Atlantic News-Telegraph publication and delivery notice
Atlantic News-Telegraph announces subscription rates and delivery policies with contact numbers. A notice informs subscribers in Atlantic, Cass and adjoining counties of evening delivery options and instructions to call 585 M before 7 PM for late papers.
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Atlantic News-Telegraph
News and Telegraph
Atlantic
Cass
Iowa
U. S
Canada
News- Telegraph
News-Telegraph
Local Tax Budgets Urged For 1939 Budget Hearings
Iowa Taxpayers Association urges Atlantic residents to study upcoming local budgets as most taxes come from local levies. The piece cites 1938 per capita costs for administration 66 cents fire 85 cents police 85 cents health 37 cents and compares to state averages, urging taxpayers to act during budgetmaking sessions.
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Iowa Taxpayers Association
Atlantic
Taxpayers Association
Red Oak
Atlantic Fire Department
Atlantic Police Department
Health Department
More Loans and Tax Cuts for Small Business Relief
The piece argues the New Deal should focus on increasing credit for small business and reducing taxes instead. It claims banks already have money for qualified firms, while overburdened businesses cannot profit from additional loans. Lower taxes would keep capital with business and stimulate broader economic recovery.
France’s wage laws backfire then eased to revive economy
The piece argues France recovered from a harsh regulatory regime by scrapping wage-hour and other controls. It claims unemployment fell and investment returned as regulations were rolled back, noting the contrast with the United States and suggesting similar action for the author’s country.
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France
United States
McReynolds to miss Supreme Court term start Elkton trip
Justice James C. McReynolds will skip the Supreme Court's 1938-39 term opening to visit his boyhood friends in Elkton Kentucky and his brother in San Francisco. The court will begin with other justices handling the docket as McReynolds takes a four month vacation.
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Drew Pearson
Roberts
Allen
Washington
James C. McReynolds
Supreme Court
McReynolds
Elkton
John
San Francisco
Hughes
Kentucky
Capital
Europe
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason Inspires Game Day Warmth
Poet Walt Mason urges readers to skip business and take in a ball game with friends and family. He mocks those who neglect sports and calls everyone to join the crowd, cheer the umpire, and revel in the day's entertainment.
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Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Today’s Common Error Clarifies Inclusive Language
A guide warns writers to use precise terms and avoid gendered phrasing. It urges replacing vague or outdated descriptions with direct expressions such as female and male members.
Canal Zone area totals 552.8 square miles
The Canal Zone covers 552.8 square miles in total area including land and water.
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Canal Zone
New York Harpoon Article and Chile Con Carne Notes
A diary excerpt discusses a New Bedford harpoon attachment on display and mentions a stamp campaign for Odd McIntyre. The piece also reviews Crosby Gaige’s New York World’s Fair Cook Book and offers a detailed, regionally styled chile con carne recipe with tips from W. A. Dye and Wichita influences, including preparation and serving notes.
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New York
New Bedford
Illiam H. Tripp
Haling Musem
Driscoll
Peters
Saturday Evening Post
Odd McIntyre
Washington
Joe and
Aileen Fernels
Reuben's
East 68Th Street
Gaige
Doubleday
80 Rare as a Job in June
A curious line notes 80 rare as a job in June and hints at southwest cuisine uses. It mentions beans one third and chile two thirds and expresses a wish to run a chile concession at the world’s fair.
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Chile
Daily Knowledge Test Prompts Seven Answers
A test asks for seven correct responses on topics from cryptography to geography, including river lengths, citizenship, foreign ministers, and measurement conversions.
Hoffman Loses Interstate Rights for Atlantic Trucking
Leo M. Hoffman of Hoffman Transfer loses a bid for interstate rights as the Interstate Commerce Commission finds no record of continuous interstate service since June 1, 1935. Railroads and Atlantic Motor Freight opposed Hoffman's application to operate in Missouri Nebraska and Iowa despite the service he provides since 1917.
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Washington
I. N.S
Leo M. Hoffman
Hoffman Transfer Company
Atlantic
Interstate Commerce Commission Joint Board
Atlantic Trucker
Atlantic Motor Freight
Hoffman
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Printer Replies to Doctor Bid Request on Letterhead Printing
A printer in a sharp reply to a doctor’s bid request for thousands of letterheads jokes about an operation. The printer offers bids on a single procedure for appendicitis with various incision options and asks for quotes that cover reusing the same incision or canceling the order if the appendix is sound.
Memorial day exhibit draws Iowa history fans
Genial Iowa curator Ora Williams says the Memorial day exhibit at the state historical building drew over 1,000 visitors May 28 and 30, far above the 200 to 400 typical crowd on Sundays. Indian relics and guns attract most attention while propaganda posters see little lingering.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ora Williams
Indiana
Williams
Half Mirror Mix Up Causes Trouser Troubles
In a hotel anecdote a guest asks for a full length mirror. The maitre d hotel replies every room has a half length mirror. The guest then jokes he has twice gone to the dining room without his trousers due to the missing full length mirror.
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Abner Ferguson
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Bill
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Democratic National Committee
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American Committee For
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Crosby Gaige
Wine and Food Society
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J. P. Street
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