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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1963
Page
2
The Muscatine County Association for Retarded Children will meet tonight at 7 20 at the special education dome 499 Clim A film A Light To My Park will be shown The public be invited.
Columbus message reads Wayside Pulpit on Broad Street Methodist Church external board as an announcement for a redemption dealer, clarified as not for stamps. The note presents a quaint street notice with ambiguous branding and local church context.
Longtime Shriners were presented with life memberships in the Mus catine Shrine Club at a Monday night Park Lane Country Club dinner honoring all century members. Recipients were George W. Meerdink A H Shield and Fred W Hermann with presentation by Raymond Titus. Ray Olhmer club president introduced guests as Mayor Robert Busch welcomed attendees.
Muscatine prepares a public airing of proposed electrical and building code updates to align with the Uniform Building Code. Alderman Knott notes widespread city support for building standards, with the electrical code facing more opposition due to homeowner work concerns. The plan includes licensing and bonding for electricians, minimal inspection fees, and safety measures to prevent fires from short circuits and faulty wiring in local homes.
Muscatine Community College announced a six week summer session in the new Colorado street building. Dean James F. Loper said evening classes run June 10 through July 19 with a May 1 registration deadline. Tuition is 10 dollars per semester hour, six hours maximum per student, five courses offered including Government English Speech Sociology and Shakespeare.
In January Daytona hosted an AFL designed event testing overall Ford performance across economy acceleration and braking. The 36 day trial emphasized total point accumulation, with Fords leading in multiple classes and earning top marks for handling and efficiency.
The article touts Ford vehicles with 634s as proof of durability and handling across varied driving conditions. It highlights performance at 30 mph on blacktop and in heavy urban traffic, noting Ford’s dominance in races like Daytona and Riverside, and claims extended engine life through long highway use.
James T. Kaeding of 714 Sycamore Street reported his 16-foot green aluminum boat missing from Coyner's marina boat landing during the weekend. Police were notified as the season’s most lost boat drew attention.
The Muscatine Community College presents Our Town by Thornton Wilder at the Muscatine High School auditorium Friday and Saturday evenings March 29 and 30. Jim Wallis directs with a large cast including Darrel Wepker as Stage Manager and Anita Zahnis Gibbs among many townspeople. Ova Ludhoe directs students. Tom Waller handles technical direction.
Thatcher Glass Manufacturing Co. in Muscatine and Diamond National Corp. are in exploratory talks to assess a possible merger. The companies will not decide or inform stockholders for some time. Diamond National produces folding cartons, printed and lithographed materials, paper board, molded pulp, lumber, matches and wood products. Thatcher makes glass bottles, plastic closures, seals and squeeze bottles.
Trees along Park avenue and East Second street started to be removed for a route resurfacing and widening project under Valley Construction Co. Rock Island. Parking bans will extend along 1.0 miles to maintain one way traffic while cement work replaces outer lanes. Construction aimed to begin April 1 with Gould Construction Davenport handling the Mad Creek bridge.
Bank check transactions in Muscatine rose 5.7 percent in February from 1962, per the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Research Department. The statewide Iowa urban average also rose 3.7 percent, with other TL Town communities showing increases and declines within a 12.8 to 4.4 percent range.
The weather bureau reports fair and warmer conditions on Wednesday with highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s and a night fall to the low 20s. Monday peaked at 69 with a 36 degree dip overnight as downtown skies cleared after morning clouds. Rainfall measured 0.31 inches across Monday and Monday night.
Muscatine Kiwanis heard a Telstar satellite program by Jack Williams and Duane Neough of Northwest Bell. Colored slides illustrated satellite operations and Telstar’s July 1962 launch. The briefing noted Telstar’s role in transatlantic TV and communications, with Bell funding and U.S. government cooperation.
Mrs. George Stych ran a HELP WANTED classified that she failed to cancel the next morning. The ad elicited about 50 phone calls.
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