Council to Meet June 27 To Open Parking Lot Bids
City council sets a June 27 meeting at 5 pm to open bids for Stage I of the East Second street parking lot project fronting Second Street. Stage I covers cement surfacing, curbs, and 42 parking meters, with Stage II extending to Walnut Street for 53 stalls total. Financing comes from a $170,000 revenue bond issue. parcels on West Second and demolition plans are under review by City Attorney Tehring and a committee led by Alderman Powell.
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Seeond Street
Second Street
Walnut Street
Joseph R. Normoyle
East Second
Jerel
Councillast Avinler
West Second Street
Robert Tehring
Gerald Powell
J. W. Lowe and Sons
Cash Pace and
Son
Two youths sentenced to a year for forgery in Muscatine
In Muscatine district court two 19 year old defendants Gerald W. Osborn and Vernon C. Massey were each sentenced to one year in the county jail on forgery charges. Osborn admitted forging Marian Brockett’s name on a welfare fund check for 91.50 and cashed it, with 69.27 recovered. Massey, a Camp Hood soldier AWOL, was charged with forging the superintendent’s name on payroll checks totaling about 77 dollars and cashing one at a local grocery, with 90 dollars recovered. Police recovered additional checks in a garage.
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Muscatine District Court
Gerald W. Osborn
West Third Street
Vernon C. Massey
Camp Hood
Tex
Matthew
Wastrated Osborn
Marian $. Brockett
Third Street
Massey
Pilot Club to Meet Thursday in Muscatine
The Pilot Club of Muscatine will meet Thursday at noon at the Hotel Muscatine to discuss approval of the work plans and other important business.
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Pilot Club
Pilot Club of
Somewhat Warmer Weather Expected In Muscatine Area
Weather outlook for Muscatine and southeast Iowa calls for fair to partly cloudy skies through Thursday with isolated thunderstorms possible tonight. Highs near mid 80s Thursday, lows around 60, and cooler early week temperatures. Compare to a year ago when high was 70 and low 53.
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Muscatine
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Ther
Mometers
River Mississippi Stage Falls at Muscatine Amid Drops
The Mississippi at Muscatine dropped 4.5 feet in 31 hours to 9.4 feet this morning. Upstream at La Crosse, Wisconsin, the river fell 0.7 foot, with other upstream points also reporting declining levels.
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Muscatine
la Crosse
Wis
Homes Board Reports On Children Program And Aging Care
The Lutheran Homes Board of Administrators held its regular quarterly meeting at the Homes. J. T. Myer presided with Rev H C Hafermann and Supt Le A Stumme in attendance. Reports on the children's program and aging care were presented. next quarterly meeting is in September. Luncheon was served in the dining room.
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Board of Administrators of
Lutheran Homes
J. T. Myer
LaMaille
Illin
Paul Fisher
Muscatine
H. C. Hafermann
le A. Stumme
Millard D. Nelson
Tilt and seasons from Earth's tilt and solstices
Astronomers explain seasons arise from the tilt of Earth's axis relative to its orbit. The axis is 23 degrees 27 minutes from perpendicular, causing solstices when the sun's path is farthest from the equator. In June the North Pole tilts toward the Sun. daylight exceeds night, while days shorten as tilt grows.
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North Pole
Fordham Receives Three Month OMVI Term in Court
Morris Lyle Fordham of 120 McAnthur street pled guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in Muscatine district court. Judge Matthew Westrate ordered a three month jail term and suspended his operator's license for six months after his release. Fordham had been jailed since May 12 after arrest in the 1400 block of Park Avenue.
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Muscatine District Court
Morris Lyle Fordham
McAnthur Street
Fordham
OMVI
Matthew Westrate
Park Avenue
Westrate
Claims Topping $12,000 Against Estate in Muscatine
Theresa M. Robertson files a jury action in Muscatine district court against administrator Charles P. Hanley seeking $12,200 for personal services and nursing from Sept 1, 1950, to May 16, 1962, the date of Mrs Mayme Truninger's death. A second claim for $500 covers bills and groceries under implied agreement. The estate inventory shows net value under $4,000. Truninger's husband died May 21. Robertson says she lived with and helped Mrs Truninger since she was nine and claimed the home at 64 East Fifth Street. The case names as defendant Hanley.
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Muscatine
Muscatine District Court
Theresa M. Robertson
Mayme
Mary
Margaret) Truninger
Truninger
Robertson
Charles’ P. Hanley
Teuninger
East Filth Street
Ray Hockersmith
Democratic Convention To Be Held June 29 in Muscatine
Democratic party delegates from Muscatine county will convene June 29 at the city hall to choose delegates for the July state convention in Des Moines. The meeting starts at 10 a.m. in the council chamber, with evening sessions to follow. Delegates from wards one through five are listed with numerous names from each ward. Rural delegates were also announced.
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Muscatine County
Muscatine
Des Moines
Harold Keele
West Liberty
Tax Exemption Deadlines Extended to July 2
The city assessor's office reminds homeowners and veterans that homestead and military tax exemption applications are due. Because July 1 falls on a Sunday, the deadline has been extended to Monday July 2.
Cars Damaged In Collision At East Second And Cedar
Two cars were damaged in a collision at 8:40 p.m. Tuesday at East Second and Cedar streets. Clyde Marian Nott, 21, was cited after pulling from a curb into the intersection. Rob ert Earl Jones, 16, of 109 East Eighth street, drove his car from the north into the intersection. The Jones vehicle sustained damage to the left front fender bumper and grill, while Nott’s car had damage to the left rear fender.
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East Second
Cedar Streets
Clyde Marian Nott
T Second Street
Robert
Earl Jones
East Eighth Street
Earl H. Jones
Jones
Nott
Rural township delegates listed for identity county meeting
A long roster of names is given for rural township delegates across multiple townships including Bloomington Cedar Fruitland Goshen Moscow Orono Pike Seventy Six Sweetland Wapsinonoc Wilton and Lake Montpelier. The list names residents such as Paul Rohtling Wesley Howard LeRoy Taylor Leonard Crees Emme Gage Evelyn Crist George Greiner Kenneth Shoultz Betty Shaul Marian Heston Weldon Strause Marald Snyder Tola Greiner F D Henderson Wilma Sterner Leslie Sterner William Hilton Richard Singleton George De Boer Don Singleton Jess Newton Loretta Mackenzie Ora Nichols Alberta Kelly Nick Schmitt Barney Milder Elsworth McGowan Maud Baker Lester Correll Raymond Lewis Carl Shingledecker Mrs Lester Cornell Glen Phelps Margaret Blanchard Harrison Hain Karl Leibold Andy Mueller Glaire Leibold Leroy McSwiggen Mildred Birchard Joe Budelier John McClean Warren Wilkerson Ruby Norton Lela Norton Josephine McClean Frank Scott Gale McClean among others. Lake and Montpelier townships have no delegates.
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Bloomington
Paul C. Rohtling
Wesley Howard
LeRoy Taylor
Leonard Crees
Cedar — Emme Gage
Evelyn Crist
Kenneth L. Duncan
Leo Furlong
Sweetland
Roger Kretschmer
Davis Buchele
Wapsinonoc
Geraldine Ruess
Robert Ruess
Rev Leo Bruns to lead Muscatine Lutheran Mission
The Rev Leo F Bruns and family arrive in Muscatine to assume pastoral duties for the Muscatine Lutheran Mission of the Missouri Synod and will also serve Pauls Lutheran in Wipo. He is to be commissioned July 1 as Missionary of the Town District East and the Bruns plan to live on East Side Street pending property purchase. He was born June 5 1923 in Sedalia Missouri and is a veteran, married to Shirley Ann Ragar with two sons Michael and Dennis.
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Leo F. Bruns
Muscatine
Bryns
Frederick Brung
Sedalia
Shirley Ann
Ragar
Sedatia
Bruns
Michael
Dennis
Concordia
Lutheran ‘Theological Seminary
Springsfield
Savinac Lutheran Church
Birmingham
Mien
Zoning Board Ruling Challenged in Court
Phillips Bros Texaco and Trailer Rentals owners on Parke Avenue face a Muskaline district court hearing July 24 over a zoning dispute. Judge Matthew Westrate will review a writ of certiorari seeking to overturn the Muskaline board of adjustments ruling denying the appeal of Magnolia Street Park Avenue property nonconforming use.
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Mylan J
Hylan J. Phillips
Phillips Bros. Texaco
Parke Avenue
Muscaline District Court
Matthew Westrate
Phillips Brothers
Board of Adjustments of
Muscaline
Magnolia Street
Park Avenue
Phillipses
Joseph R. Normoyle
Brower Addition
Normoyle
John England
J. D. McPive
Stanley Lawrence
Norbert Beckey
Ray Zeidler
Two Enrolled For Workshop At University
F Leper and Nurey Kleitman of Muscatine are among 25 representatives from Junior Colleges statewide attending a two week Community Junior College Workshop at the State University of Iowa in Iowa City. The workshop, opened Monday, covers planning of diversified post high school education programs and is sponsored by SUI College of Education and the Iowa State Department of Public Instruction in cooperation with the American Association of Junior Colleges.
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F. Leper
Ana
Nurey Kleitman
Muscatine
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
SUI College of Education
Iowa
State Department of Public Instruction
American Associaion of
Strangers Help Foster Family Of Nine In Warroad
The Foster children faced possible relocation after two parents died within a year. Rita Foster moved from Minneapolis to Warroad to keep the siblings together. Community readers sent letters and cash gifts, with the Grand Forks Herald story spreading relief. The funds now support daily life and future emergencies.
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Warroad
Minn
Foster
Rita
Minneapolis
Grand Forks
D. Herald
Associated Press
Arejon
Progress in Bond Campaign Reported in Muscatine County
May savings bond sales in Muscatine county totaled 95 395, lifting the five month 1962 total to 466 715 or 55 percent of the Freedom Bond drive quota. County volunteer chair John Hendriks urged citizens to buy extra savings bonds before the drive ends June 30, while nearby counties posted totals and quotas: Cedar 338 368 at 51 percent, Louisa 214 18 at 60 percent, Washington 525 981 at 71 percent, Johnson 981 856 at 76 percent.
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Muscatine County
John Hendriks
Wits
Cedar
Louisa
Washington
Johnson
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