08 Jun 1948
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1948
Page
1
Fragmentary notice from Atlantic Iowa lists post office and newspaper details with prices and associations. Text refers to act of Congress March 3 1879 and various contact numbers, lacking coherent event or outcome.
An opinion piece argues government takes 31.4 cents of every earned dollar, with food and housing costs following. It criticizes rising taxes, asserts many interest groups push for more spending, and urges the average taxpayer to speak up to curb government growth.
The article cites John L. Lewis opening negotiations with name calling, suggesting he is losing usefulness as a labor leader. His insistence on court orders to move, and a pattern of fights with operators, threaten peace between miners and operators and risk widespread job losses.
The editorial notes concern about credit buying as inflationary and risky. It cites Stassen leading Dewey and Taft in primaries, but warns such figures do not predict convention outcomes. It comments on President’s Omaha speech and hints speeches will turn political. It also reports Kimbailton Paul Andersen earning top honors at Iowa State College engineering convocation.
Drew Pearson reports Michigan Congressman Jesse Wolcott faced a VFW repudiation telegram while using two witnesses to oppose housing for veterans. The piece details Senate passage of a displaced persons bill with Hitler era language aimed at limiting Jewish and Catholic refugees, amid debate over education aid and Acheson’s Canada defense post.
We resign as a political guesser. Beardsley wins governor bid despite low statewide ties. Gus Kuester’s letters and Farm Bureau support aid Beardsley while Farm Bureau business concerns sway some leaders. A California paper hints at a lasting fame path. Also noted is a 1903 poultry record by Gibe Wright, soon to be challenged.
Three Iowa Junior Chambers of Commerce earned top national honors at the Jaycee convention in Philadelphia. Des Moines won first place for large cities in religious activities. Waterloo claimed first in the 25,000 to 100,000 group for its minedographed membership bulletin. Cedar Rapids took second in the same group for its public safety program. Iowa also hosted the largest display booth at the event.
The article recalls a bronze group of seven mustangs on a Texas campus, sculpted by A. P. Procter from live subjects near Hebbrowville, Texas. Funded by Ralph Ogden, the statue was delayed by war and cast in Providence by Gorham, with Ogden’s death preceding its completion. It also notes a travel recommendation to New York eateries and a brief carbon monoxide incident in Des Moines affecting four people.
A dated verse humorously contrasts medical certainty with folk cures for the common cold. The speaker notes doctors cannot cure it, while neighbors and old wives offer varying remedies such as bed rest, plasteres, oils, pills, syrups, squills, and even fees. Copyright 1948 Edgar A Guat.
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