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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1962
Page
4
Sunday brings direct distance dialing to Muscatine and surrounding Iowa communities. Northwestern Bell has educated users on the easy steps to place long distance calls. The service will put about 76 million telephones at users fingers, changing routine dialing across the continent.
President Keith Funston of the New York Stock Exchange argued against viewing the recent stock break as a calamity. He cited factors such as steel price actions, proposed tax changes, higher savings rates, and inflation trends, asserting that government should not replace private decision making. He warned that government intervention risks abdication of freedom and should be avoided in domestic policy.
A reader critiques Norman Mailer's Esquire piece on Jackie Kennedy, arguing that public scrutiny of presidential spouses is unfair and intrusive. The letter laments the loss of privacy for the First Lady, defends her dignity, and condemns sensationalized attacks while noting the White House as a national sanctuary.
The Muscatine Journal publisher and staff names, office and contact details along with advertising and delivery notes are listed. The page also includes subscription rates, delivery areas, and hours, reflecting a historical newspaper masthead and advertising information.
Washington The House vote on the trade expansion bill acts as a tonic for President Kennedy who had begun to show frustration. He warned big, controversial measures face a tough path, as Democrats hold majorities yet many lawmakers vote with Republicans. The piece recalls Roosevelt’s New Deal era and notes a persistent conservative mood in Congress hindering sweeping reform.
Dr. Crane cites a modern American habit where the wife becomes treasurer to ease financial strain. A 31-year-old husband’s mismanagement sparked debt and conflict, then a shift to budgeting and shared surplus eased tensions and improved happiness. The piece argues letting the wife manage finances often reduces worry and debt.
Des Moines reports on government methods for measuring stored grain capacity. A steel measuring tape, a larger version of dressmaker’s tape, is used to gauge cubic footage in elevators. The volume is converted to bushels, with eighty tenths of a bushel per cubic foot, based on full marks at licensing for flat storage buildings.
In a three day Glenmont retreat near Albany Nebraska a Catholic priest led a common worship Mass with a Protestant audience while an English translation was read by a Protestant minister. Attending ministers from numerous denominations called the experiment a success and planned future similar interfaith dialogue sessions. Led by Gustave Weigel S J, the gathering included leaders from the American Baptist Convention United Church of Christ United Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Lutheran Church Methodist Church United Presbyterian Church in the U S A Reformed Church in America and Greek and Syrian Orthodox Churches.
The National Garden Bureau claims a 20 by 30 foot plot yields about 99 pounds of fresh vegetables including peas tomatoes parsley spinach cabbage Swiss chard lettuce and more through canning and storage. Spokeswoman Carol Dietz notes home grown produce can cut costs and stretch the household food budget.
Abigail Van Buren offers reader questions about a retired husband painting by numbers, a college student with a hearse, remarriage after divorce, and snoring in marriage. The column provides cautious guidance and invites letters for Abby’s booklet.
A column recalls past times with harvest hardships and low wages, noting one dollar and a half daily pay amid scarcity. It shifts to anecdotes about Kickapoo Indians and a child’s question, then offers humane advice for horse care, urging restraint from alcohol. A 25 year recap mentions a Wild Cat Den state park gathering and Muscatine County youth news.
A Daily Cipher puzzle sample uses single letters to hide letters. The quote masks a proverb about discretion and cunning in man versus brute nature, with yesterday's cryptomne text provided for decoding practice.
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