Muscatine Journal Editors and Staff Listing
A period listing shows H. L. Nelson Margaret Griffith as assistant publisher and Walter Russell Carl Walter as advertising director, with William Fahy publisher and Edwin Walwer managing editor. The Muscatine Journal notes AP association and circulation reach through Jamms & Kolley agents in major cities.
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H. L. Nelson
Margaret Griffith
Walter Russell
Carl Walter
Adv
Wire Service
William Fahy
Gilbert Dietz
Edwin Walwer
Mgr
Christmas Peace Hope Amid Vietnam War News
The reading reflects on Christmas as a time for peace and goodwill while noting the United States halting guns for 230 hours in South Vietnam. It contrasts biblical accounts of Christ's birth with modern wartime tensions and calls for renewed hope for lasting peace.
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Spo
Judea
Christ
Luke
Matthew
Bethlehem
Viet Nam
The New Santa Claus Gives With One Hand, Takes Back With Other
John Chamberlain argues SCORE, the Service Corps of Retired Executives, robs small businesses of clients and profits. He notes 2,500 retirees offer paid five-dollar visits, amid government and private consulting competition, harming small consultancies and taxpayers.
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Santa Claus
John Chamberlain
Service Corps
Small Business Administration
America
SCORE
Department of Agriculture
Reclamation Service
Santa
Uncle Sam
Christmas greetings and local notices from Muscatine
A collage of year by year notes including holiday printing delay and Christmas observances. Mentions Yesterdays column, closures for Christmas, and social news from Muscatine with names such as A Hammer, Mrs Virginia Shield, Dr Samuel Bluhm, plus local travel and charity figures.
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Virginia Shield
Route 3
West Liberty
Samuel Bluhm
Fairview
Matthew Westrate
Westrate
J. W. Myers
Average Man Reflects on Christmas and Inequality
On Christmas Eve a man ponders wealth and want, noting millions earn little while others boast riches. He recalls Viet Nam, wars, and a constant push for more, wondering what counts as enough and if a truly good life exists for all. He aches to dim troubling thoughts though they persist with waking hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Viet Nam
Santa Claus and the Christmas Gift in a Village Indiana Church
Dr. Crane's Jimmy Hershberger leads Sunday School at a village church in Indiana near a farm home. He asks for Santa every season, sharing a Christmas meaning that God and Jesus personify love, while noting Christ's birth introduced a new concept of love beyond fear of unknown deities.
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Jimmy Hershberger
Indiana
Santa Claus
Santa
God
Jesus
Christ
Earth
Father
Creation
Bethlehem
Bethlehem as the test of God’s love and ethics
Dr Henry Hitt Crane argues Bethlehem shows God’s loving fatherly nature, contrasting ancient gods as cruel tyrants. He cites Abraham’s test and divine restraint as key, claiming God sacrificed Jesus to reveal love, a revolutionary concept in ethics.
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India
England
Thor
Woden
Earth
Jehovah
Nero
Samuel
Elijah
Isatan
Jeremiah
God
Abraham
Isaac
Bethlehem
Henry Hitt Crane
Detroit
Assurances Sent To Service Men By Abby Van Buren
A Christmas letter from Abby Van Buren honors U S service members in the Pacific Stars and Stripes with Season’s Greetings and gratitude. A reader asks about a dachshund preferring a neighbor’s home and Abby’s response notes ownership rights. Muscatine fluoride debate praised, urging support for water fluoridation after analysis by Dr Thomas Speers and Iowa Dental Association backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abigail van Buren
Pacific Stars and Stripes
Department of Defense
Far East
Japan
Korea
Taiwan
Okinawa
Philippines
Guam
Vietnam
James H. Shay
Bronner
Clinton
Thomas Speers
Polk County
Towa
Speers
Municipal Light and Water Board of Trustees
Muscatine
J. Donald McPike
D.D.S
Iowa Dental Association
Prayer for Grace in Disappointments and Differences
A devotional prayer requests grace upon grace to endure disappointments and tensions. It asks for patience in dealings with others, especially those who differ, to see the Son sent to us, and closes in His name.
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Proy
Jen
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W. Va
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Latin America
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Marlow
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George W. Crane
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Abby
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Muscatine Light and Water Board of Trustees
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Muscatine Journal
Hag Jong
Iowa
the Daily Prayer
Bongie River
Americas
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