Classes Canceled as Weed Park Pool Closes for Repair
Weed Park pool officials halted repairs and emptied the water to allow professional tar work for leaks. High school coach Jud Anderson leads Red Cross swimming instruction and all classes are canceled until further notice, with tentative reopening targeted for Monday June 17 if repairs finish. Casey Jones Contracting of Muscatine hired for tar, as director George Oveson says no opening date yet.
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Weed Park
Jud Anderson
Red Cross
Weed Park Pool
George Oveson
Oveson
Casey Jones Contracting Company of
Muscatine
Mark Leuck
Muscatine Board Hires Teachers and Chooses Magazine Bids
Muscatine Community School District approved two new teaching contracts, hiring Colleen Krauel to teach high school Spanish at 6100 dollars and Besse H. Frank to teach sixth grade at 5856 dollars. The board awarded magazine contracts totaling about 2179 dollars, with McGregor Magazine Agency, The Library Service of Des Moines and Cohn News Agency as bidders. A property accounting system for the district was described as part of a 1970 state mandate, while budget preparations and a July 15 public hearing on taxation were announced. Richard F. Drake was reelected as First Congressional District Chairman of the Iowa Republican State Central Committee.
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Muscatine Community School
Messenger
Iowa
A.A. Johnson
Richard F. Drake
Parkington Drive
Republican State Central Committee
Scott
Muscatine
Cedar
Johnson
Louisa
Henry
Des Moines
Lee, Jefferson
van Buren
Washington
Drake
U.S
David Stanley
West Junior High
City Coaches Association
Robert Walter
William Fahy
John Fields
Webster City
Airman Justin F. Martin Home on Leave
Airman Justin F Martin is on a 30 day leave after basic training as an administrative specialist at Amarillo Texas Air Force Base. He will depart June 24 for overseas duty. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Adolph Martin of Muscatine Iowa and his wife Karen Anderson will stay with her mother while he is overseas. His new address is Amn Justin F Martin AF 16925031 8 CMBT SPT GP APO San Francisco California 96304.
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Justin F. Martin
Amarillo
Tex
Air Force Base
Martin
Adolph Martin
Indiana
Muscatine
Karen Anderson
Amn
Justtin F. Martin
Apo
San Francisco
Calif
Muscatine Masquers honor James Fischer for service
James Fischer of Muscatine received the Muscatine Masquers Oleander award for outstanding service to community theater. Jerry Jones, club president, noted the trophy’s stylized figure embodies theater ideals.
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Muscatine Masquers
James Fischer
Muscatine
Fischer
Jerry Jones
Extra Boating May Have Caused Huge Fish Kill
Cedar Rapids AP reports a massive Cedar River fish kill last week may be linked to heavy motor boating. Dr. R. L. Morris Iowa City aid to investigation says boating stirs river bottom, releasing materials that deplete oxygen, worsened by heat and low water. Hundreds of dead fish washed ashore northwest of Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar. Rapids
Cedar River
State Hygenic Laboratory
R. L. Morris
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine County Recorder Fees May Report Summary
Recorder fees for Muscatine County in May totaled 1 036 dollars with 622 instruments recorded. May licenses and taxes include 4 159 dollars in hunting and fishing fees and 896.50 dollars in real estate stamps. Deposits to treasurers include 172 dollars for boat registrations and 200 211 97 283 dollars for deeds mortgages releases UCC and office fees. 27 dangerous weapons, 29 soldiers discharges, 23 chattel releases with no fee.
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Muscatine County
Iowa
Town Conservation Commission
Kiwanis Club Names Officers In Muscatine
Kermit Cook was elected to day as the new first vice president of the Kiwanis club of Muscatine. He succeeds Herschel Tice who recently moved to Sioux City. Marvin Werner was elected to succeed Cook as second vice president, and Hal Hayes was named to the Kiwanis board of directors. Paul Sehnert, Kiwanis president, conducted an evaluation meeting of the club today.
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Kermit Cook
Kiwanis Club of
Muscatine
Herschel Tice
Sioux City
Marvin Werner
Cook
Hal Hayes
Kiwanis
Paul Sehnert
Methodist Church Pastors Get New Assignments in Iowa
At the South Iowa United Methodist Conference in Ames on Monday evening 69 ministers received new postings. Rev Thomas E Hotle moves from Park Avenue Muscatine and Wesley to Hope Parish area. Alfred C Clark from Redfield becomes Hotle's assistant. Rev Dave L Higdon will become associate pastor at Wesley Muscatine. Rev J Paul Stevens of Otterbein Muscatine will also pastor Park Avenue. The conference emphasizes grouping small churches under single pastors.
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Muscatine
South Iowa
Hope Parthe Hope
Pahora
Linden
Morrisburg
Yale
Prairie Center
Alfred C. Clark
Redfield
Hotle
Wesley United’ Methodist Church
Dave L. Higdon
West Hill Church
Burlington
J. Paul Stevens
Otterbein Methodist Church
E.U.B
Park Avenue
Town Methodist
James
Thomas
Des Moines
Collegiate Methodist Church
Ames
Weed Park Road damage from springs blamed on underground waters
Jobe Robinson of the Muscatine park commission said underground springs washed dirt and sand from beneath Weed Park road. He earlier suggested a possible leak from the nearby water tower, but after a morning meeting with the water utility department he is convinced there is no tower leak. Mains to the tower are regularly inspected and the park commission has repaired the road at several thousand dollars cost.
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Jobe Robinson
Muscatine Park Commission
Weed Park
Robinson
Municipal Water Utility Department
Park Commission
Izaak Walton Women to Meet in Fairport
The Mascoulien Women's Chapter of Izaak Walton will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at the chapter house in Fairport. Nominations will be held for four new board of directors. Members should bring scissors to make ditty bags for the Red Cross.
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Mascoulien Women
Izaak Walton
Fairport
Ditty
Red Cross
Central Junior High explores YMCA YWCA pool use for PE
Muscatine School Board studies a proposal to use YMCA and YWCA pools for part of Central Junior High physical education. Principal Art Miller requested the move due to Central’s limited facilities, and West Junior High would remain unable to participate because of distance.
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Muscatine
School District Board of Education
YMCA
YWCA
Central Junior High School
Central
Art Miller
Central Junior High
John Tillie
Maury Reed
Devere Newberry
Wire Downed in Muscatine During Thunderstorm
A minor storm caused a downed power line at 9 40 p.m. near lith and Orange streets in Muscatine. Repair crews fixed the break and police noted winds of 40 to 45 mph. A funnel cloud was sighted north of town near Hatfield's corner but did not touch down or cause damage.
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Muscatine
Lith
Orange
U.S. 6
Iowa 3
Hatfield's
Muscatine Journal Details and Ownership Notes
The Muscatine Journal published daily except Sundays and holidays, issued by the Muscatian Journal, a Lie Enterprises member. It is incorporated at 301 E 3rd St, Muscatine, Iowa, and entered as second class matter under an 1873 act. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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Muscatine Journal
Muscatian Journal
Lie Enterprises
E. 3Rd St
Muscatine
Tawa
Iowa
Ander
Associated Prem
Focal Niews
AP News
Subscription Rates for Muscatine Newspaper
Subscription rates list daily and mail options for Muscatine and surrounding areas. In city delivery costs 200 dollars monthly in advance. other carriers forty cents weekly. mail within fifty miles 15 dollars yearly. towns with carrier service 18 dollars. over fifty miles 320 dollars yearly. All payments in advance with set office hours. Special delivery service available until 6 30 p m daily and 4 08 a m Saturdays.
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Suntenve
City of
Muscatine
Mustating
NQGN
Dia
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Fred
David Powell
Chestnut Street
Muscatine General Hospital
Henry Ruiz
6Th Street
Ruiz
West 8Th Street
Republican Central Committee
Colleen R. Krauel
Polaroid
Kodak Instamatic
Mavis Camera
Tripods
Baia
Justin Martin
Mickey Ludewig
James White
Jones
Bill Martin
Oleander
Uptown Es Ae
Roberey Reuse Pouiey Carbrdge
Bundie Siem
Gonna Feat
Dickinson
Panavision
ALSO
Kiwanis Club
FBI
Lb.t.c
Methodist Church
East Second St
Cefell
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