Muscatine Board Approves New Teacher Contracts
The Muscatine school board approved contracts for several new teachers after a three hour meeting on Monday night. Resignations included band director Larry Hinta to Urbandale and curriculum director Jack Brase to Guadalajara. New hires: Mary Jo Blough West Junior High language arts. Bruce Brooker West Junior High science. Kristine Coffey Franklin School art grade. Dennis Cozad West Junior High English. Barbara Downey West Junior High English. Neva Ellwein Muscatine High German and English. William Kneller Muscatine High art.
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Urbandale
Jack Brase
Guadalajara
Mexico
Mary Jo Blough
West Junior High
University of Iowa
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Bruce Brooker
Prairie High School
Cedar Rapids
Kristine Mary Coffey
Franklin
Helen Lemme
Iowa City
Dennis Cozad
West
University of Northern Iowa
Marshalltown
Marsalltown
Barbara Downey
Grundy Center
Ludlow Junior High
Davenport
Neva Marie Ellwein
Muscatine High
Augustana College
Sioux Falls
M.D
Washington Senior High
S.D
William Kneller
Minois State University Normal
School board approves MHS coach jobs
Muscatine's school board on Monday named Thomas C. Snyder as high school varsity basketball coach and appointed Robert Hartzler as head sophomore basketball coach. Duane Timmons was approved as varsity baseball coach with $864 salary. Several resignations and new teaching duties were noted, including coaches for girls and boys sports and teaching assignments.
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Muscaline
Thomas C. Snyder
Robert Hartzler
Duane Timmons
Snyder
New Hampton
Foo Dall
Ed Ware
MHS
Hartzler
John Bock
Sophs
Bock
Timmons
Ed Riefert
Ware
Judd Anderson
Ruth Stroup
Red Cross Elects New Muscatine County Board Members
The Muscatine County Chapter of the American National Red Cross elected new board members for three year terms starting July 1. Named to fill expired terms were Mary McKee Elmer Tobias Lola Howe Jack Ellis Betty Rauch and Rev Donald Wooge. Buffalo Tim Luckenbill executive director of the Iowa chapter spoke at the luncheon attended by 35 persons.
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Muscatine County
American National Red Cross
Mary McKee
John Coffin
Elmer Tobias
Virgil Honeyman
Lola Howe
Ethel Keller
Jack Ellis
Harold Lemkau
Betty Rauch
Donald Wooge
Fred Luckenbill
Miss Your Paper Delivery Service Heads Up
The Muscatine Journal notes contact details for missed deliveries and carrier issues. Readers are advised to call the circulation department during listed hours or visit the office for assistance. The paper operates daily except Sundays and holidays, under Lee Enterprises, with AP news use rights.
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Journal
Muscatine Journal
The
Lee Enterprises
Subscription Rates for Muscatine Area Delivery
Subscription Mates terms to subscribers delivered daily by carrier in Muscatine 2.25 monthly in advance. Delivered by carrier elsewhere 7.08 monthly in advance. After carrier delivery 2.25 monthly in advance. Daily one year by mail within fifty miles of Muscatine 20 yearly in advance. Daily one year by mail beyond fifty miles 27 yearly in advance. Servicemen 30 per user in advance. Students 50 to nine fronins in advance.
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City of Muscatine
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Muscatine
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Inns
Open House Planned by Muscatine Hearing Parents, Lincoln School
An open house for the Muscatine County Parents Association for Hearing Impaired Children will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Lincoln School. New equipment will be demonstrated and a review of recent video footage shown. Door prizes go to 8 p.m. and attendance is required to win. A bake sale and bazaar table will run, and students in hearing impaired classes will tour their room.
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Muscatine County
Muscatine district finalizes college campus sale deed
Muscatine school board approved on Monday night the execution and delivery of a warranty deed transferring title to the original Muscatine Community College campus building to the Eastern Iowa Community College District. The district has owned the building for five years, and the final payment of 95,905.52 completes about 612,000 dollars received for the sale, funding additions to the schoolhouse fund for recent classroom expansions. A carpet bid of 1,171.50 from Lerch and Thorn was accepted for Huegatile carpet at Franklin elementary, 10.96 per yard, tiles movable. Lincoln elementary will get gutter and roof repairs for 784 from Bryant Roofing.
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Lerch and Thorn, Inc
Franklin Elementary School
Gil Huseman
Huseman
Lincoln
Bryant
Lincoln Elementary School
Muscatine seniors win Elks national and state scholar awards
Two Muscatine High School seniors received Elks National Foundation scholarships. James Wesley Herwig won $800 total, $700 nationally and $100 from a local lodge, to study math at Muscatine Community College. Sue Breckenfelder earned a $200 state prize for the foundation effort.
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Elks National Foundation
James Wesley Herwig
Wesley Herwig
Main St
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Muscatine Community College
Sue Breckenfelder
E.H. Br
Breckenfelder
Iowa State University
Ames
The
Elks National Foundaton
United States of America
Jurisdictio
B.P.O. Ellis
Car stolen at Wilton prompts sheriff investigation
The Muscatine County Sheriff’s Department investigates a Sunday theft of a 1961 Studebaker numbered 82-56433 reported by Ronald Simmons of Davenport from Wilton. In related action the Muscatine City Board of Adjustment will hear four appeal cases Thursday at 7 30 p m in the administrator’s office.
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Muscatine County
City Adjustment Board
Muscatine
Deeds Recorded in Muscatine Transfers
Randy and Karen Hessel deed Lot 13 Bidwell Addition Muscatine to Coder Real Estate Inc. Victor L and Marvalee Lee transfer part of Lot 6 Block 2 Storlz Addition to Larry G and Sharon Kay Lee as joint tenants Muscatine authorities recorded these property changes.
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Karen K. Hessel
Coder Real Estate Inc
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City of Muscatine
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Marvalee B. Lee
Larry G
Sharon Kay Lee
Storlz
MHS Drama Presents Melodrama “Company” May Showings
The MHS play “Company” directed by Julian Kite will run May 1st and 20th at 8:00 P.M. A three act melodrama “Dirty Work at the Crossroads” Update brings Nellie Lovelace Adam Oakhart and Munro Murgatroyd to life with old time songs and humor in a tear jerker tale suited to the Gay Nineties.
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MHS
Julian Kite
Nellie Lovelace
Adam Oakhart
Munro Murgatroyd
Big
Two vehicle crashes report in Muscatine on Monday
Police investigated two collisions, each involving two autos. At 9 59 a m a 1966 Chevrolet truck driven by William Russell Cubbage 48 of route 5 turned from the left lane in front of a 1966 Mercury driven by Robert Andrew Smith of route 1 Illinois City, causing a front end strike. A second crash on Walnut Street involved a 1968 Buick driven by Helen Margaret OBrien 72 of 706 Broadway Street and a 1961 Chevrolet driven by Ray Robert Shellaberger 54 of 1225 Northwood Lane, with the Buick rear ended as it waited to enter, no injuries reported.
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Route 5
Robert Andrew Smith
Route 1
Ilinois City
Walnut St
E. 4Th St
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Broadway St
Ray Robert Shellaberger
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Louisa County Dog Project Trains Youth Dogs
Louisa County Extension Service and 4H sponsor a weekly Wednesday dog training night at 7 30 in Grandview Park for youths ages 9 to 19 under Mrs Pam Lee Columbus Junction. Obedience training normally costs 40 dollars but is free for county youths.
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Louisa County
Pam Lee
Columbus Junction
Louisa County Extension Service
Muscatine Board Grants Extra Pay for MHS Department Heads
Muscatine school board approved a progressive plan to pay high school department heads extra based on department size. The schedule lists nine departments with head counts and additional pay, from 330 to 460 dollars, and requires principal evaluation of performance. A prior motion for 400 dollars to six heads was defeated.
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MHS Department
Muscatine's
William Fahy
Gary Astleford
Colleen, Ritson
Ruth Stroup
Ron Kiser
Charles Bo»gardo
Donald Ricklefs
Ronald Sturms
Clyde Gabriel
Evelyn Heden
Mrs Nixon confirms Moscow trip still on schedule
Mrs. Nixon stated that the Nixon visit to Moscow remains planned, saying it is "on." She indicated the White House position that recent Southeast Asia moves and Russian opposition will not block the Moscow summit. The couple will leave Saturday for Salzburg, then a four country, two week tour, with plans to visit a Moscow school, university, and subway.
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AIP
Nixon
Moscow
White House
Southeast Asia
Salzburg
Austria
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