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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1953
Page
1
The Iowa legislature saw three bills to raise state sales and use taxes introduced this week. The editor argues promises to avoid tax increases are fading and urges lawmakers to cut waste instead of raising taxes to fund spending. The piece calls for economy over new taxes.
The parity price plan aims to stabilize farmer incomes by aligning farm product prices with broader price levels. While it reduces disastrous price swings and is fair in theory, it can be costly and prone to abuse, and should not prop up products no longer in public demand. The scheme works best when it levels wide price spreads and creates artificial markets only for in-demand products.
The text argues that resistance in satellite countries will not stop communism, only slow it through purges. It emphasizes youth indoctrination as the real future danger, predicting Western Europe will face peak communist threat as these trained youths mature and become willing to follow extreme leadership.
Science has driven vast progress in 150 years and is still in its infancy. It will further conquer disease and food production and strengthen national defense. Travel and comforts will expand, creating a golden age if science remains constructive and not destructive.
Diphtheria is reappearing in some areas after nearly disappearing. Experts warn that when a disease is close to elimination people become careless and skip vaccines. A new generation may miss preventives, allowing outbreaks to rise again if immunization wanes.
Officers elected include deacons Robert Cooper Harley Wise William Crawford Edward Ruggles James McCosh and deaconesses Mmes H J Chadwick Wm Crawford Edith Schwenke Gail Gill Russell Holland Lulu Alvord and Miss Lillian Smithers. Trustees are Mrs Ella Biggs Mrs Rex Miller Mrs Lawrence Hoffmeister Raymond Lantz Paul Kelloway Harold Alleman and J B McDermott. Clerk Mrs Solan Karns treasurer and other committee members were chosen.
Mr and Mrs Carl Keller are seen vacationing in Corpus Christi Texas with her cousin during a summer visit. The note highlights a family trip as reported in local society coverage.
Publication information for the Atlantic News-Telegraph includes editor contact, publishing schedule, affiliations, and classified subscription rates. It lists pricing by carrier and mail to various regions, with annual and short-term options across Iowa Cass county and broader areas.
President Eisenhower worries over Korea ammunition shortages and overall supply levels in Indo-China and Formosa. The piece notes key White House staff changes, such as Wilton Persons’ role in pressuring GM stock divestment, and lists potential appointees including Sprague, Vance, Shanley, and Stevens, with historical contrasts to FDR and Truman appointment powers.
Edgar A. Guest reflects on mothers urging children to put down books and sleep while recalling childhood habits of reading past curfews. The verse notes how readers, across ages, sneak a final chapter before darkness. Copyright 1953. Atlantic News-Telegraph requests extra copies in advance.
The declamatory contest in Anita was directed by Mrs. Ella Biggs. Judges named Jas Hitchcock of Atlantic as critic. Winners included Jerry Sorensen in oratory and Vesta Bailey Nancy Wehrman Cralyn Johnson Carol Lindblom and Wava Morgan in drama and humor. Musical numbers featured Lila Rae Dressler and Tom Salmon with accompanists.
Rep John Brownlie of Winterset proposes the Delicious apple as Juwa’s official tree. He notes the tree originated in Winterset from a seedling of unknown origin.
A 1953 King Features Syndicate column critiques laissez faire profits and moral codes in private enterprise, praising Loew's and Fox West Coast for rejecting Limelight. It questions Gunther Lessing's stance on Hollywood politics, labor, and communism, and laments stars fleeing to Europe to dodge taxes.
Washington, D. C. Roger W. Babson argues new president Eisenhower faces five dilemmas in 1953. Korea and Korea policy, world communism, foreign imports and tariffs, balancing the budget and tax policy loom as key tensions shaping early administration choices.
Fragmentary OCR text references taxes inflation confidence and economic frames. Mentions Eisenhower and global best interests with a vague financial bureau. No clear event, date, or named figures beyond generic references.
A University of Chicago student William R. Hopkin and Richard William MacLeod were summoned before a U S commissioner as Secret Service agents disclosed a counterfeiting setup. The pair admitted organizing the plant but denied passing counterfeit bills. Agents said they seized equipment at a fraternity house and the couple’s apartment. Hopkin is a pre medical student and Phi Kappa Psi member, both 22.
Senator D. Johnston of South Carolina called for a sweeping reduction in foreign staff and a reorganization of federal activities abroad. He outlined proposals in a report to Vice President Nixon, based on a survey from his Civil Service Committee chairmanship focusing on pay, personnel practices, and waste in the Near East, Africa, and Europe.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the average hourly wage for production workers in manufacturing rose from $1.54 in December 1950 to $1.73 in December last year.
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