Ten Great Thinkers in Will Durant's Rotarian List
The Rotarian article by Will Durant names Confucius, Plato, Aristotle, St Thomas Aquinas, Copernicus, Francis Bacon, Isaac Newton, Voltaire, Immanuel Kant and Charles Darwin as the world's ten greatest thinkers. Durant notes Confucius's timeless lesson on individual and state order and the age of the figures cited, while remarking that time weighs works before judging modern significance.
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Will Durant
Confucius
Plato
Aristotle
St. Thomas Aquinas
Copernicus
Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton
Voltaire
Immanuel Kant
Charles Darwin
Durant
Christ
Hoegh outlines ambitious state program in inaugural speech
Governor Hoegh maps a broad agenda focusing on expanding the school system and roads funded by increased state revenue. He calls for school reorganization to cut waste, reapportionment of legislative representation, bigger Highway Patrol, soil conservation aid, a state speed limit, and other reforms expected to shape the current legislative session.
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Hoegh
Highway Patrol
Roads And Schools Dominate National Planning Efforts
Leaders focus on improving schools and highways as Eisenhower and Hoegh outline needs and funding challenges. With rising student populations and more cars, a long term, coordinated financing plan is required to avoid municipal bankruptcies and heavy citizen burden.
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Hoegh
Eisenhower
Cumberland PTA Meeting Moves to Tuesday Evening
The Cumberland P T A announces its regular meeting will now occur on Tuesday evening instead of Monday. Also noted is the U S population figure 163,930,000 as of 1854 end and a safety reminder not to drive if you have been drinking.
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Cumberland
The
Cumberland P.T.A
United States
John Roosevelt
Cental Uranium and Milling Company
Russell Gulch
Colo
Securities and Exchange Commission
Hyde Park
N.Y
John
New York City
SEC
Roosevelt
Joseph Thouvenell
Thouvenell
Friends
Frazier, Drayton
Roosevelt, Inc
Atlantic News-Telegraph Publication Details and Rates
The Atlantic News-Telegraph lists publication details including editor and office contact, and provides subscription rates. Rates vary by delivery method and region, with specific monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual prices for carriers in Atlantic, Cass County, other parts of Iowa, the U S, Canada, and nearby areas.
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News-Telegraph Pub. Corp
Atlantic
Cass
Iowa
U. S
Canada
Pan American Union acts to stop Costa Rica Nicaraguan conflict
The Pan American Union moves swiftly to halt a Nicaraguan backed invasion of Costa Rica. The five member mission sails to Costa Rica, backed by State Department support, to mediate and prevent war. John Roosevelt heads a uranium stock venture under scrutiny for investor protections.
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Drew Pearson
State Department
John Roosevelt
Washington
Pan American Union
Costa Rica
Asia
Council of American States
U.S. Mats
Conmission
Henry
Americas
Jose Mora
Henry Holland
UAS
Guatemala
Hector Castro
el Calvador
Nicaragua
Somosa
U. S. Marines
Jose Figueres
Massachusetts Tech
Figueres
Alabama
Henretta Boggs
Rita Karen Olsen
Denmark
Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Presiden Perez Jiminez
Venezuela
Lobo
Brazil
Chiriboga
Ecuador
Enciso
Paraguay
Quintanilla
Mexico
U.S
John Dgeier
Just Folks by Edgar A Guest
Poem urging daily faith and kindness in life. Encourages writing the delayed letter and praying for loved ones, promising God will hear. Reflects 1955 copyright and traditional inspirational tone.
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Just Folks
Edgar A. Guest
Jensen Elected Chairman Of Audubon County Board
Halger Jensen was chosen chairman of the Audubon county board of supervisors replacing Harold Rubel at the annual organization meeting. The board divided county supervision among townships with Jayne overseeing the county farm, Rubel supervising the courthouse, and Jensen in charge of the county shop.
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Audubon
Halger Jensen
Audubon County Board of Supervisors
Harold Rubel
Rubel
Charles Jayne
Jensen
Henderson man settles 55 year old debt from 1900
County Judge Richard Staples traced a $4 to $5 grocery debt from 1900. W. C. McAbee of Simpsonville, South Carolina, said he left town then and is sending a dollar to cover costs to identify the correct grocer. Staples located the grocer's family, Mrs. Wappie Williams, and notified McAbee of the payable amount.
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Henderson
Richard Staples
Staples
Henderson County
W. C. McAbee
Simpsonville
S. C
Wappie Williams
McAbee
Tougher policy on export controls targets Red China and Soviet bloc
The policy tightens British controls on strategic goods transit, narrowing transshipment loopholes through overseas territories. It notes Britain will license only embargoed goods and coordinates with other nations to curb transit via friendly ports. The piece discusses motives and reactions of British, European, and American traders to embargo policies. It also mentions North Korea and Red China trade dynamics and cites US Public Health Service cold projections for 1955.
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China
Great Britain
United States
Britain
U.K
Red China
Hongkong
North Korea
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Rampaging Rally Fades Away
New York markets drifted lower after a brief recovery from a Federal Reserve tightening. The Associated Press index fell 50 cents to 152.30 for the week as trading volume fluctuated from 4.9 million to 2.63 million shares, signaling traders expect a test of the week’s lows.
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New York
Federal Reserve Board
Wall Street
Water softener mishap and city lighting notes
A reader recounts difficulties with installing a home water softener including valve missteps and brine overflow. The piece also notes Atlantic’s street lighting in Public Power magazine and winter apparel quirks, a worker’s blouse mishap, and rising winter home construction in Atlantic.
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Atlantic
Public Power
Rural School No 6 Reopens At Extra Public School
Rural School No 6 in Exikra township has closed and pupils move to Extra Public school. The second grade of 36 students is split into two classes with Mr Thomas Payne leading the new group.
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Exikra — Rural
Quirfield
Thomas Payne
To Separate Extension Service Iowa Legislature Consideration
Des Moines reports the Iowa Legislature will decide on financing for county agricultural extension work as county Farm Bureaus and extension officials back a legal separation of the extension service from the Farm Bureau. The plan hinges on local funding with last year’s contributions totaling 376000 dollars by county Farm Bureaus and 578000 dollars from county tax funds plus federal and state support. Benson’s order awaits a date for separation, a move tied to the Farm Bureau's 35 year link to extension work in Iowa.
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Des Moines
Towa
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
House of Delegates
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Farm Bureau
County Boards of Supervisors
Iowa
Accused Woman Identified in 60 Fire Mysteries Near Fair Haven NJ
Elizabeth Needle, 46, with a police record, was named principal suspect in a year long string of fires in Monmouth County. She was arrested after allegedly setting a chicken coop blaze and charged with burning a building. Bail set at 15000 dollars. Needle denied the accusations outside court.
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Fair Haven
N. J
Elizabeth Needle
Joseph Needle
Suspicious Fires Near Mrs Needle's Rumson Home
Authorities link several fires in barns sheds playhouses and garages within five miles of Mrs Needle's Rumson home to a pattern of arson. Needle learns his wife has nine prior arrests for larceny embezzlement and auto theft, per Carton.
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Needle
Former Iowan May Get Attache Joe in Tokyo
Termohlen, formerly of Storm Lake Iowa, is discussed as a candidate for the U S agricultural attache post in Tokyo. He has worked for the USDA since 1933 and leads the poultry division at the agricultural marketing service. Senator Martin calls him well qualified for the position.
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Washington
Termohlen
Storm Lake
Iowa
U. S
Tokyo
USDA
The
Agricultural Marketing Service
Iowa State College
Ames
Benson
Wolf Ladejinsky
Sen
Martin
Former Audubon Sheriff Named Manager of Davenport Home
Former Audubon County Sheriff Glen Mc Laughlin and his wife have been named managers of the Anna Wittenmyer children’s home in Davenport. Mc Laughlin says the appointment was announced Friday after his defeat in the November election as an Independent candidate following a prior Republican primary loss.
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Audubon
Audubon County
Glen McLaughlin
Anna Wittenmyer
Davenport
McLaughlin
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Sy Crew
Pearson
Uranium Company
the Bell Syndicate, Inc
George E. Sokolsky
U. S. Public Health Service
Joe
East Side
West Side
le Vista Place
Highland
Fairlawn Addn
Court House
Atlantic, IA
John P. Anderson
Pymosa Township
Cass County
Christy A. Nelson, John B. Nelson
J. A. Nelson, Walter F. Nelson
Atlantic, Iowa
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