19 Apr 1950
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1950
Page
1
The author celebrates the shift from numbers to evocative train names like Rocket and Georgian. They note colorful, fast streamliners from Chicago routes such as Bluebird Humming Bird Dixie Flyer Wolverine Twentieth Century Broadway Limited and praise improved speed cleanliness and air conditioning.
A writer visits Chicago's art museum to see Van Gogh and ancient tombs then laments modern art as childish. The trip yields admiration for blue landscapes and Wedgewood while a detour to a film featuring Lena Horne ends with a skeptical verdict on culture.
The writer notes a cold US protest stance amid scant evidence of what happened to the US plane. A UN role is urged, warning that without restraint the incident risks world peace and a potentially crippling war. The piece stresses the peril of global conflict.
A nationwide crime political machine is alleged to control major cities including Chicago Kansas City Los Angeles and St Louis with possible federal government protection. The piece warns citizens to awaken or risk federal capture by criminal leaders as spring nears Iowa.
A short verse by Edgar A. Guest emphasizes that golf skill comes from constant practice, not just reading books or chancing tips. It argues that following advice from books or pros helps little without personal, repeated training and practical effort.
A new corrugated paper box plant will be built in Marshalltown with operations to begin by August. Ed Martin announces it as the first such facility in the city, linked to a Chicago box factory firm.
Des Moines report on Ellen Hartnett, Newton Drake University instructor and education graduate, filing as the first Democrat candidate for state superintendent of public instruction. Hartnett outlines a long career in Iowa education and farm bureau leadership.
Shipping and subscription notice lists per year and period rates for Atlantic News Telegraphs and National Editorial Association service. Indicates prices by carrier, Cass and adjoining counties, other Iowa regions, U S outside Iowa, and Canada with varying durations.
George Sokolsky argues that public exposure of vice feeds more vice, citing academic freedom strikes and parental lessons from his New York upbringing. He criticizes press glorification of private chaos, Ingrid Bergman coverage, and sensational publicity that corrupts public virtue and youth.
An honor award went to R. M. Gladys Scott of the University of Iowa for physical education at the opening session Tuesday of the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation.
A 1948 McCarthy housing tour, a $16,000 payment by Lustron boss Strandlund, and a mutual-aid pact raise questions as RFC funds back a struggling Columbus firm. Catholic editorial criticism, Goodwin lobbying links to Taft, and payroll secrecy add to a widening red hunt context.
The document discusses Forrestal and potential undersecretary roles, Potomac Edison’s public power propaganda via fertilizer news, MacArthur urging Pentagon support for Acheson’s plan to donate surplus wheat to China, and Ambassador Wiley reporting Iran's new premier as a Moscow ally.
Des Moines based Drake University law student Neil B. Little 27 of Hampton announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for state auditor. He is the first from his party to seek the office and serves as executive secretary of the Iowa Young Democrats and chairman of its veterans affairs committee. Little served 28 months in World War II in Australia New Guinea and the Philippines.
A civilian pilot in Hong Kong reported 5000 additional Chinese Communist troops landed on the northern beaches of Hainan after earlier claims of victory in Taiwan. Chiang Kai-shek summoned service chiefs to fix failed south Chihsaland coordination as defense units acted independently.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Denham drove to Des Moines Sunday with daughter Mrs. W. J. Mack and granddaughter Elizabeth Ann to meet Dr. Mack and return to Radcliffe. The group were guests of Dr. Mack's mother Mrs. B. B. Mack Sunday. Drive carefully lest this motor trip be your last.
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