Muscatine City Administrator Ordinance Delayed for Study
The council postpones a second reading of the office of City Administrator ordinance to the next meeting in two weeks for further study. Aldermen consider salary around 13 500 or more to attract a qualified candidate. Evelyn Schauland seeks a Municipal League representative to answer questions.
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Muscatine
Net Peenth
Aid
Charles Rehwaldt
Ative
City Council
Dew
Ald
Schauland
Bridge Site Decision Expected Here June 6
Officials from Muscatine and state agencies prepare for a June 6 meeting to decide the site of a new Mississippi River bridge. The Iowa Highway Commission and Thc will review the engineering report and a financial study as consultants, officials, and federal partners attend.
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Muscatine
Iowa Highway Commission
IHC
Joseph Coupal
THC
Jocal- Bridge Commission
Norbert Beckey
Chicago
Rock, Island ‘Corps of Army Engineers
Milneis Highway Commission
Paul Speer
Howard, Needles, Tammen and Ber- Bendoff
Wilbur Smith
Muscatine Bridge
District Scoutorama Saturday in Muscatine
Cub Scout and Boy Scout units in the Hoover District set up displays for the Scoutorama at Tom Brimer Field Muscatine. Event runs from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday with flag raising ceremonies planned.
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Hoover District
Tom Brimer Field
Muscatine
Court Clerk Fees and Local Civic Activities in Muscatine
April district court clerk collections totaled 24 834 75 with child support 18 186 72 and other receipts including probate 1 670 33 transcripts 193 licenses 105 fines 1 276 80 and miscellaneous 2 606 74. BS Col Walter Gelini to speak at Muscatine Red Cross dinner. flood control duties noted. scouting displays planned at Elks Club event.
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District Court Clerk's Office
Muscatine
District Court
Saas
Walter C.‘Gelini
Howard B. Cofftseaman
Rock Island
U.S. Corps of Engineers
American Cross
Sal
Red Cross
Elks Club
This Private Wears a Turban
FT Lewis AP reports Pvt Baldev Singh Purewall of Fresno California a 1P year old recruit with a Sikh turban and full hair must be worn under a steel helmet when required Army allows hijab hair but requires protection. Edsel Likes Edsels AP San Leandro California Edsel Henry Ford devoted to his Edsel car collection president of the Edsel Club of America.
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FT. Lewis
Wash
Pvt
Baldev Singh Purewall
Fresno
Calif
India
Pvt. Purewall
Edsel
Edsels
San Leandro
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Co
Fords
Edsel Club of America
Muscatine Considers Higher Base Pay for Police Fire
The Muscatine Civil Service proposes a $491 base pay for policemen and firemen as standards rise statewide. The council sent the item to the finance committee citing a lack of eligible applicants after recent entrance exams. The Fire Department reports a shortage of five to six personnel, while the Police Department has more stable staffing.
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Muscatine Civil Service
Finance Committee
Muscatine
Ments
Commission
Sheriff Seeks Deputy Applicants in Muscatine County
Muscatine County Sheriff Rich ard Oppelt announces a 10 day window for deputy sheriff applications. Eligible applicants must be male citizens 21 or older and residents of Muscatine County. forms available at the sheriff’s office on East 4th Street at Walnut Street in Muscatine.
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Muscatine County
Bike Mishap Breaks Leg In City Collision
A Muscatine youth, Jessie Erwin, 14, suffered a broken right leg when his bicycle collided with a car on Grandview Avenue at Bond Street at 7:53 a.m. The driver was John Henry Beltman, 165 W Fulham Ave. He was traveling southeast on Grandview just past Bond. Jessie was taken to Muscatine General Hospital in fairly good condition.
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Muscatine
Jessie Erwin
Wisconsin Street
Muscatine General Hospital
Grandview Avenue
Bond Street
John
Henry Beltman
Fulham Ave
Grandview
Bond
Dusenberry Suggests Brink For Fill In Job
Muscatine sewer committee considers Paul Brink to fill in until a replacement is found. Brink has worked with Dusenberry handling building department duties when Dusenberry is absent. Brink’s regular job is maintenance at the Muscatine lift station. WWTP superintendent Frank Gross will meet with the sewer committee to review the recommendation.
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Sewer Committee
Muscatine
Peacl Ety
Te Anere
Paul Brink
Brink
Dusenberry
Frank Gross
Marycrest Hosts 23rd Fine Arts Festival Exhibit
Marycrest college displayed an 800 piece exhibit in the art studio where Mary Alice McGowan of Muscatine earned honorable mention in the sculpture division. Gary A. Yerington, sculptor and Davenport Public Museum curator, judged the works.
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Mary Alice McGowan
Muscatine
Sculpture Division
Marycrest College
Gary A. Yerington
Davenport Public Museum
Muscatine Club Urges Recreation Director Post
The Muscatine Club adopted a resolution urging the creation of a full time recreational director under the Park Commission. It calls for funds in the Park budget and authorizes the president to appoint a committee to aid related efforts. Members are scheduled to meet next Thursday at the hotel and be bussed to the high school for a special program.
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Park Commission
The
Muscatine Club
Board of Directors
Muscatine
Newberry
Muscatine Journal Publication Note and Rights Statement
The Muscatine Journal is published daily excluding certain days by The Muscatine Journal, a member of the Lee Enterprises, Inc. Content from The Associated Press is used exclusively for local news and dispatches. The newspaper is printed at 36 E 3rd Street, Muscatine, Iowa 52761, and is a second class matter under postal law.
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Muscatine Journal
Thi
Lee. Enterprises
3Rd St
Muscatine
Iowa
Post Office of
Associated Prem
Subscription Rates for Mucca Area Deliveries
Rates list carrier delivery in Mucca city per month. penverea daily by carrier. Muscatinc area 40 per week. Mail delivery within 50 miles of Muscatine is 15.08 per year. Mail within towns with carrier service is 15.08 per year. Inland over 50 miles includes multiple conditions and times.
City Council Revisits Dog Fine Scale Debate
Muscatine aldermen considered reworking the dog fine schedule after Carl Hines urged fairness in the 10 15 and 25 dollar offenses for dogs breaking loose and taking a chain. Mayor Burns defended the rates noting their effectiveness over two years as the ordinance committee reviews the case and studies the dog pound procedure and licensing issues.
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Hines
Water Flows In Cell Block After Damage
Calvin Dar Tell Davison, 26, of 193 Sherman Street, was fined 10 dollars and costs in police court for desecration of city property after damaging a drinking fountain water pipe in the city jail at 3 15 a.m. He faced an additional five dollar fine and costs for intoxication. Judge Duane Goodken presided. Davison kicked plumbing while in a cell block, causing water flow and forcing the system to be shut down.
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Muscatine
Calvin Dar- Tell Davison
Sherman Street
Duane Goodken
Davison
Paving Agenda Includes Fulham Avenue Shifted to 1969 Plan
Aldermen set a December 19 deadline to decide the 1968 paving program. The city would spend about 33 408 on streets including Burmide Avenue Barry Avenue extension Oak Manor Sunrise View Addition and El Clare Addition with residents paying the rest by assessment. Sunrise View Addition was added to the 1968 list after a delay and Fulham Avenue was moved to the 1969 program. Also two Muscatine County men had licenses revoked for 60 days for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
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Burmide Avenue
Barry_Avenue
Oak Manor
Sunrise View
Park Lane
el Clare
Cedar Street
Totel
Fulham Avenue
Lincoln Boulevard
Ald
Karl Reichert
Ray Korschot
Atty
Harvey G. Allbee, Jr
Muscatine County
Felipe R. Vargas
West Liberty
Willard K. Smith
Chestnut Street
Wilton
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Telephone Workers Vote Tonight on New Contract
Muscatine Local 7120 of the CWA will meet at the Labor hall at 8 p.m. to discuss and vote on a new contract. Members unable to attend can vote Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at the same location. The union, led by Roxie Lawson, represents 351 members and seeks wage hikes of 4 to 13 dollars weekly for 19,000 Northwestern Bell workers across Iowa Nebraska Minnesota and South Dakota following an April 18 nationwide strike.
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Muscatine
Communication Workers of America
CWA
Labor Hall
Dick Roberts
Roxie Lawson
Northwestern Bell
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
South Dakota
Northwestern
Bell
Bell System
Eastern Iowa Groundbreaking Set for May 9
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the future Scott Campus of Eastern Iowa Community College will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday May 9. ALCOA officials and Eastern Iowa Community College administrators join Riverdale city officials for the event at the 181 acre site east of Bet tandorf, gifting facilities to support enrollments up to 10 000 students with initial phase housing vocational programs and future expansions.
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Scott
Eastern Iowa Community College
ALCOA
Bettandorf
Riverdale
County Health Nurse Contract Is Authorized
The Muscatine county board of supervisors, with the new county board of health, authorized a contract with the Public Health Nursing Association to provide nursing services and home health aides to areas outside Muscatine city. The $8,000 annual contract will be funded $4,000 by state funds and $4,000 by county funds, with services starting July 1. Board members are Dr. W. W. Swayze chair, Dr. Donald Fick vice chair, Mrs. Loretta Hanson, and Mrs. Harold Keele.
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County Board of Health
Muscatine
Iowa
W. W. Swayze
Donald Fick
Loretta Hanson
Wilton
Harold Keele
West Liberty
Kern Tag Day Saturday Supports Local Needy Families
The 50th Kern Tag Day will be held Saturday in Muscatine. Muscatine school children will sell tags to raise funds for shoes clothes milk and other aid, helping families this year.
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Muscatine
City Seeks Report on Cedar and K Street Site Sale
A Muscatine real estate agent told the City of Muscatine that a client is interested in purchasing city owned property at the corner of Cedar and K streets. The site was acquired to build a new fire station but the referendum defeat left excess property. Aldermen asked the building and grounds committee to investigate and report. Harold Rosenberg said the client plans to locate in Muscatine and could aid downtown expansion.
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Muscatine
City of
Cedar and
K Streets
Building and Grounds Committee
Harold Rosenberg
Last Frost On April 25 In Muscatine April report
The Muscatine April weather shows a 26 degree low on April 1 and 80 degree high on April 30 with the last frost on the 25th. Precipitation totaled 3.43 inches, above the 2.95 inch normal, and rainfall peaked at 0.76 inch on April 20.
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Muscatine
U.S
F. J. Bauberbach
Blue Note Faces Permit Revocation After Liquor Violation
Muscatine city council recommended Mayor E S Burns consider revoking the Blue Note Tavern beer permit after the state Liquor Control Commission suspended the tavern license from May 6 to July 5 following a Feb 12 violation of altering contents of bottles and not breaking emptied bottles. The commission sustained the violation after a hearing on April 23. Burns will study the matter despite reluctance.
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Muscatine
E.S. Burns
Blue Note Tavern
State Liquor Control Commission
Commission
Harold Essex
Burns
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Muscatine Club Urges Recreation
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