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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1972
Page
2
Fire risks rise with holiday decorations. Keep trees watered and away from heat sources. Use outdoor rated cords outside and turn off lights at night. Flame risks demand careful handling of fabrics and clothing. if clothing catches fire, drop and roll to smother flames. Have heating systems inspected if needed.
Ernest B. Furgurson writes a heartfelt tribute to Mark Van Doren at his death near 78, praising his influence as teacher and writer. He recalls Van Doren shaping students at Columbia, calling him a beacon of humanity, and highlights his impact on poets like Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, and his lasting legacy in American letters.
Leo Rosten, famed author of The Joys of Yiddish, compiles proverbs and maxims from Jewish and Hebrew thought. The compendium offers pithy sayings on family, morality, faith, money, governance, work, and human folly, many with sharp humor and cautionary wisdom.
A collection of aphorisms and maxims exploring themes of family, deceit, poverty, learning, and virtue. Observations compare death and cost, truth and memory, and the value of experience, heart, time, and God as guides.
The Muscatine Journal lists its independent publication staff with publisher William L. Fahy, controller Max Christy, editor Gil Dietz, managing editor Harold Blake, advertising sales manager David White, and circulation manager Wendell Grinstead.
Our yesterdays 100 Years Ago Catholic devotional books at G Gent Net. A communication from a Wek ae certain features of Prof Min rich's lecture last night will appear tomorrow. 75 Years Ago The city fire committee is considering telegraph fire alarm system. report at next city council session. 50 Years Ago Robert Richards, Culver Military Academy student, spending holidays with parents in Muscatine. 25 Years Ago Charley Mason and Murray Wier, former Muscatine teammates, shine for Iowa Hawkeyes. Wier leads Little Six with 200 points, Mason 119. Engagement of Janet Sherman to Clyde Dorn announced. marriage planned Dec. 28 in Tecumseh. ROCK ISLAND-Black Hawk CC beats Muscatine CC 85 at free throws in MVC clash.
On this date the 13th amendment abolishing slavery was adopted in 1865 and Washington buried at Mount Vernon in 1799. Other entries note Washington’s winter at Valley Forge in 1777 and New Jersey’s ratification in 1787.
William L. Chaze recounts a Atlanta AP column about the bicycle race to keep up with neighbors. The narrator upgrades from a three speed to a high end bike after encounters with a red haired kid and his father and learns the thrill comes with expense and gear.
A letter asks about ear drum perforation in a 17 year old and whether surgery is painful. The doctor reassures with anesthesia, notes spontaneous healing is unlikely due to repeated infections, and says surgical repair with a graft is common to prevent further hearing loss and spread to the mastoid. Also included is a Q about thyroid test methods in a clinic.
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