28 Feb 1950
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1950
Page
1
The piece argues against exaggerating Russia’s military strength and warns against fearmongering. It notes Russia’s limited rail and road networks and education gaps, suggesting public discourse of imminent war is unfounded and unnecessary.
Alcoholics Anonymous faced financial pressure yet refused external funds to keep its focus on aiding alcoholics. The group relies on contributions at meetings, avoiding large wealth to preserve its core mission. Other charity groups might drift toward prosperity, risking mission drift.
The Atlantic school district has a bond levy paying 12 000 dollars a year and will retire the current bonded debt on November 1 1953. A proposed new bond issue would extend the levy through 1958 without increasing the current tax rate, so taxpayers would pay no more than now if the bond issue passes.
Editorial notes rise of nomination papers pushed in stores street corners and by coal bootleggers exploiting misfortunes. Readers are urged to beware of signing en masse and to scrutinize each ballot for the specific political position and candidate involved.
DeWitt MacKenzie notes Britain's left shift followed by a fragile 10 vote socialist majority. With Communist and left independents defeated, Parliament remains unstable and vulnerable to illness or absences. Churchill likens the seat to a wobly chair as Attlee plans to carry on to avoid a new general election. England confronts a deep economic crisis and foreign policy pressures.
Publication notice lists editors and contact numbers for Atlantic News Telegraph with postal particulars. It includes invoicing categories and subscription rates by carrier, region, and duration for Atlantic Iowa and surrounding areas, plus U.S. and Canada mail options.
Drew Pearson reports a broad farmer movement against sliding scale farm parity payments. Polls from Iowa, North Dakota, Wisconsin show support for the Brannan plan, with leaders like Allan Kline and Gov Kerr Scott backing reform. Congress faces debate as fear of income loss and surpluses stir activism nationwide.
The piece notes concern in western capitals over a fragile political balance with the new Labour administration in Britain. It predicts bipartisan handling of foreign policy, a March 6 royal speech, and a spring budget likely to trigger a major fight over a large defense portion and possible further nationalization of iron and steel. The forecast points to an early general election as untenable prolonged governance is doubtful.
A blaze in Wheeling West Virginia swept through half a business block injuring at least five people and causing severe damage to three structures. Six story Phillips building sparked the fire which then spread to the Arlington hotel and an adjacent four story block housing a sporting goods store auto supply and the Colonial hotel. about sixty people were rescued by firefighters.
Fredericksburg residents voted 340 to 57 in favor of a 60 thousand dollar bond for school improvements on Monday.
A columnist critiques Universal Human Rights claims tied to postwar aid. He argues the United Nations declaration could force costly obligations on the United States, complicate industry, and risk perpetual conflict. He questions Article 25 on living standards and Article 26 on motherhood and illegitimacy.
A concise meditation arguing that good and bad rulers reflect intention. It states that encouragement of bastardy renounces the family as the fundamental social unit and destroys moral restraint essential to civilization. The piece emphasizes personal conscience and societal structures in maintaining order.
John L Barnard a former Atlantic resident recalls life as a carrier for the Atlantic Daily Telegraph in 1881 under Lafe Young and delivering in the second ward with thirteen subscribers. A Lagos Nigeria letter from Jan 17 asks for pen pals and rewards with gifts and view cards.
A brief verse reflects on the society of anonymous speakers. The speaker warns a son not to trust the unseen they who gossip with glib tongues and a masking anonymity, labeling them malicious. The piece emphasizes caution toward unnamed critics.
Missouri River Division Engineer Briz Gen S D Sturgis Jr rejects claims of water shortage for the Pick-Sloan development. He notes no competent study supports a deficiency, replying to Leslie A. Miller who warned of a minimum shortfall of several million acre feet annually.
Lawrence Takin aged 19 was charged Monday with manslaughter in connection with the traffic death of 38 year old Mrs. Elva Reece in Waterloo. The collision occurred Saturday.
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