayes Catholic High project. Dingman will be consecrated June 19 at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Davenport.
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Msgr
Maurice. J. Dingman
Muscatine
Des Moines
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Msgr. Dingman
Davenport
George
Indianapolis, Ind
Muscatine Catholic
Hayes Catholic High
Dingman
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Local Girl Graduates At Wellesley
Suzanne Stevens daughter of Mr and Mrs John C Stevens 9 Geneva Drive graduated from Wellesley College on June 1 with a Bachelor of Arts degree at the 90th annual commencement in Wellesley Massachusetts Ruth M Adams president conferred degrees on 395 members of the Class of 1968 Stevens was a French major at Wellesley.
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Suzanne Stevens
John C. Stevens
Geneva Drive
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Massachusetts
Ruth M. Adams
Stevens
Subscription Rates for Muscatine Daily Paper
Subscriptions priced for Muscatine city delivery at 2.00 monthly in advance. Non Muscatine carrier delivery 0.40 weekly. Mail within fifty miles 15.00 yearly. Towns with carrier service 18.00 yearly. Mail over fifty miles 20.00 yearly. All mail subs payable in advance. Office hours 8:00 am to 5:00 pm daily, Saturday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. Special delivery for missed papers until 6:30 pm daily and 4:03 pm Saturdays. Dial 263-2331.
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City of Muscatine
Muscatine
Dial
Driver Leaves Scene Of Accident In Muscatine
Two cars were damaged in a Muscatine traffic crash at 4 45 p m Sunday. Douglas L Morgan 19 and Harley L Nettleton 21 were the drivers involved Morgan was northbound on Steward Road turning into a drive in entrance Nettleton was southbound Both drivers were named in police reports Nettleton faces municipal court on the leaving scene charge. SP4 Talbot A Williams has graduated from the Personnel Management Specialist Course at Fort Benjamin Harrison He is the son of Talbot A Williams and attended Muscatine High School class of 1963 and the University of Iowa He was promoted after graduating as a Distinguished Graduate
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Stewart Road
Muscatine
Douglas L. Morgan
Ameri
Harley L. Nettleton
Keota
Davenport
Morgan
Steward Road
U.S. Army Reserve Center
Nettleton
Talbot A. Williams
U.S. Army Adjutant, General School
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Sp4
Williams
Middle Road
Army
Muscatine High School
University of
Schmarje Named To Presidential Electoral College
Clarence F. Schmarje state representative is selected as a Republican elector for Iowa's First District. The district covers 12 southeast counties including Scott Cedar Muscatine Johnson and others. Electors cast final presidential vote, though free to choose. they typically follow the statewide popular result.
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Clarence F. Schmarje
Iowa
Scott
Cedar
Muscatine
Johnson
Louisa
Henry
Des Moines
Lee
Washington, Jefferson
van Buren
Schmarje
Bud Foster Dies at 53 in Home Health Decline
Lester Bud Foster, age 53, died at 12:30 today at his Rt 4 home after several months illness. He ran Foster's Market at 1134 Lucas. Services pending at Ralph J. Wittich funeral home.
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Lester
Bud) Foster
Rt. 4
Mr. Foster
Foster
Lucas
Ralph J. Wittich
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Ymca Board of One
Journal
Harold Blake
Iowa Association For Retarded
H. Bridges
Harold Bridges
Sinclair
Stafford
Garvin Oil Co
Robert Wagner
Raquel Welch
Godfrey Cambridge Odot
Muscatine Journal
Alasentine Journal
Lee Enterprises
E. 3Rd St
Associated Press
George M. Wittich
Geo. M. Wittich Funeral Home
Thos, F
Beveridge
Cedar Street Dial
Cana Street
Bud’ Foster
Ditch Boy
TUES
East Second St
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