29 Aug 1956
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1956
Page
1
Southern leaders resist the U S Supreme Court desegregation ruling and risk ongoing trouble. The piece urges embracing gradual, peaceful change, noting race equality grows inevitable and history shows confrontation worsens the future, with desegregation arriving based on southern actions.
The Cass County fair and similar rural youth programs are praised as powerful forces in youth development. The piece notes how 4 H and FFA reshape rural youths views of farm life, reducing desire to leave the countryside and offering a rewarding path at home.
The article discusses Arab openness to Soviet ties if war looms in the Middle East, noting historical friction with Western powers. It argues a Western fear of aligning Arabs with Russia while avoiding continued colonial indignities and maintaining a difficult, unresolved balance.
The presidential race, expected to lie dormant after the convention, moves into high gear. Democrats begin district meetings with party leaders. Republicans intensify efforts to win votes, signaling a rapid start to a vigorous campaign.
Voters approve a constitutional amendment allowing the Legislature to end public education and fund private schools to maintain segregated schooling. Counties with large Black populations support the measure, while areas with few Black residents oppose it. The plan grants parental "Freedom of choice" but does not mandate integration.
The Bendix Trophy winner and transcontinental record holder Lt. Gen. Jimmy Doolittle predicts commercial jets will fly New York to San Francisco in under three hours. He notes fighter planes reaching 1,000 mph and suggests arrival could occur before departure due to time zone differences.
Evening newspaper based in Atlantic Iowa lists editor contact and office details. It outlines subscription rates for local carrier delivery, Cass county area, other Iowa addresses, U S mail, and Canada with yearly and half year options.
In a dramatic Democratic convention late night battle Gore declines withdrawal as Kefauver gains southern backing. Oklahoma and Kentucky switch to Kennedy while Stevenson’s camp congratulates Kennedy. Gore concedes as Kefauver secures renomination after tense floor maneuvers and police escorts.
A humorous poem in which a boy braves snakes and doctors but fears ear washing from his mother. He notes poets praise women’s gentleness yet recalls rough mothers washing ears, ending with a tongue in cheek reflection on maternal hardship.
Lillian B. Montgomery, native of Iowa County and Cornell College graduate, named field treasurer for Korea in the women's division of the Methodist Board of Missions. She taught in Belle Plaine public schools for years and served as a YWCA executive in Clinton.
Dr. Herman N. Bundesen advises how to soothe prickly heat in babies with sponge baths of cool water and baking soda, avoid soap on inflamed skin, use calamine or mild lotions, and keep skin dry. He notes heat, perspiration, and loose clothing prevent rash, and suggests changing crib position to air the body.
Iowa Governor Leo Hoegh and state officials visited the Iowa State Fair for State Day. Congres sional members and legislators joined dignitaries as agencies planned to close early so state workers could attend. Attendance to midweek drew 32 436, below last year’s midweek totals. Governor paid flight costs with a private plane and explained convenience outweighed cost. Don’t drive if you drink.
Governor Victor Anderson acknowledged paying the state 362.50 for use of a small item related to his trip to the Republican National Convention in San Francisco. The disclosure followed questions from a reporter about travel costs and state expenditures.
Vice President Nixon flies to New Jersey to rest and draft speeches for a vigorous campaign tour next month. RNC public relations director L Richard Gaylay outlined a backbreaking schedule of aerial visits with more than one speech daily. The first five to ten days of the swing are expected to start mid September.
Herman J. Schmidt aged 39, born in Davenport Iowa, is named general counsel for Socony Mobil Oil Co succeeding his role as associate general counsel.
The Tennessee Extension Service notes that half an acre of productive garden yields produce valued at 325 dollars, highlighting high returns for home gardeners.
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