14 Sep 1948
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1948
Page
1
Notice to Atlantic subscribers explains evening delivery option and calls for pre-7 PM telephone requests. It also directs readers to notify the office for address changes or discontinuations.
The article notes Earl Long and Russell Long winning Democratic nominations aiming for governor and senator in Louisiana, and Herman Long seeking Georgia governorship. It argues rabble rousers delay racial progress, predicts eventual voter fatigue and calmer leadership leading to progress in the South.
The piece argues Premier Stalin breaks promises, citing a Berlin crisis reversal. It portrays Stalin as a dictator history of robbery, murder, torture, and deceit. It claims his word cannot be trusted and that his pledges are made to be broken.
The dry fall recalls the Dust Bowl era as shelter belts irrigation and new farming methods push to hold soil. Yet danger remains that marginal lands under cultivation may abandon due to low farm prices, risking renewed dust bowls if native grasses are lost.
A young woman recently back from Europe urges that all U S aid given to Europe be plainly labeled. She warns that communists claim credit for charity while denouncing capitalism, and says clear labeling prevents them from steering praise away from the United States.
Close to 100 Atlantic youths depart for colleges in the middle west to pursue higher education. The community expects gains in culture economy and social growth and hopes graduates return to build Atlantic anew.
Washington Merry-Go-Round profiles General Omar Bradley as the new Army chief of staff. The piece praises his calm leadership, duty to the little guy, and steady rise from West Point to top command, noting his role in veterans affairs and war strategy. It highlights his modest, plain-spoken nature and late-war temperaments with Montgomery.
Jack Peacock reports blackbirds feasting on grasshoppers in a field while attempts to drive them from trees with firecrackers continue. Gerald Berg and Fred Taylor win a fishing contest with a tiny perch. Local gardens show poor yields with puny tomatoes beans and squash. High school stadium seats improve comfort for early-arriving fans.
President Truman urged a nationwide observation of October 12 as Columbus Day in a proclamation. He praised Columbus for broadening the world’s horizons and asked Americans to support a week starting December 3 as National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week to promote full employment for the disabled.
In a candid interview at a Meadown hotel lounge Bellamy Partridge discusses his forthcoming novel Big Freeze about New York’s Croton aqueduct era. He cites Mrs Partridge’s journal accounting every penny during food shortages and the cholera epidemic that followed polluted water.
Mrs. Mary Petry sues in Johnson County District Court for 1196 dollars claiming she washed James Masek’s clothes every week for 24 years without payment. Legal action seeks back wages for laundry work already performed.
A short verse by Edgar A. Guest humorously describes a hornet’s defensive nature and its desire to avoid curious children and disturbance. The hornet, angered by intruders, seeks to retreat to its home with Marie and sting those who intrude.
Albany reports former Republican national chairman Carroll Reece predicts Gov. Thomas E. Dewey will carry New York in the upcoming election. Reece spoke amid party activity, signaling strong Dewey support and expectations for a favorable statewide result.
Reece, the GOP hopeful for the United States Senate from Tennessee, expressed confidence in his chances after a news conference following talks with the Republican presidential nominee.
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