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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1964
Page
4
The piece explains why packaging varies in size and ends are sealed to deter theft and protect merchants. It cites Julian Barksdale of Pet Milk and notes shelf space, easy loading, and preventing shoplifting as key goals behind varied carton sizes and attached items on cardboard.
The 1962 injury rate fell to 11.4 per million hours from 20 in 1934, with a slight uptick in 1961, and officials expect a renewed downward trend. At a Washington conference, President Johnson and leaders from management, labor, and government pledged to accelerate safety progress through new equipment, training, and campaigns, noting two decades of improvement in worker safety.
Article analyzes potential Democratic and Republican VP picks around Catholic options. It discusses Lyndon Johnson’s possible running mates including Gene McCarthy, Bobby Kennedy, Tom Dodd, and Hubert Humphrey, with emphasis on regional and foreign policy considerations and party dynamics.
The Muscatine Journal lists publisher Harold L. Nelson and editor Walter Russell with staff roles. It describes subscription prices and delivery options including daily service, mail rates for ages, and special delivery notes, plus office hours and contact particulars.
Khrushchev says American politicians are hard to distinguish once elected and likens Barry Goldwater to a Nazi rally. He recalls prior clashes with Kennedy Nixon and Johnson, noting improvised ties with Eisenhower and a wary stance on nuclear war. His view mixes blunt critique with international diplomacy.
A handshake of ideas explores tall wives in marriages with shorter husbands. The piece cites Dr Crane and Marsha D on height expectations, urging love and shared values over stature. It notes many couples, past and present, thrive despite height differences, stressing affection, similar ideals, and brains as core to happiness.
The Twentieth Century Club of Muscatine protests removing part of Riverview Park for parking. Led by Miss Susan Stone, they urge authorities to restore the park and provide boat-harbor access via three crossings at Orange, Oak, or Spruce, stressing the park’s historic recreational value and safety for downtown residents.
New York profile of Geral dine Page later known as Terry Page, a noted actress praised for her range in theater. The piece recounts early jobs as a hatcheck girl and card seller, then thread factory work reading Shakespeare while wrapping, her off Broadway start at $10 weekly, and current success in Anton Chekhovs The Three Sisters. It includes quotes on acting joy and personal reflections, plus brief notes on her marriage to Rip Torn and daughter Angelica.
A devotional prayer reflecting on support during distress. It cites 1 Corinthians 7:5-6 and asks for divine comfort through Titus, praising God for constant presence and asking for unwavering trust and peace beyond human understanding.
A compact recap of events from 10 to understood years ago including street work in New York replacing iron pavements with Belgian pavement, and various local social updates. The items note a Marriet M. Cobb funeral at 4 PM, a Miss Esther Hahn party with Gladys Rockwell of Chicago, and families traveling to Minnesota, Niagara Falls, and Washington DC with others visiting Chicago.
A reader story about Gurson at State University teaching his parents table manners after a high class girl mentors him. Abby replies on parental etiquette and motives while a second letter counsels not pushing for rides and being courteous. A third note mocks a “man shower” for a husband left by his wife, prompting a humorous umbrella remark.
A damaged OCR fragment shows a daily cryptoquote puzzle sample and a quotation about a child educated only at school. It lists cryptogram hints and an attributed quote, with stray letters and garbled phrases. The readable portion preserves a Santayana quotation about education.
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