03 Jan 1947
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1947
Page
1
The piece argues for new labor laws to curb worker and union excesses while protecting employers and the public. It urges a central framework where workers, employers, and the public are equal, ensuring fair income and affordable goods without bias toward any side.
The piece notes bitter cold and sharp weather shifts, 1946 as a year of hotel fires, rising telephone rates, and general price increases. It salutes Midwestern football, with Illinois defeating UCLA 45 to 24 at the Rose Bowl, challenging California’s football prestige and Midwest pride.
American actor Errol Flynn docked in Kingston Jamaica aboard his yacht the Zeca with a party of guests. The vessel sustained minor damage in heavy seas en route from Colombia and will be repaired during Flynn five day stay in Kingston.
Washington aboard the desk of Drew Pearson reports the new GOP majority moving to restore moral standards on pocketbook congressmen. Taft’s leadership tightens control in the Senate caucus amid clashes with Tobey Reed Wilson and Lodge over seniority and committee appointments.
A 1944 advertising verse extols following a book to please a husband through cooking. It promises recipes and domestic arts from a mother’s hand, noting pies and apple fritters as examples and urging readers to keep the guide handy for marital harmony.
Police say a 26 year old man is in custody and has admitted involvement in a series of safe thefts in Scott County attributed to five teenage youths. The youths are to be arraigned in juvenile court Friday, and an 18 year old was arrested Monday bringing total in custody to seven.
Fragmentary transcript recounts a touring act with a voiceover and a cockroach act. Mentions Arthur Rudd visiting the West and friends in Wichita and Golden. Notes a repair representative and a scene involving a ship and instrument cleaning.
The article discusses job opportunities and the potential impact of automation over the next three years. It notes increased factory and transport roles, mentions posters and panels, and questions how machine use may affect workers and consumer distribution.
Officials from the Joe Decker & Sons plant in Mason City predict a late 1947 return to normal stock marketings. Cattle slaughter is abnormal due to poor quality animals, and while Iowa plans more hogs in 1947, Mason City area hogs will not be affected by early spring farrowings due to limited housing facilities.
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