22 Apr 1939
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1939
Page
1
Subscribers are reminded of mailing rates for Atlantic and surrounding counties and a delivery option for evening papers. Readers may call 585 M before 7 PM to arrange delivery or report address changes, stoppages, or other delivery notices to the office.
The Florida ship canal proposal, long criticized in Florida and nationwide, has cleared the House Rivers and Harbors committee. Backed as a military need, it would shave 22 hours off voyages around the peninsula but cost taxpayers 250 million dollars. Critics warn the nation has more urgent budget priorities.
Senator Robert Taft accuses the New Deal of using war rhetoric to frighten the public and distract from current troubles. He likens it to European totalitarian tricks and argues politicians seek to stay in power by diverting attention from immediate issues.
Eastern papers mock Attorney General Murphy for proposed cleaning of the federal judiciary. If he succeeds and improves conditions it could influence the next presidential nomination and elevate the fearless crusader in national eyes.
The Iowa legislature struggles to reduce the state budget amid conflicting priorities. Lawmakers face tough choices as they weigh worthwhile needs against spending cuts, eliciting sympathy for their difficult task and the challenge of identifying the most urgent programs.
The piece critiques Mussolini's tempered rhetoric depending on Europe’s mood and notes the unsteady alliance with Italy. It also reports the Lindberghs plan to return home and pleads for restrained press pursuit of private citizens.
Gibraltar, symbol of the British Empire, faces grave peril as Franco joins the Axis. The article reports hidden German guns near Algeciras, Spain’s altered neutrality, and Britain’s policy failures under Chamberlain. U S. stance amid embargo discussions favored maintaining non intervention with repercussions.
A witty critique of a female detective tale filled with brutal murder and vivid gore. The verse notes the book’s fierce, blood smeared scenes from basement to barn and questions the taste of such sensationalism.
The article surveys St Luke’s Chapel on Hudson Street in Greenwich Village as a historic Anglo-Catholic 중심 of New York Episcopal worship. It notes its 1822 construction, second oldest island-wide status claims, Catholic-like rites, and clergy such as Father Jones. It contrasts High and Low church trends under Bishop Manning and Grace Church leadership. It mentions Clement C. Moore whose graveyard body relocation and poem tie to the church grounds.
A brief note on spring planting in Missouri contrasts with an adjacent piece about an old New York church. The Chapel is described as highly interesting and aged, with parish house once hosting Bret Harte, famed for The Luck of Roaring Camp, noted as a model short story.
Howard Marshall found an uncancelled envelope containing a $1870 check to Meyer-Roth Co dated November 3 1934. Walter Rattenberg and his father kept the last Atlantic spike linking Kimballton and Villisca. A Danish-knighted elder, mis-spelling jokes, prize fight grumbles, a monitor who quit after snowball punishment, a school play by Lincoln students, Wes Johnson's return, bullhead fishing, miracles pigeons to chickens tale, and a cheeky police skullduggery note.
A knowledge test asks which pioneer woman completed the first solo transatlantic flight, along with questions on geography sports and civics. It invites readers to turn to another page for answers after attempting the test.
A guidance note warns against phrasing that weakens argument. It urges concise binary phrasing like harm your cause to avoid implying unintended injury. The focus is on precise diction in advocacy.
Omaha prepares to launch the Golden Spike days exposition at the city auditorium next Wednesday. A platform will rise before the building for the ceremony at 10 30 am with the original spike arriving and a Washington broadcast describing the event. Otto Swanson will receive the spike for Omaha as the spike safe is rolled in and opened for display for four days.
A concise note announcing the newspaper as the source for timely reporting. The item signals comprehensive coverage and suggests readers can expect updates across local and regional events, politics, crime, sports, and community notices.
Washington April 30 The Atlantic Ia postmaster is asked to cooperate in a national investigation into delays in mail delivery. The survey aims to correct department and mailer errors and will have the postmaster trace delayed items from origin to destination. Patrons are urged to bring important mail to the main office before trains depart.
David B. Cecil 28 supply pastor at Avoca and Walnut, student in a Omaha seminary, is considered for the pastorate of Shenandoah First Presbyterian Church. Cecil is a Boston University graduate and attended the College of the Ozarks in Arkansas.
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