Burglaries Strike Two Muscatine Businesses on Hershey Avenue
Cigarettes and money were stolen in two break ins on Hershey Avenue Muscatine early today. At Chet's A Go Go tavern 1209 Hershey Ave missing were cigarettes and coins after thieves forced entry as owner left for breakfast. At Hershey Market 1204 Hershey Ave a case of 30 cartons of assorted cigarettes and about $35 in cash vanished from a rear entry through a broken door into the adjoining Ro mann and Liebbe Co. slaughter house. A large collie dog watched from the slaughter house. Police responded about 6:40 am.
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Hershey Avenue
Muscatine
Chester Ballenger
Chet
Hershey Ave
Hershey Avenue Market
Slaughter House of Romann and Liebbe Co
Forrest Brady
Clifford Bennett
Revocation Of Parole Ordered In Muscatine
Gary G. Holladay of Muscatine had parole revoked and was ordered to serve four months in county jail. He was on a two year parole for a May 9 forged instrument conviction. court listed prior offenses including possession of stolen property on June 11 liquor by a minor on June 13 and trespassing on a motor vehicle on June 13.
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Gary G. Holladay
Muscatine
Holladay
Whit tington Retires As Muscatine County School Secretary
Mrs Kathleen Whit tington longtime secretary in the Muscatine office of the Muscatine Scott county school system retires after 13 years to become secretary of the special education department in Davenport under Superintendent L L Pickett. The department operates in a mobile unit and employs 810 speech clinicians and special education personnel. She began service in Muscatine in 1955 under Superintendent Frank Ralston and served through the 1966 merger of the two county units under a new law.
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Muscatine Journal
Lee Enterprises
E.ard St
Muscatine
Iowa
Associated Press
Ben
Kathleen) Whittington
Muscatine-Scott County
Davenport
Supt
L. L Pickett
Frank Ralston
Car Break-In Nets Thieves $50 In Cash
Muscatine police investigate a break-in at a car belonging to Maynard Eckhardt in Weed Park Rural Muscatine. About $50 was stolen from purses and billfolds left in the car by passengers. The incident occurred at 2:20 p.m. Wednesday.
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Muscatine
Maynard Eckhardt
Weed Park
Muscatine Fourth parade and fireworks line up on Iowa Avenue
Muscatine will host a Fourth of July weekend with a 4 unit parade and a 9 30 p m fireworks display on Tuesday. The show will light the north side of Weed Park near Colorado street as Jaycees sponsor the event and holiday crowds settle on nearby hills. Marching units and individuals assemble before 10 30 a m Tuesday at the corner of 5th street on Iowa Avenue and proceed north several blocks for the parade.
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Muscatine
Weed Park
Colorado Street
Muscatine Jaycees
Iowa Avenue
Sth Street
Jows Avenue
3Rd Street
3Rd
Walnut Street
Walnut
and Street
2Nd Street
Pine
Shrine Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Muscatine High School
Kelley Burns
Jaycee
Jack Smith
Jaycees
Journal
K.W.P.C
Port City Rides
Heinz Expects Profit Gains Driven by Ketchup Sales Rise
Heinz, led by President R Burt Gookin, projects higher sales and profits next year after a fiscal year end May 3 showing profits up 6.7 percent to 3.51 per share. Ketchup sales climbed 75 percent in three years, with Heinz foreign units mostly profitable and plans to boost U S ketchup production by about 50 percent. Star-Kist and Ore-Ida performances cited amid market shifts, alongside ongoing tomato processing and cucum ber harvesting advances. A Muscatine plant and expansion plans anchor regional growth while a Muscatine parade details and related events are listed for the weekend.
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H. J. Heinz Company
R. Burt Gookin
New York Society of Security
Heinz
Heinz Company
Muscatine
Gookin
Star-Kist Foods, Inc
Ore-Ida Foods, Inc
United States
Republicans Plan Annual Fish Fry at Box Car Ranch
County chairman Robert Bosch announced plans for the Republican Central Committee fish fry to be held Wednesday evening July 12 at Box Car Ranch. Republicans and friends are invited with reservations urged by calling 263-7970 or 263-6252. Bosch said the program includes no political speeches but features dunk tank entertainment with politicians and dignitaries. Several state Republican officials and First District friends are expected to attend.
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Republican Central Committee
Robert Bosch
Box Car Ranch
Bosch
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West Second ST
Exchange Consultants
Nationwide Real Estate Service
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Aime Eell
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Virginia Woolf
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
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