25 Feb 1955
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1955
Page
1
Officials warn rapid growth in car accidents due to curves hit at high speeds. Insurance experts blame horsepower for smoother rides masking danger. Drivers may reach 65 to 70 mph almost unknowingly, especially on the Wide east curve on Highway 6, where many crashes occur. Dealers could educate buyers on handling powerful engines.
Devout observers worldwide mark World Day of Prayer with Peter Marshall’s 1948 prayer guiding hope for a higher life. The appeal asks forgiveness, faith, unity, justice, and brotherhood to foster better human relations and a more harmonious world.
Ray Trainer passed away leaving a respected figure who spent many years serving his community. He was courteous and cooperative in dealings, worked to address requests and fix complaints, and earned many friends. The community extends sympathy to mourners and notes his difficult-to-fill office.
The piece mocks Chicago politicians for weeping after election losses. It notes Iowa lawmakers target trading stamps with taxes, arguing stamps are a nuisance and costly for stores. passage could curb their use in Iowa.
The Senate backed raising the sales tax from 2 to 3 percent but with a 1.5 point cap under an amendment filed by Rep. Henry Stevens. The bill, approved 31-18, would also exempt some staple foods. Stevens proposed a 2.25 percent increase with no food exemptions.
The Atlantic News-Telegraph lists editorial staff and contact details with publication notes and a detailed newspaper subscription price schedule. It shows rates for local carrier, Cass county mail, other Iowa, U.S. outside Iowa, and Canada, varying by term.
The Texas case involving five grain dealers accused of mixing Canadian hog feed wheat with U S government wheat and selling it as fit for consumption was dropped on orders from Attorney General Brownell after Gov Allan Shivers met with President Eisenhower. The Bunge Corporation pleaded guilty and was fined, while Senators and inspectors testified about methods used to enhance low quality grain. The Galveston operation showed a pattern of preferential treatment for certain firms, casting doubt on the integrity of grain oversight.
The poem Just Folks by Edgar A Guest extols family joys of loved ones arrival hugs meals and shared quiet moments. The excerpt includes a separate line noting the American Music Conference estimate that 19 300 000 Americans play the piano.
A county local option liquor by the drink bill was on file in the Senate on Friday. The measure would license bars to sell liquor via the State Liquor Control Commission with a $1,000 annual fee and a 10 percent drink tax. Senator Samuel H. Burton said the aim is to raise revenue for state and counties. The Senate also received a dry dram shop bill requiring a $10,000 bond to guarantee damages from intoxication families. The Senate had 306 bills filed before adjournment.
The worst floods in recent years ravaged nearly 100000 square miles of New South Wales Friday Nine people are reported dead as floodwaters sweep coastal plains and towns.
The piece argues major parties have merged into liberal and conservative wings with a splinter faction in Congress. Wayne Morse is identified as clearly and openly anti-Eisenhower, reflecting a realigned political center around attitudes to the president.
The Koan Maru docked at Maizuru Japan with 949 Japanese returning from Red China after over a decade detained. Technicians described forced work in China and compared Chinese medical care and industry unfavorably to Japan.
The Chicago farm equipment maker Oliver Corp boosts its common stock dividend to 20 cents a share from 15. The new dividend is payable April 2 to stockholders of record March 7.
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