Muscatine council okays dancing permit rules and fast procedures
Civics students observed Muscatine city council meeting where late sessions discussed speeding municipal business and licensing dancing in taverns. Aldermen debated meeting rules, tax or fiscal measures, and a dancing ordinance while a police chief and fire chief weighed enforcement and safety requirements. Council adopted five new procedural regulations to speed agenda handling and ensure public input within set times.
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Civics
Local and Non-Tax Ways To Fight Poverty Urged
The Rev. Leo E Jeambey urged local and non tax approaches to poverty at the May Fellowship Day of the United Church Women of Muscatine He argued the federal anti poverty program misses targets and cited Muscatine County figures showing thousands in poverty including 425 dilapidated dwellings 1 224 with cold water 788 lacking piped water 154 with poor facilities and over 700 receiving relief for about 1 300 people He grouped the poor into six categories and noted the need for local action.
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Leo E. Jeambey
First United Presbyterian Church
United Church Women of
Muscatine County
Red Sky Mystery Light Baffles Muscatine Residents
Dozens of Muscatine residents reported a red glowing light in the sky between 9 20 and 9 40 Thursday night. About 20 called police as the object hovered for about 16 minutes then moved and vanished, prompting theories of aliens balloon pranksters or a misidentified aircraft.
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Hare
Pilot Club Plans Annual Pancake Breakfast May 15
Pilots Club of Muscatine details the annual Pancake Breakfast set for Sunday May 15 at Hayes High School cafeteria. Proceeds fund community service, including the City wide Science Fair. Serving runs from 7 49 a m to 12 30 p m. Tickets available from members. Carol Macon named delegate to Pilot International convention in Cleveland, July 24 29.
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Hayes High School
Pilot Club of
Elaine Banta
Carol Macon
Cleveland
Ohio
Muscatine Water Association to Meet Tuesday Night
The Muscatine Pure Water Association will meet at 8 p m Tuesday in city hall council chambers. An attorney will discuss injunctions against the city light and water board to prevent fluoridation of municipal water. All interested persons are invited. Officers to be elected Thursday evening May 26 at Geneva Country Club. Pilot members will assist as guides for the Muscatine Art Museum open house May 17 and 19. there is a noon meeting planned on May 19.
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Muscatine High School
Donald Ager
Special Council
Souneil
Muscatine Pure Water Association
Council
City Hall
City Light and Water Board of Trustees
Geneva’ Country Club
Muscatine Art Museum
Injured Marine Howard Lewis Returns to Viet Nam Duty
Howard E. Lewis of Muscatine wounded in Viet Nam on March 21 has returned to combat with K Co 3rd Battalion First Marines. He was treated in the Philippines and Japan before rejoining his aid unit in Viet Nam. Lewis asks his parents to stay informed at his FPO San Francisco address.
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Howard EB. Lewis
Muscatine
Viet Nam
K Co
3Rd Battalion
First Marines
Lewis
Ang
Stanley Lewis
Maiden Lane
Quang Ngai
Philippines
U.S. Navy
Japan
Phc
Howard E. Lewis
Did
K. Co
Psl
FPO
San Francisco
Nietzel Named to National Retail Advertising Conference Board
Nietzel on the board of the National Retail Advertising Conference Chicago Illinois has been named to the group. The conference is a nonprofit promoting better retail advertising with members from retail stores agencies and media nationwide.
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Nietzel
Dack Nietze
Sternenman Colhing Co
Muscatine
National Retail Advertising Conference
Chicago
May 21 Date Set For Paying Hearing On Widening Streets
AML six aldermen approved resolutions and set May 21 for a public hearing on a proposed street widening and paving program including Warren Division Oneida streets. Residents opposed to 41 foot widening signed a petition. The council also seeks bids on a municipal sewer expansion for Wolverine World Wide tannery and considered vacating an alley in block 28. A $90,000 general obligation bond issue for a blacktapping program was adopted and Harold Hammam and A E Stanley presented plats for Green Acres and Bidwell subdivisions.
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iMay
Warren
Division
Oneida Streets
Climer Street
Sant Amna Marae
Wolverine World Wide, Inc
Harold Hammam
Green Acres
Beach Circle Drive
Fulham Avenue
Plan and Zoning Commission
A. E. Stanley
Bidwell
Bidwell Road
Wier J Streets
Muscatine Journal and AP Rights Notice
The Muscatine Journal states it is published daily except Sundays by The Muscatine Journal, a Lee Enterprises member. It notes exclusive AP use for local news and AP dispatches.
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Muscatine Journal
Sandzy
Lee Enterprises
Marcoon
Watter
Iowa
Associated Press
AP News
Subscription rates for Muscatine newspaper
Daily delivery options listed include city carriers at 2.00 per month in advance and 0.40 per week for non Muscatine carriers. Mail subscriptions are 12.00 yearly within Muscatine and 18.00 yearly beyond fifty miles. Office hours are 8 am to 5 pm daily, with Saturday hours to 1 pm. Special delivery for missed papers available until 6. Dial 268-2331.
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City of Muscatine
Muscatine
Mall
Office Hows & Am
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