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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1950
Page
5
The record notes that James Madison pledged to declare war on Great Britain in 1812 if elected president. The claim frames Madison’s wartime stance in the context of the election and future presidency.
The United States leads in casualties in the Korea conflict with about 31 784 total losses across all services as of early December. About 100 000 U S ground troops and 26 000 naval and air force personnel participated. Official counts show 4 789 killed 21 900 wounded and 6 018 missing. Other estimates suggest nearly 1 000 000 South Korean soldiers police and civilians have died. Five other nations report about 17 200 in action with around 349 casualties.
Marne notes show Omaha visitors Earl Namanny and family, Kansas City and Atlantic movers, Joe Peters and daughter visiting Council Bluffs for surgery at Mercy hospital, and Warren Haines of Omaha visiting his mother Lulu. A public safety reminder closes the item: Do not drive if you drink.
City of Atlantic Iowa vacates two parcels along Lots 11 and 12 Block G LaVista Place. The measure authorizes deeds to adjoining Lot 11 and Lot 12 owners and states effective date after publication. Passed December 4 1960 with mayor Robert Wilburn and city clerk Hawley Lynch signatories.
A dated list documents multiple property transactions in Atlantic and Massena areas, naming buyers and sellers such as Behe Sankey, Carl Livingston, R G Crawford, Nellie Kluever, Verdie Pace, Doris Peterson, and companies including American Telegraph & Telephone. Transfers include lots, parcels, and rights of way with nominal sums and phrases like love and affection, with dates and lot descriptions tied to townships and blocks.
Jere James, a 7 year old from Snyder, writes Santa a Christmas request. He has earned money selling soft drinks and offers to pay half the bike price if Santa covers the other half. The note was found in a Snyder post office en route to the North Pole.
Deputy Sheriff George Patton of Dade County Florida testifies to a Senate crime panel in Washington about $1000 payoffs and gifts of television sets and whiskey showered on Miami and Miami Beach law enforcement officers before his resignation months ago.
Fragmentary OCR text notes Joyel E. Rogers and wife Law jell J. Strong connected with a blacksmithing venture and a transaction involving about $1. The snippet mentions a location at east 142 feet of late 98-24 dik 16 in Atlantic, with a monetary detail around $1 and over.
The canvassing board completed its reports on the November 7 general election results. Republican nominees Willem L. Bies and Norman R. Hays led the supreme court contests with 460,456 and 460,318 votes respectively, while Democrat Frank F. Tower received 316,525, Leonard L. Ryan 310,110, and P. J. Severs 301,128.
The Atlantic fire prevention bureau warns of flammable Yule trees and cautions against holiday decorations. Historic blazes in Hyndman Pennsylvania Babbs Switch Oklahoma and Scarsdale New York illustrate deadly risks from candles, cigarettes, and panic. Government by women mentioned as gynarchy appears as an outlier note in the text.
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