This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1964
Page
1
Editorial notes denounce Soviet photo spying and praise local honor students. It questions ethics codes for Congress, flags government poverty aid, and comments on voter turnout and the California Republican primary with Goldwater’s possible surge.
Six House Republicans led by Rep. H. R. Gross criticize the foreign aid authorization bill arguing funds are wasted on imports such as sex stimulants contraceptives bubble gum toys imitation jewels. The group warns Southeast Asia aid could be diverted from three viable countries Denmark Norway and Japan. Signers include Adair Berrs Derwinski Battin and Thomason.
Audubon Montgomery Ward & Co awards a catalog order store franchise to Earl Stafford. The Audubon store will open in about a month in the main business district and stock representative merchandise with orders delivered from Kansas City by company trucks. Stafford previously ran a local restaurant and later worked as a sales representative for a farm machinery maker in Vinton.
The Atlantic News Telegraph lists circulation rates for local, Cass county, and broader Iowa areas with monthly and yearly options. Advertising and subscription details include prices for U S and Canada, plus editor contact at the Atlantic Iowa desk.
Lyndon B. Johnson told cattlemen to boost sales to Europe to reduce meat surpluses, veto any Congress aid, and rely on private trade deals. The piece notes dairy and cattle policy, Charolais imports, and a Charollais seed-stock proposal to expand home breeding. It also covers lobbyists in Goldwater’s Air Force Reserve unit and rising prescription drug prices under Kefauver’s shadow.
Retiring U.S. Representative Charles B. Hoeven of Iowa received a distinguished service citation from Northwestern Junior College. The school will include a special collection of his books and papers in a new library. Hoeven spoke at commencement as petitions circulated, one with 12,000 signatures calling for standard time and another urging fast time. City Clerk E F Westphal noted many standard time signatures were non residents.
The Council Bluffs City Council voted 3-2 Monday night to extend a city aid program until October 4. The decision preserves the payment plan for residents though details remain under review.
The article notes that Moe Indians reside in Arizona more than any other state, totaling about 82 000 in the latest count.
In a contract bridge problem South aims for nine tricks in three notrump. He should win the diamond, run a club to the ace, then back a club, allowing West to win with the ten if needed. This avoids giving East the deadly heart lead and ensures nine tricks on most lines.
An old man at seventy five, with a dead wife, meets a younger woman who flatters him claiming she admires his silver hair, and he believes her.
A collage of local anecdotes and scenes from a small town. Golf miscue tales mix with family notes and school events as residents share everyday moments from church gatherings to graduation talks and a robin’s nest beside a gas truck.
The AMA issued a feature on wearing an emergency medical identification medallion and cards to speed treatment for diabetes epilepsy heart disease severe allergies and drug sensitivities. It describes the six sided medallion with a physician emblem and back engraving noting the wearer’s condition.
Ten years ago Fred Allman and Charles Goff of Atlantic received I awards for participation in the Ames Forester magazine at Iowa State College in Ames. Beverly Jobes, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Jobes, was elected president of Beta Beta Beta at Christian College Columbia Mo for 1954 55. Don Turner was elected president of the Atlantic Teen age Safety club at its meeting this week.
Rep. H R Gross of Iowa won unanimous consent to remove from the House calendar a proposal to award a gold medal to industrialist Henry J Kaiser. Gross argued Kaiser has already benefited from government contracts and rushing medals would set a bad precedent for men performing on government work.
Thirty years ago Mr and Mrs Roy Fancolly residents east of the city donated a ten dollar check to the Atlantic fire department to help fight and attempt to extinguish a blaze that destroyed their home. George Rosenfeld of Avoca was named director of dread relief in Shelby county by Sen Murph Pelzer a farmer near Maine and former county supervisor who won the Republican nomination for state senator from the Cass Shelby district in the recent primary.
Highland Addn Feirlawn Addn and Remain ing Best Side and Remaining West Side in Chestnut area show contact numbers 243 4948 243 5535 243 2168 and 343 4916 for inquiries. Local residents are advised to call the listed numbers for details and access.
The First State bank in Audubon opened a walk in and drive in facility believed to be the first in a city of its size. Located near the business district, the unit occupies a former service station site and was remodeled at a cost of $35 000. There is no other bank in Audubon.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.