Atlantic News Telegraph subscriber notice and rates
Atlantic Iowa lists postal details and advertising rates for The News Telegraph. It includes manager contact Frank Nye Jr and offices in Washington. The notice instructs subscribers on delivery changes and calls to 585 M before 7 PM.
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Des Moines
Iowa Daily Press Association
Frank Nye, Jr
405 Shops
Washington, D. C
Washington News Service
Eye Street
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Atlantic
News- Telegraph
News-Telegraph
Republican turmoil and search for leadership after Willkie
The Republicans face internal strife as Willkie’s shifts and defeats expose leadership gaps. Hoover’s influence is limited by regional rivalries, while Larton is seen as weak. A strong successor must emerge soon or risk weaker prospects in the next election.
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Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Ho Rock
Lardon
Hoover
Middle West
Changes in Army Diet Endangers Bean Favor
Improved refrigeration and faster transport push fresh vegetables year round for the army and navy. The bean loses popularity as it is displaced by new foods. Prunes may share the same fate as diet shifts transform traditional army fare and erase old jokes about army grub.
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Army
Navy
Mild flu fears echo past Spanish influenza dangers
The article notes a mild current flu variant that could become a killer if it crosses the Atlantic and reaches undernourished European populations, potentially mirroring the deadly Spanish flu. Medical experts fear such a shift could claim many lives, though Europe already bears war’s toll.
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Atlantic
Europe
In the News on Aid to Britain Debate
A news dispatch argues positions on aid to Britain, claiming it is too late or too early to help, Britain’s chances to win, England’s finances, and whether the war is Britain’s alone or a shared democratic struggle. It frames the decision for U.S. policy.
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Britain
England
Iowa
North Dakota
Arkansas
State
Seth Thomas
Fort Dodge
South Dakota
Nebrsaka
Minnesota
Missouri
Editorial Briefs Reflecting on War Alliances and Spring
The piece notes French troops in Africa leaning toward England and ready to oppose dictators when needed, highlights Atlantic’s car scene recalling winter storage, and mentions baseball players migrating south as spring training begins.
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Africa
England
Ford Loses Army Contract Over Labor Clause Dispute
Quartermaster Corps awarded a large order of half ton trucks to Chrysler after Ford failed to accept labor provisions in the Walsh Healey act. Sol Bloom's Mexico visit and Hoover amendments to lend lease are noted as major political elements of the period. Roosevelt's image hangs in Van Nuys's office signaling reconciliation after years of feud.
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Army
Chrysler
Patterson
Hoover
Sol Bloom
Pearcoe
Baber
Thas
Robert Patterson
U. S
International
Holabird
Motor Transport Division
The
Quartermaster Corps
QMC
Walsh-Healey
Quartermaster General
Sol
Sal Alsam
Mexico
Avila Camacho
O Mainy Bonehead
Bloomers
Reforma Hotel
Wallace
House of Representatives
Bloom
Mexicana Chamber of Deputies
Henry Wallace
Sal
Mrs. Loom
John Bankhead
U.S. Trade Commissioner
Patrick J. Hurley
Congress
Patrick Hurleys
William Castle
Lindbergh
Castle
Vandenberg
Taft
Roosevelt
Britain
Senate
Willkie
London
van Nuys
FDR
Frederick van Nuys
Indiana
Washington
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
White House
Pat McCarran
Judiciary Committee
Roberts' Produce Station Closes. Operator Returns Home
Anita Louisiana Oliver Roberts who ran Roberts' Produce here for three years has closed the station and will return to Audubon to assist his father in the Roberts' produce there. After April 1 Roberts plans to engage in other business.
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Anita
Oliver Roberts
Roberts
Audubon
Diary notes and New York reflections from a correspondent
The diary spans a long postal day from 8 AM to midnight with Christmas mail, dog antics, health notes, and flu worries. It references a trip option to New York from Wes Knorpp, concerns about La Guardia's sinking structure, a Kennebec river dog rescue tale, and observations on St Bartholomew’s Church inscriptions and Canal Street redevelopment plans.
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New York
Captain Kidd
Slug
Wes Knorpp
Phoenix
la Guardia Field
Kennebec River
Major
Kennebec
Maine
Augusta
Mississippi
Church of St. Bartholomew
Low Park Avenue
Engineering story of a successful job design
The passage reflects on the behind the scenes engineering and design effort that enabled a job to succeed. It suggests the tale would translate into a compelling book if crafted with clear prose and strong narration.
Daily Knowledge Test Trivia Challenge
A reader quiz asks ten questions on topics from music and opera to geography and government. It covers Jascha Heifetz roles, PA postal abbrs, Friml operas, baby bonds, solar planets, WPA full name, the Mother of Presidents, Panama Canal port, Jesus’s carpentry, and standard writing paper sheets.
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Jascha Heifitz
Pennsylvania
U. S. Post Office Department
Penna
Penn
Friml
U. S
WPA
Panama Canal
Caribbean
Canal
Christ
the Carpenter
Just Folks by Edgar A Guest
Poem reflects on a boy who learns from his grandfather and dreams of grand adventures. Years later the grandson grows and retells tales by the fire, passing wisdom to his own grandchildren.
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Just Folks
Edgar A. Guest
Anti-Child Labor Law Declared Constitutional
Chief Justice Hughes dissented contending the court rewrote the law and in effect repealed congressional intent in the Sherman act. The majority held that the jurisdictional strike activities targeted by the indictment are protected by the Clayton act.
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Hughes
High Court
News-Telegraph urges advance notice for extra copies
Readers seeking additional copies are assured supply will not run out. the News-Telegraph requests advance notification to the office for restocking.
What Willkie Do Looms Over Iowa Politics
Des Moines reports focus on Willkie’s next move as Iowa and the Midwest weigh 1940-41 political shifts. Iowa considers five for the eighth circuit bench while Democrats seek replacements on the highway commission and party leadership suffers from elections losses.
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Iowa
Properly Starting a Letter with Old Style Dates
The passage discusses the improper opening of letters using phrases like Yours of the 6th inst received. It contrasts with the preferred modern practice of acknowledging a letter dated January 6 in a concise, direct manner.
Debt limit bill approved by Ways and Means Committee
The House Ways and Means Committee reported favorably a bill to raise the national debt from 49 billion to 65 billion dollars and fund government activities through June 30, 1942. It also authorizes taxes on interest from future U S bonds and permits a liberty loan bond sale system by Treasury Secretary Morgenthau.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
U. S
Secretary of the Treasury
Morganthau
Two Des Moines Men Slugged In Prowl
Des Moines police investigated two robberies in which victims were slugged. Frank Olsen, 55, lay in the street with a broken arm and possible skull fracture after a tavern confrontation and robbery of 60 cents. Alfred Starr, 53, was slugged and dumped from a car by two strangers. his purse was later missing.
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Des Moines
L M. S
Frank Olsen
Alfred Starr
Bible Writings across Historical and Poetic Genres
The Bible contains historical sketches, legends, laws, prophecies, hymns, poems, didactic works, fiction, and dramatic writing. It surveys genres from prophetic utterances to lyrical Psalms and romance in Song of Songs.
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Job
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