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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1944
Page
2
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A political editorial argues the GOP must craft a credible platform addressing external and internal crises. It calls for honest policy, lasting reforms, and clear proposals on international relations, government problems, and sincere commitments beyond election rhetoric.
The war fosters a new kind of short instructional publication. Government guidance books for soldiers in foreign lands now appear in civilian use. Each pamphlet is concise, well illustrated, and designed for quick reading. Most take less than an hour to read yet convey substantial information.
German rocket planes spur Allied pilots to a deadly new competition as they learn to shoot down robots in the air. The skillful practice reportedly saves English lives and property while defeating the German weapon. experts call it a military washout for the rocket planes.
The text argues that shuttle bombing and planes returning to bases in Russia will serve two purposes. It will reduce thirst and improve bombing efficiency while sending back a clearer view of the Allies as a real force. It also suggests Russians may think they stand alone in the war, a belief the bombers aim to dispel.
Dewey and Commander Walter Ebert discuss Army Navy cooperation and joint training amid plans to consolidate education and improve coordination. Dewey plans wider circulation of Ebert’s ideas and arranges a conference with Time Life Fortune publisher. A misstatement about Brazil sparks light ridicule.
The Iowa state tax commission announced use tax receipts on new motor vehicles and trailers fell sharply in May 1944. County treasurers reported $10,778.44 in May 1944, versus $19,986.85 for May 1943, a near fifty percent decline.
London Pierre Richard Charles Neukermann, a Belgian subject and alleged German secret service agent, was executed today at Wormwood Scrubs prison. The notice warns that your scrap could be used to manufacture hazardous devices.
A South Pacific letter from Captain Murray Martin details mail delays and the value of airmail for Marines, plus memories of home life and creatures abroad. It critiques Goebbels on imperial tactics, discusses attacks on trains, schools, and hospitals, and notes civil defense and international law. It references the Kansas Industrial Development Commission brochure Let’s Look Into Kansas and ends with Mrs. Frank M. Long of Roanoke, Virginia noting Chiang Kai-shek and Japanese prayers for peace.
Washington reports tension over Finland’s minister Procope as the U S orders the envoy to leave amid Axis ties. The piece notes weather highs, July plans, and a broad look at Republican prospects and Democratic Roosevelt in a wartime political climate.
This week recalls Sunnyside lifeguard Charles Whitmore and Chicago arrest of Samuel Insul. Sidney's Bob Archie elected district Legion commander. Atlantic hosts Legion meeting. Iowa towns face water shortages as Seventh Street paving planned. Earl Beech’s store robbery reported. Occidental hotel greets 300+ transients in five weeks. Gladys Trailer finished Chicago social science graduate work and joined United Charities in Chicago.
Look magazine profiles Harry Hopkins as a powerful Washington influence drawing scrutiny. Analysts suggest Cowles brothers may back Roosevelt for a fourth term after Willkie quits, signaling shifts in newspaper loyalties as the campaign unfolds.
The verse contrasts praise with battlefield needs as a soldier asks for weapons and supplies. It emphasizes that spoken prose cannot save a boy when his company lacks ammunition and essential provisions amid mud and deadliest foes.
Farmers urged to harvest seed crops now due to seed shortages. Cass county AAA chairman Clair Beck encourages early cutting of red clover to boost seed yields and relieve shortages. A $3.50 per acre payment applies for harvesting alfalfa and several clovers and grasses, with a 25 acre per farm credit limit.
The page chronicles small events: a waiting list at the telephone office for new lines, Mrs. Mamie Purman’s weather knowledge, Judy Ann Braden’s American reply to a political question, and local anecdotes. It notes a missing Toy Terrier from Willard Rhodes, nine English story books for Judy Anderson, and Veterans of Foreign Wars remodeling. An orchid to Charles Malone for mowing a neighbor’s lawn. Ed Snouffer’s egg nest surprise ends with a snake escape and a lesson to inspect nests.
Larry Dreyer, formerly an operator at the Atlantic theater, writes from Camp Swift Texas about life in Texas Iowa jokes and the beauty of the Colorado River. He recalls a dress parade by the 406th Infantry in Austin and comments on the citys cleanliness and new stone buildings. He notes the constant theatre ad in the N T s and signs off sincerely.
Audubon business leaders push for Hotel Audubon Incorporated to finance a postwar hotel with a $50,000 capital stack. They have raised $15,000 in stock sold at $650 per share, to be used for 5th car loan bonds. Directors include Frank Bagley Elmer Carlson John T. Christensen and others.
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