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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1946
Page
1
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A World War I era venture, the United States Spruce Production corporation, lingered for 28 years costing taxpayers about 560000 dollars as its work ended after the war. Congress has ordered it finished by January 1, with critics calling for accountability and citizen vigilance to curb government laxness.
The assistant attorney general’s ruling against a county hospital bond submission suggests the county board will not put the hospital issue to a vote. A $100,000 ask is insufficient for a first class facility, and federal support seems improbable. Atlantic already has a hospital that can be expanded to meet needs.
City residents note plentiful bread meat and butter while larger cities face shortages. They describe shorter lines and easier access to scarce items, contrasting experiences amid ongoing supply concerns.
An editorial brief recounts the furnace saga from March fireouts to a relighting on June 20. The piece likens the repetition to Finnegan known for wordiness, noting a tense, ongoing struggle with the heating system.
Dubuque on June 24 Coroner F S Leonard postponed until next Monday the resumption of hearings into the June 9 Canfield hotel fire that left 19 dead. The coroner cited injuries to co owner William Canfield Jr delaying testimony and the jury had been set to reconvene tomorrow.
In Berlin General McNarney hosts songfests with Russians who adopt an English version to the tune of The Stars and Stripes Forever. Washington worries over science monopolies while Kilgore and Truman clash over funding and patent policies. Maryland voters face recalls of wartime gas waste amid Tawes and O Connor primary bids.
Poem reflects on fishing as escape from daily hustle and trade noise. It envisions quiet days by sky and stream, quoting Shakespeare’s perchance to dream and praising timeless nature as a respite for the weary. Copyright 1946 Edgar A. Guest.
Griswold enrolled 28 pupils attended the daily vacation Bible school at Faith Lutheran Church. Teachers included the Rev. and Mrs. Lawrence Rydquist, Mrs. Will Carston, Mrs. Paul F. Denham, and Alice Lantz. The program featured colored film strips and concluded Friday with a city park picnic.
After two weeks of vacation school, Wiota An ita parish held a Sunday first communion class at 8 a m with students including Philip Cullen Larry Richter Duane Sieck James Murphy Will Nieman and others A 4 p m talk and confirmation class followed with many named parishioners and visiting priests A 6 30 dinner for visiting clergy and 78 students enrolled in the vacation school
Republican lawmakers led by John W. Gwynne of Waterloo file a minority report on HR6234 arguing federal control over sexual delinquency is unnecessary and undesirable, potentially hindering state laws while acknowledging wartime duties. Tom Martin plans a Pacific trip post adjournment. Gwynne recalls signing a prior reform measure and notes parallels to the Logan-Walter bill aiming to curb federal bureaus.
Carl Browder, former head of the Communist Party in the United States, was held incommunicado in London as he prepared to depart for New York after a Moscow visit. The Home Office did not comment. Browder, who arrived from Paris, was believed lodged at Heathrow in security police facilities.
A U S labor conciliation service representative was expected to meet today in Newton with union and company reps over the Newton foundry strike. The stoppage stems from a breakdown last week in talks between the company and local CIO United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers.
A New York visitor describes finding Walter H. Simpson of Duro-Test in North Bergen New Jersey, experimenting with fluorescent black light. He witnesses a two foot tube lighting a room where carpets, drapes, chalk, and cloth glow, revealing hidden colors and patterns.
The narrator describes vivid transformations from a peculiar black light and other wonders encountered during days of exploration on a secluded island. Bright colors appear without visible illumination, and ordinary objects become striking through unseen radiance, fueling curiosity and speculation.
Washington June 24 Fred M Vinson was sworn in as the nations 13th chief justice in a nine minute coastal ceremony on the White House portico. He took the two oaths with Peter Truman noting the scene featured a navy band and Pomp and Circumstance.
McKeesport Pennsylvania reports a telephoned death threat against Mrs. Charles A. Kinkaid, wife of the anti crime mayor. The mayor orders 65 police to bring in racketeers as his two month old campaign nets 100 arrests and yields three gambling arrests over the weekend.
Guidance emphasizes not swimming alone or while overheated, waiting an hour after eating before swimming, and checking water depth to prevent accidents.
In Grinnell Iowa delegates at the Congregational Christian churches biennial convention weighed disbanding financial support to the CSA and severing all official ties. A petition backed the move as a push for an independent midwest headquarters plan called the Grinnell path. A speech by David Lilenthal was on the night program.
In Bad Nauheim Germany June 24 the prosecution accused Col Hardin Sweeney of bias in the U S military court trying Col Farnes Kilian for cruel and unusual punishment at Lichfield guardhouse The demand was withdrawn after a clash when Sweeney denied prejudice Maj Joseph Robinson of New York City said Sweeney showed a hostile attitude and concealed a friendship with Kilian.
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