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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1975
Page
7
In Wilton Iowa a large steel mill barn rises from a farm lot to house an electric arc furnace. The facility will enable steel production by reducing scrap and ore with electric arc technology, signaling industrial expansion in the region.
Wilton townspeople vote Tuesday on granting a 23 year franchise to Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric to supply power for the new Iowa Steel Mill west of Wilton. The mill, one of the state’s largest users of electricity, will need about 35 000 KVA as it converts scrap steel to construction steel, with power partly from a nuclear plant near Cordova Illinois. The project promises over 200 jobs initially and is described as environmentally conscious.
Wilton United Methodist Church will screen a sound film strip at 9 a.m. on Sunday June 1 with a repeat at 7 30 p m. The film reports Methodist projects in southeast Kentucky including Red Bird Mission school and hospital and Henderson Settlement agricultural school and projects. The public is welcome.
Registration for Muscatine string program is open for a summer session from June 9 to July 16. Enrollment occurs June 9 at Musser Public Library 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the conference room. Violins are provided for beginners at no cost. Abbreviated: kindergarten through second grade preferred, with a waiting list if full.
The Great River Mental Health Center Board of Directors elected new officers at its annual meeting held Thursday at the Musser Public Library. Norbert Beckey was named president, Wayne White vice president, Connie Smith secretary, and Robert Kaufmann treasurer. Committee reports were presented and the next meeting is set for noon Tuesday, June 10, at the Muscatine Civic Center.
A memorial scholarship established at the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara honors Steve Pingree of Oakland City who died in February 1975 while near graduation. The first recipient is Doug Lewis of Columbus Junction, an industrial color major, receiving half a semester tuition.
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