11 Aug 1953
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1953
Page
1
A magazine article argues food can deter wars and curb communism. It cites Berlin and Pakistan as proof that distributing U.S. grain boosts alliances, while surplus food serves as a powerful, peaceful weapon for global peace and democracy.
Nine more weekend traffic deaths mark Iowa as among the deadliest states. Color TV priced at 800 to 1000 dollars, slowing its popularization. U S population reached 160 million at 9 02 am Monday and grows every 12 seconds. Hoover turns 78 amid restored esteem. Communist prisoners face treatment by their own, raising questions of identity. Democrats fault the administration over campaign promises, but GOP faces only limited political risk. East Berlin supply cuts by Reds threaten hunger and expose communist failures.
The Atlantic News-Telegraph lists publication schedule evenings excluding Sunday and provides subscription rates. Rates differ by delivery method and region, including carrier, in and outside Iowa, and U.S. mailed subscriptions with varying durations and prices.
Washington defense officials crack down as Undersecretary Kyes and Secretary Talbott order limits on special-transport junkets for Congress members. Several lawmakers plan overseas trips, with some using S S Barrett and S S Altman ships, paying minimal fares yet drawing scrutiny for government-funded vacations.
British officials report that in 1939 they could pay for a ton of copper by exporting 16 sewing machines, but in 1952 it was necessary to export 2b. The piece argues that reputation is a form of wealth and that social standing and good will are valuable assets beyond monetary earnings.
Mrs Effie Fisher 63 spent 15 days in Jefferson County jail for unlawful possession of a squirrel out of season. She refuses to pay a $50 fine, says she has a right to shoot destructive animals on her property and will likely do it again. She used the saved money to buy a dress to wear to jail.
Maurice Lyons recovered his vehicle in Baltimore after last week’s garage theft. A man who admitted taking the car was identified as 22 year old Frank Bryan, who confessed to the theft after being confronted.
The Rockefeller Foundation awards 200000 dollars to the New York City Center of Music and Drama, stressing its role as a feeder for the Metropolitan Opera and a training ground for young American artists. The piece laments underfunded American cultural institutions while critiquing foreign sponsorships and describing upcoming congressional reviews of private foundations.
A whimsical Iowa tale notes a woman jailed 15 days for not paying a fine over a squirrel incident. It mentions a back to school issue exciting elders, a Chicago wrestling sighting at Marigold Garden ringside by Mr and Mrs Martin Poch, and a locals claim of a white sparrow with a goldfinch near 13th and Cedar.
Airman J. C. Brady and his soldier forebears receive U S citizenship in a U S district court oath of allegiance. The Brady lineage spans the Spanish American War World War II Bataan death march and the Korean War era, with their Philippine residence complicating their nationality status.
A 1950 account notes that neither the narrator nor Grandpa gained U.S. citizenship through Grandpa’s papers and wartime service in the Spanish American War. The Brady family left The Philippines and settled in San Antonio, Texas, seeking new beginnings.
Adlai Stevenson on a world tour quotes Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia believing a post Stalin era brings peace in Europe. Tito favors four power talks, warns against easing defense, and praises Greece Turkey and Yugoslavia as solid bulwarks. He notes the west has a bridgehead in eastern Europe amid Soviet pressure. The Niagara river flow statistic is noted as 94 percent over the Canadian falls.
The Iowa PMA coordinates prompt tabulation of the state vote on wheat marketing quotas for 1954. County offices serve as polling places with extra sites in farming areas. Des Moines will stay open Friday night to collect and tabulate county returns.
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