28 Jul 1939
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1939
Page
1
The Atlantic News Telegraph announces postal status under 1879 act and lists editors and representatives in Des Moines. It includes subscription rates for local Cass County and wider regions, delivery guidance, and a notice to subscribers about evening delivery and changes by contacting the office.
The piece argues that public support favors unions in general but opposes current union tactics like the closed shop and strike-first approach. It warns that labor leaders rely on force, while government labor legislation could help unions if used constructively. without reform, workers may suffer under adversarial leadership.
A Nebraska group of farm women takes yearly lakeside outings to escape daily duties. They enjoy a real vacation with no cooking or cleaning, allowing mothers a rare break from farm chores. Fathers also pursue fishing trips, making the vacation a contrasting, well earned respite.
Atlantic light company officials survey meters across the community find many DC meters old and failing to register usage. They replace with modern meters to ensure fair charges as the municipal plant supports accurate billing for all residents.
Editorials note a new auto device that locks a car to a set speed until unlocked, praising safety for children. It observes Saturday in rural towns as busy and cheerful, then critiques law violators who call themselves smart and push luck, leading to fuller prisons.
President weighed counsel to veto Hatch purity in politics measure softly and refile it next session. Hoover era spy hunt expands as arrests rise and big names face crackdown. Louisiana juror list for September trial leaked to Maestri Long machine. Hull resists air conditioning while Borah honors seafaring fame.
Poem urges men to honor wives with praise and kindness after work. It recalls the wife’s silent burdens and lifelong toil, contrasting her care with a husband’s gratitude. It ends noting the wife’s devotion and the need for love amid hardship.
A daily knowledge test presents ten questions covering history geography and science. Participants aim to answer at least seven correctly including topics from pope to broccoli to Japan's sacred mountains.
A grocer asks his clerk to assess eggs for freshness by touch and feel. The exchange highlights how language shifts convey emphasis in sales and customer questions about quality.
The column visits New York and Ann Arbor contrasts home towns and names. It recalls seven klep accounts of wives stealing charged to husbands, a grain candy memory, and notes Times building elevator chief Frank Ryan in grave danger after a truck strike in Times Square.
Deacon Harvey S. Mowder of Washington New Jersey visits to discuss a local family who lost their home in a recent fire. Neighbors held a church shower and donated a truckload of household items. The family, now in the ice cream business and living in a new apartment, begins a fresh life. The town remains mindful of neighborliness near the metropolis.
Joe Cardio of Atlantic was presented with a wrist watch by Grenville M. Dodge post No. 737 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its auxiliary in Council Bluffs. The gift honored his work as seventh district commander.
Spectators at the Roy C. Smith farm north of Columbus Junction watched a test oil well drilled to 1200 feet The crew began work June 12 and now lower pipe to pump out water to determine if oil exists at the bottom of the hole
The column covers the Panama Canal Zone rent adjustment to 430000 with gold contract issues, praises Philippine administration appointee Francia Sayre, notes Iowa’s two pack limit on cigarettes and constitutional concerns, criticizes the liquor raids and Birmingham’s reaction, discusses Taft for 1940, Illinois governor vetoing a state lottery bill, and ends with Texas jail coping and sheriff hopes.
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