20 Nov 1948
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1948
Page
1
Subscriptions and delivery details for The News Telegraph are listed along with contact numbers for changes and service. Readers in Atlantic and Iowa regions are urged to call before 7 o clock if newspapers are not received or if address changes are needed.
The coastwide strikes stretch eleven days on the east and eleven weeks on the west, risking a creeping paralysis. Hawaiian business leaders consider air lifts, while the Marshall Plan could suffer if the stoppage endures. Millions may lose work due to interdependent industries. The piece urges swift action to end the disruption.
A historical note recalls an 1859 book describing abundant deer birds and fish in Iowa 109 years ago. It notes streams full of pike pickerel catfish and trout and rapids where spearing was common. It laments human overkill and hopes restoration of game and fish in Iowa.
The essay urges readers to appreciate living in the United States amid photos of displaced persons arriving. It argues the arrivals highlight the country’s blessings and encourage gratitude for familiar possessions. The piece suggests newcomers may help Americans value their own good fortune and the nation’s opportunities.
The discussion of ending rental curbs hinges on analyzing communities with no controls. The number of people without housing will influence the outcome as controls lift. Demand will push rents higher once protections are removed, likely far more than prior price changes.
Atlantic dodged a western Nebraska snow and ice storm that struck north, delivering only rain. The city, famed for volatile weather, has often been spared severe storms, with prior bad reputations for extreme heat or cold.
The piece argues armament never prevents wars and warns that arms races yield conflicts. It notes labor’s role in Truman’s victory skewed by rural votes where Dewey led in several states. It contrasts old world scorn for dollar diplomacy with its current appeal versus Russian looting diplomacy.
The piece outlines Chiang Kai-shek facing a collapsing rule as Chinese people blame him for hardship. It notes mass distrust, monetary collapse of the yuan, and questions about succession, with Russia potential influence shaping regional power dynamics. It also covers postwar U S political donations and future leadership moves in Congress and foreign policy debates.
A resolution urging U S troops to remain in South Korea until the new republic can defend itself was submitted to the acting secretary of the national assembly. The measure emphasizes steady support amid external threats and calls for prudent military timing.
Residents of a Long Island community celebrated an early post office as Garden City Park officials revealed the building bore the Garden City Park name. The contractor promised to replace the limestone block with the correct inscription, a simple fix to correct the error.
Casey Hazel Rochholz, a Simpson College freshman, is one of 11 students named as delegates to the Mississippi Valley International Relations conference at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Rochholz is the only freshman from Simpson listed among delegates for this weekend event.
A rambling personal column cites dogs Guru Jane and a vanished family hound, family moves to Chapel Hill, and a minister’s wife Mrs. Rajan Nerdu amid social critiques. It laments manuscript rejection, designer recipes, pigeon nuisances in New York, and wedding rice at St Patrick’s Cathedral.
Police Commissioner Harry S Way proposed uniforms for women on the force but polled the female officers. Parade duty excepted, the unanimous decision was no as they said uniforms would hamper their work. The commissioner dropped the idea.
Casey J. M. Bosold was elected secretary treasurer of the Adair Guthrie Bankers association on Friday at Greenfield. Bosold was accompanied to the meeting by T. Lawler and five others.
Sen George Wilson and his wife stay in Washington as his term ends and he plans to practice law in Des Moines with his son. The piece also covers Hickenlooper’s Bermuda trip, congressional shakeups, Marine Corps anniversary, Armistice commemoration, a tax evasion probe, and a tribute to photographer Roy Graham.
Lt. Gen. Anatoli Blagomayov, president of the Soviet Academy of Artillery Science, writes in the Literary Gazette that artillery remains essential in modern warfare. He argues the atomic age has not made artillery obsolete and that artillery has historically answered technological arms advances.
A local hunting party fires at a rock to test gun ranges. Dr H A Johnson claims his bullet climbs high, Leon Getz is lost overnight in Canadian woods until dusk. Scouts repair Sunnyside cabin and seek a stove and range from donors H T Carver. Stevie Lindroth soaps windows after requesting treats. Anita area finds spark a $1 bill by Billy Atwood spurs a coin hunt. J C C gives out ducks to balloon catchers as huge duck flocks pass overhead.
Fred Holste a young Victoria township farmer is a patient at Clarkson hospital with a cracked vertebra in his neck from being thrown from a horse. He remains under x rays and will be placed in a cast once injuries are assessed. George Nelson, retired farmer, is in serious condition at Iowa City due to age related complications after care at Bristow nursing home.
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