05 Apr 1939
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1939
Page
1
The Missouri river roars in floodtime with Fort Peck dam holding back vast waters. The author, a lifelong observer, describes fascination with the river’s power and beauty as it carves banks, drifts driftwood, stones, and boulders, and sweeps trees along its course from the Rockies to the sea.
A historical overview traces the founding of the first public school in Dorchester near Boston and its annual 20 pound levy on proprietors. It credits public education with shaping democracy, opposing fascism and socialism, and calls for recognizing America's three hundredth anniversary in May.
Editorials urge Atlantic beautification projects for two highway triangles to create perennial gardens and civic pride. They criticize partisan investigations and advocate compulsory auto insurance as a solution for uninsured motorists amid rising calls.
The piece notes Anderson, Clayton & Co. of Houston and McFadden & Co. of Philadelphia oppose U S cotton export subsidies because their interests in Brazil would face cheaper world prices and hurt US traders abroad. It mentions their role in expanding Brazilian cotton with US ginning machinery and their rank as major exporters. The column also recounts anecdotes about Congress and public figures including Barton Cochran and Vandenberg, and hints at TVA probe findings on university reports about the project management.
The piece details ghost writers Paul O Peters and Cassidy tied to hostile TVA reports by Wolverton and Jenkins. It notes Peters long anti TVA campaigning and Cassidy's war service and printing of denunciatory extracts, plus resulting congressional scrutiny and an amendment mandating TVA access to audits.
In New York Charles M Schwab, 77, shows vitality and humor as he discusses his Riverside Drive castle set for demolition. He compares himself to Major Bowes, reflects on organ music by Caruso and Melba, and recalls O O McIntyre with warmth. He plans to move to a Manhattan hotel while a financier clears the Riverside block for apartments.
Test asks ten questions on aviation boxing military presidents geography time zones and measurement. It covers monoplane welterweight champ a former Marine commander criticizing FDR Mont Vernon capital FFMC agency acreage conversion square rods per acre Brazos River outlet and time conversion between Eastern and Central zones.
A note highlights how to report actions with concise verb forms. It urges using plain instructions like lay down instead of descriptive phrases such as laid down on the grass. The guidance emphasizes direct imperative style in everyday usage.
The article notes 18th century priest Jane Simeon Canss (1767 1838) from Central America who campaigned to free the region from Spanish rule and abolish slavery. It credits him with advancing education and spreading learning, commemorating his contributions.
A fragment recalls meeting Grigsby Grimes in youth as the old world seemed soft and simple. The verse hints at a reunion with a bob tailed pup figure and a vanished era without clear resolution.
A weary narrator recalls an old Scout who, worn and hungry, camps in the narrator’s shack. He robs the house of comforts, roams freely, and refuses to leave, turning the space into a grim shelter amid decay and daily noise. The scene ends with the man lamenting the intruder’s permanence.
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