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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1935
Page
4
State and Muscatine county relief officials call for a competent supervisor to lead a county canning program to help families on relief preserve fruits and vegetables. The plan notes five local canning factories and federal funds totaling 810 for labor and 398 for materials and equipment.
Officials announce a community canning initiative with jars rubbers and lids supplies. Under capable management the plan could ease relief burdens and offers vast possibilities, meriting cooperation of all affected. State supervision would boost a practical worthwhile project.
A new antiseptic claimed to be 250 times stronger than carbolic acid may be swallowed by a person without ill effects. The note suggests that before prohibition such a dose would likely have been fatal.
The Iowa accident record division reports April fatalities fell to 48 from 52 a year earlier and injuries dropped as 692 accidents involving 1 030 vehicles produced fewer injured than in April 1933. Most crashes involved two cars with trucks second. most occurred with vehicles moving straight ahead and peak hour was 8 to 9 p m on Saturdays.
A news item notes that head-hunters in Borneo are dying off, reflecting a shift in local practices as demand for heads declines. The report comments on changing cultural traditions and regional impact observed by observers.
A LaCrosse Tribune excerpt imagines AT&T's face to face telephony allowing a husband to hear and see his wife via the wire. It notes current limits before full development and foresees the social friction of realistic video calls in daily life. The piece also weighs potential benefits and drawbacks of television communication.
National weekly analysis notes Franklin D Roosevelt adjusting tactics under criticism. It highlights TVA and holding company bills being reshaped to please the president, with Ickes maneuvering collateral to underwrite new projects and ship sales sparking concerns about scrap exports and military material use.
A miscellany of items covers an Assyrian legend where mice gnaw siege equipment, notes on Sennacherib and Babylon, plus profiles of Pete Barry and reflections on Washington politics and retail credit shifts. The column blends humor, history, and public affairs in a syndicated style.
The piece details power dynamics shaping the 4 billion dollar work relief program with state directors and Congress influence. It notes anti administration senators blocked, leaders named to run funds, and pressure to secure political favors while pushing for road and rural projects.
On this date fifty years ago Charles L Mull and John Hahn departed New York aboard the Eider for a three month European voyage. Twenty five years ago today Rev E Stodghill of Dudley Iowa arrived to lead the North Muscatine Methodist circuit after graduating from Iowa Wesleyan College last year. Ten years ago today Muscatine county corn crops showed a yield about 40 percent above the prior year.
George Johnson 76 of Califor nia died recently and was laid to rest at Columbus City cemetery after services at the Richie funeral home conducted by Rev W A Blomquist. Survived by Ralph Johnson of Columbus Junction and daughters Mrs A O Wanzer Mrs R Rasmussen and granddaughter Miss Helen Wanzer all of California. He lived here for years and moved to California fifteen years ago.
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