Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Muscatine Journal in Muscatine, Iowa

Page 1

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1952

Page

1

Iowa proposes one third hog loss reimbursement plan

State Veterinarian H A Garrett says Iowa seeks U S Agriculture approval to cover one third of VE hog losses with federal and state shares at one third each. Secretary Clyde Spry cites about 4000 hogs on 10 northwest farms potentially eligible, all recovered or exposed with no current Iowa cases.

Des Moines H. A. Garrett Garrett U. S. Department of Agriculture Department Iowa Clyde Spry Northwest Lowa Spry

Premier Mossadegh Withdraws Martial Law Bill in Iran

Premier Mohammed Mossadegh pulled a bill to extend martial law as Nationalist ranks split. He warned the law could be reimposed to deter dis orders and Communist influence while Parliament and the Majlis continue to function under his six month mandate.

Tehran Iran Mohammed Mossadegh Mossadegh

Driverless blazing fuel truck rolls down hill into gas station

A driverless Owens Oil Co truck rolled two blocks down a Washington Street hill in Burlington injuring no one. The flaming trailer knocked over two gas pumps at Hill Shell Service Co, causing about $1,000 in damage before firefighters stopped the blaze. John Lacry, 33, Bloomington Indiana, observed the fire and tried to douse it with an extinguisher as the air brakes burned. an explosion rocked the trailer before it crashed.

Burlington Washington Street Hill John Lacry Bloomington Owens Oil Co Hill Shell Service Co

Marines Repel Chinese Attack on Bunker Ridge

In Korea near Seoul U S Marines beat back a 400 strong Chinese assault on Bunker ridge. An Eighth Army officer said the enemy suffered heavy casualties after a three sided attack. Marines had tallied 535 killed or wounded in the sector since fighting began last Saturday.

Seoul Korea U.S Bunker Ridge US S. Eighth Army

Japanese Treasure Missing Revealed by Occupation Committee

Tokyo reports say a Japanese Parliament committee confirmed a large quantity of national treasure is missing with receipts by occupation officials unclear and figures not jibe. It notes much treasure may have disappeared during World War II while in Japanese hands and cites empress crown and precious metals as lost.

Tokyo Nagako Central Materials Utilization Association Japan

Last of CIO Meat Contracts Expire and Wildcat Strikes Hit

About 3,750 CIO United Packinghouse Workers members walked out as the last major packer contracts expired at midnight. Armour Swift Cudahy and Wilson plants saw walkouts and talks stalled. Union seeks 30 cent hourly raise and benefits. Armour offers a package near 4 cents per hour.

Chicago CIO United Packinghouse Workers Union Armour and Company Armour Swift and Cudahy Packing Company Wilson and Company Swift Armour and Cudahy Wilson

U S May Draft 19 Year Olds Soon

Washington reports a Selective Service spokesman says rising manpower needs may force drafting 19-year-olds. Current calls target men 20 and older, with October's 47 000 draftees signaling higher quotas likely for the final months of 1952.

Washington Selective Service Armed Services

Iowa Won’t Call Up Teenagers for October Draft

Des Moines reports the Iowa Selective Service board does not expect to call 19-year-olds this October. Colonel R A Lancaster, director, said the state’s share of the 47 000 national total is being computed and has not yet been announced.

Des Moines Iowa Selective Service Board R. A. Lancaster Selective Service Iowa

U S to Build Uranium Plant in Ohio

The Atomic Energy Commission will construct a $1.2 billion uranium plant in southern Ohio between Piketon and Wakefield on the Scioto River. The facility, part of a major expansion funded by Congress, will produce uranium-235.

Washington Atomic Energy Commission Ohio Elston R-Ohio Piketon Wakefield Scioto River AEC Congress

Eisenhower warns on world peace needs and campaign plan

General Eisenhower said durable world peace requires Americans to grasp complex problems and that he will address peace in every campaign speech. He indicated possible Philadelphia stops, no Labor Day speech yet, and ongoing talks with Southern backers and farm leaders as Harold Stassen and Allan Kline join the itinerary discussions. Senators Young and Wisdom noted a positive farm policy approach and a fighting chance in the South, with Texas and Florida viewed as key targets.

Denver Dwight D. Eisenhower Eisenhower GOP Philadelphia Congress Arthur E. Summerfield Flewn Harold Stassen Allan Kline American Farm Bureau Federation Eiienhower House Senate Milton R. Young R-Nd South John Minor Wisdom Louisiana Texas Florida Virginia

Stabilizer criticizes Eisenhower at labor convention

Roger L. Putman, economic boss, told the Massachusetts Federation of Labor convention that General Eisenhower left most Republican congressmen "high and dry" by backing lower prices and taxes. He cited 75 percent of House Republicans supporting an end to price controls and warned it would drive inflation and cheaper dollars.

Boston Roger L. Putman Dwight Eisenhower Putman Massachusetts Federation of Labor House Eisenhower

Escaped Russian Bride To Settle In United States

Fedor Belov, 33, former Red Army officer, and Miss Adele Koskosky of Chicago, a former U S Special Services employee, wed in Frankfurt and left by air for New York to begin their life together. Belov had served on occupation duties in East Germany before fleeing to the West.

Frankfurt Germany New York Fedor Belov Red Army Adele Koskosky Chicago U. S Special Services Belov East Germany

Flash Flood Swirls Through Dixie Bus in Missouri

A Dixie Greyhound bus carrying 18 passengers was swept by a flash flood near Ancell Missouri. Water five feet deep poured over U S Highway 61 as a wrecker towed passengers to safety. An elderly Negro passenger was missing and presumed drowned. Bill Thompson of Eufaula Alabama saved three others swept from the bus.

Cape Girardeau Dixie Greyhound Bill Thompson Eufaula Ala Ancell Ramsey Creek U. S. Highway 61

Corinne Calvet Sues Gabor Over French Status Claim

Corinne Calvet filed a $1 million slander suit in Superior Court against Zsa Zsa Gabor alleging false statements that Calvet is not French. The complaint seeks $500,000 actual damages and $500,000 punitive damages, with Calvet asserting she was born in Paris on April 30, 1925 and prepared to prove her French birth.

Santa Monica Calif Corinne Calvet Zsa Zsa Gabor Zat Miss Calvet Miss Gabor Paris

Boy electrocuted helping grandfather at grandmother's funeral

A 17 year old, Charles Hill, died after a steel pipe touched a high tension wire while being hoisted at a Columbus job site in Ohio, during his grandmother's funeral visit in Hurricane West Virginia. Grandfather J T Hill, 77, was knocked unconscious but unharmed.

W. Va Charles Hill Columbus Ohio Charles J. T. Hill

44th Polio Death Reported as Iowa Cases Drop

Iowa recorded its 44th polio death as officials noted a decline in new cases after a peak in the past two weeks. The latest fatality was 3 year old Stephen Miller of Council Bluffs, with eight total deaths in the city and Des Moines reporting cases tied to the Wayne Aamoth family. Total polio cases reached 796 for the year with 80 of 99 counties reporting at least one case.

State Health Department Stephen Miller Council Bluffs Iowa Des Moines Wayne A. Aamoth Douglas Aamoth Robert

Religious Census Planned for City

Members of the Muscatine County Ministerial Association met at the Evangelical and Reformed church to map a city wide religious census planned for the week starting September 21. The Rev James Sloan chairs the committee to aid Hyman Appleman evangelistic crusade from October 23 to November 9 with about 300 workers and church cooperation anticipated. A prior survey will be done August 18 by youth at the work camp at First Methodist church covering 20 blocks bounded Cedar Third Eighth Pine.

Muscatine County First Methodist Church Third Pine Streets

Ship Catches Newsman With His Paper Down

The SS Silverstar docked in Miami after a voyage from Havana to Cruz, where an official handed Miami Herald reporter George Southworth the latest edition. A passenger aboard reportedly asked to buy a newspaper as the ship arrived Friday night.

Ship Newsman Miami Fla Havana Era Cruz High Seas George Southworth Miami Herald

Five Day Forecast Sees Slight Warm-Up Wednesday

Temperatures will average near normal with a higher Wednesday. Normal highs run 84 to 86 and lows 59 to 63. Rainfall totals around 0.5 to 0.75 inch with scattered showers Wednesday Thursday and again over the weekend.

Plentiful Food Supply Forecast Despite Drought

The Agriculture Department predicts a harvest year with larger overall crop volume than recent years, second only to 1948 and 1949. Beef and feed shortages may hit southern states, while corn, oats, hay and other feeds look sufficient to support beef, pork, milk, eggs and poultry production. Potatoes and sweet potatoes may run tight until 1953.

Washington Agriculture Department

Stevenson Arrives for Washington Campaign Talks

Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson arrives in Washington for a White House meeting with President Truman and Cabinet members to map Democratic strategy for the presidential campaign. He says his chances against Eisenhower are "pretty good" and plans further talks with the Democratic National Committee.

Washington Adlai E. Stevenson Truman White House Stevenson Stevenson Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower Wilson Wyatt Democratic National Committee Sparkman Executive State Acheson Omar Bradley Joint Chiefs of Staff Walter Bedell Smith Central Intelligence Averell Harriman Acheson Harriman Cabinet

AFL Blasts High Cost of Living In New Jersey

The American Federation of Labor opened its executive council meeting in Atlantic City with a sharp critique of rising prices. It blamed big business and profiteering from wholesale to retail levels for the price spiral and said wage adjustments are not to blame. The five day meeting continued.

Atlantic City N. J American Federation of Labor

Scot Says Love Talk Hurts His Children

In Dundee Scotland the city transport committee will relocate a bus stop near Thomson’s house to shield Dave Thom’s children from passenger conversations. Thom complained that courting couples seated at the stop’s window-ledge produce unsuitable talk for his kids.

Scot Dundee Scotland Dundee Transport Committee Dave Thomson Thomson

Three Miners Die as Douzi Mine Explosion Rocks France

Three miners were killed and 17 others injured in a mine explosion at Douzi in France. Rescue teams rushed to the site as officials investigated the blast causes and aftermath.

Douzi France Cna

Also Mentioned on This Page

Top Democrats Ike Senate Agriculture Committee Frank Carl Bourke Hickenlooper Edward Thye Minnesota James Kern Missouri Milton Young North Dakota Richard Nixon Col Edward J. Murray Bank of Japan Murray CIO Tie Tortress Stassen Kileho Navy Princeton U.S. Navy Dixie Bus Corinne Home For Funeral Boy THE Associated Press Adlai Illinois Sen John J. Sparkman Alabama Joseph Short Matthew J. Connelly National Airport AFL
Search Courier

Search the Muscatine Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Muscatine Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication