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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1963
Page
4
Army Corps of Engineers district office at Rock Island reports record Mississippi traffic for June 10 to 17 with 355 515 tons moved in one week. The tonnage equals about 7200 railroad cars of 50 tons, or 72 hundred car trains, stressing the Mississippi freight burden.
A comparison notes U S utilities seek to boost consumption through low rates and incentives while Poland under a premier raises electricity and gas prices to curb use. Abundance in the United States contrasts with scarcity under dictatorship as fuel and meat become limited.
An analysis notes Khrushchev's difficulty curbing Soviet writers as Mao’s forces loom. It cites Allen Dulles on limited press freedom, the reliance on modern tech for progress, and the risk of a powerful intellectual class reacting to party pressure.
A historical Muscatine Journal note outlines publication details including print and Associated Press rights. It lists key staff such as Harold L. Nelson publisher and Walter Russell editor, plus circulation and advertising departments. Subscription rates are provided for daily and mail delivery within various radii of Muscatine, with office hours and special delivery service noted.
President Kennedy urges a federal civil rights law banning private businesses serving the public from discrimination against Negroes. The plan hinges on the Commerce and Fourteenth Amendments, and would target establishments with substantial interstate commerce, sparking fierce debate among Southern Democrats and Republicans like Dirksen and Goldwater.
Hilda, an eighteen year old high school graduate, asks which college courses lead to quick jobs. Practical two year options include diploma programs in Business College with placement around one hundred dollars weekly, or Dental Hygiene training leading to work with dental surgeons. Other paths include medical technician roles and dental assistants, with liberal arts as later evening study.
Tucson Ariz Arizona Indians become wigmakers experts in scalp reverse making for whites. Hopi and other tribes teach wig making under U.S. government sponsorship. Wigs retail for 35 to 275 dollars with orders from France. Hopi school at Second Mesa trains Hopi Apache Navajo Pima and Maricopa. Apprenticeship lasts three years after two years of study. Arizona has 40 wig makers, second only to New York and California.
Andrew first found his brother Simon and said we have found the Messiah. He brought him to Jesus. Prayer asks God to bless the faith of past and present witnesses and help today’s believers lead others to Christ. End with Amen.
A column recalls events from 33 to 46 years ago in Muscatine including ship routes on the river, marriages, school leadership changes, and local business moves. Capt. Davis leads a crew aboard the Sucker State. Miss Abnie N Meader wed A EF Pinkham. L W Franz named Magentine high principal. a Grand hotel elevator installed. YWCA new site announced. Mobilgas station open. Drury Home Bureau elects Alfa Rolmes chair. rural schools report perfect attendance. a 11-year-old boy injured by a barracuda near Liberia.
The column compiles mixed excerpts from Dear Abby style advice, cryptogram note, and a 1843 quote. It references relationship games, babysitting duties, pet cleanliness debates, and a courtroom remark about circumstantial evidence.
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