We Go Railroading on the Rocket to Omaha and Back
A reader describes a railway excursion aboard the Rocket from Atlantic to Omaha and back. The trip reveals details of signaling, speed limits, terminal procedures, and crew operations. A later delay near Atlantic interrupts the journey, but the experience highlights morale and pride in Rock Island's modern trains and service.
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Omaha
M. E. Lau
Council Bluffs
Carl Biddle
John Alvin
Carl Paulson
Atlantic
Bluffs
H. H. Cox
C. H. Purdue
Glen Hahn
ICC
Neola
Des Moines
Rock Island
Council Bluffs Flood Risk Spurs Mass Evacuations
Report from Council Bluffs describes residents loading goods as river crest nears top of dikes. Officials warn eight feet of flood could cover the lower city if the breach occurs while railroads and businesses relocate assets to higher ground. Evacuees seek shelter as sheltering options strain resources.
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Council Bluffs
Early cancer cure debate on walk against traffic
Reader notes discuss methods for cancer treatment including xrays radium and surgery. The fragment mentions using an open highway to see options separately or together and asks what is coming next.
Atlantic News Felegraph Publication Details and Rates
Atlantic News Telegraph prints evenings except Sunday under News Telegraph Pub Corp with F D Simpson as editor. It lists postal rates and subscriptions for local Atlantic, Cass and adjoining counties, Iowa and U.S. including Canada, detailing monthly, quarterly, and yearly prices.
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News-Telegraph Pub. Corp
F. D. Simpson
Atlantic
Iowa
Congress
Iowa Daily Press Association
Iowa Press Association
National Editorial Association
Cass
Inowa
U.S
Canada
Truman Stance on Steel Strike Shaped by Putnam Wilson Talk
A column traces President Truman’s soft position on the steel strike to private talks with Roger Putnam and Charles E. Wilson. It reviews wage-arithmetic and profits data, references Arnall’s estimates, and notes parallels to Harding era indictments and Taft III in Ireland.
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Drew Pearson
Truman
William Howard Taft
Ireland
Washington
Roger Putnam
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Putnam
Springfield
Mass
Wilson
General Electric Company
Charlie
G. E
G. FE
Charlie Wilson
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Korea
Arnall
Harding
Harry Daugherty
Hart Wheeler
Montana
McGrath
Jie
Newbold Morris
Morris
United States
Senate Investigating Committee
China International Foundation
O'Dwyer and Grand Jury Tension Over Appearance
Former New York mayor William O'Dwyer, then ambassador to Mexico, refused to appear before a New York County grand jury. The jury criticized his administration, while Dean Acheson, secretary of state, declined to intervene. The piece notes diplomatic immunity limits and calls the episode a test of the U S juridical system.
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William O'Dwyer
Sekoleky
New York
Mexico
Dean Acheson
O'Dwyer
United States
Secretary of State
O’dwyer
Tvas
Grand Jury
Brooklyn
Refugees Find Shelter In Five room Glenwood House
A five room house owned by Mr and Mrs Frank Logan in Glenwood shelters 15 Missouri flood refugees. Mrs Logan says they are having lots of fun as the group comprises Burlington railroad men and their families.
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Glenwood
Frank Logan
Missouri
Pacific Junction hosts flood refugees after Logan home opens
The Edwards in-laws arranged shelter for Logans and nine refugees including a yardmaster and other railroad workers. Two beds on a porch, three in the living room, three in a basement room. Mrs Logan imposes a strict rule to keep suitcases under beds and provide towels for all. Local company men respond to flood duty along with several named workers.
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Pacific Junction
Fred Edwards
Edwards
Logans
Mrs. Logan
After Taxes and Empty Wallets Echo in Verse
A fragmented poem describes financial strain and consumer limits. The speaker laments overdue bills and scarce funds while advising against purchases. Names or places are unclear but the mood centers on austerity and frugality amid scarcity.
Iowans urged to halt livestock shipping during flood
Omaha dispatch reports Iowa authorities requested shippers refrain from moving cattle and hogs across the Missouri River to Omaha in the flood emergency. Secretary RB E Cunning of the Omaha livestock exchange urged compliance, saying such shipments could hamper ongoing flood control work.
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Omaha
Missouri
RB. E. Cunning
Iowa
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Atlantic News
Felegraph
Ahebaity Washington
Merry- Go- Round
NEW
Pearson
Justice Department
Howard McGrath
Taft II
William Howard Taft III
GGP
Marshall Plan
Taft
Dublin
ECA
Adm
Lewigg Strauss
Pentagon
Capital News Capesles Tire and Commies
Eisenhower
John Allison
Allison
State Department
Acheson
Capitol Hill
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Grant
Sal
Delbert Wilcoxon
Léo Spiker
Teddy Weston
Edwin Foote
Larry Baker
Roland Bryson
Herb Bashaw
West Side
Pheee
Highland
Phese
Neiby Furniture CO
Fox
Mets
Tress
Engierence
Edgar A. Guest
Greenberg
Jane
Pep
Iunvestors Mutual, Inc
Board of Directors
Investors Mutual
Beacford
Charles T. Johnson
Denison
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