Bids Called Outrageous For Grant Elementary Addition
School board member Don Ager called the two bids for the Grant elementary two room addition outrageous. Leonard H. W. Ewoldt Construction Co. bid $74,360 and Brossart-Lucas bid $76,450 for general building work with electrical and mechanical. The project, planned for this summer, aims for completion by Oct. 1 and covers 2,600 square feet. The board will have Stanley Consultants review the bids and report back with a recommendation to accept, reject, or negotiate.
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Don Ager
Grant Elementary
Leonard HW. Ewoldt Construction Company
Davenport
Brossart-Lucas
Muscatine
Associated Electrical and Mechanical
Stanley Consultants
Stanley
Franklin
Stych Electric
Franklin Elementary
Fry Electric
Holley Electric
Gil Huseman
Scheetz
School Board Approves Eight $500 Study Grants
Muscatine Community School District board awards eight summer study grants of 500 each for college expenses. Recipients include Andresen and Bock at Northeast Missouri State, Bogardo at Northwest Missouri State, Brink at Marycrest College, Butterworth at UNI, Guck at Iowa, Kite at Iowa, and Kiene at University of Iowa. Two grants remain. nine applied, one withdrew.
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Muscatine Community
University of Iowa
Ruth Gordon
Jim Kaeding
Larry Kemp
Ethel
May Northey
Gary Olney
Supt. Olney
Iowa State University
Olney
Boating gear and tape player stolen in Muscatine
Police report two thefts in Muscatine. Bob Dennis of Denver Park says his boat at home was seized of two medium life jackets valued 51 dollars one large life jacket 31 dollars one small life jacket 16.95 dollars and a pair of water skis 44.75 dollars. Dave Weeks of Sherman Street reports an airline tape player headphones and 25 tapes taken from his residence.
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Muscatine
Bob Dennis
Denver Park
Dave Weeks
Sherman St
Muscatine district hires 13 teachers and accepts three resignations
The Muscatine Community School District board approved contracts for 13 new teachers and accepted resignations from Sandra L. Rada Grant 2nd grade Jim L Weggen Central junior high English and Rose Ann Flambeau West junior high art. New hires bring steps and universities from Iowa UNI Northern Iowa Missouri State Wisconsin and more.
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Muscatine Community School District
Philip Eldridge
University of Northern Iowa
M.A.N.E
Missouri State
Gwen Hansen
Madison
Wisconsin St. University
Ellen Klahn
University of Iowa
Mary Alice McGowan
West
Marycrest College
Subscription rates for Muscatine daily newspaper
Rates for daily delivery by carrier in Muscatine and surrounding areas, with monthly and yearly pricing. In city $2.25 month, other towns $2.00 month, motor carrier $2.25 month, within 50 miles $18 yearly, towns with carrier service $74 yearly, over 50 miles $24 yearly. Servicemen $18 yearly, students $13.59 for nine months. Special late delivery until 6:36 pm. Weekday and Saturday delivery noted.
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City of
Muscatina
Muscatine
Musca Lire
Tax bill debate highlights Senate House splits
Messerly defends a tax freeze as school costs, districts react by trimming budgets. Senate plan raises sales tax to four percent and boosts income tax. House plan raises rates higher. Both propose local option school funding and mill limits with differing formulas to equalize district spending and relief measures for low income families and elderly homeowners.
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Messerly
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Cal Option
House
Walgreens Grand Opening Opens Muscatine Plaza
Muscatine's first Walgreens store a 12 000 square foot drug store and restaurant will open Wednesday at Muscatine Plaza Highways 38 and 61. A four day grand opening sale runs Thursday June 3 through Sunday June 6. Mayor E S Kelly Burns Rollie Morgan Chamber of Commerce president Harold Ogilvie Muscatine Development Corporation president attend ribbon cutting. Walgreens features extensive drug cosmetics and merchandise with 500 plus eye catching makeup items 600 lipstick shades 150 nail polish shades and a Specialties Department with Panasonic Real tone electronics. Two pharmacists will staff Prescription Department and safety vials amber bottles and free poison antidote chains are offered. Adjacent restaurant serves breakfast lunch and dinner with various menus and daily specials.
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Muscatine
Walgreen
Muscatine Plaza
E.S
Kelly” Burns
Rollie Morgan
Chamber of Commerce
Harold Ogilvie
Muscatine Development Corporation
Robert L. Truax
Walgreens Beauty Center
Panasonic
Realtone
Kodak
Polaroid
Truax
Walgreen Company
Chicago
Young man shot by police in Chattanooga unrest
In Chattanooga Tennessee a 22 year old Black man Leon Anderson was shot and killed by police amid a fourth night of disorder that drew 2000 National Guardsmen. Police say Anderson threw a brick at a patrol car prompting officers to fire after a warning.
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Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tenn
Gene Roberts
Leon Anderson
Roberts
Anderson
Muscatine High School A Cappella Choir Concert Route
Ninety Muscatine High School choir members under Robert Ash depart Thursday by bus for Knoxville. They tour the Veterans Hospital facilities in the morning, perform for staff and patients in the afternoon, and sing favorites from What the World Needs Now to The Purple Shorties. An A Cappella dinner for members and parents is scheduled Wednesday at 6 30 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church.
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Muscatine High School
Muscatine
Knoxville
Veterans Hospital
Robert Ash
Zion Lutheran Church
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