Price controls spark audits and rollbacks eyed
Muscatine Journal notes Nixon’s 60 day price freeze followed by IRS audits of firms with over 1.5 percent price hikes since January. McLane cites eight or nine major industries possibly violating standards, naming electrical equipment and chemical sectors. Editorial worries inflation, urges restraints and a path to a free market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
James T. McLane
Cost of Living Council
Internal Revenue Service
McLane
IRS
America
In Conference Pranks At The New York Office
A humorous AP report quotes Hal Bayle sketching office life in New York. Secrets that assistants tire of hearing about conferences and a boss who jokes he wears the pants. A string of flirtations and practical jokes highlights secretary Margie Lightly amid reminders of office routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Margie
Marge
Mutts
Residents urge paving of dusty Rt. 3 road near Muscatine
Letters from Muscatine residents along Route 3 request paving or oiling of the four mile stretch behind Jerry and Darlene’s four miles south of Muscatine toward the motorcycle track. Dust from races fills homes on Friday nights and residents fear respiratory issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 3
Jerry
Darlene
Muscatine
Slough Bridge
Newland Rt
Muscanne
Muscatine Journal City Staff Listing Details
The Muscatine Journal lists staff roles including publisher William L Fahy, controller Max Christy, editor Gil Dietz, managing editor Harold Blake, advertising sales manager David White, and circulation manager Wendell Grinstead. The page names key newsroom and business office personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Fahy
Max Christy
Gil Dietz
Harold Blake
David White
Mgr
Wendell Grinstead
Wapello School Board Hears Campus paving Plan
Wapello Community School Board discussed blacktopping the south drive and parking at the elementary building during a recent meeting. The board hired nine staff members: Ladonna Monson, Diana Dykstra, Patricia Muller, Michelle Moore, Susan Nystrom, James Hotz, Susan Salic, Gloria Hoveland, and Josephine Fagen. Resignations were accepted from Craig Shellatts, Liam Cadwell, Martin Davis, Cheryl Hotz, and Opal Hahn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Parkin
Wapello Community School Board
Ladonna Monson
Diana Dykstra
Patricia Muller
Michelle Moore
Susan Nystrom
James Hotz
Susan Salic
Gloria Hoveland
Josephine Fagen
Craig Shellatssliam Cadwell
Marsin Davis
Cheryl Hotz
Opal Hahn
Wapello Area Social Calendar Highlights Week
The Wapello social calendar lists events in the week including Wednesday Fairview Aid with Lois Pilling, Thursday 11 30 a m Senior Citizens LC H Donis Gerth Morning Circle at Fellowship Hall, Friday F C B with Mabel Lewis, and Sunday TriCentennial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Fairview Aid
Lois Pilling
Senior Citizens
Lc.h
Donis Gerth
Fellowship Hall
Obituary notices from Muscatine area deaths many listed
Obituaries and funeral notices for Ad riagna Gabriel Henry J Drewes Harry E Wollett Ida Stems Darant-Mr Ida Stems Jerry Allen Bierman Ruth Reynolds Jeannette Davis Fred Gerling John P Wentz Glenn B Kemp Flora E Stodgell and related services across multiple local funeral homes and cemeteries. Includes dates ages birthplaces and survivor details.
District Court Daily Report From Muscatine Area
Read through a district court daily report listing admissions and dismissals across Muscatine and surrounding areas. Names include Letha Jones Elmer Saultz Elsie Dunker Mildred Abbott Michael Cook Walter Grimm and many others plus several marriage licenses, final decrees and a hospital note at Mercy and University hospitals Town City and Muscatine addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Report
Pes Letha Jones
6Th St
Elmer Saultz
Roy Miller
Mulberry Ave
Elsie Dunker
Lutheran Homes
Mildred Abbott
Mark Note
Muskie
Theodore Woodward
Smalley Ave
Deborah McKillip
Chestnut St
Douglas Cultice
Raymond Allison
Michael Cook
Breese Ave
Walter Grimm
Woodlawn Ave
Larry Snyder
Charles Wiegand
Michael Zdychnec
Wilton
Gilbert Edwards
4Th Ave
Walter Uwin
Oak St
Mercy Hospital
Town City
Municipal court cases and petty theft report
Municipal court notes list speeding cases and fines for James Arlen Diviney James William Smith and others plus bonds forfeited for restricted license violations. Describes break in thefts including a storm window glass break at Universal Shell Co and battery and radio thefts from vehicles and vandalism reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Burns
James Arlen Diviney
Grang Ave
James William Smith
Bettendorf
Rogelio Rivera Escobedo
Karol Lavern van Dyne
Cedar Rapids
Steven N. Meeagan
Granville
Ill
Dennis Lee Harris
Cypress
Jack Lewis
Lelts
Universal Shell Co
Canal St
Sarah Hudgins
E. 6Th St
Sears
John ‘Tillie
Route 2
Muscatine
Motorola
North Park Ave
Bob Woolf
Dale
Hershey Ave
Hawkins Phumbing
Colyer St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hal Bayle
Muscatine Journal
LEE
Wapello Board
F.C.B
Mabel Lewis
TriCentennial
Adriana Gabriel
Adriagna Gabriel
Fairbanks-Lamb Chapel
Herbert Gota
Fairbanks - Lamb Chapel
Fred Cos
Ralph Longeor
Walter Bawgers
Merle Hartsock
Greenwood Cemetery
Frick Funeral Home
Durant
Memorial Park Cemetery
Davenport
Funeral
Henry J. Drewes
Stuggart General Hospital
Stuggart
Ark
Hanover
Germany
Claus
Meta Schmeldt Drewes
Chicago
William Drewes
Esse Slater
August
Helen) Wickers
Muscafine
Ralph J. Wittien
Walter Ross
Harry E. Wollett
Harry FE. Wollett
Ralph J. Willich
H. C. Hafermann
Floyd Scott
William Shield
Richard Gray
Tom Hoopes
John Evans
Vaughn Evans
Norton Keller
Wollett
Hershey
Loyal Order of Moose
Wallett
Ida Stems Derant
Ida Stems
Muscatine County
Herman
Barbara Lamp
Charles Sems
Town
Arthur
Forant
Victor
Alice) Wulf
George Lamp
Winfred S.D
Emil
Henry
Leonard
Jerry Allen Bierman
Geo. M. Wittich
J. Paul Stevens
Larry Raymond Bierman
Donald Riedl
Richard Bierman
University Hospital
Iowa City
Ruth G. Reynolds
Lockridge
Iowa
Stephen Joseph
Elnora Louth Gibbs
Robert M. Reynolds
Reynolds
Wesley United Methodist Church
Robert J. Reynolds
Harold
Ednal Riggs
Leo
Pauline) Maurer
Fred
Lizzie) Schulz
Burlington
George M. Wittich
Jeannette Davis
Columbus Junction
Stacy- Lewis
Jeannette Irene Davis
Robert Davis
Charles W. McCracken
Winfield
Danna Belle Hughes
Cambrian Cemetery
Fred Gerling
Grandview
Fred Henry Gerling
Stanley Bean
Cotter
Grandview Community Church
Lawrence Bishop
Richard Bieri
Wayne Buster
Paul Stineman
C. T. Rowe
Cecil Wiele
Louis Lo
Gel
Glenn Beard
Grandview Cemetery
Stacy-Lewis Funeral Home
John PF. Wentz
West Branch
John Paul Wentz
Barker Funeral Home
Max Paige
Oakland Cemetery
Mr. Wentz
Jacob and
Elizabeth Paulus Wentz
Johnson County
John Wentz
Jwie Marion Schrader
Austin, Minn
Join
Jacob
Riverside, Calif
Glenn B. Kemp
Glenn B. Kemin
Stanley Woeste
Richard Dilts
Larry Kemp
James Stricklin
Dennis Brooke
Clair York
Charles Andreas
Orville Grete
Mr. Kemp
Muscatine General Hospital
Flora E. Stodgell
Pierce Feneral
Morning Sun
Louis Simmons
Bunal
Elmwood Cemetery
Nable
Celby
Jessie Cummings Roush
Lee Stedgell
Nashua Lows
Ethel Hildebrand
Colorado Springs
Cole
Edward Roush
Olds
Towa
Melvin Mary Jane Brones
Leachburg
Keith ¢ Elizabeth
Penner
Danville
D. Gere
Lental Pilling
Mediapolis
Richard
Helen) Baum
Union
Mildred Stodgell
Martha) Irish
Elgin
Michael James Petersen
Jan Marie Paper
Stockton
John H. Stolley
Nancy Gean Travis
Dennis Earl Estabrook
Cynthia Lou Stromer
Tracr
Thomas William Logel
Sherilyn Helen TeStrake
David Allen Lane
Cindy Lou Steffens
Beverly Jean Welchman
Ronald Eugene Welchman
Ford
Catherine Marie Jones
Joan William Jones
Robert Ryan
New Hampshire St
Ovidia Mesa
Park Ave
Darlene Burhop
Grandview Ave
Howard Capshaw
Boston Park
Virgil Ross
Sycamore St
Leslie Simpson
Parkington Drive
William Diesch
Monroe St
Ray Lamansky
Fairview Ave
Robert McNamara
Grover St
Harry Weaver
Atalissa
Brian Wymer
Jerry Wymer
Route 4
Monsanto
AQT
Keller
Bandag Lee
Fedders
McKee
Mulberry Avenue
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