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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1968
Page
1
The Muscatine terminal will receive 15 000 bushels of grain per hour and load barges at 20 000 bushels per hour. Equipment start dates are planned for the elevator project.
Rev. A. Douglas Steffenson, former pastor of Muscatine First Methodist, retires from Epworth Methodist in Des Moines due to ill health. Bishop Thomas announced Rev. Clifford C. Knight of Des Moines, education director for Iowa since 1959, will assume Epworth starting March 15. Steffenson also previously led Ottumwa church after Muscatine and joined Des Moines in June 1966.
Washington reports that a large number of Americans are deferring non essential travel outside the Western Hemisphere, despite President Johnson's New Year appeal to cut the 2 billion balance of payments deficit by delaying such trips for two years. Passport officials cite lack of absolute proof but note rising travel before new taxes.
Muscatine native Lois Crane, a Muscatine High School alumna, performed Micaela in Carmen with the New York City Opera at Lincoln Center. A soprano on a Rockefeller Foundation funded study in New York, she had auditioned earlier for the company and was assigned two future roles and designated to cover sopranos. Crane is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Russell of 08 W 4th St.
The Muscatine Journal published daily except Sundays and holidays by The Muscatine Journal, a Lee Enterprises member. It is incorporated at 36 Bard St, Muscatine, Iowa 52761 and entered as second class matter in the Muscatine post office under the 1879 act. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
Rates show daily carrier price in Muscatine at 2.00 monthly in advance and 0.40 weekly elsewhere. Mail subscriptions vary by distance, from 15.00 yearly within fifty miles to 20.00 beyond fifty miles. Office hours, special delivery until 6:30 p.m. daily and 4:00 p.m. Saturdays. Dial 263-2331.
The First Evangelical United Brethren church at Sixth and Mulberry will become Otterbein United Methodist after May 1 following a congregational vote. The change aligns with the merger of Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren denominations into the United Methodist church. Otterbein, a founder of the E U B denomination, will have the official name change confirmed at the Iowa general conference in May. In other notes, Muscatine High School debate team jumps into the statewide poll, rated fifth in the Southeast district behind Dowling of Des Moines and Fort Dodge, with Davenport West, Keokuk, Davenport Central, and Bettendorf also ranked.
Dennis Curry aged 19, son of Mr and Mrs Richard Kemper of 512 Evans St Muscatine, was promoted to Army specialist four on February 39 near Munich Germany. He serves as a tank crewman with the 24th Infantry Division.
Muscatine High School forensic participants earned Division I ratings at the Iowa High School Speech event, qualifying for state competition. The district results highlight multiple students achieving top ratings in various speech categories.
Muscatine chapter of the Izaak Walton League plans its Annual Smelt Fry for April 21 with volunteer help sought by president Howard Stolley.
United World Federalists board members met Sundays with Marion Temple man to plan the April 15 guest dinner with Dr. Ray Short from Plattsville Wise. Ralph Jackson reported four February home meetings and two planned for March. President Larry Wilson announced federalists will join other groups to sponsor April foreign policy lectures by Congressman Fred Schwengel. Next board meeting is April 17 at 7 30 p.m.
The Associated Press reports six or more deaths in Iowa weekend crashes. Belle Plaine man Brightwell, 52, died Sunday when his car struck a bridge near Chelsea. A Winthrop infant, 1-year-old Robert Steffen, died after a collision with a pole and tree in Winthrop. Clinton women Wilma Breggs, 50, and Judith Young, 26, perished when their car overturned east of DeWitt. Harvey resident Terry D. Bloom, 21, later died of injuries near Oskaloosa after a bridge crash on Town 92. Debbie Gallmeyer, 8, died when her mother’s car hit a bridge northwest of Waverly. the mother was not seriously hurt.
February report from Muscatine County shows 12 marriage licenses issued, 11 divorces, and total collections of 26,674.69. Child support payments totaled 15,997.91 with various fees and fines aggregating to 26,674.69 in all.
Army Specialist Four Keith D. Askam, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Askam of Muscatine, helped defend the II Field Force headquarters at Long Binh during a night assault by two North Vietnamese battalions and Viet Cong. The defenders suffered one death and twelve wounded but halted the attack, with Lt. Gen. Fred C. Weyand praising their bravery and noting the headquarters’ protection. Askam served as a communications center specialist in the 303rd Radio Research Battalion.
Four grass fires and an overheated furnace fan motor prompted Muscatine firemen to respond on Sunday with no damages. Fires were near 1818 Summit street, nine miles west of Muscatine on Iowa 22, in Sweetland township, one-half mile east of Bloomington Grange, and at Kent-Stein ball park.
The Towa String Quartet performed at Muscatine High School auditorium for Muscatine County Music Association members. They played Mozart's Quartet in F major K 590 and Brahms A minor Op 51 No 2, with Barber Adagio shading and Wolf Italian Serenade. The Iowa String Quartet members Allen Ohmes John Ferrell William Preucil and Charles Wendt benefited from Stradivarius instruments via the Corcoran Gallery. A reception at Laura Musser Gallery followed, hosted by Mrs. Richard Drake and assisted by several volunteers.
Harry Fisher of 406 Patnam, an associate in the Davenport agency of Equitable Life Insurance of Town, completed a one week home office career school at the Des Moines home office. He qualified by meeting sales and education requirements as a life underwriter with Equitable of Iowa.
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