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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1945
Page
1
Atlantic subscribers who do not receive the paper in the evening may call before 7 o'clock at phone 1367-1 to arrange delivery. For changes of address, discontinuations, or other delivery notices, notify the office, not the carrier.
The piece notes allies in Asia including Britain, China, Australia, France, the Dutch and Indians aiding the U S against Japan. It also highlights potential Russian involvement and predicts Japan’s weakness, arguing allied help will ease the U S war effort.
A warning notes returning veterans face swift postwar scams by confident swindlers selling fake education and farming schemes. The mock investments push for instant action, urging haste to prevent scrutiny. Investigation is urged as the veteran’s best safeguard to avoid financial loss.
The article argues that between World War I and II No Man's Land widened to cover the major nations within 1500 miles of the fronts and predicts a third world war would turn the entire globe into a battlefield with robot bombs and jet aircraft making every military target a No Man's land.
The piece condemns sympathy strikes tied to wartime job losses and warns against continuing wartime wage scales. It argues workers knew the war boom was temporary and predicts a national bankruptcy if made work persists. It notes racing meets depress cash flow for merchants and worsens accounts receivable.
A closed Senate Small Business Committee session erupts into a near fistfight as Ellender challenges Chairman Murray and criticizes counselor Dewey Anderson. Separately, MacArthur barred several officials from Luzon, including the surgeon general, provoking questions from Secretary Stimson and sparking remarks by Maryland’s Tidings on the columnist.
A 1945 Edgar A. Guest poem warns of tyrannical rule and fear while urging safe driving near children. The verse contrasts terror with a plea to save lives by driving slowly and being ready to stop instantly to protect the vulnerable.
Funeral services for S G Hunter a former Atlantic bridge and iron works owner who died at the Masonic home in Boone were held in Boone with interment beside his wife. He owned iron works in Atlantic Omaha Red Oak Kansas City Sioux Falls and Portland and moved to Des Moines over twenty five years ago. Attending were his brother James Hunter of Norfolk Neb his sisters Mrs Anna Keith of Audubon Mrs H M Wallace and Mrs Emma Perry of Atlantic and other relatives from Adair and Casey.
Washington columnist notes flag day the 16th anniversary of the Stars and Stripes and discusses Fair Employment Practices. He recounts a cafeteria incident where white patrons were served before Black attendees, highlighting racial prejudice and the limits of legislation. He also comments on presidential succession and Truman’s messages to Congress.
A sharp note argues against vermin in Trieste and questions why the world risks a blood bath over such places. The writer praises a clean meticulous and tolerant person and suggests turning the observed conflict into a magazine story through McNaught Syndicate.
In a preflight remark President Truman argues that any member of Congress is a more logical presidential successor than a president's own appointee. He made the comment before departing by plane for the northwest, urging public support and prayers for his safe return.
Local column shares misc items: Jon Graham, niece of Mr. and Mrs. Haw, connected to Des Moines and Great Lakes, appears on Just Saturday program. Mrs. Rodney Jensen reports her husband has epidermophytosis. A dress sale prompt payment noted with five hundred pennies. Generous thanks to bleachers at Sunnyside. Lee Cobb recalls injuries from shell blast and villagers attacked by youths. Sights and Sounds describe everyday scenes and returning soldiers.
Gen. Eisenhower misfired a salute at Abilene when a Boy Scout contingent passed. He briefly asked lifelong friend Charles Harper how to perform the three finger salute, then adjusted from a military salute to the Scout salute with Harger confirming it was correct.
A column mixes dog tales with domestic notes and reader letters. Mrs Roy B R Oakes criticizes Cal Tinney, a former broadcaster. a Clayton NC writer shares a touching remembrance of a lost dog. a coal survey visit ends with a polite dog-friendly reception. Amy Vanderbilt cites a friend in Trieste awaiting postwar news.
Washington reports a lumber shortage more severe than any prior wartime year threatens construction recovery. WPB estimates 1946 needs at 46 billion board feet, eight billion above forecasts, raising fears of a lumber black market even as civilian allotments rise 19 percent for July through September. A WPB mission led by J Philip Boyd discusses European supplementation with mills in France Germany and Scandinavia to ease distribution.
The upper Iowa Methodist conference approved a resolution to allocate state money from liquor violations to treatment of alcoholics and drug addicts. Dean Albion R King of Cornell College proposed it, while Rev Paul Brown opposed local option tactics and defended temperance programs.
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