Scenic highway plan highlights Mississippi views in Midwest
Ames reports progress on a marked highway along the Mississippi from Canada to the Gulf, including Wyoming Hill and Fairport spots as scenic stops. District engineers select attractions, strip maps aid travelers, and route markers with a ship's wheel identify Great River Road sites to enhance rest stops and motorist enjoyment.
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Mississippi River
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Ames
Wyoming Hill
Fairport Fish’ Hatchery
Shady Creek
Fairport
Iowa Highway Commission
Muscatine
Mississippi
Town Highway Commission
Midwest
Fire sparklers legalized in Iowa during 1961 assembly
The 1961 Iowa General Assembly passed a measure allowing the sale of sparklers amid a history of stringent fireworks laws. Public sentiment rose after a major Iowa fire, though the sparklers’ use remains restricted until Independence Day, a relaxation that recalls past fire risks.
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Towa General Assembly
Owa
Iowa
Bookkeeping System Fails To List Nation Assets
A critique argues the United States maintains poor accounting, lacking balance sheets acceptable to major financial bodies. Rep Bennett introduces HR 902 to require correct asset valuation, proposing a special fund from capital asset receipts to reduce public debt while canceling and reissuing debt appropriately.
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Charles ¥. Bennett
Florida
United States
Crowsiy
Douglas Dilton
United Sales Promed
Internal Revenue’ Service
Bennett
Rep
Bennatt
Senate
House of Representatives
New York
Muscatine Journal Ad Rates and Masthead
The Muscatine Journal announces delivery details and rates for the daily and mail subscriptions. Publisher Harold & Nelson oversee operations with Walter Russell as Editor and Gilbert Dietz as News Editor. The paper is a second class matter in Muscatine Iowa with AP and Iowa Daily Press Association affiliations.
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Resing
Dawn de Belly
Ince
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Daily Journal
Muscatine
Whlel E. Man
Dial AM
Iowa
Associated Press
Asociated Press
Tse
AP News
Iowa' Daily Press
Des Moines
Kennedy Era Prospects After Five Months In Office
The article analyzes Kennedy's early months, noting a quiet honeymoon fading as Republicans challenge his domestic policy and Khrushchev signals tougher stances. It cites Berlin tension, potential nuclear tests, and stalled disarmament talks as the coming six months loom.
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James
Marlow
Associated
Brtna
Washington
Kennedy
Gentral’ Intelligence’ Agency
Laos
Oal
Congress
Macmillan
Korea
Canada
Europe
Pee Macmillan
de Gaulle
France
Khrushchev
Russia
Berlin
Geneva
United States
White House
Worry Clinic Advises Alice on College Pathways
Dr. Crane presents vocational guidance to Alice 18 on choosing between beauty, business, liberal arts, or state university. He argues business college offers quickest entry to good jobs and social opportunities, while night classes can later add degrees, urging four years in liberal arts for certain professions.
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Alice T
Dr. Crane
Alice
T Iestate University
The
Business College
Business
Hopkins Syndicate
Ireland Crime Rate Drops Sharply in 1940s Analysis
Columnist notes a 14 percent decline in Ireland's crime rate, discusses global trends and assorted curiosities including birth trees in Europe, horse safety, and witty quotes. The piece blends statistical remark with scattered trivia and historical tidbits, reflecting a period newspaper style.
Mother's Day brings out hearts of many mothers
Dear Abby letters reveal strain and pride among mothers and in-laws on Mother's Day as single parent Tam laments empty nests and hurtful jokes while others celebrate distant kin. Readers recount gifts, neglect, or support from children and spouses. Abby’s guidance sought in a column distributed by McNaught Syndicate.
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Abby
Tam
Our Yesterdays and Local Notes Through Time
A compact retrospective mixed with brief local items spanning eras from 100 years ago to 10 years ago. Mentions Missouri battle leadership, late Civil War recollections, large Southwestern train passage, cattle from William Vincent, Dr. Edwin A. Schell’s Iowa Wesleyan dinner, Kappa Delta picnic, Muscatine weather, real estate valuations, clergy changes, and a missionary talk at Coneville Methodist Church.
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Missouri
Morrell
Bates
Netuin
Southwestern
Muscatine
Caleb Larson
Almoix City Methodist Episcopal Church
Grandview Community Church
Clarence James Morgan
Eighth Street
Freddie Franklin Wells
Stockton
Kenneth Gen Wren
Lince Blvd
Leo John Horn
Nichols
Joe Walter Rauch
Darrel LaVerne Sharrar
Bridgeman Street
Richard Paul Tradex
Myrtig Hinkhouse
China
Coneville
Ws.cs
Methodist Church
Daily Cryptoquote Teaches Simple Substitution Trick
The puzzle explains how a cryptogram works with letter substitutions and hints from word length. It notes that each day the code changes and mentions a sample quotation and authorship references.
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George E. Sokolsky
Securities and Exchange Commission
New York Stock Exchange
Treasuey
Afl Capital
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Secretary of the ‘Treasury
Ronlingenay
the Muscatine Journal
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West Berlin
JFK
Degaulle
George, W. Crane
Toroade Newspapers
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Okh
Ireland
Ral Boyle
America
Jwo
Switzerland
la Rincannia Racetrack
Venezuesa
South America
Jess Anan
Arnold Toynbee
Humane Societies
Jive Ronge
Suffen
U. S
Yap
Johnny Reb
Oscar Wilde
Greane
Ed Howe
Abigail van Buren
Indaw
Dad Dharwad
Bow
Beverly Hills
Calif
MecNaughl. Syndicate, Inc
Weed Park
Marguerite Allen
Linnaeu Ie
Ring Beaures Rynkar
Exelas
Gov. ii
Horse Command
Firm Alcanquiath Warrior
Natrium Record
Mao
PTT
Conatel
School
Mongolia
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