07 May 1949
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1949
Page
1
New York author and Virginia Tech student criticizes the value of a book titled Your Land by engineer-turned-writer Mr. Morris. The piece reflects on careers, ethics in trades, and memories of teachers, doctors, and old expressions from various readers and places.
An expert on controlling the European corn borer will address farmers and businessmen in Atlantic next Thursday. The pest has steadily invaded the United States, threatening millions in potential losses to the corn crop and Midwest livelihoods.
The passage celebrates spring and the daily display of blossoms from violet to lilac to forsythia and tulips. It describes how each bloom accompanies the season, from plum to peach to iris, painting the countryside with color and scent as nature advances toward summer and fall.
A new 200 inch telescope aims to reach one billion light years. Light speed figures are given and the reader is urged to compute the resulting reach by multiplying the distance figure by a billion, highlighting the vast scale of celestial viewing.
The report notes 65 000 Ford workers on strike increasing hardship as each worker supports about two dependents. With nearly 200 000 people affected, the prolonged stoppage could become a national tragedy unless resolved swiftly.
Critics complain about inactive efforts while government staffing grows. The VA plans to shed thousands of workers, and similar cuts may follow in other areas. Russians claim Western weakness over Berlin. Western officials dismiss the talk as misguided while warning of potential Soviet miscalculation.
A father-daughter letter, written in April 1949, recalls his mother’s life, her devotion, and regrets for moments not shared. He links her to pioneer roots, wartime anxieties, and memories from Swarthmore and Humboldt, noting how her care shaped his own family and paths.
Local notes describe H. E. Codlin selling radishes this spring and a Wednesday harvest. The yard hosts a full bird chorus including cat birds orioles wrens robins doves thrashers sparrows and others. A London native named Brooks toured by motor bicycle from San Diego to Seattle Atlantic and Canada before returning home. Bus Mathews the fireman inspected Grove No 3 during a fire campaign and learned Ruth Turner who once taught there is now Mrs Ralph Richter and that Mrs Glen McCrory is her daughter.
Edgar A. Guest recalls his grandfather who could repair watches and fix any break with deft fingers and practical knowledge. He laments lacking that inherited knack for understanding machines and repairing what fails, wishing he could share his grandfather's gifted hands.
Local notice lists publication office, editor, and mailing options. It details pricing: one month 70 cents, six months 8.60, one year 7.00 in Atlantic. other Iowa counties and U S rates vary by region, with Canada year rate 10 dollars.
Japanese moonshiners draw government headaches as officials cut legal beverage prices to match bootleg costs. Authorities also seize illicit liquor to deter buyers while claiming bootleg liquor harms drinkers by coloring the skin.
Weather aided the town’s cleanup efforts as showers helped wash streets and buildings during Atlantic’s annual service week. Public works crews and volunteers coordinated sandbagging, trash collection, and debris removal amid mild conditions.
Elliott-Wiliam Green plans to relocate from Sargent Nebraska with family to operate a portable welding service for farmers. Banks Ferguson and Max Stennett add aluminum painted awnings to their carpentry and woodwork line. Elliott Locker ownership passes to a Des Moines firm with G M Barnett as manager while former owner George Johnson retires after losing a limb.
A Griswold yard shows hundreds of tulips in bloom in a riot of color with many varieties. The scene offers a glimpse of Holland in miniature, inviting visitors to view the array as they walk along the open highway.
Veterans Administration announced the dismissal of 8000 employees to meet budget limits, closing 42 offices in 23 states for the fiscal year 1950. VA Chief Carl R. Gray Jr. said hospital and medical services remain unaffected and that a 30 day notice will reach discharged workers Monday.
Mrs Wm Miesen formerly Dela Bornholdt of Avoca died Tuesday in a Denver hospital after surgery. Survived by husband a son William two brothers Elmer Avoca and Walter Chicago and a sister Mrs Frank Vierhus Avoca. Burial at Fort Collins Colorado. Pedestrians should wear white at night on highways.
Wiota Superintendent A. M. Christ announces the next year faculty including Everett Sperry principal and coach from Lawrence Kansas Lois Phillips of Red Oak English and dramatics Mrs A M Christ commercial Mrs Dorothy Watson Hancock vocal music home economics and science Erlene Fett Adair 7 8 Irene Downing Adair 5 6 Ruth Rogers Extra 4 5 Elinor Fellows Fairfax Mo 1 2 Elisabeth C Massena first and primary.
A Graettinger farmer, 4) Vinecent Hassell, died in an Estherville hospital yesterday from injuries suffered in a highway crash on Highway 9 east of Estherville. He was injured Thursday night when two cars collided on the rural road.
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