Big Fishing Project On Creek Nears Completion
Marvin McCoy a Muscatine contractor with a McCarthy Improvement Co. subcontract, leads a $105,300 flood control repair on Mad Creek. He will remove two 20-ton concrete seawall chunks, reattach steel cables to bulldozers, and use dragline excavation to clear two undermined sections damaged by last year's June 30 flood, making room to pull remaining sections from the creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin McCay
Muscatine
Marvin McCoy
Muscatle
Ad Creek
Mad Creek
McCoy
McCarthy Improvement Co
Davenport
General Gon
Two Men Fined for Drag Racing on County Road
Sheriff’s deputies fined Richard Leroy Staats and Dexter J. Stalkfleet for reckless driving after a drag race on a blacktop county road beyond Isett Avenue. Staats also paid a $3 court cost for driving without a license. Both cases stemmed from complaints by farmers and occurred after 8:40 p.m. with lights on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Malokista Weer
Duslice
Isett Avenue
Blacktop County
Staats
Stalkfleet
Madison Firm Wins Power Line Construction Contract
Muscatine municipal electric board awarded the C A Hooper Co of Madison Wisconsin a contract to erect about 35 miles of 9 KV transmission line in Fruitland township. Bid totaled 36990.10 dollars the lowest of four bids received April 17. The board also authorized offers for purchase of several equipment items and awarded a second contract to The Casco Inc for a heavy duty line truck with winch and apparatus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatire Municipal Electrics Department
C.A. Hooper Co
Madison
Wis
Fruitland Township
Macey Allbee, Std
Muscatine Island
Lhe Causco Inc
Wedding Charge Brings Penalty in Muscatine Court
Bevery J. Beeding of Muscatine pleaded guilty in Muscatine district court on Tuesday to knowingly marrying the spouse of another. She was fined $160 and assessed $14.50 costs. Judge M. L. Sutton suspended commitment on a three day jail sentence for good behavior and parole to M. Thompson. The proseuctor Garry D. Woodward charged that she married Ivan L. Spitznogte on September 18 in Muscatine while he was married to Betty Spitenogle Milan, Uh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bevey
Ly J. Beeding
Muscatine
M. L. Sutton
MM. le Thompson
Agtorney
Garry D. Woodward
Ivan L. Spitznogte
Betty
Spitenogle
Milan
Cooler Weather Expected With Showers In Southeast Town
Southeast Town braces for cooler air and scattered showers or thunderstorms this Friday. A recent high of 82F fell to 61F overnight with 78F at noon downtown and an 8 mph southwest breeze. Tonight's lows forecast 70 to 76F as early rain totals reach .08 inches and Saturday outlook calls for continued cloudiness and possible storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Baker Sentenced Two Years for Arson in Muscatine
Bakers pleaded guilty April 25 to attempted arson and were sentenced by Judge M L Sutton in Muscatine district court to two years at Fort Madison penitentiary. He was denied bench parole and his appeal bond set at 10000 dollars. Five small fires were found in the basement of Pant Bakers home at 1574 Washington street last December 27. Firemen found the elder Baker collapsed. he later died of natural causes in a hospital.
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Wingson
Baker
M. L. Sutton
Muscatine
Fort Madison
Pant
Washington Stgnel
Muscatine Junior Chamber Plans July 4 Celebration
Under Richard Maeglin as general chairman the Muscatine Junior Chamber of Commerce teams up with Richard Dorlder as fireworks chair and Gerald Gas tovka Max Churchill and Glen Monson coordinating parade rides and related activities. A morning parade and afternoon children's events lead to an evening fireworks display with ribbons and trophies in multiple parade divisions. An entry blank will be mailed to participants to help organize the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Maeglin
Muscatine
Cyclist Hurt In Mishap on Hershey Ave
Two Tuesday crashes injured a motorcycle rider and cited a motorist. Larry Brendel of Schiller Street treated at Muscatine General Hospital after his bike collided with Donald Pax ton of Latrobe on Green Street Hershey Avenue at 10 45 p m. Brendel had hand and leg injuries. both vehicles damaged. Police also fined Robert D Willits of New Boston for losing vehicle control after rear ending Wade’s car on East Second Street at Cedar Street. Wade, Wade, Wade.
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Hershey Ave
Larry
William Brendel
Schiller
Waa
Muscatine
Géneral Hospital
Green Street
Hershey Avenlie
Brendel
Hershey
East Second Street
Cedar Street
Paul Wilson Wade
Route 1
West Branch
Wade
Science Club Members Travel To Coralville
Muscatine high school science club chapter of the Junior Engineering Technical Society travels to Coralville dam area of the Town River Wednesday. Members accompanied by sponsors Thomas Tilman and Vernon Oh lendorf gathered fossils and rocks. Students on the tin include Mike Rogers Judy Taylor Jim Williams Rick Halpin Susan Douglas Tom Windman John Fuller Diane Lehmanser and Gath Gleaves. Mascaline Engineer's duty is a sponsor of the JETS chapter.
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Muscatine
Junior Engineering _ Technical society
Coralville
Thomas Tilman
Vernon Ohlendorf
Mike Rogers
Judy Taylor
Jim Williams
Rick Halpin
Susan Douglas
Tom Windman
John Fuller
Diane Lehmanser
Gath Gleaves
Mascaline
JETS
Improvement Plan Proposed For Mississippi Drive
Fay Bloomfield urban engineer for district No 5 met with Mayor Robert Bosch and city engineer Joe Normoyle to discuss improving Mississippi drive from Walnut street to west of Pine street. The plan calls for two westbound and two eastbound lanes with a center left turning lane at Town avenue and Cedar street, plus parking regulation changes. City payment would cover paving if changes are approved. No completion date was set. The project covers the former passenger station site and freight house area.
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Fay Bloomfield
Fairfield
Town Highway Commission
Robert Bosch
Joe Normoyle
Betwen Walnut Street
Pine Street
Town Avenue
Cedar Street
Mississippi Drive
Manjoine Earns Bachelor of Arts Degree at Davenport
Joseph Manjoine of 1104 Halstead Street was among 107 graduates at Sir Ambrose Dale College Davenport. He majored in biology and received the Bachelor of Arts degree during weekend commencement exercises.
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Joseph Manjoine
Accompanist Honored at Chanter Fete
Past and present Muscatine Elks Chanter members and their wives met Tuesday evening for a reunion at the Elks lodge. More than 140 attended as Stella Myser received a high fidelity phonograph record player for her retirement as accompanist since 1946. Jack Spratt was master of ceremonies and Kelly Burns welcomed guests, noting the group’s 150 members over 160 years with Elks lodge and community support. The Chanters, national champions, sang favorites and viewed Tom Wenger’s slides from Elks conventions in St Louis Los Angeles and Philadelphia.
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Stella’. Myser
Muscatine Elk Chanters
Edward Burns
Mes. Myser
Muscatine Elks Chanter
Hare
Elks Lodge
Stella Myser
Kelly" Burns
Burns
Chanters
Community of
Harry Truitt
Nab Two Here For Davenport Check Charges
Muscatine police arrest Hugh Edward Baird 22 and Pauline 19 traveling from Sun Dance Wyoming. They face checks totaling 37.41 in Davenport on a false check charge. A five month old child was in the rented trailer along with two rifles and four blank checks found in the car.
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Muscatine
Sun Dance
Wyo
Davenport
Hugh Edward Baird
Pauline
Park
Avenue Service Station
Chitford Bennett
Joe Maher
Baird
Ottumwa
Bairds
Centerville
Smoke in closet at Musculine General Hospital
A small fire in a box of jigsaw puzzles for child patients triggered a hospital response at Musculine General Tuesday night. Staff used a fire extinguisher. no damage reported. Box stored in the patients clothing room on the third floor.
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Musculine General Hospital
J. W. Myers
Contractor Blames City in Damage Action
The three partners of J. V. Lowe and Sons and the city of Muscatine are named in a $7,719.70 damage suit filed in Muscatine district court. Wiedemann Industries, the plaintiff, says a water pipe froze and burst on January 13 causing water to run into a building at 322 East Second Street. the Lowes claim their liability was secondary and seek judgment against the city for sums awarded Wiedemann. The case divides into questions of contributory negligence and responsibility for removing the Wiedemann building on East Second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. V. Lowe and’ Sons
City of
Muscatine
Wiedemann Industries
East Second Street
J. W. Lowe and Sons
James V
James L
William P. Lowe
Second Street
Lowes
Wiedemann Company
Cross
Wiedemann
Father Seeks Judgment in Suit Over Farm Title Transfer
In Muscatine district court a father sues his son seeking proper accounting of farm earnings and a judgment for the amount due. The petition alleges title to the Sweetland township farm along the Mississippi River was transferred to the defendant. It cites deeds in 898 and 1931 and claims no real consideration was paid while the plaintiff aims to reclaim the real estate. Road easement and waterway land reduced the farm size. a 50 50 farming arrangement began in 1905. The plaintiff says he never benefited from a joint checking account ending in 1962 and that he invested $20 000 in farm improvements.
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Muscatine District
John H. Mobnssen
Sweetland Township
Mississippi River
Olle Mobs
John H. Mohassen
Plaintff
Peter J. Mohassen
Otta Mohnssen
John H. Mohnssen
City water shutoff dispute during removal at 320 East Second
Cross-petitioners claim the city was notified on January 8 that water had not been shut off in one pipe while all other pipes were removed during the structure removal at 320 East Second Street.
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East Second Street
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