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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1945
Page
1
Subscriptions and rates for The News Telegraph are listed for carriers in Atlantic and Cass counties, with mail options across Iowa, the U.S., and Canada. A delivery notice asks Atlantic subscribers missing evening issues to call before 7 o clock at 1367 1 to arrange replacement.
The text urges keeping Russia in the San Francisco conference and admitting the Polish government if needed to preserve the conference. It argues that a temporary concession may grant broader unity, warning that a disrupted meeting would threaten the entire effort for world peace and a lasting organization, with hopes for progress over years.
The piece argues V E Day looms within reach as the Allies press into Germany. It notes any Nazi guerrilla holdouts in eastern mountains would lack enough supplies and industrial backing to sustain a prolonged fight, predicting their near-certain defeat and a not distant end to the war in Europe.
The piece notes Goebbels urges Germans to risk all on a lucky star, amid shifting attitudes across occupied Germany. It contrasts western Germany’s cooler stance toward Hitler with eastern regions long loyal to Nazism, where Allied troops face rising hostility despite occasional welcome for the end of the war.
April 19 dispatch notes intensified Japanese sui cide tactics on the front near Shima. Human bomb charges and mortar handthrows are used as defenders hide in cave and pillbox positions. American 77th division reports brutal close combat with rocks glass shards and rear assaults as snipers shift after the front passes.
Audubon pioneer jeweler W. H. Cowles, age 88, died at his Hollywood home on April 11 after living in California for 25 years. Funeral services were held last Saturday. The Cowles couple came from Vermont in Audubon’s early days and were active in church and community affairs before selling out in 1919.
S Allen Now Drew Pearson Awards the Brass Ring to Robert Hannegan, the man who helped place Harry Truman in the presidency. The piece traces Hannegan’s rise from St Louis city committeeman to national power, highlighting his role in backing Truman at Chicago and pressuring Roosevelt on appointments. It notes his honesty, loyalty, and watchdog stance over Missouri politics, with a portrait of his influence within the Democratic Party.
Washington reports a new top secret chemical torpedo in the navy’s arsenal disclosed in part during congressional hearings. Details are scant with the weapon described as secret, likely a modification of steam turbine propulsion, while costs and reassembly capabilities are noted in general terms.
Washington DC reports Truman's first address as President to Congress. A veteran journalist notes the Old Maestro’s choice proved wise as Truman urged cooperation, pledged to carry on FDR's policies for unconditional surrender and a just peace, and called for legislative balance among the three branches. He emphasized fiscal restraint and a return to constitutional partnership.
The piece argues the president faces a brutal, creditless burden guiding 140 million people through wartime and toward postwar peace. It praises patriotism, common sense, and Founding Fathers' traditions, urging public support for Trouman and firm wartime resolve.
Quatrains reflect on life tasks from birth to death. The speaker notes three aims to build, to plant, and to reap returns from effort, while the Living Dead are treated as if dead. A friend is defined by willingness to help in times of need and sorrow.
Charles Dougherty Sr. will receive 135.62 dollars owed for overtime at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1878. President Truman signed the bill authorizing the payment, Dougherty now of Ozone Park New York.
Casey-William Van Dizer will receive his law degree from the state university at Iowa City Sunday afternoon. His parents, Dr. and Mrs. Woon Van Diner, will attend the graduation ceremonies.
The author recalls a welcome gift of The Finest of the Wheat hymn book from 1804, used in Kansas schools and at Lewis Academy and Friends university chapels. He discusses Chinook words like Skookum and cayuse, cites W. G. Frazier of San Diego, and mentions Robert W. Service and The Spell of the Yukon as cultural touchstones.
Vague items indoors and around town: Dick Bell available for babysitting per grapevine. Mrs Borchardt ironed sheets and discovered they included neighbors Don Epperlys. A nephew in Switzerland writes of escape from Germany and possible return to Greece. Reunion notes involve Lt Frederick Possehl Anita and Capt Theo Herrmann. Joe Pogge forgets coat after varnishing day leaving hat fished from hall closet.
The naval tradition of piping aboard marks the arrival of officers and dignitaries from our forces and foreign nations. The ceremony is internationally observed, signaling formal welcome and official proceedings aboard.
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