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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1945
Page
1
The Atlantic News-Telegraph lists subscription options and rates for carrier and mail delivery, including local Cass county and Iowa outside area. It provides contact numbers for delivery issues and notes delivery by 7 o clock for evening readers.
Sound the light and water commissioners and the plant superintendent propose an expensive future plan to equip Atlantic with a municipal plant able to meet long term needs. They favor the program overall but question creating a new plant office room given current underused city hall space.
An editorial salutes Dick Jessen as the new mayor and forecasts a strong energetic administration. The writer notes his youth background and prior service on local boards and expects sound law enforcement and community regulation policies.
The column surveys 60 million potential jobs, corn planting woes, and rising garden growth aiding the food supply. It notes profitable German gold mining and a 28 million dollar latent discovery. Hitler’s death rumors are dismissed, while Japan’s secret weapons loom as U S bombers strike Japan regularly.
Moscow dispatch notes today that maps issued for the cession of Carpatho Ukraine reveal transfer of the old Hungarian city of Caap and surrounding lands to the Soviet Union. The new Soviet Czech treaty would create a common frontier with Hungary as ratification proceeds.
Chap, a key Carpathian communications center south of the Car patho Ukraine, hosts four railways and a highway, strengthening regional transport links and strategic connectivity.
Adair J. Pittman has taken over management of the Nielsen elevator in Glidden. He has ten years with the Farmers elevator and moved his family to the Earl Frant home, recently purchased by Aage Nielsen, owner of the elevator, formerly Hansen elevator.
In the San Francisco talks Evatt led a long campaign to curb Big Five veto power and push for open debate. He clashed with Senator Connally in a famous closed session, while working with Peter Fraser to elevate Australia from a silent member to a leading advocate for small nations.
The House voted to designate Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas as successor to President Truman, shifting from the secretary of state under current law. Senate delays due to international issues and caution about a possible 1946 GOP victory temper swift action on the measure.
A report notes an officer asserting the first claim to the U S presidency in the event that Mr. Truman did not complete his term. The item outlines succession concerns and potential constitutional implications.
The Paris municipal council decided to rename Avenue Victor Emmanuel, a major street, to Avenue Du President Roosevelt in honor of the late U.S. president. The change takes effect soon after the council's decision.
Anita scout master Jerry Redburn and twenty Boy Scouts traveled by truck to Sunnyside pool in Atlantic for a Thursday swim. Miss Helen Hemsted, visiting her parents in town, leaves for St. Louis to begin a six month anaesthesia course at Barnes Hospital after nursing practice in Salt Lake City.
A collection of quirky observations on farm life and city travel. Hay handling methods, cow on track cautions, contact lens questions, music taste, Grand Central Terminal scaffolding, a seatmate from Westchester, dog noise fears, and a Hot Springs Arkansas anecdote. The column blends personal anecdotes with snippets from readers and urban transit scenes.
Griswold Sgt James Swope of the 113th Cavalry in Germany sends his wife a box of mementos including a German combination shotgun and rifle a German flag a compass and a calendar built of small square cel luloids. Also included are stripes from German officer uniforms. Swope has served 18 months as of July 1 and is expected home soon. Mrs Swope and their son live with her parents Mr and Mrs Harry Evans.
A brief verse feature presents St Folks by Edgar A. Guest, highlighting reflections on community life and everyday audiences. The piece remains a compact poetic vignette framed in the columnist’s familiar tone.
The speaker recalls “the good old days” told by family elders noting lamp lit reading, early bedtimes, slower pace, and togetherness. He contrasts past comforts like telephones and autos with today’s youth and hints at valuing present moments as future memories.
A compilation of local notes includes Derald Michael senior claiming the first ripe tomato in his garden on June 27 from Birch address 7161. Other claims involve Dick Bell and Emil Nygaard, with disputes over plant type and greenhouse growing. California resident Albert Clark recalls radio praise for a soap brand via Rochelle Nelson of Atlantic Iowa. Margaret Matusek, nurse’s aide, appeared on a St. Louis breakfast program and earned a luncheon set for a world circumference trivia answer. Ralph and Mark Currier reunite in Paris after two years apart. Otis Marshall in Lewis sends home a German flag, the largest observed.
Babson argues smaller towns can prosper after the war downturn. Services like sales and repair of agricultural machinery and autos thrive, along with furniture, printing, and engraving. He cites Wellesley as a model and lists favorable labor, transport, and lower costs as benefits for returning servicemen choosing rural or small-city locations.
A veteran recounts discovering a 9 by 16 foot wool flag at a German camp during a recon trip. He saw it while the town burned, entered the camp with a jeep, was first into the town, and claimed the flag as a souvenir.
A report describes a headon collision involving Castly Mr and Mrs Charles Hose who reside in Will Ham and occupied the former Hemp Eading residence at the time of the car incident.
On Highway 26 Saturday evening a car rammed another vehicle carrying Mr and Mrs Paul Folgelsong and Mr and Mrs Callow. Victims were taken to a local doctor's office for treatment. The report notes the crash details and injuries in a concise local account.
Preliminary hearing into charges against Rand and Robert Knote of the Pastime club was continued until a later date. Judge William Scharrer presided as the defense motion remained pending and the case awaits rescheduled proceedings.
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