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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1946
Page
1
Agency byline showing Des Moines representation with Iewa Daily Press Association News Bureau under Paul R. Bumbarger and E. P. cn Kenwood Md as Special News Representative in Washington. Publication details include pricing 60c 1.60 83.00 minus 6.00.
The article notes Umberto II abdicates the throne, marking the waning era of royal rule in Europe aside from Britain's monarch. It argues the divine right era ends as publics realize leadership isn’t inherited and rulers remain only by popular consent.
The author argues labor leaders should cooperate in framing laws to fix evils in current labor laws and protect the public. He warns that irresponsible leaders threaten workers and the public and urges responsible leaders to adopt a cooperative stance toward proposed labor legislation.
Strikes threaten law and order as calls to crush them rise. Newton tragedy sparks statewide mourning after five graduates die in Chicago hotel fire. Driver tests favor men with higher perfect scores than women. Draft age teenagers face renewed law changes delaying 18 and 19 year olds by one month, nullifying wartime deferment impact.
Washington insider recounts the 1946 rail strike episode and Truman’s use of force. It details cabinet tensions over labor, Snyder and Steelman, Vinson and Byrnes opposition, and the rushed speech to Congress. Also notes union unity campaigns and Spain surplus sale halt by the State Department.
Poem by Edgar A. Guest reflecting on wedding vows and the support of loved ones after a marriage. It speaks to enduring friendship and the presence of family and friends during both joy and grief, urging the couple to remember the behind you as you step forward.
A Guatemalan delegation visited Iowa State College campus and experimental farms to learn about farming and processing farm products. Led by Edwin J. Kyle the group included Rafael Herrera a cattle breeder and sugar firm director Gabriel Asturias animal husbandry director and Augustus Castillo a Guatemala dairy herd owner. The itinerary listed visits to a corn products factory in Clinton Cedar Rapids Quaker Oats in Cedar Rapids and Bath Packing Co in Waterloo.
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Washington D C The death of Senator Carter Glass of Virginia ends a four decade public life though he was bedridden and absent from the senate. Also noted is Walter Johnson the famed Big Train in ill health in Washington hospital and the coal settlement led by John L Lewis with price impacts and political reaction.
Rotary International voters reject a proposal to transfer the international headquarters from Chicago to Denver by 1813 to 1359. J Raymond Tiffany announced that 3333 ballots were cast in the two hour vote with 161 voided for improper marking during the 37th annual convention in Atlantic City.
The Atlantic News Telegraph advertises War Savings Stamps for purchase. Local readers can buy stamps at the newspaper office, supporting wartime financing and morale.
Texarkana spans Texas and Arkansas with a shared post office and court, half a city street in each state, and a dry Texas side while Arkansas hosts large liquor storefronts. The writer details local life, meeting publisher Mr. C. E. Palmer, Omaha-born Dr. Pierrpont, and notes fear from phantom murders that have unsettled residents.
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