SUI Jazz Group Scores Success In Muscatine
Tom Davis leads the SUI Jazz Pussion ensemble in a percussion heavy program at Muscatine Civic Music Association venue. The concert featured diverse instruments including vibraphone, marimba, and xylophone with standards like Down Home Rag Tiger Rag and Misty. Old Gold Singers performed The Creation and Carousel selections. children under 12 admitted free with members.
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Gil Dirt
Tom Davis
SUI Jazz Pussion
Here
Towk City
Davis
Davia
John
Brady
Muscatine
Tivo Mapimbas
Theo Xylopho
Billboard
Paris
SUL
Birdland
Buck
Errol Garner
Misty
Hernando
Old Gold Singers
Old Gold
Carousel
Brigadoon
Muscatine Civic Music Association
Neighbors Petition Triggers Hill Avenue Dispute
The council heard a petition from Hill Avenue residents accusing homes on 1019 Hill Avenue of clutter and hazards. Waller Tomasson defended himself citing 14 years at the address with eight children and four licensed cars amid complaints of car and machinery storage and a noisy electric welder. The matter also touched a church letter attached to a paving objection, Rev. Emmet Barnes noting the Lincoln Boulevard Baptist church would participate financially only if other owners contribute.
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Hill Avenue
Council
Waller Tomasson
Tomnasson
Perivoters
Tomasson
Emmet Barnes
Lincoln Boulevard
Io the Council
Davenport Bank Robber Convicted In Federal Court
George M. Bradley Jr., 41, with a long criminal record, was convicted in U S District Court of attempted robbery of the First Federal Savings and Loan Co in Davenport in 1981. Judge Edward McManus ordered a presentencing investigation. Bradley’s last address is listed as Yuma Arizona. The FBI noted a long history including a 1961 shotgun bank holdup in Florida and a place on the FBI’s most wanted list.
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Davenport
U. S. District Court
George M. Bradley’ Jr
FBI
First Federal Savings and Loan Co
Bradley
Yuma
Aris
Edward McManus
Florida
St Margaret's Guild Holds Meeting At Parish Hall
Fourteen members of St Margaret's Guild met at Trinity Church Parish Hall at 1:00 a.m. They prepared sponges for the Public Health Nursing Association and worked on a project. Mrs Robert Walter led a brief business meeting in the absence of President Mrs William Duval. Mrs Ralph Renling led the group in devotions.
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St. Margaret's Guild of the ‘Trinity Church
Public Health Nursing Association
X& A
Robert Walter
William Duval
Ralph Renling
Cook Street Plan Advances In City Council Meeting
City council debated Cook Street changes near West Junior High and McKinley schools on Kindler Avenue including vacating north 326 feet of Goak Street and ending Cook Street in a cul de sac. Proposals call for widening Cook Street to 50 feet and granting 60 foot rights of way on Dawson Street for sewer work, with hearings set for April 28 at 7 15 p m. The meeting also saw new appointments, salary discussions for firemen, and bids for a city garage roof.
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Cook Street
West Junior High
McKinley
Kindler Avenue
Goak Street
Kindter Avenue
Thirth
Dawson Street
Cook
Roger Knott
Police Court
Stily
James Green
Robert Bosch
Compensation Bill Passes Senate 47-0
Senate action approved a compensation bill increasing workmen’s disability benefits to a fixed weekly amount and eliminating ceilings on medical costs. The measure, filtered through House revisions, removes the employer’s doctor choice for injured workers while a separate judicial reform proposal advances, setting a judges’ retirement age at 72.
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Des Moines
Senate
House
Judiciary
Utility Strike Is Terminated
Des Moines reports Local 499 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers ended a three day strike against the Town Power and Light Co. The utility said today that the labor action is resolved.
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Des Moines
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Town Power and Light Co
Lava Flow Ends with Thousands Feared Dead in Bali
The Agung volcano eruption ends after five days. Bali's governor reports 2,400 dead and 75,000 homeless with up to 200,000 possibly unemployed. Lava and ash blanket acres of fertile land as 100,000 Balinese flee. a 10,308-foot volcano remains active and a crater plume lingers. Denpasar reports no ash but ongoing danger as authorities evacuate a wide radius.
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Denpasar
Bali
Agung
Anak Agung Suledja
Strcken
Jakarta
Gunung Mount Agung
Anfe
Navy Ensign Brian Gauler Commissioned
Brian W. Gauler, son of Mr and Mrs Robert W Gauler of 69 Sycamore Street Muscatine, has graduated from the U S Naval Officer Candidate School at Newport Rhode Island. He has been commissioned as an Ensign and assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge operating out of Long Beach California. Gauler earned a 1962 BBA in Marketing from the State University of Iowa.
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Brian W. Gauler
Mtr Amt
Robert W. Gauler
Sycamore Styeel
Muscatine
U. S Naval
Newport
Rhode Island
Gauler
SS. Kearsage
Long Beach
Calif
State University of Iowa
Death in Galesburg area motor crash claims two lives
A head on collision three miles east of Galesburg on Highway 130 killed Claire Whiteside, 37, of Knoxville, and Rev. Kenneth Calvin, 38, pastor of the Church of the Nazarene in Pontiac. Two other people were injured, one with burns, as flames trapped the drivers after the crash.
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Galesburg
Shevitt Curtis Erickson
Claire Whiteside
Knoxville
Ill
Kenneth Calvin
Pontiac
Calvin
Church of the Nazarene
Erickson
Whiteside
Jerry Coss Serves Aboard Destroyer In Major Pacific Exercise
Jerry L. Coss a US Navy seaman and son of My and Mrs Fieyd R. Coss of Alalissa serves aboard the destroyer USS H B Wilson a Pacific Fleet unit in a large amphibious exercise off Southern California. More than 40 ships and about 24 000 Marines participate in training in anti submarine operations amphibious landings and other sea air and subsurface recon.
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Jerry L. Coss
USN
Fieyd R. Coss
Alalissa
H. B. Wilson
California
Wie
Pacific Fleet
Mayor Opposes Licensing in Proposed Electrical Code
Mayor Robert Bosch warned at a public meeting that he would veto the electrical code section requiring a $5,000 annual licensing bond for electricians. He argued licensing can exclude capable workers and favored inspector oversight without unduly restricting qualified electricians. The council may override with six votes. The milk ordinance received quick passage after a brief hearing, while the building code references the Uniform Building Code.
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Robert Bosch
Bosch
Hoensing
Steenaing
Bondlig van For
Leon Hawkins
International Conference of Building Officials
Keith Hotzlér
Muscatine
Hiere
Potter Promoted to Floor Covering at Davenport Sears
Robert Potter of 205 West Fourt Street has been promoted by Sears Rochuck Company. Larry Malnar announces Potter will move from the Muscatine catalog office to the Davenport Sears retail store to lead the floor covering department. The promotion takes effect Monday after three years as Sears outside salesman here.
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Robert Potter
West Fourtl
Sears Rochuck Company
Larry Malnar
Sears
Muscatine
Potter
Davenport
Police Make 42 Arrests In Month Muscatine
Muscatine police reported 421 arrests in the month ending March 15 with seven for speeding. Other noted offenses included failures to have vehicle amber control, intoxication, running stop signs, and conspiracies. Individual arrests covered operating while intoxicated, desertion of minor children, license issues, disturbing the peace, and various offenses such as shoplifting and false bank checks.
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Muscatine
Clifford Bennett
Young Democrats Meet Here Saturday in Muscatine
Muscatine Young Democrats gather at 7:30 p m Saturday at the Civic Center to validate the constitution and appoint committees. President Bob Huber will travel to Ottumwa Sunday to seek a charter before Iowa Young Democrats’ executive committee. Membership ranges from 7 to 16 years. inquiries go to post office box 593. Mel Bollman can sign guests. annual fee is small.
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Muscatine
Young Democrats
Civic Center
Vermittees
Bob Huber
Ottumwa
Iowa Young Democrats
Mel Bollman
Park Lane Golf Course Opens Saturday
Park Lane Golf Course will open Saturday for golfing according to manager HJ Mahraun of Park Lane Golf and Country Club. Weather outlook is listed as favorable for play with clear skies and mild temperatures expected.
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Park Lane
Anol
HJ Mahraun
Golf and Country Club
Claims Filed Against City For Damages
Mrs. Margaret Collins of 224 Town avenue filed four claims totaling 961.0 for a hip fracture from a fall in an alley near the Sycamore street fire station last December 26 and hospital stay until February 5. Elvin Carter of 820 Monroe street seeks 7,500 for potential property damages from the Mad creek channel straightening this year, including 5,000 for depreciation and 2,500 for reduced access rights.
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Margaret Collins
Town Avenue
Sycamore Street
Elvin Carter
Monroe Street
Mad Creek
Sweetland Grange Potluck Supper Planned at School
Sweetland Grange will hold a potluck supper at 6 30 p.m. on April 4 at Sweetland school. Hosts include Mr and Mrs Harold Pace Jr Myr and Mrs Walter McGillivray and Mr and Mrs George Ap land My and Mrs Harold Hetzler were hosts for the grange party Thursday night with 30 played for entertainment.
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Sweetland Grange
Sweetland
The
Grange
Harold Pace, Jr
Myr
Walter McGillivray
George Apland
Harold Hetzler
Wapello Adopts Daylight Saving Time For Summer
Wapello council voted Thursday night to observe daylight saving time for the coming summer. Clocks will jump to 2 a.m. on May 2 and return to standard time at 2 a.m. on Aug. 26. Mayor Robert Gustalgon and several council members were present.
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Wapello
Robert Gustalgon
Mark Completes 10 Years As Emergency Unit Officer
Mark Mark ends a decade as Muscatine Emergency and Rescue unit officer Tuesday night, handing the presidency to Ray Hocker Smith. Officers elected include Keith W. Herrick as secretary, Lester V. Coulter as first vice president, Charles ReiferL as second vice president, and Arthur J. Bader as treasurer. Fifteen fraternal and service groups attended the board of five directors vote, with the unit now funded by the United Fund and dating its roots to 19.
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William Mark
Muscatine
Ray Hockersmith
Keith W. Herrick
Lester V. Coulter
Raymond Korschel
Charles
Bill) Reiferl
Sherif Rick Gppelt
Arthur J. Bader
Jerry Nelson
Mark
Unit Corporation
United Fund
Miss Brookhart Named To Westmar Dean's Honor Roll
Miss Julaine Brookhart earned a 3.95 grade point average or higher to join seven students on Westmar college Westmar LeMars Dean's Honor Roll first semester. She is the daughter of Mrs Mary R Brookhart of 1014 Cedar Street and signed a contract with Muscatine Community School District to teach elementary next year.
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Julaine Brookhart
Westmar College
LeMars
Westmar
Miss Brookhart
Mary R. Brookhart
Muscatine Community School District
A Wise Man Quote on Belief and Learning From Enemies
A reflective remark notes that belief is not the responsibility of the believer and that learning can come even from enemies. The aphorism suggests value in considering opposing views and refining ideas through diverse perspectives.
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