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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1966
Page
14
A Thursday blaze gutted the basement dining room and kitchen of Dr. Harry Lowe's Columbus Junction residence. The Nena freezer in the basement helped shield the road, but smoke reached other areas causing extensive smoke and water damage despite only exterior paint having been applied last week.
The Columbus Junction Jaycees pledge 702.34 dollars to the Community club for a new swimming pool. They host a Memorial Day weekend rodeo at the L-Bar-M grounds with multiple performances and advance ticket sales. A driving test on May 44 at 1 p.m. uses Mercury Comets and a 1 road route at the Louisa County Fair Grounds. Methodist meetings cover family life, juvenile delinquency, and church note cards, with plans to send a couple to a Chicago conference. Additional church events include a May 15 barbecue in Columbus City and a May 19 cook-out at Chautauqua Park with officer elections.
A formal notice from Muscatine Iowa notifies property owners that a proposed street improvement program is on file for public inspection. It includes a resolution of necessity an estimated cost and a plat and schedule showing assessments and valuations for district No 2b PCC paving on Musser Street from Grand View Avenue to the Slough, detailing Portland cement concrete paving 24 feet wide and by thick.
The Muscatine County district court hearing outlines proposed Portland cement paving on multiple streets including Jefferson, Bond, Grandview, Wier, Geneva, Warren, and Oregon, plus subdivision projects Green Acres and Longhurst. A May 3, 1968 meeting will hear assessments, district boundaries, and cost allocations for the project.
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