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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1966
Page
5
An OCR fragment shows publisher William F. Gilbert and staff roles for The Muscatine Journal, noting association with the Associated Press and services. The snippet lists Edwin Wal, business manager, managing editor, and circulation manager positions.
Muscatine businesses display face-lifts and street-front renovations as wrecking crews clear older structures for new establishments. Officials anticipate growth from a forthcoming census, with enhanced storefronts aimed at drawing more patrons and boosting the local economy.
In Idaho three time governor Smylie loses to Don Samuelson signaling a western shift to conservatism. Reagan dominates California numbers while Romney touts consumerist ideals in Michigan. The piece suggests a broader GOP momentum toward conservatism ahead of 1966 elections.
A compact nostalgia piece lists items from 160, 75, 25, 10 years ago. It notes Aaron Stein of Salt Lake City supplying Utah papers, Joe Haverkamp joining L. E. Donovan, several local girls visiting Iowa City, Dorothy Cecelia Kelly entering Franciscan novitiate, Mrs. Jessie Hagermann’s death, and social events including a Bethel AME pie and ice cream social.
Washington report notes President Johnson showed reduced forcefulness in handling key issues this summer. It cites stalled appointments at the State Department, labor unrest with machinists and airline strikes, and a tempered public stance on riots.
A four year old girl Laura B. is hospitalized after a pan of boiling cabbage tipped onto her, causing severe burns and prompting her mother’s plea to Dr. Crane. The piece urges readers to consult God as the ultimate physician, warning against idolizing medical doctors.
A cautionary piece urges mothers to adopt strict kitchen safety habits. It warns against using front burners when back burners are idle to protect toddlers, advises turning pot handles inward, and stresses storing poisonous cleaners and medications securely. The article likens safe cooking behavior to aviation training and calls for preventive habits to reduce burn injuries and accidental poisonings in homes with children.
A compilation of Dear Abby letters and responses touches on marital courtesy, stranded soldiers, grief after a loss in Korea, and admonitions about pursuing relationships with committed men. The column includes reflections from readers in Philadelphia and Reading.
Members of the Hershey Hospital Guild thank Grace Meerdink superintendent for caring leadership at Hershey Nursing Home. They praise her devotion, the staff’s patience, clean kitchen and laundry facilities, and the new addition to expand care for residents, noting her motto of making others happy. Signatories include Ella Clark Frances Kelley Ed Van Dyke Adelia Herwig.
A reader supplied cryptic style puzzle list with numbered clues and partial answers covering freight center forceful poet tone and various wordplay hints. The items include definitions for adjectives nouns verbs and short phrases like blanket for a horse and small boat of water.
A devotional excerpt urges devotion to God and living as a sacrifice in accordance with Romans 12 1 NEB The prayer asks for God’s grace to follow the cross throughout daily life and ends with Amen.
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