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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1971

Page

7

Bowling League Scores and Standings Summary

Wareco wins high team game 48 under Hahn Bros 933 top individual game Bill Greenwald 234 Bud Truitt 226 and high series Larry Jones 603 Bud Truitt 673. Erwin tops ladies with 509 series J Laughlin 202 game. Wareco 2766 and Hahn Bros 2752 lead team totals. Hon Industries ups first team 2150 with Steins 2071. Morcy Kaalberg 225 and Morey Kaalberg 574 221. Prime Mover 2513 Keller 2481 high team series.

Wareco Hahn Bros Bill Greenwald Bud Truitt Larry Jones Ladies High Ind J. Laughlin M. Erwin Red Jacket Hon-Industries D. Brown D. Raushenberger Ind B. Capshaw Steins Morcy Kaalberg Steve Frye Morey Kaalberg Les Mercer H.¥. Keller Pearl City Moose Gremme White H.V. Keller O.M. Coin Shop Hon Tnd Ed's

Griff's Gains Bowling Roll Off Triumphs in City League

Griff's Gains defeated Hunters TV 2220 to 2204 in a Ladies City League playoff Friday night. Team members were Rita Shoppa, Helen Woods, Marilyn Hansen, Kathy Minder, and Carol Figg. Top game 184 by Jean Holliday, who also led with a 513 series. Bowling banquet set for May 5 at 6:20 at Don's Restaurant.

Griffs Lounge Hunter's TV Rita Shoppa Helen Woods Marilyn Hansen Kathy Minder Carol Figg Jean Holliday Don's Restaurant

Midwest League scores and weather impact

The Associated Press reports Burlington defeated Quad Cities 8 to 4 while Quincy beat Danville 5 to 2 and Decatur edged Clinton 3 to 2 in 10 innings. Waterloo game at Appleton postponed by rain and Cedar Rapids at Wisconsin Rapids was listed as a train.

Associated Press Burlington Quad Cities Quincy Danville Decatur Clinton Waterloo Appleton Cedar Rapids Wisconsin Rapids

Muscatine Daily Hospital Briefs May 1 1977

Obits and notices from Muscatine area including admissions at Mercy Hospital Iowa City and University Hospitals Iowa City. Names appear for patients Mrs J W Myers Mrs Ken Admitted and others with addresses in Wilton Junction Atalissa Fruitland Oakwood Nursing Home and Muscatine. Also weekly hospital volunteer schedule and a list of district court actions including marriage license Dennis Allen Jacobs and Nancy Fish and a dissolution judgment for Sandra Combs and Larry Combs.

Robert “Finley Nichols Mercy Hospital Iowa City District Court R.K. Stohr Arthur F. Janssen Dennis Allen Jacobs Nancy Jean Fish Muscatine State of Robert Ross Bureau of Adult Correction Services Department of Social Services Sandra Sue Combs Larry Gene Combs Admiral State of Iowa Donald Allen W.S. Pheteplace M.D Robert Picchiotti Allen Donna State of Town Dennis Sprague Arthur Simmons Max Richard Lobberecht Western Transportation Company Earl H. Krenz Emma Krenz Lobberecht Western Transportation Co Steven Craig Franklin Muscatine County Garry D. Woodward Sterner Moscow Iowa Howard C. Gill Wilton Junction Melvin Fick

Obituary notices for Riessen and Gregory in Iowa

Funeral services for Paul Riessen 64 of Durant will be held Monday at Frick Funeral Home. Bur ial in Durant cemetery. Riessen died Friday at Mercy Hospital Davenport. Survived by Vera Riessen wife, ten children, two brothers, one sister and twenty grandchildren. Mary Eleanor Gregory 51 of West Liberty requiem Mass Monday at St Joseph Catholic Church. Burial Mt Calvary Cemetery. Survived by two brothers and two sisters. Also notices for Harry G Wiegand 63 with funeral held at Fairbanks Chapel and burial Greenwood Cemetery. pallbearers named.

Durant — Funers Paul Riessen Durant Frick Funeral Home Muscatine Delores) Wuestenberg Walcott Charles Beverly) Clark Davenport Bonita Riessen Herbert Riessen Rapid City S.D Allen Riessen Rhiene Lenora) Voehl Mary Eleanor Stregory West Liberty Mary Eleanor Gregory Route 1 Towa City St. Joseph's Catholic Church Mt. Calvary Gregory John Margaret Grady Brennan Iowa City Stanley Gregory Nce Harry G. Wiegand Fairbanks Chapel Greenwood Cemetery Donald J. Owen Eva Kramer the Elks Harvey Axel Dean Tiecke Fred Hurlbut Lloyd Deahr Clair York Robert Hopkins Wiegand Magnolia

Week of sports slate with multiple events across campuses

A dense schedule lists baseball, tennis, track, golf, and football across MCC, MHS, and area schools from Monday through Saturday. Notable items include MCC at CR Kirkwood, MHS at Bettendorf, and district, sub regional, and sectional events for girls and boys, plus the stock car races in Columbus Junction and a spring football game in Iowa City.

Kirkwood West Liberty MHS West Branch London Basehball MCC CR. Kirkweod C.R. Kennedy Columbus Wilton Pleasant Valley Morning Sun Wapello Pekin Lone Tree Durant Williamsburg State Des Moines Bettendorf MHS Girls At Rockridge Iowa City Fairfield Columbus Junction

Bank of America Branch Bombed in Santa Cruz

A pipe bomb in a wooden box damaged a Santa Cruz Bank of America branch and shattered windows, with $10,000 in damage. Four nearby houses also had windows broken and a pipe fragment pierced a wall. No injuries or arrests reported amid a rash of 35 bank-related arson and bombing acts in 13 months across the region.

Santa Cruz Calif Bank of America Montebello Los Angeles Berkeley Oakland Mill Valley Sausalito San Francisco

Robert Morris students join Rho Alpha Honor Society

Miss Nancy Mayhew of Aledo is among 20 Robert Morris College students initiated into the Rho Alpha Honor Society. Initiates must be full time, rank in the top 10 percent, and reflect character and citizenship.

Buffalo Prairie Nancy Mayhew John Mayhew Aledo Robert Morris College Rho Robert Morris Philip Zimmerman Sherrard Idlewild C.E.S

Grandview man charged after two car mishap

A Grandview man, Lloyd D. Werner 61, was charged with failure to yield at a stop intersection after his 1968 Pontiac collided with Norman J. Robbins 25 of Wapello at the Grandview corners intersection on Highway 6L and 92 around 8:45 AM. No injuries were reported. Trooper Lynn Serbousek investigated.

Grandview Grandview Corners Lloyd D. Werner Norman J. Robbins Wapello Werner

Iowa House votes to revise dram shop protections

DES MOINES AP The Iowa House moved to limit liability under the dram shop law and added a six month notice requirement for injury lawsuits while barring insurance settlements that sue tavern owners. The measure mirrors Senate changes in the liquor reform bill and faces a possible return vote next week.

Des Moines Iowa House Senate

Homemakers Tour Davenport Area Members Visit Parks and Shops

Nine members of the Sweetland Farm Bureau Homemakers toured Davenport area sites on Thursday. They visited the flower conservatory and hot house at Vander Veer Park and the WOC radio and television station in the morning. After lunch at Palmer cafeteria they toured Duck Creek Plaza Kimberly Barn and Flower City, ending with shopping at Turnstyle.

Sweetland Sweetland Farm Bureau Homemakers Flower Conservatory Vander Veer Park WOC Palmer Duck Creek Plaza Kimberly Barn Flower City Turnstyle

Mother's Tea Set For High Prairie May 4

High Prairie 4 H Club members of Lake Lassies will host a Mother's Tea at 7:30 p.m. May 4 at the High Prairie United Methodist Church. Each family should bring one dozen cookies. Also, the WSCS meeting at 9 a.m. on May 6 will be at Mrs. Don Scott's home with co host Mrs. Marlin Eichelberger. Mrs. Clifford Herlein will lead the lesson The Pessimist the Humanist and the Prophet. Grandview visitors include Arthur Wagler and family from Kingston and William Fulton and Ted from Grandview, calling on Eugene Lankford and Mrs. Fremont Hendrickson of Linwood, California.

High Fircinuk Lake Lassies High Prairie United Methodist Church WSCS Don Scott Marlin Eichelberger Clifford Herlein Grandview Arthur Wagler Kingston William Fulton Ted Davenport Eugene Lankford Fremont Hendrickson Linwood Calif

Corps to open bids for tow haulage units on Upper Mississippi

The Rock Island District Corps of Engineers will open bids at 1 a.m. on Wednesday May 19 for five tow haulage units to pull barges from Mississippi River locks including Muscatine and New Boston. Installations planned at Locks 13 16 17 18 and 21 with delivery to the Pleasant Valley base by January 15 1972.

Rock Island District of the Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Muscatine New Boston Fulton Burlington Quincy Lock and Dam No. 14 Pleasant Valley

Iowa Unemployment Insurance Payments Reach Record Highs

Iowa unemployment insurance payments totaled 5.42 million dollars in March for 101 960 weeks of insured unemployment plus 528 282 paid to ex servicemen and 22 592 to former federal workers. Muscatine area payments included 345 408 91 dollars for 848 weeks in Muscatine county 13 632 73 in Cedar and 17 464 31 in Louisa. The commission notes winter peaks and higher wages increased payments. Proposed 1972 extended benefits would cover up to 13 weeks beyond regular benefits financed half by federal funds and half by Iowa employers with 5500 Iowa workers potentially eligible. Legislation under consideration by the General Assembly.

Iowa Iowa Employment Security Commission Muscatine Muscatine County Cedar County Louisa County Commission U.S Congress Iowa General Assembly

Gray Plumbing Store Closes This Week in Columbus Junction

The Gray Plumbing Store in the Dewey Smith building on Main Street will shut this week due to high operating costs. Hollie Orris will handle telephone calls from his residence to service the Columbus area. Nearby residents and businesses are advised of the closure plans and ongoing support.

Columbus Restopia University Hospital Iowa City Evelyn Moran Mercy Hospital Ethel Benhart Burlington Jerry Griffin Bill Moran Clinton Ocle Moran William Longstar Wil Columbus Baptist Chapel Grace Temple Baptist Chapel Muscatine Columbus Junction State Bank Cedarcrest County Club

Conesville May Meetings Set By Local Groups

The Conesville Town Council schedules a May 7 p.m. meeting at the town hall. The Lucky Clovers 4-H Club plans a May 6 8 p.m. gathering at the Oakland Community Building with hosts Doris and Donna McCullough. Activities include craft demos and tasks, pledge leads, and community group attendance. Also noted: 4-H pledge, flag pledge, and events for Royal Neighbors of America and local church societies with various hostesses and presenters. Community members Carl Lutz and Everett Stewart are briefly mentioned in social visits.

Lucky Clovers Oakland Doris Donna McCullough Conesville Camp Royal Neighbors of America Lodge Wilton Junction

Rogers Opens Middle East Peace Mission in Saudi Arabia

Secretary of State William P. Rogers flew to Riyadh to start a new peace drive in the Middle East with King Faisal and other Saudi leaders. He will also visit Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Israel to pursue talks.

Ankara William P. Rogers Saudi Arabia Middle East Rogers Riyadh Faisal Jordan Lebanon Egypt Israel

Muscatine High Band and Choir at YWCA Smorgasboard

The Muscatine High School stage band and stage choir will perform a program for the YWCA smorgasbord Monday evening. Supper for YWCA members and guests is at 6, program at 7. The band plays Light Blues Night in Old Town San Francisco, and the choir sings Foggy Day Love is Here to Stay. They unite on All About the Blues and Hey Dude. Sue Workman presents Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo. Band Boosters open the Park Avenue garage 2 to 3:30 pm Sunday to collect yard sale merchandise for the May 8 school event.

Muscatine High School YWCA Old Town San Francisco Sue Workman Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo Highway Commission Park Avenue

Iowa to replace two Highway 6 bridges in Muscatine

The Iowa Highway Commission authorize replacement of two bridges on Highway 6 over the Cedar River and Sugar Creek west of the 6 48 intersection. The project, costing 1 057 000 dollars, will be funded through the commission's construction program and ends embargoes on heavy trucks and buses amid local objections from Wilton West Liberty Durant and Muscatine areas.

Iowa Highway Commission Highway 6 Muscatine Cedar River Sugar Creek Highway Commission Wilton West Liberty Durant

Luther League Banquet Honors Confirmed Members

The Senior Luther League of Zion Lutheran Church hosted a banquet at Fellowship Hall Thursday honoring the 1971 confirmation class. Parents, coaches Mr. and Mrs. Richard Marr, and church leaders attended. Pastor Boyce gave the invocation. Steve Welk served as toastmaster. Sarah Stange delivered the welcome. David Hoag spoke for the class. Ray Stange chaired the youth program, a film The Parable highlighted the evening, with Donna Axel and Sara Sabbath contributing vocal numbers and group singing. Sue Breckenfelder led as general chair, Barb Tietge handled decorations, Carolyn Welk managed food, and Debbie Hoag oversaw dining room arrangements.

Luther League of Zion Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall Richard Marr Boyce Steve Welk Sarah Stange David Hoag Ray Stange Donna Axel Sara Sabbath Pastor Boyce Sue Breckenfelder Barb Tietge Carolyn Welk Debbie Hoag

Gottlieb urges newspapers to speed to electronic era

At the 1971 News Executives Conference in Minneapolis David Gottlieb president of Lee Enterprises Davenport Iowa says newspapers are getting the lead out and moving to electronic production. He notes computers are used for production and editing and predicts decreasing value of red in production. He shows a film and outlines computer techniques in use or developing.

Minneapolis Research Institute

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