08 Apr 1957
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1957
Page
1
Editorial notes roses as Atlantic’s flower as women’s clubs promote planting programs. The piece urges residents to plant roses and trees to boost property value and shade, aiming to transform Atlantic into a rose city.
The Lions club sponsors a Friday youth center at the Legion hall from 7 30 pm to 11 pm for junior high and high school students. Two Lions volunteers supervise each meeting while activities include ping pong, a juke box, bowling game, and Coke machine. Card games and dancing are offered with PTLAL providing free cookies. The center operates weekly with about 70 pupils per evening and welcomes outside help.
Weekly evenings except Sundays edition published by News-Telegraph Pub Corp. F D Simpson editor. Rates listed for local carrier and mail subscriptions across Iowa and U S including Canada. Membership in press associations noted. Copyright registration details provided.
Texas voters and senators watch Ralph Yarborough as he takes the oath in Washington to see if he becomes a Lyndon Johnson satellite. The piece outlines Yarborough’s loyalty risk, past battles with Johnson, and Texas faction dynamics around Daniel Dies and Roy Texans.
A short verse by Edgar A. Guest titled Just Folks appears in this column edifying everyday virtues and common kindness with simple, nostalgic tone. The poem reflects on ordinary people and humble virtues in a small town setting.
A fragmented poem-like fragment explores truth, fear, and memory. It delves into honesty, reputation, and the pressure to keep a clean record while warning against falsehoods and public scrutiny. The text alludes to dates and unnamed figures in vague terms.
The city will accept bids April 17 for a dam on the Nishnabotna River east of Audubon to raise the water level and expand the city water system. Estimated cost exceeds 800,000, financed by general obligation bonds with repayment via property tax levy.
Philadelphia Transportation Co experiments with a deodorant system for buses to neutralize exhaust odors. A General Motors representative helps develop a chemical placed in a cylinder that releases perfume as the exhaust passes, aiming to filter fumes. The project remains in trials pending further research.
Clara Jo, once paralyzed from the waist down, learned to walk again at a Easter Seal rehabilitation center. Aided by a team of specialists and extensive therapy she now moves with crutches, attends school, reads, draws, and contributes to her family. The 1956 Faster Seal Girl thanks supporters and urges continued help for crippled children.
A referendum proposal to submit liquor questions to voters moves through the Iowa House after committee approval. The plan could lead to a public vote in 1959 or 1960 if both chambers approve, with wet and dry supporters divided on timing and outcome.
Riley Clark of Lewis, Iowa, elected state chairman of a new school group opposing consolidation moves. The group plans to organize district chairs and secretaries, with 19 attendees from six counties, and meets next Saturday in Mitchellville to name permanent leaders.
Almost a quarter of a million people who were out of work in February found jobs in March, lifting total U S employment to about 64 million. Secretary Weeks previewed Census Bureau data showing March up about one million from a year ago and 700,000 above February. The figure marks a monthly record, though not near the summer peak when student labor swells payrolls. Across Detroit area traffic study notes rail crossings block about 1,040,000 cars yearly, costing hours and money.
A public service call explains the college admission surge, funding shortages, and need for better facilities and professors to support gifted students. It urges readers to request a booklet from Higher Education in New York to understand the college crisis and its impact on America’s future.
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