26 Jul 1939
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1939
Page
1
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A historical critique argues that prejudice and intolerance threaten national progress. It warns that groups cloak bigotry as patriotism, judge dissenters as unpatriotic, and misuse symbols to advance narrow prejudice while undermining democracy and freedom.
The Wisconsin legislature dropped Rev. Allen L. Eddy from chaplain duties after he prayed against corruption and dishonest politics. The lay reader sees no offense, but lawmakers plan a law to regulate such prayers.
The piece contrasts human altruism and war urges with a Nebraska farmer who simply does his work, cites shifts in work philosophy under the New Deal, and notes South Dakota under Governor Harlan J. Bushfield trimming the biennial budget by 2 million while posting income gains in 1938. It ends with a seasonal caution to self restraint amid abundant foods like cherry pie fried chicken green corn green apple pie green beans melons and berries.
Drew Pearson and Robert Allen report that Hull fears a European crisis as state department notes warn no united front between French British and Soviet Russia against Hitler. Stalin seeks preemptive access to the Baltic states and troop pledges, prompting French and British alarm over alliance prospects and neutralities.
The piece outlines Hitler’s strategy to tempt Stalin by promising favorable border changes and aid if Russia stays aloof, while warning that alliance with the West would push the Red Army into action and empower the generals. It notes Stalin’s distrust of his own generals and the risk of wartime power shifts.
Poet Walt Mason riffs on friends who constantly ask favors, draining generosity and leaving him weary. The piece lampoons chronic borrowings from alfalfa stacks to seven pounds of lard, noting how repeated requests corrode friendships and happiness.
The Shenandoah National Park in Virginia’s Blue Ridge mountains hosts about 75 tree species, highlighting rich woodland biodiversity in the park.
The piece surveys New York’s underground world where workers in subway shops and terminals work without sunlight. It notes artificial light, lack of daylight, weather talk among barbers, and the sensory contrast with street weather. It also mentions Walter Lister and J P McEvoy, weeds, and magician John Mulholland, concluding with falling prices at the world’s fair.
Des Moines July 26 report that Safety Commissioner Karl Fischer proposes a 20 man investigative unit for the state Bureau of Investigation. Five additional hires funded by the liquor commission would join Chief R. W. Nebergall and Harold Gesell. All railroad detectives in Iowa are to be deputized as special agents.
Audubon Canning Co. will plant 200 acres of sweet corn for the 1939 pack, down from 700. Roy Chard, owner manager, cites a national canning policy and Iowa plantings of 17,000 acres this year versus 38,000 in 1938 and 56,000 in 1937. Packing to start about August 15 and run one to two weeks.
Unemployment compensation officials report 742135 benefit checks totaling 6,531,752 issued in the year. Nearly 70,000 Iowans aided with average weekly payments of 9.20 for total unemployment and 5.58 for partial unemployment. Leonard G. Ebling of Des Moines was the first recipient.
A guide warns against phrasing like he had a great capacity for work and urges using concise terms such as ability to describe skill clearly.
On a peal of eight bells 40,320 changes can be rung marking a full cycle of the method. The note describes the number as the total permutations possible in the sequence.
A column discusses France signing a trade pact with Germany to ship iron ore for weapons, questioning motives and the risk to U S involvement in Europe. It critiques Roosevelt era policies, Farley’s stance on a third term, and Borah’s reply on arms embargo responsibility.
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