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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1963
Page
10
New York markets report late quotations across sectors with General Motors, Amoco, Goodyear, AT&T, United States Rubber and Radio Corporation among listed equities. Included are minor references to Sinclairs, Anaconda, Bethlehem Steel, and other firms with varying percentage changes and obfuscated ticker-style entries.
The daily record shows multiple defendants across addresses in Letts Muscatine and surrounding areas. Fines range from 3 to 15 dollars plus costs for speeding intoxication and unpaid tickets. Several Pleasant entries include notices of collections and admissions or dismissals.
The Chicago Board of Trade session featured uneven grain prices as demand spurts met profits. Soybeans resisted downturn late, with December soybeans up and other grains lower. receipts estimated at wheat 5 cars, corn 208, oats 27, rye 2, barley 26, soybeans 36.
New York equities moved unevenly in active trading with fractions to about a point. The Dow Jones Industrial average at noon slipped 2.23 points as declines led steels rails chemicals and aerospace while tobaccos and utilities held firm.
In Chicago livestock trading today hog prices fell with hogs down two percent per hundredweight and sows mostly 25 to 59 cents lower amid a moderate market. Receipts reached 16,000 head as cattle and sheep mixed. steers and heifers showed modest moves while hogs, bulls, and calves posted varied declines and gains across weight ranges.
A Muscatine man Rafael M Garza of Hammon Oklahoma was bound over to district court on charges of carrying a concealed weapon and larceny after allegedly breaking a car window and windshield. He was fined on two additional charges and held on bail. police reported a man with a fire tool damaged Anson Weeks car on Harbor Drive. Garza waives preliminary hearings. Diaz faced tampering charges with a vehicle and pleaded not guilty, case continued.
Donald D Alen of Bridgeman street was knocked unconscious with head and scalp lacerations after a collision between his motorcycle and a car on Sunday night. He was taken to Muscatine General Hospital and later transferred to University Hospitals Town City, with a concussion and nonfatal injuries. The other driver was Antonio BE Guel of Lingle Wyoming. Police reported no internal injuries. In the same period, two additional city street accidents caused minor vehicle damage.
Albert Trautner of Louisville was installed Saturday at 1 Davenport as the new president of the Midwest Grotto Association. He succeeds Ralph Shephard of Muscatine who was named a trustee. Sponsored by Grottos from Muscatine Rock Island Moline and Davenport the convention drew about 7900 members. Hundreds lined Davenport streets Saturday noon for a parade of uniformed units from seven Midwest states.
Lone Tree couple Mr and Mrs Bruce Reilly, recently married, remain in critical condition at a Sioux City hospital after a two car collision on a four lane highway near Sioux City. Their aunt and uncle, Mr and Mrs Arthur Schoeiber of Lone Tree, were traveling with them to Wyoming for deer hunting when the crash occurred. Mrs Schoeiber broke an arm and is hospitalized. her husband, not hospitalized, and Reillys other injuries are listed as critical or unknown. The report notes Reilly as a well known local race car driver with sixth in points in a Mississippi Valley Speedway season. An additional market list of Chicago grain and dairy prices appears in the same text.
Obituary notices detail funeral rites for Edwin R. Hicklin 88 retired federal judge at Methodist Church Wapello and Morning Sun arrangements. David Wayne Graham infant son of Robert G. Graham Jr. died shortly after birth in Muscatine graveside at Muscatine Memorial Park. Mrs Bessie M. King 76 funeral at Ralph J. Wittich Home with interment Greenwood Cemetery. Billie Lynn Goddard infant daughter of William and Patricia Goddard died at Muscatine General Hospital with services at Fairbank Chapel.
The funeral notice lists an undergone major event two weeks prior for a Czech born woman married in 1905 in Czechoslovakia. Burial at Lone Tree cemetery. Survivors include a daughter Mrs Fay Watkinson and three sons with grandchildren and great grandchildren. George Angerer, 91, burial at Calvary Cemetery after St Josephs church service. Henry Larson, Lane Tree, died of a heart attack. service at Wheats in Rock Island.
Explorer post 17's six youths from Muscatine in the Hoover district placed second in the First Annual Explorer Canoe derby on the Wapsipinicon river. The Elldridge post 13 won the Shmile relay and received a canoe paddle as a prize.
Local notices and ad classifications for Muscatine Journal include categories for jobs, real estate, vehicles, merchandise, and services. Also appears a probate notice from Muscatine County announcing a will hearing for Harry F Reed with Florence Hetzner as Clerk and Petersen as attorney.
Scaled bids will be received by the Muscatine City Council at the City Clerk's Office by 6 PM on October 10 1963 for street improvements including 5th Street at Mad Creek with Portland cement concrete paving and related work. Plans and specifications available in the City Clerk's office. Sealed proposals must include a cashier's or certified check of 3800 dollars.
The Muscatine County Association for Retarded Children will hold the regular Special Education PTA meeting at the Ray Climer Center Tuesday at 7 20 p m. Rev Harry Parker will discuss a trip to Woodward on September 17 with Rev Deline. City and county teachers of retarded classes will be introduced along with association officers. Visitors may tour the school and speak with teachers after a catered dinner and refreshments. This is a United Fund agency event inviting public attendance.
Scrubbing the outside of appliances may further finish. Most are chrome plated so a simple washing with a sponge, rinsing, and drying should renew their sparkle. If you have a long drive home from the market, during summer months pack the meat and dairy, produce in three portable cooler bags to prevent spoilage before refrigeration.
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