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Newspaper

Atlantic News Telegraph

Location

Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1949

Page

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Abolishing Christmas Pursues Religious Significance Silence

The passage describes Sosale Sheet teachers in Sawongy seeking to erase religious meaning from Christmas by removing references to the Christ Child. It argues communism aims to erase religion, noting religion persists despite state efforts and suggests Christmas will endure as long as it exists.

Sosale Sawongy Abel Christ Chad Ean Relanon Che Camman Am Dt 14 Heme Natoma Owithout Dross Comreunisn Red Teachers Saxony

Release Atomic Development and End Government Control

David Lilienthal argues that government control of atomic energy should end to accelerate its spread into industry. He asserts that fear of weapons risks slows beneficial uses and that federal control has failed as other nations pursue bombs. Industrialists and scientists should guide peaceful development for national benefit.

David Lilienthal U. S

Spreads Forever and the Expansion of Government Subsidies

The piece argues subsidies now cover many crops and products from filberts to pork and beans, warning that expansion weakens original goals. It also predicts public housing programs will lift racial restrictions, hastening the end of formal segregation, albeit slowly.

Just Folks by Edgar A Guest floor show tale

Poem extols wholesome home floor shows with children in costumes, a cowboy saving hidden gold, and a dancing little lady. It contrasts lively, clean acts with raucous spectator behavior, praising domestic entertainment for children.

Edgar A. Guest

Ye Good Old Times In Pioneer Cobblers On The Road

A nostalgic note recalls pioneer days when Americans supplied their own leather soles for boots. Cobblers travelled from door to door repairing and making footwear, echoing a mobile craftsman era.

Sioux City Police Threaten Quit Over Pay Demands

The Sioux City Journal reports the entire police force threatens to resign if city council does not approve a pay raise and other improvements. A Dec 10 deadline was allegedly set in a letter filed Nov 14. Mayor Conley recalls no such ultimatum or letter.

Sioux City Sioux City Journal The Journal Dan J. Conley

Mechanized farming supplants horse power in modern fields

A century ago four fifths of Americans were farmers while today fewer than one seventh grow our food. Mechanization boosted productivity but some farmers still yearn for the reliability of a good team of horses.

Insecticide Demand Rising After Dry Summer Invasion

The hot dry season has swept the country causing a heavy insect infestation and a rising demand for insecticide.

Weeds rob water in corn field study

A one acre stand of mature weeds in a corn field reduces crop water use by a percentage of tonnage over the growing season. The notice appears in the News-Telegraph Want Ads.

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Atlantic News-Telegraph Publication Details and Rates

The Atlantic News Telegraph announces publication details for evenings except Sunday, with editor F D Simpson and contact numbers. It lists filing information, associations, and subscription rates by carrier and mail for various regions including Cass County, Iowa, and outside Iowa, with annual and shorter-term options.

News-Telegraph Pub. Corp F. D. Simpson Atlantic Iowa

Washington Merry-Go-Round exposes junketing senators

Drew Pearson criticizes Senators Thomas Shoman and colleagues for Europe junkets funded by government travel. He cites Paris visits, claims of holiday shopping, and a mix of praise and criticism from European observers. The piece contrasts Thomas’s tour with Humphrey’s self-financed trip and notes Bolivia’s blame for a deadly air collision and other international concerns.

Drew Pearson Shoman Paris Bolivia Washington Washmeres Blave Thomas Oklahoma Aodecter Lane Johnson Feree Senate Europe Delienn Tos Olahoma Tolinson Vicw Markivy Tievestt Febeson Thomas Kelp Thomas Colleaines Johnsens Spain Sweden U.S New York Herald Tribune Napoleon Sidault George Bidault Rene Pleven M. Bidault Ritz Urbhe Sen Hubert Humphrey Minnesota Humphrey Franco Joan Brewster Maine Ferguson Michigan

Mass transfer of nearly 400 mental hospital patients

Des Moines reports nearly 400 patients from four state mental hospitals have been moved to county homes over several months. Chairman Henry Burma says the transfers ease overcrowding while hospital wards remain crowded, with efforts increasing to return patients to society. The 1949 legislature provides counties $3 weekly per patient for those moved from mental hospitals.

Des Moines Henry Burma State Board of Control

Scott Heads Chamber of Commerce in Des Moines

Winfield W. Scott named president of the Dex Mains Chamber of Commerce. He serves as vice president of Valley Bank and Trust Co. Ballots counted Wednesday night.

Scott Tes Moines Winfield W. Scott Dex Mains Chamber of Commerce Valley Bank and Trust Co

Pedestrian Walks Against Traffic on Open Highway

A pedestrian walked against traffic on an open highway to view oncoming vehicles. Authorities warn drivers to share the road and follow safety rules. Emergency responders were not noted as involved in the incident.

Housewives Take Direct Action in Coffee Dispute

Senator Gillette noted housewives are taking direct action against rising coffee prices as hearings on the price spike resumed. He cited the San Francisco Housewives league strike against home served coffee and calls for other consumer groups to join. Consumers send tops from packaged coffee to protest price hikes in grocery stores.

Washington Gillette Iowa Senate Agriculture San Francisco Housewives League California

Naval training center commissioned in Dubuque ceremony

A $250,000 naval training center was commissioned at a Wednesday night ceremony in Dubuque. Rear Admiral J. Gary Jones, commander of the ninth naval reserve district, attended the event.

Dubuque Naval Training Center J. Gary Jones Ninth Naval Reserve District

Trust busting debate on Du Ponts and press rights

The piece argues against government overreach in antitrust cases. It questions Du Pont holdings in General Motors and U.S. Rubber, explores risks of private versus government control, and defends newspaper editorial judgment in Lorain Journal. Copyright 1949 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Department of Justice du Ponts du Pont Emanuel Celler General Motors U.S. Rubber Company William C. Durant United States RFC Lorain Ohio Journal Lorain Journal Antitrust The New York “Times King Features Syndicate, Inc

Turkey broilers rise as fried turkey specialty

Turkey broilers grow to supply fried turkey as a refined form of fried chicken, presenting a promising poultry specialty for markets.

Moscow Avenue Named Sharikopodshipnikovskaya Ball Bearings

Moscow radio reports the city has named a new street Sharikopodshipnikovskaya known as the Avenue of Ball Bearings reflecting its industrial heritage and planned traffic role.

Moscow Moscow Radio

Eisenhower Warns Houston Crowd on Government and Freedom

General Eisenhower spoke to about 15,000 at the Houston Chamber of Commerce meeting. He urged balancing individual freedom with national cooperation and education, warning against government overreach and a creeping regimentation, citing Lincoln and current trends like the ECA.

Houston Tex America Dwight AD. Eisenhower Columbia University Houston Chamber of Commerce Abraham Lincoln Lincoln Eisenhower Europe

Wadleigh Denies Supplying Papers To Russian Spy Ring

Henry Julian Wadleigh testified at the Alger Hiss perjury trial that he did not supply government papers to a Russian spy ring as Whittaker Chambers claimed. He admitted giving some government papers to a pre-war Soviet ring but denied taking papers from Hiss’s office. Wadleigh, a former State Department staffer 1936 to 1943, described his involvement in the Soviet spying ring amid the ongoing Hiss case.

New York Henry Julian Wadleigh Alger Hiss Whittaker Chambers Hiss Wadleigh s\te department State Department

Newspaperman Died in Kansas City at 68

Robert W. Reed assistant managing editor of the Kansas City Star died today after months of illness. He underwent major surgery September 28 and had suffered from high blood pressure and a uremic condition.

Kansas City Robert W. Reed The Kansas City Star Reed

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