Atlantic Chamber Promotes Broad Civic Gains This Year
Atlantic residents commend the Chamber of Commerce for wide ranging efforts benefiting the city and rural Cass County. The 4 H committee and Farm Bureau organized a county fair site and fundraising drive, while Iowa State College officials planned the building and landscaping program. The chamber backed corn borer control meetings, Lewis park project, stop light program and air field development. The PTA earned praise for the stop light project completion and the chamber cooperates with the Fire Department on fire prevention, road improvements including Elk Horn road, with year end goal of several major projects completed.
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Atlantic
Chamber of Commerce
Farm Bureau
Cass County
Iowa State College
Chamber
Agriculture Committee
Lewis Park
PTA
Fire Department
Elk Horn
The Cost of Defense and a World Without War
The piece argues the United States spends about 15 billion dollars annually on the military and suggests that even larger sums could fund hospitals and schools. It envisions a peaceful world where armed forces are minimized and funds redirected to public works and housing projects.
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U. S
Army
Navy
A Corps
Marine Corps
Atlantic
Beware the sunburn blaze as pools open this summer
The article warns of dangers from excessive sun exposure as pools reopen and sunbathers seek tans. It notes that sunburn causes lost workdays annually and predicts many vacationers will suffer heat and sunburn in coming days, with a cautionary tone about dangerous levels of sun.
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Sel
Hiss trial witness admits past perjury in case
Editorial briefs note the chief witness against Hiss has confessed to perjury in parts of earlier testimony. The piece also observes calmer Russian tone at Paris talks and hopes for improved highway safety with traffic lights in Atlantic City to curb speeding and reduce accidents.
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Hiss
Atlantic
Paris
U. S
Just Folks by Edgar A Guest on the road and caution
A reflective poem by Edgar A Guest contrasts visible poverty and sin with unseen inner hearts. It urges patience and caution on the road, advising drivers to take it easy, allow time, and avoid speeding to reach their destination safely.
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Edgar A
Grant Square Dancers Organize Club at Grant
The Grant Square Dance club organized Monday evening with 16 members at Dwight E. Rice's home. Officers named were Mrs. Charles Hensel president Gilbert Westover vice president Dwight E. Rice secretary and Savilla Weston treasurer. They meet Wednesdays at Legion hall and plan June dances with July schedule set at June 24 meeting.
Public Safety Chief Bans Punch Boards in Ottumwa
Ottumwa Public Safety Commissioner Edna Lawrence orders ban on punch boards and number jars after a request from Attorney General Robert Larson citing numerous complaints. The action targets local gaming devices amid ongoing public concerns.
Atlantic News-Telegraph publication and rates notice
The Atlantic News Telegraph announces publication details and rates for mailing in-state nearby and distant regions. It lists editor contact, association memberships, and annual or quarterly price options by carrier, mail in Iowa Cass counties nationwide and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Telegraph Pub. Corp
F. D. Simpson
Atlantic
Iowa
Cass
U. S
Canada
Sleep, clocks, and comic quips in a reader letter column
A collage of reader notes from Evelyn Poole to Norman Dine recounts sleep aids, a century-old clock, and a joke about Henry Wallace. It mentions anticommunist sentiment, Jayhawks and Jayhawkers, plus a door knob from Wrecker George Rakestraw showcased in a museum.
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Norman Dine
Sleepyhead
Dine
New York
Evelyn Poole
San Diego
Henry Wallace
Jesse C. Fisher
Wichita
Old Lewis Academy
George Rakestraw
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Church Services at First Congregational
The First Congregational Church led by Pastor E. H. Johnson schedules a unified service at 10 15 a m with children's preparatory activity and adult and youth classes. A 10 45 worship follows, then children resume classes at 11 05 during the sermon, ending with a 11 45 dismissal and a Children's Day program featuring a vested choir and the sermon The Gift of the Holy Spirit for Pentecost.
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First Congregational
E. H. Johnson
Secretary Acheson Hosts Vishinsky Dinner With U S Experts
Secretary of State Dean Acheson invites Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky to dinner in Paris. Attending are Vishinsky's translator Robert Murphy and State Department Russian expert Charles Bohlen, plus an American on German affairs.
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Paris
Dean Acheson
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Robert Murphy
Charles Bohlen
State Department
Secret report by eight economists warns of deficit risk next year
Washington analysis by Dr Edwin Nourse John Clark and Leon Keyserling says a deficit is likely even with a four billion tax increase. It argues cuts are limited by fixed costs and that avoiding a deficit could deepen a recession. to prevent decline, small deficits may be better than large ones.
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Washington
Council of Economic Advisers
Edwin Nourse
John Clark
Leon Keyserling
Council
Truman
Military Establishment
Veterans Administration
Congress
Lookin Around Snippets Chronicle Small Town Oddities
A column of light anecdotes from Elmer Busse bragging about corn until a cow ate it, Mrs. Warden losing her husband’s glasses at fishing, and workers at Blue Diamond falling sick from coffee mixed with insulation. Also notes Patrolman Klinkefus’s posthumous bicycle gift, Lutherans Bible school crowded into every space, a bus depot joke about change, a guest from Atlantic seeking a ticket to Omaha, and Cap the dog who fetches dog food from the grocery for the Albertsons.
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Elmer Busse
Lloyd Warden
Ray Albertsons
Boone Youth Drowns in Des Moines River Near Fraser Dam
Fraser Ireland. Bob Morello fifteen of Boone drowned late yesterday in the Des Moines river near Fraser dam while swimming with his younger brother. The tragedy occurred as they swam near the dam and responders were unable to revive him.
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Fraser
Bob Morello
Boone
Des Moines
Fraser Dam
Ex-GI Desires German Life As Army Frees Him
Frankfurt reports Daniel McCarthy a 22 year old American ex GI was released to live in Germany without funds or a ration card while awaiting trial for entering Germany illegally. He vows to renounce U S citizenship despite appeals from his mother and the U S military authorities. He plans to live with a German friend and must appear June 18 for trial.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Daniel McCarthy
New Hyde Park
Long Island
N. Y
U. S
Amerian
William F. Johnson
St. Louis
McCarthy
Johnson
Fred J. Cohn
Raleigh, N. C
McCrathy
Uranium Loss Sparks Spy Work Debate In Senate
Washington Senator Hickelooper urged considering espionage in the missing four grams of uranium 235 from Argonne after an inquiry into the AEC. Senator McMahon countered with FBI findings no spying evidence, noting recovery of most material and referencing a separate Canadian case involving a British scientist.
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Hickenlooper
Allan Nunn May
Canada
McMahon
FBI
Argonne Atomic Laboratory
University of Chicago
Anita Folk View Home Talent Show at High School
The Home Talent comedy Laff It Off was staged Thursday and Friday at the high school auditorium under VFW auspices. Cast included Norman Larsen Lyle Redburs Mrs. C. M. Orcutt Helen Turner Terry Ray Donna Marie Kramer and others with Dean Karns as pianist. A Tiny Tot contest drew 32 entrants. Friday crowned Paul Kline Judy Griffin king and queen with Emery Reinier and Hehn Jo Smith as prince and princess and Stephen Lindroth Connie Paulson as duke and duchess.
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Anita
Norman Larsen
Lyle Redburs
C. M. Orcutt
Helen Turner
Terry Ray
Donna Marie Kramer
Don Karns
Claude Chapman
Peggy Dove
Bid Haszard
Bill Orcutt
Harold Smith
Dell Ray
Junior Karns
Mush Hassard
Rev. C. M. Orcutt
Charles Robinson
Selmer Newell
Kenneth Mendoza
Don Pollock
Dean Karns
Paul Kline
Judy Griffin
Emery Reinier
Hehn Jo Smith
Stephen Lindroth
Connie Paulson
Fishing Industry Has Fine Long-Term Future
Babson argues the commercial fishing industry offers strong long term prospects. He cites Gloucester as a leading port, notes potential growth with better nets, better handling, and new filleting machines, and highlights earnings for deckhands, processors, and salesmen while calling for regulation and modern machinery.
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Babson
Roger W. Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Gloucester
United States
Publishers Financial Bureau, Inc
Woman Senator Presses Human Relations Challenge at Coe College
Cedar Rapids reports Senator Margaret Chase Smith tells Coe College graduates that peaceable living hinges on human relations. She urges seniors to understand what people want and how to provide it, urging end of isolation and renewed contacts among universities churches and unions. Our world must be organized for peace through people-to-people ties and cultural exchange.
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New York
L. K. Sharp. Clinton
Glenway Weesleott
Mary Margaret McBride
G. & Demcet
M. M. Mek
Cedar Rapids
Margaret Chase Smith
Coe College
Smith
Economic security and improvement in living standards cited
A brief note highlights goals to raise economic security and improve the material standard of life for the community. It points to policy aims and social welfare measures intended to lift incomes and reduce hardship.
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Bell Syndicate, Inc
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Harold Klinkefus
Council Bluffs
A. W. Keller
Keller
Franklin Township Lutheran Church Summer Bible School
Omaha
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