04 Jan 1949
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1949
Page
1
Old style newspaper billing and delivery notice outlines rates for six months three months and one month with regional pricing for Malin U S and Canada. It instructs readers on how to report delivery changes including address updates and paper discontinuation.
Fragmentary wartime note discusses occupiers and resistance, urging steady stance for Allied and Soviet forces. It warns against rapid advances and stresses long occupation impacts on morale and postwar futures.
Fragmentary lines touch on postwar industrial policy in Western Europe and Germany, citing Ruhr industries and Western world aims. The garbled passage mentions Moser aiding Germany, Western powers seeking reconstruction, and stalled programs finally progressing, with vague references to pace and outcomes.
The forecast notes Monday will bring intermittent showers with sleet and possible street ice as a front moves through. Between showers, colder air moves in and snow may follow Tuesday night. Residents report a ragged pattern of varied, unsettled conditions and caution for hazardous travel.
Fragmented debate within the Democratic party surfaces as divisions persist after the recent campaign. Points of disagreement show little sign of healing as public discourse and party factions influence national legislative priorities.
The piece critiques postwar and federal medical program debates and calls for prudent national budgeting. It laments sacrifices demanded of individuals and families and cautions against celebrating during hard times while urging measured, disciplined political action and public resolve.
Washington column notes two Democratic challengers from Orangeburg South Carolina and San Antonio Texas defeated longtime real estate allies on the banking and public housing committees. Brookhaven atomic pile near Long Island faces wind driven smoke risk. scientists work with weather experts to forecast and prevent pollution and Donora like tragedies near New York City. Forrestal seeks sweeping power over air army and navy secretaries, hinting at past unification plans and Eberstadt connections. Hoover commission probes follow.
A fragment references poet Edgar A Guest and a request to pass prescribed pills. The text lacks full context but hints at a casual or domestic scene involving medication. No clear event, date, or organization is evident.
Poet Edgar A Guest laments holiday excess and fatigue from parties and late nights. He yearns for renewed purpose and rhyme and reason as the season ends.
Funeral services were held in Harlan for Warren Baker 83 father of Bob Baker of Casey He died Dec 27 after surgery at University hospital Iowa City Burial was in Stuart He is survived by a son in Arizona a daughter in Harlan seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren His wife preceded him in death in 1912.
Practical advice urging drivers to trust road signs to reduce strain and prevent accidents, emphasizing clear guidance and safety on the road.
A traveler recounts a snowy trip from New York to Glenbrook Connecticut and Cape Cod Massachusetts. He profiles two Yale alumni Mac Taylor and Charlie Reed who built a successful factory after starting with a 60 gallon kettle and three thousand six hundred dollars.
Des Moines reports Iowa farm prices fell to the lowest level in nearly two years in mid December. The Iowa crop and livestock report shows the December index at 284 percent of the 1909 14 average, down 11 points from November and 80 points below January 1948 peak. Grain prices rose slightly as meats eggs and animals declined.
Readable items from Anita and Shenandoah scenes show small town humor and family notes. A boy cries at a Christmas program over a girl with big ears while Durward Knight Price salutes a large family tree. A dining room gag ends with the hen being named Betty and a violet with 87 blooms is noted. The birds avoid red plastic.
Don Cornelison of Atlantic called the halftime interview for the Salad Bowl clashes between Arizona and Drake on New Year’s Day. Severe January weather hit Iowa with thunder lightning rain sleet snow and fog as the year opened.
Des Moines reports Kenneth Everhart CIO AFL spokesman says Supreme Court ruling allowing states to ban the closed shop will not halt labor plans to repeal 1947 Iowa labor laws. He notes continued aims to repeal the closed shop union shop and secondary boycott provisions and to challenge Taft Hartley act precedence. He also mentions Florsheim shoes for women at the Family.
The comptroller of the currency today issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks at the close of business December 31, 1948.
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