30 Apr 1955
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1955
Page
1
The piece argues automation, illustrated by an automatic stove, will replace some tasks but create many new jobs. History shows machines displace workers yet generate opportunities for mechanics, sales, and related roles, suggesting labor should welcome efficiency gains despite initial changes.
A southwestern feature accuses humans of overgrazing and land misuse. The author argues settlements replace native grasses, brushlands burn, and wheat and fallow replace short grass, with profit cited as a contributing factor and deserving of censure.
The Iowa state legislature nears its dreaded endgame as bills granting large appropriations to multiple departments and projects must pass. Lawmakers face public demand to fund numerous initiatives, with payment deferred into the future.
The Atlantic community marks cleanup week aimed at improving appearances and reducing fire hazards. The initiative ties into ongoing fire prevention programs to keep buildings safe and well maintained this spring.
Persons from several states attended the rural funeral Sunday for Mrs Theo Ordway. Included were Mr and Mrs John Ordway Plainview Nebraska Kay Wahlert Ruth Basham Des Moines Mr and Mrs Bob Van Aernam Stuart J S Carin Menlo Mrs John Barr San Mateo California and Mrs Kick O Loughlin and Christine Keyport Washington.
The notice lists mail subscription prices by region and duration, including Cass and adjoining counties at various rates. Iowa rates show yearly and multi month options, with different figures for 3 and 6 months. Canada and U S outside Iowa prices are given, reflecting international and domestic mailing options.
President Eisenhower weighs a Formosan settlement trading Quemoy and Matsu for peace, while Dulles faces Senate scrutiny over Yalta disclosures. The White House huddle, led by Tom Dewey and others, pressed for political rather than military goals, and Dulles faced questions about releasing wartime papers.
Mrs. E. P. Gaddis comes back from a ten week California trip with her children Avon and family at San Bernardino and Mrs. Raph Harris and family at Victorville.
Washington report says two House investigations will hold hearings next Tuesday on Hoover Commission findings about military rations and clothing. Chairman William Dawson notes a 966,020 pound hamburger supply could feed the Navy for six years at current rates. Rep Hebert calls for a thorough study amid unsatisfactory explanations from the Hoover Commission and Navy Department.
Mr and Mrs Zenas Eblen sold their property in the west part of Cumberland to Ronald Smith. The Eblens expect to return to Virginia.
An analysis contrasts ancient Wen Ti letters to the Huns with modern figures Chou En-lai and Nehru at Bandung. It argues for peace as a strategic aim amid shifting power, noting bandwagoning, propaganda, and failed leadership on both sides. A closing fact notes a camel tolerating 30 percent weight loss in heat.
Ten years after the Elbe handshakes, the American and Russian armies now face mutual distrust and fear. The unity that once followed victory has dissolved into two opposing blocs as memories of a brief wartime bond fade among lingering ideological tensions and distant aims.
A Senate Banking Committee staff report portrays the current stock market as healthier early this year than in the 1938 pre crash months. It warns a 1955 comparison is less favorable and urges early correction of speculative excesses to avoid broader economic harm. One in four U S trucks belong to farmers.
A jumble of local anecdotes details Massena students protesting jeans with dresses, boys dressing up at another school, and a note on lawn weed control. Also mentions Forrest Wilsons of Anita, juvenile fashion comments, a bus driver mix up near Adams and Cass counties, and memories of relay times and a Texas fan at Drake relays.
Fragmented OCR notes show Anita Gil Anita-Nasey, daughter of Mr and Mrs Wehbrmson of Anita, connected with nursing training at Jeanly and Omaha University. Mentions United States Senator Roman L. Hardska and a convex election context. Incomplete text references population fiction in the west and a 35 year span.
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