15 Aug 1949
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1949
Page
1
The piece argues that government security programs shift burden to producers, risking a decline in production and living standards. It cites Washington cradle to grave security and Oregon old age benefits as examples, warning future expansions could harm the economy and threaten the nation’s high standard of living.
The president's wife and other high ranking officials received deep freezers from a Chicago perfume maker. The report notes the gifts create eyebrows raised and erode public confidence, urging officials to avoid any appearance of evil and maintain trust in government.
A discussion notes the public often criticizes government workers and seldom bases criticism on facts. It recommends occasional praise to attract high caliber personnel and prompts readers to thank representatives for good work. It also refers to the start of the football season and impending school term.
A golfing parson jokes with a pro about preaching virtue and staying on course. The pro notes to keep eyes on the ball and follow through, while the parson admits his own putts wander, joking that the money lies down the middle aisle and his shots stray like others.
Washington reports Senate Democratic Leader Lucas said Congress cannot adjourn by Labor Day after a White House conference with President Truman and Democratic leaders. He did not predict how long the session would continue.
Former President Herbert Hoover, 75, arrives in New York from Chicago on the Twentieth Century Limited. He downsized the gall bladder disturbance with a stay at the Waldorf Astoria and plays gin rummy with secretary Bernice Miller while noting the ailment caused only “much ado about nothing.”
An investigation opened after a Cedar River fish kill described as tens of tons of dead fish from suspected pollution. State health and conservation officials probe near Gilbertville, with Izaak Walton League secretary Harold Edsill noting banks white with bass, crappie, catfish and other species.
Advertises subscription prices for carriers and mail in Cass and neighboring counties, within Iowa and nationwide, listing monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual rates and noting publication schedule and editor contacts.
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas faced opposing pressures during a mountain climbing trip in Iran. Soviet accusations and Tehran’s censorship clash with a government blackout ordered by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Douglas learned Azerbaijan suffers famine as winter slumps into drought with looted relief grain and scarce aid amid regional tensions.
Three buses serving Atlantic independent schools will operate during the year starting Aug. 29. A new bus will serve Marne and areas west of Atlantic following a route to Marne on primary 88 then County M to County C and back via West Sixth Street road, per Supt. J. J. O'Connor. The Cal Lindeman bus will run between Lyman and Atlantic and the William Pauley bus between Brayton and Atlantic, as in prior years.
Iowa Wisconsin Mississippi river bridge switches to one way tolls with new rates. Car and driver 15 cents, one passenger 20 cents, two or more passengers 25 cents per trip. Previously round trip tolls were collected.
Des Moines reports the Iowa State Association of Cosmetologists rapped the appointment of Helen Vernon as executive secretary of the state cosmetology division. Governor Beardsley appointed Vernon to succeed Gladys Swanson, though critics say the board was bypassed. Resignations followed from Mae Davenport and Nina Schneider tied to the move.
A 1949 King Features Syndicate essay criticizes U.S. foreign policy for chasing a world state through the League of Nations and UN. It argues Washington sacrificed national interests for globalism, cites Hull treaties and Marshall Plan as missteps, and urges a complete shift in diplomatic personnel and policy to safeguard American aims.
Waterloo Dwight Davis of Sioux City was elected president of the Iowa Gladiolus Society. Ray Moss of Waterloo was re elected vice president and William Collins of Des Moines became secretary treasurer. Don Henderson of Waterloo won sweepstakes and the grand championship at the 23rd annual show. Other winners include Etta Faye of Bellevue and Merle Allan of Owatonna.
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