09 Apr 1941
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1941
Page
1
Notice outlines subscription rates and delivery options for Atlantic readers via carrier or mail. Includes contact guidance for delivery changes and a clarification about a separate News Telegraph office number.
A southern draft board claimed to halt further inductions as strikes snarled defense industries, then reversed the move calling it a joke. Readers protest that such delays affect equipment for allied forces and argue for equal treatment of workers and soldiers in wartime.
The Iowa House approved steps aimed at restricting beer taverns seen as a major liquor traffic menace. Proposals include banning dancing where beer is sold, mandating federal retail liquor stamps for permit revocation, and requiring cities to restrict beer sales to designated business areas.
The piece comments on Russia potentially striking Hitler, English tax rises for wartime spending, Joe Louis boxing for St Louis, and nostalgia for old time square dances. It questions US mail propaganda from Germany and England, jokes about Bob Hope, and ends with praise for Serb resistance and mountain strongholds amid Nazi advances.
Washington insiders push for a new labor secretary with calls to offer the post to Fiorello LaGuardia, or alternatively Francis Biddle. Cabinet debate centers on Perkins handling of the Allis Chalmers strike and coal talks, with criticism aimed at mediation delays and Steelman influence. Admiral Lais is expelled amid Italian ship sabotage disclosures.
A reading prompts readers to try ten questions on topics from biology to politics. It asks about liverwort, Bellini, Alberta’s capital, John Hancock’s signature, color travel speeds, Literary Digest poll accuracy, Gladstone, Helvetia stamps, The Golden Stairs painter, Robin Hood’s forest, and ends with a road safety reminder about pedestrians right of way and slowing down.
Des Moines April 9 A grand jury investigation into Polk county relief administration will begin tomorrow County Attorney Francis J Kuble issued witness subpoenas for Charles Keller chairman of the board of supervisors William H Cotton supervisor and relief committee chair C A Crosser secretary of the bureau of municipal research Crosser alleged shortages in meat and grocery accountings at the relief commissary before its December 1 closure by the supervisors
A note on language usage argues that though "to be" is usually followed by a nominative, expressions like it is me and if it had been us have gained wide acceptance among educated speakers and writers despite traditional grammar prescriptions.
A moved resident describes a Lincoln building near Grand Central Terminal taller than fifty stories. He details marble corridors, hidden passages, and a vast private street through the structure as he navigates a new east side habitat. The note ends with a safety reminder to leave earlier to reach destinations safely.
In Atlantic the corners jury ruled Juris Nelson died after being struck by a fast-moving train near Locust Street. Other notes report R F E Anderson’s grocery room being papered, Easter sociable at Mrs Sweeney's, solos at M E church, a new cash register, B Y P U L activities, a candidate discussion for supervisor, first apple blossoms, a Bee Hive strawberry ad, and Musson Brothers buying the Pat Boyle telephone line.
There are two ways to go Life said the easy and the hard One is long and rough to tread by difficulties barred The easy way abandons pride ambition wisdom and skill The easy way is gay and loud and always peopled with a crowd But worth is difficult to gain and difficult to keep Progress is won by stress and strain Great skill is never cheap Ambition's road through hardships lies Boy take the hard way and be wise.
The fifth wedding anniversary is traditionally celebrated with wood gifts. Couples may exchange wooden keepsakes or crafts to symbolize strength and growth in their marriage.
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