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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1964
Page
4
Heinz company in Muscatine marks almost 75 years of operation with a modernization program. The public is invited to view the factory during a three day open house Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday, showcasing updated facilities and the plant’s role as a major local employer and supplier of agricultural products.
Reports from last Monday night’s school board meeting indicate many stately elms on Muscatine streets and playgrounds are doomed. The board authorized removal and burning to curb Dutch Elm disease, with private owners removing diseased trees as well. Without a public program to halt the spread, bare streets may result. residents should start planning replacements to retain shade and beauty as elms decline.
Barry Goldwater's unity theme splits conservatives across New York and Connecticut. Conservatives back Goldwater Miller while some back Clare Luce for Senate, risking friction with liberal Republicans. In New York Assembly Speaker Carling hints Luce could join a Republican ticket if Keating falters as pressures mount from Goldwater supporters. In Connecticut, Goldwater clubs seek autonomy and some conservatives back Democrat Tom Dodd for senator, praising anti Communist stance.
The Muscatine Journal shows a partial masthead with roles including Publisher Barold L Nelson Editor Walter Russell and others. The OCR yields names such as John Talbot Managing Editor Edwin Walwef Circulation Manager and Carl F Walter Advertising Director amid scattered lines.
In a discussion of Secret Service protection during the campaign, President Johnson shows reluctance to constant guarding while Goldwater faces proposals for nominee protection. Rep. Goodell's bill would extend protection from nomination to election, with post-election guard for defeated candidates on request. Dulles predicts broader protection as Kennedy era lessons influence Johnson and Goldwater.
Donna, four, provokes her parents by deliberate disobedience to gain attention after a new baby arrives. She resents losing the spotlight, embracing provocative naughtiness to elicit a spanking or physical contact. The piece frames her behavior as jealousy, not malice, and compares it to an adult diva suddenly omitted from the stage.
An excerpt depicts a year old Donna in a troubling dynamic where harsh discipline is rationalized as reassurance that her parents have not disowned her. The fragment hints at a punitive approach tied to her perceived behavior and the emotional impact of family reactions.
A reflective 11 year old laments summer chores and parental expectations. He lists daily frustrations from breakfast to bed, noting adults hold the power and kids endure the burdens. The piece captures a child’s view of chores, restrictions, and missed fun during the season.
Prayer asks God to help us do good to neighbors not evil, to thank Him for all neighbors, including caring and indifferent ones, and to accept Father and Son while being used as soul winning instruments in the neighborhood.
Our Yesterdays notes two donations to the Sanitary Fair by Chicago clothiers Brow Backer Hopsell and Wright, G. of Chicago, underscoring community support a century ago.
A reader shares a dream about an unclothed friend visiting the house and questions its meaning. Abby replies that the dream does not imply real infidelity and endorses a friend's practical interpretation. A Boise Idaho reader asks about keeping neighbors ducks from soaking a trough, with a light duck soup pun and a joke about Children’s Day.
The page shows a cryptogram puzzle with letter substitutions and hints, including a sample quotation and noted author attributions. It mentions a Saturday cryptogram variant and hints about the puzzle’s mechanism and the framing line AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR.
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