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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1952
Page
8
July building activity in Muscatine shows a sharp drop from June with 42 permits issued for 32 775 dollars down from 58 permits and 60 055 dollars in June. Compared with July of prior years, activity is far lower though some remodeling remains steady.
Clear and cooler weather was predicted for Muscatine and vicinity tonight with temperatures in the fifty bracket. Showers fell Sunday across central Iowa and rainfall varied from 0.43 inches here to 1.8 inches at Toledo and 1.63 inches in Clarence. Council Bluffs reported the state high of 84 while Spencer noted 53. local low last night was 67. Mississippi River stage stood at 11.6 feet, up 1.8 feet from a week ago.
Britannica notes that as late as 1897 Christians were barred from charging interest on loans. The historical stance reflects religious finance rules influencing early modern lending practices.
Advertising in newspapers increased by 5.6 percent in 1950 versus 1949 across 52 large U S cities, signaling renewed print demand and stronger market activity for publishers.
Montpelier and Davenport notes show Mrs. Tillie Bohnsack a patient at St. Luke's in Davenport with a broken ankle. Henry Spring sustained a right hand injury while repairing a power mower requiring five stitches. Karen Shuppy from Brighton Indiana visits her aunt Mrs. Herbert Ott for two weeks. Mrs. Helen Dierdorff recently visited her mother Mrs. Mary Dipple. The item also mentions wild animal mortality and predatory wildlife impacts from hunters and accidents.
In Cortland New York two year old Ivan Guy Jr grew blue when his piggy bank was taken away Firemen gave oxygen and Ivan recovered The father said he just helped the child deposit pennies in the bank The boy has a terrible temper
Mount Pleasant Iowa Pi Rich ard Smith 20 electrocuted Saturday while working on a power line for the Southeastern Iowa Dop Electric Assn near Batavia. The boom of his truck touched a high voltage line causing his death. The report notes a medical curiosity about sinuses contained in a human head.
In Indianapolis three men held up James Adams and returned his empty billfold. Police arrested James Goodner, 33, to explain how Goodner’s billfold ended in Adams' pocket and why Adams' billfold with $70 remained in Goodner's pocket.
Estherville farmer Clarence Ingvall was fined 150 dollars and costs for illegal seining in the west fork of the Des Moines River. Emmet County Conservation Officer Harold Johnson arrested him after finding a bag containing 15 walleyes 0 northern pike and one perch.
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