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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1964
Page
4
The State Conservation Commission praises Wildcat Den in Wildcat State Park east of Muscatine Iowa as among the best for walkers and hikers. It notes improved trails with crushed rock paths and new bridges, but urges erecting signs to guide visitors to the hiking routes.
About 400 patients at the Veterans hospital in Iowa City will receive 1500 pounds of Muscatine watermelons donated by Mr. and Mrs. John Holliday. American Legion and 40 & 8 members delivered the melons by motor car to the hospital, where they are chilled for tonight’s meal. Most patients will get a share, with few exceptions for special diets. Other groups like Veterans of Foreign Wars and Moose lodge have likewise donated melons to hospitals and to the Moose heart children’s city in Illinois.
A parent reflects on a family travel plan with Karen and Kathleen, detailing routes from Madrid to Rome Athens Cairo Jerusalem and beyond. He weighs learning, risk, and impressions versus the practical goal of guiding two lively girls through diverse cultures and experiences. The piece blends humor, hopes, and candid observations about travel with children.
Helena Montana Independent Record notes an oil company plans simpler future road maps for customers. The piece salutes the designer credited with starting the idea of painting a white line down the highway.
The Muscatine Journal lists staff including Harold L Nelson publisher Walter Russell editor Talbot business manager Dietz managing, Walter Ring? circulation manager Gareth Griffith manager general advertising Carl Walter Ady director Atlanta New York Minneapolis Dallas St Louis San Francisco terms for subscribers Delivered daily by carrier forty cents a week or annual mail rates shown Office hours 8am to 8pm daily Saturdays am to noon Special delivery service offered Fees apply for missed papers Dial WEBB department for newspaper services and job requests.
Washington sources describe a heated exchange as President Johnson and Goldwater trade personal attacks. McNamara defends U S nuclear readiness while Rusk and the State Department refute Goldwater's nuclear weapons interpretation. The exchange signals a sharp start to the campaign with strong rhetoric on defense and national security.
First Lady Lyndon B. Johnson to visit Campobello New Brunswick on Thursday part of Canada rather than the United States. The visit accompanies the establishment of Franklin D Roosevelt's summer home as an international park. The piece notes a long shared boundary history with Britain and the 1842 Webster Ashburton Treaty. Campobello is described as a nine mile by three mile island with a new $900,000 bridge linking it to Lubec Maine and a growing tourism economy.
A Muscatine reader praises keeping Riverview Park intact as a scenic riverfront asset. The letter extols park value for seniors and youths, cites benefits to tourism and community pride, and urges preserving the green space against parking lot plans.
Little Rock Arkansas recounts a vanished outdoor scene from a rural creek bottom once called the Old Swimming Hole. The piece recalls improvised entries from a vine to a steel cable, a grease slicked pipe slide, and an improvised boat used in survival lessons, with boys shaping games and a search for gar. The author laments the loss of wilderness access as roads modernize and cars replace child led adventures.
Fragmentary religious snippet mentions Christ and crucifixion with a prayer asking for hidden springs of ward and service to overflow in witness. It references 1 Corinthians 2:2 RSV and invokes Father Son and Spirit.
Our Yesterdays notes Howe's Circus in Davenport with a grand morning street procession described as the most imposing cortège seen. The Chicago Journal mentions the event as a high point, while local clubs host social afternoons and anniversaries mark 73 years.
Abigail Van Buren replies to a reader who discovers his girlfriend misrepresented her marital history and was counseled to withhold facts. The advice urges personal integrity, noting deception reflects on the seeker’s character and emphasizing the woman’s honesty. The column also covers a mother’s complaint about her daughter’s horn honking and door greeting expectations, labeling the behavior as inappropriate.
A cryptogram puzzle sample explains letter substitution and word patterns. It notes daily code changes and hints, then presents a quotation attributed to ZWINWDHEE and mentions belief in God as natural as walking on two legs referenced by LICHTENBERG.
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