Corn in Summer Life Highlights Midwest Fun
Muscatine hosts a weekend gathering of Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce leaders as they meet the state board of directors. Activities include a get acquainted party, forums, committee meetings, a luncheon with a former Jaycee member now a top corporate figure, and social events, aiming for a productive and pleasant stay.
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Midwest
Gorn Industries Research Foundation
Foundation
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Muscatine
Iowa Organizations Board of Directors
Mittee
Jaycees
Courtesy Pays as Salespeople Call on Prospects
Readers submit letters on privacy, door to door sales, and local business morale. A mix of anecdotes praises courteous sales practices, questions privacy, and urges thoughtful advertising while noting community efforts to attract industry and keep civic assets.
Daily Muscatine Journal overview and contact details
The Muscatine Journal prints local news under AP license with Des Moines and other bureaus. Publisher Mahold L. Nelson editor Walter Russell. circulation manager Walter Warner. advertising director Carl Walter. Subscription options include daily weeknights and annual rates. offices hours 8 am to 5 pm.
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Associated Press
Tha
Mahold L
Nelson
Walter Russell
John Talbot
Gilbert
Dietz
Win" Walwer
Garel Griffith
Mgr
Carl Walter
Adv
Uneasy World Sees Skepticism Grow Around Power
James Marlow reports that by mid-century many nations display general skepticism and unease over international trust. Kennedy backs a nuclear test treaty with the Soviet Union after 18 years of effort, while Khrushchev faces cancer and China questions peaceful coexistence. France signals doubt in U.S. reliability, prompting talks of independent nuclear capability.
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James Marlow
Associated “Press
Washington
Free Public Schools A Luxury Not a Need Says Crane
George W. Crane discusses Clifton Hirschman and the arg ument that free public schooling is a luxury tied to rising taxes. He warns that if costs keep climbing, building new schools may be unsustainable, proposing tuition in later grades and selective free education for top students while preserving access for the poor. The piece cites colonial days, Washington, and historical milestones to frame schooling as a fluctuating expense within government.
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Leo Brown
Leo
Clifton Hirschman
America
Indianapolis
Crane
Chicago
George Washington
Brammar School
Boston
Harvard Brainarusters
Washington, D.C
Hopkins Syndicate, Inc
Letts Club Plans Tour of Amanas
Letts Club members and past matron of the Eastern Star will travel Tuesday, August 13, to the Amana colonies. The group also notes visits by Gerald Mentink and family, Peter Tystal, Howard Rowles, and several Bloomquist relatives, plus a lengthy call with Rev. Charles Bloomquist in California as Fred Miller family tours Oregon and California. Bruce Hartman and siblings returned home from a grandparent visit and are now at camp with Harley Bloomquist family in Burlington.
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Order of the Eastern Star
Amana
Gerald Mentink
Peter Tystall
Alden
Iowa
Howard Rowles
Perry
Harley Bloomquist
Letts
James Bloomquist
Conesville
Arde Bloomquist
Burlington
Sidney Bloomquist
Dixon
Illinois
Charles Bloomquist
California
Fred Miller
Medford
Oregon
San’ Francisco
Los Angeles
Bruce
Ricky
Wayzie
James Hartman
Barlington
Paraplegic minister pilots plane after WWII injuries
The Rev Russell Heviford, a 58 year old paraplegic from waist down, preaches Nazarene church and flies planes with hand controls. Disabled by a Rhine crossing wound, he learned to drive and fly, later serving nationwide as a preacher while his family relocates between Tulsa and India to support his ministry.
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Tulsa
Okla
Ume
Russell Heviford
Heviford
Nazarene Church
Hertford
Kittie
Memphis
Tenn
Terry
Jimmy
Hertfords
New Mexico
Air Force
Pasadena College
California
Oklahoma
India
United States
Canada
Prayer text from The Upper Rooms brief notice
A short prayer excerpt urges worldwide evangelism through Mark 16 15 and pleas for all families to receive the gospel. It includes petitions for children to know Christ as Savior and ends with the Lord's Prayer line.
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God
Christ
Muscatine Almanac Flashback Highlights
Our Yesterdays recalls the Muscatine Soldiers Aid Society receiving fourteen dollars from Thanksgiving collections at the Methodist Episcopal Church. Miss Kate Musser and Miss Mamie Delehan return from Town City. A 85 year old crash claim noted. Local church cornerstone and golf match mentions appear in past year recaps.
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Muscatine
Methodist Episcopal Church
Kate Musser
Mamie Delehan
Town City
J. A. Trewarthes
J. W. Andersen
Geneva
Teens Seek Fair Service Pace Amid Older Patrons
Abigal Van Buren replies to readers about why teenagers are often passed over in favor of older customers. Letters discuss bias in service, the burden of family and health needs, and the desire for equality. Readers share concerns about weight comments and personal remarks, with Abby advising sensitivity and offering personal replies.
Cryptogram Teaser Reveals Substitutions and Quotations
A daily cryptogram puzzle explains letter substitutions where A stands for I and 2 for O. It hints at word length and punctuation, presenting a quotation attributed to Walt Whitman and a reference to a future uncertain in the present.
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Longfellow
Walt Whitman
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