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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1944
Page
1
Subscription rates are listed for carriers in Atlantic Cass County Iowa and surrounding areas with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual options. A delivery notice directs subscribers to call before 7 pm at a specific number to adjust issues and not confuse with the newsroom line.
The debate over the Montgomery Ward matter centers on the War Labor Board and a presidential order that allowed army takeover of the company. Critics warn such actions risk government control of private firms beyond wartime necessity and threaten democratic norms. They argue WLB directives clash with Congress, and presidential expansion of powers overshoots constitutional limits.
The author criticizes partial price fixing during wartime, arguing that fixing cattle prices without coordinating wages, farm labor, freight, and feed costs harms livestock producers. A blanket approach would have avoided broader hardship, whereas piecemeal fixes create inequality and ill will.
The Griswold Lions Club held a third birthday celebration for Griswold Boy Scout troops with a bean feed. Lions president 8 C Wagler introduced guest speakers Don Powers Atlantic and Frank Berry Lewis along with USN representatives F O Cecil Weston and Harlan Westenburg. E A Sutton led the evening with Fay Powers Gerald Haas Ker mit Lee and George Hooper overseeing activities including the birthday cake ceremony and song service with Rev. Lawrence Rydquist at the piano.
A diaristic collection of scraps from Collier’s roses note and mailed items. The writer recalls friends visiting on Saturday and catalogs envelopes, postcards, and clippings from Eden to Pearl Harbor with personal musings on gardens, lawyers, and a future grandchild.
Funeral services for Mrs. Susie Fredericksen 57 who died after a month illness will be held Sunday afternoon. A brief service at 1 30 p m will occur at her mother Mrs Peter F Andersen's home followed by 2 pm services at the Danish Lutheran church led by Rev Ander Hansen. Burial will be in Brighton cemetery at Mag.
Washington report says Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins plans to quit the cabinet on January 20 1941 after four years of service. The piece notes party friction with CIO and APL and hints at internal White House maneuvering surrounding Franklin D Roosevelt and Harold L Ickes era politics. It also covers publicity around Vice President Wallace lingering for a cabinet post and opposition from Jesse Jones and Harry Hopkins.
Year’s end reflection on deeds and regrets. The speaker notes we did what we could with time and strength and admits future effort may not erase past pages. He urges growth and thinking of others in the coming year.
Pfc. Lee Silk of Griswold was wounded in Germany on December 8 with a fractured jaw and other injuries. He served with General Patton’s Third Army and is listed as in a base hospital in England. he is the son of Mrs. John Silk of Griswold, who has three other sons in the service.
Harry Lloyd visiting California from F D S recounts getting lost in Los Angeles after leaving his nephew Lester Squires. With no phone, he sought help at the post office and police, found an old address, and finally reached Lester at his Northup airplane plant. A guard connected him home at 8:30 p.m.
Iowa legislators favor funding a governor's residence and ongoing upkeep with varied views on size and cost. The survey shows Republicans largely supportive while Democrats push for alternatives, with maintenance estimates around 2500 dollars yearly and total home costs around 36000 dollars on average.
A man named Harry returned home after about twelve hours of wandering, finding relatives waiting on the steps. Dr. Lash encountered a skunk while on call and quickly left the area. Oscar Otto claimed no involvement with Ed Cole’s turnip crop, while Earl Britton and Howard Marshall allegedly kept the harvest. Warn Savings Stamps advertised at Atlantic News Telegraph.
After a holiday recess the Red Cross sewing room at the Minor building will reopen Wednesday and continue every Wednesday and Thursday 1 to 4 30 pm. No surgical dressings quota yet, so that department remains closed for now. Branch sewing rooms will also resume quotas next week focusing on pajamas and bath robes for convalescent hospitals at home and overseas.
The Navy reports 64 971 ships of all types at year end 1944 with 39 971 new vessels added in the year 420 fighting ships and 37 724 landing craft highlighting a shift toward landing and auxiliary vessels. Air power rose to 40 070 planes keeping total naval aircraft near 37 000 amid ongoing attrition and obsolescence.
Audubon computes funeral services for Jacob Mogg who died Friday at his home. The service at 2 p.m. Monday will be at the Methodist Church with Rev. C. F. Orr officiating. Burial follows at Arlington Heights cemetery. Mogg, born October 17 1878 in Fulton Illinois, moved to Audubon as a child and lived there thereafter. He married Ina Sheer January 30 1908 and is survived by four children Margaret Beck Lois Brown Beulah Mogg and Charles A Mogg two granddaughters one brother Philip and a half sister Mary Criddle
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