Banks unveil new drive in facilities in Muscatine
East Third Street gains prominent new drive in banks with modern furnishings and landscaping. The openings reflect community progress and banker confidence in Muscatine. Free parking during off hours adds benefit beyond customer service. Also notes athletes balancing study and sport with Herb Elliott of Cambridge citing time for science degree over Empire Games.
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Muscatine
Herb Elliott
Australia
Cambridge University
England
Communist Leader Expresses Love for U.S. Yet Serves Moscow Line
A reflective column recalls Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, once a libertarian firebrand turned Communist Party chair. It argues her loyalty is to Moscow, describing her McCarran Act stance and portrayal as a party front guided by Kremlin directives, with questions about personal freedom and American allegiance.
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Paterson
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Big Bill Haywood
Carlos Tresca
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
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United States
Rx Supreme Court
New York Times
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McCarran
Spokane
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Muscatine Journal ad and subscriber details fragment
Fragment from Muscatine Journal showing printer marks and editor names. It lists staff positions including Walter Russell editor and Robert Bauer general manager, with ad director Carl Walter and representatives in several cities. It notes subscription options, delivery details, and office hours, all from an eraical page snippet.
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Arnold L. Nelson Mubitener
Walter Russell
Robert Bauer
Gilbert Dietz
Edwin Walwer
Agared Griffith Mer Gen
Carl Walter
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A Letter From Gill To Aunt Sadie From Muscatine
Gill writes from Muscatine December offering a breezy weekly recap. He notes space race headlines, Kennedy and Khrushchev era concerns, and a mix of uplifting and troubling events. He mentions chimpanzee spaceflight, Rockefeller in New Guinea, a Mississippi bus station attack, and local curiosities.
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Sadie
Russia
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Ant
Earth
Ens
Pain
Cape
Florida
Mion
Beast
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Dutch New Guinea
Youngset Gon
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McComb
Mississippi
Worry Clinic chat fuels faith and fate in heaven
Emily, a health faddist, talks with Dr. Crane about disease fear and perspective. The discussion spans ancestors’ resilience, modern comforts, and imagined heaven. Emily muses on meeting biblical and historical figures, while the doctor suggests widening horizons and accepting life beyond fear.
Yuletide Remarks Heard as Christmas Nears
A HAL BOYLE column collects light, candid jibes and humorous quips about the holiday season. Tiny glimpses reveal family mockery, shopping stress, and festive nostalgia as Christmas nears, with characters debating Santa, gifts, and wild Christmas schemes.
Extension Calendar Highlights at Muscatine County
Extension staff attend annual conference in Ames Monday through Wednesday. Thursday features Boys Leadership Club meeting at 7 30 p m at the YWCA. Friday Kinder Family Living committee meets at 9 30 a m at Extension offices.
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Muscating County Extension Department
Ames
Boys Leadership Club
YWCA
Abby Van Buren Advice on a Bragging Co Worker
Readers vent about a coworker who constantly brags about her children and derails conversations. Abby suggests avoiding the person or being candid yet tactful, advising a friendlier talk or possible relocation to reduce disruption. The column also covers personal dilemmas from readers seeking guidance.
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Abby
Salen
Gas light prices and a winter runaway in Wilton history
Our Yesterdays recalls the era of gas lighting at high cost and cites a new price point of four dollars and fifty cents per thousand cubic feet. The record recounts a dramatic winter runaway by Hes Sert aml Zaller's Dutcher wagon team, a health warning against pests to prevent leprosy, junior gym talks, and obituaries and school honor rolls from Wilton and Grandview, including changes in local leadership.
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Hes Sert Aml Zaller
Towa
Yim-C.a
James He Smith
Wilton
James Loper
Grandview School
Bertha Ashby
Ruth Colgar
Ethel Mae Rausenbarger
Myrtle Mae Hardman
Edythe Mingat
Eugene Nugent
Washington
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