06 Jan 1959
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1959
Page
1
A compilation of opinions on space, industry, and politics. The piece notes Russian space ambitions, U.S. car markets, and a suggested earth tunnel. It laments American youth hunger for progress, previews the Hot Springs editorial meeting with Governor Faubus, and questions Mikoyan’s visit amid refugee tensions.
Field Enterprises owner of the Chicago Sun Times announces the purchase of control of the Chicago Daily News for about 16 million dollars. Marshall Field Jr and John Knight announce jointly as Knight family holdings exceed 75 percent of shares. If minority stake bought, total outlay nears 74 million in one of history’s largest newspaper deals.
AP reports Iowa Executive Council approved the sale of a council chair by Juin Ropes of Onawa who held a seat on the State Commerce Commission. Ropes paid $20 for the chair saying it would serve as a token reminder of his state service after being defeated in the November election.
The Atlantic News-Telegraph lists subscription prices for local Cass County and surrounding areas with one month rates at 1 dollar, three months 2.25, six months 4.75, and one year 9.00, plus U S and Canada mail rates and publication details. It notes editor contact lines and association memberships for the 1912 edition.
The Washington Merry go round notes two early events shaping the 1940 race. Nelson Rockefeller prepares forthright reports in Albany to outdeal the New Deal while Sam Rayburn negotiates rules reform to loosen opposition bottlenecks in Congress. Success hinges on House passage and party realignment.
The poem urges perseverance, noting the world ignores quitters while honoring those who endure. It emphasizes that only deeds earn renown and that giving up brings little attention. It frames a social incentive to persevere despite hardship.
A short reflective verse from 1959 by The George Matthew Adams Service urges readers to persevere. It warns that quitting harms the individual and that the world won't commend self defeat.
Three Iowa girls Carol Ryan Terri Svoboda and Margaret Weston returned to Iowa City after a rough journey to the Rose Bowl. They rode out a stranded night in Plains Kansas sold a battered 1949 car for 30 dollars and took a bus home. Only Margaret attended the game Iowa beat California.
In a South dealer contract bridge game with no vulnerability, South opened 3NT after a 1NT-3NT sequence. The defense, led by West with the jack of spades and timely heart and club plays, defeated declarer despite South counting nine possible tricks.
A health column advocates a brisk morning bath and shower as a pep-up routine. It describes a combined bath and shower, steps for scrubbing, warming, cooling, and drying, and notes baths have long been used in history to stimulate warmth and energy.
Iowa reflects a national trend with a nearly five percent drop in movie attendance. State records show Iowa motion picture theaters earned 13 219 157 last year ending June 10, down 706 390 from the prior year.
A reader describes an electric shoe shiner gifted at Christmas and notes high shoe shining activity since. They mention receiving Pasternak’s Dr Zhivago, discuss reader opinions, and share light comments on TV programs radio songs and winter gardening plans.
The Safety Department reports a record 8,320 suspensions and revocations among motorists in the past year, up 1,191 from 1957. The increase follows a state wide adoption of a new point system last April, with 5,577 licenses suspended and 2,743 revoked.
The Agriculture Department announced an amended federal milk marketing order for the Dubuque area that takes effect February 1. It expands the marketing area to East Dubuque Illinois, limits pool participation to handlers with a minimum market share, and provides compensation payments for unpriced milk.
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