21 Jun 1949
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1949
Page
1
Semintor Byrd objects to the pay-for difet system arguing it demeans workers who are still in their prime. He says most eligible men in the series would see decrements without performing, and that other factors and pensions should not be tied to this change.
A discussion on farm programs and subsidies contrasts the need to support agriculture with the risk of expanding benefits beyond sound limits. The argument warns that loose controls could erode federal aid and threaten the broader welfare system.
The article argues business is returning to normal as merchants must actively sell to move merchandise. It says many have endured a long period with no customers, but demand remains strong and money remains in consumers’ hands, preventing a slump at this time.
A wary leader urges followers to avoid making confessions to authorities promising torture and retaliation. The piece likens Soviet, Spanish, and Italian regimes to medieval tortures, condemning the brutality of dictatorships in the 20th century.
Pony Express carried mail again over the weekend in a Nebraska revival of the historic routes. The piece contrasts Sunday’s galloping ponies with nearby trains, cars and planes racing overhead, recalling the speed earlier mail speeds from St. Joseph Missouri to the west coast.
A note left by Mrs. J. W. Hammond near the front door of the News Telegraph recounts two weeks in Atlantic while her husband was ill in Atlantic. She praises the hospital staff and the friendliness of Atlantic residents, noting such courtesy spreads good will and attracts others to the city.
A park bench encounter frames a reflective poem about aging, past loves, family joy, and a life well spent. The speaker recalls a man whose long years brought work, fatherhood, and simple pleasures, ending with a quiet pride in his children’s growth.
A short excerpt echoes Edgar A. Guest style, noting loneliness, birthdays, and resilience. The speaker expresses personal endurance, claiming life has been kind despite solitude and challenges. The text appears as a dated quotation about aging and perseverance.
Washington Senator Gillette urges wiping out Nazism before peace. He calls for a Senate inquiry into denazification in Germany, warning some Americans show sympathy for old German nationalists and Nazis.
A wartime tale describes Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government under pressure from the Soviet envoy and Manchurian tensions to sign a nonaggression pact with Russia. The Chinese balked, then shifted stance as Moscow cooled, while diplomatic clashes and recalls unfolded in Canton and Nanking.
A humorous nature note details a self deprecating plan to battle chiggers with poison in the yard while reporting a brief deer watching trip near Avoca. R. B. Shepard and Ed Comes recount sighting a fawn and several deer, plus four foxes, a coon, and a pheasant during a two hour drive. A subscriber sends a reprint of a 1000 year sale bill.
A historical notice describes an auction offering items including two ox teams fence rails soap kettle beef tallow sugar troughs a 32 gallon whiskey barrel four sides of tanned leather wooden pitchforks bullet molds 50 gallons of soft soap several enslaved people scythes and cradles and a half interest in a tannery.
Anita graveside services and interment were held today at 2 30 p m for John C Johnson son of Des Moines former Anita resident Funeral services were this morning at Hamiltons Funeral home in Des Moines
The Atlantic News-Telegraph lists subscription rates by carrier and mail, with prices for varying terms within Iowa, Cass counties, U.S. addresses, and Canada. Editorial staff, office locations, and association memberships are noted for the paper published in Atlantic, Iowa.
In a reminiscence, the writer recalls Loder, a veteran vaudeville comedian tied to Tony Pastor and the Bowery era. Mentions his birth near Reading and kinship to the author’s father, plus Lindbergh’s Paris landing and theater memories. Also notes food prices in New York and hobby trends per American Hobby Foundation surveys. Beverly Kelley sends greetings from Harrisburg.
A fragmented note mentions the Cole Brothers and a press agent with a city treasurer in Hartford thanking for interest in Shriners hospitals for crippled children. The text ends with a reference to a decree under emergency measures amid a communist guerrilla rebellion.
The death sentences of 34 people including four women were commuted to life imprisonment today by authorities in Athens. The action affects inmates from multiple cases and follows a clemency review.
Notice instructs residents of Atlantic to phone 1367 J before 7pm if they do not receive their newspaper.
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