23 Jun 1949
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1949
Page
1
A summer thunder storm approaches and breaks across the landscape. Dark clouds mount over peaks as lightning flashes and distant thunder roars, winds lash trees and rain sheets descend. The storm passes, sun returns, and the world is washed bright and renewed.
Paris talks produce little concrete result. Russians reportedly backtracked on several accords after adjournment. A four power arrangement for Germany is revived to aid Russian sector trade. Some progress on Austrian settlement noted, but overall limited. optimism tempered by Russian stance.
The piece argues postwar Germany could resist a Nazism revival if the victors offer a better future. It notes similar post World War I nostalgia influencing future warlike factions and stresses that mere victory without improving living conditions risks new aggression and renewed conflict.
Editorial notes the centennial of the Des Moines Register and Tribune praising its long service to the community as a bulwark for local development and civic efforts while noting a heavyweight boxing match news item will not alter other events.
A short verse contrasts Lady Luck with Madam Pluck and Skill. The poet notes Luck is fickle and shifting while Pluck and Skill offer steadier support, especially to youths, implying merit over chance in life’s fortunes.
Poem fragmentist lines extol trust earned through effort and friendship. It contrasts idle seekers with those who receive genuine regard, noting that once friendship is granted it endures from today into tomorrow.
Audubon Aaron A. Johnson age 23 of Independence Missouri escaped with minor cuts and bruises when his 1936 model car was demolished in an accident a quarter mile south of Hamlin on highway 71. Patrolman Wilton Lewis reported Johnson fell asleep at the wheel while driving north to Minneapolis to visit relatives. The car struck a cement culvert abutment then toppled into a ditch ending upside down at a 45 degree angle. Two hitchhikers were riding with him but are not described in the report.
The Atlantic News Telegraph lists publication details and office in Atlantic Iowa. It provides subscription rates by carrier and mail options for Cass and adjoining counties, other Iowa, U S and Canada with yearly, six month and three month terms.
Washington faces a clash between General Douglas MacArthur and Chief of Staff Omar Bradley over Pacific troop withdrawals. Dan Tobin guides Teamsters against strikes amid economic strain, while an anti highway lobby fights higher gas taxes. Oil industry pressures curb road plans as traffic and wear rise nationwide.
A sheriff's report notes a collision involving a vehicle carrying two unnamed passengers who escaped injury. Authorities could not identify the riders, and the car was later sold to a local body shop for 12 dollars.
Vivian Kellems of Connecticut urged forming a Women’s Party to elect a woman president, faulting both major parties for 1948 promises. She said women hold political power and urged concerted action, criticizing Brannan’s farm plan and noting men could not pursue policies without women’s financial input.
The article reports that officials warn the proposed plan would require taxpayers to cover all costs. Critics argue the financial burden falls on residents while outlining potential impacts on public services and budgets.
Firemen hurried to an Audubon alley at 12 10 today to extinguish a blaze in a Carlson Seed company truck driven by Duane R. Brannan. Brannan had left for lunch and parked the vehicle behind his home. about ten minutes later the motor burst into flames likely from an engine short. Damages were not estimated.
Readers praise a home safety campaign about stair traps. The column recalls Old Olly Peters and her stair hazards, notes altered speech by a broadcaster Allen Strong, and visits Times Tower back-number shop and Hotelman Jack Stack's grand jury duty as a matter of public service.
The passage notes that many gophers serve only a few hours in the afternoon, as travel takes time, and that people often dodge service with health claims. It argues a sense of civic duty compels capable men to serve when possible.
Danish born American singer Carl Brisson received the cross of the Order of Dannebrog in an audience with King Frederik IX at Graasten Castle, the royal summer residence. The knighting honored Brisson for his artistic achievements.
Saskatoon Canada reports Raymond Sayre of Ackworth Indiana presented the Federated Women's Institute of Canada life membership pin and certificate. Mrs Sayre, president of the Associated Countrywomen of the World, attended UN NGO meetings in Geneva and sessions on women at Lake Success and serves on FAO rural welfare advisory committee. Don’t drive if you drink.
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