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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1940
Page
1
A collection of editorial notes discusses the death of a Philadelphia zoo elephant during the Republican convention, the Mars invasion satire, rain normals, and prudent political strategy. It questions government training of skilled workers, notes odd 1940s campaign dynamics, urges isolationist peace, and warns of looming economic hardship from wartime spending.
Washington news outlines Hoover favored engaging with Hitler and a looming issue in the 1940 campaign. Stimson resents Hoover’s talks, while a Republican debate over appeasement shapes GOP strategy and potential policy directions.
A New York visit reports on Welfare Island where about 500 physicians donate free hours to treat indigent patients. The piece highlights modern hospitals and ongoing modernization, noting thousands live on the island with resident nurses and numerous churches, alongside aging facilities awaiting renewal.
A passenger recalls the Carinthia voyage as a joyful memory despite its sinking and notes personal losses felt with a sense of nostalgia. He recounts details from the voyage, mentions a grizzled English officer and foods aboard, and compares other ships that met disaster.
A learning quiz asks seven of ten questions on metals, government heads, natural history kingdoms, women in naval reserves, presidential heights, legality of lotteries, Northern Ireland’s main city, gender population, a proverb, and a seaside resort with Steel Pier.
Henrik Kauffman Danish minister to the United States will address the seventh annual Scandinavian American day on July 28 in Des Moines Iowa A dinner in the diplomat s honor will precede the meeting
Corrine Miller a Brayton carrier for Atlantic News Telegraph has served five years on her route and reports never losing a penny through non payment. Duane Eckles rode the train for the first time and asked if he could talk on board while twelve year old Jimmy Henningsen and a pet turtle were greeted by east side cousins in Brayton. A girl and boy shared refreshments with five cents to spare after a show, and the post office now sports a gold sign announcing it.
The Rev. Marinus C. Hagedorn of Audubon was re elected president of the Iowa District Luther League at the annual convention in Beresford South Dakota The Iowa district covers all of Iowa and part of South Dakota Other officers named were Verner Carlson Gaettinger vice president Bertha Andersen Elk Horn secretary and Walter H Nielsen Haram treasurer
Des Moines pastor Rev Harry C Shiffler was elected moderator-elect of the Presbyterian Synod of Iowa, succeeding Rev C Carson Bransby of Council Bluffs. The vote occurred during the synod's fifty ninth annual conference at Iowa State College. The four day gathering marks the 100th anniversary of the synod’s first presbytery organized in Muscatine in 1840.
A brief notice urging drivers to anticipate surprises on the road and to exercise caution behind the wheel, emphasizing vigilance and steady judgment to prevent accidents.
Edgar A. Guest tells of Henry Carter whose mood and memory fail on a busy day as Mary Jane distracts him. His boss dismisses him after errors with orders and mismatched socks and chemises reveal a comical lapse in attention. The poem ends with a moral about love and employer patience.
Ames Iowa June 25 selection of 25 Iowa counties to exhibit in the home economics extension program at the state fair. Monroe Dallas Warren Shelby Boone counties arrange booths and program numbers on child development. Other counties display cloth ing home management crafts nutrition and furnishings.
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