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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1950
Page
1
The piece argues cutting waste and reducing deficits through bonds is easier than trimming programs. It claims the government seeks more revenue and spending, especially on wars, while citizens tire of fiscal waste and calls for savings grow louder.
The writer denounces communist force as incompatible with freedom. They claim communists and sympathizers exist within the United States and warn against political programs that rely on force, arguing such methods threaten majority will and sane civic order.
The census underway urges residents to cooperate with census takers who will ask questions. Despite some worry, the workers are simply doing their jobs and aim to conduct the count efficiently for accurate results.
In a late press-time mishap at the News Telegraph a page form crash spurred a staged fake smash by cellar staff. They showed a grinning squad to fool editors upstairs and then resumed work, completing the page layout after about two hours of effort.
Senator McCarthy hurls charges with bold promises of proofs, yet none appear. He presses to discredit the administration rather than support U S foreign relations amid rising tensions.
The column cites July to September 1940 sales by Cass Audubon Adair Carroll Montgomery and Page counties showing varied totals. It notes growing uncertainty about atomic or hydrogen bombs failing to quickly defeat a nation, arguing production and resolve remain decisive for war outcomes.
Poem describes a woman's moods from April's smiles to winter cold, blending charm and temper. The speaker notes her alluring shifts and the uncertainty they bring to lovers. Credits Kaas A. Guest as copyright holder.
George W Hesalroad of Greene Iowa, 68, former state car dispatcher, entered politics in 1932 as Butler County auditor and later served as secretary treasurer of the county officers association. He resigned to become car dispatcher and was later named to the dispatcher post when the office was combined with the secretary of the executive council. In 1945 he went to Washington.
The text notes the subject served as executive secretary to George Wilson, then U S Senator, resigning that position in 1947. He later became superintendent of Templar Park at Spirit Lake for the Knights Templar in Iowa.
Davenport authorities search the Mississippi River for a man believed to have leapt from a suspension bridge linking Bettendorf Town and Moline. A jacket found on the bridge led to a two hour river drag. a note inside mentioned Dell Hylton. Separately, a historic Joakout at Port Defiance State Park is being demolished due to dangerous weakness.
The Atlantic News-Telegraph lists subscription rates for carriers in Atlantic and Cass counties, with prices for one month to one year. It details mail rates for Cass and adjoining counties, elsewhere in Iowa, the U S outside Iowa, and Canada, plus publication metadata.
Drew Pearson surveys a China upheaval with famine and Soviet involvement as U.S. policy options loom. It covers Mao era turmoil, Communist repression, and Red Army influence, plus Mel Price and Frank Karsten debating flying saucers and Byrd family politics on school lunches and apples.
Two conscience stricken sisters admitted to Chicago census supervisor George H. Seward that they had for years claimed being 11 years younger than their real ages. They feared penalties for lying and asked forgiveness. Seward said records would be corrected and personal census data remains confidential. He did not disclose the sisters ages.
Funeral services were held for Robert Parker MacFarlane 62, formerly a newspaper editor and printer, who died Saturday in Sioux Falls. MacFarlane had served as editor of the Ochovedan Press for the past two years. his widow survives.
Janice Anderson, 13, will represent Iowa in Washington DC finals after winning both written and oral contests. She spelled egregious then diabetes to clinch the title, with Sally Lou Holton and Ruth Ludeman sharing second prizes of 40 dollars each.
A columnist praises the book Seeds of Treason by Ralph de Toledano and Victor Lasky for its detailed account of the Hiss-Chambers affair and communist infiltration. The piece argues the authors rely on House and Senate records, defends their speed of publication, and contends a broader, ongoing pattern of Marxist influence across government and media.
Boya Carlton and sister Mrs Ross Armentrout sang with their mother Mrs H P Carlton as accompanist. Dick Clark from Lewis with his daughter Rita performed. Charter members present were Mr Palmer, Guy Cocklin a Spanish American War veteran, and Leon Talbott. The Griswoll ait marks its sixth birthday this month, since its 1920 organization.
A Balalaika is a traditional Russian stringed instrument with a triangular body and three strings. It has a distinctive bright timbre and a long history in folk and classical music traditions, especially in rural and urban performances across Russia.
The article notes cream separators flush with hot water prior to operation to improve separation efficiency. It emphasizes that hot-water flush allows the device to separate more cream than when cold, suggesting a setup practice for better yield.
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