17 Feb 1941
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1941
Page
1
Notice to subscribers outlining delivery options for the Atlantic News Telegraph. It includes mailing rates to Iowa and Canada, contact numbers for late delivery before 7 PM, and instructions to report address changes or discontinuations to the office rather than the carrier.
The piece warns the Balkans face a blitzkrieg risk and suggests Britain may bomb targets in the Balkans to hinder Hitler. It notes a shift from defense to offense with RAF air attacks on distant objectives, including Romanian oil fields, signaling a broader European strike capability.
An old reflection on changing pig breeds shows fat pigs give way to streamlined, ribbed frames as markets favor leaner meat. The piece notes Iowa pigs adopt modern dietary rules and styles, moving from plump, rounded forms to thriftier, streamlined bodies.
The piece notes Santiago Chile marks 400 years of existence, older than any North American settlement by 25 years, and criticizes U S arrogance while praising improved U S appreciation for South American nations boosting friendship and dividends.
The editorial weighs defense project overruns and rising non defense spending under the New Deal, mocks egotistical leaders like Hitler and Mussolini, jokes about hair color science, and laments the loss of playful Valentine day cartoons that mocked pompous figures. It ends noting such satire may have caused more harm than good.
The article reports John L. Lewis privately pushing an eight dollar daily wage and a six hour day as the United Mine Workers contract nears expiry on March 31. Government fears a coal tie up could derail defense programs amid coke shortages and rising demand.
Round Palmer weighs buying thousands of trailers yet current production tops at about 2,000 as plants focus on urgent army orders. Migrant workers fill crowded quarters raising public health fears while defense housing strains grow.
A set of ten trivia items ask about papoose shoe choices gold mine advice authors coins political symbols city names hats and Rousseau. Page seven promised answers after readers attempt the test.
In the blood there are three main types of corpuscles: red blood cells white blood cells and platelets. Red cells transport oxygen and carbon dioxide, white cells fight infection and platelets aid clotting.
Simpson College trustees in Indianola Iowa announced plans to raise a $1,000,000 endowment to develop the campus and construct a women's dormitory. The college will cap enrollment at 500 until funds enable faculty expansion and housing capacity, per a committee report by Rev. J Ralph Magee bishop of Des Moines area.
The quote contrasts affect and effect, noting that actions done for effect are seen as effects of mere display while acts done for love are truly felt as love. It underscores how motive shapes perception of actions across contexts.
A column reflects on ice slides frightening Captain Kidd and a trembling dog, letters from students about writing, herbs and spice in cooking, and a nostalgic recall of Billy Sunday. It reviews reporters Odd McIntyre lauding Frank Ward O Malley, and features Russell Swann the magician in Manhattan.
Mulholland lends cordial encouragement to a younger magician, introducing him to audiences and speaking highly of his talents. He recommends the performer for engagements and endorses future bookings.
The poem reflects a shift from self centered living to family joy as a baby arrives. It contrasts material accumulation with meaningful purpose through serving others and cherishing a child, noting happiness grows beyond possessions with new parental hope.
Des Moines Iowa February 17 charges that a handful of legislators are waging a whispering campaign against the four year term bill. The Iowa County Officer official publication says no real arguments against the bill exist and accuses selfish politicians of trying to block it. It adds the measure would save taxpayers and candidates about 500 000 every two years by shifting county officer elections to off presidential years while still holding an election biennially.
Guidance proposes burying spoiled canned food with one tablespoon of lye per quart to prevent illness in animals that might consume it. The advice emphasizes the risk of illness from spoiled food and aims to reduce exposure by disposal.
In Washington D C the Lincoln dinner drew notable speakers including Thomas E Dewey Joseph Martin C Wayland Brooks and William King The reviews praised Brooks and the Chicago attorney while Dewey endorsed aid to Britain and the lend lease bill with modifications The piece notes weather political critiques of Willkie and reflections on figures like FDR and Gillette plus dates and events in February and Lent.
A reader notes a frequent error in daily writing. Affect is a verb meaning to influence, as in The war affected trade, while effect is a noun meaning result, as in The drug had a fatal effect.
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