08 Dec 1948
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1948
Page
1
Notice to readers that Milantic subscribers who do not receive the paper in the evening may request delivery by calling before 7 o'clock at telephone 159673. Changes in address disruptions or other delivery notices should be directed to the office.
The piece argues Iowa must raise taxes for the next biennium totaling 278 million dollars a rise of over 72 percent. It criticizes income tax hikes as ineffective for lowering property taxes and warns farmers would bear higher burdens without relief. It concludes the expected revenue increase would be absorbed by property and personal taxes.
The piece describes farmers resisting communist land seizures as the core obstacle, noting land ownership is deeply valued by old world and American farmers. It highlights violent and forcible methods used to seize farms and the farmer's instinctive drive toward individual ownership and resistance to collectivization.
The postal department claims it can save between 200 and 500 million by streamlining operations, revealing widespread government waste. If one agency wastes that much, total waste across departments seems vast while officials shy from cutting waste and pursue new revenue instead.
A skeptical note questions why reform communists delay sharing concrete evidence with investigators. The writer suggests patriotic motives and points to missed opportunities to reveal spy details tied to communists at the union.
A clipped editorial note that mocks shifting labels from the Yucew Peril to the Red Meme and questions Western fears of China. It contends Reds are not as loyally aligned as assumed and hints at internal violence among Chinamen, reflecting wartime era xenophobia and confusion.
Army plans to form an American Foreign Legion in Western Europe for refugees, despite White House and Pentagon debate. Kenneth Royall cites congressmen reports of refugees seeking U S service. meanwhile a clash over steel controls pits Commerce against Interior, with Webb hearing no decision.
In a reflective column from New York, C B Driscoll details a writer’s battle with neuritis caused by heavy typing, balancing work with new duties, and continuing to write despite pain. He notes Duncan Hines expanding from self publishing to distribution, and mentions herb growing advice and a Desert hotelier’s boxer photograph as part of the column variegation.
A short poem by Edgar A. Guest discusses the ease in tackling pleasant tasks and the dread of unwelcome work. It argues that facing disliked duties leads to relief and a lighter heart after completion, despite initial reluctance.
Mrs. Truman plans to travel to Independence Missouri for Christmas with daughter Margaret and mother Mrs D W Wallace. The First Lady will depart mid December while President Truman will go to Independence later.
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