08 Nov 1948
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1948
Page
1
Atlantic News Telegraph lists subscription prices for carrier and mail delivery, including monthly and annual options. It invites readers to call before 7 o clock if evening copies are not received and instructs subscribers to contact the office for address changes or service notices.
The piece weighs whether the atomic bomb will shorten wars. It notes its deadly power could paralyze but may prolong conflict as nations recover and fight on. It argues major powers are unlikely to be knocked out by a single blow.
The article contests the extended duration of the Japanese war criminals trial, arguing it was meant to prove democracy's justice but may instead reveal American leniency. It warns speed matters for perceived justice and fears delays diminish the trial's impact.
The article argues radar will raise hit rates from 50 to about 90 percent, enabling Navy 2000 pound shells to reach 26 miles with direct hits nine times out of ten. It concludes the next war will be far more terrible regardless of atomic bombs.
The piece argues that congressional probes should be transparent and careful. It warns that aggressive tactics risk trampling civil rights and harming innocent people as much as they convict the guilty. It calls for evaluating the value of such investigations to the nation.
The column notes the U N costs about ten cents per person per year and suggests value beyond price. It urges bicycle riders to use front lights and rear reflectors and to follow traffic rules. It also cautions about bread as freedom for hungry Europe and critiques pollster scorn amid election misjudgments.
In 1948 Truman defeats party splits and faces liberal conservatives with solid public support. Mrs. P argues the victory surpasses Roosevelt’s, noting Wallace and Dixiecrats opposed him while voters rally to his single handed fight. Election rounds out with cabinet support and renewed congressional strategy.
A reflective verse about growth and family reactions to a child’s first tooth and the eager sharing of milestones. The poem contrasts small changes with timeless parental pride and the urge to announce early signs of childhood. It ends with a note on road signs guiding safer journeys.
Twenty one residents of Donora Pennsylvania ill from the deadly smog will fly to Wilmington North Carolina for a week of rest with all expenses paid. The Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Wrightsville Beach chamber invited up to fifty to join, ten accepted and eleven more added. A second group of twenty to thirty may follow after the first returns. Elizabeth Ostrander says the group will fly to North Carolina and back to Pittsburgh with plans for more trips later.
Luncheon chat in New York touches on the history of the term round robin from early ships and protests. The column notes its nautical roots, then shifts to Elva Timberlake Hodgin touring Sweden for furniture trade, facing duty and rationing barriers, with insights from Mrs Hodgin and two Massachusetts trained telephone workers.
The 79 year old widow Mrs Mary Wicks a well to do retired farmer's wife was found battered in her six room Chicago bungalow. Police said she was clubbed to death likely Saturday night with a club found near her body. The dining room floor showed the weapon and fragments while the house had been ransacked.
A nostalgic Washington column recalls old friends and Maryland visits. Jack Temple of Atlantic dies, Glenn Simcox, former aides to Judge Green and Charles Swanson, reflect on Dewey Warren campaigns and Maryland charter countyleader elections. The writer notes Montgomery County support, Frederick sightseeing, and Senator Gillette's victory. Community Chest efforts in Washington raise over four and a half million. Political mood shifts after election night, urging unity and calm.
About 3,000 government employees demanded the cabinet resign and urged higher pay of 7300 yen per month. Twenty protesters began a sitdown on the steps of the premier’s residence amid calls for party- focused policy.
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