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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1940
Page
1
Notice to Atlantic subscribers that if evening papers are not received they may call before 7 o clock at telephone 585 M to arrange delivery. The number is not for The News Telegraph. Changes of address, discontinuations, or other delivery notices should be made with the office.
The piece argues Nazis and Communists misjudge U.S. psychology by attacking President Roosevelt. It warns Americans value unity against external threats and reject foreign advice, suggesting such propaganda will fail and backfire on their cause.
A shift from traditional crops to industrial uses drives diversification. Soybeans expand beyond food to plastics and oil applications, while southern farmers replace cotton with trees for papermaking and tung oil. The nationwide farming transition foresees renewed prosperity despite growing pains.
Airlines celebrate a full year without a fatal accident after a period of deadly crashes that cut air travel to a low. The safe year saw 2,000,000 passengers travel 7,000,000 miles in perfect safety and a hoped for continued boom as new safety rules are adopted by operators.
The piece critiques Siam's rename to Thailand as land of the free, questions Hitler era threats, and mocks gullibility amid schooling. It notes a farmer losing thousands, a Pennsylvania child killer blaming witches, and widespread belief in witches, gypsies, fortune tellers, hexes, and evil eyes.
British economists report Germany can endure a long war under Nazi control with labor mobilized by the state and prices fixed by officials. They warn of a grave Allied outlook as Germany taps Hungary Yugoslavia Romania and possibly Russia for raw materials.
In Times Square the Cadillac hotel and adjacent structures face demolition to make way for a two-story taxpayer building. The eight and twelve story complex spans Broadway and Forty-third Street, with the Barrett House site dating to 1883. The clock on the corner has marked time since May 14, 1883 as Eugene ONeill was born nearby and the area shifts toward two-story structures amid rising skyscrapers.
A scanned educational page lists ten questions challenging readers on topics from April Fools Day to U S Army commissions for Filipinos, electric storage batteries, Roosevelt term length, Anglophile terms, citizenship rules, and a final unspecified topic.
The fragment asks for the author of a historical work titled The Song of Marion’s Men. If this refers to a traditional ballad associated with Marion the Younger, its authorship is not clearly documented. it may be a folklore piece rather than a single identifiable writer.
Poem fragment exploring temptation poverty and the appeal of simple joys. It contrasts human frailty with hunger and wage concerns while noting a baby’s joy and the labor of keeping up appearances. The verse reflects 1940 era sentimental themes from The George Matthew Adams Service.
A descriptive note from 1940 praises atmospheric haze that gently tones city outlines. The Empire State Building and George Washington Bridge appear romantically softened, though the effect cannot be captured fully in a photograph.
A brief note explains that modern usage favors got his reward over has gotten his reward, with guidance on avoiding the obsolete gotten in modern writing.
Willard Roeske’s new car numbers from December were found on a stolen Ohio vehicle and traced back to him. Armeida Welch won a $100 prize at Dick and Janie’s but delayed collecting. Sara Noblitt missed a Greenfield music contest due to mumps. Donna Hover helped days later. A factory sales meeting, promised at 7:30, never occurred. Walter Allen says he has walked the Earth four times in post office service.
A man identifying himself as Orville L. Rodrick, 23, Hunter Kansas, was held for passing a false $50 check at Mary Greeley hospital in Ames. He sought an operation for an enlarged neck gland and promised to return for treatment after receiving $25 in change. He also faces similar charges in Burlington and Clinton.
Des Moines reports indicate ex Governor Nelson Kraschel leans in while H R Gross keeps options open ahead of the April 24 filing deadline. Rumors link Otha Wearin and Irving Knudson to potential statewide posts as labor and political tides shape the campaign. Social welfare warns old age pensioners of racketeers seeking to steal benefits.
A Washington man offered to double a pensioner’s aid by moving her name to a federal roll for 12.50 every four years, but a call to state headquarters revealed no such roll. Cass county farmer Carl A. Zellmer campaigns for secretary of agriculture, while Elmer Carlson of Audubon county denies entering the race. Social Welfare Secretary Dave Jenkins shops for overalls and gloves as spring arrives, and Polk County Republican Chairman A T Wallace attends a convention without a vote or delegate status.
Iowa's 64 state jurisdiction building and loan associations issued 4 717 loans totaling 7 659 000 during 1939, up 21 percent. Total loans in force reached 26 981 488,000, with an increase of 1 808 889 over the prior year. New Davenport Savings and Loan and Greenfield Savings and Loan each listed 5 000 000 in capital stock.
Mrs W M Matthews makes no effort to find the thief who broke into her Pilot Mountain henhouse and stole seven chickens. She notes the robber dropped a wallet containing 150 dollars at the scene.
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