Ford Strike Sees Heavy Loss and Duty to Reform Unions
The Ford strike ended with costs near 180 million dollars for the company and about 2 million in wages for workers. Of 106 thousand employees who struck, only a small minority were directly tied to the alleged speed up of production lines, suggesting union politics rather than worker-employer needs dominated the action. The piece argues unions are prone to manipulation by unscrupulous leaders and communists and urges self-reliant member activism to secure benefits.
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Ford Motor Company
Productio
Moe
Labor
Outrage over family criminal line urges new laws
A column claims John Burson was executed in Ohio and cites four of his five brothers jailed while another sibling is in a mental institution. It argues records show generations of crime and calls for laws to end such families’ lineages to protect the public and reduce costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burson
Ohio
Acre
Feeble Minded Institute
Has the Upper Hand in Paris Talks With Russia
Western powers hold the top position as the Paris conference begins. Russia faces intolerable conditions in its German sector and must decide whether to concede to Western proposals or veto them and risk repeating the past. The Red options are to retreat or compromise for gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Paris
Germany
Must Choose in Farming Policy Amid Market Pressures
The American farmer faces a choice between regimentation with supported prices or letting supply and demand set prices through market forces. If the government guarantees a price, it must either risk bankruptcy or control production. The farmer will decide, but cannot keep both regimentation and freedom from regulation indefinitely.
Editorial Briefs on Nature and Aviation Debates
The piece notes Iowa roadside scenery in early June and reflects on the B-36 versus carrier-based fighters debate. Congress rejects a mock duel plan to decide the issue, and the halt of the large navy carrier’s construction signals support for big bombers.
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Iowa
Congress
Powers That Be
Watchful Mother Warns About Crawling Toddler Dangers
By Just Folks Edgar A Guest. Warning to mother as a crawling child reaches for treasured trinkets. Keep lamps and fragile figurines out of reach, move the lamp farther, and guard the room. A gentle reminder to supervise every step.
Nothing's Costly or Rare in Youth's Quiet Growth
A short verse notes that in youth nothing is truly costly or rare while grownups fret over price and worth. It reflects on a child’s developing sense of value and the puzzle of maturity. The poem, credited to Edgar A. Guest in 1949, offers a gentle meditation on timing and discovery.
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Coyright
Edgar A
Guest
Avoca Rites Held for Anna Hass 78
Services Wednesday honored Anna Hass 78 who lived in Avoca 45 years. Born Walnut Dec 28 1870 she died last Sunday in Jennie Edmundson hospital Council Bluffs. She ran a millinery shop. survived by a niece Mrs L J Burkhead Salina Kan and a nephew H J Bornholdt Warsaw Neb.
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Avoca
Anna Hass
Walnut
Hass
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Council Bluffs
First Lutheran Church
L. J. Burkhead
Salina
Kan
H. J. Bornholdt
Warsaw
Neb
Atlantic News-Telegraph rates and office details
The notice lists newspaper prices for carrier and mail subscriptions in Atlantic and surrounding areas, with rates for Cass and neighboring counties, Iowa and U S destinations, and Canada. It also names editor contact details and the paper's publishing affiliations and offices.
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News-Telegraph Pub. Corp
F. D. Simpson
News
Iness
Ion
Iowa Press Association
National Editorial Association
Iowa Daily Asso
Desness E, P, Chase
Washington
Atlantic
Cass
Whimsical Musings on Names and Public Figures
A fragmentary column notes mispronunciations and public personas in New York. It pokes fun at Grover Whalen, Leslie characters, and Don Herold, while referencing the 1930s media scene and a book recommendation for summer motoring.
Welcome for New Fiscus Pastor Plan
The Rev Otha B Holcomb arrived to become pastor of Merrill's Grove Baptist church at Fiscus after leading a Minnesota church. He was born in Kentucky and trained at Northwestern seminary in Minneapolis. Mrs Holcomb, a Nebraska native, attended Northwestern. The couple with three year old James Morgan plan a church welcome Wednesday evening. Don’t drive if you drink.
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Audubon
Otha B. Holcomb
Merrill’s Grove
Fiscus
Baptist Church
Huntley
Minn
Kentucky
Northwestern Seminary
Minneapolis
Maybank to probes oil price hikes in senate report
Senate investigators label gasoline price boosts as highway robbery and call major oil firms before the banking and currency committee around mid June to explain profits. They say 1948 oil profits boosted overall industrial gains, while non-oil profits rose less. Dean Acheson reports the Big Four talks may include Russia and Austrian reparations, with potential troop withdrawal progress. A Czech underground movement against communists alarms Prague as army units chase guerrillas. Robert McKinney of the Santa Fe New Mexican praises press freedom after Forrestal’s death and criticizes coverage. Sabath resists housing bill filibuster tactics while Cox’s stance shifts amid party politics.
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Maybank
South Carolina
Banking and Currency Committee
Senate
Standard and Poor’s Corporation
Capital
Newe Capeules
Paria
Dean Acheson
State Department
Foreign Ministers
Acheson
United States
Czechoslovakia
Robert McKinney
Santa Fe New Mexican
Pearson
Mr. Forrestal
Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
Washington
Drew Pearson
Naval Medical Center
Pearl Harbor
Bethesda
Sabath
Rules Committee
Illinois
New York
Kim Wadsworth
Gene Cox
Georgia
Cox
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Former Audubon Resident Harriet Lass Fuller Dies in California
Harriet Bailey Lass Fuller, formerly of Audubon, died in Sacramento on May 26. Born in Audubon, she married Dr. D. G. Lass, who died in 1933. A daughter Lucia Belle died at 21. About 12 years ago she married T. W. Fuller of Akron and moved to Sacramento in 1948. Survived by Mrs. W. E. Varney of Extra and Mrs. Dwight Conklin of Audubon.
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Audubon
Harriet Lass Fuller
Sacramento
Cal
Ocheydan
Town
Harriet Bailey
D. G. Lass
Lucia Belle
Lass
Anita Gill and Patricia Gill Meet Des Moines Extension Dean's Unit
Anita Gill and Patricia Gill from this year's high school class are connected to Des Moines through the Dean's agricultural extension service. The note places them in Des Moines with the extension program and describes their employment linkage.
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Anita
Patricia Gill
Des Moines
Air forces pilot drops map note to Audubon family
First Lieut. Roy Jordan, an air forces pilot, buzzed the Jordan home in Audubon county on Memorial day leaving a map of his cross country route and a note declaring the Jordans his parents. He did not land at the Audubon airport because the runway was too short for his plane.
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Audubon
Noel Jordan
Denver
Colo
Roy Jordan
Air Forces
Jordan
Audubon County
Jordana’ Son
Lieut
Lewis Alumni Banquet Draws 199 Attendees
About 199 members of the Lewis alumni association gathered Friday evening in the school gymnasium for the event organized by the Methodist WSCS. The program featured welcomes, toasts, group singing, musical duets and solos, class recognition, and bouquets for those graduating 50 years ago or more.
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Lewis
Lewis Alumni Association
Methodist Wscs
Dean Swope
Bill Meister
Max Peron
Gale Knoke
Wallace Hardenbergh
Jeanine
Rosalie Morton
Jeanine Morton
Dick Leaming
Harold Cohrs
Denison Man Warned Against Escaping Sheriff Inquiry
Herbert Steensen cautions about attempting an escape during a sheriff’s questioning session. The incident underscores caution in custody procedures and legal scrutiny in Denison.
Man Escapes While Being Checked By Crawford County Officials
The sheriff said Steensen was held for a checkup by the Crawford county sanity commission. A doctor was en route to examine him when he attempted to escape.
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Steensen
Crawford County Sanity Commission
Sheriff's Office
N. P. Cavett
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Atlantic News-Telegraph
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Ruitess
John Lesinski
Erie
Detroit
Mich
Grover Whalen
Carnation
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Whalen
Queens
Bay
Park Avenue
Mr. Whalen
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
Order of the Jade
Don Herold
Don
Florida
Cape Cod
Eleanor Early
Houghton
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
New Mexican Pub. Hither
Ferrestal
Bratislava
California
Denison
Herbert Steensen
Sunnyside
Lastex
Quinn & Howard
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