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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1961
Page
2
Washington reports the $5.6 billion omnibus housing bill clears Congress with easier FHA loan terms. Senate approved, House passed 221 to 175, sending to President Kennedy. The plan includes urban renewal funds, slum clearance, and up to 13 000 dollar homes on 3 to 5 year mortgages for lower incomes.
A Rock Island pile driver damaged an eight inch water main near the Pearl Street end of the new station site off Grandview Avenue. The rupture caused discolored water and disrupted service for about two hours while workers replaced the five foot section and flushed the system. City utility manager Anderson said the break resulted from failing to locate underground lines before piling began and the pressure drop stirred sediment and rust in the system. Water returned to normal as turbid water cleared after repairs.
Weather remains hot and humid across Musculine and nearby areas. The Weather Bureau notes possible peak marks for the year as temperatures climbed to 92 Wednesday afternoon, breaking the prior high of 91 set June 10 and 12. Skies were clear, winds southerly, with a forecast of 92 to 96 Friday.
Reinsager announces Muscatine Iowa liquor store will close Friday for inventory. He notes new permit books required for purchases when the store reopens Saturday. The store will also be closed all day Tuesday July 4 in observance of Independence Day.
About 80 attended the Muscatine County Bar Association annual picnic held Wednesday evening at the C. P. Hanley cottage on the Mississippi river above Fairport. A fried chicken dinner was served at 6 p.m. District County judges Glenn D. Kelly Nathan Grant of Davenport and Matthew Westrata of Muscatine joined guests from Iowa City and Swisher.
Several area teachers attend four th Professional Workshop in Business Saturation at State University Town. Notable participants include Florence Haloubek Muscatine Claudine Falconer Durant Joann Miller Wilton and Myra Van Ysseldyk Muscatine. The event gathers 18 registrants from eight states for two weeks of sessions across business music and physical education topics.
Ford Motor Co joined General Motors in telling the United Auto Workers union that new wage contracts must be non inflationary. The UAW began bargaining at GM and Ford for new pacts expiring August 31, with Walter Reuther leading talks as negotiations extend to Chrysler and American Motors in upcoming sessions.
Hermann Bud Havemann a Muscatine life resident died after his body was found in a gravel pit south of Muscatine. Funeral services were held at Greenwood Cemetery with family attending. Memorial services were held May 19 at First Methodist Church. Survived by widow Annatta Havemann a daughter a grandson and two sisters. Burial arrangements handled by Ralph J. Willich funeral home.
Muscatine Junior Chamber members plan a two night cookie sale to raise funds for the Independence Day celebration. JCC representatives will stand at Muscatine supermarkets Friday and Saturday from 6 p.m. to closing with Henry Miller as committee chairman noting proceeds support the July 4 event sponsored by the Jaycees.
Leroy D. Reynolds son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth E Sayers Rout 4 Muscatine completed recruit training on June 24 at the Naval Training Center Great Lakes I he nine weeks of boot camp concluded with a full dress parade and review before high ranking officials and civilian dignitaries
Carl Stropes of Lake Park Blvd was injured when a 21 inch television picture tube exploded after he removed it from a set. He suffered facial cuts and a swollen eye, was unconscious briefly, and needed stitches. He warned about safety gear as tubes hold several thousand pounds of pressure when out of sets.
The Hawkeye Hoppers announce a July schedule with events on Saturday July 1 at Muscatine national guard armory dancing 8 pm to 1 am led by Rollin Smith of Columbus Junction. Tuesday July 18 at YWCA features business meeting at 7 30 pm followed by square dancing with caller Kenney McKinney. Saturday July 22 at YWCA hosts another club dance with Kenney McKinney as caller.
A YMCA Sumner Funclub trip took 314 boys to Wildcat Den state park on Wednesday for a park hike and age group games. They returned for a pool swim and a planned scavenger hunt next week. Permission slips are available at the YMCA with a 2 a.m. Wednesday meetup for the hunt. ARC Jerry Ravemann, stationed at Goodfellow AFB, has returned from a 20 day leave to visit his parents in Texas. Edvin Bradshaw visited Muscatine, meeting his uncle Walter Breedlove at Muscatine General Hospital.
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