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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1955
Page
6
Muscatine water department officials hope pumping capacity keeps pace with record daily use as hot weather drives lawn sprinkling air conditioning and showers. The editorial cautions against wasting water and notes restrictions are uncommon but prudent action may be needed if heat persists.
Des Moines recruiting officials reject enlistments from three Iowa youths who had 30 day jail parole conditions. The army major overseeing the Des Moines station says the force will not accept individuals serving parole. Recruiters in the local community will be relieved of duties.
Comment and opinion note that the U.S. birth rate keeps rising, driving business tied to child needs. Health statistics for January through April 1955 show continued growth, seen as a signal by long-range planners and investors alike.
July brings talk of football season and the alma mater team. Fans brace for criticism of coaching, potential dismissal, and calls for a new coach as routine expectations return.
Washington notes recount quirks from overseas posting as Kenneth O. Gilmore lists popular slang. The piece adds colorful vignettes from Korean Ambassador Dr You Chan Yang and socialite scenes, plus golf quips and transit strike humor.
A crossword style list presents clues for across and down entries related to presidential figures and general terms. The grid pairs clues like 18th U. S. President, Ulysses Simpson Grant and peopled words such as legal pleas and musical instruments to fill a themed puzzle.
A long running dispute pits T R and F D R memorials in Washington. A House Committee approved 10000 to study how F D R should be honored amid site debates for monuments near Arlington and the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials.
The West Liberty town council approves a cemetery plank walk of 120 rods from First Street to the cemetery gate at 320 dollars. They also replace under street covers with Akron clay culverts two feet in diameter, a lasting drainage project. Heinz pickle plant expands at Park Place with new salt tanks and building foundations underway. Police officer John Alexander discharges a .45 pistol by accident while assisting a motorist, causing a window bullet hole with no injuries. Ten years ago thousands attended the Muscatine waterfront fair hosted by the Emergency and Rescue unit.
Mrs Eva McKowan visits daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Guy Leatherby in Cedar Falls Indiana. Mr and Mrs Cleta Decker and Mr and Mrs Robert Weeks of Seaton prepare a weeklong trip through northern Wisconsin and Michigan. Mr and Mrs Earl Crapnell depart Sunday for a Canada and Michigan tour.
A concise note explains that plants are the sole life form capable of converting light energy into sugars, the fundamental building blocks for fats, proteins, and carbohydrates in all living organisms.
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