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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1944
Page
1
The Atlantic News-Telegraph lists editorial and advertising details and invites evening delivery swaps for subscribers who do not receive the paper by night. Readers are asked to call before 7 o'clock at telephone 1867-3 to arrange delivery or notify the office if they do not wish to have a carrier.
A large force of four motored bombers flew eastward over Atlantic this morning in a dramatic air passage. The hometown crowd reflected on the peril to civilians, the service of young airmen, and prayers for their safe return as the war pressed toward Europe.
The piece argues that widespread religious revival after the war is unlikely. It asserts killing, filth, and suffering will not foster a national faith rebirth and notes war tends to harden people, despite hopes for reconstruction driven by faith.
The article asserts US bombers, including a new super-Fortress, will press a sustained campaign against Japan. It warns of heavy resistance and possible drastic actions by Japan's military, predicting the war will intensify until victory is achieved.
The author questions the current state of the Luftwaffe. They suggest the Nazi air force may be a propagandist myth with only minor remaining strength, unable to deliver a decisive blow amid the Reich’s critical moment.
The piece notes Rommel has not altered tactics since facing Montgomery and cautions that Pearl Harbor investigations may blame the wrong people. It urges fair trials over hasty condemnation and hints at seeking relief in walking through city residential streets where elms and green lawns provide shade and beauty.
The piece credits the British navy for blasting Hitler’s Atlantic defenses and nearby beach fortifications, noting navy guns and U S ships contributed to striking Nazi fortifications near Tarawa lessons. It also recalls Allied air and sea actions, including a missed U S beach blast by Admiral Kirk.
Harold Jobes visits Denver connection. Gardner Talbot and Mrs. Cora Kirk visit Atlantic. Seven Extra teachers ill after Sunday dinner. Red Oak band broadcasts from Atlantic. Maxwell owned by William Borchardt damages pole. Railroaders lose to Lines Colts 11 to 7. AHS pupils named to national honor society include Mildred Nelson Eva Evelyn Willard Helen Rudolph Edith Harris Marie Wohlenhaus Ellery Harrie Zelpha Warren Edna Smith Mary Louise Lavery Clifford Day Georgia Berry Boyd Cambridge Bland Barnhart Edward Cole Gerhardt.
Des Moines reports a tire shortage for heavy and medium duty trucks and buses in July through September. Donald B. Wigton of the highway transport division says third quarter tire supply will be only about 10 percent higher than the second quarter, far below the usual 25 percent seasonal rise.
Donald Bowling 12, son of Mr and Mrs Guy Bowling, drowned yesterday in the Maquoketa river. He reportedly stepped into a hole and could not swim. His body was recovered hours later in 12 feet of water, 30 feet from where he disappeared.
Washington outlines a revised congressional recess from June 24 to August 1 around party conventions. The piece critiques the Democratic and Republican lines on race, white supremacy, and black voters, urging a clearer stance and even a split party approach. It also discusses gasoline allotments and black markets, proposing an equalized B book quota nationwide while noting regional differences. The column closes with a poem credit to Edgar A. Guest.
An evocative meditation on ancestry and inheritance. The speaker questions which traits from forebears persist and how fond memories of fathers and sailors shape current yearnings to explore distant seas and distant graves.
My nephew Bernard Driscoll, electrician's mate first class in the U S N, has returned from the South Pacific after two years of service. He wears ribbons for four major engagements and recounts stories of Tojo's forces, Florida Island crafts, and pidgin English natives. He credits American initiative as a key fighter difference and shares personal memories from Seattle shipyard to Solomons.
In a field report, Bernard notes troops are trained for specific combat zones and fight hard. He praises all service branches as capable and unified, dismisses heroics, and explains his own injured arm from a sea accident. He seeks rest in New York before another long voyage.
Trudy Bell a former Strand Theater manager and petty officer second class in the naval reserve arrived on 20 day leave to visit family in Des Moines after serving as a painter on a refrigerator ship supplying the fleet. He had been at Hollandia New Guinea four days after U S forces captured it last April 22 and reports two combat encounters with no Jap ships sunk though he faced many Jap planes.
Most of Chile’s 24 provinces run from coast to inland borders, with only three not reaching the interior. The statement notes the unusual geographic extent of the provinces, highlighting coastal boundaries and inland reach.
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