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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1966
Page
2
The page lists key newsroom personnel including William Fahy as business manager Gilbert Dietz as managing editor and Edwin Walwer as circulation manager, reflecting organizational roles within the publication.
Today’s special edition highlights a decade of growth and progress. It notes population growth, diversified industry, expanded employment, improved public services, roads and sewage upgrades, a new treatment plant, expanded education from kindergarten through college, a new library wing, a park and boat harbor, a YMCA building with additions planned, a new museum and art gallery, and county home care enhancements. It urges readers to reflect on contributions and sustain momentum.
John Chamberlain argues that shrinking surpluses and changing farmer choices threaten the logic of farm price supports and controls. He notes Russian and Chinese wheat activity, rising livestock feeding, and milo profitability, urging restoration of acreage but warning government policies hurt consumers and deter free markets. The American Farm Bureau Federation calls to end subsidies and price manipulations, suggesting a shift toward free market policy could benefit the Democratic Party.
Our Yesterdays notes mark a Saturday of brisk trade in Muscaline with crowded Mississippi bridge and bustling lanes. Locals describe the day as the sole strong trading spell in over a fortnight, reflecting a lively commercial pulse in the town.
Washington AP reports the new Congress will revisit Rule 22, the two-thirds cloture rule, as liberals push to allow majority or three-fifths cloture. The issue pits civil rights advocates against Southern and other opponents who warn of a gag rule, with Vice President Humphrey likely to preside over any vote.
A worried mother recalls her family’s short stature seeking guidance for her 14 year old son Billy J who is small for a freshman. She cites past attempts with iodine in milk that allegedly helped relatives reach taller statures, noting mixed outcomes and generational trends in height.
A reader cites a medical theory linking iodine from ordinary drugstore use to faster growth during puberty. The column notes average yearly growth of about 2 inches until age 13, a peak around 3 2 inches, then slowing to 18 or 19, with exceptions. It discusses a 12 year old 6 10 boy and suggests exercise and sports as routes to athletic development and heart strength.
A reader recounts a hotly debated marriage pact signed before nuptials, another warns a wife about unsanitary trash practices, and a teen pleads for finishing school before marriage. Abby advises legal counsel, shared chores, and delaying marriage to avoid heartache.
A letter defends the Humane Society over a pup’s distemper death, recounting personal experiences with dogs and past practices of treating animals at home. The writer recalls rescuing dumped dogs, caring for them with children present, and advocates the society while noting gratitude for its work.
The devotional text cites a biblical passage about greatness and service, urging readers to live with humility as modeled by Jesus. It ends with a prayer for guidance to serve others and imitate Christ’s love in daily life.
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