26 Apr 1944
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1944
Page
1
Atlantic subscribers may arrange evening delivery by calling before 7 o clock at 1367-1. For address changes or discontinuations, notify the News Telegraph office. this is not the carrier number.
Forty eight hours after the Hollandia landing the first American plane touched down on an airstrip near the base. Engineers and Seabees toiled under enemy fire blasting runways and rapidly returning them to flight status, turning useless strips into usable airfields in two days. Their work under battle conditions, without glory, exemplifies heavy tasks accomplished with quiet pride.
The piece weighs a major Allied invasion of Nazi defenses as the United States Army faces its first real test of World War II. It notes mined coasts and beaches, warns of heavy casualties, but also contends a fifty fifty chance of breaking through to rout German forces and end the war swiftly if the first drive succeeds.
The article notes a paper shortage while the government prints about 87.5 million ballots for soldiers, roughly 3 percent more than the number of men in the armed forces, leaving questions about the use of the surplus beyond cost. It also covers a Des Moines highway patrolman dispute escalating to political campaigning by Jake More, and speculative talk on Roosevelt’s role and future in the Democratic Party.
The Florida primary looms as a crucial gauge of U S isolation sentiment with Claude Pepper challenging in a normally non isolationist state. Pepper's history backing Allied aid sets up a significant test for U S foreign policy and Allied hopes as Wisconsin’s results are weighed.
In 1904 Gillette & Sons showcased a photo in their cloak and suit department. A viewer watched a painted lady in an opera box appear in a different costume as the scene faded, revealing lingerie and a late model corset. The Telegraph urges readers to see the picture.
Massena high school senior class presented A Ghost in the Wall in the gym with Harold Butts directing. The full class cast included Dorothy Kuesel Maysel Shields Norman Hoyt Dale Garside Leland Fletcher Nada Froman Helen Holaday Virginia Penton Howard Smith Delmar McElfish Tommy Casey Lola Casteel. Special music featured Pauline Stakey Helen Holaday Mary Ann Cruise Tommy Casey and Dale Garside. Jeannette Yarger played piano.
Edgar A. Guest presents a light verse praising a young girl named Ellen Elizabeth who confidently proclaims her goodness. The poem contrasts childhood self assurance with adult vanity and asserts that goodness evolves with age.
Washington notes discuss author John Roy Carlson and the alias Avedis Boghon Douranian amid broader talk of smear campaigns. The piece criticizes selective service confusion and urges government to simplify orders for citizens. It mentions Ruth Miller, Don Miller, Muriel Morgan, and DAR events in a diplomatic Washington-Boston context.
August Ketelsen served as delegate for the congregation while Frank Bauer represented the Brotherhood at a Monday church conference in Hartley.
A New York movie think piece muses on key collecting as a hobby, noting New Haven as a city of locks and keys history. It contrasts hotel key practices in Manhattan, cites Taft and Belmont Plaza key losses, and imagines local museums for locks, stamps, and aviation, referencing Wichita and Homer Rodeheaver.
Kenneth Swelley, formerly of the N T force, writes of war life at Anzio, noting constant artillery and air raids, fear, morale through home news, and sending home town snaps. He recalls the Trojans basketball team and urges friends to send photos, then shifts to a prisoner of war letter about barbering in a German camp and a two chair shop for officers with a Mexican, revealing daily routines and health.
Griswold high school honors the commercial department typing class leader Griswold Herbert Anderson with a 60 word award for speed and accuracy. Five juniors also receive typing awards for 40 words per minute in ten minute tests: Mary Nan Cook Madelyn Smith Virginia Connor Melvin Weaver Norma Nelson. Elizabeth Brown earns the advanced class proficient typist medal.
Servicemen Grant-Pvt. Deane Enarson of Santa Cruz California and Sgt. Robert Enarson of Laredo Texas visit their mother Mrs Opal Enarson spending 30 and 15 days respectively. The brothers had not seen each other for three years.
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