Michigan Pastor Accepts Call to First Baptist
Rev. Frank Gillett named new pastor of First Baptist Church Muscatine and to assume duties this week. He comes from Marshall Michigan. He will be joined by wife Phyllis and daughter Audrey. son Dale attends Wheaton College. He speaks Sunday on The Power of Prayer and The Word of God.
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Frank Gillett
First Baptist Church
Muscatine
Marshall
Mich
Gillett
Phyllis
Audrey
Don Hudnall
Dale
Wheaton College
Wheaton, Jr
Wheaton
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
Judson Baptist Church
Oak Park
Lawton
Belding
Michigan
New Shelters For Homeless In New Delhi
The municipal government completed night shelters with capacity for 4 500 homeless, a small share of Delhi’s needy. Izaak Walton league Muscatine chapter to meet Thursday at the clubhouse with two films Palican Island and Alaska Caribou to be shown. Some New Guinea tribesmen request taxation, viewing it as a civilization marker.
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New Delhe
Izaak Walton
Muscatine
New Guinea
Approve Zoning For Apartments On Cedar Street
The plan and zoning commission recommended rezoning about five acres on Cedar Street above Fulham Avenue and near Bidwell Road for R-1 multiple dwelling status to permit apartment projects. The council will consider the proposals Thursday after Monday night’s commission vote.
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Cadar Street
Fulham Avenue
Tiple
Cedar
Mulberry Avenue
Muscatine General Hospital
Parham
John H. Spencer
Cedar Street
Houser Street
A. E. Stanley
Wier Street
Park Lane Golf Club
Wier
Stanley
New Address For Kincaid In San Diego Basic Training
Anthony Q Kincaid son of Mr and Mrs William Kincaid has begun Marine Corps basic training in San Diego California His new address is Private Anthony Q Kincaid 2230578 Pit 149 M C B D San Diego California 92140
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Anthony Q, Kincaid
William Kincaid
Fletcher
Marine Corps
San Diego
Calif
Anthony Q
Kincaid
M. C.B.D
Kiwanis Club Ladies Night Thursday at Hotel Muscatine
The Sigma Phi Epsilon glee club of Monmouth College will perform a folk singing program during Kiwanis Club Ladies Night at Hotel Muscatine Thursday evening with a 6:30 p.m. dinner. Larry Bowden, a Monmouth senior, will discuss his People to People Sweden trip.
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Sigma Phi Epsilon Glee Club
Monmouth College
Monmouth
Kiwanis Club
Hotel Muscatine
Larry Bowden
Sweden
Parked Vehicles Damaged Amid Rising Vandalism Reports
Police report increasing vandalism with several incidents this week. Mrs. Lewig’s car window was broken by a thrown soft drink bottle on Devitt Avenue at 11 p.m. Monday. Brockett’s window was broken before midnight at East Fifth and Oak. Vandalism also hit trucks at the Muscatine County Highway Department shop on Isett Avenue with multiple mirror glass damage. A bottle shattered the plate glass near the Mul entrance.
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Robert Lewig
Devitt * Avenue
Tle
Lewis
Harry Brockett
Kansas Street
East Fifth
Oak Streets
Muscatine
Cberry
Whitman Food Mart
Monroe Street
Paul
Spieth Wins Muscatine Toastmaster Contest
William Spieth won the Muscatine Toastmaster club annual speaking contest and will represent the club at the Area Seven speech contest in Davenport on March 12. Other speakers included Terrence Mealy Roger Lande and James Christensen with diverse speech topics. Gamma Forum meets tonight at Mrs Lunde’s home. window damage reported at Whitman Food Mart and a car window incident noted. Seven Muscatine area men are listed as patients at the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City.
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William Spieth
Muscatine
Clare Patterson
Charles H. Young
Gil Dietz
Robert Pape
Max Churchill
Ralph Cullen
Lawrence Butler
Ralph Jackson
Bob Scholz
Gamma Forum
Roger Lunde
Woodlawn
Veterans’ Hospital
Towa City
American Legion Post
Veterans Hospital
First National Bank of Muscatine Rebranded Nationwide
First National Bank of Muscatine becomes first national chartered bank after shareholders voted unanimously Jan 17 to convert from Muscatine Bank and Trust. Under OCC regulation, the bank will print a new name on few checks while retaining existing customers and services. The institution traces its 96 year local history from Silverman Cook to Cook Musser, Muscatine Savings Bank, and the Muscatine Bank.
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First National Bank of
First National Bank
Second St
Jawa Ave
Silverman, Cook and Co
Cook, Musser and Co
Muscatine Savings Bank
Muscatine Bank
Boy escapes minor injuries after Mulberry Avenue brush-by
James Ash seven son of Mr and Mrs Donald Ash of 811 East Sixth street sustained abra sions to his left thigh when brushed by a moving car in the 700 block of Mulberry avenue before 9 am today. The driver was Larry Williams of 1530 West Acre drive. The boy was en route to school and was taken first to a nearby home then to Muscatine General hospital for examination.
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James Ash
Donald Ash
East Sixth Street
Mulberry Avenue
Larry Williams
West Acre Drive
Muscatine General Hospital
City Park Employee Receives Promotion
Muscatine park commission on Monday night elevated Edward Bekker to assistant superintendent of parks. Bekker has served as a maintenance man for the park district under Superintendent Paul Colberg. The board also granted permission for Edward H. Biter post American Legion to hold a circus at the lower end of Kent-Sisin park on May 27, contingent on rental payment and grounds restoration. Commissioner John Robinson was tasked to estimate Weed park pool repair costs. George Hermann and Colberg were directed to buy a used tractor and equipment for 750 dollars.
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Muscatine Park Commission
Edward Bekker
Bekker
Park
Paul Colberg
Edward H. Biter
American Legion
Kent- Sisin Park
John Robinson
Weed Park
George Hermann
Colberg
Wristwatch Key Clue in Reinier Break-In Case
James Richard Hunter aged 19 of 214 Walnut Street faced charges after police linked a wristwatch to James Halstead of Everett Reinier residence marked J A. The Feb. 18 break‑in yielded a metal box and papers. Hunter led officers to Clay Street bridge retrieve the box. He pled to breaking and entering and is bound over to district court on a 2290 dollar bond.
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James Richard Hunter
Walnut Street
Hunter
Justice of the Peace
S. G. Pollock
District Court
James Halstead
Everett Reinier
Dob Orange Street
Reinier
Reiniers
J. A
Clifford Bennett
Clay Street
Mad Creek
Florida
Bennett
Muscatine Journal History and AP News Rights
The Muscatine Journal is a Lee Enterprises publication based at 30 E. 3rd St. Muscatine Iowa with AP rights for local news. The paper is entered as second class matter in the Muscatine post office under the 1879 act.
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Muscatine Journal
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
3Rd St
Muscatine
Iowa
Musetine
Associated Press
AP News
Subscription Rates for Muscatine Daily Paper
Subscription rates listed for Muscatine and surrounding areas. Daily carrier delivery within Muscatine city is $2.00 per month in advance, other carriers forty cents for two weeks, and mail rates $12.00 within fifty miles or $18.00 beyond fifty miles. Office hours 3 am to 5 pm daily, special delivery for missed papers until 6:30. Dial 261-2331.
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City of Muscatine
Muscatine
Dial
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