Grand jury report and county welfare concerns
Report notes courthouse driveway cracks to be fixed and motion to restore momentum in front of court. commendation for Banta couple at the county home. request to extend sheriff’s area at county jail. welfare dept recommends new attic window, basement window replacements, wiring inspection, and possible new wiring. Also lists grand jury members. Includes Mississippi River flood stage readings and Roberto Clemente Hall of Fame induction. Five Iowa music festival students receive superior ratings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Banta
Legler
Grand
Marie Lindsey
Claude E. Webb
Curtis James
Pauteife Goddard
Ray Bein
Dordthy M. Connell
ST. Petersburg
Fila
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh Pirates
Baseball Writers Association of America
Nicaragua
Lilla Valladares Wilson
National Federation of Music Clubs
Davenport
Susan Witter
Julia Figg
Grace Hill
Beth Bobling
Diana Strickdin
Intruders Break Into Muscatine Home, Woman Says
A Muscatine woman says three men broke into her home on Monday pushed her, injuring her in front of her three year old son Lance. The child was taken to Muscatine General Hospital for treatment and released. The suspects claimed they were seeking her husband Tony Lorber of 1207 Oak Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Lorber
Oak St
Muscatine
Lance
Muscatine General Hospital
Chamber elects two women to Muscatine board of directors
Chamber president Jim Fuller announced Barbara Brooks to the board for a two year term replacing C C Makowski who has left Muscatine and Margaret Mathes to a one year term to fill Sid Herzbergs vacancy. Brooks is secretary treasurer and manager of Evans Card and Gift Shop Inc native of Joplin Missouri now residing at 2122 Mulberry with husband William Brooks and three children. Mathes has 29 years at First National Bank of Muscatine and recently served as second vice president of Pilot club and was elected treasurer for the coming year. She and husband Hubert live at 517 West 4th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber
Jim Fuller
Barbara Brooks
C. C Makowski
Muscatine
Margaret Mathes
Sid Herzbergs
Brooks
Evans Card and Gift Shop, Inc
Joplin
Davenport
William Brooks
Leuck Insurance Agency
Mulberry Ave
First National Bank of
Pilot Club
Hubert
W. 4Th St
Six Muscatine students win top ratings in state speech
Six members of the Muscatine Speech club earned No 1 ratings at the Iowa High School Individual State Speech Contest in Fairfield on Saturday. Sally Auberg and Trisha Rensink achieved perfect ratings, with Auberg in humorous acting and Rensink in dramatic acting. Also honored were Steve McGuire humorous acting, Pam Michaels after dinner speaking, Reginald Meyer extemporaneous speaking, and Laurie Ker Schenske interpretive prose. Julian Kite is the club advisor. A violin recital at 7:30 pm Sunday at the Laura Musser Art Gallery and Museum features Jay Reeve on violin and Sylvia Fugate on piano, Knox College seniors, Galesburg, with works by Beethoven, Bach, and Bruch. the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Iowa
Fairfield
Sally Auberg
Trisha Rensink
Miss Auberg
Miss Rensink
Steve McGuire
Pam Michaels
Reginald Meyer
Laurie Ker- Schenske
Julian Kite
Laura Musser
Jay Reeve
Sylvia Fugate
Knox College
Galesburg
Beethoven
J. S. Bach
M. Bruch
Muscatine Journal Delivery and Office Hours Notice
The Muscatine Journal warns readers to contact their carrier promptly if delivery fails and provides the circulation department phone hours. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except Sundays and holidays, with Saturday hours from 8 a.m. The paper, published daily except Sundays and holidays, is a Lee Enterprises member based at 301 3rd St Muscatine Iowa 52761. The Associated Press holds exclusive local news publication rights.
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Journal
Jauscatine Journal
Noow
The
Muscatine Journal
Lee Enterprises
3Rd St
Muscatine
Iowa
Associated Press
Subscription Rates for Muscatine Area Delivery
Rates for subscribers delivered by carrier in Muscatine and surrounding areas. Daily mail options available within fifty miles at $20 per year, $24 in towns with carrier service, $37 beyond fifty miles. Motor carrier delivery $125 per month. Servicemen $20 per year, students $15.50 for nine months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Muscatine
Muscatine
Vandalism, theft reported in Uptown Mo tors and area
Bud Hunn said the left front door of a car on their lot was kicked in and the antenna broken over the weekend. Kevin Cooney reported a Craig Stereo tape player and eight tapes stolen from his locked car on EH 9th Street. Charles Hantman reported his grocery cart valued at five dollars taken from his back yard during the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Hunn
Uptown Motors
Kevin Cooney
Begg
9Th St
Charles Hantman
Main St
Fold Police
River Traffic Halted As Mississippis Crest Rises Near Muscatine
High water forced a closure of river traffic above Muscatine and below New Boston. Lock 16 at Muscatine stopped operations to lift eight large and eight small motors. Lock 17 at New Boston also closed. Crests above 19.5 feet expected by March 24 with receding days later and a flat peak. Masquers tryouts announced for Absence of 4 Cello. Council Bluffs teachers to receive raises. starting salary up to 7300 and district-wide increase of 429,510 for 716 teachers. top step 14454 with master’s and 30 credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
Muscatine
New Boston
Til
Mississippi Valley
Weather Bureau
Bureau 40
Missil
Sippi
Dubuque
Keokuk
Davenport
Keithsburg
Burlington
Cherry St
Council Bluffs
Iowa
State rules Iowa fence duty for Wildcat Den park
The Iowa Attorney General's office found the state is responsible for erecting and maintaining a proper boundary fence around Wildcat Den State Park. The ruling followed input from Rep. Richard Drake and Sen. W. R. Rabedeaux after a meeting with nearby property owners. Contract provisions in Section 7 and 8 require the state to erect and maintain the fence and take possession of the park with improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State of
Wildcat den State Park
Richard Drake
W. R. Rabedeaux
Drake
A Letteraey General’s
Bald eagles show steady comeback along Mississippi River
Des Moines Iowa AP the Mississippi River eagle survey reports 964 birds counted from just below St Paul Minnesota to Kentucky with 30 percent being immatures indicating a rebound since the 1960s when numbers fell to a low. Elton Fawks chairs the survey noting the population seems stabilized and youngsters support long term survival. Mandy Whitlow of Muscatine earned an excellent rating in piano at the Davenport music festival, daughter of Shelby and (illegible) Whitlow, pupil of Myron Hetzler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Mississippi River
Elton Fawks
National Audubon Society
Fewka
St. Paul
Minn
Kentucky
Fawkes
Mandy Whitlow
Muscatine
National Federation of Music Clubs
Davenport
Miss Whitlow
Shelby Whitlow
Myron Hetzler
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McGregor
Guttenberg
Clemente
Hall of Fame
Mrs
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Riverwew
Lola Weggen
Muscatine Savings and Loan
Hotel Muscatine
Norman D. Cramer
Call Hotel
Fairbanks-Lamb
4Th Street
Robert Lamb
Donald L. Lee
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
E. Harbor Drive
Pui
Ana Eas
Arthur Murray Studios
Famous Roseland
New York
Don Glasser
Lois Conte
Anniv
KRANZ
Cedar St
Dial
Plaza Theatres
Ote LU
Macgraw
Nyy
Jane Fonda
Donald Sutherland
Peter Boyle
Deily
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