13 Oct 1949
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1949
Page
1
The piece argues that price supports should be set by economists free from politics and kept within bounds. It warns that fixing prices to guarantee large production could create huge surpluses and collapse the price structure unless production is controlled or prices ensure fair profit while limiting output.
The Atlantic Fire department staged a top tier parade lasting an hour and fifteen minutes that impressed the city and surrounding communities. Demonstrations followed the parade offering education on fire prevention. The event aims to boost fire-prevention awareness and celebrates the volunteer department as a leading example nationwide.
A caller pressured the paper to publish a local figure’s alleged misdeeds but refused to name themselves. The editor says such attempts reveal cowardly motives and a fear of personal exposure, calling them stinkers.
A naval officer who previously dismissed atomic blast harm at long range now moderates his claim. He cites Japanese cities as evidence while critics say the navy overstates its case and hypes its program.
The piece notes cartoons delight readers in magazines and mocks a Washington writer who steals a navy slogan to urge travel. It comments on Congress members seeking junkets abroad despite armed forces refusals to provide planes, as they investigate various issues worldwide.
A humorous verse notes many renowned men knit their own Argyle socks and other knitted items. The piece praises male knitting skill while contrasting the speaker’s preference for gifts from a loved one.
In Cortland New York an upright piano rolled and toppled while a mother moved it crushing her two sons Doug Stebbins four and Roy eighteen who were playing nearby. The accident occurred yesterday drawing investigations by local authorities and prompting safety reminders for heavy furniture handling.
The item lists publication details for the Atlantic News Telegraph with editor contact, post date, associations, and extensive subscription rates for carriers, Cass county regions, Iowa, U S outside Iowa and Canada. It reflects pricing in months and years and notes postal classification.
Senate leader Scott Lucas blasts Vice President Barkley over farm price parity vote. Admiral Louis Denfeld, naval chief, clashes with fellow admirals over carrier strategy, exposing tensions in the Navy and its relationship to civilian leadership.
In a home setting one boy and another died after a piano toppled in the living room. Their mother Mrs. Andrew Stebbins alerted neighbors who assisted before medics arrived. both boys were pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital.
The Dartmouth notes Joe Barnes's Hanover lecture on Soviet Russia and press change, with Dean Acheson in attendance. The piece questions the New Deal era media critique and cautions about fear and censorship while quoting attendee reflections on the lecture’s impact.
The Brighton Bobcats met September 28 in Maine with Kate Reason presiding. Officers elected: Greer as president, Dick Opbrooke as secretary-treasurer, and presserster as reporter. Pedestrians are urged to wear white at night on highways.
Friends of Mr and Mrs Kilner Ragen entertain in honor of their silver wedding anniversary at Marne Hall on a Wednesday evening October 19. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
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