24 Apr 1944
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1944
Page
1
Atlantic News Telegraph urges subscribers who miss evening delivery to call before 7 pm at 1367-1. Notices for address changes, discontinuations, or other delivery issues should be directed to the office, not the carrier.
An editorial urges soldiers to overlook home front grumbles as harmless habit. It contrasts daily dangers abroad with petty comforts at home, stressing that family sacrifice and support fuel the war effort and the hope of safe return. Remember the love and loneliness of those at home, and let bitterness fade.
An essay contrasts idealized fairy tale royalty with the real life of Princess Elizabeth after turning eighteen. It notes she cannot attend parties freely or travel, studies privately, must master state affairs, and awaits an arranged marriage, while ordinary American girls value personal freedom and social openness.
Washington sources say Dewey aides have sketched a cabinet lineup with Hoover as secretary of state and Aldrich as secretary of the treasury. Stassen could head the navy, with MacArthur eyed for war secretary. The plan hinges on campaign progress and Stassen’s availability, amid rival views on Roth Roosevelt era purge tactics.
A compilation of Iowa editorials critiques and opinions. Topics include avoiding WPA style waste in peacetime projects, Gen. MacArthur cautions, Midwest isolationism, Wallace China trip views, Governor Earl Warren as a GOP keynote, and California postwar leadership.
This Week In Local History recounts a Knights of Pythian Quagrille club event a grand checkered apron hop and a Readers Weekly story by How Oll Coomes titled Little Buckskin the Prairie Centaur. German Aid society masquerade attendees include Belle Brownlee Clara Walker Asp Angess Kennedy Alma Nagel and others with Wiles orchestra providing music.
A writer recalls Stephen Leacock as a master economist turned humorist. He argues humor can’t be produced on demand and reflects on peers like Frank Crowninshield Bill Nye and Peck s Bad Boy. The piece muses on lasting laughter and the aging of comedic voices.
The American Legion post in Oakland will dedicate its new building on May 4 at 7 30 p m with ceremonies led by C F Alexander commander local post. State and district officials Charles R Logan R L Laird and John Butter will participate. A banquet follows at 7 30 p.m.
A brief notice highlights the column Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest associated with 84. The item presents a signature feature from the writer and notes a page position or edition marker. No other context is provided in the readable text.
Edgar A. Guest writes of the golfing parson returning after winter, shedding cloistered study for the course. The poem blends religious imagery with golf lore, noting human error yet inviting playful, hopeful play as winter fades and the year resumes.
Des Moines resident John V. McCarthy has been named Iowa state representative for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Basil O’Connor announced the appointment from New York. McCarthy, a Dubuque native, Columbia College graduate, and Notre Dame MA in social service, has spent about fifteen years in public welfare.
He served for three years as social welfare supervisor and field representative for the state of Iowa board of social welfare.
A public safety message urges drivers to slow down when children are near highways and streets. It stresses being prepared to stop instantly to prevent accidents and injuries.
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