04 Aug 1948
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1948
Page
1
A political column argues the sure path to winning cold war influence lies in raising living standards under U S regulation. It asserts Russians seek to provoke unrest by promising but failing to deliver in Eastern Europe and warns of wider European impact if offside peoples remain better off than those under Moscow control.
The piece argues price rollbacks are impractical and credits controls are more likely. It notes a general freeze of prices and wages could be possible but unlikely, while economic laws will govern after a brief curtailment of credit. The overall forecast is a slide into a low mood.
Atlantic town shows constant travel as cars from many states pass through Chestnut street illustrating how Americans are a restless people on highways across the nation. The piece compares movement to shifting sands to emphasize continual travel and displacement.
In Oskaloosa the Iowa highway commission struggles to remove a row of trees delaying road widening. Women oppose the plan, keeping the trees and sparking a local clash over public works and sentiment. The piece notes the trees’ age and the highway’s alternative routes.
A trio of B-20s completed a New York to Los Angeles and return flight in under 22 hours covering about 5000 miles. The piece argues such long-range bombing is a real possibility and must be planned for in national defense. It also notes a description of an ideal newspaper and pledges the News-Telegraph to strive for that standard.
Long profile notes Rep. Parnell Thomas of New Jersey, head of the American Activities Committee, faced with internal revenue questions over a clerical kickback scheme. It details arrangements paying Myra Midkiff, Annette Minor, Grace Wilson and others, plus Thomas’s effort to aid his wife’s family on payrolls while noting tax delays and eventual reimbursements. The piece also touches on unrest in the Soviet Red Army and political purges in Saxony amid postwar tensions.
Early 20th century verse advises wives to accept their husbands as moody roamers. It portrays men as needing camaraderie, hunting trips, and business games, warning wives not to be surprised when husbands seek time with friends.
William Nelson Cromwell dies at his New York home aged ... He earned a record one million dollars in cash for the Panama Canal property transfer and helped organize railways for Brazil and major U.S. corporations. Cromwell resisted Rockefeller pressure over Rockefeller Center, remaining in his 49th Street mansion as city planners discussed a Brooklyn Narrows bridge. The piece notes his wealth, influence, and pivotal role in early 20th century finance and industry.
Two 17 year old youths from Detroit were arraigned before U S authorities for stealing a car in Sioux City Iowa and driving it to Galena Illinois. They were charged under the federal stolen automobile act, waived a preliminary hearing and were bound over to the federal grand jury.
A brief verse by Edgar A. Guest reflects on the private happiness a man enjoys that his wife may not fully grasp, hinting at personal or shared moments beyond public praise. The poem highlights intimate satisfaction and marital affection as a quiet, enduring joy.
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