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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1952
Page
5
New Jersey correspondent analyzes a seven card stud hand where a player turned up a deuce to swap a down card for a better one. The column discusses rules on exposing hole cards, opening betting order, and chip bets, noting variations and suggesting a modified game with strategic exposure after each betting round.
Ninety percent of the Muscatine to Conesville rail line is laid with track crews ready for winter work. A 361 member Muscatine County Horse Thief Detective Assn holds its annual meeting at the courthouse. D. B. Addleman presides and Joseph Gibbs records $469.17 in the treasury.
The Muscatine minister Reverend L R Cooper arrived in Yokohama on October 5 aboard the China Bear after storms and a heavy iron ore load. He travels to Pusan and then Seoul to teach English at Pai Jai high school while aiding local youth with study cups and work efforts.
A report estimates that fire destroys more than 460 million cubic feet of timber in the United States each year. The figure highlights the economic and ecological impact of wildfires on forests nationwide.
A Iowa Taxpayers Assn report shows Muscatine’s nine month health department cost at 1,545 dollars for 19,041 residents, eight cents per person, well below the Iowa city average of 33 cents. The study details per city ranges and notes Davenport’s exemption as a special charter city.
The Goza canal measures 115 miles making it the longest in the world while the Suez canal at 100 miles ranks second.
Arkansas California Louisiana and Texas produce the bulk of the U S rice crop highlighting regional leadership in annual production and the role of southern and western states in feeding national demand.
Registration for Adult Education classes at Reynolds high school is set for Oct. 14 at 4 p.m. with a fee of one dollar. Courses include two home economics, one commerce, one industrial arts, and agricultural offerings taught by Mr. McKelvey. Total fee is two dollars. Tailoring and clothing, food, and furniture repair classes carry four dollar fees. Minimum enrollment is ten.
A mother writes to Santa for her son David, asking for a barn set with animals a doctor set and two dolls a boy and girl doll for Christmas the note signed David's Mommy carries a three cent stamp and no other identification.
Lone Tree reports a week of illness from chickenpox with 25 of 35 pupils at Mrs. Richard Plummer’s class affected. Cpl Kenneth Musser returns home from Camp Cus ter Mich with discharge and prior service details. Kensington club meets with two guests Mrs Mabel Burr and Mrs Delbert Henley plus bridge scores. Mike Jehle moved from Mercy to University Hospital Iowa City.
In Service Mrs Nellie Beason of Columbus Junction has received the following address for her son Alva who reported for duty on Sept 17 1952 Pvt Alva H Beason A 8S 552 17628 Batt C 9th Training Bn AAA RTC Fort Bliss Texas
The nine months ending Dec 31 1951 cost Muscatine parks pools and playgrounds 29220 dollars or 1.53 per resident based on 19041 inhabitants. The Iowa Taxpayers Association released a report showing total park and pool costs for 51 cities over 5000 population at 2090870 dollars.
Muscatine post office sells a three cent stamp honoring women in the armed services. Postmaster Albert S. Barry announced the blue commemorative matches a special delivery stamp in size and sheets of 50, with 110 million printed. The design shows four women in Marine Corps Army and Air Corps uniforms with the national capitol in the background.
Sassafras trees show three leaf forms, and all three types may appear on a single twig, illustrating remarkable leaf variation in the species.
Nichols Pike township 4 H clubs will hold a joint officer installation Monday evening in the Nichols school gym with parents invited. New leaders for the Pike Peppy Pals girls club are Mrs Lloyd Dealer and Mrs Henry Paulson. County theater party planned for Oct 29 in Muscatine discussed. About $32 was cleared at the Nichols Gun club annual poultry shoot refreshment stand.
Muscatine street department spent 99 419 dollars in the last nine months of 1951, equating to 5 22 per person for 19 041 residents. A statewide Iowa Taxpayers Assn report shows 51 cities over 5 000 population averaged 4 20 per person with state use fund receipts totaling 2 688 868 dollars or 59 42 percent of net operating costs.
Nichols news notes Navy discharge of Bill Phillips after four years service. Walter J Juels earns new address at Camp Stoneman California. Jack Salemink completes six week Information and Education course Fort Slocum New York now stationed Fort Leonard Wood Missouri in 6th Armored Division.
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