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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1949
Page
1
A columnist derides Washington as wasteful, arguing government is the second largest family expense after food. They claim bureaucrats divert funds for themselves, mislead the public with security rhetoric, and replace real value with “something for nothing.” They question how long Americans will tolerate tax spending.
The piece commends Attorney General Robert Larson for enforcing state laws on gambling. It argues that officials must uphold their oaths and carry out the laws even if opinions differ on bingo as gambling, and urges more public officers to take their duties seriously.
The Atlantic community chest drive languishes, reaching only about one third of the needed total. If momentum does not improve, more drives will be held through the coming year, renewing the burden on solicitors and the annoyance of the solicited.
The piece mocks fashion vanity for men and a militaristic school that declined a 50 million gift with strings. It notes large and small donations flowing nationwide, including a 5 thousand dollar check. It links the Roosevelt family's use of public funds to political ambition and predicts future presidential chances if money keeps flowing.
Wiota notes Jim Shey 14 son of Mr and Mrs J H Shey Omaha ranks first in a class of 34 at Creighton Prep with an average of 90.25 Anta Mr and Mrs Joe Vet ter Sr have returned from a visit with relatives in Texas Don’t drive if you drink.
More than 80 native Hawkeyes serve in state department postings from Bombay to Singapore and Athens to San Salvador. Notable figures include Leslie Allen Wheeler of Ventura the minister plenipotentiary at Mexico City and several consuls and first secretaries across major capitals plus Washington and Lima.
Publication details for the Atlantic News-Telegraph state the paper as an evening edition with editor F D Simpson, post office entry date 1912, and member associations. It lists subscription rates by carrier in Atlantic, Cass and adjoining counties, and mail rates for Iowa, the U S outside Iowa, and Canada, including monthly, six month, three month, and annual terms.
Drew Pearson asserts Jimmy Roosevelt can win the Democratic nomination for California governor despite Truman. The piece notes Roosevelt's growing youth following, his political discipline, and a new generation of California supporters. It also covers Navy Admiral Sherman restoring order after a revolt and a Salt Lake City talk among western governors over mining subsidies and federal aid.
Funeral services for Thomas Swain 74 will be at 2 am Friday in Osceola. A former Griswold and Lewis area farmer, he moved to Garden Grove then Osceola and died after a long illness. Survived by widow Gertrude Whipple eight children and three nieces including Mrs Harold Morgan Mrs Mary Graham and Mrs Ralph Harmon.
Audubon resident Hans Jacobsen pleaded guilty to illegal possession of liquor and was fined 500 dollars plus costs by Judge Harold Davidson in Clarinda district court. The charge followed a raid by state agents and county authorities on his garage on October 28, with several fifths and pints seized.
A cautionary note urges careful driving to prevent fatal accidents on road trips. Authorities warn against distracted or reckless behavior and stress the risk of severe injury or death for motor travelers.
Kentfield California events report Miss California Jane Pedersen kidnapped as a prank by College of Marin students. ransom joke cited as 2000 rooters to precede Friday night football clash with Santa Rosa Junior College. Pedersen noted as a former Miss America bathing beauty co finalist.
John Davis of Florenceville New Brunswick shot two deer with a single bullet. The bullet struck first deer in the neck and felled the second standing nearby marking a local hunting record.
A 1949 syndicated essay discusses the racial themes in South Pacific. The author reflects on miscegenation, marriage across races, and the play’s portrayal of lovers including Mary Martin Ezio Pinza and Liat, noting both hopeful and unhappy endings and comparing stage realism with personal experience.
An out of court settlement awarded Anna Laura Doffing of Audubon estate administratrix $1,740 for injuries from a automobile crash on Highway 71 between Brayton and Extra. Suit was for $25,000 against L. L. Gillin Louise Gillin W L Gillin Gillin Appliance Wayne Templeman Atlantic and Marius Christensen Extra. Case began Monday in Judge Harold E. Davidson's district court.
Phoenix reports one of ten men killed in a November 20 truck collision near Gila Bend is Jesse Allen Copeland 31 of Council Bluffs Iowa. The statewide crash is being investigated and authorities released the victim's name.
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