11 Apr 1947
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1947
Page
1
Announcement of subscription rates and delivery options for The News Telegraph. Includes pricing for Atlantic and surrounding counties, and instructions for subscribers to call in before 7 o clock if evening delivery is missed.
The piece argues against outlawing the communist party but supports banning groups that ignore electoral rules and press for rule by force. It defends democracy requiring adherence to majority rule while warning that noncompliance could justify outlawing the party for national protection.
The writer argues for a law to ban strikes and require arbitration between industry and labor. They note disputes within each group go to court, yet when facing each other they revert to medieval methods, even violence, and insist that arbitration courts could spare costs and yield fair judgments for both sides.
After a drawn out inquiry a disreputable personal attack, David E. Lilienthal is confirmed as head of the atomic energy commission. Senator McKellar led opposition, stemming from personal tiffs unrelated to his qualifications. Lilienthal is described as highly capable and suited for the post.
A sweeping windstorm and tornado display nature’s immense power across Oklahoma and Texas. The piece contrasts natural events with human-made destruction, noting nature's destruction surpasses what humans can achieve and hoping it remains uncontrolled.
The text urges a direct meeting between John L Lewis and J A Krug to end unsafe mine practices. It warns that without collaboration, U S coal mines may face long idleness similar to Britain. It notes miners seek to keep their sons out of mines and mentions spring gardening delays due to rain.
About 2,700 workers producing roughly 60 percent of the nation’s clay goods walked off the job in Ohio Pennsylvania and Indiana after contract talks broke down. Clyde Myers district council No 9 AFL United Brick and Clay Workers of America announced the action.
Washington reports the Justice Department plans a major anti trust case against American Telephone and Telegraph and its subsidiary Western Electric. AT and T controls 98 percent of Western Electric and supplies all equipment, blocking outside manufacturers. The labor dispute tempers the filing as conciliators face authority disputes and wage pattern disagreements.
Des Moines reports that enrollments in Iowa's 29 nursing schools run nearly 40 percent below capacity. Hospitals could use about 43 percent more graduate nurses to handle rising patient load, with school heads noting a definite shortage and reliance on aides and orderlies. Admissions to Iowa hospitals rose 38 percent over the past decade.
The MBS network sold 15 minute weekly news commentary time to the CIO union for LeLand Stowe. Start aimed around April 23 with about 55 stations carrying the series, lasting one year and marking a first for labor sponsorship in radio commentary.
Prof. Arthur Schwarzing of the University of Nebraska's College of Pharmacy studied mountain mint from Frank C. Pellett's experiment station for essential oil potential and bee pasture value. The Sioux Honey Association will expand testing to confirm chemicals and uses, with oil yields around 200 pounds per acre.
A columnish missive discusses the New York Times ad by a communist group and urges patriotic ad campaigns by Shriners Elks Knights of Columbus and American Legion to promote Americanism. It includes a donation anecdote to Shriner hospitals and reflections on publishing ventures and notable books.
Elk Horn mentions Em ery Iversen and Mrs. Iversen and their son from Cheyenne Wyoming visiting their parents Otto Petersen and Carl Iversen, and other relatives in the area.
A poem by Edgar A. Guest reflects on an older man weighed down by everyday objects. Keys, wallet, cigarettes, pens, cards, pills, and change accumulate as he prepares for a trip to town. The verse comments on aging and the tangible load of ordinary items.
August Richter 79 and his blind sister Amelia 89 lived in poverty in a south side flat in Chicago. August died of a heart attack and Amelia showed police an old trunk containing 21 000 in cash and 22 159 in stocks and bonds. Richter had worked as a night watchman before retirement.
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