06 Nov 1947
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1947
Page
1
Atlantic subscribers who do not receive the News Telegraph in the evening may have it delivered if they call before 7 o clock. Call telephone 13673. This number is not for The News Telegraph. For address changes or paper discontinuation notify the office.
A critique of postwar fiscal policy argues that government remains eager to raise new taxes or extend wartime tax levels rather than cut spending. It urges bold budget cuts to curb deficit, even at political cost, calling for courage to jettison waste and end wasteful programs for the public good.
The piece surveys ongoing public health funding fights in Iowa and postwar reflections on Roosevelt's leadership. It contrasts wartime Britain's resilience with current hunger fears in the wheat belt and notes migrants fleeing communist regimes, framing freedom and escape as central themes.
Drew Pearson argues Chief Justice Fred Vinson caused inflation by ending the excess profits tax. He cites Hannegan Eccles and three Democratic senators who warned big business would raise prices and curb wages. The column notes record corporate profits in 1946 and forecasts for 1947, plus related oil industry actions and Navy procurement ties.
The page includes Guests poems Just Folks and Misery's Company noting the author and copyright. It reports Edwin Betzer of Des Moines filing a $19,000 damage suit against Des Moines City Railway Co after a June 23 collision involving Betzer's car and three streetcars.
The column features speaker Danbof and linguist Driscoll discussing speech correction and canonization jokes, then shifts to Dr. Rasche on dictionary usage. It ends with a vignette on New York Harbor tugs, noting nearly 600 vessels, aging and diesel upgrades, and a plug for harbor investments.
The 98th annual Iowa State Education convention opens in Des Moines with about 10,000 teachers expected to attend. A deputy county superintendents association meeting is under way, and the first general session is set for tonight with speakers F. K. Schmidt of Eldora and Dr. Kenneth McFarland of Topeka Kansas.
Anita hosts Mr. and Mrs. E A Wise of Long Beach California famed as world travel enthusiasts. They recite a vast car journey record including Alaska South America Europe and the United States with many cross country trips and a single accident that injured Mrs Wise.
A public hearing on extending the 18 year age limit for certain logging work is scheduled for December 3 in Washington. The change would affect about 800 town operators and 340 sawmills and mills in Iowa. Walter W. King of the U.S. Department of Labor leads the review.
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