Road job to close Wild Cat Den area in June
Muscatine County residents and visitors will lose access to a major Wild Cat Den section as a road relocation begins. The turn into the foot trails and picnic area will be moved about 55 feet to smooth the high road. repairs and new park facilities progress with a headquarters complex due by August 15.
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Muscatine County
Wild Cat den State Park
Erv Jennings
Gary Galliart
Tom Nelson
Nelson
Galliart
Red Cross Drives 600 Gift Bags For Vietnam Troops
Muscatine Chapter begins early project to fill 600 gift bags for U S service members in Vietnam this Christmas. Local groups and volunteers contribute items such as flashlights lighters soap cases and greeting cards with a September 26 completion target and October 15 final ship date.
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Muscatine
Red Cross
Héfa
U.S
Vietnam
National
Dale Longtin
Longtin
City Hall
Stockholders Families Tour Geneva Plant Open House
Open House for HON INDUST RIES stockholders and families will be held at the Geneva plant on Friday and Saturday. Tours of facilities will be conducted for attendees starting at 10 oclock each day.
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HON Industries
Geneva
Keith Butcher to Attend Union Conclave in Shreveport
Keith Butcher of Muscatine will represent local S51, American Federation of Musicians at the 7th annual union convention in Shreveport Louisiana. The event runs June 17 to 20 with reports from leaders, union business, and elections for International Officers and the executive board. About 1,200 delegates from 700 locals and over 275,000 professional musicians in the US and Canada are expected.
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Keith Butcher
Virginia Drive
Muscatine
S51
American Federation of Musicians
Afl-Cio
The
Musicians* Union
Shreveport
Shreveport Convention
Herman Kenich
Stanley Babard
United States
Canada
Bettendorf Chamber Names Gary Askam Executive Secretary
A Muscatine native, Gary Askam, 27, was named the new executive secretary of the Bettendorf Chamber of Commerce. He has worked as a representative for Automatic Electric Co. in Northlake Chicago and has coordinated programs with Chicago Boys' Clubs. Askam, a Muscatine High School graduate, studied at Muscatine Community College and George Williams College. He will assume duties July 1. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Walter Askam of 1309 Smalley.
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Muscatine
Gary Askam
Bettendorf Chamber of Commerce
Askam
the Automatic Electric Co
Northlake
Chicago
Muscatine High School
Muscatine Community College
George Williams College
Downers Grove
Til
Bettendell
Gary
Walter Askam
Smalley
HON Industries Open House Attracts Hundreds Of Attendees
Open house hours are set from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday as HON Industries continues its program to acquaint families and stockholders with company operations. Several hundred people are expected to attend.
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HON
MHS Girls Prep for International Youth Exchange
Six Muscatine High School girls will represent Iowa and the United States in Youth For Understanding programs. Europe-bound girls depart next week, while South America participants leave July 1 and return August 29. Names include Jan Fisher Mary Spencer Maryke Janssen Kris Toyne Shirley Rowidybush Cindi Schauland Kristine Meyer. Addresses shared for host families in Sweden Holland Denmark Finland West Germany and Chile.
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Muscatine
Iowa
United States
Youth For Understanding
Europe
Jan Fisher
Gunilla'Bjartieé
Edshyn
Sweden
Mary Spencer
Maryke
Janssen
Oranjelaan
Warnsveld
Zutphen
Holland
Kris Toyne
Hijalmar Lundsgard
Paileshave Friskole
Ringe
Denmark
Shirley Rowidybush
Anita Jussila
Netsamiehenkafu
Hyrinkaa
Finland
Cindi Schauland
Max Fischl
Viechtach
Josefs
Open House Friday at New Migrant Center Casa de la Amistad
Open House Friday June 14 from 2 to 8 pm at 218 West Second Street marks the new home for the Migrant Program. The building hosts a thrift store, recreation and meeting facilities, with two nurses and a sanitarian for the health program. Community members are invited to visit and learn about migrant services.
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New Migrant Center
Casa de la Amistad
the Center
Y.M.C.A
Health Center opens at YMCA in Muscatine
The new YMCA addition includes an electrically-operated sauna bath with redwood-lined chamber and two benches seating 15 to 18 bathers. The health center area opens at about 9 a.m. daily, closing at 6:30 p.m. on Monday Wednesday and Saturday, and at 9 p.m. Tuesday Thursday and Friday. Massuer Jerry Peet is in charge.
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YMCA
Muscatine
Jerry Peet
Jerry Russell
Billy Peterson Wounded in Vietnam War Action
Eva P. King of Muscatine learns her son Billy G. Peterson was wounded in Vietnam by an 82mm mortar hit to the right upper arm. He is recovering at a U. S. Army address in San Francisco with new service details and unit assignment.
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Eva P. King
4Th St
Muscatine
Billy G. Peterson
Vietnam
U.S
B. Co
A-P.o
San Francisco
California
Campaign for Christ Services Begin Sunday
Campaign for Christ begins Sunday at 8 p.m. at the YWCA, with nightly services for 15 days. Des Moines evangelist Lloyd Deal has led eight city campaigns in three years and promises Bible quotations in every sermon. Public home Bible studies and no obligatory collections accompany the campaign through June 30.
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Campaign For Christ
YWCA
Lloyd Deal
Dés Moines
Deal
Jerry Loutzenhiser
Des Moines
Loutzenhiser
Wm. Kay Moser
Church of Christ
Spoksors
Ostergaard to Manage Crawford National Fish Hatchery
David E. Ostergaard of Muscatine was named manager of the Crawford Nebraska national fish hatchery under the Minneapolis regional office of the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. He will take the post June 16 after serving as assistant manager at the Fairport hatchery. Ostergaard joined the bureau in 1963 after earning a degree in fish and wildlife management from the University of Minnesota. He is married with three children and belongs to the Muscatine Toastmasters Club.
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David E. Ostergaard
Muscatine
Crawford, Nebra, National Fish Hatchery
Minneapolis
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Department of the Interior
Ostergaard
Crawford National Fish Hatchery
Fairport National Fish Hatchery
The
Federal Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Fish and Wildlife Management
University of Minnegotta
Muscatine Toasttasters Club
Muscatine Journal
Muscatine ‘Journal
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
E. 3Rd St
Muscatiné
Iowa
Associated Press
Correction: Muscatine Saddle Club trophy mix-up clarified
The Muscatine Saddle Club received one of the trophies awarded Saturday in the Grotta convention parade. It was incorrectly reported that the trophy went to the West Liberty Saddle Club. The Muscatine Journal notes the correction and affiliation details.
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Muscatine Saddle Club
West Liberty Saddle Club
Subscription rates for Muscatine paper listed
Rates cover daily carrier delivery in Muscatine at 2.00 per month in advance and other areas at 0.40 weekly. Mail prices vary by distance, ranging from 15.00 to 20.00 per year. Subscriptions payable in advance with office hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Special delivery available until 6:30 p.m. daily and 4 p.m. Saturday. Dial 263-2331.
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City of Muscatine
Muscatine
Finail
Dial
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Muscatine,a
Iowa’ Highway Comission
Iowa Highway Commission
State Conservation ' Commission
Midin
Red Hawk State Park
Chariton
Wapsipinicon State Park
Anamosa
Muscatine Red Cross
East Harbor
Al's
HOTEL
Tour
Bettendorf
MHS
Uptown
Glenn Ford
Angie Dickinson
Panavision
Metrocolor Sea
Billy Peterson
Jim
Lyle
Ang Vera Hinman
Grandview Avenue
A. Martini
Leo's Clark
Park Ave
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