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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1935
Page
4
Railroads start a widespread week of demonstrations from Chicago to the west coast and beyond to highlight faster diesels and steam trains, new air conditioned coaches, lower rates, improved weather control, better pickup and delivery for freight, and plans to cut carload costs.
Citizens applaud the Muscatine trustees after a CPA audit praised the electric and water departments for improved accounting. The report notes a successful move from single to double entry bookkeeping, replacing earlier chaotic practices and signaling more efficient, transparent management of public utilities.
A cautious restart shows in broader business activity and growing use of enhanced transportation options. Public approval appears as railroads plan ceremonies and emphasize progress, with expectations of broader prosperity across many lines of business.
The New York Times notes a special sense of deal meaning an underhand or secret transaction in commerce or politics. It says this usage is chiefly in the United States, while older, broader meanings persist elsewhere.
National whirligig article outlines how cities gain through a 45 percent government gift and 3 percent interest, shifting focus from maintenance to long term builds like bridges and hospitals. Tugwell faces opposition as White House delays bog down the $4 billion allotment program while Roosevelt backs city needs.
Four officials lead a push for employment programs to reduce relief rolls and restore purchasing power. Washington hears Al Smith may swing to the Republicans, opposing new ventures and revealing a cartoon asserting his GOP potential.
The column blends bits on Abner Doubleday and his 1839 field design, a Civil War note, temple imagery of Rameses II, mortgage and banking insights for recovery, labor and finance politics, and a hint of political maneuvering around Senator Couzens with a closing fact about over 800 small planets orbiting the sun.
The piece argues that fears of cotton acreage expansion are overstated, citing a special investigation that found Brazil India and Egypt competing with compensating factors. It notes political maneuvers around NRA disputes, regional conferences, and quotes from Vandenberg and Landon, with broader notes on governance, taxation, and banking revival.
Fifty years ago today Scott Berry was elected chief and Phil J Mackey assistant chief of the Muscatine fire department. Heavy winds tore through the county destroying barns and twisting homes from their foundations in a destructive sweep.
A themed puzzle lists clues across and down for a word fill. Horizontal hints cover people and objects from golf to cooking with answers like ways to describe status and items, while vertical clues thread through sounds, bodies, measurements, and common terms.
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