Zoning Change Approved for Muscatine Bowling Lanes
Muscatine council gave flat approval to rezoning the Park Avenue project to commercial use for the new Town and Country Bowling Lanes. After a contentious vote and a brief postponement, Alderman Jones moved to suspend rules and adopt on first and final reading, but the motion failed 3-1 with Sader voting no.
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Own & Coutlyy
Park Avenue
Whey
Whursday
Nigall
Aldemann
Ward Jones
Jones
Gerald Powell
Powell
Harold Sader
Sadel
Robert Wilson
Wilson
Crewa
Randy
Sa'del
Tater
Robert Bosch
Bosch
Sunday Concert Slated in Muscatine Weed Park
The Muscatine concert band, directed by Delbert S. Hardy, performs the second concert in a Weed Park series Sunday at 2 pm. The program features a varied lineup including Colorado Holmes BeGuine for Ernc Olsen South Pacific Selection Rogers Misty Morning Troxell with Wayne Toyne on trumpet, Flying Eagle March Blankenburg Five Mellow Winds Schanke Clyde Johnson Sandra Woods Ann Kaufman Ruth Stineman Lyle Lipton Kay Gast Washington and Lee Swing Alan Heay That Dixieland Band Moffitt Carousel Selection Rod vars The Golden Eagle March Wallers and others.
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Muscatine
Delbert S. Hardy
Weed Park
Match Colorado
Holmes
Ernc
Olsen
Rogers
Troxell
Wayne Toyne
Blankenburg
Schanke
Clyde Johnson
Sandra Woods
Ann Kaufman
Ruth Stineman
Alan
Moffitt
Rod.vars
Wallers
Calvary Baptist Church to Dedicate New Mulberry Property
Calvary Baptist Church will hold a Sunday dedication for a tract of land on Mulberry avenue for a new church. The service, led by Rev. George Boyajian and Rev. David Condreau, follows the morning service at Hast Fourth and Cedar. The Willits property spans about six acres, adjoining the Seventh Day Adventist site, with plans to start architect work once financing is arranged.
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Calvary Baptist Church
George Boyajian
David Condreau
Mulberry Avenue
Hast Fourth
Cedar Streets
Willits
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Admit Two To Iowa Bar Practice
Jerome Conway of 214 Clinton Street and John Glidden of 1100 Robin Road were admitted Thursday to the practice of law in the state. They were among 97 graduates who passed bar examinations at The State University of Iowa where both earned degrees. Of the passers, 56 hailed from SUI and 20 from Drake University. The American Bar Association honored the new lawyers at a Thursday dinner in the Iowa Memorial Union.
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Jerome Conway
Clinton Street
John Glidden
Robin Road
Towa
Law
State University of
SUI
Drake University
Des Moines
American Bar Association
Iowa Memorial Union
Muscatine Bankers Debate New Law At Dinner Meeting
Muscatine County Bankers Association members met Thursday night for a dinner at Sunset Inn to discuss new banking laws passed by the 1961 Town General Assembly. Warren Allen presided with about 20 attendees. Informal golf pairs played Thursday afternoon at the Geneva Golf and Country Club. Town City’s Evanshev ski, a year old medalist, won the State Junior golf tournament with a victory over John Phelan.
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Muscaline
Uim
Dr Potter Assumes Post With Chamber of Commerce
John Potter began his duties as a board member of the Chamber of Commerce succeeding Dr Kenneth McKay at a board meeting this afternoon. Ron Reynolds was slated to become the new Junior Chamber of Commerce president at the same session. Routine reports were presented to the board.
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Pat Hopehis
National Guard Armory
Richard Waltman
Pat John Moore
Paul Kuhn
Ron’ Reynolds
Hopewell
Emil Schulz
Larry Rado
Bill Battey
Jde Rauch
Lloyd Stein
Ed Walner
Marion Nowysz
Terry Mealy
John Weber
Howard Rockafellow
Can
Ron Reynolds
Elec Muscatine Junior
Chamber of Commerce
Reynolds
John Potter
Kenneth McKay
Ron. Reynolds
Attend Guidance Institute at University of Iowa for counselors
Donald Tupper of Muscatine public schools Rex Shatier Durant and eight other high school counselors join a training program at the State University of Iowa running June 14 to August 8. The group focuses on helping students with vocational and personal problems and were chosen for aptitude and experience. Each counselor earns a 75 week stipend plus 15 dollars per dependent.
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Donald “. Tupper
Eisenhower Drive
Muscatine Public Schools
Rex E
Shatier Af
Durant
Advanced
State University of Iowa
Institute
Cars Damaged In Collision On Hast Lowand Street
Police report a morning collision at Hast Lowand Street near Sycamore Street at 11 45. John J Henning 61 of route 3 swerved left to avoid a parked car, hitting the right front of Frances M Woodin 51 of Wilson. Both cars eastbound. damages estimated over 50 dollars each.
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Hast Lowand Street
Sycamore Street
Local Corps of Engineers workers win service and driving honors
Rock Island district of the U S Army Corps of Engineers announced awards for length of service up to 43 years and for safe driving. Recipients include Alva J ingiversen James W Ware and Alvern Kensinger from Muscatine Dam No 16 and Dam No 47 New Boston Clifton L Girls Harvey 0 Vance Dolan A Diehl Sr and Talmadge M Little earned 10 to 20 year service recognitions Myron L Loki John Buchheit and James Le Rolhgager received sale driver honors. Col E M Fry presented awards at a district picnic at Rock Island Arsenal grounds.
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Musestimne
Rock Island
Corps of Engineers
Inv
Odistrict
Corps of Engingers
U. S. ‘Army
Tyne
Alva
J. d Ingiversen
James W. Ware
Dam No
Muscatine
Alvern ‘V. Kensinger
New Boston
Clifton L. Girls
Harvey 0. Vance
Dolan A. Diehl, Sr
Keithsburg
Talmadge M. Little
Walcott
Myron L. Loki
Buffalo
John
Buchheit of
Muscating
James. le Rolhgager
Muscaline
Col
E-M!fry
Rock Island ‘Arsenal
Wide Variety of Subjects At City Council Meeting
Muscatine city council discussed rezoning for Park Avenue to support the Town and Country Bowling Lanes and considered sale of Oregon Field. Other items included a $300 air conditioner donation for the central station bedroom, ambulance activity for May, bids for new city vehicles, and a public address system upgrade. The body planned trips to Ames for highway discussions, set roof repairs with costs around 900 and 500, and eyed $175,000 revenue bonds for off street parking. A stop sign at Bar and Nebraska and speed studies on Cedar Street were approved.
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Muscatine
Park Avenue
Oregon Field
George Sehmelzer
Jechter
Central Station
Shanks
Cuty Ambulance Five
Ales Bender
Bender
Ames
Highway Department
Myor
C. B. Anderson
State Highway Commission
Whan
Lyndon Fisher
Normoyle
Tones
Carnton D. Beh Company of
Des Moines
East Second Street
Bunn
Nebraska Street
Bar
Nebraska
Cedar Street
Hayes High
Mangold Resigns KWPC Post for Davenport Job
Fran Mangold news and sports director at KWPC since 1954 resigns effective Saturday to join the Davenport Democrat as a news department employee. He plans to keep Muscatine as home until relocation. Mangold recently led the Iowa Radio and TV Newscasters Association and will appear on a panel with Cy Douglass for a meeting of the Iowa Sheriff's Association at the State University of Iowa next Wednesday.
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Francis Mangold
KWPC
Davenport Democrat
A Muscatine Inc
Station XI
Iowa City
Washington, Ta
Mangold
Muscatine
Davenport
Hearing Set on Rezoning Park Avenue Areas Muscatine
The Muscatine city plan and zoning commission recommended rezoning several Park Avenue areas. A public hearing was set for July 27 at 7 p.m. to consider changes from Residential to Commercial and mixed zones along west and east Park Avenue and adjacent streets to align land use and street layouts.
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Park Avenue
Muscatine
City Plan and Zoning Commission
Harrison Street
Lake Park Blvd
el Commercial
Grand Avenue
McArhur
Lake Park
Bel Commercial
Corporattion
Corporation
Colorado Street
Lyn Hanson Joins Special Study Group at Iowa State
Lyn D Hanson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert L Hanson of 1311 James Place, is among 15 freshmen chosen for a summer enhanced program in English and humanities at Iowa State Teachers College. The two courses offer seven college credits and mark the start of a four year honors program.
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Lyn D. Hanson
Robert L. Hanson
James Place
Iowa State Teachers College
Suspects rounded up in Congo plot near Leopoldville
Gen. Joseph Mobutu forces rounded up dozens of suspects in the Congo capital area amid claims the government uncovered a plot to topple President Joseph Kasavubu. Detainees were disarmed, humiliated, and held for hours under the tropical sun.
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Leopoldville
Congo' I
Joseph Mobutu
Presi
Joseph Kasavubu
Cocoa belt plant strain slows West Africa chocolate output
A Twentieth Century Fund study notes the cocoa belt in West Africa faces difficult chocolate production due to heat and humidity accelerating plant growth while corroding machinery and spoiling stored pods, raising costs and complicating processing.
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West Africa
Twentieth Century Fund
Mercury Rises Across Regions With Pleasant Weekend Forecast
Temperatures climb from the mid forties to around seventy in downtown areas by noon as officials predict a mainly pleasant weekend. Muscatine and nearby areas expect partly cloudy skies with slightly higher temperatures tonight and Saturday, while the Twin Cities forecast notes mild conditions Sunday.
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Weather Bureau
Muscatine
Mercury
Towa
Associated Press
Atlantic
Iowa
Narnia
Pilot Club Plans Party At Hershey
Muscatine Pilot club members will entertain residents of the Hershey convalescent home at a garden party Saturday afternoon June 25 at 2 o'clock Fonda Leber will furnish organ music. All Pilot club members are asked to assist.
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Muscatine Pilot Club
Hershey
Fonda Leber
Pilot Club
Muscatine Pilots
Short Hills Country Club
East Moline
Moline
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