26 Nov 1949
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1949
Page
1
The piece defends Angus Ward, a U S consular worker held by Communists and released. It urges Republicans to focus on larger issues like government waste rather than making Ward a campaign issue, noting no peace was violated and the matter was handled well.
The article notes that several Communist attorneys were sentenced to jail for contempt after attempting to provoke judges to trigger appeals. Judges kept their composure, recording contempt, and only sentenced the lawyers, who may rethink disruptive tactics in future communist cases.
The administration should pause further suits against big business as voters reject the idea that corporate size is a crime. While criminals exist in business, deeming big business criminal is not persuasive and ignores the broader electoral impact.
Editorial notes Byrnes leaving the Truman fold weakens the Democratic Party yet suggests his cross party support could bolster the South against Truman in 1952. The Berlin soldier shooting by a Soviet sentry is highlighted as a potential flashpoint with risk of a broader international crisis.
Birth and death are governed by God as he speaks of life and mortality. The speaker expresses a desire to live longer and asks for renewal of breath, noting God alone decides the hour of death.
At an East Enders club gathering at Mrs E R Limbaugh home Mrs Limbaugh was elected president with Mrs Maas as vice president Mrs Jessen secretary treasurer and Mrs Groshong assistant Also Mrs Clement Wilson hosted the Cathale church Altar society event with Mrs Elizabeth Wilson helping Lyle Armstrong was chosen president of another group with James Casey as vice president and Edwin Shellburg as secretary treasurer
Donna Shranger and roommate missed a Lincoln to Iowa State game train after oversleeping. A friendly white Collie near Eighth and Olive needs a home. Lyle Hawn’s team of two 7 year old horses were pressed into service and escaped healthily. Roscoe Wagner shot in leg by son learning guns. Thanksgiving turkey reflections and three college boys home for vacation mentioned.
The Atlantic News-Telegraph lists subscription rates by carrier and mail for Cass county and surrounding areas. Rates include one month 70 cents, three months 1.90, six months 3.60, and one year 7.00 for local delivery, with higher rates for other regions including Canada and the U.S. outside Iowa.
India Edwards, Dr. K Frances Scott and Mrs J Blair Buck discuss endorsing Margaret Chase Smith and Helen Douglas on panels and in campaigns. They claim party lines matter less than advocating a woman for Senate and public office. Meanwhile 28,000 foreign students study in the USA as exchange and speakers from Hastings College foster people to people ties, combating Midwest isolation after World War II. Justice Tom Clark faces a civil liberties test in a Dallas murder case, while a memorial to Walter Winchell’s mother and labor leader Harold J Gibson are noted in separate items.
A local note reports one to six college students staying in a house, unusual bedtimes after late evenings, and a look at changing student slang. Howard Power of Greensfield shows a 30 year old corn crib car. a letter from Royce Bissell of Massena Iowa praises experts, jokes about Iowas teams, and offers to join a fall board for a sporting challenge.
Council Bluffs reports Wiota postmaster Frederic C. Mc Dermott 29 was released on a $500 bond after early Thursday booking for investigation of a possible driving charge. He allegedly backed his car into a stone wall at Dodge Park. His companion Larry Babcock 21 forfeited a $5 bond on a drunk charge. Don't drive if you drink.
The piece analyzes Rev. Albert W. Kauffman’s letter praising Soviet Russia Today and arguing that capitalistic ideology drives war, while noting contrasting American options at Tehran Yalta Potsdam and UN plans. It critiques faith leaders editors and patriotism amid Cold War tensions.
Babson predicts 1950 private building will fall about 10 percent from 1949, while government and public construction may rise about 15 percent. He says cost changes favor housing later, rental housing declines, and land prices stay firm with coast and midwest states in strongest demand.
The Past Matrons Association met Monday with Mrs. Eric Osen as new officers elected over Mrs. Hans Moelck as president and Mrs. Osen as vice president. Mrs. Fred Sheley was named secretary and Mrs. Lloyd Harris treasurer. Plans were set for the Christmas party December 19 at Mrs. W. T. Biggs' home.
AP analyst notes a new West German accord with the United States Britain and France seen as a stride toward peace and Europe’s rehabilitation. The plan links Bonn to a western economic system while dismantling some German industries and keeping Germany from rearming. tensions risk over division and future reunification.
Anita Mrs Harold Donahoe learns from Miss Anni Steffens of Greenfield that her sister Mrs Albert Schuenemann of Cuxhaven Germany died Nov 30. Steffens, who came from Cuxhaven as a youth, had long sent 166 packages to her sister. Schuenemann’s husband died of a heart attack while collecting a Steffens package in Cuxhaven. The deceased, in her 80s, was Steffens’ last family member.
Anita Myron Enfield, a former Anita Tribune employee now at Guthrie Center, has returned to the Tribune and begins work at the office on November 28.
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