Letter to Aunt Sadie on unclaimed Postal Savings in Muscatine
Dear Aunt Sadie Greetings from Muscatine where some residents reclaimed money forgotten in Postal Savings accounts. Postmaster Walter Conway notes that claims surged after a Dec list, with totals dropping from 11324 to 3028 as nearly 8300 paid out. Accounts ranged from a few dollars to 2500, including estates. The piece also cites Iowa social statistics and calls for personal involvement beyond government programs. Your nephew Gil Dietz
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Gil Dietz
Plastics boom reshapes world from billiard balls to films
A Mason City Globe-Gazette commentary surveys how plastics evolved from 19th century Ivory shortage to modern industry. It cites Dr. Julian A. Waller on Christmas auto deaths and notes Celluloid and Bakelite as pivotal inventions. The piece highlights plastics growth since 1946, now employing about 200,000 people.
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Albany, N.Y
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Parents Seek Removal From obscene mail lists
A Waterloo Courier item notes a recent postal rate bill amendment requiring postmasters to delete names and addresses of individuals who request removal from obscene mailings. If ignored, the Justice Department may seek court decrees. contempt follows further violations. Parents especially protest as material reaches underage children.
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Congress
Glenn Cunningham
R. Kan
Justice Department
The Young and The Old From the Burlington Hawk-Eye
The piece argues the U S government clashes with youth as draft violations rise 77 percent and urban riots grow amid poverty and bigotry. It notes aging leaders J Edgar Hoover and Lewis Hershey symbolize law and order while many youths demand change and new ideas.
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Why not see America first travel plea by Johnson
President Johnson urged Americans to defer nonessential travel abroad for two years to help balance the payments. He favored voluntary restraint and contemplated restrictive legislation, arguing that touring Europe harms the U.S. economy while domestic wonders offer equally rich experiences. He cited American cities and landmarks as compelling destinations and urged pride in national tourism.
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Trigonitis explained by Dr Molner in Your Good Health
Dr Molner explains trigonitis as inflammation of the bladder trigon, its causes such as stricture or cystocele, and how pooling urine fosters infection. He says control is often possible by correcting bladder outlet defects and avoiding superficial remedies, noting chronic cases may resist.
Dear Abby and Reader Letters Mix in Muscatine Note
A collage of readers’ questions and Abby’s replies on gifts and money in churches, a Come and Go Shower critique, a Weekend trip request, and a Muscatine High School Band Boosters event notice urging attendance at the Sunday 3 PM concert.
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Abby
Harrisburg
Muscatine High School
Muscatine
Rumor of Michael Lynch's Death Debunked
The report spread yesterday that Michael Lynch longtime Draper's grocery head clerk was dead is false though he is very low from nervous rheumatism. Also improving are Joseph Bilkey and William Parkins.
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Draper’s Grocery
Lynch
Joseph Bilkey
William Parkins
Stein's Hall
Daily Prayer Excerpt Gratitude and Forgiveness
Prayer passage thanks God in all circumstances and cites 1 Thessalonians 5 18 RSV. It petitions forgiveness for wandering minds and asks to open hearts to Thee through Jesus Christ our Lord in Jesus name. Amen.
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