Waterway freight growth boosts Mississippi river traffic
New figures show rising use of inland waterways with an 800,000 ton gain in the first half of 1963 on the Upper Mississippi locks and dams. Illinois Waterway 1962 tonnage reached a record 29,999,511 tons, while nationwide river traffic rose 93 percent from 1952 to 1962. Muscatine benefits from river access amid expanding barge shipments.
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Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
Mississippi Valley Assn
St. Louis
Chicago Army Engineer District
Mississippi
Minneapolis
Gulf of Mexico
Muscatine
Deserve Censure or Penalty for Misusing City Refuse Cans
City sanitation officials disclosed that 23 setback refuse containers in the business district, once placed to encourage tidiness, are now used to dump garbage and bottles. The cans, intended for papers and sacks, are not built to hold bulky waste, and officials urge public censure and penalties for misuse.
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City Sanitation Department
The
Sanitation Department
Box at Bank for Safekeeping Valuables Advised
Cy Barrett answers readers on storing wills and valuables, warning against home safes due to risk of fire or burglary. He notes banks seal safe deposits after death but wills can be filed with the institution if the bank is co-executor. He also answers questions about locating high school graduates lists and promotes an enthusiasm booklet offer.
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Cy Barrett
Bascomb
Bastomo
Muscatine Journal publication details and subscriptions
The Muscatine Journal announces its association with the Associated Press and Iowa Daily Press Association. It lists staff roles, advertising contacts, and subscription rates including daily and weekly options, delivery areas, and hours. Special delivery service is noted for papers held beyond standard times.
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Associated, Press
Associated Press
Apne Dispatches
Iowa Daily Preda
Association
Des Moines’newsj and Business
Kennedy seeks restraint on foreign aid despite high requests
Kennedy urged Congress to trim foreign aid spending as lawmakers wrestle with a record request for over four and a half billion dollars. The president warned against drastic cuts while the House debates the size of foreign aid, noting past reductions and the pending committee recommendations.
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Capitol
Congress
Janiche
Perera
Lucius Dy-Clay
Kennedy
Kennerdy
Clay
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Nixon Resists Title as GOP Leader Amid Power Struggle
Richard Nixon refuses to accept a formal headship of the Republican Party as it questions leadership between conventions. The former president, fresh from Europe, argues his influence and voice carry weight without a committee’s consensus. Nixon warns against drifting into a passive, liberal consensus while pursuing a tough stance with Khrushchev and postwar Europe.
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Richard Nixon
GOP
John Chamberlain
U.S
Eisenhower
U. S
New York City
Nixon
Ike
John Foster Dulles
Nixon and Other Eisenhowerites. As the Regular Head‘of' the Republican Party
Waldorf Astoria
New York
Europe
Iron Curtain
Budapest
Cayten
Prayer text from a religious page
A devotional prayer reflecting gratitude for Jesus teachings and asking for the Holy Spirit to apply them in daily life. The fragment mentions unity as in John 17 21 and addresses the heavenly Father in Christ.
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Jesus
Muscatine Road Repairs and Local Notices
Local notes report repair work on a road along the Island near Muscatine for improved passability just below South Muscatine. A watermelons grower notes daily arrivals downtown, while Roy Schulzer, once of the city, risks losing eyesight after a gas explosion in St. Clair, Missouri. The Muscatine schools delayed one week due to extreme heat. Rev. Edward Faucett, head of the Episcopal church at Quincy, Illinois, returns home after a cruise in his yacht. West Liberty prepares a WPA funded power plant and waterworks, with 2,500 entries for the fair and 500 more expected. Linda Musser’s home becomes a Seventh-day Adventist church site on West Third, and Dr. D. G. Johnstone dies of a heart attack.
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South Muscatine
Jis
West Second Street
Roy Schulzer
St. Claire
Muscatine
Edward Faucett
Episcopal Church
Quincey
West Liberty
Igle
Linda Musser
West Third
Vent Day Adventist Church
D. G. Johnstone
Boredom Help For an Absent Summer Boy
Dear Abby advises a 12 year old left home alone during summer to seek fresh air exercise and peer contact. She suggests contacting his mother about day camps or supervised activities and avoiding dwelling on troubling rumors. The column also shares brief letters about neighbor gossip wedding etiquette and professional ethics.
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Abby
Wes Nuls
Rom
Myst
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Muscatine “General " Hospital
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