Look Life and death: postal rates kill magazines
A Kewanee Star Courier commentary argues that escalating postal rates doomed Look and Life magazines despite large circulations and advertising. It warns such losses threaten American thought and the diversity of mass media, urging awareness as the post office pursues self sufficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kewanee Star Courier
Postul
Look
Life
Jook
America
U.S. Postal Service
Post Office
Éhat
Iowa Named 11th Best State in Quality of Life Ranking
Cedar Rapids Gazette notes Iowa ranks 11th in a Life style survey updated from H. L. Mencken’s 1931 study. Rankings hinge on wealth, health, education, and civic factors, with Midwest peers Michigan and Minnesota placing ahead. Florida and Texas linger near the bottom. seasonal weather looms as a potential push factor.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids Gazette
John Berendt
Caled Lifestyle
H. L. Mencken
Berendt
Connecticut
Minnesota
New York
Illinois
Massachusetts
Hawaii
New Hasapshire
Ride Island
California
Utah
Wire Service
Midwest
Tirrac
Wisconsin
Nebraska
South
Dekota
Missouri
Florida
Arizona
Texas
Hand contact linked to healing energy says Grad
Wisconsin State Journal reports McGill University biologist Bernard Grad suggests hand contact may transmit a beneficial energy. Animal tests showed daily handling increased resistance to goiters in mice, though results require strict scientific replication. Politicians have long shown faith in the power of contact, Grad notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin State Journal
Bernard Grad
McGill University
Montreal
Grad
Pier Debate Rages Over Muscatine Bridge Pier Fate
A Muscatine letter to Aunt Sadie outlines a split over the old Mississippi river pier. Levee commission favors removing the stone pillar with the bridge demolition to avoid future eyesore and harbor interference, while Jaycees and Heritage Association push to save part of the pier as a bridge memorial. The commission vote ended 4-1 to remove the pier, with Mayor Burns favoring preservation.
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Levee Commission
Jaycees, Muscatine Heritage Association
Jaycees
Gil Dietz
Sadie
Muscatine
Mississippi River
Muscatine High Bridge
Urban Renewal Department
John Schwanke
Jaycee Committee
Town Highways Commission
Coast Guard
Letters on care, taxes, and local high school plans
Reader opinions praise nurses and aides in nursing homes and urge gratitude for their challenging, underpaid work. They cite faith, community duty, and a biblical reminder of service to the least. Other letters critique proposed high school campus costs and bus needs, urging central location and affordable access. A complaint asks why Mr Willard Smull’s last fare photos were not pictured.
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Jesus
Donald G. Hopkins
Climer
St. Muscatine
Willard I. Smull
High Bridge
Smull
Mr. Smull
Mrs
FM. Seamer
R. R
Windy Hill
Moscow
Jowa
Death of Life signals shifts in American education and media
The piece reflects on Life Magazine’s demise amid rising costs and TV's dominance, contrasting education gains since 1940 with concerns about literacy. It notes a tripling of four year college holders since 1940, but warns high school diplomas no longer guarantee literacy, fearing a postliterate era where reading is rare outside specialized needs.
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Smith Hempstone
Washington
Life Magazine
Colliers
Look
Liberty
American Magazine
Woman’s Home Companion
Census Bureau
Life
America
Hedley Donovan
Postal Service
Aon
Fperuclear
Athens
Jess
Archie Bunker
Fires and court notices in Jackson county and Muscatine area
Brannan reports term of court in Jackson county failed due to horse disease delaying service of notices. A chimney fire at 1155 Iowa Ave. Damaged roof at Mrs. Agusta Keiler's home before fire department arrival. Pine Bluff Ladies Aid Society to host a luncheon Dec 17 with hostesses assisting and ten cent gift exchange. Sub zero temperatures forecast for Iowa as a cold wave nears, nine Muscatine basketball games this week amid Little Six action. Durant voters to decide on a 205000 school expansion project Dec 20.
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Didge Brannan
Jackson County
Agusta Keiler
Iowa Ave
Ladies Aid Society
Alice
Grace Nyenkuis
Roy Hunter
Elmer Dunker
Iowa
Muscatine
Lefty
Schnack
Little Muskies
Little Six
Oftumwa Bulldogs
Durant
Understanding a slipped disc and its treatment
A reader asks what a slipped disc really means and whether surgery is ever needed. An explained disc is a cartilage pad between vertebrae that can distort and press on nerves causing back or leg pain. When nonoperative care fails, surgery such as a bone graft to fuse adjacent vertebrae may be considered as an effective option.
Muscatine Journal Publisher and staff directory
The Muscatine Journal lists William L. Fahy as publisher and William Christy as controller with Gil Dietz as editor Harold Blake as managing editor and David White as advertising sales manager. Wendell Grinstead serves as circulation manager.
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William L. Fahy
Max Christy
Gil Dietz
Harold Blake
David White
Wendell Grinstead
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