Rug Cutter Sentenced Three Months In Jail
Donald G. Jordan 26 of Lawton Okla pleads guilty to malicious injury to property in Muscatine district court and is ordered to three months in the county jail. He admitted removing carpeting from the Edwards motel on Grandview avenue and Sampson street after checking out June 6. Anamosa police found the car and carpeting. Jordan claimed he removed a large carpet section to haul away. His partner, not charged, was part of an itinerant painting crew.
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Muscatine
Donald G. Jordan
Lawton
Okla
Muscatine District Court
Matthew Wesitate
Jordan
Anamosa
E. H. Edwards
Edwards
Grandview
Culver, Street
Isett Avenue
Lower Linn Street
80 Year Old Rail Freight Station Nears Demolition
Bit by bit, the veteran Muscatine Rock Island freight depot on West Mississippi Drive is being torn down for a road widening project. Built in 1882 by George Magoon, it served as a freight depot and later a combined freight and passenger facility near Grandview Avenue before vacating last year. By week’s end only one brick wall remained, marking the near completion of removal.
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Rock Island Railroad
Muscatine
West Mississippi Drive
NAW
Grandview Avenue
George Magoon
Journal
Macoon
MDC Board to Convene Friday for Industrial Site Plans
Harold Ogilvie executive secretary of Muscatine Development Corp to present a report on sites selected for further development of the industrial site on highway 61 south of Muscatine at the June board meeting. The session will be held at Hotel Muscatine at noon Friday.
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Harold Ogilvie
Donald McPike Earns Northwestern Degree in 10th Commencement
Donald McPike Jr. son of Dr and Mrs D McPike of 3601 Mulberry Avenue was graduated at Northwestern Universitys tenth commencement exercises held Saturday in Evanston. McPike received a Phi Beta Kappa key and was graduated with distinction.
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Donald McPike, Jr
Donald McPike
Mulberry Avenue
Northwestern University
Evanston
McPike
Izaak Walton League Party Scheduled for Las Vegas Night
Members and guests will attend a Las Vegas Nights program at the Izaak Walton League clubhouse in Fairport starting at 8 p.m. A 35 000 to 1 pay scale applies to the money sale with prizes auctioned by Albert Kemper as auctioneer. Bring items for a White Elephant sale and note committee members Floyd Amos Tiny Metz and Bud Nau.
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Izaaks Walton League
Las Vegas
Fairport
Albert Kemper
Floyd Amos
Tiny Metz
Bud Nau
Unattended Car Hits Porch on Oak Street
An unattended car rolled down a hill and crashed into the porch at 806 Oak Street at 50 p.m. Sunday. The Day family was home. Vehicle owned by Lois Ann Young of Mediapolis had been parked above East Ninth Street by John K. Baker. Porch damage estimated at 200 dollars. car damage about 50 dollars.
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East Ninth
Padr
Wesley Weber
Scott, Street
Rock collecting hobby highlighted by Hurlbut talk
Irving W. Hurlbut of Muscatine spoke to Rotarians about collecting and polishing rocks. He cited an estimated nine million rock collectors in the nation and 17 million enrolled in clubs, noting the hobby’s ancient roots and family accessibility. He showed samples including a magnetic stone and a demonstration of heat transmission, using an acetylene torch.
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Irving ‘W. Hurlbut
Muscatine
Hurlbut
Hich ‘Ffords
Harpoul
Texan Held on Charge of OMVI
Texan S Gonzalez bound over to district court by Justice Harvey G Allbee on a charge of operating motor vehicle while intoxicated. Deputy Sheriff Bob arrested Gonzalez at 1 Sunday three miles north of Mus caline on highway 38 with Rodrigo Morales of Del Rio, who forfeited a 13 bond today on a charge of being intoxicated on a public highway. Gonzalez pond was set at 500.
Pasteur's Impact on Medicine Heralded by History
A reflection honors Louis Pasteur as a leading figure in medicine though not a physician, noting his germ theory proof and influence on bacteriology. An advertisement touts GREMM DRUG STORE offerings, hours, and a tip about preserving medicine labels with cellophane tape strips.
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Louis Paster
Pasteur
Nad Jong
Gremm Drug Store
Whitman
du- Barry
Grim Drug Store
East 2Nd St
Mercury Tops 90 Degrees In Muscatine Sunday
Temperatures hit the 90 degree mark in Muscatine on Sunday for the first time in 1962, delivering a sultry weekend. The day rose to 85 by noon in the downtown area and peaked with a warm night ahead as the Weather Bureau warned of partly cloudy skies and possible showers through Tuesday.
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Muscatine
Mercury
Iowa
Iowa City Man Bound On Concealed Weapon Charge
Ray Dean Chapman of 13092 Marcy Street Iowa City was bound over to Muscatine district court on a concealed weapon charge after police found a seven shot revolver in his car trunk. Chapman waved preliminary hearing and was held on $5000 bond following an alleged altercation in which two married women were struck.
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Ray Dean Chapman
Marcy Street
Towa City
Muscatine
Ray Cozad
Route 5
Chapman
Erbe Fills Places on 6 State Boards
Des Moines governor Norman Erbe filled six state board seats on Monday with new appointees and reappointed Dr. F. Coleman to the Medical Examiners for five years. Replacements include Charles Hughes to Pharmacy Examiners, Dwight Purcelle to Printing Board, Paul W. Thielking on Optometry Examiners, Det. Cerl Ostrem on Dental Examiners, and Lloyd Bock on the Contingency Repertory board. The note ends with a tip about parboiling potatoes before pan roasting.
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Des Moines
P— Flaces
Norman Erbe
F. Coleman
Medical Examiners
Charles Hughes
Emmetsburg
Oscar Johnson
Kanawaha
Pharmacy Examiners
Dwight Purcelle
Hampton
Printing Board
Victor B. Gallo
Strawberry Point
John EK. Martin
Carroll
Paul W. Thielking
Optimetry Examiners
Det. Cerl. Ostrem
Board of
Dental Examiners
A. E. Meswarth
Cedar Falls
Lloyd Bock
Rcpountancy
Donald H. Denman
Schwengel Pushes Three-Phase College Aid Plan
Rep. Schwengel of Iowa seeks federal support for a three phase college aid program including a tax credit for tuition and an investment certificate plan tied to birth to college age. He urges use of Treasury and HEW to back the Iowa Plan for Growth and Progress in Higher Education to expand loans and reduce cost barriers.
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Treasury Department
Fred Schwengel
Iowa
House of Representatives
Schwengel
Congress
Riverside Park Slide Draws Kids In Warm Sunday
Children enjoyed the Riverside park slide as near ninety degree heat drew others to shade. The photograph shows a group having fun on a slide despite high temperatures.
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Riverside Park
Helpless Woman Back in Style by Pauline Trigere Show
Fashion writer reports Pauline Trigere's winter collection featuring capes and sleeveless bellless dresses. Models display cape silhouettes with high bustlines and trumpet skirts, with fur and velvet options for evening wear.
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Wason
New York
Pauline Trigere
Miss Trigeve
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Claude K. Healy
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Mulberry Street
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Mississippi Drive
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Raymond
Grimm
Iowa City
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