11 Apr 1939
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1939
Page
1
A compilation of opinion notes on tax transparency and privacy, federal law enforcement respect, England's anti-dictator strategy, Danish royal visits, Western views on weddings, and a defense of the CCC. It argues for eradicating social injustices to prevent radicalism and praises CCC and New Deal institutions.
Taxi drivers in Des Moines enter their third week of strike action disrupting cab service. Yellow Cab Co officials rejected a compromise proposal from drivers, offering the only hint of any potential settlement.
In Washington the Roosevelt administration weighs bold plans to place U S government airlines across Latin America to counter Nazi influence. A two phase proposal envisions a five year U S run airline monopoly with later transfer of shares to Latin nations and joint operation of lines. A second plan favors nationalization aided by U S trained pilots and Export-Import subsidies.
The poem traces changing heroic ideals from medieval swordsmen to modern gun wielders and later shifts to evaluating tyrants as mere also rans. A light critique of historical romance and its evolution through time, ending with a note on the author service.
A historical note states that Irish monasteries began in the fifth century. The brief mentions the early Christian sites shaping medieval Ireland and their origins in early church history.
The account details Captain the dog fighting a severe illness with pneumonia and pain, the family’s hope for a recovery, and past brushes with danger. It also profiles Mrs. Howard Angus a prolific writer who, while ill with pneumonia, wrote a novel from her bed and built a perfume business before it reached its current growth.
A column of lighthearted items from Atlantic notes includes comparisons of Noble Rasmussen to Senator Taft, local swimming and ice cream antics, a playful dog in a film, a Shirley Temple viewing oddity, martins returning after winter, and tall families in the S. H. Rudolph household. The item ends with a weather caution about an expected freeze tonight.
An old note describes the Hottentot tree or shrub from South Africa said to be poisonous. It is claimed natives in Rhodesia are put to death by its plum which resembles laurel in appearance.
The article notes there is no constitutional provision to extend a president's term during wartime. It cites 1844 as Lincoln's election for a second term while the Civil War continued and states that World War I did not suspend presidential elections, though congressional elections in 1918 occurred before the war ended.
Washington experts say about 25 000 U S amateurs could be drafted for listening and relay work in a future conflict. Army reserve totals include 1 700 active and 1 500 inactive members. Navy reserve has 2 000 operators. Atlantic’s four named amateurs are Gerald Sutton Joseph Osterhoff Leonard Woolsey and Charles Nord.
Test asks for seven difficult items with hints to check page coven for answers. Questions cover ocean location for Madagascar plant name derivation repeal amendment number, fruit cocktails utensil, Life poll best senator, lighter boat type, acumen pronunciation, George Washington capital at first inauguration, Herbert Lehman governor state, and Yankees manager.
Des Moines officials report 60 men enlisted to serve as reserve nucleus for the U S army. Applicants must be under 36 and have at least one year of regular army service.
Fragmentary speech references policy terms and characters, noting a dialectic exchange about honesty. The quoted lines suggest a playful or satirical emphasis on truth in governance, with a deliberate mispronunciation highlighting regional speech.
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