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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1944
Page
1
Atlantic News Telegraph subscription rates listed for carrier and mail delivery. Notice to subscribers explains evening delivery option and to call 7 before 7 for changes or discontinuation. contact telephone 1367 1, not the paper’s own number.
In a sweeping naval campaign the Japanese fleet suffers heavy losses as destroyers, carriers and battleships are sunk or damaged. The Empire’s air arm also takes severe blows as U.S. forces decimate Japanese aircraft, shrinking the war to a narrowing theater centered around Japan and nearby Asia.
A wartime column notes German crews in Cherbourg may surrender to avoid death, comparing their behavior to Finns and U S prison life. An anecdote from Hopley farms describes a German POW who prefers life in America to home sickness, implying Nazis may choose captivity over death to preserve Port of Cherbourg.
The piece links summer heat in Iowa to corn prosperity and national welfare, notes Sgt. Gail Hunter as a missing airman with hopes of return, and critiques whiskey interests forming a propaganda bureau amid local option tensions. It also weighs Hitler’s potential holdout and a broader Allied strategy versus Germany’s dwindling strength.
General Echols told the House Appropriations committee the army now procures the single point quick release parachute while the navy keeps the older three point design. He said the quick release helps paratroopers release with one hand, despite higher cost. The testimony noted Navy resistance and cost considerations.
Local history notes recount the Rotary club entertaining Civil War veterans including C B Osborne H Crissler F M Nutter J B Pressnall Levi Mountain R L McGeehan and Charles Blakeley of Wiota. Other items mention Bank hires Charles Blakesley, Baxter to Rock Falls ambulance, Linns visiting Michigan relatives, Brookhart election trouble, Cole's Jewels beating Railroaders 9 to 2, Drake graduate Marie Drew, and John Trede’s southern trip.
A Wisconsin Illinois tornado last night killed at least 10 people and injured 40 to 60. Belmont Wisconsin, a village of 600 to 800, reported five deaths and about 25 injuries. Fifteen homes were razed as a 30 mile long, several mile wide path crossed the state line, disrupting communications.
Quatrains on a golden wedding the garden as earth and pride the angler who returns small fish and the nature idea that beasts act by strength with no morals. The poem reflects simple moral observations from 1944.
More than 25 combines left Nebraska this week to help in Texas and Oklahoma wheat fields. About 100 Nebraska harvesting units are to be sent south, with operators planning to return home after the harvest.
Midtown luncheon chatter centers on why George Matthew Adams is always called by his three names. Various colleagues note they address him as Adams or George Matthew, never just George. The piece includes family origins, wartime camaraderie with two sailors, and a Psalm quote sent by C R Lynn.
London reports British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden called the shooting of 50 Royal Air Force officers at Stalag Luft III murder. German claims officers resisted recapture after an escape led to their death, with Eden calling the German explanation an odious war crime confession.
Roger W. Babson urges young forward-looking employers to adopt constructive legislation rather than seek only lower taxes and noninterference. He cites debates on installment sales, accident compensation, inventory regulation, depreciation, and investments, noting busineses rarely support proffered employment aids and often resist labor reforms.
The Swiss acting as protecting power stated 50 RAF officers were shot, not 47. All victims were European Allied nationality officers. A safety notice urged driving slowly where children may be nearby, with a call to stop instantly if needed.
The 35th annual grand session of the Order of Eastern Star ended in Mason City with Elizabeth Jones of Clarinda named worthy grand matron and Percy Parker of Mason City as worthy grand patron. Cedar Rapids will host the 1945 meeting.
Des Moines, June 23. John W Wilmers, a prominent local insurance man, died today at age 64. He served as president of the Scandia society, secretary treasurer of Standard Insurance, secretary of Swedish Mutual Insurance, and director of Certainty Investment Co. Survived by his widow and two daughters.
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