27 Jan 1939
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1939
Page
1
The Atlantic News Telegraph quotes W J Tobias of Stuart criticizing state liens on pensioners homes as illogical and inhumane. The letter argues pensions come from taxed earnings, and the state should be repaid only after liquidation of property, preserving homeowners while honoring public support.
The piece cites Theodore Roosevelt's January 23 special message to Congress on research as a national asset. It notes a report claiming the Burneu. of . oak saved the nation millions annually through research and questions the effectiveness of social projects and New Deal programs without preliminary study. It includes quotes from Robert Rea Brown on democracy, prosperity, and advertising as social commentary.
Washington report notes Vice President Garner presses for a new secretary of agriculture while Roosevelt weighs retaining Henry Wallace. The piece cites munitions exports, predominantly aircraft, with Lockheed leading shipments and Latin American demand rising. AFL rows over Smith reappointment surface as White House weighs options and polling tightens.
Poem by Walt Mason praises buckwheat cakes and maple syrup as winter solace. The speaker imagines warmth inside a kitchen countering dreary weather outside and revels in the nourishing comfort of breakfast with Canada molasses.
A brief note corrects phrasing on a pardon denial. It states that a pardon was refused to him and addresses wording issues in historical reporting.
The richest salt deposits are in Russia and Weilicza in the Carpathians. The Weilicza mine has been worked since the eleventh century and is said to stretch 500 miles long and 30 miles wide with a thickness of 1,200 feet, yielding the purest rock salt.
A writer visits Charles Atlas in Queens and tests his strength with a Manhattan telephone directory. Atlas demonstrates leg and arm exercises, recounts his path from delicate boy to muscular man, and offers health tips while stressing consistent training.
A list of ten trivia prompts asks about Molokai island group general knowledge about naturalised citizens eligibility for vice president status virgin wool is a material emetic unit conversion square rods in an acre bread and butter plate placement at informal dinners naked eye star counts geographic zone between Tropics biblical Leviathan and related topics.
A man in winter dawn turns toward a door and rips a thick book in two. He tosses the Lamb into the fire and declares a desire to keep the quirky column for long-time yet, mocking a telegram-like message.
A delegation led by Mayor McCall and City Attorney Perkins traveled to Washington to advocate for Pottawattamie county fences matters and Copperport funding. Congressman Jensen and Father McDermott also joined, with Keller in discussions on Iowa WPA policy. costs and political loyalties around New Deal funding are noted. The piece also reviews Washington district facts including federal payrolls, tourist inflows, and cost of living comparisons.
A series of property deeds shows transfers among individuals including Behrends to J L. Emmi H. Shaw to Louise Bell. Mary B. Dow and husband to Louise Bell. Goldie Griffith and Marjorie McLaughlin to Mrs J B Allen subdiv. Anita to Frank I. Reynolds. Phillip F. Croghan to C D Croghan. W B Denham to T L Bond. Gladdys D. Hellner to Lucile D. Hammer. William R Johnson to George Johnson. and related fractional interests in lots and blocks with nominal sums noted.
A rose window is a circular window with mullions and tracery radiating from the center, filled with stained glass, named for its resemblance to a rose.
Washington announces approval of the Cedar Creek submarginal land project in Boone and Calloway counties Missouri. Between eight and ten thousand acres will be purchased this year for grazing and forest use with an $80 840 allocation for the work.
The text notes body temperature peaks between five and p.m. and is lowest between two and six a.m. It reflects daily circadian variation in core temperature with higher evening readings and cooler pre-dawn values.
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