13 Dec 1939
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1939
Page
1
Atlantic subscribers missing evening papers may have them delivered by calling before 7 PM at 6586 M. This is not the News Telegraph number. To change address, discontinue service, or report any other delivery notices, notify the office rather than the carrier.
A Grove Township Farm Bureau and Rotary Club gathering stressed cooperation between town and rural areas. The speaker urged mutual understanding, noting schools help unify communities and proposing a compulsory course on agricultural problems for all students.
The piece argues that both navies and armies now rely on speed over bulk, favoring light fast ships and tanks, rapid guns and aircraft. It notes tiny fast boats and rapid transports as key in modern conflict, while acknowledging that killing and suffering remain unchanged despite faster wars.
The Dewey Minneapolis address and early candidate speeches draw mixed praise from friends and scorn from foes. Most pre election talks are tame, outline broad principles, and avoid bold, concrete stances to dodge political pitfalls.
Wounded soldiers streaming home from frontlines evoke horror as they bear injuries and unclear motives for war. Atlantic hosts one of four state musical contests with about 8 000 contestants, relying on city facilities for a successful event. A recent storm warns of continued blizzards unless moisture arrives.
Navy sleuths search for leak sources after admitting defects in new destroyers. Civilians warn Annapolis design work underfunded while private yards fund heavy research. Also covers labor crackdowns, Dies controversy, White House etiquette, and U S pilots aiding Britain in Canada.
A 1989 column surveys the Longacre building at Broadway and 42nd Street, its busy pedestrian flow, fixed wall ads, and the evolving use of Times Square formerly Longacre Square. It recalls nearby Leblang building, theater offices, and the prevalence of cigar stores along the square.
Mrs. W. B. Blake, a Des Moines resident, reported to police that thieves have been dismantling her vacant home and garage. The burglars removed all plumbing from the dwelling and have torn down two corners of the garage brick by brick, hauling away the bricks.
Wiota Iowa reports the Benhaken Oil company is adding a 16x50 foot garage storage addition. The office has been redecorated and the floor refinished.
A reader is prompted to answer eleven questions drawn from a page seven puzzle quiz. Items include vessel type for the Gipsy, Lent Sunday name, Tennessee state bird, Davey O’Brien team, June etymology, Washington’s middle name, citizenship rules for alien marriages, Pershing’s retired rank, Gestapo chief, and Falster Island location.
A curious verse urges readers to oppose Willie taunts and tame a rising anti-Willie club. It warns about shy jokes and public scorn, citing mass disapproval and social backlash as a civic stance.
The Grant Iowa Sunday school board elected officers: Fay Corbin superintendent, Ross J. Miller assistant, Nadine Westerlund secretary, Louis Spiker treasurer, Fred Davis pianist, Mrs Geo Stinemates assistant pianist, Mrs L W Pogue music director, Eugene Larson assistant. Officers to assume January first. Rev Ernest McAninch and Mrs Corbin to choose teachers.
WPA workers began surfacing about a mile of streets in Avoca on Monday. Frost avenue had been graded and surfaced with crushed rock and oil last spring, and the current project targets gravelling streets in Avoca’s north part.
A brief note on using correct subjunctive in direct and reported speech. It advises saying I should rejoice rather than If they should find it, I would rejoice to maintain concise, proper tense and mood in narration.
Mrs Josephine Elisabeth Hammond 87 longtime Walnut resident died yesterday morning after a 20 year decline. Funeral at her Walnut home is set for 2 pm tomorrow with Rev Richard Chambers of Atlantic Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in Walner cemetery. Surviving are three sons two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Ghenandoah Indiana reports its first war casualty as Private First Class Loran Cleveland, son of Mose Cleveland, a truck driver, is in Hand Hospital with a back injury from an extended order drill at a farm near Shenandoah. Local authorities note he likely hit the dirt hard during training.
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