Muscatine High School drop-out debate in 1964 letter
Muscatine high school principal Fred Messenger asks if the town has a serious drop-out problem. He cites retention gains over five to six years, notes better counseling, and explains that job hiring standards push students to complete high school. He cites 37 drop-outs this year among about 1,000 students and discusses causes such as cars and finances.
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Muscatine
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Fred Messenger
Muscatine High School
Pany
Fenton “Barnard
Muscatine County
Effies
Ivan T. Dowell
Cabvin
World Graphological Group
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Strael
New York
Mothers Day Observances Honor Mothers and Motherhood
On the second Sunday in May, families honor mothers with church services, gatherings, gifts, and greetings while some wear a memorial flower for the departed. State and national groups select “Mothers of the Year” highlighting mothers’ roles in improving life for children and society.
As Others See It on Government Price and Pay Debates
The piece sketches GAO findings on Pentagon commissaries undercutting private grocers and questions about overcharging. It then moves through New Jersey golf course shortages, Mint overtime funding, ZIP code survival, and Congress pay hikes, noting rival views and political theater across federal agencies.
Muscatine Journal details and staff notice
The Muscatine Journal lists staff including Harold L Nelson publisher Walter Russell editor John Talbot business manager and others. It provides circulation rates for local and long distance subscriptions and office hours and delivery terms.
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Harold L Nelson
Walter Russell
John Talbot
Gilbert Dietz
Idwin Walwer
Argaret Griffith
Walter
Worry Clinic urged as path to merit and enterprise
Dr. Crane and Bob Moorehead urge 500000 American boys to view the free enterprise system through roles in newspapers and scouting. They praise newspaper carriers and Eagle Scouts as prime future executives, noting internships and frugal budgets as key traits for jobs and scholarships.
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Bob Moorehead
America
Uncle Sam
Beatles OK But He Still Likes Music
New York musician Peter Nero, once a child prodigy who pursued classical piano, shifted at 22 to blend classical and jazz. By 29 he headlines 100 concerts yearly, appears on TV, and records multiple albums while acknowledging teen tastes shape American music markets. He praises the Beatles but continues to prefer music in his own evolving style.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Peter Nero
Peter
Oakville Teachers Honored at Farewell Party
Oakville hosts a farewell for music teacher Mrs Peterson after 15 years and Mrs Matthews after 14 years. Peterson plans to run a Christian book shop in Burlington next year while Matthews will become a full time housewife. The event at Mrs Marguerite O Brien's home featured reminiscences and gifts. Mrs Mina Sheridan returns home to Oakville after a lengthy illness and surgery at Burlington Hospital.
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Oakville
Louisa ‘Peterson
Mary Matthews
Peterson
Peterson Christian Book-Shop
Burlington
Matthews
Marguerite’. O' Brien
Prayer Suits Divine Love Unity in Thee
A devotional prayer citing 1 Thessalonians 4 9 expresses gratitude for the love God implants uniting believers in spirit with Him and each other. It asks cleansing of envy hatred and malice and requests the Spirit of Thy Son. Amen.
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Thessalonians
Past Muscatine items chronicled in aging column
A strip of年代 old notes recounts town life with deaths disease housing prompts and local events from Muscatine. It notes Lewis McGrew dying of diphtheria six miles west and family illness. rental scarcity and a suggestion to build flats. Cedar River bridge length. a birthday party for Miss Gertrude Beatrice Nyenhuis and an Ethics Club gathering. Dr Edward Berger speaker at Legion event. a 19 year old lead injury incident. and a church council talk on Building Lasting Peace.
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Lewis ‘T. McGrew
Muscatine
Cedar River
John Beard
Benjamin
Nyenhuis
West Eighth Street
Gertrude Beatrice
Jessie Althaus
West Fourth Street
Edward Berger
First Presbyterian Church
Muscatine American Legion Post
Legion Hall
Everett Keller
East Tenth Street
Mustine County Hospital
Mother's Day Gifts and Mother's Role in the Day
Abigail Van Buren advises that gifts for mothers are appreciated and urges mothers not to discourage their children from giving. Readers share personal anecdotes about appreciating poems and gifts, while some people strive to avoid gendered labels in couples and celebrate their own partners.
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Jove
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