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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1946
Page
1
Atlantic subscribers to The News Telegraph may arrange evening delivery by calling before 7 o clock at 1867 1. This is not the News Telegraph number. Subscribers wishing address changes or paper discontinuation should notify the office, not the carrier.
The article argues fear of atomic energy stems from the unknown, noting historical fears of fire, guns, and steam faded with understanding. It predicts atomic energy will become a valuable tool for civilization, provided we respect its risks.
A reader questions government food subsidies arguing a 40 cent per unit saving on groceries is an illusion. The piece contends subsidies hide full costs, noting taxpayers pay the subsidy and later higher taxes, and urges paying full price upfront rather than deferred tax payments.
Strikes persist as the nation faces no unified industrial policy after a year of postwar delays. Calls grow for an administration plan regulating unions and employers, wage bases, and price relations to curb labor industry fights. Meanwhile, women in Japan Italy and France gain political and personal liberties, signaling a widening democracy across the globe.
Truman's antillabor speech triggers Wallace's quiet exit as aides urge a critical statement but he takes orders. In New Jersey, Hartley battles Schaefer with strong anti OPA sentiment, while southern lawmakers push potash fertilizer rationing amid food production concerns.
A reflective verse about anxious families awaiting a loved one in surgery. The speaker describes the white room, the wait on the upper floor, and the relief when the surgeon delivers good news and healing follows with the patient’s recovery.
Des Moines reports show boards of supervisors cost 657 471 dollars in 1944 up from 621 529 in 1940 and sheriff offices rising to 821 130 dollars in 1944 from 805 871 in 1943. Per capita costs ranged from 9 to 58 cents for boards and 16 to 65 cents for sheriffs across counties including Taylor Linn Polk Butler.
Ottumwa voters approve annexing 733 acres north of the city including the municipal airport by a 1607 to 1101 margin.
The writer recalls Booth Tarkington praising his wit and humanity as he neared death. He notes Tarkington worked on an unfinished novel and suggests publishing the manuscript with a frontispiece. The piece contrasts Tarkington’s humility with Milton and ends with travel reflections and a near plane mishap in Tennessee.
An 80 piece U S Army band from Washington will tour Iowa for ten days starting June 20 as part of the state centennial observance. Parades and concerts are listed in Mason City Spencer Charles City Webster City Waterloo Cedar Falls Marshalltown and Des Moines. The band broadcasts Fridays on MBS with originations from Spencer and Marshalltown. Lester Milligan chairs the centennial team and H B Hook handles local arrangements in Mason City.
A child asks why Duz does everything and planes buzz with intrigue as Rob Goeken wires home from Wichita. A small Winterset crash injures a non flying passenger after a plane taxis into a fence. Eight-year-old Gene Pont uncovers an 1882 five cent coin while hoeing. CC. Selven pays off a 1926 election bet with Earl Garside and Sam Gibson.
Griswold Griswold high school announces honor roll for six weeks listing seniors Lloyd Bergstrom Sue Ellis Dale Ferguson Henry Muller Phyllis Pelzer Manley Wallace Lorraine Welsch juniors Audrey Cary Dwight Conklin Maribeth De Witt Willa DeWitt Ramona Haworth Hla Mae Riedeman Betty Rogers Margaret Rush sophomores Darlene Barnes Doris Brunk Nadine Hallcock Bethel Hummell Doris Rothe freshmen Jerry Aukland Loretta Brouse Alice Davis Delores Kirk Mary West.
War Savings Stamps may be purchased at the Atlantic News Telegraph, offering readers a convenient avenue to support wartime funding through the local paper.
Summer school began in Kimballton public schools on Monday with 48 students. Three rooms host Danish and English classes while gym activities take place in the old gym hall. Instructors include Miss Kathrina Utoft, Miss Anitra Kruse of Tyler, Minnesota, and Vernon Frost of Withee, Wisconsin. Girls stay with the Emanuel Rasmussen family and Mr. Frost rooms with the Wilhelm Larsen household as a friend of Wilhelm.
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