16 Dec 1939
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1939
Page
1
Subscriptions and mailing details for the Atlantic News-Telegraph outline postal service under federal act. Information lists offices, editors and contact numbers, with pricing and region coverage including Iowa counties Cass and adjoining areas.
An editorial discusses the hard problem of stopping intoxicated motorists before crashes. It notes many are caught after accidents, urges blood tests to prove intoxication, and argues prohibition may eventually deter drinking driving as the liquor trade is squeezed by enforcement and fatalities.
The piece recalls the 125th anniversary of the 1814 peace treaty signaled December 24, 1814, noting no military border standoff since and attributing harmony to mutual friendship. It argues Canadians are neighbors, not foreigners, and calls for global heed to the example.
Readers discuss Nile Kinnick as a unifying figure in Iowa with radio fans praising his calm demeanor and football prowess. The piece also reflects support for Finland amid Russian conduct, noting widespread relief efforts and public sympathy shaping opinion and potential geopolitical outcomes.
Excerpts discuss Maverick case testing poll tax constitutionality, Roosevelt interest in poll tax issue, and Purdie suit over voting rights. White House Secretaries form to raise funds for George Christian as he faces illness with no income.
A jumble of items mentions George Christian a Marton Ohio lime and stone neighbor of Harding who later worked for Wanamaker’s and the U S shipping board before eye trouble ended his career. Other notes reference CCC teaching literacy in camps, Finland’s Mannerheim, Henry Wallace, Helen Hayes quips, and Chiang Kai-shek relatives in military roles. The text mixes personal recollections with brief global mentions.
A reflective verse by Walt Mason praising sleep as a balm for weary hearts and minds. It contrasts childlike rest with adult guilt and urges serenity, honesty, and a clear conscience as sleep’s prerequisites. The piece also includes garbled editorial notes about common errors.
A wooden footstool box in the Port Eillize Beth unclaimed property room of the railroad company contained 960000 in bank notes. The box arrived over 27 years ago but the recipient refused to pay $1.26 delivery charges. Children are to be seen not to be hurt. Drive carefully.
In Brooklyn’s Navy Yard area City Park Chapel operates as an institutional church focused on social service and settlement work. The 1896 yellow brick building hosts a 130-member congregation with one Sunday service and a morning Sunday school, while a 14 by 18 foot painting by Will S. Taylor themed around Jesus and children enlivens a drab neighborhood noted for severe poverty and crowded immigrant housing.
A damaged OCR snippet discusses neighborhood needs and mentions a 1989 copyright. No clear persons or organizations are readable. The text appears fragmented and includes stray words without a coherent event or context.
A list of ten general knowledge questions covering navigation instruments, boxing history, word pronunciation, ship terms, Roman emperors, Webster dictionary authorship, horse racing nickname, U. S. war declaration power, a Holland tunnel river, and Adolf Hitler's travel history.
Iowa leaders returned from the state college highway safety conference where drunken driving was labeled a major menace. Speakers urged specific classification of reckless drivers and warned the issue could fuel calls to restore prohibition.
Rich Indian households increasingly favor imported Western paints over traditional Indian wall decorations. The article notes these paints deliver a tougher color wash made from whiting earth colors eggs buffalo milk sugar and possibly a disinfectant, replacing native mixtures.
Miscellany notes reveal festive displays in front of the King apartments as one reader highlights the scene. Harold Schranger, famed hunter, reports a quail expedition flaw with two boxes of shells yielding one bird.
The article contends that the Indian is not the fine specimen pictured and notes traits such as shorter stature stooped posture from carrying packs and paddling canoes bowlegged and other physical differences.
The text states that over a year an average horse requires 0 to 75 bushels of arab mainly corn, two tons of hay, and two acres of permanent pasture.
Avoca Iowa residents John Maddis and driver J Headly suffered burns this week. Maddis was burned when a furnace exploded sealing flames at his home after adding fuel. Headly was burned when his truck caught fire while transporting a double deck hog load near Maine, he managed to extinguish flames after a long struggle.
Des Moines reports a state plan to shift relief costs back to counties. King Palmer, chairman of the state board of social welfare, says only 38 counties will receive state funds for direct relief after January. Earlier, 31 counties used state aid. remaining counties include Plymouth, Linn, and Pottawattamie.
The Farmers Cooperative creamery of Avoca and the East Potta dairy feeding hold a joint series next Wednesday and Thursday. Arthur Porter from the Town State Department at Ames will speak on home grown and commercial feeds, feed management, and a round-table discussion. Lunch will be served at both meetings.
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