Jets Perform at Air Show Sunday in Muscatine
Jets from the Iowa Air Guard staged a Sunday aviation day at Muscatine airport with formation flights and low altitude passes. Elbert Beverly Jr jumped from 10,000 feet, smoked colored trails, deployed at 7,000 feet, and landed safely before hundreds of spectators. Six planes carried riders who paid a penny pound for rides, marking a successful event after a rain postponement.
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Lowe
Iowa Air Guard
Muscatine Airport
Elbert Beverly, Jr
Beverly
Muscatine
Journal
Five Arrested for Dairy Freeze Break In
Four youths and a 27 year old Muscatine man were arrested after a door was kicked in at Grimm's Dairy Freeze on Stewart road. Juanita LaRue Jackie Harris Thomas Frye Billy Kirkwood and Kenneth Stecher faced charges in Justice Pollock court with Frye LaRue Harris bound over to district court. Kirkwood held by probation officer Stecher sent to juvenile court. Police said no items were taken.
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Muscatine
Grimm's
Stewart Road
Court of Justice of the Peace
G. Pollock
Juanita LaRue
Route 1
Jackie Louise Harris
East Second Street
Thomas Leroy Frye
Mulberry Avenue
Tommy Kline
Klein
Billy Dale Kirkwood
Kenneth Dean Stecher
West Branch
Kirkwood
Stecher
Frye
la Rue
Harris
Justice of the Peace
Pollock
Muscatine Journal Publication Details
The Muscatine Journal published daily except Sundays by The Muscatine Journal and Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, at 3rd Street Muscatine Iowa 52761. Entered as second class matter in the Muscatine post office under act of March 1878. The Associated Press exclusive rights to local news and dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Journal
Lee Entreprises
3Rd St
Muscatine
Towa
Associated Press
Subscription Rates for Muscatine Daily Paper
Rates for subscribers include 2.00 per month delivered daily by carrier in Muscatine, 0.40 for non Muscatine carriers, 2 weeks, or annual mail rates within fifty miles at 12.00 and beyond fifty miles at 18.00. All subscriptions paid in advance. Office hours 8 am to 2 pm, Saturday 8 am to 12 pm. Delivery service for missed papers available until 6:39. Dial 263-2331.
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Carrion
City of Muscatine
Arvante
Daly
Muscatine
Muscating
Arily
Youth Arrestee Charged With Bicycle Larceny
Orville Melion Ash of 711 Roscoe Avenue, 18, was arrested late Sunday on East Second Street for stealing the bicycle he rode. He admitted taking it from Grandview Avenue at Oregon Street after visiting Kent Stein Park. Justice of the Peace S G Pollock bound Ash over to district court with bond set at 100 dollars.
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Melion Orville Ash
Roscoe Avenue
East Second Street
Kent Stein Park
Grandview Avenue
Oregon Street
Justice of the Peace
S. G. Pollock
Ash
District Court
Rescue Unit Aids Family In Cruiser Rescue
Muscatine rescue crew aided the David Warner family after their homemade cabin cruiser ran aground on a stump above Lock and Dam 16. The boat struck the obstruction when the water pump failed and the call came in at 3 45 p m Sunday.
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Muscatine
David Warner
Washington Street
Warner
Lock and
Warners
Sunday Bright Sky Draws Thousands in Muscatine Fun
Thousands enjoyed a sunny day in Muscatine with activities along the Mississippi River. Events included zoo visits, picnics at Weed Park, rugby at Heinz Field between Palmer College and the University of Wisconsin, and Aviation Day at the municipal airport witnessing F-100 jets and a parachute drop. Congressman John R. Schmidhauser attended, promoting a proposed new bridge on the Mississippi and expressing optimism for Muscatine’s future.
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Muscatine
Mississippi
Weed Park
Heinz Field
Palmer College
University of Wisconsin
John R. Schmidhhauser
Air Show
License Suspended Driver Arrested Twice in One Weekend
On Saturday police stopped Roger Edward Lewis 28 of 1614 Lincoln Blvd for driving with a suspended license. He appeared before Justice Harold Hanson and posted a $200 bond to be bound over to district court. Shortly before 8 am today police found him driving again at Bond and Liberty streets and he faced a second warrant. Justice Harold Hanson bound him over to district court and set another $200 bond.
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Roger Edward Lewis
Lincoln Blvd
Liberty Street
Lewis
Justice of the Peace
Harold Hanson
Bond
G. Pollock
Largest Building Fund Drive Here Now Under Way
The YMCA Building Fund Drive in Muscatine opens with a dutch treat breakfast at Hotel Muscatine and a Pattern Gifts Division challenge from R C Kautz. George Shepley and Jack Rigler urge 20 volunteers to contact prospects as Gene Leyle and Fred Hocking outline memorial gifts and progress toward the $200000 goal.
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YMCA
Muscatine
Hotel Muscatine
Pattern Gifts
R. C. Kautz
Kautz
George Shepley
Jack Rigler
Pattern Gifts Division
Fred Hocking
Muscatine Board Names Messenger Assistant Superintendent
The Muscatine board of education named Fred G. Messenger assistant superintendent at $12,000 annually. Messenger, principal of the senior high for 35 years, will be replaced by Clyde Gabriel Jr., central junior high principal, at $10,000. The vote also sets potential future posts as curriculum director. succession plans align with the district’s July 1 merger to expand the Muscatine Community district.
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Muscatine
A. A. Johnson
L. A
Lefty) Schnack
Lightning Strikes Muscatine Area Home. Fire Out, No Injuries
A lightning strike at 1:27 a m damaged the Todd home in Fruitland township near Muscatine. Neighbors including Mrs. Paul Jacobs reported the blaze, Muscatine rural fire company extinguished it. no gas blaze resulted. Property owned by Mrs Harold Butcher. Separate notes mention merger talks between Muscatine county boards of education and a Boy Scout Troop 114 court of honor at McKinley school gym tonight.
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H. E. Todd
Muscatine
Fruitland Township
Paul Jacobs
Todd
Harold Butcher
Boy Scout Troop 114
McKinley School
Meannis Faces Second OMVI Charge In Muscatine Court
Wayne L. Meannis, 46, of East Second Street, was fined $500 for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, second offense, by Judge R. K. Stohr in Muscatine district court. His license was revoked for 60 days and costs of $22. McGinnis was arrested December 10, 1965, and pled guilty February 26.
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Wayne L. Meannis
East Second Street
R. K. Stohr
Muscatine District Court
McGinnis
No Rehearsal Tonight For the Elks Chanters
Director Max Collins announced no rehearsal tonight for the Elks Chanters after they performed for 3 500 persons at the 19th annual show. Capacity crowds attended the Friday and Saturday performances at Muscatine High School auditorium with about 1 000 at the opening Thursday show.
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Elks’ Chanters
Max Collins
Muscatine High School
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Ymca Board
Shepley
Musser Trust
Kent-Stein Foundation
Sentry
Pape Office Supply
Natalie Wood
Christopher
Summer Warner
Battery C
Battery C Association
George's Steakhouse
West Second Street
Muscatine Association
Andrew Nester
Walter Knetsch
Ora Hall
Howard Butsler
A. d. Phillips
Frank Rathburn
Charles Fish
John Nill
Harry Jamison
Harry Bomke
Walter Gerrischer
0. I
Mull
Carl Schwab
Glen Althaus
Grace Wade
Luke Wade
Roselawn Ave
Iowa Poetry Day Association
Richard Halpin
Franklin School
Sandra Newton
Betty Newton
Liberty St
Messenger
Johnson
Ger
Area Six
Montpelier No. 2
Muscatine and Thot
Muscatine Red
Stein Park
American Legion Post
Pablos
Leopoldo Castillian
Myrna
the Leons
East Second St
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