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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1927
Page
1
A column discusses how nominating petitions and the direct primary affect election fairness. It notes readers should vote and stay engaged, while mentioning Republican conventions favoring repeal but Senate inaction. The piece argues the primary has flaws yet likely remains unchanged in Iowa.
A Patriotic monologue extols the Stars and Stripes marking the Republic’s 150th anniversary. It links the flag to liberty justice and national identity while warning against countervailing ideologies and urging unwavering allegiance to the banner as a unifying symbol.
The County Sunday School association saluted Frank Larson for his leadership as president. Attendance rose from four handfuls to sixteen hundred at the annual convention, aided by W F Littler. The movement recruits wide awake people, teaching good citizenship and character to combat youth apathy and support church and Jesus Christ’s life and teachings.
The piece argues that direct primaries undermine candidate quality and party processes, citing Illinois and Pennsylvania scandals and low voter turnout. It claims the reform is costly, top heavy, and misnamed, with many calling for its modification or return to prior caucus methods. It notes widespread dissatisfaction with the system across states.
A local note praises Chris Geannacopolous for reinvesting his earnings in Atlantic. Since 18 years here, he bought 516 Chestnut Street, converted the Strand theater building into a cinema, and purchased the Barnard grocery site. Books envision more town growth if others followed his example, urging residents to invest at home.
The piece lauds Charles Lindbergh for six weeks after his New York to Paris flight, noting unprecedented ovation in Washington and foreign honors for a civilian hero. It argues the event embodies America’s aristocracy of merit and the ability to mingle with presidents and kings without losing humility. The author compares Lindbergh to Kipling’s ideal of virtue amid crowds and power.
The piece mocks political posturing over the McNary Haugen bill. It notes a China nationalist push toward a stable government and end of extraterritorial rights. It questions Governor Hammill’s ability to deliver delegations while advising him to stay silent on local fences.
The piece argues Americans waste natural resources and neglect conservation though birds enrich agriculture. It highlights the value of water power, crop rotation, and forest protection, noting increasing interest in ornithology courses to identify birds, study their songs, and recognize their economic and cultural importance. It stresses that migratory songbirds visit the Missouri Valley and offer scientific and practical benefits to farmers and fruit growers.
Poet narrator seeks a low tax village but finds a decayed, rude, crowded scene. He describes unpainted streets, leaky schoolhouse, noisy dogs and geese, and wan shops as he imagines a place with negligible taxes yet poor prospects. The piece ends reflecting on growth versus hollow savings.
Answers span science and history including Why water extinguishes flames, Hercules famed for his twelve labors, steamship crossing Atlantic first by the SS Great Western in 1838, smallest U.S. gold coin the Quarter Eagle, a boxer counted out after ten seconds on the floor, family meals table debates, Belgium’s status as a republic not a kingdom, capital of Sweden Stockholm, Moon’s orbital period about 27.3 days, and gold versus platinum density with platinum heavier.
Fragmentary notes mention Cotopaxi and a manager linked to the Philadelphia Athletics. The text references Poland, possible dialogue about speaking French, and scattered numbers and words, but lacks a coherent, reportable event or clear entities to summarize into a full news item.
A local young man and Iowa law graduate earned recognition with a zero prize for the best article submitted by two law graduates for publication in the Law Review. He joins four peers in being elected to Coif and earns scholastic distinction from Town University as peers and friends note his success.
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