Elks Chanters 19th Annual Show Opens Thursday
Final rehearsals for the 19th annual Elks Chanters show at Muscatine High School auditorium run Thursday through Saturday. Theme Moods in Music features nostalgic to reverent moods with choral variations and costumes. Chanter’s wives and children join in the mood section. The Notables quartet appears in the formal program directed by Max Collins with Lucille Carver at the piano. Curtain at 8 p.m. nightly. Organizing team led by Gordon Rogers as president and general chairman.
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Tom Karte
Muscatine High School
Chanter
Max Collins
Lucille Carver
Gordon Roger S
Federal Aid Possible For New Fire Station
City council heard how federal assistance could help fund a new Central fire station. G M Morrison of the Iowa civil defense outlined building costs and the emergency operation center purpose with matching funds for shielding and storage. He cited Ottumwa’s $240000 project with $85000 federal aid and noted other towns using federal funds for municipal structures.
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G. M. Morrison
Iowa Seivil Defense
Morrison
Elast
Iowa Inspection Bureau
Muscatine N
Sycamore Street
Robert Wheeler
Ottumwa
Dubuque
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Teacher Group Invites Civic Leaders To Problem Talk
The Muscatine City Teachers Association Legislative and Public Relations Committee invites civic leaders to a 4 p.m. May 24 meeting at Central Junior High School Cafeteria. Don Ager, chairman, says the forum will cover pressing school system problems including curriculum director, staff quality, raising standards, and enrichment opportunities.
Ordain New Minister For Muscatine Church
The State Convention of Christian Churches of Iowa ended a three day Des Moines meeting with ordination services. Melvin Walton, formerly from Des Moines, was ordained and chosen to serve the First Christian Church in Muscatine. He is a son of the retired pastor Tom Walton. Walton will soon graduate from the College of The Bible in Lexington Kentucky, and the ordination marks the third such ordination in Iowa since July 1963. Dr. G. Curtis Jones delivered the ordination sermon at University Christian Church.
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State Convention of Christian Churches of Iowa
Des Moines
University Christian Church
Melvin Walton
Walton
College of the Bible
Lex Fington
Kentucky
Muscatine
Eppy
Tom Walton
Iowa
G. Curtis Jones
Preheat Before Baking Unless Recipe Says Not
Guidance notes that unless a recipe specifies otherwise, preheating the oven is required before baking to ensure consistent cooking results. Do not skip preheating as it helps achieve accurate bake times and proper texture.
Development Dinner Invitations Mailed In Muscatine
Muscatine Development Corporation mails 500 invitations for its ninth annual dinner at 7 p m Wednesday June 15 at the Elks lodge with Kenneth W Haagensen of Allis Chalmers Milwaukee as speaker on communications. Harold E Peters presides with reports by Peters and Harold W Ogilvie. Robert W Fairbanks to MC. Sally Hoopes to provide dinner music. Attendees include local residents and guests from railroads development groups and other cities.
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Muscatine Development Orporation
Elks Lodge
Kenneth W. Haagensen
Allis-Chalmers Company
Milwaukee
Wis
Harold E. Peters
The
Development Corporation
Civic Center
Corporation
Robert W. Fairbanks
Peters
Harold W. Ogilvie
Sally Hoopes
Appoint Clark To Conservation Board Position
Warren W. Clark of 1403 Mills Street becomes successor to Howard James on the Muscatine County Conservation Board of Trustees. The county board of supervisors appointed Clark this week after James moved from Muscatine in April. Clark’s appointment is timely.
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Warren W. Clark
Mills Street
Howard James
Muscatine
MHS Senior Shoots Ace at Park Lane Golf Course
Muscatine high school senior Dave Grossklaus aced the 190 yard No 3 hole during a qualifying round with the MHS golf team at Park Lane He used an S iron the ball hit above the pin and rolled down the hill into the cup Teammates Dave Teraberry Ron Parker and Jan McRoberts watched the event
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Dave Grossklaus
Muscatine High School
MHS
Park Lane
Grossklaus
Dave Teraberry
Ron Parker
Jan McRoberts
Muscatine Journal Publication Statement
The Muscatine Journal published daily except Sunday by The Muscatine Journal, a member of Lee Enterprises, Incorporated. It operates from 101 E. 3rd St, Muscatine, Iowa 52761. It is entered as second class mail at Muscatine, Iowa under the act of March 1875. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local and AP dispatches.
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Muscatine Journal
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
3Rd St
Milanatiat
Iowa
Muscatine
Associated Press
Focal News
AP News
Subscription Rates For Muscatine Daily Delivered Papers
Subscriptions delivered daily by carrier in Muscatine cost 2.00 per month in advance. Undelivered daily by carrier outside Muscatine is 0.40 per week. Mail subscriptions within fifty miles of Muscatine are 12.00 per year, over fifty miles 18.00 per year. All mail subscriptions in advance. Office hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Saturday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Special delivery service for missed papers is maintained. Dial 263-2331.
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City of Muscatine
Muscatine
Property Tax Grace Period Ends Tuesday in Muscatine County
The two month grace period for Muscatine county taxpayers ends Tuesday May 31 marking the deadline for first half 1966 property tax payments without penalty. Beginning June 1 a penalty of 1/4 of 1 percent for each month or part-month will apply. Second half taxes are due by October 1 with another 1/4 of 1 percent penalty starting then. County Treasurer Lauren Goddard notes assessment delays last winter slowed tax amounts. The courthouse will be closed Monday May 30 for Memorial Day observance.
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Muscatine County
Lauren Goddard
Tree Limb Falls on Car in Williams Front Yard
A large limb about 18 inches in diameter broke from the trunk and fell onto the top of a parked car in front of Williams’ home, dropping from roughly 25 feet. The incident is described in the Journal Phate.
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Williams
Journal Phate
No Speedometer Speeding Youth Fined by Police
A 16 year old, James Keith Garrison of 500 Lorenz Street, was ticketed Tuesday night on Mulberry Avenue for driving with no speedometer and speeding. He faced $55 in fines plus $15 in police costs for 0 mph in a 45 mph zone on the 3000 block, $35 plus costs for 4 mph over a 25 mph limit in the 1400 block, and $5 plus costs for faulty equipment.
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Mulberry Avenue
James Keith Garrison
Lorenz Street
Boy Injured. Charge Driver After Bicycle Crash
A 9 year old bicyclist, Richard Roush, was injured in a traffic collision at Schley avenue and Nebraska street. Driver James Carl Browning, 22, was charged with failure to have control. he posted a 25 bond for a Thursday Police Court hearing. Roush was treated at Muscatine General hospital and released.
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James Carl Browning
Route 5
Richard Roush
Layton B. Roush
Schley Avenue
Muscatine General Hospital
Mississippi Drive
Nebraska Street
Browning
Schley
Nebraska
James' Term Remains Two Years On Board Seat
The county conservation board, appointed by supervisors after voters approved the county conservation district in 1964, will have about two years left in James' five year full term.
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James
Muscatine Mayor to Attend Eastern Iowa Roundtable
Mayor E S Burns will join eastern Iowa city mayors for a roundtable Friday at Hotel Black Hawk Davenport from 10 a m to 3 pm The meeting initiated by Davenport Mayor John H Jebens grows from Cedar Rapids large city mayors gathering in March and will discuss municipal matters.
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Muscatine
Iowa
E. S. (Kelly) Burns
Iown
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