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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1945
Page
1
A brief clipped line from the Atlantic News Telegraph shows figures and codes or shorthand notes including 81.60 3.00 46.00 96.00 83.25 2 1.75 with scattered letters and terms like sone TB indicating a ledger or accounting fragment.
The piece defends the Office of Price Administration against calls to end wartime controls. It argues OPA curbed inflation, saved the economy, and warns that halting regulations would spark price spikes, widen poverty, and stall recovery. It urges continued bureau support to prevent a recessionary downturn.
Travelers report Paris rebounding with fashion and entertainment while grim rebuilding and shortages haunt other cities. France appears ungrateful to Allies, demanding more yet offering little, raising calls for discipline as nations reassess postwar roles.
Captain Carlton Hansen writes from the Philippines about precautions by the armed forces to ensure flyers’ safe returns. Crews are rescued by submarine, surface craft and planes after crash landings, with navigators locating pinpoint islands amid vast seas. Home front readers hear of Uncle Sam’s care for servicemen versus other nations.
The piece notes Japan plans for Russia’s possible entry in Asia and Russia’s impact on Allied aims. It suggests Japan withdraws from China to reinforce Manchuria and China may recapture key cities. It urges workers harmed by Europe victory to buy and hold government E bonds as a lifeline amid future lean times.
Drew Pearson notes the goop bomb's oily, gluey fire and magnesium dust mix creates unquenchable flames that hinder firefighting. He reports optimism for an early Japanese defeat while detailing Suez tolls dispute and U S plans for reverse lend lease.
A humorous column contrasts Southern and Western politeness with New York habits in crowded elevators and subways. It recounts hats kept on by men around women, a seat courtesy scene, and a bold seat reclaimer, while noting social gatherings with friends and a long-standing visit to Pompton Lakes for a Terhune luncheon.
Viva Boothe director of the Bureau of Business Research at Ohio State University outlined the effects of economic isolation before Midwest Institute of International Relations delegates at Drake University. He warned that postwar unemployment and low mood could undermine a world government. Earlier Dr. Franklin D. Scott of Northwestern University suggested nations in a new world organization share sovereignty similarly to the 48 states.
Remeaves Gre Us tin utensils acquire excess grease with one fourth cup soda in one quart water. To remove rust, dip raw potato in scouring powder and rub. Be thorough before putting utensils away. Don’t scour tin as it wears away the finish.
Paris reported that the provost marshal with the European theater said virtually all American prisoners of war, including those in Russian-occupied areas, have been recovered and 89,776 are en route home or awaiting transport. Col. W. P. Schweitzer said most will be on the move before month’s end.
A marine biology note explains lobsters require about four to five years to reach maturity. It outlines growth phases and factors affecting development in common lobster habitats.
Donald Brehmer writes from Camp Lucky Strike near Le Havre after liberation from a German camp. He describes health, food, and hope for a spring homecoming with plans for a 60 day furlough and chicken dinners. Dale Reynolds reports from Florence after MATAP duties and air raids including Bari, detailing casualties, shelter routines, and a near miss with a bomb while describing daily risk and camaraderie.
The poem warns birds to keep distance from humans calling man their enemy despite human cleverness. It portrays humans as skilled builders of weapons and threats to life, urging birds to stay distant and continue their nest building and singing to follow nature's plan. The piece reflects a 1945 copyrighted poem tone.
Viota Mrs Everett Hinds 57 passed away at Methodist hospital in Des Moines from leukemia. Funeral set for 10 a m Thursday at St Johns Church with Rev Kane. Survived by husband Sgt Gerald Hinds in Italy and an only son. Mausoleum burial pending arrival of son. She was daughter of Patrick Nevens and Katherine Nevens. Edward a brother also survives. Many cousins in Wiota area.
Local items note hungry chicks at the city dump after being discarded eggs hatchlings, and four birds corralled while others fled. A pool opening prompts a cold spell and goose pimples. A reader shares a photo of a royal Italian palace with 1,200 rooms, a chapel, an opera house, and 1,088 windows.
From Minnesota Mr and Mrs Herman Ahrens and son Arthur Ah and family all of Okabena Minn were weekend guests in the William Euken and Arthur Claugeen homes southeast of Wiota Mrs Euken and Mrs Cleussen are the daughters of Mr and Mrs Herman Ahrens
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