City Council Melee Over Rock Island Railfront and Junk Cars
City officials led by Mayor Robert Bosch and the police chief met Thursday to address two disputes. One concerns the Rock Island railfront and downtown operations. The other targets growing numbers of junk or non-operable cars cluttering houses and streets, notably at Spruce and West Sixth streets.
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Rock’ Island
Spruce and
West Sixth Streets
Robert Bosch
Ciy
Palige
Rock Island Railway
Ralroad
Muscatine
Arthur Ruan
West Sixth and
Spruce
Bosch
Bunn
Adderman
John Tillie
Glenn Vergler
Tillie
Walter ‘Pilgram
John Titton
Harold
Pat) Finnegan
Gerald Powell
Des Moines
Robert Jebving
Clifford Bennett
Bennett
Ed Doyle
West Sixth Siree
Burn
Doyle
Bennet
Council
Spot
Ben Snott
Adderation
Curneil
Logan Steel
Engineer Council President Fosholt to retire in Denver meeting
Sanford K Fosholt of Stanley Engineering in Muscatine wraps up his term as national president of the Consulting Engineers Council of the USA at the annual Denver meeting May 25 to 30. He will become an ex officio board member and chair of the past presidents advisory committee.
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Sanford K. Fosholt
Stanley Engineering Company
Muscaline
Counsulling Engineers Council of the
U.S.A
Denver
Colorado
Fosholt
Consulting Engineers Council
Embargoes Lifted on Primary Roads
The Inwa Highway Commission announced that all embargoes have been removed from the primary road system.
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Ames —m
Inwa Highway Commission
Aldermen to Inspect New Sewer Project Saturday
Aldermen will meet at 9:30 am Saturday to inspect force mains and interconnecting lines built by Normoyle and Berg of Rock Island Ill. It is one of three major contracts in completing the city's sewage disposal system. Final payment hinges on council approval and may unlock the first installment of 597000 in federal sewer grants. City Engineer William McElwee said E B Caldwell Inc is building the Papoose Creek and Hershey Avenue lift stations and C and G Construction Co has the sewage disposal plant contract. The pumping station work has run 00 to 120 days behind schedule.
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Normoyle and Berg
Rock Island
William McElwee
E. B. Caldwell, Inc
Papoose Creek
Mershey Avenue
G Construction Co
Elks Chanters and Wives Bring Musical Show to Muscatine
Muscatine Elks Chanters and wives staged a two and a half hour show at Muscatine High School drawing about 100 spectators. The seventh annual production featured a 49 voice male chorus, a Notables interlude, and a New York themed tour within the performance, with standouts like Devere Newberry, Lucille Carver, and Vernon Walters. Proceeds support Iowa veterans in hospitals as Jerry Blaesing welcomed the crowd and Carns Buna provided organ music.
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Muscaline High School
Wai Dilorium
Chunters
Evans Card Shop
New York
E. S. Kelly" Burns
Gordon Rogers
Domin Reel
Lillian Wilson
Pat Simpson
Nancy Lang
Dally Hofford
Dorothy Newberry
Betny Burke
Pat Collins
Melody Evans
Phyllis Keen
Pat Hofterme Paetz
Donna Jman
Ka’ Irin
Margaret Wenger
Jerry Blaesing
Muscatine Elks Lodge
Iowa
Carn$ Buna
Five Courses Set for MCC Summer Session
Muscatine Community College schedules five courses for the summer term from June to July. Courses run weekdays with three credits each at ten dollars per credit. Registration due June 12 at City Hall. Dean James Loper notes junior college transfers may count up to 60 credits. Courses include botany American history general psychology freshman English and business law with times listed.
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Muscatine Community College
Creflix
Board of Education
City Hall
James Loper
State Department
of Public Instruction
Muscatine Development Board Discusses Finances
The Muscatine Development Corp board met at Hotel Muscatine to review the next financial statement. President Rigler led. C. K. Fisher reported 46 tickets sold for the annual dinner with 25 guests. no general funds used and ticket sales covered the event. Harold W. Ogilvie announced a double rate sign to be erected on Highway 6192 at the park entrance naming the three local industries.
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Muscatine
di Rectors
Hotel Muscatine
F. Warren Allen
D. W. Carver
John B. Rigler
C. K. Fisher
Fisher
Harold W. Ogilvie
Iowa Development ~— Commission
Wliie
Des Moines
Rigler
Reception Here Monday For Naden
Republican Lieutenant Governor candidate Robert Naden will be guest of honor at a 3 00 PM Monday reception at the Hotel Muscatine Mrs Naden will also be honored Attendees may meet the Nadens Naden who is Speaker of the Iowa House supported the new apportionment law He and his wife live in Webster City where he runs a firm making electronic scoreboards and aluminum boats He is 44 and in his fifth term as State Representative The event is sponsored by several local couples and organizations.
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Robert Naden
Nadens
Webster City
Naden
Robert Bosch
Richard Drake
Mike Goddard
Roger Lande
Clarence Schmarje
Whicher Extension Completed Feeds City Streets Link
The Whicher street extension across a former landfill connects West Fifth and West Eighth streets. Clare Figgins notes road materials and site work completed, with Green street extended north to Whicher. Landfill moved to near McKinsey and Hill, council orders storm sewer design for Taylor street area and a cement block addition to the municipal garage for the street superintendent office.
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Whicher Street
West Fifth
West Eighth Streets
Clare Figgins
Bnd
Green Street
Whicher
Taylor Street
McKinsey and
Hill Avenue
East Hill
Counci
Lengineering Department
First District Young Republicans Meet Hera Tonight
Iowa's two national Republican delegates from the First District plan to attend a meet ing of the First District Young Republicans tonight at the Sunset Muscatine. A social period precedes the 6 30 dinner. Delegates Bill Ruther of Burlington and John Burrows of Davenport are expected, with Gary Woodward a candidate for Attorney General and a representative for Evan Hultman for Governor present.
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Iowa
Muscatine
P.m
Bill’. Ruther
Burlington
John Burrows
Davenport
Gary Woodward
Evan Hultman
Accidental Shot Kills Fulton Man in Clinton Home
Arthur J. Froning, 34, of Fulton DI, died at a Clinton hospital from an accidental shotgun wound. Authorities said his wife was handing him a 12 gauge shotgun at their home Thursday night when it discharged. Froning operated a grain elevator in Clinton.
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Froning
Fulton
Clinton
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West Fourth Street
Highway 1
William Shunk
Harris
Harvey G, Allbee Jr
Sanford K, Fosholt
Arene
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Harold Hamman
Hammann
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Elks Chanters and Wives
By Gil Dietz
Muscatine Elks Chanters
Chaniels
Rendil
Devere Newberry
Lucille Carver
Finn
Chumers
Willard Wilson
Max Collins
Maurice Reed
Newberry
Bil Tacobs
Jim Lang
Lee Maurath
John Evans
Hemmer” Umber
Wonder Shoes
Devere
Verry
Tiptoe
Ed Sullivan
Vernon Walters
Joan Lawrence
Harvey
G. Albee Jr
Mitch Miller
Carl Bartenhagen
Ruby Vallee
Stan Laawrence
Reginald van Gleason
Rochette
Ellyn Styeh
Rosemary Maurath
Sondra Anderson
Joyce Kemper
Marilyn Sraith
Aréyth Weisshaar
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Dick Andersen
Jim Burke
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Hem Miller
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Ted Sulzberger
Harry Trott
Robert Weisshaar
T. A. Bailey
Bob Buicks
George Boldt
John Evang
Vincent Grauttinger
Robert Boffman
Ben McGowan
John Simpson
Hufford
Stan Lawrence
Lee’ Maurath
Devere Newsberry
Nick Ogilvie
Jack Panteant
Bret Trent
Jerry Devin
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Bill Fehy
Jim Hahn
Jerry Hulford
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Florian Keen
Gene Tigan
Bill Stemmetz
Doug Wilson
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Ovie
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Ios
Whicher Extension
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Hilltop Drive-In
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