25 Apr 1944
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1944
Page
1
Notice to subscribers announcing delivery options for evening copies and hours to call 7 o'clock at a specific number for changes or discontinuations and clarifying it is not the newspaper's main number. It invites readers to notify the office rather than the carrier for changes.
A wartime corn allocation policy prompts mixed reactions among middle western farmers. Some protest federal control while others acknowledge corn as vital for war industry and insist movement to factories, not farmers, is essential despite centralized authority concerns.
American ground troops push along New Guinea’s coast about 500 miles, pressing a surrounded Japanese army with supplies cut off. The advance faces vast island terrain, but a new land force system echoes naval success, aiming to speed liberation of East Indies bases for further strikes toward Japan.
The article argues China is the Allies’ weakest link as years of fighting deplete its resources. It warns China’s isolation limits support aside from India air routes, risking collapse to Japan which seeks to block Allied entry via Chinese bases ready to receive supplies.
A Daily dispatch notes 3500 planes over Germany with days earlier flights of 2500 3000 and 2000. In just twelve months bomber sorties increased ten to fifteen fold and the tonnage of bombs grows daily. The piece predicts surrender or total destruction as the only halt to the onslaught.
A 1944 column portrays Senator Kenneth McKellar as wielding patronage and aims to extend control over TVA personnel and funds. It details proposed senate confirmation for TVA high earners, his grip on patronage through family jobs, and clashes with Hershey and McNutt over wartime draft policy and manpower centralization.
Iowa editorials condemn rapid draft rule changes causing confusion and disrupted lives for draftees and families. Critics say planning is impossible as nerves and patience wear thin, undermining work and duties. The piece cites Oelwein Register and Sioux City Journal Tribune on taxpayer oversight and opposition to the MacArthur-for-president movement.
The report notes that a candidate may become president, with chances at least fifty-fifty for a decline in popularity and prestige. The Burlington newspaper contrasts this with a Democratic slogan about hope that “hope springs eternal in the human breast.”
Political observers weigh Nebraska primary results as Lt Commander Harold E Stassen posts a strong showing. They argue the Midwest is less isolated than once portrayed and praise merit in American industry while questioning European methods.
Harvesters across the nation logged more than 217 million manhours in the corn harvest this season signaling strong field activity and widespread labor output.
A long note on Harry Carey’s Broadway show But Not Goodbye at the Forty-Eighth Street Theater, praising its clean humor and Carey’s restraint. Critics vary in reaction with Burton Rascoe and John Chapman giving favorable takes while others call it corny. The piece also notes flower sellers, a meditation chapel at the Biltmore, and a civic mood of support among theater people.
Audubon Rev. and Mrs. E A Lacour opened two week evangelistic meetings at Gray Methodist Church Sunday. Rev. Donald Cutler, pastor, oversees nightly gatherings with chalk talks and special music. The Lacours come from University Park near Oskaloosa.
The poem traces a young man once destined for peaceful service who now bears arms in wartime. It reflects on how civic paths can shift under the pull of conflict and duty, noting that sacrifice becomes part of freedom's price for all who answer the call.
This week recalls W. T. Read badly kicked by a horse and M. E. Quint returning from a two week central state trip. U P people buy W S Everett property for a parsonage. Michael Hayward of Atlantic visits Audubon friends. Julian Phelps returns from Omaha, Roy Evans travels to Des Moines, Mrs. Ed Hammond visits Omaha, Cora Rhinehart joins Telegraph staff. Mrs. Wilburns move south of Methodist church. Durr brothers of Atlantic bottling company visit Cumberland. Brix Bros sell dairy farm to Adolph Goettsch. P S Shaun nessy and M C Cardio call on Cumberland.
A roadside mishap on Chestnut street ends with a driver berating a parked car. A separate scene on Griswold Lane shows two unclad children recovered by a good Samaritan mother and neighbor. Other notes mention a gun savvy neighbor, Coca Cola workers fashioning six bottle carriers, and Mrs. Don Campbell’s growing farm menagerie.
Extra Superintendent K N Chisholm has signed for a fourth year at a $200 raise. Principal and band director E E O'Donnell intends to return, as does Virginia Brant, a normal training teacher. Three of sixteen staff have signed to date. Grace Bakken will teach grade music at Jefferson. Helen Simons will not teach next year.
The War Department released a list of 6383 American prisoners of war in Germany. Iowa entries include 1st Lt. Paul H. Alexander Des Moines and Sgt. Donald R. Annndson Iowa Paus among others from Anamosa Blakesburg Tipton Mason City Des Moines and Des Moines with ranks from lieutenant to sergeant.
Des Moines executive William N. Plymat, of local surety and insurance firms, was appointed price administrator attorney for the Des Moines district by acting director Walter D. Kline. He succeeds James M. Stewart, who has formed a Des Moines law partnership.
A compact notice highlights the newspaper’s motto and scope signaling ongoing coverage of timely events. The phrase frames the paper’s mission to deliver current reporting across politics, crime, business, and community notices.
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