Laura Musser Gallery Marks Second Anniversary Reception
The Laura Musser Art Gallery and Museum celebrated its second anniversary with a 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. reception drawing about 200 guests including Mrs. Marvin Cone widow of the artist, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kocher, Miss Marilyn Martin, and out of town visitors from Davenport and Iowa City. Kocher gave a gallery talk on Marvin Cone while committees planned festivities and a Geneva County Club dinner preceded the event. The exhibit lineup includes an Asian Indian display, Heinz Around the World, a restored 1910s general store, and Dickens character dolls.
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Laura Musser
Art Museum
Marvin Cone
Robert Kocher
Kocher
Coe College
Marilyn Martin
Aquinas College
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Elizabeth Ro
Thomas C. Wilson
R.W. Watson
Harvey Allbee
O.K. Fisher
James H. Kent
3.D. Banks
George Hart
John McClellan
Bernard Hahn
Grant Graham
Richard Drake
Arthur Howe
Wendell Day
Clarence Schmarje
John Bready
J.C. Bishop
Marlin
Schauland
J. Henry Teele
Thomas Beveridge
Jotn Rigier
Muscatine County
Gene Anthony
Alva Runyon
Heinz
Iowa
Chemical Workers Ratify New Thatcher Contract Amid Negotiations
Thatcher Plastic Packaging Division workers approve a two year contract with Local 376 International Chemical Workers Union, ending a near strike. Wage raises total 50 cents per hour over two years plus 15 cents for skilled work, shift and Sunday rates, holiday and clothing allowances, and improved hospital and major medical benefits. The union represents about 4 of the plant’s roughly 500 hourly workers and 150 salaried employees, with all shifts operating normally during talks.
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Thatcher Plastic Packaging Division
Internaonal Chemical Workers Union
Autos Dented In Accident On Sunday
At 12 25 a m Sunday two cars were damaged in a Muscatine traffic crash on Mulberry Avenue west of Bartlett street. Drivers Leroy W King aged 50 of 1005 E 7th Street Muscatine and Connie JoAnn Thuman aged 19 of 1806 Lincoln Blvd were involved. King's car suffered left front fender and headlight damage while Thuman's right front fender was damaged. Thuman backed northeast from a drive in the 1200 block as King traveled southeast on Mulberry Avenue near Bartlett street, police said.
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Denny Schreurs
Muscatine
Davenport Mercy Hospital
Rock Island
Schreurs
Centennial Bridge
Davenport
Mulberry Avenue
Bartlett Street
Leroy W. King
Connie
JoAnn Thuman
Lincoln Blvd
King Auto
Thuman
Connie Thuman
King
Independent Agents Meet at Azna Annual Convention
Independent Insurance Agents of Towa hold their annual convention May 5 to 7 at Fort Des Moines hotel in Des Moines. Speakers include Lorne Worthington Towa Insurance Commissioner J S Tres sler Hawkeye Security Insurance Robb Kelley Employers Mutual Jack Rice Iowa National Dr Clifton Ganns Harding College Dr Emmett Vaughan University of Iowa Dr Fred Crane Drake University J William Mark Muscatine Association of Insurance Agents and Mrs Bernice Leuck Muscatine association secretary treasurer attending.
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Azna
Independent Insurance Agents
Towa
Fort Des Moines
Des Moines
Lorne Worthington
J.S. Tréssler
Hawkeye Security Insurance Company
Robb Kelley
Employers Mutual Companies of
Jack Rice
Iowa National
Cedar Rapids
Clifton Ganns
Harding College of
City Tour Set for Wednesday in Muscatine
Muscatine aldermen mayor Burns and city officials will board a bus on Wednesday for the annual City Tour of all five wards. Inspectors review progress needs and possible actions as improvements are marked and discussed. The tour will extend into the afternoon.
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Muscatine
Burns
Muskie Campers Meet Tonight at Community College
The Muskie Campers plan a 7:30 PM meeting at Muscatine Community College. Vernon Ohlendorf will demonstrate star maps. Members should bring a ruler pencil and paper.
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Muscatine Community College
Vernon Ohlendorf
Grade School Band Festival Tonight in Muscatine Gym
The annual Grade School Band Festival happens tonight at 7:30 in the Muscatine High School gym. It features 230 fifth and sixth grade instrumentalists from eleven Muscatine elementary schools and groups from Mulberry Colorado Montpelier Lincoln Madison Garfield Franklin Jefferson Washington McKinley and Grant. The All City band closes the program. directed by Miss Sue McComas and Paul Riggleman. Admission is free.
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Muscatine High School
Muscatine
Mulberry - Colorado - Montpelier
Lincoln - Madison
Garfield - Franklin
Jefferson, Wash
Ington
McKinley
Grant
Sue McComas
Paul Riggleman
Youth Center Special Meeting Called for May 7
The Muscatine Youth Center board calls a special meeting for Tuesday evening May 7 at 7 p.m. in the Central Junior High School cafeteria. All interested youths and adults are urged to attend.
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Muscatine
Central Junior High School
Volunteers plan appointments at Muscatine public health office
Four volunteer workers of the Muscatine County Mental Health Association confer on appointment schedules at the counseling rooms in the office of the Public Health Nursing at city hall. Conferring are Rev. E. B. Meyer, counselor, Mrs. John Connor board member of the Iowa Association of Mental Health, Mrs. Fenton Barnard, one of ten receptionists, and Rev. Walter Ross, a counselor.
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The
Muscatine County
E. B. Meyer
John Connor
Iowa Association of Mental Health
Fenton Barnard
Walter Ross
Mental Health Center
Muscatine Counseling Center Offers Free Mental Health Help
Muscatine County Mental Health Association, a 20 member volunteer group, promotes Mental Health Week May 5 to 11. People may book counseling by calling 263 0931 or visiting Public Health Nursing offices for sessions addressing family, teenage, marital, and alcohol issues with referrals to after care as needed.
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Muscatine County
Public Health Nursing Office
Muscatine Center
Hughes to Speaker at Muscatine Builders Meeting
Governor Harold Hughes of Iowa will address the Muscatine County Home Builders Association Thursday evening after a p.m. dinner at the Elks lodge. The event is open to the public and tickets are available at local businesses and association officers.
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Harold Hughes
Iowa
Homebuilders Association
Muscatine County
Hughes
Elks Lodge
Masquers Meet Tuesday in Library Room
The Muscatine Masquers will hold their regular semi monthly meeting at the Libary meeting room downstairs at 8 00 p m Tuesday. All outstanding tickets from the production of Mary Mary or outstanding bills should be presented at this meeting.
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Muscatine
Libary
Muscatine 3.0 Seniors Panel at GPC for career insight
Muscatine 3.0 seniors from Muscatine and Hayes Catholic High Schools will visit Grain Processing Corporation on May 7 for a 1:00 PM program. A GPC panel of young employees will discuss jobs in sales marketing programming production and public relations. The afternoon includes plant and office tours demonstrations and a slide presentation with a 5:00 PM Pepsi Party and dinner at Hotel Muscatine.
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Grain Processing Corporation
Muscatine and Hayes Catholic
GPC
Hotel Muscatine
District Meeting Held For VFW and Auxiliary
The First District of Iowa VFW and Auxiliary met in New London on Sunday May 5 with Pauline Spraker presiding at the Auxiliary session. Officers elected include Emily Wynick president elect Ruth Johnson senior VP Annabelle Rickels junior VP Betty Parker chaplain Eva Carrick treasurer Doris Watson secretary Nancy Mass conductress Marie Montz assistant conductress and trustees Lila Failger Letha Schaffer and Pauline Spraker. Merle Steele presided men’s session. Art Spraker elected first district commander-elect with Walt Frankhauser Lamont Dunn Max Al bergast and Warren Hammer in senior roles. District to endorse Kenneth Ricketts for department junior VP. nearby meetings slated in Wapello Ft Dodge June 28-30. Attendees from Muscatine listed.
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Iowa
New London
Pauline Spraker
Mt. Pleasant
Luella Schmidt
Schaller
Alice Lynch
Davenport
Helen Wulf
Muscatine
Ruth Davis
Burlington
First District
Emily Wynick
Keokuk
Ruth Johnson
Fairfield
Annabelle Rickels
Wapello
Betty Parker
Mr Pleasant
Eva Carrick
Doris Watson
Nancy Mass
Riverside
Marie Montz
Ruth Hammer
Lila Failger
Letha Schaffer
Iowa City
Merle. Steele
Washington
Mark Buckheit
West Union
Art Spraker
Walt Frankhauser
Tipton
Lamont Dunn
Max Albergast
Warren Hammer
Jack Wulf
Norman Beitz
Kenneth Ricketts
Department
Ft. Dodge
Conservator sues in Muscatine for 10000 over 1966 crash
A conservator filed a 10000 action in Muscatine County district court for Dorothy Jane McCormick a minor from a May 7 1966 auto collision. The petition by Joe E. McCormick alleges passenger Dorothy in a car driven by Sanford Lukenkbach collided with a second car operated by Gladys Jamison at Fruitland intersection with five counts of negligence. Medical expenses and personal injury to the minor are cited.
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Muscatine County
Dorothy Jane McCormick
Joe E. McCormick
Sanford Lukenbach
Gladys Jamison
Fruitland
Vehicle and Factory Fire Blaze at McKee Button Co
A small blaze around an incinerator at the McKee Button Co on 1000 Hershey Ave caused slight damage before firefighters quickly extinguished it at 6 10 a m Sunday Backfiring through the car carburetor sparked a vehicle fire at 6 55 p m today at 6th and Cedar streets The pickup truck owned by Ed Steinke suffered no damage
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McKee Button Co
Hershey Ave
6Th
Cedar Streets
Ed Steinke
Classified Ads In the Journal Tonight
Local publication presents a compact set of ad notices including employment offers, real estate listings, services offered, and personal announcements. Readers can scan for job wants, property rentals, and community notices currently active in the Journal.
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the Journal
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Thatcher
Dr. Hanssen
Uptown
ATS Motion
Iss
Muscatine, County
Gov. Hughes
Sterneman Clothing
Nietzel Pharmacy
Sherwin-Williams Co
Lucas Quality Plumbing
Muscatine Plumbing and Heating
Builders Association
HOTEL
VFW
Dave Watson
Gene Midkiff
Louise Butler
Doris Britton
Lila Failyer
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