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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1948
Page
1
Notice to subscribers in Atlantic Iowa about evening delivery options call before 7 to arrange delivery and to report unavailable issues and address changes with the correct office number. It clarifies this is not The News Telegraph phone line and directs notices to the proper office.
The piece argues unearned security breeds laziness and harms national progress. It warns that as payroll costs rise nine to ten percent, the plan risks collapse, while acknowledging the ideal of safeguards for the elderly and those in need.
Atlantic expansion moves ahead as Plum Street sewer connects to Zurfluh development southeast of the city. Chestnut Street sewer extensions south and east to Ridge Road and LaVista Place area lie ready to support rapid home building. A Fourteenth Street west of Locust Street sewer is prioritized to relieve health issues from septic tanks and open Fourteenth through Sunnyside park for new housing.
Patrol has not arrested a driver with more than a couple of beers. A national political convention is billed as a sellout with record radio audiences. Congress faces a hectic end with must legislation still unresolved. The race issue splits the Democrats and poses challenges for Republicans. Calvin Coolidge advised pleasing great minds by leaving a favorable impression of yourself. Another warns to get along with little minds, as they never forget.
Drew Pearson notes Harold Stassen energized public debate, forced candidate scrutiny, and pushed for broader political discussion during the 1948 Republican nomination fight. He links Stassen’s campaign costs and liberal-to-conservative shifts, while predicting party bosses may block his path to the White House.
Poem by Edgar A Guest urges the son to uphold family name and country through honesty, duty, and faith. It stresses bearing the father’s legacy with integrity, loyalty to the flag, and devotion to God and country, regardless of success or failure.
In a Griswold Rebekah lodge memorial for Mrs. George We Bart and Miss Minnie Sebi, Christine Thulin led the popular charge in draping the charter. Prayer was offered by several members, flowers were arranged, and Mrs. Charles Robinson accompanied on piano.
A veteran stuttering boy named Billy overcomes mockery during school years and grows into a skilled trial lawyer who speaks publicly without stammering. The article notes his self discipline and a personal theory of speech, inspired by mentors from the Institute of Logopedics and related clinicians.
The Oklahoma department of agriculture reports a net shift in produce. Spinach yields are down by 66,000 bushels while watermelon harvests are up by 650,000 bushels as the state faces a tighter farming year.
Forty three drivers to renew licenses under birthday renewal act after final schooling. Patrol Chief H N Despersen and Clarence Shirer direct examiners and state patrol officers. Biennial renewals within 10 days of every driver's birthday begin next Monday. Previously all licenses renewed biennially on the same date.
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, a leading Pacific fleet commander, will retire July 1 at age 62. He currently serves as president of the Naval War College in Newport.
A historical piece notes Americans consume six pounds of salt yearly but use about 190 pounds in clothing food preservation and deicing. It links excessive sodium intake to emotional stress affecting the pituitary and adrenal glands and potentially causing rheumatism and hypertension.
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