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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1964
Page
2
Holiday Closings For Long Weekend Observance
Holiday closings affect several industries and federal offices before Memorial Day May 30. Major companies Heinz Home-O-Nite Carver Pump and Bandag Inc will not operate Friday. Many local offices, including county extension, post office, farmers home administration and soil conservation service, also close Friday and Saturday. Selective service office in the post office closes Friday and Saturday. state employment office will be open Friday. County courthouse and city hall close all Saturday with half day on Saturday for others. Mail deliveries halt on city and rural routes Saturday. perishable and special deliveries proceed. Boxholder lobby remains open. three city postal sub stations close. retail shops closed Saturday 28. The Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mustazine
Hot. Heinz Company
Carver -Pump', Co
Bandag, Inc
Federal Services
County’ Extension Service
Farmers Home Administration
Soil, Conservation ‘Service
Stabilization ‘and Conservatiory Committee
East Second Street
Mulberry Avenue
Selective Service
John He Hendriks
the Journal
Muscatine Pilot Club Installs New Officers
Elsa Bain officiated at the Muscatine Pilot Club dinner meeting at Geneva Golf and Country Club, installing officers for the new year. Carol Macon became president with Evelyn Schaul, Bernice Petersen, and Margaret Kranz in key roles. Lucille Gibson, Elsie Spieth, Irene Lary, Margaret Griffith, and Ruth Vander Plaeg as directors. Harold Bain and Bob Macon screened project and district meeting films. The next meeting is set for Thursday noon June 4 at Hotel Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mony
Elsa Bain
Pilot Club of
Harold “Chub” Bain
Bob Macon
Muscatine
Fine Driver After Mishap Damages Cars
Two cars were heavily damaged in a head on collision at 8 49 p m Tuesday on Grandview avenue at Oregon street. Max Wayne Givans aged 3 of 805 Barry avenue was fined 10 dollars and costs for failure to yield half of the traveled portion of the highway. Larry Dean Kissell aged 21 of 528 Kindler avenue drove northeast on Grandview in a 1964 model car while Givans traveled southwest. The front ends of both cars were damaged in the crash as Givans reportedly made a left turn into Oregon street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandview Aranue
Oregon Street
Max Wayne Givans
Barry Avenue
Larry Dean Kissell
Kindler Avenue
Grandview
Givans
Kissell
Icuni
Salesman Hit After Refusal To Buy Drink
Brown, a salesman, was punched by Larry Hendricks after he declined to buy a drink on Sycamore street. Hendricks, 27, pleaded guilty to assault and battery, fined 350 plus costs by Justice Harvey G. Allbee. A woman also accused Hendricks of beating her and her friend Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Justice of the Peace
Harvey G. Allbee
Kendricks
Valley Construction Starts Fifth Street Widening
Valley Construction of Rock Island Tilt has begun widening five blocks of East and West Fifth Street under a city contract. A sub-contractor removed trees from the street’s south side as relocation of sewer lines will occur before the actual widening and resurfacing.
Alan's Poem Wins State First For Kindergarten
Alan Duggan, a kindergarten poet, wins first in the Kindergarten division of the Iowa Poetry Day association contest 1964 for his poem One Flake. Ruth Roaen, president, sends a certificate. Alan is the son of William and Willian Duggan residing at 9h Iowa Avenue, Allxix, with his teacher Mrs. Evelyn Schauland at Jefferson school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Duggan
Alan
Iowa Poetry Day Association
Ruth M. Roaen
Russell
Willian Duggan
Iowa Avenue
Jefferson’ School
Evelyn Schauland
Self-Defense Plea In Bonjour Death at Fort Madison
Jerry Parsons 27 testifies he stabbed Earl Bonjour in the Fort Madison penitentiary in self defense when Bonjour moved toward him with a knife in the mess hall. Parsons says Bonjour disclosed an escape attempt and grabbed him during a long confrontation, ending with Bonjour collapsing and dying about 300 feet away. Prosecutors present witnesses. defense notes ongoing feud between the two inmates. The trial opened Monday with jury selection and may rest or proceed to rebuttals as planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
Jerry Louis Parsons
Earl Lee
Bonjour
Ékase
Parsons
Thomas E. Tucker
F. L.feliseke
State Revokes Grain Warehouse License Here
The Iowa Commerce Commission revoked Gilbert D. Jacobs's grain warehouse license, citing inadequate storage facilities that prevented grain inventories. Jacobs operates Wilton Elevator Co. in Muscatine near the railroad tracks west of Iowa Avenue. He testified he intended to provide a ladder or mat but could not hire workers. The license revocation took effect May 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert D. Jacobs
Iowa Commerce Commission
Jacobs
Wilton Elevator Company
Muscatine
Iowa Avenue
George Lindle to Receive B A Degree at St Ambrose
George J. Linge of 320 Fuller will receive a B A degree in business administration from St Ambrose at the 68th annual commencement to be held Sunday May 11 at 3 p m A total of 164 BA degrees will be conferred William A Hewitt chairman of Deere and Company will deliver the commencement address
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Linge
Fuller
st.|Ambrose
Bist
William A. Hewitt
Board of Deere and Co
Cuban Pianist Lila Valladares Performs at Muscatine College
An audience of several hundred heard Lila Garcia Valladares, born in Havana and residing in Muscatine, perform a broad recital at Muscatine Community College. She wore a red dress and played Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, and Milhaud, ending with Perpetual Motion and Apostolic Argentinian dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lila Garcia Valladares
Muscatine Community College
Miss Valladares
I.8
Bach
Valladares
Chopin
Schumann
Bachmaninaff
Francis Poulence
Darius ‘Milhaud
A. ‘Hinastera
International Club Picnic At Park Highlights Exchange Talk
The International Club of Mus cating High held its final meeting of the school year with a picnic at Weed Park Tuesday evening. Exchange student Eva Marischen spoke about Germany under the National Catholic Welfare Conference. Linda Eden to attend a world affairs workshop in mid June sponsored by Friends Service at Bootie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Club of Muscating High
Weed Park
Eva Marischen
Hayes Catholic High
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Germany
Linda Eden
Serace Cartraitice
Bootie
Wapello News Highlights Visits and Family Illness
Mrs Sally Dinsi of Aurora Colorado arrived Sunday to visit her father Max Bumgardner a patient in Mercy Hospital Burlington Mississippi Lori Parsons Bettendorf are spending the week with their grandparents Mr and Mrs Dean Parsons Mrs Oliver Castle of Moline spent Monday with her mother Mrs Blanche Pantel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Sally Dinsimore
Aurora
Colo
Max Bumgardner
Mercy Hospital
Burlington
Lori
Parsons
Bettendorf
Dean Parsons
Oliver Castle
Moline
Blanche Pantel
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Central Engineering Company of
Davenport
Mississippi Drive
Mississippi
Chestnut
Cedar Streets
Gil Dietz
Mubby
Fifth Street
NTE
Laurence Olivier
Alan Ladd
Shelly Winters
Simone Signoret Mc Griffith Terence Stamp
Saskatchewan
George Lindle
W. R
Bill” Babedeaux
THEM
Soth
Carey
Uptown
Bea
Aca Mae Ev Ulaals
Gins
Lilia Garcia Valladares
Muscatine Community’ College
Havana
Courtney Wilson
Municipal Conservatory of
Claudia Arrau
New York
Cuba
The
Wapello News
Dorothy Cockshoot
Kenneth Cockshoot
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