21 May 1945
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1945
Page
1
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Qewal Garrison Villard recalls a Berlin encounter in 139 before US entry into WWI. A German visitor urged Americans to prevent any German from owning rifles after victory, citing marching zeal. The piece arguesWWI style militarism must be curtailed and swift, just punishments enforced by the United Nations to avert global war.
The piece argues that dictators fear potential leaders and systematically eliminate brainy individuals. As leaders are removed, dissidents flee or are jailed or executed, driving society toward a moronic state that undermines the regime and invites a subsequent government unafraid of enlightened leadership.
Editorial notes Stalin’s recent explanation of the arrest of 16 Poles as a sign he supports the new world order. It also flags a German air force general group captured with a submarine and discusses the Trieste dispute as a test of diplomacy versus force, with Tito withholding settlement actions and possible war ahead.
The Greater Anita club held a Thursday meeting at Holy Cross Lutheran with 42 members attending a 6:30 dinner. Wayne Jewett was elected president with Raymond Lantz as vice president Wilbur Matthews secretary and Act Robinson treasurer. A film show followed courtesy of John Deere Implement company. Last meeting until September.
In a Washington Merry Go Round column from 1945, the article blames U S officials for petty retaliatory acts toward the Soviet Union. It cites Stettinius Pasvolsky and Molotov as key players in San Francisco talks, detailing friction over chairmanship and delays. The piece notes Russians perceive a pattern of snubbing and propels tensions ahead of postwar conferences.
Henry Wallace article in Readers Digest sparks debate on planned economy and fascism fears. Talle urges rural electrification as independent agency. Rep Gwynne praises daughter Mary’s academic and writing promise. FTC pen life guarantee dispute draws congressional attention. Rep Dolliver family clergy legacy highlighted during New York visit.
Five million pounds of Australian wool remained stored at Creston as Union county officials review a state department opinion on whether foreign government property used for public purposes is taxable. County attorney Kenneth notes the ruling does not answer all questions and that the county will continue to wait.
Rep. Gwynne accused Lt. J C Petron of making a provocative gesture at a Nazi flag incident noted as a show of disrespect on V E Day. Petron, a US Army officer with Italian ancestry, is a West Point graduate from the Military Academy, living in Marshalltown.
Washington May 21 The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a nationwide uniform freight classification and reduced territorial rate divisions for the south and west. A base class rate scale about 16 percent higher than present first class rates in the east will raise east rates and lower south and west rates. Temporary relief set for August 10 increases eastern rates 10 percent and lowers others by 10 percent to ease transition.
Eyewitness account describes a large post landing crowd outside St. Paul’s Chapel and St. Agnes Church on East Side Street. Citizens seek solace and collective thanksgiving as church services resume amid debris and confusion after the mass evacuation.
Fragmentary verse recounts a playful scene with a man and a baby girl. The piece bends language and rhythm as it sketches neighborhood voices and a lighthearted contemplation of birth and daily life.
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