27 Aug 1948
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1948
Page
1
The Atlantic News Telegraph lists publication details, staff contacts, and association memberships. It provides subscription rates for carrier and mail in and around Cass County and Iowa. A notice advises subscribers to call 2611 before 7 PM to fix delivery or address changes.
An editorial observes that after one year the Taft Hartley Act has not harmed unions. Wages rose, strikes declined, and unions strengthened while some major strikes were blocked for public health. Yet labor continues to oppose repeal despite the apparent benefits.
The text argues that lasting national progress comes from peace and cultural development, not warfare. It contends Western nations prosper when free from war burdens and that violent programs, like Russia's, exhaust resources and provoke enemies. It suggests Russia may stagnate unless it shifts to peaceful means such as education to expand.
A new steel production method promises to cut steps and costly machinery, enabling decentralization of the industry and faster output. The process, now past experiments, is expected to reshape manufacturing within a few years.
Retired Gen. Clay plans to write a memoir after leaving active duty detailing policy disputes in Washington over Berlin currency, western Germany government, and the Moscow conference. His allies say he was overruled on measures provoking Soviet retaliation and criticizes FDR era policies.
A short poem quartet by Edgar A. Guest includes Morning Prayer about duty, The Quitter about effort, Rapture with a boy showing fish, and Money contrasting wealth and fear. Copyright 748.
Washington reports that rejects will receive appreciation cards bearing official army and air force seals as tokens of gratitude for their service.
The memo notes that the first applicants rejected for physical reasons will be issued an appreciation card signed by Secretary of the Army Royals and Secretary of the Air Force Symington. The card bears the applicant’s name and a statement honoring patriotic intent while noting the rejection under current rules and the possibility to reapply if regulations change.
The National Industrial Conference Board reports a record high mid July index at 165.5 percent of January 1939 base. The rise from mid June is 0.7 percent and from July 1947 about 1.2 percent. Purchasing power falls to 60.4 cents per dollar reflecting decline from June and year earlier levels. The index covers prices for food housing clothing fuel furnishings and sundries in 62 cities for moderate income families.
A Washington column riffs on a California governor’s vice presidential nomina tion and Alben Barkley’s quip. It notes a Maryland farm makeover by Extension and military help, boosting value by about $18,000.
A poetic notice proclaims Babe Ruth ends his playing career to join Time magazine. The text frames his departure as destiny fulfilled, with the Great Umpire granting approval and Ruth signaling one final home run before his new chapter.
A Kansas City Star item recalls Captain Hlood’s visit to Wichita and old friends including Levandsall Oilman Bill Sullivan and Henry Ware JAllen. It notes that blindness does not conquer spirit and mentions DeWolf Hopper’s opera company’s success in Washington, D C and a play in Kansas City.
A nostalgic portrait of turn of the century New York nightlife recalls Miner's Bowery theater, Daly's and adjacent venues. Observations contrast waxed mustaches and formal dress with rising street con games and wary policing under Mayor O'Dwyer era pressure.
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