25 Jan 1939
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1939
Page
1
An aged clipping lists newspaper associations and contact addresses including News Berens John D Zug manager and Washington News Service. It shows rates 50c 91.25 2.50 5.00 for services or subscriptions.
The piece argues that fortifying Guam offers little defense value and is too small to sustain wartime defense. It suggests the move serves as leverage to pressure Japan for concessions, a diplomatic tactic likened to older strategies used by Hitler, while noting naval opinions on Guam’s impracticality as a fortification.
An editorial comments on the term red and warns about Japan’s hard line in China. It notes Rock Island workers’ wages, US and state economy moves, and Bill Cook’s Rotary talk on France’s wartime view. It recalls a Cavalier radio assist during a Atlantic crash and critiques attempts to impeach Secretary Perkins, defending her record.
In Montpelier Governor George D. Aiken used a staged fight against federal flood control as a political move backed by Leo Casey of the Republican Committee. The scheme caused a miscalculation on Vermont’s budget and exposed the central role of national GOP strategists behind the Aiken push.
Sidney Toler, born in Warrensburg Missouri, rose from Wichita stock theater to the Broadway and film scene. He built a local auditorium, started a stock company, and spent years in Brooklyn and on Broadway before moving to films. The piece recalls early theater life, family business in horses, and memories of the Toler Auditorium.
Frank the barber talks of afterlife and family, reflecting on forty years of toil to support wife and children. He claims honesty and denies stealing, hoping his good deeds may aid his afterlife. The anecdote conveys a midcentury moral view of work and virtue.
A humorous verse contrasts the weary housewife and socialite with shared fatigue from routine chores. It ends noting the world improves as people keep their work simple, cheerful, and continue their daily tasks despite longing for change.
A guidance item cautions against using phrases like redeemed his good name and urges choosing precise language to describe a conviction or character restoration without misrepresentation.
Secretary Ickes pretends concern for press liberty while fearing criticism of the administration and Harold Ickes. The piece argues the worry is about dissent rather than safeguards for reporters.
A list of ten trivia prompts asks for dates measurements fox young, pronunciations, sea names, baseball standings, lie detector official name, and U S House term length. Readers are urged to try answers before turning to page seven for solutions.
A general committee for the Older Boys and Girls Conference met at Rev. Lawrence W. Bush’s home to plan the February 14 gathering at the Danish Lutheran church. The event will involve high school and college age youth from Cass County churches with a program, section conferences, addresses, and a banquet. An executive committee was elected with Wendell Pellett as general chairman and Louis Rothe as meeting place committee chair, among others. The group will meet again next Sunday at 3 PM at the Christian church.
Two former congressional secretaries J Don Kerlin and C L Laird now hold federal positions in Washington with the FHA and the U S Chamber of Commerce. Iowa figures include judges W R Green F D Letts C W Ramseyer and Sen Clyde L Herring adding to the state’s influence in federal service. Porter joins the interstate commerce commission in his eleventh year, while Herring adds the immigration committee to his duties.
Clarence Reimer came home to Walnut after aiding in a search for Harold Mercer who vanished November 5 while hunting with two companions near Griswold. Heavy snow in Pueblo limited efforts. search to resume when snow melts.
Kimballton Iowa January 25 special the young people's committee selected the play The Blue Bag for production in February.
A brief notice from The Newe Telegraph states notary service costs five cents per signature and reflects the era’s common pricing for official document work.
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