Obituaries and Funerals Highlights Local Deaths
Funeral services held for Henrietta Plett at Ralph J. Wittich Funeral Home with burial in Blue Grass cemetery. Glenn K. Crawford of Morning Sun dies at Mount Pleasant hospital aged 49. services planned at Pierce Funeral Home, burial at Winfield-Scott cemetery. Jimmie Kallenberger, 69, dies in Muscatine. services at Rirey Funeral Home, burial at New Boston cemetery. Maynard P. Thirtyacre, 61, of Muscatine area dies at University hospital. survivors listed with two grandchildren. services at George M. Wittich Funeral Home, burial Drury Reynolds cemetery. Frank T. Elder, 86, of West Liberty dies. funeral at West Liberty Methodist Church, burial Oak Ridge cemetery.
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Henrietta Plett
Hershey
Ralph J. Wittich
TH. Dindinger
Floyd ‘Scott
Robert Hanson
Hayden Davis
Harry Carl
Paul Schmelzer
Walter Thomson
Blue Grass Cemetery
Glenn K. Crawford
Morning Sun
Mount Pleasant Hospital
Mount Union
Tracy and
Ola Anderson Crawford
Crawford
Marsh Methodist Church
Alice Cumming
Columbus Junction
Sophia Bolon
Winfield
Pierce Funeral Home
Edward Fish
Winfield-Scott Cemetery
Jimmie Kallenberger
Muscatine General Hospital
Houser St
Muscatine
Kallenberger
Pearl Terrill
Katherine Unruh
Coal Valley
Ilinois
John Luxmore
Project City
Calif
Rirey Funeral Home
Rev. T. Ray
Crews
New Boston Cemetery
Maynard P. Thirtyacre
Drury Township
Illinois
University Hospital
Town City
Willis and
Abbie Feldman Thirtyacre
Fern Foster
Ruth A. Nyenhuis
Nashua
Iowa
Frank T. Elder
West Liberty
West Liberty Methodist Church
Harland T. Gant
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Snider
Elder
Iowa City
Wall Street recovers as investors await policy solution
New York reports a late market rally with the Dow Jones up over 8 points as volume nears 8.82 million shares. Blue chips stay steady after a discount rate rise news, with IBM wiping out Thursday’s 17 point loss. Gains in Chrysler, RCA, Kodak, Merck and others offset mining shares. A scholar uses stylistic clues to attribute disputed Federalist Papers to Madison.
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New York
Dow Jones
IBM
Polaroid
Teledyne
Xerox
International Telephone
Chrysler
RCA
Goodrtch
Anaconda Raytheon
Sperry Rand
Eastman Kodak
Westinghouse Electric
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Merck
Eido
American Stock Exchange
Durant Groups Discuss Town Beautification
A Tuesday meeting at the Legion Home advanced Durant’s tree replacement program and town beautification. Mayor Gene Compton, the town council, the Durant Garden Club, and five other groups discussed plantings and planters for the business district, with funding and planting duties to be coordinated by the Garden Club and local officials. Initial plantings hoped for near Arbor Day, with future meetings planned after cost assessments.
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Durant
Legion Home
Gene Compton
Durant Garden Club
Garden Club
John Wilson
Compton
Daily Report lists admissions and arrests across multiple local hospitals
Admissions include Mrs Francis Trader at 1810 Grand and Mrs Lorietta Foster at 407 Orange among others. Dismissals cite William Tobias and several others. Born reports cover a daughter to Mr and Mrs Steven Frye and a son to Mr and Mrs Richard H Thompson in Garden Grove California. Police arrests span false drawing and uttering checks Imelda Avalos and vehicle offenses with several defendants fined or ordered to appear. Civil and divorce actions, court judgments, and executorships complete the docket with multiple names and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis ‘Trader
Grand
Tony Kosowski
Newell
Oscar Harris
Herbert Hamilton
Howard Eustler
Steven Frye
Lucas
Richard Douglas
Richard H. Thompson
Aspenwood
Garden Grove
Calif
Imelda Avalos
8Th Street
Carl A.L. Poole
Smalley Ave
Robert W. Fairbanks
Mulberry Ave
Dennis Lauren McGill
Muscatine
William George Smith
Miles Ave
Juan Gonzales
Wilton BPW Names Slate of Officers
Wilton Junction High School staff showcased teaching demonstrations at the Wilton BPW Club meeting. Speed reading methods for junior high and spelling teaching techniques were shown. The group set April 16 for the Senior Girls dinner at city hall and urged reservations by April 10. The nominating committee proposed officers: Carleen Wieck president, Sadie Kroening 1st vice, Carol Wade 2nd vice, LaVerta Schneckloth secretary, Florence Kean treasurer. A $50 Campfire Girls donation was approved. Refreshments followed in a St Patrick theme with hostesses Colleen Detter and Mary McQuillen.
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Wilton
Wilton Junction High School
Wilton Bpw Club
Zelia Abbott
Ragona
Pollock
City Hall
LaVerta Schneckloth
Carleen Wieck
Sadie Kroening
Carol Wade
LaVerta ,Schneckloth
Florence Kean
Colleen
Detter
Mary McQuillen
Two Muscatine men bound over in burglary case
Muscatine police charged Roger Clarence Nichols and Byron Roy Nichols with breaking into Jim's Body Shop at 1007 Roby Ave on March 5. A large amount of tools was stolen. Both men, from 914 Nebraska Street and an earlier listed address, were bound over to district court and released on $500 bond for a hearing set in Muscatine County District Court.
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Muscatine
Jim
Roby Ave
Roger Clarence Nichols
Nebraska Street
Byron Roy Nichols
New York Stocks Prices In Noon Quotation Report
New York noon stock quotations list numerous issues with percent changes and prices for Allied Chemicals AmCan AmChain and many others. The report highlights trading activity across sectors including utilities oils rail and consumer goods with notable percent changes such as Allied Chemicals at 347 percent and Texaco around 72 percent.
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New York
AlliedCh
Int Resist
Allied Strs
Int Salt
AmCan
Int
T&t
AmChain
Interst P
Amcryss
Ja Eil&p
AmHome
Town Ill G
AMK Cp
Ia P&l
KC P&l
Loch Air
Martin
Maying
Armour
M’dith
Atchison
Mobil
AdRich
Ayco
Ndl Dry
Bendix
Bo’ng Air
Penney
Borden
Brunswik
Phill Pet
Chrysler
Collins Ra
RCA
Con Oil
CormProd
Safeway
Curtis Wr
Sear Rob
Deere
duPont
Sincir Oil
East Rod
EltraCo
Fairmont
Cal
Fruehauf
Sunray
Gmble Sk
Swift Co
Elec
Texaco
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Butchers See Mixed Hog Cattle Prices In Chicago Notes
Official livestock receipts for Monday estimate 9,000 cattle 6,000 hogs and 300 sheep. Hog prices fell 25 to 50 cents at Chicago Stockyards with receipts 5,000 hogs and 3,500 shipped. Slaughter steer prices uneven sheep and heifers mixed. Cattle receipts 4,000 head hogs 5,000 etc. Prices listed by weight and grade for steers heifers cows bulls and lambs. Potatoes arrivals track totals 394 carlot sales dull with Idaho russets 3.60 and Red River Valley reds 2.10-2.25.
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Omaha Livestock Omaha
USDA
Chicago (Ap
Chicago
U.S
Idaho
Minnesota
North Dakota
Red River Valley
Rest area mirror incident ends without charges
Lack of evidence that a mirror at an Interstate 30 rest stop was broken will lead to no charges against a Muscatine youth. A second youth linked to the incident after a basketball game remains unidentified. Attorneys for the youths and Asst. County Atty. Lou MeeMeen reached the decision after reviewing witness claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou MeeMeen
Iowa County
Caline
McMeen
Muscatine
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Stanley Consultants
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Commercial Trades Institute
Kenneth Kruse
Frank Louie Benac
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Argyle F. Proffit
Lillian R. Proffitt
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