15 Apr 1946
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1946
Page
1
Notice to Atlantic subscribers to The News Telegraph about optional evening delivery with a call before 7 oclock to 1367 1. Instructions to notify the office for address changes or delivery notices.
A legislative note argues subsidies behind price control were a concealment of failed wartime policy. Subsidies shifted costs to taxpayers while aiding producers, and proper freeze of wages and costs would have avoided them. The piece urges swift elimination of all subsidies.
The piece notes plans for a UN army of 2,000,000 plus a twelve-ship navy and air force with the US supplying a quarter of naval and air power. It argues faith in global cooperation is needed to empower the UN to police world peace, despite fears of U.S. targeting and harm from such forces.
The piece argues a sugar strike would worsen a serious shortage and cause canning foods to waste. It urges government action to keep workers at plants to prevent food loss during a hungry summer.
The British foreign office sent secret cables to Lord Cadogan outlining a joint US UK strategy on Franco in Spain. They propose delaying action at the United Nations until Franco seeks a compromise, with Vatican involvement noted. The piece also references Roosevelt’s foreign policy, O'Daniel’s son, and various diplomatic moves, plus GOP OPA strategy.
A reader Harold B Hoegh urges the public to vote YES or NO on daylight saving time to boost European aid. He notes farmers’ wartime grind, recalls farming near Atlantic and asks The Editor to inform Americans about sending opinions to Questions for America at American Broadcasting Co New York.
Hiroshima reports show population drop from 400000 to 83000 after the blast, now up to 169000. Authorities say 220 residents return daily as nearly 10000 houses are rebuilt. About 90 percent of housing was destroyed, while streetcar reconstruction lags with only 30 cars operating.
In Washington the Security Council touted progress with Russia and Iran as a step toward world peace. Army Day drew about 100000 spectators as the 82nd Airborne led a Constitution Avenue parade. Bituminous coal operators issued a brochure defending their wage plan amid a looming strike, proposing worker benefits, safety and joint committees, and potential penalties.
The piece discusses the coal strike risk across industries including steel and the potential use of natural gas as a substitute to pressure coal producers. It notes a historical claim about Harold Ickes pressuring John L. Lewis to end wartime coal stoppages and mentions the current state of government pipelines. It also covers Veterans Administration releases: GI bill loans nearing half a billion dollars and reinstatement of lapsed National Service Life Insurance without exam through January 1947.
The author recalls seeing vaccines for smallpox and mumps in school days, then describes Merle Moon’s influence on keeping him from competing in track. He also recalls Dean Cornwell painting murals in Rockefeller Center, noting their grand scale and symbolic past and future of transportation with gold and silver hues.
Cornwall and his assistant, a strong capable woman who is also an artist, operate and adjust the scaffolds. The artist sketches ideas, makes cartoons, then the cartoon is enlarged to full size, perforated, and color dusted through holes to guide the painter on canvas.
Poem reflecting on spring’s beauty and recollections of a departed loved one. The author contrasts vibrant blooms and seasonal renewal with persistent memories and grief that remain, noting that joy and color return but loss remains. Beloved, the spring returns yet sorrow endures.
Howard A. Miller 51 of Marshalltown, rushed to Veterans Hospital after a heart attack in Muscatine during a Masonic meeting, was described as about the same today. He was elected Iowa grand master of the Masonic order of royal and secret masters at the Muscatine gathering.
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