06 Aug 1949
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1949
Page
1
The U S Comptroller General cites 6 28 million in improper wartime contract payments from fraud with more bribery cases among officers uncovered by the General Accounting Office Officials say such graft has long existed in war times and must be punished to deter further theft of treasury funds and honor in service.
The article argues that 18 to 24 year olds cause more fatal accidents and face higher insurance costs. It advocates expanded youth driver education as the most effective way to curb highway fatalities and property damage, suggesting elders could benefit too.
Atlantic council advances plans to shape a fine airfield serving private flyers and linking the city to Iowa’s feeder air stops. The move aims to place Atlantic within the state transport system as aviation gains importance for regional progress. The city vows readiness for the era of air transportation.
Cars crowd Atlantic business streets daily with parking at a premium. Most vehicles belong to shoppers and visitors rather than local business owners or workers, though some are driven by those groups.
A satirical editorial mocks ongoing debates about Aly Khan marrying Rita and Rita's pregnancy. It cites a press dispatch about a man with patent rights and $1,000 cash obtaining over $35 million in government loans, joking that only the United States could enable such a disparity.
Poem reflects on choice between right and wrong and argues that struggle creates meaning. It suggests life would be dull if people never erred and never faced doubt, fear, or stress, while pride comes from meeting challenges.
Sgt. G. E. Mundorf and his wife visit his mother Mrs Ella Mundorf, with the Mundorfs staying through Sunday. Sgt Mundorf recently returned from Germany with the Army Air Force and will travel to Salina, Kansas for his next appointment.
Julie Strnad wins custody of Antoinette in district court after a protracted dispute rooted in artificial insemination and international travel. The 32 year old mother alleged cruelty and recounted the child’s removal to Czechoslovakia, Prague, Austria, and return to New York before finalizing divorce from Antoine Strnad.
The Atlantic News Telegraph lists subscription rates for carriers in Atlantic and surrounding counties, Cass and adjoining counties, and wider Iowa and U.S. locations. Rates cover one month to one year with varying mail and carrier options and Canada services.
Drew Pearson notes Parnell Thomas has recovered but won t face trial as House leaders push to drop the indictment amid party unity. He recalls Barden Rome visit with Pope Pius and Agnes Barden, then questions Vaughan’s White House role and reveals a 1947 scrap iron transfer scheme involving Vaughan ally Hunt and Benny Bender.
R J Thomas CIO assistant director told Des Moines delegates that Senator B B Hickenlooper should be “knocked for a loop” in the 1950 elections. He attacked the Dixiecrats and Republicans blamed for stymying social legislation and urged defeating certain individuals in Congress and state legislatures regardless of party.
Castel Gandolfo Italy Pope Pius XII will suspend his daily audiences from August 13 to 31 at his summer residence. The pause aims to rest before Holy Year opening December 24 and to allow preparation time for the event.
Council Bluffs Barbara Joel, a 20 year old with blue eyes, was named Miss Iowa 1949 and will represent Iowa in Atlantic City. Second place went to June Casey 19 Miss Mason City and third to Mable Ferguson 20 Miss Storm Lake. Joel, Grinnell College junior, daughter of Emer Joel, bank secretary, is known for mezzo soprano voice and stands five feet six inches tall.
The piece argues the 1949 deficit reached 1.811 billion, with 1949 taxes down and spending up. It highlights ECA and CCC expenditures as waste, notes rising debt from 1931 to 1949, criticizes Hoover commission savings ignored by Congress, and questions fiscal prudence versus drunken spending.
The column notes football sheets for fall and a plan to recruit a board member while humorously praising steak dinners. Mary Dorothy Rains learns to cast flying crappies on a Frederick Brown camp trip, and Gregory and Fred Long feud over chickens with a friendly wager. A park visitor reports obscene inscriptions on a soldiers monument and a garter snake is killed by Mrs. Andrew Nelson in her yard.
Mrs. Leora Jewell of Viola township died this morning at Carroll hospital after a brief illness. The body is at the McFadden funeral home awaiting arrangements.
A Moscow radio broadcast urged the liquidation of Yugoslav Premier Marshal Tito. It said Yugoslav emigrants in the Soviet Union sought cooperation to remove Tito in the name of human principles. Astra noted anti Tito underground activity in Yugoslavia recently. Tito was expelled from Cominform last year.
Local cafe sees 72 of 75 eggs served in one day contain double yolks. The note highlights a surprising production quirk and may interest readers tracking food trends.
Avoca public school plans a August 24 start with several new teachers led by principal Ronald Warder of Eddyville. New hires include Geraldine Redman Burlington first grade and Colleen Hilburn Nevada among others. core staff returnees are Dorothy Eggers Jeanette Cedergren Harriet Warne Leonard Crawford and L C Enearl plus several high school specialists.
A threshing crew northwest of here uses only horses for hauling, eschewing tractors in this machine age. About 18 to 20 head of horses are lined up for the work, a rare sight today. The crew has never used tractors.
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