09 Jun 1947
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1947
Page
1
A transcription recounts 17 year locust outbreaks, noting the 3 incidents in a year, impacts on crops, and a witness North of Atlantic. It details migration, tree damage, and the insect’s 17 year ground period, emergence, feeding, and mating, ending with the love song of the males.
President Truman nominated Norman Armour to be assistant secretary of state replacing Spruille Braden who has resigned Armour 69 a career diplomat was ambassador to Argentina in 1989 and last post ambassador to Spain He has been in retirement since 1945 Armour married Princess Myra Koudacheff in 1919 after serving in Petrograd Brusla The Hague Montevideo Rome Tokyo Paris and more He studied at Princeton 1909 Armour not related to Armour meat packing family
Winterset appoints Harry Childers as official weather observer for the city through the U S weather bureau in Des Moines. He succeeds Henry Ely who resigned after 80 years of service and has moved to Park City Montana to live with his daughter Mrs S T Flood. Take it easy on the road and give yourself time to reach your destination.
Inside the State Department a sharp clash over arms to Argentina unfolds. Spruille Braden argues against arming a dictatorship while Marshall and War Dept advisers push for bloc-building against the Soviet threat. Peron’s five year plan aims to boost birth rate, control resources, suppress dissent, and expand military power, with rapid consolidation of judges and media under Peronist control.
Anita Congregational church observed Children’s Day with an 11 am service featuring a vacation Bible school demonstration by pupils and teachers Mesdames Lantz Miller Wise Chadwick and Schlater. Handwork, a recitation and song program, junior choir, and piano accompaniments by Flora Stone and Jean Karns marked the event along with a brief sermon by Rev Wise.
Des Moines reports nearly one hundred men have signed up for the highway patrol school opening next month at Camp Dodge. Public safety commissioner Alfred Kahl stated the registration deadline is tomorrow and expressed hope more applicants will enroll.
A 1947 Edgar A. Guest verse praises a well dressed maiden seven years old with radiant style and pride. The excerpt contrasts fashion and charm with a playful note that a jackrabbit is not a rabbit but a bare.
Diary notes a Pacific Grove visit by former neighbors Mrs Faith Robinson and daughter Ann. They describe a five month road trip in a light car, visiting national parks and monuments, while Ann prepares for an MA in chemistry after Stanford.
New York reports Henry Morgan dominates polls as radio’s rising star for 1946. The prewar veteran hosts a Wednesday ABC show mixing satire with humor and has earned praise from critics as a spontaneous voice in radio comedy. Contracts point to NBC’s The Big Break with Eddie Dowling as MC launching July 20, offering new talent a chance after auditions.
Anita work crews completed the Fairbanka-Morse scales at the Jewett Grain and Coal Co. The new installation features a 45 foot long by 10 foot wide weighing platform and is described as the largest in the region.
Howard Joel becomes owner of the Square Deal Hardware in Kimballton, after a Friday deal. He has run an area electric shop since returning from service and may merge the two businesses. Peter and Nels Christoffersen, former owners, have not announced future plans. Cut your speed when dusk falls. You may save a life.
Winterset Ray H Minnis, principal of the Winterset high school the past year, has resigned to accept the principalship of the Washington high school in Washington Iowa.
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