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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1940
Page
2
Atlantic News-Telegraph lists publication info and rates for carrier and mail subscribers. It explains contact numbers for delivery changes and issues and clarifies this is not The News-Telegraph number for delivery notices.
The piece argues that rising compulsory rules erode democracy by forcing citizens into many state mandates across labor, business, farming, and finance. It warns too much government stifles initiative, noting individual freedom built the nation and should be preserved in this crisis.
The author argues that a Western Hemisphere defense pact requires a commercial union. He notes U S trade with South America and Europe, the cash basis of South American trade, and the difficulty of aligning Europe, South America, and the United States into a lasting military alliance without accompanying economic integration.
The piece notes Willkie’s surge in the Republican race amid party opposition, questions Hoover’s nomination chances, and praises Quakers for wartime relief. It also reports Iowa unemployment office cuts of 61 staff since January 1, 1939 and a $52,366 five month saving, arguing broader government efficiency could fund defense without new taxes.
The piece argues the Royal Navy, under the king as personal property, could be moved by royal command, complicating alliance efforts and complicating obedience to Parliament. It notes U S generals failed to learn lessons from Poland and warns on strategic material priorities amid looming global conflict.
A brief note clarifies that plenty is not an adjective. It advises using plentiful or there is plenty of corn with proper structure. The guidance contrasts phrases like corn is plentiful versus corn is plenty for proper grammar.
An alert notes carbon monoxide gas is odorless colorless and tasteless making detection via detectors essential for safety.
A visitor recalls a world’s fair display of 400 paintings spanning four centuries as Barker voices and radio announcements lure attendees. The piece highlights Masterpieces of Art, Van Gogh works, and the presence of Walter Pach guiding art appreciation alongside notes on Van Gogh’s life and exhibitions.
The Pitcairn family of Philadelphia and Bryn Athyn, linked to glass making, autos, and the Swedenborgian church, contributed to the development of vertical takeoff aircraft. Their work elevated aviation by creating machines that rise without ground run, reflecting the family’s unusual capacity and perspicacity.
A set of ten questions challenges readers on literature, politics, games, science, history, and geography. Topics include Flanders Field, U S presidents, tides, assassinations, horse racing, sepoys, hemispheres, Caesar, and the first census population figures.
A short verse celebrating laughter as essential to life. It argues mirth follows care, sustains effort, and brings peace in daily trials. The poem links happiness to work, culture, sport, and art, asserting smiling preserves purpose amid hardship.
A 27 by 67 foot stained glass window at St. Marys Cathedral in Covington Kentucky ranks among the world largest.
A humorous picaresque item recounts local youths and happenings in Oakland, including Burdette Roland trading for a goat, a world Herald carrier attacked with an apple tree as ammunition, and other small adventures from a morning around Metcalfs store to late night night crawler hunts near Ninth and Spruce.
Firemen were called to the Norris Pilling home in Walnut on Thursday noon to extinguish a small roof blaze. Little damage was done.
Mary Ellen Masteller daughter of Curtis and family near Atlantic has won a state 4 H conservation book contest prize a trip to Camp Mitigwa near Boone. Her winning book features tree leaves flowers and detailed tree planting info from her Bird Club activities and 4 H work.
Davenport Iowa June 28 The United States arsenal at Rock Island on the Mississippi River opposite Dover rushed into production of new .50 caliber water cooled machine guns. Conversion of nearly 2 cent water cooled to air cooled is planned with two .80 cal and one .50 cal guns mounted in scout car turrets. War department awards private firms to accelerate factory work and the Motor Company of Cleveland is licensed to build about 1,100 scout cars at $ each.
Des Moines man Walter Butcher, 37, left a WPA job after five years to join a San Diego airplane engineering project. He secured a one year contract at 90 cents an hour after passing a civil service exam, aided by prior experience as a mechanic and the belief it would help in securing work. His wife and five sons remain in Des Moines.
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