Muscatine School Board Sets Long Agenda for Monday
Muscatine Community School District directors meet Monday at 7:40 pm to review budgeting and purchasing including financial reports and bids for gas and oil portable classrooms paint and electric lamps. They will discuss Franklin school roof repairs and asphalt improvements as well as personnel matters and high school plans.
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Muscatine Community
Franklin
North Central
Clinton High School
Drama group to present Serpent at Muscatine High School
The Muscatine High School drama group The Company presents Jean Claude Van Stalle's The Serpent on May 17 and 18 at 8 p.m. in the MHS auditorium with a large cast performing multiple roles. Eldon Benedict directs assisted by student director Steve McGuire.
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Kay Edwards
Pam French
Pete French
Steve Hammer
Jean Hines
Laurie Kerschenske
Ken Lake
John Logel
Bill Leubbert
Reggie Meyer
Pam Michaels
Lori Miller
John Mull
Michele Plogh
Tricia Rensink
Nita Scherrer
Toni Sheller
Tom Schmidt
Pat Smith
Mary Wheeler
Jane Wickers
Rodney Vetter
Kay Zoller
the Serpent
Eldon Benedict
Steve McGuire
Mrs Leuck Joins State Historical Society in April
Mrs Leuck of Muscatine is among 40 new members of the State Historical Society of Town in April. The group includes 36 members from 37 Iowa towns across 35 counties led by Burlington with six, Iowa City with four, Des Moines with three, and Hettendorf and Marshalltown with two each, plus ten towns sending one member.
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Bernice BE. Leuck
Muscatine
State Historical Society of
Town
Iowa
Burlington
Iowa City
Des Moines
Hettendorf
Marshalltown
Muscatine YMCA appoints acting director after Day resignation
The Muscatine YMCA Board accepts the resignation of Executive Director Robert Day amid financial irregularities. An independent audit is authorized. Keith Askam is named acting executive director until a permanent leader is chosen. Day has 13 years of YMCA service, including work in Oak Park, Illinois, before arriving in Muscatine in fall 1970.
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Muscatine Ymca
Robert Day
Day
YMCA
Keith Askam
Oak Park
Ill
Muscatine
Youths register for Muscatine summer jobs this week
Muscatine youths aged 13 through 17 will register Tuesday and Wednesday at West and Central Junior High Schools and Muscatine High School for the Summer Youth Employment Program. The Jaycees and city cooperate with the Town Employment Security office. committee includes John D. Van Alsburg and Rev. Gregory G Caldwell. Call 263-3240 if your business can use summer workers. Last year 355 applied and 255 secured placements.
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Muscatine
West and Central Junior High School
The
Muscatine Jaycees
City of
Town Employment Security Office
John D. van Alsburg
Heinz U.S.A
Jaycee Project
Gregory G Caldwell
Philip Edridge
Jerry Hasson
Don Brinser
Arlen Poock
Jaycee-Ettes
Summer Youth Employment Council
Red Cross Muscatine Chapter Holds Annual Meeting
The Muscatine County Chapter of the American Red Cross held its annual meeting at the Elks Lodge with Mrs Noreen Maher director of disaster services and public relations as guest speaker. Awards were given for long service and 34 members attended the luncheon. eight were elected to the board for terms beginning July 1, 1973.
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Muscatine County
Noreen Maher
Ilkowa
American Red Cross
Rock Island
American National Red Cross
Elks Lodge
Maher
Housing and Urban Development, Small Business Association
Federal Housing Administration
Wyoming Valley
Thelma Nopoulos
Mabel Brown
Gary Alison
Stanley
Buckley Wayne Gardner
Donald Lewis
Donald C. Martin
Bernard C. Roth
Flood crest revised for Mississippi river rise
Mississippi river crest expected today at 19 feet revised to 19.5 to 20 feet by Monday. Muscaline’s flood stage is 16 feet. Fred Lambert, liaison representative for the local flood control commission, says rumors of no fall below flood stage all summer 1973 are false. weather bureau and Corps of Engineers have not issued such information.
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Muscaline
Fred Lambert
Flood Control Commission
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
Corps of Engineers
Lambert
Muscatine High School Spring Vocal Concert May 17
The Muscatine High School Spring vocal music concert is set for 7 30 p m Thursday May 17 at the Zion Lutheran church featuring a range from Palestrina to Te Deum and Jazz Rock Sounds with Negro spirituals and popular songs. Spotlight solos include Jeff Hendriks Paul Brunson Gloria Blaesing and Parke McConnaha. The Concert Girls choir adds Debbie Wedekind solos while seniors perform in their final concert. Tickets are 1 for adults and 50 cents for students with a senior piano recital planned for May 23 at 7 30 p m in the Musser Library.
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Muscatine High School
Zion Lutheran Church
Palestrina
Heyden
Strommen
Iowa
Gene Nelson
Midland Lutheran College
Jeff Hendriks
Paul Brunson
Gloria Blaesing
Soperano
Parke McConnaha
Debbie Wedekind
Shubert
Kyrie
Jesus Lord
Donna Axel
Karen Bower
Mary Bready
Lisa Curry
Peg Hamsher
Sandy Hanf
Holly
Holly Hart
Musser
New Washington Writers to Headline Muscatine Column
A new question and answer column titled Where They Stand will debut Monday on the Muscatine Journal editorial page, publishing three times weekly. Interviews by Washington Monthly writers Suzannah Lessard James Fallows Walter Shapiro Charles Peters and Polly Toynbee will feature national figures and newsmakers in an in depth, probing format.
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Muscatine Journal
Washington
Washington Monthly
Suzannah Lessard
James Fallows
Walter Shapiro
Charles Peters
Polly Toynbee
Peters
Lessard
Washington Insi
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Iowa Employment Service
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Jim Cluellen
Cheryl Broad
Lorraine Keel
Marie Montz
Katherine Jones
Red Cross Chapter
Crime Commission
Assembly of God Church
Wilton
Department of Agriculture
Jan Hunter
Elinor Davis
Ethel Keller
Nancy Berry
Mary Bowie
Nancy Witman
Mary Herrick
Robert Mills
Claudi
Waler
Malai
Sinorgasborn
Eddy Howard
Norman Lee
PSC
New
E. Burns
Burns
America
Ters
Fallows
Harvard Crimson
Thor
Waterlords
Congress
Shapiro
Ralph Nader
AZA Theatres
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Muscatine Plaza
Tonite
Eee Cinema
Stanley Kramer
Mary Sunshine
Muscatine Community College
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