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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1968

Page

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Muscatine to Hold Citywide All School Science Fair

Muscatine prepares for the citywide All School Science Fair sponsored by the Pilot Club. Ten area schools will send exhibitors with judging Thursday evening and open viewing Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to noon. Prizes include a $25 savings bond, $10 and $5 awards, plus a $100 best of fair cash gift. Winners advance to the Eastern Iowa Science Fair.

Muscatine The Pilot Club of Musctie West Junior Muscatine High Hayes Catholic West Junior High Central Jun Cedar Rapids Muscatine Area Independent School System of

CIRAS Director to Speak Monday at Rotary Club

LW Wegner director of the Center for Industrial Research and Service at Iowa State University will speak at the Monday noon Rotary Club luncheon. CIRAS, authorized by the Iowa Legislature in 1963, provides problem solving for industry and links industries with agencies to develop Iowa's industrial growth. Wegner, a Towan native and civil engineering graduate, formerly city engineer of Mason City and city manager of Chariton, also served with the Portland Cement Association.

LW. W. Wegner Center For Industrial Research and Service CIRAS Towa State University Rotary Club Uscntine Sciras Towa Iowa W Wegner Towan Mason Gily Chariton Portland Cement Association

Clayton Carver Enlists in Navy

Clayton C Carver son of Mr and Mrs Roy J Carver Jr 4236 Mulberry enlisted this week in the US Navy under the Seaman Junior College program He went to Great Lakes MI for recruit training and will advance training He previously served as a civil engineer with Loomis Bros in Cedar Rapids for over five years He is a World War II veteran now a Captain in the US Naval Ready Reserves Also mentions a Muscatine youth magazine drive and a poetry reading event at Muscatine Community College with depicted participants and social hour details.

Clayton C. Carver Roy J. Carver Jr Mulberry U.S. Navy Seaman Great Lakes Loomis Bros., Inc Cedar Rapids U. S. Naval Ethics Club Muscatine Muscatine Community College Dylan Thomas Under Milkwood Mardeke Oxborough Sandra Benter Ray Benter Grady Randall Eldon Benedict William Liebb George Michaels P. W. McRoberts Florence Hahn Louisa Jericho

Muscatine Journal Publishing Details

The Muscatine Journal is published daily except Sundays and holidays by The Muscatine Journal, a Lee Enterprises member. It is incorporated in Muscatine Iowa with offices at 203 FE and St. and is a second class matter in the Muscatine post office since March 1873. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches for publication.

THE Muscatine Journal Lee Enterprises Muscatine Iowa Associated Press Focal AP Autyws

Subscription Rates for Muscatine News Dispatch

Subscription rates listed for Muscatine area and beyond. In city delivery is $2.00 monthly or $15.60 yearly by mail within fifty miles. $18.00 yearly for towns with carrier service. $20.00 yearly for over fifty miles. All mail subscriptions payable in advance. Office hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. special delivery for missed papers until 6:30 p.m. weekdays and 4:30 p.m. Saturdays. Dial 263-2338.

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Capacity Crowd Hears How the 20s Roared

Muscatine High School hosted 160 cast members and a 15 member band in How The Twenties Roared a musical on Friday night. The production highlighted Prohibition era antics with strong singing and dancing though plot was light.

Muscatine High School Muscatine

Muscatine Health Board Study After Court Ruling

Muscatine city council in special session with Alderman Eve lyn Schauland as temporary mayor will study replacing the board of health member Frank Anson. Anson cites expanding sanitation duties and landfill site selection as hindrances. The sanitation committee will consider hiring a retired part time worker and report back by March 7 or March 21. Appointment will wait until the mayor returns. A district court ruling enabled reactivation of Muscatine's board of health under its special charter status.

Muscatine Ald Evelyn Schauland E.S. Burns Frank Anson Board of Health Anson Muscatine City

Peak in Critical Condition After Iowa 38 Crash

Allen Lee Peak, 21, of 513 Lorenz Street, remains in critical condition at University hospital in Iowa City. He was injured in a one car crash north of Muscatine on Iowa 38 the previous Friday night.

Allen Lee Peak Lorenz St University Hospital Iowa City Peak Muscatine Iowa 38

Reception For Quartet Here Sunday

A reception for members of the Iowa String Quartet will follow the Muscatine County Music Association concert Sunday afternoon at the Laura Musser Art Gallery and Museum. The public is invited to attend and meet the musicians. The concert begins at 3 p.m. in the high school auditorium.

Iowa String Quartet Laura Musser Muscatine County Music Association

Car Collision Damages Two Cars in Muscatine

Police report show right front end damage to vehicles driven by John Hants of 1218 Grand Ave and James Dor man of 621 Barry Ave after a 4 15 pm collision on Mulberry Avenue near Woodlawn in Muscatine.

John Hants Grand Ave James Dorman Barry Ave Mulberry Avenue Woodlawn Muscatine

Episcopal Women Meet in Parish Hall This Thursday

The Episcopal Church women will gather Thursday at 7 30 p m in the parish hall. The Chabura program will be presented by Mrs William French. Husbands are invited to attend.

Episcopal Church William French

Go Fly A Kite Contest Invites All Scouts At Weed Park

The First Annual Kite Flying Contest set for Sunday March 17 at 2 pm at Weed Park water tower Muscatine invites Boy Scouts and Cubs from Troop 623 and area groups. Prizes for categories include most colorful tail patriotic most unusual largest smallest highest in 3 minutes and most Boy Scout ish. Bob Groom scoutmaster noted all Scouts and Cubs are eligible. The Church revival with Rev Mabry continues through March 10 with public invitation.

Weed Park Muscatine Boy Scouts Bob Groom

Lutheran Homes Dedication Set for June 23

Rev L A Stumme announced plans for the dedication of the 80 bed Lutheran Homes retirement and nursing facility at 2 30 p m Sunday June 23 in Muscatine. Rev John Mason of Minneapolis will deliver the dedication message with moving day set for April 20 and reservations and room assignments being made for the new quarters. The homes have served Muscatine for 73 years offering care regardless of race or creed with focus on security privacy dignity and high quality care.

L.A. Stumme Lutheran Homes John Mason Minneapolis American Lutheran Church Stumme Muscatine

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Ior High St. Mary’s St. Mathias James Flor Evelyn Fordyce Weat Robert Lick Muscatine High School Lawrence Harden Weat Junior High Ronald Kiser Robert Page West Archie Martin As Rasmo Casini Central Junior High Claudette St. Mary‘s Mary Rosella F.S.P.A Hayes High School Philip Eldridge Central Junior High Joyce Mary B.V.M Ronald Reifert Sister Mary Julissa Lois Brugman West Eciras Clayton Carver Navy Bob Dougherty Sam Childs Dougherty Henry's Drive-In W. W. Wegner Helen Weiershauser Robert Ash Mr. Ash D. William Mark Muscatine Association of Independent Insurance Agents Harold Froehner Robert Berry Bernice Leuck Mark Mrs. Leuck Iowa Association of Insurance Agents BAY Bombers All-Stars Wharton Field House Moline O'Connell Weston Vs Laszlo Davenport Creton’s Sporting Goods & Davenport Health Board Steve McQueen Richard Attenborough Candice Bergen Quartet Episcopal Women Church of God Mabry Harold Hammann Red Cross Agency Leroy Street Muscatine Cleaners East Second St
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