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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1939
Page
1
Diary recounts Captain Kidd tearing a screen to escape to the deck and porches, then becoming ill. Annie and Miss Ethel Hood featured in unveiling party. Column extols RCA elevator crews, studio gossip, and aspiring technicians. گزار
The Atlantic News-Telegraph lists editor F. D. Simpson and contact numbers, delivers in Atlantic and Cass County, with rates for carrier and mail subscriptions. A notice to subscribers directs missing evening delivery to call 585 M before 7 pm and asks notices about changes go to the office.
The article reveals foreign units in Spain from Germany and Italy as part of the Spanish war. It notes larger than expected troop counts and permanent residence of soldiers, with bases and flying fields on the peninsula enabling pressure on Britain and France and threatening sea routes via Gibraltar. Democratic powers seek to remove the threat, but efforts have limited impact.
A small home town style Fourth of July planned for Atlantic with simple activities to keep crowds away from risky highways. The piece notes regional weather, lush crops in Northwestern Iowa and northeastern Nebraska, and a Norfolk grasshopper problem in Sioux City area. It also reflects on aging Admiral Yarnell’s retirement and a nostalgic hometown trip highlighting youth growth and aging.
Washington notes recount a light exchange as Representative William Cartwright pressingly probes Roosevelt on a third term while the President quips about King and Queen’s visit. The piece also covers GOP Nazi views, Garner campaign tactics, labor amendments, and political theater around monopoly probes.
In a June poem Walt Mason celebrates cherry pie as a symbol of joy and lasting life while contrasting roses and the gods with the simple pleasure of a traditional pie. The piece mixes playful humor with reflections on aging, desire, and June's bounty.
A guidance note contrasts wording options for respectful language. It explains that saying someone demeaned themselves by accepting charity is inappropriate and suggests using debased or degraded instead.
The American Trucking Association reported the May freight movement reaching 1,072,301 tons, the heaviest month since the association began computing records in 1937.
The magazine Steel reports two week production should stay steady in Pittsburgh with a less clear outlook beyond that period.
The piece notes a prison sentence for a man who squandered writers' funds to fund lavish living. Englishman Pinker, son of James B. Pinker, headed a famed literary agency. E Philipps Oppenheim identified the agent as the culprit in the misappropriation.
A quiz asks seven target questions on Great Lakes geography birding history or diplomacy. Topics include U S borders Orography golf titles Roman numerals river borders and a boxing match outcome with names and dates.
An independent old age pension movement forms from Townsend followers in Indianapolis led by Harry V. Dill declaring opposition to Townsend and his son gaining perpetual control. About 10,000 Townsendites rallied at Indianapolis for the fourth national convention as Townsend urged a 1940 congressional effort. Townsend dismissed the independents as sore heads and said to ignore them.
The article notes distances by sea from King George VI Dock London to New York at 5300 miles. It adds Liverpool to New York 3073 miles and Southampton to New York 3189 miles. These figures compare transatlantic routes from major British ports.
Washington announces WPA will install sanitary privies in Adair County to replace unsanitary conditions. Roosevelt approves $6,658 for the project. start depends on state WPA director and final approval where no sanitary sewer exists.
In a terse letter Wes Johnston urges residents to recall a hymn of blessing while criticizing public gossip and its harm to officials, merchants, and the local paper. He warns that judgment day will question the roots of their praise and actions.
Weld county commissioners and assessors accuse stockmen from Wyoming and Nebraska of pasturing cattle and sheep on Weld county ranges to dodge property taxes both locally and in their own states.
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