25 Jul 1939
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1939
Page
1
The Atlantic News Telegraph lists advertising and subscription rates for various regions and methods. A notice to subscribers advises callers to use telephone 586 M before 7 pm for evening delivery issues and instructs readers to contact the office for address changes or other delivery notices.
The author argues against paternalism claiming that government handouts weaken the state and that nations rise on citizen initiative. History shows governments that provide excess aid become despotically indulgent, while equal opportunity, not expansive welfare, sustains progress and individual dignity.
The piece argues against harshly criticizing European powers for debt repudiation while noting a historical American pattern. It lists state repudiations after the Civil War by Alabama Arkansas Georgia Florida Louisiana Minnesota Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee West Virginia totaling 61 815 800 and warns that governments may again use repudiation to dodge obligations.
Editorial notes reflect on reforming radio broadcasting as the industry matures. Writers critique children's programs once likened to dime novels, acknowledging early mistakes in a young field while predicting industry self correction and improved presentation.
Gene Cox and six relatives draw 27600 yearly from the public payroll, a record for nepotism and rivaled only by the president. The Georgia congressman staunchly opposes wage laws while his kin hold posts from counsel to the Electric Home and Farm Authority to a Library of Congress clerk. Francis White, head of the Foreign Bondholders Protective Council, wields influence in the State Department as debates mount over Latin American debt policy.
The poem contrasts urban crowds with rural life as a rustic and a city dweller swap views. Both crave the other’s world, highlighting a cyclical longing between town’s bustle and countryside quiet in a George Matthew Adams Service piece.
A reader quiz lists ten questions to answer after the knowledge test. Questions cover ammeters lira geography border mountains treaty with Mexico supreme court justice as secretary of state Alice Marble sports pronunciation largest U S water area camel family South American animals and Shakespearean comedy authors.
A short informal note discusses avoiding phrases like a large crowd and suggests quoting only portions such as of both men and women. The text appears as OCR noise with stray characters and no clear news item.
Gossip notes from New York recount Geraldine Farrar’s studio keepsakes and a retirement in Connecticut, Mantle and Knowles enjoyed weekly shows for 20 years, Swope’s nickname habit, Simon Lake and Eddie Rickenbacker in high society, and a humorous Union Square miscue with a cigarette. Also mentions pigeon feed vendors near Times Square, St Patrick’s Cathedral pigeons, Webster Groves and Plattsburg neighbors mix‑up, and grime darkening Rockefeller Center trees along Fifth Avenue.
Dust and grease settle on city trees smothering vegetation as commentators urge Mr Rockefeller to wash the leaves. The note adds Major Bowes as a courteous showman known for his soft speech.
A playful column mixes vacation chaos with household packing mishaps and comic asides. Jotted items mention a forgotten bathing suit causing delay, a popcorn fire at Spencer, a boastful drunk, chaotic Chestnut Street drives, and a nod to cartoons in Collier's and the Saturday Evening Post.
Charles Driscoll notes Atlantic as the home of an author drawing national attention. The piece highlights local ties and the column’s broader publicity impact on the town and its residents.
Des Moines reports Governor George A Wilson granted his first pardon to stop the deportation of John Delmar of Centerville Iowa. Convicted as Aulgie Adams in Waterloo in 1918 for larceny he had long believed himself American. Immigration authorities pursued deportation from Pittsburgh after a Canada trip to promote a midget auto racing show.
Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson today ordered attorneys for Moses L. Annenberg, Philadelphia newspaper publisher. The action marks a procedural step in ongoing federal proceedings involving the publisher and his media holdings.
Manchester Iowa June 19 20 and 31 1940 the Iowa County Officers association plans its convention in Cedar Rapids with BRF Hockaday of Manchester as arrangements chair. Nine documents previously withheld from a federal grand jury in Annenberg income tax case cited as privileged.
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