31 Jul 1945
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1945
Page
1
A clipped Iowa item from the Atlantic News-Telegraph cataloged by the Iowa Daily Press Association News Bureau lists names and figures including Paul R. Bumbarger and E. P. D. Md and monetary figures for 5.00 2.76 1.60 60 6.00 8.25 1.75 with no clear context or full sentences.
The author argues a postwar drive to sell Atlantic as a community of homes offers bigger long term gains than luring a new industry. Atlantic’s central Iowa location, schools, churches, business climate, and pleasant appearance support a campaign to draw traveling salespeople and their families to relocate here.
The piece criticizes Premier Suzuki's address as vague and evasive, arguing his promises clash with observable wartime realities. It accuses him of spreading fables while Japan suffers food cuts, fishing fleet disruptions, and air raids that fail to meet expectations against Allied bombers. The tone is scornful and dismissive of Japanese public gullibility.
The piece laments Japan’s free press under a dictatorship and contrasts it with the public’s power. It mocks bean overproduction as a modern slavery yet notes eventual winter benefits. It critiques U.S. World League support and export subsidies, warning against false profits from foreign competition and money transfers.
The piece covers Harrison Irving, a Truman estate caretaker, threatening to quit over pay and sidewalk weeds, plus broader notes on Cordell Hull snubs, Rockefeller efforts, Reader's Digest case, and Churchill's clashes with U S war chiefs over strategy and personnel moves during World War II.
Brig. Gen. J. E. Barzynski announced redeployment program officials will outfit veterans on furlough with well fitting pressed attire. Special pressing equipment is installed at reception stations nationwide for alterations to ensure a neat appearance for servicemen back from overseas.
Rain yesterday morning measured .79 of an inch in Cumberland reported by local observer Carl E Pollock. The rainfall figure reflects early morning conditions near Cumberland.
Washington based attorney Donald R. Richburg, ex head of the NRA, warned Roanoke Rotary members that three postwar labor proposals risk lower wages and higher unemployment. He urged higher productivity, criticized wage inflation, and cautioned unions to heed basic economic principles. He also noted news that Count Maurigny plans to return to the Bahamas with new evidence in the Harry Oakes murder case.
Nine children from here traveled Sunday to Des Moines for junior camp at Grand View College this week. Mrs. Robert Nussle of Chicago and Miss Ingrid Christensen joined to assist. Participants include Edna Mae Christoffersen, Lowene Winther, Jeannine Vithen, Kent Rasmussen, Paul Nussle, Svend Christensen, Eddie Esbeck, Billy Jacobsen and Otto Faaborg.
A reporter visits the Daily News plant during the deliverymen strike to observe the crowding lines at 42nd Street and Third Avenue. Police guard the queues as thousands buy papers, revealing the city’s craving for news amid the disruption. The piece also notes abrasives used in Grand Central printing shops and a companion anecdote with R H McClure.
Camp Miles Standish serves as a debarkation point for returning soldiers. Mrs Vera Luce helps new arrivals place calls home using a loud speaker system. Mrs Ralph Bowen shows a blouse with German woven cartoon squares sent by her husband. Town items recount butter theft, a dog finding a home, crop progress, field shocks, and a cream route driver mishap with eggs recovered.
The Iowa Supreme Court held county supervisors cannot arbitrarily approve or deny a stock loss claim under the domestic animal fund law. The ruling reverses a Polk County decision over John C. Wisdom's $1,012.50 claim for 75 sheep lost in 1942, marking the court’s first interpretation of the normal fund law.
A poem celebrating nine and thirty years of marriage with shared meals, care, smiles, and nightly goodnights. The speaker and partner reflect on enduring love, worn together through wear and woe, joy and friendship, as they note the deep bond formed over decades.
The American Legion and Auxiliary sponsored four bingo stands on Main Street Wednesday evening and realized about $40 from the venture.
The Atlantic News Telegraph announces War Savings Stamps available for purchase at their office. Readers may obtain stamps directly from the newspaper in support of wartime financing.
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