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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1939
Page
4
Walter Russell serves as managing editor for the Journal Printing Co with Clyde Rabedeaux as publisher overseeing operations.
Holiday observances prompt state officials to order heightened patrols on Iowa roads next Tuesday as traffic swells before Memorial Day. Last year’s three day break recorded 297 deaths nationwide, with 174 from motor vehicle crashes, raising concerns about future fatal mishaps.
Officials warn motorists to drive carefully during the holiday and note Iowa fatalities this year. With high temperatures persisting, many may seek water for relief before lifeguard protections are in place, raising drowning risks.
Arkansas, owning 2,000,000 acres mostly tax-reverted, plans to create a land commission to classify the property. The state may sell land at one dollar an acre to remove it from state control, while some parcels could return to private hands in family-sized tracts. Proceeds will fund administration and maintenance as officials seek productive use beyond idle land.
A Boone News-Republican line notes towns may host tulip festivals and suggests many could stage a Dandelion day while a Kewanee Star-Courier remark states war is a young man’s task, not for gray-haired leaders.
Fifty years ago today the new shaft at Hershey's upper mill was set in place and the mill began operating again. The Huttig Hose company built a cottage on Long Island opposite the new Red man lodge. Rev. G. W. Brown of the A. M. E. church, born into slavery and a former member of the federal colored cavalry in the Civil War, spoke to Muscatine high school students.
Ten years ago today Bruce Chase was the valedictorian of Muscatine High School whose graduating class had 119 members. Work began paving the main drive in Weed Park.
A quirky court transcript features George A. Schiemann of Chicago vowing to work and repay alimony after two weeks in jail. Clark Gable jokes about a honeymoon home while discussing personal finances.
The text outlines Thomas E. Dewey preparing a cautious presidential campaign for the 1940 Republican nomination. It notes expected Roosevelt era reforms with cost and class critique, a possible new Washington staff, and a strategy of minor amendments rather than full abolition of New Deal agencies. Chicago insiders discuss delaying the GOP convention to gauge opposition and potential nominees, with Dewey seen as a principal challenger to Roosevelt.
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John Hix reports the biggest machine, a giant typewriter exhibited in New York, claims the title for the world’s largest. It is over 1,700 times bigger than a standard model and will print news flashes in three inch letters on 9 by 12 foot sheets.
Hinsdale health spa chef Daniel B Kerr creates hamburgers fish cakes chicken pies beef steak sausage and hot dogs without meat. He uses cereal bases and avoids most flavorings or extracts. Monday features the button king.
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