14 Jan 1939
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1939
Page
1
The fragment lists durations and mailing options for subscriptions or services, including one year six months and three months, with mail terms for U S and Canada and prices such as $4.00, $2.25, $1.25 and 60 cents.
A historical critique tracing Roosevelt era finances from 1931 to 1939. It cites deficits of 102 million in 1931, 2 472 million in 1932, and projections over 1 000 million for 1933 and 1984, warning of a 5 000 million accumulated deficit and urging balanced budgets and debt reduction. It notes public debt rising to 31 834 million and shifts in fiscal policy debates, culminating in a demand for congressional budget cuts.
The text notes 1938 saw 135 million questionnaires sent out by Washington groups. If all recipients spent one hour each, the effort equals 562,500 working months on an eight hour day, costing about 56.25 million dollars. It argues many forms are unnecessary and could be reduced or simplified.
Editorials discuss Hitler asking for a year of peace and Mussolini’s role in negotiations with England and France, suggesting motives of postponement or military buildup. They note Fascist media's hostility to democracies and quote Il Trevre on French worth. The piece also highlights worsening southern sharecropper plight as AAA payments are redirected, causing tenant evictions and hardship.
Washington column argues the Civil Service Commission is a bloated, entrenched bureaucracy run by interlocking unions and career staff. It highlights chief figures James Yaden Cecil Custer James Baugh Jr Rena Smith Ira Bain and ORDWAY as reform leader amid opposition from two veteran commissioners and political bosses.
The piece notes growing suffering among the rural poor as modern machinery replaces farm workers. Government camps house homeless laborers, but this temporary measure fails to solve a broader social and economic crisis hindering southern agriculture. Hundreds of thousands live in abject poverty and need aid now.
In New York the Church of the Ascension on Fifth Avenue and Tenth Street blends art with worship. Designed by Richard Upjohn and housing John La Farge murals, four memorial windows by La Farge, and a Sorolla painting, the church balances grandeur with reverent use. Reverend Donald B. Aldrich leads a historic parish drawing longtime New York families.
A church has endured leadership since 1925 with Rev. Percy Stickney Grant preceding the current figure. The piece notes Grant’s prominent public notice and urges visitors to consider the Ascension Church in New York.
A reader exercise lists ten trivia prompts including epitaph meaning, a resigned secretary of commerce, the main seaport in British Somaliland, the “Beloved Disciple,” the chief justice at Andrew Johnson’s impeachment, horizon pronunciation, Scotland’s great poet, horticulture branch basics, matriculate meaning, and chameleons’ diet.
A compact note highlights common error phrasing in everyday writing and urges precise word choice. It cautions against negative constructions and shows examples of how to rephrase for clarity and impact.
The jagged verse lampoons a rainy day golf plan shared with old gents. A visitor grouses at fickle climate, mocks distant lands and the urge to flee back home, while weather and golf tempt fate with a restless, lighthearted complaint.
Clarence Minor notes coincidences among siblings and parents birthdays. Atlantic residents Bruce Cunningham, Charles Jensen, and Elizabeth Thurman celebrate Friday the 13th birthdays with pride. California visitor Ray Malone reports weather-induced home stay due to Omaha's snow and cold.
Iowa faces a sharp temperature drop tonight as a moderate cold wave advances from the north central region. Snow in Davenport and Dubuque and dense fog at Sioux City signal impeding travel while snow cover remains on roads in northwest and southwest Iowa. Precipitation in the last day ranged from .01 inch in Council Bluffs to .12 inch in Des Moines and Keokuk.
Mildred Fitzgerald installed last night as honorary cadet colonel at the annual military ball. Franklin Eddy, senior in the college of engineering from Marengo, named cadet colonel. Eight cadet lieutenant colonels named including Owen Meredith, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Meredith of Atlantic.
The surface temperature of oceans varies widely from 28 degrees in polar regions to 86 degrees in tropical areas. This range highlights the stark thermal contrast between polar seas and tropical waters.
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