07 Dec 1948
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1948
Page
1
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A Iowa Public Safety report counters the belief that men are better drivers by showing 1 200 habitual violators include only eight women while 450 000 women are licensed drivers. In 1947 a total of 59 929 Iowa drivers were in accidents. 4 425 were women. The piece ends by asserting women are better drivers in many fields.
Clarence Saunders unveils the Keedoozle, a keycardless shopping method. Shoppers punch numbers on a paper roll to select items, which are released from back chutes and delivered to the counter at 240 items per minute.
Madame Chiang Kai-shek draws attention in Washington as a magnetic figure whose past influence benefited her country and husband. Officials avoid formal approval during her visit to prevent political entanglements or possible influence.
The Berlin election is described as world observing how a people in contact with communism respond when allowed to vote freely. It is urged as a model for non communist nations and for countries with strong communist minorities to defend independence from Moscow influence.
Editorial notes Princess Margaret bears heavy expectations as a teen and the empire’s concern over Berlin. It discusses reduced war talk between Russia and the U S, hopes for nonmilitary Berlin solutions, post election spy inquiries, and calls for thorough public inspection of the state department’s past ties to Russia.
Washington reports Hirohito engaged in a long lunch with Joseph B. Keenan discussing a Japan US alliance. The piece notes Keenan’s unique access, the emperor’s concern over military power, and Empress and Margaret Truman contrast. Dawson to head powerful expenditures committee. Holifield as second. Brannan backs Dewey on TVA and soil conservation.
A reflective note on Pearl Harbor Day describing memory, forgiveness, and the possibility of future reconciliation. The speaker acknowledges past wrongs, honors those who suffered, and imagines a time when former foes join in remembering and healing.
In West Branch Michigan a 15 year old, William Lee Farley, is charged with murder after an argument about selling Christmas cards. Probate Judge Ethel Chapin waived jurisdiction allowing adult trial. Farley waived examination and is held for circuit court. Prosecutor Melvin Orr said Farley admitted firing at least three shots.
A boy fired rifle shots into his mother on Saturday after a quarrel over her refusal to let him sell Chest mas cards. The mother, who had remarried after separating from his father, survived the incident.
Des Moines police will wear three dozen pairs of white suede gloves as part of a new downtown officer dress standard. Safety Commissioner M J Bennett says the gloves add a refined appearance and improve visibility for officers on duty. Don’t drive if you drink.
The piece portrays Harnett Kane a New Orleans writer who drives publicity tours autographing copies and bringing his novels to readers across the bayous and beyond. It notes his lively persona his six easy sittings reading and his book Bride of Fortune selling rapidly while he returns to work on another novel after Thanksgiving.
Two elderly caretakers lived on the abandoned estate after the New York banker owner died sixteen years ago. Sharrott starved to death while Driscoll sat in a chair for two days before neighbors found them. The item ends with a moral urging safer driving at dusk.
Dr Walter Merrill Bridges 57 longtime Grace Methodist pastor in Des Moines accepts a call to First Methodist Church in Colorado Springs Colo His release from Grace church takes effect February 1.
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