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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1961
Page
4
A policy committee chaired by Sen Styles Bridges presents data on 1952 55 to 1960 61 schooling. Pupils grew 36 percent while staff rose 45 percent and classrooms lagged, with teacher salaries up 52 percent. The report argues federal aid risks unwarranted bureaucracy and encroachment.
More than 750 high school boys participate in the 23rd annual Hawkeye Boys State at Camp Dodge. Sponsored by the Iowa American Legion, the event blends citizenship lessons with state level simulations and sports activities, preparing seniors-to-be for elections and civic involvement.
A column argues that judging countries by rulers' virtue is flawed and non intervention should guide U S aid. It cites Monroe Doctrine limits, shifts in policy since 1823, and warns of Soviet influence in Havana as a widening US engagement in Latin America.
Emmetsburg Reporter notes Janders argues communism offers the only way to feed the masses while capitalism will fall, but says it has not yet delivered enough to end hunger.
The Muscatine Journal lists advertising representatives in several cities and subscriber terms. It details weekly and daily mail options with distances and prices, mentions office hours, delivery service for missed papers, and staff roles including publisher editor and advertising director.
James Marlow notes President Kennedy excels in domestic policy and Congress but remains an unknown in foreign relations. After meetings with De Gaulle and Khrushchev, the White House release omits specifics, though hints of a possible peace effort in Laos. As Congress nears year end, Kennedy faces a true test in international diplomacy.
In a panel on family strain, Dr Crane urges husbands to share child care and allow weekly nights out for wives. The piece stresses that many kids and endless chores exhaust mothers, and that fathers should adjust jobs or routines to keep home life stable, citing personal anecdotes and biblical questions.
WAL BOYLE mixes anecdotes, quotes, and curiosities about American life. He notes underground workers in New York, a nation on the march, rising road mileage, shifting demographics, and playful quips from various figures. The piece blends satire, trivia, and literary nods to reflect a restless United States.
A selection of Dear Abby columns discusses trashy films, moral standards, and Hollywood's influence, plus reader questions about marriage, weight, and a daughter’s dating. Advice ranges from avoiding films to guidance on handling a persistent suitor and dating etiquette in small towns.
Chaotic archival notes recount secession metaphors, a Springfield battle involving Charles Deming and his brother H J Deming, and a Muscatine slave trade partner Deming Smith and Co. Also mentions strawbery growers, price drops, coronation year memories, club speakers, school eighth graders, and local students with long attendance, plus a Germany exchange alumna Luise Nusel and Bonnie Marolf as outstanding freshman.
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