05 Dec 1949
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1949
Page
1
The text argues that government spending must be cut to avoid deep debt and currency depreciation. It contends that printing cheaper dollars harms the average family and accuses the administration of waste. It suggests other nations gain from currency cuts and calls for sound fiscal policy to prevent national economic decline.
The piece argues that Iowa taxpayers contribute about 757 million dollars annually to the federal government while receiving roughly 51 million in return, showing a clear net loss and challenging the notion that federal funds are gifts.
The piece argues ex congressmen May and Thomas deserve lifetime government pensions despite alleged wartime cheatings. It urges reform of pension rules, proposing money only for honest citizens and criticizing crooks in high places. It ends by backing Hoover era federal reform and budget cuts as GOP policy footing.
A verse about delaying self purchase for Christmas, with the speaker noting worn clothing and lack of essentials while urging patience as loved ones offer gifts. The piece ends with a stray line about New Iberia and a safety reminder to drive carefully on a motor trip.
Washington report notes a House committee under Rep. Buchanan may probe six lobbying groups as an initial focus. The inquiry could rely on a Library of Congress study by W. Brooke Graves detailing active lobbies in fields like tariffs, natural resources, real estate, housing, airlines, agriculture, dairy and margarine, with 1948 lobbying spending over 5.5 million dollars.
The notice lists publication details for the Atlantic News-Telegraph with editor F. D. Simpson and contact numbers, confirms entry as a second class matter in 1912, and provides subscription and mail rates for various regions including Iowa, adjoining counties, U S, and Canada.
Drew Pearson denounces a United States Senate mission to Spain as a taxpayer expense and public drunkenness, contrasting it with Texas Jaycees promoting Universal Understanding by sending letters and exchange plans to Salzburg Austria, building grassroots people to people ties.
The record notes Inge contributing $100,000 each while eight others spent between $50,000 and $100,000 and 20 individuals allocated from $25,000 to $50,000. The passage outlines varied expenditures across a funding plan with multiple contributors.
Shirley Temple testified in Los Angeles that her marriage to actor John Agar was turbulent. She said his attention to other women and heavy drinking drove her to leave their home and consider suicide. She described incidents of him bringing other women to their home and coming home drunk with lipstick on his face.
Authorities advise pedestrians to wear bright white or light clothing when walking along highways after dark to improve visibility and reduce crash risk.
Hollywood star Betty Hutton is home recovering from a back sprain after a net stunt for a film. She described a circus style toss that went wrong, continuing work briefly before collapsing on Friday. X rays confirm a severe sprain and bed rest is planned.
The first trees with solid wood and needle-like leaves appeared in the Permian age about 235 million years ago, marking a major step in Earth's forest development.
The British Health Service England's free health service now costs over a billion pounds annually, more than double the initial estimate. A second note urges motorists not to drive after drinking to reduce road incidents.
A 1949 King Features column argues against Judge Schirick's ruling permitting communist teachers in public schools. It urges appeals to the U S Supreme Court and protests by parents and mothers to protect American values from Marxist influence.
A regional IOOF gathering will convene at the IOOF hall next Sunday afternoon and evening with Hawkeye encampment and Atlantic auxiliary as hosts. More than 100 reservations are on record as Louie Barr of Clarinda presides in place of James Woodside. Stuart encampment and Harlan will confer degrees in the afternoon followed by royal purple and auxiliary degrees after a 6 pm dinner by the Atlantic auxiliary.
Des Moines report says a 90 year old laborer Luis Carrizales and his wife Mary welcomed a daughter after 11 children born to four different marriages. The oldest son is 67 and oldest daughter 64. The couple married in 1945 and announce the family is large enough.
The 90-year-old credits good health to not drinking or smoking and maintaining regular routines.
A terse directive urges pedestrians to move against vehicle flow on a highway in preparation for an upcoming event or risk. The brief hints at danger and a call to act in advance, with no further context or local particulars provided.
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