26 Apr 1948
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1948
Page
1
Notice to subscribers on delivery options for evenings, urging calls before 7 o’clock to fix missed papers. Instructions include updating addresses and discontinuing service by notifying the office rather than the carrier.
The paper surveys a proposed sewer extension to the Zurfluh addition and Maple to LaVista to aid growth. It notes a deadly tornado in Ionia, asks if plastics can replace steel in car bodies, and criticizes a police assault on Kansas City workers. It urges bond purchases, analyzes Italy and Russia, and ends with a cautionary tale to “tell your story and quit.”
Washington notes reveal a secret Republican caucus clash over federal aid to education and postal pay raises with Speaker Joe Martin and GOP Leader Halleck resisting, while four senators including Taft and Sparkman led efforts on the Taft Ellender Wagner housing bill and party unity.
A comic verse where a doctor reassures a patient in a hospital corridor and a grandfather fears the outcome. The speaker notes repeat assurances of recovery as more babies arrive, while the doctor minimizes pain and insists on careful care until he can declare all is well.
Two hundred eastern Iowa livestock producers demanded an early settlement of the 39 day packinghouse strike. A committee was appointed after a general meeting held back the resolution until reviewed for impartiality. The statement urged reopening markets and pressed that producers’ interests and public welfare be considered.
Albert Pearl Briggs aged 66 died at a local hospital from injuries sustained Saturday night when struck by an automobile. The wreck occurred in Waterloo and police continue to investigate the fatal incident.
Diary excerpt notes family moves to Iowa City leaving a quiet house in Texas. Discussion of Madison Square Garden demolition plans along Columbus Circle and hotel impact. Mentions Salvation Army jubilee, new presidents book Presidents on Parade, and reflections on Washington and Truman depictions.
Nomination papers were filed for 44 persons, a rise from recent days. On the Republican side are U S Rep Karl Le Compte Corydon Governor Robert D Blue Roy Longstaff Des Moines. Democrats list Guy Gillette Cherokee Polk County Attorney Carroll Switzer Des Moines for governor and other offices with Ivor Christofferson Cedar Falls Attorney General Harold Fleck Oskaloosa Secretary of State Philip Shutt Independence State Auditor John Keller Eagle Grove Agriculture Secretary Gale Mc Clean Wilton Junction Treasurer W Irwin Le Mars Commerce Commissioner Ramsey Oelwein.
Rotterdam receives early aid under the Marshall plan as a first tranche to revive trade. Dutch officials highlight the shipment as a symbol of postwar recovery.
The freighter Noordam docked bringing a cargo from the Netherlands obtained under the plan amid a fireworks welcome.
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