11 Dec 1939
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1939
Page
1
Atlantic subscribers to The News-Pelea Ist Sopot must call before 7 o clock to ensure delivery. For address changes or other notices, notify the office rather than the carrier.
The article argues another reduction in next year’s corn acreage aims to lower supply but notes improved yields keep output high and prices steady. It credits some farmer gains and soil conservation benefits while warning of increased dependence on government and the danger to democracy if such paternalism persists.
The piece argues McNutt’s image could damage his political future as voters view him unfavorably. It notes Iowa shifts toward private farm ownership, aiding the farm tenant solution and local empowerment. It comments on Finland’s resilience against the Red threat and critiques Mari Landon and Miss Sandoz for their writing styles and themes.
In a Boston harbor episode, the Justice Department pressed the Coast Guard to detain three New England fishing trawlers being sold to France as mine sweepers. France’s purchase of other vessels is review by an interdepartmental committee amid fears U S liability if war ships engage commerce.
News wires describe tensions over how to handle the Annenberg income tax case. Judge Wilkerson oversees the case amid pressure from reformers and parties including Murphy and Kirkland. Iowa GOP factions debate Hoover's influence and potential new national leadership at a Des Moines meeting.
Diary entries recount holiday gatherings at the Countess de Beaumont and Count Gosta Morner homes, praise for friends in New York journalism, and reflections on visits to the sick. It notes steel salvaging from Sixth Avenue elevated wreckage sent to England, Mayor La Guardia’s plans to demolish Ninth Avenue, and Hippodrome debris disposal with costs near $30,000 after salvage.
Poet Walt Mason offers exhortations to young men to pursue paths in four directions. He encourages pursuing wealth and fame in the west, renown in the east, home-building in the south, and diligent work with steady resolve in the north, using historical and literary allusions to spur bold action.
A reader practice list asks seven from ten questions including time zones Switzerland sun distance, Button Gwinnett as a signer, Adriatic Strait, U S Supreme Court justice died 1939, Garden of the Gods location, abeyance pronunciation, Wonder State nickname, Montevideo country, Alaska political status.
Kenneth Hoppens of Avoca Iowa has been appointed managing editor of the Creightonian sophomore edition at Creighton University Omaha. He majors in journalism and will publish December 18. Hoppens is a Avoca High School graduate noted in journalism and forensic activities and formerly Avoca correspondent for the Atlantic News Telegraph.
Audubon Iowa held a formal close to a seven week guard training period with a turkey dinner at the Memorial building. City and Chamber of Commerce officials attended with Capt P P Edwards of Atlantic acting as muster officer and giving addresses.
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