20 Dec 1939
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1939
Page
1
Reader's Digest reprints a 12 year old Perry County Alabama schoolgirl essay praising authenticity over wealth and noting true greatness in patient resilience. The narrator shares vignettes of a washing mishap and a smelly pig pen to illustrate dignity, courage, and simple decency.
A column notes the Christmas mood with clear weather and asks why the 300 mile safety zone remains. It laments wartime sea actions, jokes on a Honolulu double wedding, and urges businesslike cost analysis for Iowa's state office building. It criticizes off color movie ads, mourns a fatal Indianola crash, and urges safer driving to prevent more tragedy this season.
British use balloon barrages and nets to tangle German mine dropping planes near the Thames and Forth. U S officials discuss Panama Canal defense bids and war department delays under cost plus plans amid White House intervention. Pershing suite remains untouched in State Department reshuffle.
Poet Walt Mason laments modern winters as gentle and polite, contrasting them with bold, harsh winters of the past. He imagines frigid storms arriving at doorsteps, but notes old seasons produced sturdier, braver people and harsher weather.
A fragment hints at a line about who should receive the honor and contrasts nighttime pace with a caution about slowing down. It references an owl and a pussycat in a playful or puzzle context and includes nonstandard text.
The piece notes six New York gourmet societies each hosting dinners with distinct focuses such as wine and presentation. It recalls prominent food writers and diners, highlights new small-member groups, and reflects on New York street names, drug shops, and the rhythm of city blocks. It ends with a introspective mood about night skylines and lonely moments.
A reader is asked to answer seven of ten knowledge questions and turn to page seven for solutions. The quiz covers topics from naval history and chemistry to sports figures and religious orders.
John H. Jacobsen of Audubon loses his appeal to the Audubon county district court from a November finding of insanity by county commissioners. He is remanded to Clarinda state hospital after previous habeas corpus release and prior similar appeal loss. Judge H J Mantz presided.
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