07 Jun 1939
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1939
Page
1
Notice to readers about delivery options and contact numbers for the Atlantic News-Telegraph. Advises evening delivery requests must call before 7 pm at a specific number not matching the paper’s listing. Includes subscription rates and requests to notify the office for address changes or discontinuations.
The American Legion sponsored Boy's State programs train high school boys by running government functions. The article praises the program as highly effective, laments limited capacity, and suggests expanding to include many more youths, possibly adapting aspects of the German youth movement to democratic goals. Atlantic currently has one participant and urges expansion.
Atlantic celebrates the completion of a new public playground at Sunnyside Park. The opening of a lighted softball diamond adds tennis courts playground apparatus a picnic area a scout cabin camping facilities and a swimming pool. The park board earns praise for providing extensive recreation for residents.
The passage reflects on radio elevating public figures, the risks in early presidential picks, and British naval criticism after a submarine disaster. It questions Mayor Hague’s free assemblage ruling and laments local political machines enabling law evasion, urging citizen duty to curb federal overreach.
The article previews the 1939 Royal visit detailing White House protocol for the king and queen. It covers entrance orders, escort cards, seating around a horse shoe table, and the sequence from arrival to dinner to the musical program, plus Garner's seating workaround for height differences.
A nostalgic poem invites a return to farm life away from city noise and gadgets. It contrasts clean hay, cows, and milk chores with weary urban comforts, celebrating simple rural toil and rustic scenes.
The note warns against saying it is essential to arrive early and suggests the phrase should be Spanish flavored as necessary for proper communication. It highlights common pitfalls in timing and language usage without graphic details.
A list of ten general knowledge prompts covering topics from U S territorial status to literature and music. Questions include Panama Canal Zone ownership, Ohio governor, Isle of Man location, foot pounds meaning, cabinet eligibility, Shakespeare authorship, definition of a semester, state nicknames, pronunciation of idealist, and poker hand rankings.
The daily vacation school run by Sisters Consolatte and Jolletta of the Sisters of St. Francis at Dubuque began Monday with Rev. M. M. Tennessen of Red Oak presiding Mass at St Mary's church. Classes run 9 15 to 12 in the Griswold high school. nineteen students enrolled for the one week session.
The article profiles Eddie Fink, long-time leader of the Luchow's German restaurant orchestra on Fourteenth Street, noting his 29 years at the spot and 22 years as leader, born in Bielitz then Austria, now Poland. It also describes street vendors, market hustlers, and the nostalgia of old New York, including organ grinders defying bans and pushcart peddlers in Times Square.
The city created indoor market structures for the Book of Ages event while thousands of pushcart men and women continue to sell radishes onions rugs suits pretzels candy and kitchenware in other town areas.
E P Chase critiques radio drama excellence and a sea disaster as well as labor strikes and Iowa oil bonus vetoes. He lampoons government saving, comments on Senator Herring and Berle, reviews Union Pacific, and notes the Townsend Plan defeat with dry, period voice.
Avoca Iowa June 7 Avoca's businessmen and the Fred Funston post of the American Legion partner for a second annual street carnival to run Thursday through Saturday June 15 16 and 17 John K Chapel WOW radio announcer returns as master of ceremonies Free attractions will be offered Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 o'clock with nightly program changes A band concert on opening night a dance on the final night and 40 rides shows and concessions are planned featuring The Britten girl revue Australian bull whip expert Greek ambassador and Bob Ripley boy wonder.
Petition to remove the Chicago and Northwestern railway overhead bridge will be delayed until June 19. The Iowa Highway Commission and the city of Audubon jointly filed the request and a Des Moines meeting between the commission and railroad was held with no outcome announced.
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