02 Jun 1950
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1950
Page
1
Five high school students died and a sixth was near death after a highway crash following a commencement address at Harlan. The editorial laments driver carelessness and urges caution, warning that powerful cars can cause tragic loss in an instant.
Reporters found several thousand blue shirted youths crossing into west Berlin seeking relatives and news. Interviewees cited lack of participation in sports, education limits, social ostracism, and conscription for uranium mine work as motives to join. A small minority’s demand for more outside news hints at a crack in the regime’s armor against democracy.
The column notes a paradox in a government income pamphlet yet urges readers to vote Monday, stressing the historic price of suffrage. It also highlights U S tourists easing European dollar shortages, with Western Europe expecting a windfall from American travelers this season.
Publication details for the Atlantic News Telegraph include editor contact, publication offices, post office entry date, and associations. Subscription rates are listed for Guerrier in Atlantic, Cass counties, other Iowa, U S outside Iowa, and Canada with multiple term options and prices.
Drew Pearson accuses Secretary Johnson of using influence to place his law partners and allies in the German assets seized by the U S including General Aniline and Film. He claims $64 500 in fees and political favors while earnings fall from 8.6 million to 2.9 million. He lists directors tied to Johnson and notes a charity acting for a sick messenger in Congress.
A judge laments choosing a mother of the year as all three mothers heeds duty with loving care. They nurture children, care for the ill, attend church and school, and live by the golden rule, making it hard to pick a single winner.
A reader notes the enduring appeal of Edgar A. Guest's poetry from the 1950s and reflects on voting for literary works to be remembered in public lists. The remark frames a nostalgic look at authors who shaped midcentury poetry.
Jimmy Wilson a 25 year old University of Florida student filed for a marriage license in Jacksonville to wed Dorothy Mortenson 23 who also is a quadruple amputee. Wilson lost hands and feet in a 1944 bomber crash in Vermont. They plan to marry on June 8.
George E. Sokolski argues that conscription is a defense necessity amid rising global threats. He warns against pacifist error and urges immediate preparation, citing Russia and potential conquests, while noting U S leaders' mixed stances and the need to think clearly to survive.
The district census supervisor E A Durick reports Missouri Valley has lost 486 residents since 1940, with a tentative total of 3 509. Nearby town figures show Audubon 2 802 up 398 Anita 1 111 up 23 Dunlap 1 402 down 148 Extra 1 222 up 78 Greenfield 2 088 up 219 Griswold 1 151 up 19 Logan 1 539 down 161 Woodbine 1 301 down 166.
Two hundred eighteen students will graduate from Loras College at Sunday's commencement exercises. The event marks the college’s annual graduation ceremony with proceedings likely held in the afternoon.
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