Auto Upsets At Park Gate
James Bivens of 513 Adams Street told police he upset his 1953 model car onto its top at the Colorado Street entrance to Weed Park after a week with no injuries. Police found the wreck at 4 26 a.m. Several other Thursday night collisions damaged two cars at a Park Avenue drive in. Clarence Jamison of 8116 West Sixth Street and Tom Morse of 521 Main Street collided while entering the drive in. both vehicles sustained front end damage. Cleo Connolly of 21 West Fourth Street said oncoming headlights blinded her, causing his car to hit Nyla Lou Anson’s parked car on Lucas Street near Green Street at 8 35 p.m. The Connolly car suffered front right damage.
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James Bivens
Adams Street
Colorado Street
Weed Park
Bivens
Clarence J. Jamison
West Sixth Street
Tom Earl Morse
Main Street
Park Avenue
Jamison
Morse
Cleo Connolly
West Fourth Street
Nyla Lou Anson
Stone Street
Lucas Street
Green Street
Connally
Iris festival opera stage director tied to Iowa event
Jerry Solomon of Wilton serves as stage director for the Iowa Opera workshop. The June 26 performance of Anseph Haydn's two act comic opera L Talidela Delusa will occur at the State University of Iowa during the 25th annual fine arts festival. Solomon is a graduate student in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Solomon
Wilton
Iowa Onera W Workshop
Anseph Haydn
Church Drama Here Sunday
A dramatic adaptation of Cry, the Beloved Country will be presented by the Bishop's company Sunday at 8 p.m. at the First United Presbyterian church. The event is open to the public with sponsors the First United Presbyterian and Trinity Episcopal churches. Cast includes David Beardsley as narrator and Dabule, Ash, Crosoy, Nan Kimpling, Gary and Valerie Magnus, Gary Heilsberg. A coffee hour will follow the play and locals host the cast during their Muscatine stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Berksley
Alan Paton
South Africa
Bishop's Company
Sunday At & P.m
First United Presbyterian Church
Trinity Episopal Church
David Beardsley
Dabule
Ash
Crosoy
Nan Kimpling
Gary
Valerie Magnus
Gary Heils
Muscatine
Morley Stirlen
Robert Veerhusen
Delford Barrick
Robert Macon
Weather Pattern To Change Little In Iowa Brief
The Associated Press reports Iowa’s weather will shift little in the coming days aside from a slight cooling. Isolated thunderstorms were seen in western Iowa Friday morning, with widely scattered showers forecast statewide Friday night and in the southwest Saturday. Sioux City logged .25 inch of rain in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. Friday, and Dubuque recorded 0.17 inch. Robert Kerschenke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Kerschenske of 303 Gilbert Street, serves with Training Squadron One at Pensacola Florida. His unit recently won the Naval Air Basic Training Command Admiral's Cup and the BE pennant for overall training efficiency during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Sioux City
Dubuque
Robert Kerschenke
Florida
Emil Kerschenske
Gilbert Street
Naval Auxliary Air Station
Saulley Field
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Air Basic Training Command
Obituaries and Funerals Partial Notices and Changes
Obituaries report Ernest A. Johnson Jr funeral at George M. Wittich with burial in Greenwood cemetery. Durant and Sherman Gerels obituaries note services and pending arrangements. Lane Tree and Lone Tree deaths include details. Local lodge remodeling at 417-419 Fast Mississippi Drive with plans for Sept. 12 Grand Opening dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest A. Johnson
Ernest A. Johnson, Jr
More Street
George M. Wittich
Greenwood Cemetery
Timothy Barrett
George Holliday
Leroy Thomas
Herbert Brudkuhl
Herbert Holtz
Larry Buster
Waler Henke
Leethen Phillips
Clifford Hall
Herbert Br
Disease Fells Musser Park Elms and Catalpas
Disease besets Musser Park felling most elm trees and leaving only a few catalpas. Officials warn the park’s landscape will change drastically in the coming years if removals continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musser Park
Catalpas
Elm Disease Pace Speeds Up in City
Dutch elm disease continues its rapid advance in Muscatine as a survey reports 654 dead elms with hundreds more dying. The beetle-borne fungus has plagued the city for three years, spreading from the east in a relentless sweep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musser Park
Ltine
Racial Issues Discussed at Cedar Valley WSCS Meeting
Cedar Valley Women’s Society of Christian Service met at Mrs Guy Flaire’s home with Mrs John Johnson as new president presiding. The program, What Shall We Tell Our Children About Race, was led by Mrs Charles Morgan and Mrs Clinton Meyers. A feature on Racial Policies was given by Mrs John Blau. Anson noted 6,800 elms beyond rough areas, and city records show 152 dead elms removed in 1962 and this year. The Elm removal cost may exceed 0 million as several thousand trees are expected to die in 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Valley
Denenis Askim
Germany
Eddie Rabe
Adrian Rabe
Charles Newconth
Frank Anson, Jr
City Sanitarian
Muscatine
Anson
Mulberry Avenue
Cedar Street
Houser Street
Colony, Drive
Riverview Park
Musser Park
Wilton Garden Club Hostess and June Meeting
Wilton Gor don Chile members met at Mrs. Malinda Paul home with Della Wacker as co host. Ethel Kohler presented How to Keep Cut Flowers while Pat Smith demonstrated flower arrangements. Twelve members attended. The July meeting will be a potluck picnic at Wilton city park at 12 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton
Gordon Chile
Malinda Paul
Della Wacker
Ethel Kohler
Pat Smith
Organize Cast For Summer Play J B
James H. Wallis a community college instructor will hold tryouts next week to form a 21 member cast for the summer play J B planned for late July or early August. Tryouts are scheduled Monday and Wednesday at his home 1549 Washington Street with interest shown by college and high school students and others in presenting the Pulitzer prize winning play written by Archibald MacLeish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B
James H. Wallis
Community College
Washington Street
Archibald Macleigh
Day Camp Preview At Rotary Lodge Attracts 26 Boys
A total of 26 boys attended the day camp preview at Rotary Lodge on Wednesday and Thursday. They tried archery boating bargain games hiking and crafts before returning to the YM for movies and a swim. A final preview is set for Wednesday June 19 with a 9 30 a m bus departure from the YM and each boy to bring a sack lunch. For more information call the YMCA at 263 4813.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Lodge
YMCA
Rev L A Stumme Attends Iowa Welfare Conference
The Rev L A Stumme superintendent of Lutheran homes attended the child care division conference of the Iowa Welfare Association at Cedar Rapids. Theme was Child Welfare an Unmet Obligation. Walter Conway of Muscatine chaired the state board of control panel on leadership in child welfare. The meeting drew 20 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Stumme
Lutheran Homes
Iowa Welfare ‘Association
Cedar Rapids
Walter Conway
Muscatine
State Board of Control
Iowa five day forecast expects warmer conditions
Temperatures will average 4 to 8 degrees above normal from Saturday through next Wednesday with minor daily changes. Normal highs range from near 80s in the north to the mid 90s in the south. Normal lows span 58 to 62 in the south. Rain chances bring about 0.5 inch on average with scattered thundershowers and local amounts exceeding 1 inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Fire Loss Suit Over 1962 Blaze at East Ninth Street
The American Insurance Co. sues for 8807.24 in Muscatine district court over a January 25 1962 fire at a new business building 01 East Ninth Street. The insurer claims payment to owner Glen F Brossart and holds American Standard Gas Boiler Cedar Rapids Pump and Supply Clyde Lucas Quality Plumbing Co as defendants for alleged faulty unit installation and overheated boiler causing fire damage to nearby walls. A jury trial is requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Ninth Street
Muscatine District Court
American Insurance Co
Glen F. Brossart
American Standard Gas Boiler Corp
Cedar Rapids Pump and Supply Co
Clyde Lugas
Clyde Lucas Quality Plumbing Co
Lucas
Pump and Supply Company
Two Ball Foursome at Geneva Country Club
A two ball foursome golf event is set for Sunday at Geneva Country Club. Play begins at 3 30 p m with participants forming pairs for the match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Country Club
Windows broken in two Cedar street cars
Two cars parked on Cedar street had windows broken during the night. Harry E. Davis of 518 Cedar street and Cecil H. Berry of 1319 Cedar street reported the damage to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Davis
Cedar Street
Cecil H. Berry
Elected James W. Kimm Vice President in Towa Water Group
James W. Kimm of West Des Moines and formerly of Muscatine was elected vice-president of the Towa Water Pollution Control Association at a meeting in Towa City on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Kimm
West Des Moines
Muscatine
Towa Water Pollution Control Association
Towa
City Car Lot Bids July on West and East Second Streets
The city will receive bids on July 11 for construction of the West Second street parking area and for completing the East Second street lot. The council approved the contract for the permanent street resurfacing program. Plans for the Jets project outline space for 48 vehicles on West Second and 42 stalls on East Second with expansions and new entrances. Excavation, concrete pavement, and sidewalk quantities are listed. Also, the council approved paving a two block strip along the downtown levee from Sycamore to Chestnut. A 16-year-old driver was arrested on three traffic charges after police halted an erratically operated car at West Eighth and Climer. The 1949 model car, towed, had broken springs and no lights. Charges include driving without a license, disobeying a stop sign, and speeding. proceeding to Police Court.
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West Second
East Second
City Engineering
Ments
Pine Street
Walnut Street
Walnut’ Street
Sycamore
Chestnut Street
Garry Lee Blake
Berg
West Eighth
Climer
Eighth and
Robert Havel and Mates Greet JFK
Seaman apprentice Robert D. Havel, son of Mrs. Evelyn L. Havel, was aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk off California when President Kennedy visited for a naval power demonstration. The Kitty Hawk, recently in San Diego for repairs, will head to the Far East with the Seventh Fleet in late July.
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Robert D. Havel
Evelyn L. Havel
West c Street
Kitty Hawk
Kennedy
California
San Diego
Far East
Seventh Fleet
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Wayne Enfeldt
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Pearl Street
Veterans’ Hospital
Iowa City
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Riley Funeral Home
Marie Seiler
Lone Tree
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Ox the Mouse
Mississippi Drive
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Yows City
W. Benton
C. Valley
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