18 Feb 1946
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1946
Page
1
Atlantic News Telegraph informs subscribers standard delivery may shift to evening if they call before 7 o clock at 1367 1. Report advises notifying the office, not the carrier, for address changes discontinuations or other delivery notices.
The county supervisors should not call a special election on issuing 200000-dollar hospital bonds as federal funds remain uncertain. The Atlantic municipal hospital could become a county unit using its 80000-dollar value to leverage more federal aid, possibly avoiding a 100000-dollar bond issue until full exploration of this option.
Thousands of American servicemen returning from jungles and war torn areas bring home makeshift devices from abroad. They will remake household labor saving gadgets with more capable designs that do more tasks and reduce homemaker work as faster market releases begin across the nation.
The piece notes spring fever in the community and politics around President Truman's Pauley nomination. It backs designating Elk Horn Kimballton road from Atlantic to Wall Lake as a state highway to boost summer traffic to Iowa lakes. Delegations from along the route will meet the state highway commission in Ames Tuesday.
Bartley Crum of San Francisco is cited as Harold Ickes probable successor and Henry Wallace is noted as last of the Mohicans walking to work after Ickes resignation. The piece also covers Harry Luce’s upcoming initiation into the 78th club and internal debates on Bowles administration of prices wages and production.
A humorous verse about social gatherings and the lure of refreshments at meetings. The poem contrasts family dynamics and the appeal of coffee and snacks with the duty to attend events. It reflects early 20th century community life and wholesome humor.
A quip notes that free food attracts crowds at meetings and lodge gatherings. The Master tells the tale of the tempting dodge used to fill the hall, a fact observed worldwide despite initial reluctance.
Des Moines reports a survey by the state department of public instruction finds many buses lack steel bodies or safety glass as required. In southern districts 16 horse drawn buses are still used, and at least 250 new large buses plus 275 replacements are recommended to meet rising loads.
The diary recalls Phillips Oppenheim and friends Frazier Hunt and O. O. McIntyre, praises Carl Magee the fighting editor, and recounts a political assassination incident. It notes audiences at the Broadhurst theater, Gertrude Niesen, and musings on writers. Also mentions Jean O Haver Shassere in heavy steel trade and a 54 year old life restart. Goose liver paste spelling debate ends.
Harold D. Nelson former guard at Eldora boys training school takes the stand in his defense during an assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury case as an 11 member jury is seated. J P Magennis a Fort Dodge juror fails to report.
Babson Park Florida urges small businessmen and wage workers to build reserves cash and knowledge to weather inflation. Save part of wages, tighten credit, stock up nonperishables and inventories, and pursue study. Spiritual reserves through daily faith and prayer bolster resilience against future downturns.
Judge Sherwood A. Clock said he was advised he was too ill to continue service. The Carl Klatt case opened, with a 11 member jury after a death in a juror's family. Nelson described a August 28 beating of James Patrick Galvin 17 with a pick handle while guarding a discipline squad at the coal pile.
Mrs. M Frances Andersen national president of the auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars endorses General Omare N Bradley for Veterans Administration administrator after meetings with veterans at VA hospitals. She says hundreds of veterans she spoke with support Bradley.
Des Moines February 18 AP Secretary of Commerce Henry A Wallace told about 1000 at the National Farm Institute final session that farmers should back up the OPA for one more year. He joined A Yakovlev of Russia and W J Parker of Winnipeg Canada in discussing international agriculture and expanding productive capacity. He praised Chester Bowles as a dramatic Washington figure.
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