21 Jan 1949
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1949
Page
1
Atlantic News-Telegraph lists subscription rates for in town and mail delivery, plus a notice to subscribers about late evening delivery. It warns readers to call 7 pm if the paper does not arrive and to notify the office for address changes or discontinuations.
The Atlantic Chamber of Commerce held its annual dinner and urged active, broad cooperation from all local business people to fund, promote, and pursue initiatives. Leaders acknowledge past funding limits and call for stronger dues, road and park improvements, and new industries to make Atlantic a more vibrant Iowa town.
The News Telegraph urges readers to study its weekly atomic energy explanations to gain complete, sound understanding. It highlights Marengo Iowa as a place where locals can discuss atomic energy knowledgeably and encourages readers to learn for future life.
Southern congressman Lanham cooperates with Dawson on congressional leadership while Dawson receives tributes at a dinner for the first Negro chairman. The piece notes unity strains in the Truman administration and a clash within the Council of Economic Advisers over steel industry expansion and internal disputes.
A humorous verse about a hypochondriac who insists he is ill despite appearances and mocks the idea of pretending to be well. The piece ends with a tongue in cheek note on taking it easy and not speeding on the road.
Rep. Lawrence Putney proposes adding RH factor screening to the existing syphilis tests for pregnant women. He says testing would require minimal lab resources at the Iowa City estate laboratory and could help physicians prepare transfusions if needed to prevent stillbirths or infant deaths.
The author reflects on postwar New York growth with rising construction costs in hotels and stores. Suburbs attract cheaper expansion while Manhattan branches feed shoppers from distant cities. Brentano’s and Lincoln bookshop illustrate changing retail, with small shops thriving amid chains and stock challenges.
Des Moines Iowa Rep Ernest Kosek Republican Cedar Rapids outlined a bill to allow county recorders to keep 10 cents from each hunting or fishing license issued. He said the move would offset handling costs and postage, estimating Polk County could net about 4280 annually and Linn County about 2075.
Among 14,608 U S banks excluding branches 9603 are state chartered. Their resources total 86840838000 dollars nearly half of the nation’s total banking resources.
A columnist recalls Henry Talle's Bermuda speech urging faith over politics, questions the meaning of decisive battles, and comments on Eleanor Roosevelt's recent prosperity view. The piece surveys tax burdens, presidential salary hikes, inaugural timing, and a radio rumor about Mrs. Truman, warning against sensational broadcasting.
Paris reports the finance ministry ordered the stock exchange closed and all government bonds revalued to curb healthy speculation. Banks stayed open. A special cabinet session followed. Premier Queuille said the new loan could reach 100 billion francs to fund reconstruction.
Pravda reports Truman inaugural dispatch with Ambassador Panyushkin present. Washington address appears in Pravda. Izvestia and Trud carry no inauguration coverage.A VOA broadcast carried Mr. Truman’s speech in Russian across Moscow.
Winter market hogs require clean feed lots and concrete floors if possible. Limited sunlight and pasture during winter push farmers to provide concentrates with minimal bulk to meet nutritional needs.
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