Subscription rates and delivery notice for Atlantic News Telegraph
The notice lists subscription rates by carrier and mail for Atlantic and Iowa regions with several durations. It also provides a delivery help line and instructions for subscribers to contact the office for address changes, discontinuations, or other delivery notices.
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Atlantic
Cass
Iowa
Case
U. S
Canada
News- Telegraph
News-Telegraph
Wage Hour Law Sparks Industry Reform Debate
The wage hour law, aimed at spreading work by shortening hours, increases overtime costs for defense industries. Critics say it fails to create jobs and raises pay for overtime, prompting calls for reform as wartime production pressures grow. Observers foresee significant changes in labor legislation in coming months.
Draft Problems Highlight Draft Era Barriers
A young single man seeking work explains how being in the draft deters employers who fear he will be called away. The office notes this issue is widespread, causing discouragement for ambitious youths who face job delays and uncertainty across the country.
Youth and Fatal Accidents Amid the Auto Era
Chicago statisticians report youths face five times as many fatal crashes as mature drivers. Drivers 16 have nearly seven times as many fatal accidents as those 30, per miles driven, while accidents decline after age 22. Parents worry when teens drive or ride with them in high speed cars.
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Chicago
Editorial Briefs on War Leaders and Legacy Across Small Takes
The column notes Mussolini’s bluster and military retreats, praises Petain’s defiant stance, and comments on diphtheria serum flights to England. It recalls old songs revived by broadcast battles with ASCAP, and wryly hopes the scrap between the Society and ASCAP lasts a few days.
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American Society of Composers and Authors
Society of Composers
ASCAP
Eight Women in Congress Show They Stand as Members
The article profiles eight female lawmakers including Mrs. Norton, Miss Rankin, Mrs. O Day, Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers, Mrs. Caroline O Day, Miss Jessie Sumner, Mrs. Margaret Smith, and Mrs. Hat tie Caraway. It notes their ages, seniority, independence, and the public attention they attract.
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Congress
Capitol
Mrs. Norton
Norton
New Jersey
O'Day
New York
Sumner
Hingis
Miss Rankin
Montana
Washington
Tom Blanton
Texas
Blanton
House Labor Committee
Edith Nourse Rogers
Massachusetts
Jessie Sumner
Ilinois
Jesse Jones
Jones
Bolton
Ohio
Chester Bolton
Margaret Smith
Maine
Fiorello LaGuardia
Hattie Caraway
Arkansas
United States Senate
Daily Knowledge Test Questions on Inquiries and History
A scanned school or newspaper item lists ten trivia prompts: spaces between wheel spokes, rat gall bladders, first nonstop Atlantic flight, Philippine status, four commonwealth states, bridge suit ranks, instant reversal of moving objects, impeachment of a U S president, and a Bible Psalm opening line.
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Atlantic Ocean
Philippines
Commonwealth
United States
Weather Origins Sun Moon and Earth
The text questions whether all weather on earth is produced by the sun or the moon or both. It presents a concise inquiry into celestial influence on atmospheric phenomena.
Today’s Common Error in Quotation Style
A cryptic note criticizes inadvertent voice in writing urging exact phrasing. The fragment hints at guidance on quoting tendencies with a sharp preference for concise form. No clear names, dates, or places are present in the readable text.
Audubon Reports 1940 Fire Loss and Incidents
Audubon Iowa reports 1940 fire loss of 413.50 with 14 fires and seven damaged, compared to 3265 in 1939 and 10871 in 1938. Seven rural alarms were answered. The Audubon County Farm Fire Protective association truck at the city station serves rural fires.
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Audubon
Alva N. Johnson
Audubon County Farm Fire Protective Association
Audubon Fire Department
Christmas Cards Find Use In Charities And Schools
Readers suggest repurposing greeting cards for children's homes and hospitals. Notable givers include Mr. Wilfred Funk, Amon Carter, and Emil Bruechig, with cards ranging from plays and etchings to family photos. The column notes religious sentiments persist in many greetings.
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New York
Sheretoore
Driscoll
Era
Veterans
Pine Mountain
Harlan County
Kentucky
Jack Cluett
Betty
Zoe Beckley
Heaven
Zoe
Birmingham
Alabama
Emil Bruechig
Roe Fulkerson
Hollywood
Florida
Amon Carter
Texas
Max Blitzer
Ossining
Marie C. Jacob
Lake Worth
Marie
Wichita
Grandpa Brown
Erie
Fritz Archibald
Albany
Greetings From Fishermen and Dogs Across the Nation
The passage notes many greetings tied to the Floyd Ewalds of Michigan Betty Mce Austin the Martin Branners and the Adolph Kennedys with readers unsigned. It also mentions Captain Kidd receiving greetings from dogs across the country.
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Floyd Ewalds
Michigan
Betty Mce Austin
Martin Branners
Adolph Kennedys
Captain Kidd
Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest
Poem praises enduring hardship and perseverance. It urges glad acceptance of struggle and long journeys, claiming hardship selects prize winners and strengthens resolve through blustery, unglamorous days.
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Just Folks
Edgar A. Guest
Iowa mill history book chronicled in Swisher study
The State Historical Society of Town announces Dr J A Swisher's Iowa Land of Many Mills as part of the Centennial History of Iowa. The volume traces early grinding to modern industry with lists of mills and a note that Jefferson Davis ran the first Town sawmill on the Yellow River in 1831.
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State Historical Society of Town
J. A. Swisher
Iowa
State Historical Society of
General Assembly
Swisher
Hawkeye
Jefferson Davis
Yellow River
Iowa Mills and Civil War Era Referenced in New Iowa History Book
Fort Crawford troops at Prairie du Chien and governors Kirkwood and Larrabee are linked to early Iowa mills. The State Historical Society publishes a red cloth volume with 20 mill images. It will be mailed to society members in January and sent to tax supported and college libraries. The work highlights pioneer life and should appeal to Iowa readers.
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Fort Crawford
Prairie du Chien
Iowa
Samuel Jordan Kirkwood
Coralville
William Larrabee
Turkey River
Clermont
State Historical Society
Inscriptions unearthed at Lincoln school provoke nostalgia
A history minded group at Lincoln school uncovers desk inscriptions including John O Connell’s grade time 2 55 p m June 10 2897 and Ralph Keyser 96 97 Class of 7 April 22. A clock tag Repair Feb 28 TXxO and a smudge pot praise note mark the city’s first gardener J o L Marolf. The piece ends with reflections on birthdays and education.
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Lincoln School
John O'Connell
Ralph Keyser
J. Ol. Marolf
Newspaper reminiscences and local incidents recap
A reflective piece recalls journalistic roots in Nebraska and Iowa showing early hardships with grasshoppers and car mishaps. It notes Edward Kelley receiving a wrist watch for Christmas, a missing value after basketball practice, East 7th alleyway crashes, Ruby Sothern’s Des Moines accident, and a couple marking 25 years of marriage on New Year’s Eve between 1915 and 1916.
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Edward Kelley
F. E. Kelley
East 7Th
Don Minor
Ruby Sothnan
Des Moines
Howard Herbert
la Vista Place
Navy recruits 1771 Iowans for 1940 enlistment total
Des Moines reports 1771 Iowa youths enlisted in the navy during 1940. Lieutenant Commander P H Weaver said 50 were sworn in at the Des Moines station yesterday, lifting the week's total to 2. The weekly quota was 60.
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NAVY
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Iowa Press Association
National Editorial Association
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Jess
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France
Hitler
the Daily Awashingtor Ds
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Drew Trarson
Robert S. Allen
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Frances P. Bolton
Congressman Sumners
Roosevelt
Caroline O'Day
Women’s International League For Peace and Freedom
Ers
Wilfred Funk
Harry Staton
Hans Peter Treunfels
Treunfels
Nelson Antrim Crawford
Topeka
Arthur C. Downing
Riley Old Home
Greenfield
Indiana
Riley
Ethel P. Hood
Renny McEvoy
Louis Dean
Tom J
Regine
Edward Davis
Grover Stuckey
Grover
Dale Carnegie
Jack Glenns
Match of Time
Margaret Morriss
Pembroke College
Dennis O'Briens
Frank Markey
Louis Levands
Nellie McDermott
Elizabeth Fahey
Driscoll Kennedys
Kansas City
Fred Knowles
Frances L. Crombie
Middletown
Edna Kitchen
Graniteville
R. J
Betty Marsh
Toledo
Margaret Fawcett
R. O. Royston
Johnstown
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