He was my history teacher and had the best stories ever. It was the history mixed with sports. He was more of a tennis fan than basketball. I wish he was still here to enjoy a fellow Muscatine baller like Wieskamp. Csb
Murray Wier
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Wier went to Muscatine HS for just one year.
They claim him as one of their own because the town has few other redeeming qualities or people.
They claim him as one of their own because the town has few other redeeming qualities or people.
I remember as a grade school kid falling to sleep listening to Iowa BB games in the late '40's/early '50's. Murray Wier was my hero.
Was my dad’s high school hoops coach back back way in the day.. coached a high school top 5 first team all American in Donald Ross too..
Didn’t they at one time have the highest per capita number of millionaires in Iowa?
If you know the family well, you tell me.
Point is Roy Carver's business success and subsequent donations to the University are pretty significant. (how's that for an understatement). Enough so to give Muscatine a little cred.
I thought Clinton, Iowa did. Not sure about Muscalatrine.
Clinton, I believe may have even been the most in the country, per capita.
There’s a lot of money in Muscatine concentrated at the top.
C Maxwell Stanley founded both Stanley Consultants and Hon Industries which are still headquartered there today.
Roy Carver founded Carver Pump in Muscatine and then later brought Bandag to be headquartered in Muscatine before it was bought by Bridgestone. His wealth in 1973 was estimated between 200-300 million which is about 1.2-1.8 billion today.
The Kent family moved the headquarters of the Kent Corporation and Grain Processing a Corporation to Muscatine. Where they still are today.
Musco Lighting isn’t headquartered there but got its start from Muscatine Lighting and Manufacturing.
Back in the old days the Musser Lumber Company was massive and headquartered in Muscatine. The Musser family still has a large imprint on the town.
That doesn’t take into account other companies like Heinz that also have large operations in town.
C Maxwell Stanley founded both Stanley Consultants and Hon Industries which are still headquartered there today.
Roy Carver founded Carver Pump in Muscatine and then later brought Bandag to be headquartered in Muscatine before it was bought by Bridgestone. His wealth in 1973 was estimated between 200-300 million which is about 1.2-1.8 billion today.
The Kent family moved the headquarters of the Kent Corporation and Grain Processing a Corporation to Muscatine. Where they still are today.
Musco Lighting isn’t headquartered there but got its start from Muscatine Lighting and Manufacturing.
Back in the old days the Musser Lumber Company was massive and headquartered in Muscatine. The Musser family still has a large imprint on the town.
That doesn’t take into account other companies like Heinz that also have large operations in town.
Please, I know them EXTREMELY well and many of them still call Muscatine home and live here. Muscatine has had MANY great people throughout it's history (Carvers included) and it also is a GREAT place to raise a family. Where exactly do you call home? LOL!!!
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