25 Feb 1949
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1949
Page
1
A cryptic summary of the Truman administration’s legislative agenda and congressional activity. It notes presidential proposals, focus shifts, and a sense that the current session mirrors patterns of past administrations while facing inflation and regulatory pressures.
Dill Wiseman of Station WOW argues the United States fails to publicize democracy and capitalism’s aims in Europe. He criticizes only top officials publicizing policies while urging broader publicity to inform Europeans and counter communism.
The editorial notes a strong Chamber of Commerce start and predicts growth for a growing community. It questions Fritz Kuhn regaining U S citizenship and critiqued President Truman's social security plan. It warns unemployment may test racial equality and urges respectful speech from the president at public events.
A reflective verse warns youths who dislike teachers and school, arguing failure stems from their own choices not the instructors. It notes how some once tricked teachers but later learned they cheated themselves by not learning.
The notice details publication schedule as an Atlantic evening paper with editors and offices in Atlantic Iowa. It lists membership associations and a postal registration, plus multiple subscription rates by duration and location including U S and Canada, with different prices for in-state and out-of-state mail.
A garbled Washington page mixes local commentary with dated references. It mentions a Powder Magazine fire, a key Civil War site at the old fort, a large Alcoholics Anonymous banquet at the Statler Hotel, and remarks on radio news flashes and a New York economic broadcast by Dr. Wilford King. It also notes Senator Guy M. Gillette’s New York trip, the American Palestine league, and meat price declines reported by the American Meat Institute with regional price comparisons.
French Gratitude Train ambassadors depart Washington after a cold reception but widespread American hospitality solidifies Franco American friendship. Governors and mayors host events from New Mexico to California, while officials miss the moment. The piece argues people to people diplomacy outshines cautious state action.
Lord has dropped 31 percent from the summer peak. The decline is hailed as good news for housewives and seen as evidence that supply and demand laws are reasserting themselves. They always do eventually.
Des Moines I A recommendation to appropriate 38 654 415 annually for the Iowa Board of Control institutions over two years was placed before the House. The figure is higher than Gov Beardsley's budget message and sharply above the current annual appropriation of 7 534 760 for these institutions.
Iowa City superintendent William J. Petersen announces 59 new members to the State Historical Society. Included is State Representative G. U. Kae tep of Griswold among the inductees.
The Health Council and Iowa Department of Health will launch an immunization program in East Pottawattamie County starting March 1. Local doctors will administer vaccines for smallpox diphtheria whooping cough and tetanus to school and preschool children over six months old. School visits are scheduled at Waveland No 2 March 1 Carson-Macedonia March 2 Treynor March 4 Walnut Layton Lincoln March 9 Avoca Knox Pleasant March 8 Hancock Valley Jamestown March 10 and Oakland Belknap Center March 11.
A narrative letter from a New York resident recounts family illness bereavement and frequent calls about a health crisis. It name checks Fred Charvey Phoebe Guthrie Fred Kelly Oscar Peterson Anita Robison and Dr. Bernard Code while detailing visits and conversations as well as travel plans and a suite of contacts in New York and Missouri.
Des Moines reports the Iowa state senate confirmed former Senator Robert S. Keir of Spencer and Rep. Melvin Graham of Audubon to the state highway commission on Thursday strengthening transportation oversight.
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