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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1948
Page
2
Partial header details for a regional newspaper with post office and pricing lines. Mentions Des Moines and Iowa Daily Press Association, manager Henderson, and several rate figures, lacking coherent event content.
The author argues lasting peace requires international rules and a world police force to manage minor lawless outbreaks. He asserts Russian citizens remain slaves under both czarist and communist rule, unaware of real freedom, and that leaders suppress education to keep power. Change will take years, but peace hinges on that transformation.
The piece explains how inflation erodes money value using China as an extreme example and contrasts it with the United States. It warns that rising wages and prices can fuel worse inflation, noting past damage in civilized nations and urging caution to avoid U S economic wreckage.
A national reaction to Republican plans to repeal parts of the reciprocal trade treaty program sparks debate in Congress. Supporters see tariffs as outdated while opponents see the change as a move toward lower prices and freer trade, contrasting party stances amid a shrinking global market.
The News Telegraph highlights widespread highway fatalities and urges drastic action. Officials admit limited resources and many speed driven drivers ignore traffic laws, calling for stronger enforcement and safer road practices amid a holiday weekend.
The conquest of Jerusalem is largely sentimental rather than strategic for the Palestinian war, but its loss or gain could affect morale. Cass county trails in the current bond drive and readers are urged to purchase bonds to support the government and curb inflation.
Drew Pearson argues the United States is mishandling diplomatic notes with Russia and proposes a new People to People Friendship Train to show Russians Americans are not warmongers. He details a letter to Joseph Stalin and urges lifting part of the iron curtain to foster direct contact and humanitarian aid.
A brief poem urging youth to complete small tasks well to earn trust for greater duties. It emphasizes that a successful start hinges on daily effort and honest work, with the idea that today’s effort shapes tomorrow’s opportunities. The tone echoes a literary tribute to character and perseverance.
Adair St John’s Catholic church begins two week summer sessions starting Monday at 8 a m with mass by Rev W A Melville. Classes run until noon daily and are led by Sister Mary Estelle and Sister Mary Jeanene from St Catherine’s Des Moines.
Mayor Herbert Lensch orders water use limits for drinking cooking and sanitation as drought reduces well supply. Extra plans to drill another well this summer to offset the low rainfall and dwindling reservoir.
Avoca-Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jack Tyler names Deputy Bob Clark from Council Bluffs to lead the Avoca office starting June 1. Clark, 38, married with one child and a World War II veteran, succeeds Gerald Davenport who resigned to join the national guard. Davenport had been with the force before leaving for guard duty.
In Washington DC observers view the Oregon primary result as a setback for Stassen while Dewey and Taft gain solid delegate blocks for the Republican convention. The piece surveys possible anti strike measures, economic policy notes, and a TB chest X-ray survey campaign before Memorial Day reflections.
The writer recounts a return visit to the Terhune estate with remarks on the aging wistaria and the Rambling house started by Reverend Edward Payson Terhune. Lunch features Lobsters Martinique and garden produce, followed by a piano organ program and memories of Parris Mitchell. They discuss King's Row successor and Henry Bellaman’s death. The note closes with a caution to drive carefully on a long motor trip.
The narrator recalls annual visits to Sunnybank in New Jersey near Pompton Lake, sharing warmth with Anice Terhune and recalling Bert Terhune who would have turned 76. The estate remains as in the Master’s days with purple iris beds and reflected living room hospitality despite winter winds and lingering Christmas snow.
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