22 Mar 1950
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1950
Page
1
Text fragment discusses concerns over federal spending and potential budget cuts. Mentions voters, programs, and accountability, suggesting pressure for reductions and debate about national fiscal policy and shared costs. Names and places are unclear due to fragmented OCR.
The article warns state unemployment programs may collapse under deficit spending as economic hard times loom. It argues reasonable programs could be supported if states maintain payments without triggering a nationwide collapse.
The piece recalls C G Fuhlendorf as a key early developer in Athaie who aided mid period growth. It notes that few pioneer business leaders remain as time passes and honors his role in building an important local industry and community, marking his passing as a loss to many.
The fund raising drive for the 4-H fairgrounds fell short of the needed total to complete the grounds. Until completion the project remains inadequate for the fair and planning suggests construction of an administration building to improve operations and reduce future costs.
The report lists 156 for and 75 against in favor while 65 oppose and 75 vote for stalls showing little public interest. Officials note the low turnout suggests most people are indifferent about the meters proposal.
A reader notes that at a salary of S500 or more per year the hidden taxes total nearly Rade per year. Another figure shows the 1948 U.S. budget was slightly higher than the combined income of six million farms, a point of interest for farmers.
Brief verse by Edgar A. Guest titled Just Folks. The item presents the poet’s reflective lines on everyday people and simple life.
A humorous verse advises men to promise practical deeds rather than grand ships or lavish gifts. It urges avoiding overblown assurances and instead committing to simple, reliable acts such as tidying, paying bills, and ensuring breakfast, emphasizing steady, doable promises over idealized futures.
A steamer Miranda left Reehine for Dapan with 1,600 tons of salvaged copper for refining. Reports say 41 people died, eight crew members rescued, and several bodies recovered after the vessel sank miles from Reehine. The scene mentions a yearly open VIP on a hillside by the parliament.
A Des Moines report states Iowa musters about 85 million more to cover homestead tax refunds this year. The state tax commission certifies to the state comptroller the needed funds across 75 counties, with 26 counties facing higher costs. Homeowners who pay on their own may receive credits up to 20 mills on valuations, limiting relief to about 462.90 in most cases.
Homemakers clubs conducted a training session in Marne city hall where participants learned wooden tray making. Instructor Jie Brown led demonstrations on plywood and gluing techniques. Attendees will continue hands on work. emphasis on safety and avoid drinking and driving.
Publication details rate schedule for subscriptions by carrier in Atlantic and Cass counties within Iowa and the U S. Lists monthly and yearly costs for various regions including Atlantic Cass adjoining counties and outside Iowa with Canada options.
Drew Pearson analyzes postwar foreign policy clashes in Washington. He notes congressional bitterness, calls for bipartisan leadership with Dewey and Stassen, and describes the Soviet push near Hungary Yugoslavia border as a hidden war building toward spring battles.
Army engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation will start the first phase of the Qahe dam project on the Missouri river nearMerre South Dakota. Col J W Olmstead said work could begin by the end of March with preliminary access roads already under construction. The Gabedan earth dome reservoir will extend 90 miles upstream to Timarek North Dakota and hold up to 2 500 000 acre feet of water with substantial land and power developments planned nearby.
A cafeteria style feeding system for laying flocks reduces labor costs and aligns care with each bird's needs. The approach offers constant access to meals via pollipensands away from traditional feeding times.
A damaged clipping hints at farm telethowses and a con involving a vehicle cloak clear up the Pal and a heavy event. Names and places are unreadable, but the fragment suggests a suspicious scheme around farm communications and transport.
Fourteen town radio stations join a statewide hookup to broadcast the Made in Iowa finals from 3 to 9 p m Saturday. Meredith Willson will host from the Iowa Exhibits Building at the state fairgrounds as finalists from Bad SiTh to Marvel Jeerangbo perform in Des Moines and other cities.
Margaret Moninger, 58, long time Presbyterian missionary in China from 1915 until 1942, died Tuesday in Marshalstown. She spent a year as an internee of the Japanese after the war broke out. Services scheduled for Thursday at 2 p.m.
The Amerasia case, reportedly reopened, ties to the Institute of Pacific Relations IPO network, with 100 plus documents seized from Amerasia offices and alleged high level perjury. The piece outlines IPR origins in 1925 Honolulu, its non governmental stance, Kyoto conference shift, funding by Rockefeller and Field, and lists key figures across Amerasia and IPR.
Under OSS auspices the second raid was conducted by the FBI and kept from public view. The raid remains shrouded in secrecy with undisclosed locations and actions as reported in the syndicated news brief.
Lloyd H. Sidener, ousted president of the UMW local at Canton Ohio, says John L. Lewis signals fueled a coal strike. He claims a car nearly hit him and that he carries a shotgun and a pistol at home. FBI probes the alleged signals and threats.
In Cushing Oklahoma, 37 year old Jackin Saij reportedly hanged himself after fearing deportation to Russia following a radio report about convicted spy Valentin Gubitchev. Acting Coroner H. L. Strong noted Saij was misled by the broadcast and his wife confirmed his confusion over the name.
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