Reflections on a Stalwart Friend and Political Musings
The writer recalls R H Shifflett former Cass county auditor who died in California at ninety five and praises his life and character. He shares views on Shirley Temple, J Edgar Hoover, Governor Dickinson and Roosevelt era neutrality, and urges Republican unity in Iowa to regain national influence.
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R. H. Shifflett
Cass
California
Mr. Shifflett
Dickinson
Michigan
New York
Atlantic News Telegraph billing and delivery notice
Atlantic News Telegraph announces subscription rates for local and U S delivery with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options and a notice to subscribers about evening delivery requests and changing addresses. Phone 585 M for delivery complaints, not the newspaper number.
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Atlantic
News- Telegraph
News-Telegraph
Keep Out of Europe Policy Advocates Self-Reliance
The author argues against U S assistance to European democracies in a war, claiming Europe has long managed its own interests and that the United States should stay out to save American lives. The piece asserts Europe’s future is secure without American involvement and urges pursuing separate paths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Atlantic
United States
Flying club plans spark youthful aviation interest
Editorial briefs note a group of local young men planning a flying club as aviation becomes more common. The piece also cites a prosperous outlook for a local wholesaler, asserts crime does not pay, and comments on corn growth and weather conditions in Cass county Iowa. It critiques Hitler’s tactics in Danzig, praises Polish resolve, and questions the president’s shift away from Jim Farley as political adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law and Order
Hitler
Danzig
McNutt's New Deal Health Push Aimed at GOP
Washington reports Paul McNutt will helm the Federal Security Agency to advance a broad social medicine program. He plans to shape next year’s public health legislation starting from Senator Wagner’s $800 million plan, countering Republican moves and aligning with New Deal aims.
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Paul McNatt
Indiana
Roosevelt
McNutt
Mull
Leng
Smith Broker
Drew Pearson
Robert 8. Allen
Washington
Paul McNutt
Thomas Parran
Public Health Service
Asles
Social Security Board
Ccc
National, Youth Administration
Office of Education
Pearson
Bob Wagner
Senate Labor Committee
Wagner
Josephine, Roche
The
Treasury
Glenn Frank
Republican Program Committee
Frank
White House
GOP
FSA
Morris Fishbein
American Medical Association
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
The speaker prefers staying home with a pipe and a book over travel. He rejects crowds, costs, and fuss of tourism, finding relief and joy in reading and quiet at home. He boasts not being mobbed or robbed and narrates sharing tales after leisure to avoid being called a bore.
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Cork
Rome
Bankroll
Dilton
Jean Buchel
Tour d’Argent
Paris
The
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Tiny note on word choice in usage guides
A brief feature highlights a common error in language guides, urging readers to avoid breaking a word into two and to use accepted forms such as combination rather than split phrases. It comments on usage pitfalls and editorial clarity.
Notary Service Price Ad At The News-Telegraph
A brief ad notes notary services available at The News-Telegraph offering a 25 cent fee. The item highlights affordable official notarization in the paper’s pages.
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News-Telegraph
Ring tricks and yellow gold dominate midtown trends
In New York and New York area columns a look at changing wedding ring styles shows yellow gold regaining popularity with many buyers switching back from white gold and diamond settings. The piece also notes watchful licensing of indecent publications and profiles Myron Colbert’s East 49th Street restaurant Colbert Building, plus quirky rings once used for espionage and gambling.
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Midtown Manhattan
Myron Colbert
Shanghai
Paris
East 49Th Street
King George of
England
Guatemala the Switzerland of the West and perpetual spring
The text describes Guatemala lying in a tropical zone between the Tropic of Cancer and the Equator with a climate of perpetual spring on the 5,000 foot plateau where Guatemala City sits. It notes great cone shaped mountains that earned Guatemala the nickname Switzerland of the West.
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Guatemala
Guatemala City
Switzerland
Knowledge Test Questions for Readers
Daily knowledge questions cover continents speed records social science state life war casualties tallest mammal pronunciation condolence coal strike capital of Tahiti Glenn Cunningham sport chickadee. Readers asked to answer seven questions.
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Sahara Desert
Tahiti
Glenn Cunningham
All the News When It Is News in The News Telegraph
The newspaper presents its daily digest of notable events with concise reports across local politics, society, crime, and business. Readers get timely updates from reporters in courtrooms, city hall, and the street, highlighting the most read stories of the day.
Corn Slightly Hurt In Southwest Says Weekly Report
Des Moines July 19 corn made excellent progress overall but southern Iowa saw heat waves hamper growth. Five days with 100 degree temps in the southwest dried soil while tasseling and silking progressed. oats harvest nearly complete with yields from 2 to 60 bushels per acre in some areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Inc
United States Weather Bureau
Iowa
Beer tax figures show rise in Iowa collections
Des Moines reports a mild rise in beer permit fees and state taxes for the first half of 1939. Supt. M. W. Dailey notes total collections from January 1 to June 20 reached 541,008.74 compared with 532,875.58 in the same period in 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
M. W. Dailey
Beer and Cigaret Revenue Division
State Tax Commission
Dailey
Buried King Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey
Edward the Confessor became the first king buried in Westminster Abbey with his interment dated in January 1066.
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Westminster Abbey
Edward the Confessor
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E. P. Chase
Shirley Temple
Shirley
Miss Temple
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
Criminal Chasers
Hopkine
Tam
Atlantic News-Telegraph
News and Telegraph
News-Telegraph Publishing Corporation
F. D. Simpson
Congress
Iowa Daily Press Association
Frank Nye Jr
405 Shops
Washington, D. C
Washington News Service
Bye Street
N.W
Emberlews Daily Press Association
Iowa Press Association
National Maerial Association
Case
Meil
U. S
Canada
Aide Case and Adjoining Counties
Swesee
Cass County
Dasth
Democratic Party
Jim” Farley
Farley
New
Federal Security
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Spain
Hull
Senate
Nye
Borah
Clem Sehert
New Orleans
Earl Long
Sehert
Brown
Equities, Inc
Doc Smith
Louisiana University
Louisiana
Early Bird Woodling
State, War and Navy
War Department
War
Louis Johnson
George C. Marshall
Johnson and Marshall
Bollingfield
G. Howland Shaw
Foreign Service
Shaw
National Training (Correction) School For Boys
AAA
R. M
Evans
Walt Mason
Wnen Cane
Charles Bdrisco
Lansing
Driscell
Charles
Nathan Harris
Oceanic Investment Co
Colbert
Mid-Town
British Crown
Windsors
Southwest
Owa
Ren
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