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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1955
Page
6
An article discusses how plant life adapts to climate change over millions of years. Roses evolved to store water, shed leaves, and develop thick stems and spines, becoming cactus like Pereskia and prickly pear species. Cactus blossoms brighten deserts into colorful gardens each spring.
The Cleveland veteran right-hander Bob Feller, a longtime star, is noted for bold pitching feats. In 1938 he yielded 208 walks, an all time high for a major league pitcher, and in 1946 he struck out 348 batters, another record.
In a road trip, players play Birthday Count by spotting license plates in order year month day. The first to complete all three counts wins. Mail Box Alphabet splits riders into teams using last names initials on mailbox plates to collect the 26 letters, first team to finish wins.
A quirky toy project uses a mucilage bottle and simple materials to create a unique brush man. Step by step, craft elements include a billiard shot pose and playful word clues for a puzzle style build.
Puzzle item describes a chain of wordplay with several clues including a jewel a fruit a vegetable and a Hebrew letter. The piece notes Puzzle Pete builds his tri angle on corners and references a second bridge and a phrase aeth and a howling tera.
A four by four word square puzzle asks to substitute a four letter word for each picture so the grid reads the same across and down. Clues guide letter additions and scrambles to form words meaning a preposition a Greek letter a deduction weight a change a form of lease and basic.
Detroit 1 Muscatine report notes Jim Rivera's hot hitting for Chicago. In 18 games he batted .367 with 20 stolen bases and 21 outfield assists while Marty Marion praised Rivera as the team's clutch man. Rivera says he shortens swing and keeps the bat back to wait for good pitches.
A Canadian guest stayed a weekend with Mrs. Amelia Bernick. Others socialized with local residents including band contest attendees tied to a Cedar Rapids American Legion event. Multiple visitors from Muscatine Dallas and Cedar Rapids joined hosts for breakfasts desserts and gatherings.
Mr and Mrs Newton Lang and six relatives from Elmwood Neb motor to Oskaloosa for a family reunion at the Eveland farm home. The farm marks 100 years under the Eveland name with 150 relatives present. Clyde Spry spoke on farm life and conservation during the program.
Avenue Lunch hammered Kent Feeds 8-3 to seize the Minor league lead and clinch a playoff berth. The victory followed a five-run seventh inning as Gene Berlin held the opposing lineup to four hits before two late runs.
In heavy rain conditions Connie Hopman weighs postponing the Australia vs Italy interzone final. Lew Hoad faces Fausto Gardini while Ken Rosewall meets Nicola Pie in singles with a potential Sunday start and Monday finish. Hopman says delaying would risk the tie if weather blocks play.
The Wilton Rifle club plans a centennial shoot on Sunday August 21 at 10 am at the Wilton Rifle Range 30 miles south of Moscow. The event features 50 yard muzzle loading rifles with round ball and black powder. Rifles are provided if needed and pre entries are free. on the day entries cost 50 cents. Lunch and soft drinks will be available on the grounds.
Guidance on graceful refusals in dating dances. If you decline dancing with a man you are not obliged to dance with him, but you should avoid refusing one man and then giving the same dance to another.
Ike Williams stopped Beau Jack in Augusta after 9 rounds. Danny Kidd fought to a split draw with Masakazu Otsuka in Tokyo. No other results verified.
Lone Tree resident Donald F. Eden son of Mr and Mrs Frank Eden received his masters degree at the State University of Iowa on Wednesday. Don Eden teaches at Brighton High School and his wife Griebel also teaches there. The Swedensky family of Lone Tree attended the ceremony.
The St Lawrence River stretch known as the Thousand Islands contains more than 1,709 individual islands, expanding the traditional count associated with the region.
In the National League meet the Braves posted a high team series of 1882 while the Phillies followed with 1825. Harold Huelen led men with 518 in the high individual series and 193 in high game, Donna Secrist topped women with 467 in the series, Evelyn Davis had 174 in the women’s game, and the Dodgers claimed the second team game at 654.
Fragmentary report lists high individual and team series and game leaders among Yankees Indians Blues Sox and White Sox with figures like Kay Douglass D McCormick and team scores 1657 1634 573. The text is garbled but indicates season series honors and top game totals for White Sox Indians and others.
London Hungarians London-Laszlo Tabori and Sandor Tharos and England's Chris Chataway who loafed through a mile Friday face a three mile scrimmage to redeem themselves before a track crowd. Chataway already set a 13:23.2 world mark two weeks earlier. Tabori won the mile in 4:05 with shores near him and Chataway about five yards back. The two day England Hungary meet featured the mile race as the main event.
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