20 Jan 1954
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1954
Page
1
An obituary from Atlanta Georgia honors Edward C Schelm describing a life of service to the community. He supported fund drives and committees, led Boy Scouts and church activities, and balanced business prominence with Christian integrity. His loss leaves a deep void for family friends and colleagues.
A travel compact notes the narrator visiting Albany Georgia and Sarasota Florida. They describe a cricket ranch unusual to them, pine and pecan groves in South Georgia, turpentine and lumber industries, seasonal farming shifts, and the tourist economy in Florida. They mention meeting northern shopkeepers and potential Yankee bias in tourism. The entry ends with plans to visit grandchildren and hint at bragging about them.
Evening newspaper information for Atlantic Iowa includes editor contact, office addresses, and associations. It lists subscription prices by carrier and mail, with regional rates for Cass and surrounding counties, other Iowa, and U S totals plus Canada.
A year after taking the White House Dwight Eisenhower has shifted toward cautious spending, embraces some business involvement, and realigns foreign policy toward Europe. A new adviser group around him seeks midline reforms while Congress tests his patience with legislative realities. He remains reluctant about the presidency yet committed to shaping history.
The poem reflects on reading and genius, pondering how words gain immortality. It contrasts literature’s lasting echo with human mortality and curiosity about why thoughts endure beyond the author’s life. The prose notes unemployment coverage, noting 36 million of 60 million workers are insured.
United States figures from the Labor Department show unemployment may exceed two million. The Bureau of Employment Security reported 467,500 initial claims for the week ending January 9, the largest weekly total since August 1945.
Organized digs at Poim pen, buried under volcanic ash from 79 A D, were started in 1748. The effort aims to uncover artifacts and understand the eruption’s impact on the region.
Editorial reaction to President Eisenhower's State of the Union message calls for measured analysis over rush to judgment. It favors a cautious, fact-based approach and argues the crisis tests Congress, the nation, and the idea of individual dignity amid economic and social strain.
In Vista California more than 125 businessmen and officials took part in a March of Dimes fund drive called Slave Day. The event, a polio fundraiser, saw participants auctioned as slaves last month and this week raised about $1,000 more through sales supported by their work in various stores. A posse and mock sheriff escorted absentees to a judge for fines.
In Vista, attorneys donated time to plead cases but the prosecutions prevailed. Judge Leon Bone worked behind a café counter while local businessmen served customers and collected subscriptions, with proceeds aiding the March of Dimes. Whales carry more blood relative to their size, and oral cocaine dulls hunger.
Residents on Atlantic city carrier routes warned to call their carrier before 7 p m if they do not receive the newspaper. The notice urges prompt reporting to ensure delivery.
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