14 Jun 1949
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1949
Page
1
The piece notes that water value rises where supplies are tight as cities like New York and regions in Arizona and California face growing demand. It discusses two responses: abandoning farmland or importing water from distant sources, the latter being costly but essential for population centers.
A former Atlantic high school physics teacher recalls a 1924 class reunion. Graduates, now grandmothers, share memories and reveal about learning physics, with the teacher admitting his own limited grasp of the subject and his attempt to hide it.
Educators urge youth familiarity with communism fundamentals while banning communist teachers from instruction to avoid bias. They argue a fair comparison with democracy helps youth decide merits and that loyalty to Moscow would undermine trustworthy teaching.
A Des Moines gathering shows Iowa Democrats divided over Truman remarks as Midwest party members meet under clouded unity. The National Junior Chamber of Commerce opposes veterans pensions tied to prior service, arguing it would tax the economy, despite 85 percent of Jaycees being veterans.
A patriotic verse honors Flag Day with references to the red white and blue and pledges to guard liberty. It speaks of gratitude for those who gave their lives for the flag and ends with a vow to safeguard the nation’s symbols and ideals.
Lookin Around notes Margaret Jean Roberts who sang with the Ninth street gang as children and later showed high musical potential. Marty Bullock tried to bathe her dog, left the dog in the tub, and the door locked trapping the animal until a neighbor freed it. Horace Nelson Sy traveling on the west coast sent California samples.
The Atlantic News-Telegraph lists subscription prices for carrier and mail delivery within Iowa Cass and adjoining counties and nationwide rates. It notes editors and office contacts and includes publication details and affiliations with press associations.
The piece outlines a Sino Russian rift with Mao Zedong denouncing Moscow over Manchurian Dairen and prediction of comic policy moves. It also critiques Max Truitt, vice president Barkley’s son in law, for lobbying and oil tanker flagging moves with Standard Oil and Panama registry amid tense postwar politics.
Mr and Mrs Ben Strittmatter note an Easter lily blooming for the second time with two blossoms. The piece mentions roses and modest pride in the first year with roses. Sunday featured music day at the local bus depot with Tommy Dorsey’s band stopping for a meal. The Omaha Men’s Verein and Ladies Concordia gave an impromptu concert, having recorded in Chicago after a festival of 5,000 voices.
Massena speaker E A Kelloway president of Walnut Grove Products Co addressed the 4 H boosters during the Commercial club regular meeting on Thursday June 16. A J Cruise club president organized the arrangements for the talk.
The interest in developing 4-H permanent fair grounds on recently purchased land is highlighted. Edna Union Victoria and Union townships 4-H clubs and leaders are being contacted. The meeting will be held in the Legion hall.
A brief notice reminds drivers to stop and look both ways at railroad crossings. It emphasizes safety around trains and warns of potential hazards if warnings are ignored.
An analysis of advertising ethics featuring Willard Greenwald critiquing misleading product claims and a discussion of Flag Day as a civic teaching moment. The piece blends a hypothetical skin cream case with thoughts on honesty in commerce and national patriotism.
The piece critiques false prophets and discusses patriotic schooling around Flag Day. It notes Frank Van Wyck Mason publishing fewer mysteries but stronger novels, mentions Cutlass Empire about Henry Morgan, Stars on the Sea, and Irving Berlin’s God Bless America benefiting a Scouts trust. It ends with an ad slogan about starting sooner driving slower living longer.
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