27 Dec 1930
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1930
Page
1
Local notice from Atlantic News Telegraph outlining subscription rates and delivery instructions. Readers urged to call 140 R before 7 pm if papers are not delivered on time and to notify the office for address changes or cancellations.
Sherman F Myers known as WoChase and Chiude Faust, longtime Anita publisher, journalist, and Republican precinct leader, died after a life shaping the Anita Record and local press. Born 1861 in Fairfield, he rose with the Chase family newsroom, built the Tribune, and guided civic ideals with loyalty to friends and community, leaving a lasting legacy in Iowa journalism.
Our friend has gone beyond mortal understanding as he travels the long trail toward the range. We bid him bail and farewell as he passes from the finite to the infinite on life’s final journey.
Congress faces vital reapportionment legislation after the census. Twenty seven seats move from twenty one states and gain for eleven, shifting power toward urban centers and away from rural areas. Debate includes Sproul's plan to exclude aliens from apportionment totals, though constitutional doubt remains. The issue intersects with wet and dry state politics and will hinge on Congress acting soon.
The piece argues that Washington insiders maneuver for leadership by appeasing insurgents in both the House and Senate. It portrays party regulars as frustrated by insurgent pull and predicts conflicts as leaders trade favors to secure control and loyalty, while urging adherence to principles amid shifting alliances.
Judge John H. H. Lyle, a crusading Chicago jurist, announces his bid for the Republican mayoral nomination amid a field including Charles Barrett and Mason Thompson. He argues defeating Thompson is key to ridding Chicago of gangster influence, urging party unity behind a strong candidate to clean city hall and curb corrupt politics.
John Dewey proposes Senator George W Norris as leader of a new third party. The idea, debated as logical given Norris is neither Republican nor Democrat, would aim to elect a president in 1940. Norris’s age and affiliations are noted as factors in the discussion.
Iowa lawmakers from counties against road bonds voice frustration that the public supports the bond plan while suggesting those opposed feel outnumbered. A Cedar Rapids Gazette column notes that the next legislature could push income tax measures intended to ease farmers' taxes, though warnings rise that such steps may fail. Wallace's Farmer argues the problem lies in surplus and maldistribution, urging reform through human intellect rather than doom.
A New York narrator recalls a morning incident in which a juggler kicked off shoes, a slipper heel struck the eye, turning a pink blotch into green and purple. Family and bystanders react with disbelief while a medical man notes many black eyes come from casual accidents.
A narrator describes a strained marriage where unspoken tensions flare. The wife, silent and distant, orchestrates a stark bedroom confrontation after a day of errands. An awkward, comic moment follows as the narrator’s attempt at humor fails and escalates the uneasy mood.
Missouri Senator Hawes warns that 15 million men take fishing licenses and 6 million hunt each year, spending vast sums on roads that shorten trips to hunting and fishing spots. He urges a national and state cooperative effort to conserve the big outdoors for future generations.
An assortment of domestic guidance touches on desserts using chocolate and maple, recipes, and a practical cleaning method. A welfare tone advises on child feeding habits to foster strong, healthy citizens. The piece also recalls Ledger and local holiday prep, with stray reflections on community thrift and moral conduct.
Poem reflects wartime era tone with slashes and garbled OCR. Mentions prosperity dawn after fear, unemployed rising and going back to work, and calls for public works like paving alleys streets and other aisles. Ends with workers and Cleo waters cries for jobs and rebuilding.
A brief note from 1930 encourages shifting mood away from grim commerce. It hints at lighter topics and lighter worries, inviting readers to enjoy lighter, everyday pleasures and uplifting perspectives.
A scanned quiz listing twenty questions on presidents, battles, authors, and geography. It asks for names of buildings, rivers, trains, reservations, oaths, battles, universities, vice presidential duties, sculptors, books, buoyancy, ships, and ships’ fates. Answers follow at peg seven after attempting the test.
Scrambled lines depict rough street speech with phrases like hands, automatics, and threats. Characters named Firat, darkey Cain't, and Raatug appear in a tense exchange about violence and coercion, but the excerpt lacks coherent narrative context. Readers should treat the fragment as an incomplete dialogue sketch.
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