15 Aug 1939
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1939
Page
1
The Atlantic News Telegraph lists pricing for subscriptions by carrier and mail, including local rates and out of state rates. It also directs subscribers to call 585 M before 7 PM to report undelivered papers and to notify the office for address changes or discontinuations.
The writer notes a renewed European crisis with ominously rising tension. Poland looms as a potential flashpoint, threatening to derail democratic resolve. If fighting begins, broader war seems likely, with limited chance to confine the blaze to a single area.
The community mourns Clyde Savery a young man of great promise who died suddenly. He was a husband and father on the cusp of further success, leaving family and friends to cope with a life not yet fully lived.
The Indiana Taxpayers association demonstrates citizen oversight cuts state spending by 11,168,000 dollars last year. Committees watch budgets and demand value, with members saying they are parents and taxpayers seeking fair prices for government services. They urge local adoption of thrift and accountability.
The piece critiques Prohibition as a possible path to liquor control and laments national excesses and tragedies. It notes rail wrecks, plane crashes, and elevated accidents while contrasting wealth, surplus, and dependence on government programs. The tone is sardonic about American achievements and misuses of resources.
Washington column exposes Eugene Cox Georgia and relatives as major recipients of federal salaries amounting to over fifty six thousand dollars. Detailed list includes Lamar Cox and others with roles in diverse agencies, signaling a broad nepotism pattern in government pay.
The writer reflects on Will Rogers four years after the 1935 Alaska crash that killed Rogers and Wiley Post. He recalls Rogers as a showman who rehearsed, tested jokes with audiences, and shaped a distinctive voice. The piece notes his humility and constant concern with public reception.
A list of ten quiz prompts asks for seven correct answers. Questions cover common name of methyl alcohol relativity origin largest inland sea Maine statehood Dutch Leonard baseball plant symbol April Godavari river pronunciation retributive and Hawkeye state identification of Iowa Idaho or Wisconsin.
A brief note highlights a language usage tip about phrasing. It contrasts polite self references with compact forms and includes stray letters that resemble a keyboard drift.
The origin of calico traces to Cali cut a city in India where hand stamp decoration with dye was introduced to Europe expanding textile art and commerce.
A short note recalls Will seated in bronze at the Capitol rotunda in Washington and expresses concern over his past flight four years ago while stressing the need for Will now amid broad actor strike tensions.
Poet Walt Mason touts mountain scenery as a tranquil alternative to overzealous tourists. He mocks ambitious climbers for chasing peaks while enjoying simple pleasures at home and jokes about labor and leisure.
Vacation budget woes and odd food notes appear in a collection of light items. Charles Jobes spots many wormy ut worms in a small potato while Washington Iowa marks its 100th anniversary with a 122 page Evening Journal edition.
The piece rounds up Iowa anecdotes from Des Moines to Anita and Calumet, noting insect swarms on roads, a dash of humor with a pursuing fox and rabbit, parish chicken dinners, and a survey of early Iowa weather stations. It cites Gustavus Hinrichs and state funding in 1878 as weather reporting evolved, ending with a nod to John H. Haefner’s Palimpsest article.
Iowa weather history notes early diaries kept by army surgeons on the frontier. Records in Council Bluffs date to 1820 and Rock Island to 1824, with Theodore S. Parvin starting systematic climatological data at Burlington in 1838 and continuing in Muscatine and Town City.
In a reply to August 10 remarks in the Omaha Daily Journal Stockman Cass county farmer Nate Graham questions why sealed corn is not sold to feeders at market price and accuses discrimination. The government argues it aims to keep corn price near 57 cents per bushel with loans and storage options, urging farmer cooperation and suggesting shipping any sale to drought or disaster areas.
The quote attributed to Tennyson asserts that the larger a man, the greater his courtesy. It reflects Victorian valorization of refined behavior and moral stature shaping social interaction and leadership.
Ed Sullivan predicts Goodbye Mr Chips will win an Academy Award while Jimmy Fidler counters that the film will linger in viewers’ memories. The exchange hints at strong industry and public interest in the awards race.
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