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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1964
Page
4
Recounting the 1950s Mississippi flood response, communities boosted levees on both Iowa and Illinois sides with rock rip rap and funds. Despite high embankments, a weak downstream flank near Muscatine remains underprotected, risking backwater overflow if river levels surge again.
City crews last week sprayed paint to outline yellow parking spaces on the concrete apron by the riverfront. The area is popular with boaters who park cars and trailers there, including out of county plates, leaving visitors with a favorable impression of city facilities. Weeds at the downstream end of the launching ramp detract from the scene and could be addressed.
A fictional White House soliloquy explores the president’s musings on potential running mates. The imagined list includes Wagner Brown Carthy Dodd Humphrey and McCarthy, weighing political fit, regional appeal, and impact on November odds without naming real decisions or endorsing any candidate. The piece hints at internal deliberations and media speculation.
The Muscatine Journal lists offices and staff, including publishers, editors, and advertising directors, with contact numbers and addresses. It outlines daily delivery rates and mail subscription pricing based on distance from Muscatine, plus office hours and special services.
Washington column argues that the president historically has had decisive power in selecting a running mate, but questions the fairness of one person effectively choosing the vice presidential nominee. It cites Johnson, Goldwater, Kennedy as examples and notes past conventions where the ticket was more collaborative. James Marlow notes the drift toward single-person selection and asks if this system is democratic.
Dr Crane calls Harry G a worry wart, 42, who visits many doctors and fills the medicine cabinet with pills. The piece argues fear and inward focus breed hypochondria, urging social ties, church partnership, and marriage as cures. It notes 50 percent of practice consists of hypochondriacs and promotes accountability through community and faith.
New York columnist laments mail delays and urges caution as fires, earthquakes, and ignorance threaten society. He mocks consumer hype, cites shoes, jokes, and trivia while noting U.S. figures, presidential coinage, and Marine commandant Weedon.
A prayer petition references God's enduring presence with believers, invoking Christ's name and asking for closeness to share divine secrets and remain responsible to divine love. The request ends with Amen and a biblical quotation from Matthew 28:20.
A compact retrospective notes various local happenings from 100 to 80 years ago. It mentions the Decalion ferry at Rock Island replacing the Intler, Frank Bowman planning a new barn on East Front Street, Jacob Lerpon advancing a new house, postal money order service with Austria suspended, the Jugend Verein meeting at Zion German Lutheran parish hall, Frank Albert and family departing for Akron to compete in a soap box derby, and Dales Kenneth and Lytle Miller discharged from Bellevue hospital. Additional items include gasoline and cash found in barges at Muscatine locks, and Herbert Hoover visiting West Branch for his eightieth birthday with day long ceremonies, plus George Wheeler taking a two week vacation to Colorado Springs.
A collage of reader questions and Abby’s blunt guidance covers teenage dating, marital missteps, parental concerns, and a cat loving newlywed. Each letter reveals tension between youth and advice, plus practical steps from Dear Abby and responses from Troubled Near Troubled.
A cryptogram style puzzle features letter substitutions with hints about word lengths and formations. The sample includes a quote about the sun and a non corrupted cess pool, attributed to Laerti us with featured by Bing.
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