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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1955
Page
1
The piece argues emergency laws should have fixed sunset dates and nonrenewable provisions to prevent lingering effects. It notes benefits to some groups often hinder sunset votes, but suggests limiting emergency measures by law to end when the emergency ends, with strict renewal conditions only if originals still apply.
The Knoxville mayor denounces striking mobs who wreck property and threaten citizens. He urges police to protect the public, arguing unions have no right to deny work or destroy property and that law by groups is unjust. He suggests more mayors may curb this lawlessness.
Moscow seeks to lure West Germany into a program dissolving defense links with the west. A unity promise is dangled as the main offer to create a military vacuum between the iron curtain and Western Europe. Critics doubt Reds will honor such pledges.
American farmers lead productivity gains as mechanization replaces workers. Farm production rose by about one third despite a 2.0 billion man hour annual drop, with 2.5 million farm jobs disappearing as machines rise. Teacher salaries cited as a factor in broader labor shortages.
A partial report describes a gathering held last Friday in Gchodl with 11 boys from Saternes to Bra ja. The text mentions Ehsive Acker and Zacharia in unclear context, leaving names and details tentative.
A temporary postmaster will be appointed at once with examinations planned later for a permanent official. The family will winter in California. Mrs. Progene and Mrs. Curtise with their daughter will stay there while Smither, formerly in Cass County produce, succeeds Ed Newton as postmaster.
Dre Glenn Colgan, 36, admitted Tuesday to threatening to bomb a Fred Meyer store after placing a chemical filled package at a suburban street intersection. Police Chief James Purcell said Colgan claimed illness and fear of arrest drove the extortion bid and that he entered the station seeking to explain his presence.
Publication details for the Atlantic News-Telegraph include editor names and office address, with subscription rates by carrier and mail for local Cass and adjacent counties and for the U S outside Iowa. The text lists monthly, quarterly, and yearly rates in various formats and regions.
Washington column reports Republican governors privately oppose nominating Nixon if he runs, citing polls and internal doubts. The piece notes Ike’s public reluctance, Senate probes, and political maneuvering shaping potential 1960 bids.
Poem recounts a fisherman’s luck comparing the speaker in the bow to the man in the stern. The speaker notes shared bait and line but different outcomes with bass. The verse ponders whether swapping places would change who catches the fish and who bears blame.
The text presents a poem fragment asking if partners fear or admire the speaker’s looks and wit, pondering whether bait or companion skill drives behavior and noting the author credits Edgar A Guest in 1955.
Paul Willard Dean of Storm Lake Iowa was held on a 15600 bond in Rapid City South Dakota awaiting transfer after appearing before U S Commissioner George Lendecker He is accused of the 1877 robbery of Farmers State Bank at Boyden Iowa and admitted using a 19 cent cap pistol in the holdup Lendecker said transfer papers may take days Looneyville West Virginia gets its name from the Looney family.
A 1955 King Features Syndicate column discusses atheism in Soviet era states and how families resist state atheism through home religion. It notes education against superstition, parent child conflict, and the persistence of faith amid Communist regimes. It cites priest Father Georges Bissonnette and anecdotes about youth who reconcile home faith with school atheism. Hearst reports on religious strength after visiting Soviet Russia.
RIDGEWOOD New Jersey Charles Barnes recalled the May 6 1937 Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst New Jersey describing the moment the airship exploded and burned killing 36 people He narrowly escaped with vivid details of the sinking craft and the danger to those nearby.
Audubon Attorney General Dayton Countryman told about 50 West Central Iowa Peace Officers association members that he will build a system of cooperation with counties issuing federal retail dealer liquor licenses after July 1. He noted enforcement gaps in Iowa and said the legislature gave a clear mandate for stricter laws. New association officers named are Wayne Dudgeon Audubon president Don Muir Onawa vice president and Roy Morgan Jefferson secretary treasurer all are sheriffs.
Mr and Mrs Lewis Mathews visited Dan Milford and family in Logan to see Verda Baker. Mr and Mrs Lewis Larson of Sag City visited Mrs Margretta Larson Sunday. They attended confirmation services for Jan Largon, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Largon, at Anita.
Mrs Max Martens notices a figure peering from a stream bank during a fishing outing. The capadele apartments elm trees recall memories from former city residents and the old school. The text also critiques film glamour and discusses youth, noise, and a study on pasture height intake.
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