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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1955
Page
6
Manila plans to spread the village democracy program started in 1952 by the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement. After training 200 graduates, 75 passed the tests and worked in villages to foster self development and efficiency. President Magsaysay hopes to mobilize up to 20,000 workers for rural communities.
A homemaker driven DIY trend shifts to a do it together team approach as women join husbands in tasks like cement work, tile laying, insulation, and patio building. Hardware shops report rising female purchases for handyman materials while safety notes urge light duties for women and advise against heavy labor.
Guidance for keeping mortise locks working includes safe cleaning with graphite, donning a careful approach to removing the lock, soaking in turpentine, and inspecting springs. It warns against forcing the lock from the door and suggests resetting the strike plate if the bolt misses the latch.
In Denison Texas residents now call S O Freeman Jack instead of Shorty after a 14 foot beanstalk grows in his backyard. No injuries or other details are provided.
The article urges shielded floodlights and garden accents, noting bulbs under eaves reduce glare and that white lights attract fewer insects. It warns against neighborly light intrusion, advises modest spacing, and explains outdoor wiring using Type UF cable with weatherproof components and proper trench depth.
Georgia recorded a homicide rate of 14.6 per 100 000 in 1952 about thirty times higher than Vermont. The contrast highlights regional disparities in violent crime during the period.
New Boston Community High School will open Monday August 29. Buses run on last year’s schedules. Freshmen required to have medical and denial examinations. Principal E A Underkoffer leads the faculty, with Mackenzie as coach and Joann Peece teaching industrial arts and girls' physical education.
An abbreviated note lists staff including Fisher in economics and social science, Edward Beck in vocal music, with the mathematics instructor position still unassigned.
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