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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1966
Page
2
Mrs Hazel Paul sues landlord in Muscatine district court for $30,000 after an incident on the apartment roof where a television antenna was being repaired. Plaintiff names Ben as defendant in the action seeking damages.
Cedarville College professor Dr. C. McDonald earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Education from Ohio State University in Columbus on June 14 He is married to Helen Stelzer sister of Mrs. Glen E Pantel and has two children Rebecca and Philip He has served as chair of the division of social science at Cedarville College where he has taught for nine years and previously studied at Moody Bible Institute and James Millikan University and the University of Pittsburgh
James Frederick Johnson, 24, of 424 Allen Street Waterloo, was fined 80 dollars plus costs by Justice of the Peace S. G. Pollock after being arrested post 11 p m Wednesday on charges of disturbing the peace. The indecent exposure accusation was reduced to disturbing the peace. Johnson, a salesman, had been working in the area about a week. In Muscatine, Rev. Joseph R. Sparks will become assistant pastor of St Marys parish in July, succeeding Rev. Martin N. Seiger who moves to Davenport. Sparks was ordained June 4 at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Davenport. he is a Mount St. Bernard seminary graduate, Davenport. His hometown is Davenport per Rev. Carl Clems.
Authorities search for an unidentified pilot who navigated a twin engine private plane through the Gateway Memorial Arch near downtown St Louis on the Mississippi River. Witness guide John Kinworthy saw the stunt on Wednesday.
Boston report outlines a joint physician engineer initiative to repair or replace worn body parts. Dr John P Merrill of Harvard Medical School notes the effort grows beyond doctors alone. Tufts New England Medical Center houses engineers among surgical researchers. Electric engineer William C Birtwell envisions hospital beds like space capsules. The collaboration aims to develop mechanical aids for hearts and devices such as artificial kidneys and valves.
The Central Scott County Telephone Co. of Eldridge Iowa will receive a 1.1 million loan from the Rural Electric Cooperative as announced by Rep John Schmidhauser. Funds will finance 71 miles of new lines 182 miles of rebuilt lines a new head quarters and dial office at Eldridge and support for the Donahue exchange.
A special Muscatine Community School District meeting will name a new Central Junior High principal. The successor to Clyde Gabriel moves to Muscatine High School. Fred Messenger, former high school head, is appointed assistant superintendent. An executive session will precede the 7:48 open meeting to announce the principal.
The 818 parking ticket for Lynda Bird Johnson in New York has been paid. A traffic court clerk said the fine was settled Wednesday but the payer remains unidentified.
New York Mayor John V. Lindsay canceled tonight's reception for visiting King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. The statement said it would not be feasible to proceed with the dinner under the circumstances. The king had stirred controversy by remarks viewed as hostile to Jews, prompting Lindsay to say he was deeply disturbed.
Muscatine county board schedules a June 30 public hearing on the 1967 budget for the county assessor and board of review. The tentative budget totals 30,650 in expenditures with a 22,400 tax levy, and forecasts a 6,100 cash balance next Jan 1 with 18 in non tax revenue for 1987.
Benjamin Eugene sarenelor Letts, 29, was fined 100 dollars plus 5 dollars costs today by Justice of the Peace S. G. Pollock for reckless driving involving drinking. Batchelor must pay by July 5 or face 20 days in jail. Police say he drove without lights on Mississippi Drive and Town Avenue, through a back alley breaking headlights and past four stop signs and a red light. He claimed a Letts address but said he has been living in his car.
A Senate showdown over CIA oversight is delayed until after July 4. Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield said Sen. J. W. Fulbright will introduce after the holiday recess a resolution to add three members of his Foreign Relations Committee to the panel that oversees CIA activities.
Township candidates are filing affidavits at the courthouse to qualify for the party primaries on Sept. 6. Arthur Hahnbaum of 702 Climer Street seeks reelection as constable in the Republican primary. Samuel P. Lincoln also seeks reelection as justice of the peace at Wilton. Irving W. Hurlbut of Route 5 runs for justice of the peace in Fruitland township, and Ivan Inghram of West Liberty seeks justice of the peace for Wapsinonoc township. Dale Herlein, Republican, and Delmar Lewis, Democrat, are candidates for Fruitland township constable.
The DeMolay Chapter met at the Masonic temple on Wednesday to discuss a baseball team. A family potluck for all active DeMolays and their families was announced for July 13 at 6 30 PM at the temple.
The 71st Annual Festival at Lutheran Homes on Sunday June 26 closes its 70th anniversary with an 11:00 morning service and a 200 PM afternoon program in Memorial Hall. The Rev Melvin C Blabaum will give the keynote with the cherub choir from Zion Lutheran directed by Miss Bertha King. After the program, attendees walk to the site for groundbreaking ceremonies led by Rev L A Stumme Harold Timm and Rev Dennis Stutrud.
Kenneth Terry of 1017 Cedar street suffered hip and ankle fractures Wednesday afternoon at work. He is a patient at Muscatine General hospital awaiting surgery. A member of Fred Terry and Sons, he fell about 14 feet from a ladder at the Oak street plant of the Home-O-Nize company.
Ronald D Dickey son of Mr and Mrs Leland R Dickey Route 4 Muscatine completed an eight week engineer assistant course at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri He trained in operation and maintenance of air compressors engines crane shovels and tractors Dickey entered the Army last January and graduated basic training at Fort Leonard Wood He is 20 and a Wilton Community High School graduate of 1965.
Linda Eden of 317 West Fourth Street Muscatine is named to Hastings College Dean's List for the 1966 spring semester. The honor requires a minimum grade point average of 3.4 on a 4.0 scale.
The Muscatine County Social Welfare Department reports 1,119 individuals from 373 families shared in the June distribution totaling 15,343 pounds of food. A July 19 distribution applies to residents outside Muscatine city, followed by two city distributions on July 20 and 21 by last name groupings. Applications for low income must be filed at 316 Walnut St. by July 11.
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