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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1940
Page
1
The notice lists subscription rates for the Iowa Daily Presse Association and related bodies. Rates vary by delivery method and locality, with several time spans and price points shown, including carrier and mail options and regional applicability.
The piece argues that wartime industrial expansion will spur economic growth during the conflict but provoke a sharp downturn after. It warns of mass unemployment, political instability, and the rise of dictatorships if plans are not made to cushion the transition. It urges immediate, planned action to curb worst economic and political shocks.
The piece argues Congress should not adjourn amid crisis and urges constituents to vote out members who do. It also notes the high school paving as a community improvement and critiques antiwar petitioners who avoid enlistment, urging those who advocate war to be ready to fight if signed into service.
Column outlines U S aid to Allies aimed at keeping Italy from war. Mussolini demanded more from France, accepted Corsica and Tunisia offers but sought payment for mobilizing Italian forces. Diep probes reveal a “Super-Bund” subversive group funded by industrialists. Italian prospects hinge on air and sea balance between France, Britain, and Italy.
The page lists a knowledge test with ten questions on comics history geography biography and science. Items include who started Matt and Jeff what a coup de grace means which river the St Lawrence drains Crispus Attucks the Indianapolis 500 distance what a necropolis is and who produced The Birth of a Nation.
Mexico City June 14 Arthur Dietrich chief Nazi leader in Mexico and brother of Otto Dietrich has been declared persona non grata and ordered to depart. Foreign Minister Eduardo Hay said propaganda directed by him harmed Mexico interests and signaled a government drive against nazis and other foreigners. Dietrich was press attache of the German legation with diplomatic rank.
A Boston radio station aired a Strauss waltz program instead of a scheduled Harvard MIT debate. Both teams had prepared the negative stance on the issue.
A reader shares warm sketches from city life including neighbors sharing azaleas and a Californian activist Forrest Warren who collects shoes for the needy. A Indianapolis note tells of Mike the dog trading for ice cream while a tale of a bee sting on a train closes the column with small city humor.
A patient recalls a doctor opening the cheek to remove a stinger and sew the wound, suggesting a misidentification of a wasp as a bee in a casual city setting. The incident highlights cautious first aid and accurate insect ID.
A language guidance item warns against placing a or a preceding one in phrases like not a one was hurt. It advises using not one of them to avoid awkward construction.
Iowa farm price index rose from 88 in April to 93 in May, reaching the May 1940 level for the first time this year. Prices paid by farmers stayed at 123, while the farm buying power index improved from 72 to 76. Armament buildup cited as the lone definite bright spot in May.
The speaker argues a large arms program can be financed without lowering living standards and may raise them. He predicts a sharp improvement in demand for farm products and better prices for farmers next year.
R. E. Zink has purchased the Homan building on East Main Street Massena Iowa and after extensive improvements will move his furniture and undertaking establishment there He plans an apartment in the building for living quarters W H Langworthy and M F E Barry former furniture dealers and morticians occupied the building for many years
Des Moines report says Jackie Coogan once Chaplin's child star who earned a large fortune but lost it is traveling to Peoria, NL after a drive through Iowa last night. He plans to visit friends in the area.
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