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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1964
Page
1
McKee Feed and Grain Co. proceeds with barge deck framing for the new terminal and near completion of the grain elevator sub structure. Cement wall work for storage tanks will begin in about a week. Construction is on schedule for operation September 1 to align with the fall grain season.
The Merchants Exhibit, sponsored by the Muscatine Chamber of Commerce, opened Friday at the Muscatine National Guard Armory and runs until 4 pm today and 1 to 5 pm Sunday. Displays include cameras, siding, aluminum windows and doors, televisions, stereo cabinets, flooring, appliances, organs, paints, and more with many prizes offered, including free groceries and a $75 grand prize.
Atlantic City session opens a three day celebration of Baptist work in North America. John G. Diefenbaker, former Canadian prime minister, urges equality for all men and warns against communism, stressing unity and human rights.
Battery C veterans who served aboard ships in World Wars gather for the 4th annual reunion on Friday May 29 at Park Lane Country Club. Registration begins at 4 pm with dinner to follow at 6:30 pm. Local officers include Postmaster Dickerson and secretary treasurer Phillips. attendees from out of town expected.
Muscatine leaders plan a health and education program for Texas migrant families arriving to harvest in the area. Aimed at child care, medical exams, and harvester teams, the effort seeks state and church support, with sub committees to work with schools and public health authorities. Local doctors pledged cooperation to assist migrant health needs.
The Muscatine Migrant committee convened at the Civic Center with state federal and county health and welfare reps including Esther Huseman Madeline Danhelly John Owens and Elizabeth Masterson. Attendees debated annual immunizations school attendance and a permanent health record system for migrants while considering sub committees and summer education programs.
Long-awaited bachelor of arts awarded to Jeanette Rothberger from the University of Arizona after decades of setbacks. She plans auditing courses and typing lessons, marking a late-life milestone amid memories of Ellis Island and family challenges. May Case, 90, earns “Newspaper Girl of the Year” in Los Angeles as the era of the press advances. Helena Rubinstein miraculously repels would-be robbers in her Paris apartment, stating refusal to be robbed. In Wisconsin, 91-year-old Louis Gruber helps tear down a church rectory he helped build. Muscatine Elks Channers perform final concert with Manhatten Musicete in the high school auditorium.
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