Muscatine Board Granted Fluoridation Authority
Muscatine light and water board may fluoridate the water supply. Attorney General Scalise advised the board is a city agency and may enact ordinances for fluoridation. The plan has state agency approvals and machinery ordered. A meeting opposing fluoridation remains on schedule.
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Dale Rickert
Wapello
Lawrence Scalise
Muscatine
Light and Water Board of Trustees
Rickert
Louisa and
Scalise
Muscatine Board of
Board of Trustees
City Board of Health
State Health Department
Water Department
John Fifer
Pure Water Association of Muscatine
Thes
Fifer
City the Light and Water Board of
Hall
Hundreds of Muscatine Students to Attend Summer School
Hundreds of Muscatine youngsters will spend part of the summer in school. Enrichment and remedial programs are voluntary with no enrollment mandate. Programs begin June 6 under Fred Messenger at the high school for about 150 students, offering courses in economics civics American history sociology pre geometry and typing for 17.50 per credit. Elementary enrichment at Grant led by Miss Ethel Northey starts July 8 on a tuition basis with science art and other subjects. Central Junior High offers paid and free remedial courses while Lincoln Jefferson and Garfield host remedial reading arithmetic and spelling for elementary students funded by Title I of the Education Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Northey
Grant
Miss Northey
Supt
A. A. Johnson
Central Junior High
Lincoln, Jefferson and Garfield
Robert Herwig
City Council Bus Tour Inspects City Wards
Muscatine city council members and department heads conduct the annual bus tour of the city. This morning they examined alleys and streets in the fifth and third wards and planned to resume after lunch through the first, second and fourth wards.
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Muscatine
Reckless Driving Fines Levied In Police Court
George Myron Britcher aged 18 of Nichols paid a $40 fine and costs after arrest for reckless driving with drinking. Henry Lee Britcher Jr., 19 of Davenport was fined and costs for intoxication by Judge Duane Goedken. Both incidents occurred near East Third and Walnut streets.
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George Myron -Britcher
Nichols
Britcher
East Third
Walnut Streets
Henry Lee Britcher, Jr
West Eighth Street
Davenport
Duane Goedken
Break-in Investigated at Edwards Motel on Grandview
Police investigate a night break-in at Edwards Motel on Grandview Avenue. Intruders shattered a door glass to reach the office, which was ransacked but nothing appeared stolen. Police note a prior three burglary at the motel about three weeks earlier yielded $100.
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Edwards Motel
Grandview Avenue
City issues 12 housing permits in April totaling 139360
City engineer reports 12 new residences valued at 139 360 were approved in April, part of a 3 permit month totaling 204200. Non residence builds accounted for eight permits at 41500 and 18 residential remodeling permits for 22840 plus one nonres remodeling at 500. March permits totaled 360935.80.
Muscatine Journal Identity Claim and AP Rights
The Muscatine Journal is a daily newspaper published by The Muscatine Journal and a Lee Enterprises member. It is printed at 301 E 3rd St Muscatine Iowa 52761 and entered as second class matter for March 1879. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish local news and AP dispatches.
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Muscatine Journal
Lee Enterprises
Sinc
3Rd St
Muscatine
Iowa
Associated Press
Vernon Ohlendorf to attend Bucknell science institute
Vernon Ohlendorf a physics instructor at Muscatine Community College was selected to attend a National Science Foundation Institute at Bucknell University Lewisburg PA this summer. The six week program targets science teachers of pre engineering students and covers mechanical and electrical engineering through lectures labs guest speakers and field trips to nearby industries.
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Vernon Ohlendorf
Science Institute
Bucknell
Muscatine Community College
National Science Foundation
Bucknell University
Lewisburg
Electric Department Wins Safety Award
Muscatine's municipal electric department was honored at the American Public Power Assn. conference in Boston with an honorable mention in Group C for 1965 safety, for systems with 100000 to 250000 man hours of operation. J. W. Andersen and Fred Lambert attended the event.
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Muscatine
Municipal Electric Department
American Public Power Assn
Boston
Association
J. W. Andersen
Fred Lambert
25th Muscatine Picnic Planned At Long Beach
The 25th annual Muscatine picnic will be held Sunday May 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Houghton Park clubhouse in Long Beach California. Jerry Marty president 26882 Calle Hermosa Capistrano Beach Maxine Hewett vice president and Genevieve Marty secretary treasurer are listed in the organizers.
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Long Beach
Calif
Jerry Marty
Calle Hermosa
Capistrano Beach
Houghton Park
Myrtle Ave
Maxine Hewett
Genevieve Marty
Parole Two On Bad Checks In Muscatine Court
Two youths pled guilty to uttering forged checks and received four month jail terms in Muscatine district court. Gary G. Holladay, 19, of Nichols, and Lewis Shellady, 20, of Muscatine cashed checks for goods. Judge M. L. Sutton paroleD them to probation officer Fenton Barnard for two years.
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Muscatine District Court
Gary G. Holladay
Nichols
Lewis Shellady
Muscatine
M. L. Sutton
Emergency Rescue Unit Receives New Boat and Motor
Muscatine Emergency and Rescue adds a new 11 foot aluminum johnboat with a 35 horsepower motor from Danny's Sales and Service. It measures 70 inches wide with 20 inch sides and will carry a two way radio spotlight and rescue equipment. The unit now operates two john boats and a runabout in its 25th year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Danny
Muscatine School Board hires 23 teachers and staff
The Muscatine School Board approved the hiring of twenty three teachers including several with prior Muscatine district experience. Laura Lu Offerman returns to Muscatine as high school girls P E instructor at a salary of five thousand nine hundred dollars. Virgilia Williams re joins to teach sixth grade at Franklin for six thousand six hundred twenty five dollars. Marcia Hintz will teach vocal music part time at Muscatine Community College for two thousand three hundred sixty two dollars and fifty cents.
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Muscatine Community
Laura Lu Offerman
Muscatine
Sas
Virgilia Williams
Moline
Franklin
Marcia Hintz
Larry Hintz
Muscatine Community College
University of Iowa
Paul Riggleman
Hintz
Ardith A. Davis
Noel Prussman
West Junior High
Schops
Jane K. Schroeder
Tulip A. van Atta
Garfield
Wilma Smith
Madison
Walter Mitschel
Ruth Cunningham
Central
Jeanette Phillips
McKinley
Phyllis Heinz
Daryl Smith
West
William Pohl
Susan Johnson
Tone Luknic
Arnold Luknic
Elizabeth Cole
Muscatine Board to Discuss Hiring Assistant for Superintendent
A special Muscatine Community School District meeting is set for Thursday evening to discuss hiring an assistant to the superintendent. Duties and title are not yet defined. The report lists multiple staff hires and resignations approved Monday night, including Paul Riggleman as elementary band supervisor.
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Muscatine Community School
Muscatine Public School
Public Invited to VFW Officer Installation Tonight
John Harold Kemble post and auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars invite the public to the joint officer installation at 7 30 tonight followed by a documentary film Why Viet Nam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harold Kemble
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Viet Nam
Subscription rates and delivery terms for Muscatine area
Rates show daily carrier delivery in Muscatine at $2.00 per month in advance. Non Muscatine carrier deliveries cost forty cents weekly. Mail subscriptions within fifty miles are $12.00 yearly, and over fifty miles $18.00 yearly. All subscriptions billed in advance. Office hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Special delivery for missed panels offered by dial 265-2331.
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City of Muscatine
Muscatine
Dallan
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Grant Schol
Richard Scharine
Community College
Ed Lenius
MHS
Gretchen van Werden
Walter Runyan
Sam L. Slick
Donna Lackore
Slick
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Elgin
Ill
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Pilot Club
Hayes High
Hill
Clover Farm Market
Hershey Ave
Rink
C. E. Mull and Sons, Inc
C. E. Richards and Sons
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Ford
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PRI
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M and M Ford Sales, Inc
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