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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1947
Page
2
A fragmented Atlantic News Telegraph item reports subscribers urged to contact The News, with phone line details and continuing notices about office hours and delivery, indicating a routine publication update.
The Atlantic area launches a drive to raise 150000 dollars to fund a hospital addition and attract federal funds. The campaign targets a 30 mile radius and aims to make Atlantic a regional hospital center with first class facilities for emergencies and long term health needs. Residents are urged to donate when solicitors call.
The president is urged to veto the tax cut but faces strong legislative support and public complacency over small sums. Lawmakers' majorities and labor leaders loom as he weighs payroll taxes and looming labor law changes, risking voter repercussions.
The article argues that Moslems back a scheme to carve two states from India arguing the claimed territories would be least productive. It contends Hindus fear a Hindu majority is unfounded and British meddling fuels the fear, noting conversations with Hindus who say Muslims and Hindus have long lived as neighbors.
The piece notes two days of deabhine in Atlantic coverage and the Chamber of Commerce hopes it won’t spread as radio comedians claim in sunny California. It critiques radio’s shift from winter to summer programming and labels murder and blackmail as sensationalized by entertainment broadcasts.
Secret Washington meeting at the Pentagon outlines an industrial reserve corps of workers and employers to rapidly convert major plants for wartime production. Attendance included Edison Electric, RCA, AFL CIO, Chamber of Commerce and rail groups. Bradley Patterson and Eisenhower warned of no hour to prepare for a surprise atomic-age attack.
The poem reflects on golf as a humbling sport with a twist of humor about a husband’s ego turned by his wife’s sharp skill. It contrasts pride and defeat and ends with the image of a once-proud man humbled by a wife’s prowess and fellow laughter.
The Lewis community lists Sunday guests at the Max Winsler home including Mrs. George Fisher and Sharon of Des Moines and Mrs. Phil Selsby of San Francisco. Alva Pierce heads to California for a 10 day vacation. Misa Mary Osen of Madison visits her aunt Mrs. Mae Graham. Lois Kennedy remains in town after attending a Sun-a-Bar Shorthorn sale in Kansas City with Lou Kennedy, Phillip Kennedy, Lloyd Davis of Oakland, and Ray Sanders of Manilla.
A fall edition of Bernard Sobel’s theater handbook will update New York references. The writer laments watered soy sauce in a Denver made, later hopes for Japanese quality, and notes American soy sauces can be good. He contrasts a York man’s demeanor with a sophisticated artist. He critiques a basement Chinatown restaurant and Chinese dining norms.
Sunday guests arrive from Lake City Clinton Mo Omaha Des Moines Davenport Malvern and Dallas Center to visit families including the Burnsides Odem Fish Conn and Omahans. The group attends Sunday night supper at Walter Burnside’s and plans to join Glen Upson in Ottumwa later.
City library receives new titles across fiction and history including Fabulous Heesier by Jane Fisher and The Rediscovery of Morals by Henry C. Link. The collection highlights works by Elawyth Thane Maurice Hindus Wouk and Sinclair Lewis among others.
Carl DeKay of Griswold mourns the death of his father Charles DeKay aged 87 at his Red Oak home. Funeral services were held Sunday in Red Oak and burial followed in Coleridge, Nebraska. DeKay came to Montgomery county 77 years ago from Illinois and lived in Coleridge and Lincoln before returning to Red Oak in 1917. Survivors include his widow two sons one daughter 12 grandchildren 11 great grandchildren two brothers and one sister.
Extra Mrs John Kelly and Susan return to Chicago after visiting grandmother Mrs Jeasie Herrick and others. Attendees at the Eastern Star chapter in Missouri Valley include Ted Simpson and Howard McCall. Various families from Ames to Des Moines visited relatives, with trips to Hastings and Wichita and upcoming naval reserve training for Harry Kelly.
Winterset action announces Sheriff Charles H. Neidt as Madison county chair for the U S Savings Bond drive set for June and July with duties to promote and coordinate participation across the county.
The remodeled Atlantic Dairy ice cream parlor and cafe opens tomorrow with Jack Chapin of Council Bluffs as manager. Mr and Mrs L G Campbell announce. The cafe will serve chicken dinners breakfast items dairy products and ice cream for wholesale and retail trade.
Officials advise pedestrians to wear white or light colored clothing when walking along highways after dark to improve visibility. The reminder emphasizes safety for walkers and drivers alike during nighttime hours.
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