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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1946
Page
1
Damaged OCR text fragment lists incomplete items for a local sale or notice. It mentions a legal or public sale context with unclear entities and uncertain names, offering limited readable cues about participants or dates.
Des Moines coverage notes personnel and addresses for the Iowa Daily Press Association News Bureau with details for Paul R. Bumbarger as Manager and a Washington special news representative. The document lists assorted monetary figures and codes, including prices and totals, set against a Maryland Kenwood address.
The article warns that James C. Petrillo plans to challenge the Lea law with a test case leading to a potential national strike against radio networks and phonograph records. It notes maritime, railroad, and naval labor actions risking food shipments, calls for swift government action to prevent a labor dictatorship and protect democracy.
Observers note communists in France place second and in Italy third in recent elections, signaling a waning in Europe. The piece warns that democracy may not automatically gain, recalling postwar Germany where fascism rose as democracy and communism failed. It argues Europe faces a choice as communism weakens, with democracy potentially advancing if seized.
Editorial notes Atlantic as an entertainment hub with a carnival last week and a circus today. It promises an oar circus and centennial celebration midweek. The piece defends indulging in circuses and animals as harmless amusement for adults and children alike.
Marvin Stakey arrived home Friday night from twenty two months overseas with the Marines in the Pacific. He has been discharged and surprised his parents Mr and Mrs Roy Stakey at Greenfield by calling them when he was 18 miles from home.
A wartime food board discussion reveals Belgium proposed exchanging its 160000 tons of wheat for French wine, risking Belgian children’s relief. The swap was reportedly agreed, but an American board member understood French and stood to expose the plan.
Drake announces new policy restricting undergrad admissions to juniors seniors or graduate students with four exceptions. Freshmen and sophomores may apply if a Des Moines parent resides locally, if entering the college of pharmacy, if they formerly attended Drake, or if they are children of former Drake students. The rule does not affect the law school or Bible college.
Avoca Clarence Rock is appointed to fill the unexpired term of the late Harry Eckhardt on the Avoca board of education. Glen Schaffert succeeds Mr Eckhardt as president of the board.
Army authorities planned an investigation into a C-54 crash off Taboga Island near the Canal Zone. Seventeen passengers and six crew were aboard. rescuers recovered 19 bodies before night halted work. The plane departed Morrison Field for Albrook Field when it went down on a mountainside.
A travel piece notes broadcaster Kaltenborn mispronounces Russia and may adjust to Rush-uh before Christmas. The author travels from Texarkana to Hot Springs via the Ouachita mountains, praising the Ozarks and US National Forest lands while observing cattle on roads and reflecting on columnist ambitions.
A brief poem recalling domestic humor and love through a narrator who longs for a simple caring line from his wife. The piece reflects everyday chores and affection with a nostalgic tone.
Rev Thos Wersell former student pastor of Faith Lutheran church and his wife and daughter Signa were guests of Mrs W C Bryant on Thursday. He is en route to Minneapolis to become assistant to Rev S E Engstrom first Faith church pastor and executive secretary of the synodical home mission board of Augustana synod of Lutheran churches.
A paper collection sponsored by the Ladies' union of Faith Lutheran church yielded about 7,000 pounds. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Hornsby led the drive on Friday.
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