08 Feb 1949
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1949
Page
1
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The piece argues against excluding new immigrants citing ancestral expulsions that built America. It emphasizes equal opportunity for newcomers and asserts that decent, law abiding individuals should be welcomed to the United States.
The iron curtain blocks democratic ideas from entering Russia while allowing only those that appear favorable to escape. Imperfections in the barrier offer the chance for democracy to slip ideas through. If democratic ideas penetrate to Russians and expose communist ideas abroad, communism might be defeated without war. The curtain shows the Russians fear this exchange of ideas.
Lawmakers consider legalizing track gambling while a commission reviews its impact on business. Merchants in track cities report unpaid accounts and slower commerce during racing periods, with some seeking track closures due to adverse effects.
Latest figures show leading navies with ships totaling around 158 to 250 vessels and crews near 447,000 worldwide. The United States and United Kingdom top lists with vast manpower, while France and others trail, suggesting U S sea power rivals the rest of the world combined.
The piece argues U S democracy denies equality of opportunity, notes Russia offers little to its citizens, praises air force lessons from the haylift and defends the Taft Hartley injunction against strikes. It says the injunction protects the public, not labor or industry, and should remain in force despite union concerns.
The Washington Merry Go Round reviews U.S. stance on Soviet pressures and Western Europe. Kennan argues peace gestures by Stalin cannot be trusted while the Marshall Plan supports democracies. The piece flags U.S. readiness and calls for congressional scrutiny of RFC deals including Hancock Strickland loans.
Rep Jensen introduces legislation to redirect federal conservation payments toward soil fertility and balanced production. The plan rewards farmers who rotate fields to grass or woodland, aiming to reduce overproduction and curb wheat acreage over historic levels. He cites 11,000,000 extra wheat acres since 1907-46 and proposes reallocating about $100 million annually.
A brief poem explores how children at play see no creed and yet face later bitterness as they learn prejudice. The speaker hopes future generations avoid teaching ancient hatreds, emphasizing innocence before biased tutelage.
Fort Dodge widow E I Leighton ton, founder of Leighton Supply, dies at Mercy hospital after long illness. The Fort Dodge-Myrs resident was known for years as a leading local figure and businesswoman.
Washington columnist notes Jack Watson of Council Bluffs remains chief clerk at the house administration committee under Karl LeCompte and awaits potential relief. A Meat Institute report shows 14 leading packers earned about 0.71 cents per dollar in 1948, with higher sales but lower profits than 1947, while public health and veterans bills gain attention. The writer critiques Democrat loyalty and praises President Truman yet questions his long-term effectiveness.
Police disclosed the seizure of a store of narcotics valued at about 2.5 million dollars. The drugs were seized last night in an apartment where they were allegedly being diluted for retail sale.
A profile of Fulton Oursler noting his energy and ambition, the popularity of The Greatest Story Ever Told, and his stance as a practicing Christian and American. He discusses gun laws in New York, cautioning against carrying firearms and recounting encounters with police protection and threats.
Mrs Marinus Jensen mailed two bicycle chains to Denmark highlighting bicycle use there. Frances Greer soprano associated with Metropolitan Opera performed on Mutual network radio. February is Hot Tea Week urging tea consumption. A magazine review praises Atlantic’s Earl Britton in Coal Dealer January issue.
In Iowa, farmers balance work with hobbies. Mark Insko spends most of his time training or driving harness race horses on his 173 acre farm near St. Joe, left to his sons. Chas Morrison, 71, paints at a soybean bin studio on a 160 acre farm north of Pomeroy. Ray G. Saxton, near Hardy, collects Indian relics valued at about 3000 dollars with some 800 pieces in his collection.
Mrs Rena Stammer receives word that the body of her son SGT James Stammer will arrive in the United States soon. S/Sgt Jimmy Stammer was killed in a plane crash in England after World War II hostilities ended. He and his crew were returning home when the accident occurred. His older brother Russell also died in an auto accident about twenty years earlier.
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