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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1966

Page

2

Meet the Neighbors Lawrence Harden Family

Janno a fifth grader at McKinley school is a girl Scout piano student and loves embroidery. Lawrence and Phyllis Harden live at Lucas Street with five children and plan a stable home while their family grows. Lawrence teaches science at West Jr High and serves as a church deacon. Phyllis active in church groups and collects antiques in her spare time.

Janno McKinley School Lawrence Phyllis Harden Lucas Street Anne Tommy Virgil Phyllis Muscatine West Jr. High School First Baptist Mary Martha Losey

MCC Teachers to Discuss Salary Problems With New Area IX Board

Muscatine Community College teachers agreed to hold contracts and await salary and policy negotiations with the newly elected Area IX board. Area IX covers Muscatine, Scott, and Clinton counties with Muscatine and Clinton as core sites and a planned Davenport technical site. Board members include Richard Stanley and John Rolings, while Ken Rhea spoke of Vietnam and the Great Lakes Promenade plans. Twenty five teachers have not signed new contracts. two have signed, one woman resigned. Captain John Spicer of the Salvation Army spoke at Kiwanis about programs and the planned youth center on Hershey Avenue.

MCC Area IX Muscatine Community College Areax Kenneth Rhea Crawfordsville American Legion Rhea Viet Nam Great Lakes Hel Davenport Wilton Richard Stanley Muscatine John Rolings West Liberty Muscatine County Scots County Clinton Davenpark James Loner Loper Muscatine Community Per Lopez Serpal Area X Keith Larson John Spicer Salvation Army Muscatine Kiwanis Club Spicer Hershey Avenue Mulford Evangelical Freechurch

Nine Chosen Members of New School Board

A Davenport area report outlines the selection of nine school board members and details a planned $1.2 million budget for Area IX including state aid, tuition, and direct funds. It notes enrollment categories, projected revenue, and plans for a Davenport vocational technical school with site near Davenport and Clinton area.

New School Board Davenport

Spanish Instructor Wins Fellowships For Study

Sam Slick, Spanish instructor at Muscatine High School, earns a National Defense Education Act fellowship for the Spanish Summer Institute at Knox College Galesburg Illinois. He was among 44 selected from 408 Midwestern instructors. The institute runs June 13 to July 10. Slick also gains a fellowship for the coming year in the Spanish graduate school at Illinois State University Normal Illinois, starting September.

Sam Slick Muscatine High School Knox College Galesburg Sherman Breen Knox Slick Ilinois State University

GOP District Platform Hearing Set for Muscatine

The Town First District Republican platform hearing will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Muscatine room at Hotel Muscatine. Attendees include Robert Ray of Des Moines, state GOP chairman Ben Galer of Pleasant, Mrs. Sarah A. Essex, State Senator David Stanley of Iowa City, and Muscatine’s committee member. Those wishing to appear should contact Richard F. Drake, Muscatine county GOP chair.

Muscatine Hotel Muscatine Bbe Robert Ray Des Moines Ben Galer Pleasant Sarah A. Essex University Chili State Board of Regents Dren David Stanley Richard F. Drake Muscatine County Republican

Injured Girl Returns Home From Hospital

Dorothy McCormick, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Doe McCormick of 1830 Hershey, returned Monday from University Hospital in Iowa City after hospitalization since May 7 following a car crash in Fruitland that killed 59 year old Mrs. Robert Jamison and left Sanford Lukenbach, 18, injured as the car’s driver.

Dorothy Os Mecormick Doe McCormick Hershey University Hospital Iowa

A Question of Beauty from Bramwily Cosmetician

Doris Foster answers reader inquiries on freckles and skin care. She notes no product can remove freckles and warns against tanning to hide them. Suggestions include light makeup to veil freckles and using a sun protection product when outdoors. Bramway advert ensures customer satisfaction.

Doris Foster AL Bramway

Wyoming University Journalism Group Elects Harold Sohn

Harold Sohn of Muscatine has been elected secretary of Wyoming University's collegiate chapter of Sigma Delta Chi. He will join officers at the national convention of Sigma Delta Chi next November in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.

Harold Sohn Muscatine Wyoming University Sigma Delta Chi Sohn Pittsburgh

Time deposits rise in Muscatine and Iowa cities

Time deposits in Muscatine banks rose 15.4 percent in March from a year earlier, with Iowa’s larger cities averaging a 14.4 percent increase. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago reports the gains across 13 major Iowa cities.

Muscatine Jewel Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Iowa

Muscatine Journal Information Note

The Muscatine Journal, daily except Sunday, is published by The Muscatine Journal, a Lee Enterprises company. Located at 3013 3rd St Muscatine Iowa 5236, it is entered as second class matter at the Muscatine post office under the 1878 act. The Associated Press provides material for local news and dispatches.

Muscatine Journal Lee Enterprises 3Rd St. Muscatine Iowa

Subscriptions Rates For Daily Papers In Muscatine Area

Rates for daily subscriptions by carrier in Muscatine city and surrounding areas. In city: $2.00 per month in advance. Non Muscatine city delivery: 5 cents per day. Within 50 miles of Muscatine: $12.00 per year. Over 50 miles: $16.00 per year. Office hours and special delivery details listed.

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Bank report shows rural area price rise in 1968

The bank reported a 21.6 percent increase in rural areas, with the Chicago Reserve Bank's five-state district averaging 12.8 percent. Increases in 13 Iowa cities ranged from 23.4 percent to 4.7 percent.

Chicago Reserve Bank Iowa

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