08 Apr 1946
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1946
Page
1
The notice lists subscription rates for the Atlantic News-Telegraph including carrier in Atlantic and surrounding counties. Prices cover monthly, quarterly, and yearly options with different rates for in-state and out-of-state addresses.
Editorial notes on sugar shortages affecting rhubarb sauces, praise for Atlantic high school musicians, OPA's defend inflation policy, new rocket tech altering future warfare, and the moral weight of Nazi-era wartime losses. Weather hazards threaten Iowa fruit and gardens amid a tumultuous postwar era.
A fragmentary clipping mentions Moines and April, with incomplete names and dates, leaving the event and participants unclear. The readable bits suggest a regional or personal notice but lack concrete facts or outcomes.
The article alleges Cave earned 88 820 dollars from slot machines in 1944 with activities spanning 1941 1942 1948. It names Des Moines Marshalltown Newton Boone and Webster City as locations of alleged slot machine operations.
Road safety notice urges drivers to slow down when deer are near highways and to be prepared to stop instantly to prevent crashes and fatalities. It emphasizes vigilance, reduced speeds, and scanning shoulders for wildlife crossing.
A 1946 Bell Syndicate piece argues for a major reorganization of the U.S. Army after World War II. It criticizes personnel records gaps, promotion by seniority, caste-like favoritism, and misfits in key roles, urging President Truman to overhaul selection and reduce conscription. It highlights incidents of officer excess, GI anger over whiskey and perks, and lax discipline as arguments for stronger peacetime forces.
A Senate bill proposed by Senators Wilson and Revercomb seeks to boost monthly pay for enlisted army navy and marine corps personnel from 50 to 400 dollars depending on rank with increases across all classes from private to master sergeant and adjusts the wage scale for various enlisted grades. The plan aims to standardize higher base pay and provide stronger financial support for service members.
New York diary notes Gertrude Lawrence and Raymond Massey in Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The reviewer praises the cast, laments Shaw’s shifting style, and comments on Jorga Curtright's name and future Hollywood plans. He critiques subway life and quotes Yale professor William Lyon Phelps in a reflective aside.
Avoca Mayor Joe Turner, after reelection, appoints council chairmen. Appointments include finance chair Krobn, light chair Omeern, streets and alleys chair Deter Ny, printing chair Nable Wilson, northwest chair Thomsen, northeast chair L. Harder.
A garbled verse sketches a preacher delivering sermons about golf in eighty four. It contrasts spiritual duty with the urge to master the swing and follow through. The speaker warns that even with effort the crowd may wander from the narrow path while deeds test belief.
The annual spring clean-up at Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran church was held Thursday with 25 attendees. Women cleaned and waxed the interior while men cleared the outside and tore down the old parsonage garage to make way for a new one. A noon pot luck and later hunch served by the ladies rounded out the gathering.
Theater owner Harris Avoca, Avoca, installed RediBal conditioner and germicidal lamps to improve the Harris Avoca theater. The modernization focuses on air quality and sanitation as part of ongoing improvements.
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