Muscatine County awards 594726 home addition contracts
The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors awarded 594726.31 in contracts for a county home addition. Laren Red-Ball Engineering Iowa City to do general construction for 388322. Mechanical to Peterson Plumbing and Heating Davenport for 138884. Electrical to Oppelt Electric Muscatine for 53456.31. Elevator to Montgomery Elevator Co Moline for 14064. The work includes a dormitory for 84 beds and a service center with dining kitchen and laundry. The project is financed by a 700000 bond issue approved last November. Completion expected around April 1968.
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Muscatine County
Board of Supervisors
Laren Red-Ball Engineering O
Iowa City
Schaefer
Muscatine County Board of Supervisors
John Rex
Davenport
Holly Electric
Muscatine
Montgomery Elevator Co
Moline
Schumacher Elevator Co
Denver
Kimbal Bros
Council Bluffs
Powers, Willis and Associates
Earnhart
Gray Fund Turns Toward Youth Center in Church
A year after Bill Gray 21 died in a truck train crash near Muscatine, supporters raised 931.35 for a Bill Grau Memorial Youth Center now planned for a space in Grace Lutheran church. The center would serve college to junior high youths with open access and no discrimination. The fund includes Bill Gray’s savings bonds and insurance. In Des Moines a man paid a 100 dollar fine after pleading guilty to slapping a cream pie into Karen Boot’s face in her yard.
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Bill Gray
David Gray
Iowa Ave
Muscatine
Gray
Bill Grau
Central State Bank
DES Moines
Karen Boot
George Davis
Boot
County Hires New Engineer Thomas Nelson Named
Thomas E. Nelson of Bloomfield has been hired as Muscatine County engineer, effective July 1. He currently serves as engineer for Davis Co. of Bloomfield.
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Thomas E. Nelson
Bloomfield
Muscatine County
Board of Supervisors
Davis Co
Sertoma Club Meeting At George's Steak House
The Sertoma club schedules a 6 15 PM gathering at Georges Steak House inviting interested business and professional men to attend.
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Sertoma Club
George’s Steak House
Muscatine Journal details publication facts
The Muscatine Journal publishes daily except Sundays and holidays by The Muscatine Journal, a member of Lee Enterprises, at 301 E. 3rd St, Muscatine, Iowa 52761. It is entered as second class matter in the Muscatine post office under the act of March 1679, with Associated Press content used premutively for local news and AP dispatches.
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Muscatine Journal
Lee Enterprises
E. 3Rd St
Muscatine
Iowa
Associated Press
Muscatine News Subscription Rates Announced
Subscription terms list daily carrier delivery in Muscatine at 200 dollars per month in advance and other options. Outside Muscatine carriers cost 0.40 weekly. Mail rates are 12.06 per year within 50 miles and 29.00 per year beyond 50 miles. Office hours noted and special delivery for missed papers available by phone.
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City of Muscatine
Muscatine
Pepera
Iowa to send 80 business leaders on South America trade mission
DES MOINES AP More than 80 Iowa businessmen will join Gov Harold Hughes on a 20 day trade trip to South America this summer. Two earlier missions to Europe and the Far East have each produced more than 5 million dollars in foreign trade for the state.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harold Hughes
South America
Io Europe
Far East
Iowa to Rebuild Eight Miles of Highway 38
The Iowa Highway Commission plans a 1969 reconstruction of about eight miles of Highway 38 from near Muscatine to the northeast edge of town, at a cost of 1 342 000 dollars not including right of way. The project includes relocation and new construction, widening to 24 feet with 10 foot shoulders, and major improvements to a steep hill and sharp curve near Muscatine.
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Gil Diet
Muscatine
Iowa Highway Commission
Ames
Hatfield's Corner
Highway Commission
Wilton
Public Hearing Saturday on 1967 Street Paving Plans
By JERRY RUSSELL a hearing for property owners affected by Muscatine 1967 Street Improvement Program No 235 1967 Portland Cement paying will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in city council chambers. The hearing covers special assessments. Afterward a bid date is expected around July 6. Project total is estimated at 187287.75 dollars.
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Jerry Russell
Muscatine
Janet Roberts Named Editorial Assistant at Cornell College
Mount Vernon report details Janet K. Roberts selection as editorial assistant for news information at Cornell College by Dean Howard W. Troyer. Roberts, from Muscatine, Iowa, holds an associate arts degree, a BA in journalism, and prior experience with Ottumwa Courier, Daily Tribune, and University of Iowa publications. The piece also covers city street projects, road use tax, and related municipal improvements in Muscatine.
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Mount Vernon
Janet K. Roberts
Cornell College
Howard W. Troyer
Miss Roberts
Paul I. Roberts
Grand Avenue
Muscatine
Iowa
Muscatine Community College
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Ottumwa (Ja.) Courier
Daily
Towan
Hawkeye
Mss Roberts
American College Public Relations Association
Iowa Press Photographer’s Association
The
University Photographer’s Association
Theta Sigma Phi
National Professional Society For Women In Journalism
Iowa Junior College Honor Society
Edward Arthur Mellinger
Sharon
South Third Street West
Young Iowan Drowns at Delhi Beach
Roger Eugene Deshaw 20 of Strawberry Point drowned Wednesday night while swimming to a diving raft at a Delhi beach. Witnesses said he went under and it took two hours to recover the body.
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Delhi
Roger Eugene Deshaw
Strawberry Point
Odrinex Fat Loss Guarantee Promises Money Back
An advertised weight loss tablet named Odrinex from Grimm Drug Store guarantees fat loss with no doctor needed. It claims easy swallowing, a $3 price, and a full refund if unsatisfied by returning the package to a druggist.
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Grimm Drug Store
Pow Wow Arrives at Muscatine Community College
The 1967 Muscatine Community College yearbook Pow Wow is now available at the college office. Students may pick up a copy during office hours from 3 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Muscatine Community College
Two Driver Licenses Suspended in Muscatine Area
Town Department of Public Safety announces suspensions for two drivers in Muscatine County. Thomas Carl Cox, 17, rural Muscatine, receives a 30 day license suspension for a serious violation. James Gary Sanders, 21, of 109 Jackson Street, gets a 9 day license suspension for a serious violation.
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Muscatine Area
Town Department of Public Safety
Thomas Carl Cox
Muscatine
James Gary Sanders
Jackson Street
Victimless theft hits two truck tires at local dealer
Two 7.50 by 16 six-ply tires valued at 134 dollars were stolen from a new truck at M. and M. Ford Sales over the weekend. James Meltzer of the firm reported the incident. A U.S. Royal and a Goodyear tire were taken. In Des Moines, Army PFC John Lowe, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Lowe, was killed in Vietnam. Lowe enlisted in October 1965 and served with the 1st Airborne Division since September.
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M. Ford
James Meltzer
U.S. Royal
Goodyear
Des Moines
John Lowe
John R. Lowe
Vietnam
Lowe
1St Airborne Division
West Liberty Residents File For Bankruptcy
Two West Liberty residents filed bankruptcy petitions in Federal District Court Des Moines this week. Dennis R. Descoteau, a former West Liberty high school and Central College football player, lists debts of 202700 and assets of 400 with 200 exempt. Mrs Genevera Hagen lists debts 204072 assets 6300 and 6100 exempt. They owe 200000 judgment from Johnson County District Court related to a Lone Tree accident July 3 1965 in which Descoteau driving a car registered to Hagen struck and killed two bicyclists.
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Fedars Court
Des Moines
Dennis R. Descoteau
Genevera M. Hagen
West Liberty
Descoteau
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Muscatine Street
Muscatine City
McKinley and
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McElwee
Snyder Construction Co
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National Assn. of
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Nationwide Real Estate Service
Bramway Drugs Civic Center
Cook’s
Fox
House of Music
Sterneman’s
Hilltop
Meek Odd
Tony Curtis
Virna List
Godzilla
Tonite
Uptown
Jess Paul Newman
Fredric Miarch
Richard Boone
Diane Cilento
Cameron Wtchell
Barbra Rush
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