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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1939
Page
1
Notices cover carrier and mail rates for Atlantic region and adjoining counties. Instructions include delivery changes, address updates, and timely evening delivery option by calling 585 M before 7 o clock. Readers urged to contact the office for notices not the carrier.
The piece argues WPA relief fuels resentment as workers demand higher pay while middle class taxpayers bear the burden. It warns of escalating conflict between supporters of government aid and those who fund it, urging clarity and restraint as politics shape outcomes.
The piece condemns rising statewide scandals in Louisiana with graft reaching into the smallest offices. It laments civic immorality visible before hundreds of University of Louisiana students and warns of negative influence on youth and the state’s moral core.
Cass county tax record shows 1863 taxes on 42 acres in section 32 township 77 range 37 totaling 3.97 dollars. Current year taxes on the same land total 44.34 dollars, nearly 12 times higher, with the receipt issued at Lewis and signed by county treasurer Isaac Dickerson.
Purgees shift power as two rebels defeat the president's neutrality bill, a move seen as poetic justice. In the west, two robbers fleeing a bank raid in Nebraska and Kansas encounter swift, decisive response from local shooters.
The Davis Allen column says Joe Kennedy is near quitting his London ambassadorship to seek a new partnership with J P Morgan and recoup his embassy costs. Davies may replace him if Secretary Woodring or Roosevelt shifts posts, while Davies funds the party with big donations.
Elmhurst near the fairgrounds at Flushing Meadows remains a distinct village section now part of New York City. Residents rent rooms to visitors at about a dollar and a half per day as local families plan for college funds or car purchases while managing hotel-like overflow.
A travelogue praising Manhattan island tours and Bear Mountain excursions frames the Palisades newest museum as a pinnacle of world design. Critics hail Park as an example of Rockefeller wealth shaping a rugged site for public display and leisure, with water rides offering refreshment and sun exposure as a fashion.
The author recalls a Stratford trip and remarks on grammar. He reports a Des Moines editors meeting with Franklin Waltman on propaganda in 1940 and praises Iowa Republicans and Senator Gillette. He notes Herring's stance on Wearin as REA head, discusses public service, farm prices, and World War I draft registrations.
A humorous verse about disruptive neighbors with bees a noisy pup a loud rooster and a catty chorus. The speaker laments the constant racket driving him toward madness as the animals’ cacophony echoes from one place to another.
A 1939 copyright line suggests a satirical plea for a law that would remove all neighbors, implying a wish for quieter, conflict-free life and easier toil under peaceful conditions.
Iowa City officials announce fall classes at the University of Iowa will start Thursday September 21. Registration spans three days with six days of freshmen orientation before classes begin. Last year classes opened September 26, making this the earliest start on record.
A cow may consume 4 to 6 percent pounds of water for every pound of milk produced, showing water needs rise with milk output.
A reader quiz lists ten questions covering geography labor unions history and vocabulary. It asks to identify Great Slave Lake country the ILA, 1886 Charleston earthquake, rowing winners, Georgia capital, product 235, motto Sic semper tyrannis, parochial pronunciation, Gene Mako sport, and gendarme meaning.
A compact note highlights how to express awareness without awkward phrasing. It urges using concise terms like aware instead of phrases that split the verb and subject.
Avoca Iowa July 12 Special no minister chosen to fill vacancy at the Congregational church several candidates have been contacted a middle aged man sought by the pulpit supply committee hoping to secure a pastor soon Rev Albert C Schue Miles Iowa preached July 9 morning subject The Touch of God evening Doctrine of Redemption Socials in church parlors Sundays noon for candidate acquainting members Sunday School and Christian Endeavor active Hilmer B Sandine Hancock Minnesota will preach July 16 he publishes a paper for Congregational ministry.
The Great Bar Lake mine near Radium City in Canada is described as the greatest radium producer in the world, highlighting its dominant output and status.
The article notes numerous lakes exceeding 1,000 acres within the Minnesota Arrowhead wilderness region. It highlights a landscape rich in sizable inland bodies, emphasizing their abundance and area.
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