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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1944
Page
1
Atlantic subscribers to The News Telegraph who do not get their paper in the evening can have it delivered if they call before 7 o clock telephone 1367 3. This is not the number of The News Telegraph. Subscribers wishing address changes paper discontinuations or other delivery notices please notify the office and not the carrier.
The article reflects on George Washingtons willingness to give up wealth status and comfort to lead the thirteen colonies in their fight for freedom. It contrasts Mount Vernons luxury with Valley Forges hardship and credits his sacrifices as foundational to American honor of Washington as Father of His Country.
Dispatches from Argentina show a feeble shift toward a war stance against the Axis was blocked by army officers, revealing sympathy for Nazi sentiment within Argentina. The result is heightened risk of Allied discrimination and a tougher postwar climate as Brazil rises with air bases, ports, and Amazon resources.
The piece argues strategic reversals in the Pacific as American strength grows after Pearl Harbor. It notes retirements of army and navy chiefs, optimism tempered by doubt, and predicts Japan will be pushed back until a full UN assault targets home islands.
The looming congressional storm may hinder war promotion but will restore national powers to their proper places. The executive will be reduced to size while the legislative and judicial branches regain prestige, though the timing during a great war is regretted.
The author argues that censorship should be selective and allows broad public access to wartime facts. News should be released as events occur, not delayed for official timing. The piece notes that withholding information harms morale and praises the Underground as a potential internal ally that could ease invasion costs by striking Nazi forces from within.
Grey haired Barney Baruch backs Will Clayton for postwar demobilization head, provoking White House echoes of Clayton’s Liberty League support against FDR in 1936. Plan to substitute U S flax for Indian jute stalls amid WPB and FEA resistance, as flax farmers seek new income and carpet makers lobby for flax.
In 1894 events include B 0 Bruington traveling to Council Bluffs and Dan Eldridge in the recorder's office. E D Nash left Atlantic Congregational church. New year trustees were C W Curtis O W Brown and R H Bailey. Deacons included D Findley J Phelps J Nichols J L Bean R J Savery C W Curtis John Spoor. Ushers were H M Boorman A J Harvey Charles Northrup and H G Savery. Prof Moyer issued a Cass county school journal. John C Petty and wife visited Hot Springs Arkansas. Governor Pennell spoke on Distinguished Americans to the Friday club. A spell was held at J W Lamb’s Five Mile Grove. Uncle Jimmy Walker improved after illness per William Oaks.
Iowa officials said the Army Specialized Training Program will be cut by the War Department effective April 1. About 725 cadets will leave the Iowa campus, with roughly 600 remaining, including about 500 from the basic phase and the area and language sections.
Edgar A. Guest reflects on Augustine Washington as the father of George Washington and compares paternal pride to divine approval. The piece honors fatherhood and lineage, framing Washington’s legacy through a poet’s reverent lens and noting the copyright 1944. Audubon High School announces Frank Miles as commencement speaker for the class of 2944, a veteran of World War I with a son in the current conflict.
A New York obituary tribute praises George Wachington as a sterling patriot and notes Edgar Lee Masters, the 74 year old poet behind Spoon River Anthology, now convalescing in a Bronx hospital after pneumonia. The piece chronicles his poverty, past fame, and hopes for future works.
Griswold Robert T. Hildebrand seaman 1/c of Saint Thomas Virgin Islands visits his parents Mr and Mrs Roy Hildebrand. He entered service at Great Lakes training station in October 1942 and after boat training was sent to the Virgin Islands. His trip home used air travel to Miami then train to Chicago arriving 42 hours after leaving St Thomas. Leave expires March 1.
A nostalgic column recalls Jim Capp once a swimmer and diver in local meets and now captain with five zeros to his credit. It notes his comic strip feature and city happenings, including bird debates, mail from Sicily, and a winter weather quote from Los Angeles.
Chiude A Roth trustee of Chicago and North Western seeks Iowa Commerce Commission permission to operate as mover carrier on ten routes including Des Moines to Eagle Grove Sioux City to Eagle Grove and more. Hearing set for 10 a m March 14 in Des Moines.
Donald Waldron, grandson of Griswold-William P. Willoug, arrived home from Guadalcanal after two years in the South Pacific where he served with the Marine Corps. He visited his grandparents before going to his mother Mrs Myrtle Criswell in Los Angeles. Waldron will take a 35 day leave and then report to a Marine training station at San Diego, California.
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