06 Apr 1927
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1927
Page
1
Atlantic News Telegraph announces pricing for subscriptions and delivery options, including carrier and mail plans. The notice instructs readers to call 7 pm if papers are late and provides mislisted contact numbers for delivery issues.
The piece reflects on the ten year mark since the United States entered World War I on April 6 1917 and the war's end with the armistice on November 14 1918. It discusses casualties debt and global impact, praising America’s altruism while noting disillusionment and changing world values.
The state senate yesterday passed a bill to license retail establishments, taxing owners of multiple stores at a higher rate while single-store operators pay less. Proponents cite the license as a nuisance tax and tool for regulation. opponents raise constitutional and discriminatory concerns. Senator Booth supported the measure despite objections from other retailers and questions about its practicality.
Thompson defeats Judge Dever in a tight Chicago mayoral race amid tensions and thick police presence at polling places. Voters reportedly backed the former Republican despite critiques, seeking change and believing it would benefit them. The outcome ends years of Democratic control and reflects a complex public mood.
Editorial argues Calles accepted Obregon’s understandings limiting retroactivity of 1917 constitution and protecting vested land titles, while preserving dignity through a bluff. Also notes Chicago Journal of Commerce piece: wealth grows across classes, richer dynamics, distribution widening, prosperity rising despite disparities.
Adolph Zukor, president of Famous Players Lasky, says earnings for the first quarter will be better than last year as the company posts over 2 million dollars in net profit after charges and taxes. Production plans aim for about seventy five pictures this year with the Paramount building about 85 percent rented and expected annual rentals around 1.4 million dollars. Theater receipts lately run about 70 thousand dollars weekly, with investments beginning to yield. Talks for talking movies are progressing satisfactorily and should conclude soon.
Ten years after the World War I surge, heroes who answered the call are remembered. Veterans and the American Legion plan a pilgrimage to France for a Paris convention, with delegates to reflect near the fields of crosses in Marne Argonne and St Mihiel.
Taher Jinks digs trenches daily and recites learned ideas from ancient thinkers, sparking admiration and inner doubt. The narrator contrasts Jinks’s muscle work with the speaker’s feeling of shallow knowledge and questions the real value of erudition without practical relief from life’s burdens.
The pastor of the Swedish Mission church in Red Oak resigns after five years and is called to Little Falls Minnesota to oversee three churches on a circuit. Awaiting board action at the Red Oak quarterly meeting, the pastor has not yet accepted the new appointment. A note: a good cigar.
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