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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1960
Page
4
Monday night’s light snowfall and the Weather Bureau forecast point to temperatures below normal this week. The community eyes a possible White Christmas, hoping for snow on December 25 while remembering last winter’s heavy shoveling. Locals urge moderation from the weather man and joy for the younger crowd with sleds, coats, and mittens.
Twenty nine American medical students will study grassroots medicine across three continents under practicing physicians. The three year program, administered by the Association of American Medical Colleges, is funded by a 180000 grant from a Philadelphia pharmaceutical firm and aims to train future leaders in public health without product promotion.
The piece argues President Kennedy forms a non political cabinet with competent appointees rather than rewarding allies. It notes surprising picks like Dean Acheson era names, questions the influence of Adlai Stevenson, and warns on potential future reshuffles if performance or integrity falters. It highlights concerns about State and Treasury reorganizations and references the Hoover Commission lineage.
The Muscatine Journal lists staff roles including Harold L Nelson publisher Walter Russell editor Galbert Dietz news editor Bauer business manager Edwin Walwer circulation manager and ad director Arl Walter with advertising representatives Jann and Keyine. It outlines subscription rates within and beyond fifty miles, delivery terms, and post office and Associated Press notices.
The article notes John F Kennedy has selected a cabinet leaning toward lawyers and governors, with nine of sixteen members holding law degrees or related legal roles. It highlights key appointees such as Day, Freesman, Goldberg, Ribicoff, Rusk, and McNamara, plus several former governors in the ranks, and contrasts this with Eisenhower’s earlier cabinet composition.
A Hopkins Syndicate column argues grown children with full time jobs should pay for board and room. It cites Tony R. 25, who lives at home and refuses to contribute, while spending on guns, cars, bowling and cigarettes. The piece contrasts Terry and Bill to illustrate perceived fairness and urges harsh parental pricing to curb juvenile behavior.
A fragment recounts a Rattsige meal with Neldig and Cadle due by Thursday, a last Killing. W He Roy of Willen township plans a Chicago trip and likely New York visit. It mentions 163 students, now 160, and a focus on Agidemy. Fifty years ago fowls demand rises with Christmas and Hi C, L causing nocturnal visits to hen coops. A chicken thief stole 12 hens, aims to return them. Twenty-five years ago, 66 arrests for intoxication in a month, Mrs. Welch hosted Wimddatsts club members, and a neighbor group gathered. Ten years ago, Johny Dellett to head Cyprus Masettic Lodge in Jan, with community holiday events noted.
HAL BOYLE spins a comic tale of Santa misplacing his glasses delaying deliveries. Without them he misreads addresses, delivering at random. In chaos, nations debate, then choose a playful fix: keep what everyone received, sparking a world of surprise and joy as gifts finally fill hearts.
A devotional reflection cites Luke 19 10 stating Christ came to seek and save the lost. It urges sinners to recognize their needs and seek Gods aid, comparing spiritual supply to social security and ending with a prayer for awareness and divine love.
Dear Abby column addresses teen curfew, dating, and personal issues. Parents question appropriate late nights, while a reader seeks guidance on revealing age, religion, and past to her fiancé. Abby and readers offer cautious, period-appropriate responses and etiquette tips.
Comment and opinion note toys shift from wind it up to plug in while both resist backward five year old tearing. Burlington Hawkeye cites change in playthings. Debits of dreams cited as Deborah Journal warns nothing is free. everything has its price.
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