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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1969
Page
1
Miss Muscatine Karen Pearlman will compete for Miss Iowa in Davenport. Sponsored by Lang's Jewelry, she will wear diamond jewelry and eight dresses or suit combinations, three sport outfits, one bathing suit, and one evening gown. Registration opens Wednesday morning and breakfast for parents closes the week on Sunday.
Lt. Col. David Overturf, a Marine Corps pilot, spoke at the Muscatine Rotary Club about race issues in South Africa and the Vietnam War. He noted complexity of apartheid, limited U.S. involvement, and some progress in Vietnam, aided by questions from attendees.
Karen Pearlman of Muscatine prepares for the Miss Iowa Pageant in Davenport. She travels with chaperone Mrs. Robert Orr and Muscatine Day chairman John Hintermeister. she will not see her parents until after the finals. Karen will dance a modern routine in the talent segment and plans to study elementary education at the University of Missouri after the pageant.
Kathy Wendling, a former Muscatine High School graduate and Burlington native, competes for Miss Town in Davenport this week. She was second runner-up in the 1967 Miss Muscatine contest, won Miss Congeniality, and tied for talent. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J D Wendling and a student at Iowa State University in Ames.
Chatib Sumardi of the Indonesian Department of Agriculture joins a U S AID program at Grain Processing Corporation for the summer. A chemical engineering graduate of Bandung Institute, he will complete a master's in chemical engineering at Iowa State University by June 1970 and aims to help develop agricultural based industries in Indonesia after returning.
Police were informed Monday afternoon that a purse was taken from a car parked at the municipal golf course. The owner, Mrs. Tom Price of 112 Lord Avenue, said the loss included a driving license and $25 in cash. Early this morning John Fournier of 1407 Grand Avenue reported his son’s blue Sting Ray bicycle stolen from a yard, with a boy described as wearing brown trousers, a blue shirt and long hair.
Morgan was elected Monday as the new chapter chairman of the Muscatine County Chapter of the American Red Cross at the regular meeting of the board of directors held at the First National Bank. Other chapter officers are LH Petersen vice chairman Robert Birkhofer secretary and Karold Lemkau treasurer.
Kiwanis hearing details a plan to replace the old P M Musser public library with a new building. Library director James White outlined six months of work by architects and consultants to draft preliminary plans and cost estimates. The existing structure, deteriorating and undersized, has cracks, settling, and a decade‑old boiler, with the board seeking federal matching funds and private local support, not a city tax or bond issue.
The Muscatine Journal publishes daily except Sundays and holidays. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily with a mid shift 8 a.m. to noon on certain days. The paper is a Lee Enterprises subsidiary, located at 321 Eard St., Muscatine, Iowa 52761, and dated back to 1879 as second class matter.
Daily carrier delivery in Muscatine 2.00 per month in advance. Other carriers 1.75 per month in advance. Mail within fifty miles 15.00 per year. Mail in towns with carrier service 18.00 per year. Mail over fifty miles 20.00 per year. All subscriptions payable in advance. Special delivery for missed papers until 6:30 pm daily and 4:00 pm Saturdays. Dial 263-2331.
At Thursday meeting the Muscatine city council will consider a seven project storm sewer program totaling 510000. The plan includes Lake Park addition sewers to drain northeast areas and a new sanitary sewer to separate storm and sanitary flows along Park Avenue and Washington Street.
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