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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1962
Page
4
A Pravda Kiev edition reports Ukrainian farmers protest the plan to send city delinquents to collectives where sprees on paydays disrupt work. Authorities consider how to handle the issue as Soviet promises to boost food production face real-world difficulties.
The article argues that federal indebtedness has surged since the early 1800s and that per capita debt burdens have risen far faster than population. It cites Tax Foundation calculations showing required individual payments to erase the debt at various historical points from 1790 to after World War II, noting whistleblower efforts have largely failed.
A stream of dated and scrambled commerce chatter warns to keep precise expense records for tax purposes. It stresses exact amounts and receipts, warns against improper entertainment, and describes the need for detailed proof of whom, where, and why expenses occurred. It also weaves in a chaotic restaurant scene and a merger discussion among unnamed executives.
The Muscatine Journal announces its masthead with Associated Press affiliation. It lists staff roles including publisher editor and advertising managers. It details circulation options, rates by distance from Muscatine, and office hours for subscriptions and delivery services.
An Associated Press analysis recounts how secrecy and information controls shaped coverage during Cuban crisis eras. It notes wartime censorship trends from World War I to Vietnam and highlights Kennedy era efforts to manage news, including later admission by Arthur Sylvester of manipulated reporting and rising Pentagon press releases in recent years.
A San Marino snapshot describes a crime free, tax friendly republic famed for tourism and postage stamps. It notes two joint captains regent, a 1957 Catholic school clash with Communists, and street clashes as rival factions battled in the Grand Council before militia deployment.
Hal Boyle offers a wry slice of holiday city life with street corner Santas debating licenses, noses of Uncle Jake, and inspectors joking about jingle bells. The humor weaves in busy Christmas hustle, quirky encounters, and urban eccentricities on the Bowery.
A devotional note citing Luke 9 23 urges denial of self and daily cross bearing to follow Christ. It asks divine strength to endure discouragement and courage to act as human agents of grace, praying for support in doing Thy will through Christ our Savior.
Our Yesterdays notes Norton opening a dry goods store in the G. G. Mae han room at Hare's Hall with daily goods at auction. Capt Eaton ran ferry trips yesterday and today amid river ice. The Methodist group has funds to build a parsonage. John Rosemund, Muscatine’s oldest ice man, sold his business to his son George and son-in-law Roy Kuebler, with two large ice houses on East Second and New Hampshire streets. Fifty years ago a campaign circulated to gather mayoral signatures on petitions urging Congress to keep America out of war, led by John Harold Kemble of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The Muscatine Junior Chamber and Journal planned a Christmas lighting contest with prizes for best display showing artistry and ingenuity in the Christie spirit.
A collage of Dear Abby questions covers sister marriage rights, neighbor car pool selfishness, and what to wear to a formal party at a top hotel. Advice condemns bitterness over a sister’s early marriage, praises individual choice, and suggests wearing a fur stole while avoiding borrowing unless appropriate.
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