07 Aug 1948
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1948
Page
1
Atlantic News Telegraph announces subscription rates and delivery policies. Notices remind subscribers to call 7 PM if papers are late and to contact the office for address changes or discontinuations.
In Amsterdam this month the first assembly of the World Council of Churches will bring 150 religious bodies from 40 countries into official representation. The meeting aims to coordinate Christian efforts for peace and better social conditions worldwide, addressing criticisms of church influence during war and offering renewed hope for a powerful, unified Christian voice.
E. H. Crump a long dominant Tennessee political boss suffered a defeat at the polls signaling a possible end of his era. The piece notes rival bosses in New York Chicago and Kansas City faded recently, while bossism as a practice remains persistent despite losses.
Envoys to Moscow show coy smiles and secrecy after talks, signaling a conference occurred but withholding results. Public hopes for clarity rise as observers stress diplomacy’s need for timely disclosure.
The Yellow River flood, described as China’s Sorrow, has claimed 3,500 lives in a new disaster. The text portrays repeated famines and floods as a long running tragedy for China, noting the tolls of natural disasters and famine across the nation.
Editorial briefs report several unions once dominated by communists have ousted Reds. Workers are awakening to communist agitators advancing party goals through strikes, with any gains for workers seen as incidental. Henry Wallace reportedly cools on his third party as communists overtake it, leaving Wallace uneasy in his own movement.
Washington column reports Rep. Parnell Thomas of New Jersey used his influence to keep Private Edward Kimmel overseas and later tried to sell Kimmel’s father insurance. The piece details how Thomas allegedly leveraged his authority for “un-American” ends, including fielding an undercover claim and pressuring Army officials. It also notes other exports to Russia and related investigations.
A fragmentary verse piece imitates quatrains about labor and work. It ponders the boy who works and the idea of a book as a faithful friend, contrasting sunny days with rain and a big fish’s fate. The tone hints at a reflective, whimsical poem.
A short verse notes that vacation days benefit weary men only if they know when to return to work, blending rest with responsibility and timing.
University of Iowa students led by James Goodwin of Fort Madison as Young Republicans start a mustache fad. The group vows to wear cookie dusters until the election and may shave if the South shifts Republican in November.
In WAC notes from Washington Major Trene Galloway succeeds Lieut. Col. Kathleen McClure as director of the WAC European command in Heidelberg. Galloway, a native of Tempte ten, began service in 1942 and has held key posts in Washington. The report covers her background and earlier assignments as part of Allied command structures.
Peebles son of Mr and Mrs A R Peebles will reopen his office here August 9 after passing his basic science and state board examinations. A Palmer School of Chiropractic graduate from Davenport, he previously opened an office in this town. Cut your speed when dusk falls to save a life.
Al and Dora McCann mourn the drowning of five year old Kevin at their Park Hill home in Yonkers. The McCanns, known for The McCanns at Home radio program, express faith and resolve to continue charitable work for children.
A bustling Atlantic vignette features a pantsless lad with a towel, Joe Moore running a quirky presidential poll, and a poultry feed setup in two sacks labeled democratic and republican. Martins at Dol Spoo residence depart, a vintage Rolls Royce appears, a theater scene yields a shy quip, and rain prompts complaints about beans and mosquitos.
Jewelers report unusual activity in updating pieces heavy with yellow gold. Gems are being reset into dainty palladium or platinum filigree designs as fashion favors precious white metals for fine jewelry.
State Rep. Fred Schwengel of Davenport, a Republican, says he has built support across the state for possible election as speaker of the Iowa House. He notes he will not step aside if Rep. G. T. Kuester of Griswold seeks reelection, and he believes both men would enjoy cross-endorsement by the other if either chosen as speaker.
Martin Boyer treasurer of a Reading knitting mill bowling team left a cigar box with 600 on his car, forgot it, and it was found by a passerby. The recovered box contained 719.40 plus 77 found by workers, totaling 796.40 with 3196.40 unaccounted.
Harold Nissen, in Walnut, called his wife in Switzerland on August 3, marking their 26th wedding anniversary. The trans Atlantic call went through with a clear connection as Mrs. Nissen tours Europe with a group of women and planned to leave Switzerland for Denmark the next day.
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