17 May 1928
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1928
Page
1
Historic newspaper notice outlines subscription options and rates for Atlantic News Telegraph in Atlantic Iowa. It includes delivery by carrier, mail rates, and a instructions line urging readers to call 7 oclock if papers fail to arrive in the evening.
Residents weigh location of band concerts as Greater Atlantic club votes to hold events at Sunnyside park. Business leaders favor downtown Sunnyside arrangement while noting street concerts attract limited evening commerce and require public funding. Booster group to meet officials to push for a decision.
Senate committee evidence notes a weekly panel backed by Hoover supporters loses about 500 dollars weekly. The piece argues papers exist to serve a service and advertise. readers are too busy to engage with propaganda, making such publications financially unviable and ethically questionable for modern life.
Ed M. Stith former state senator and Winterset Madisonian publisher campaigns for the Republican nomination for secretary of state. Supporters praise his long public service, agricultural insight, and business experience, arguing he understands state finance and state government. The News- Telegraph notes Stith could attract votes in the area given his reputation for honest, faithful service.
A fragmented notice outlines a plan to extend a north Guth street highway from No 48 to No 82 to connect with No 34 and No 42. It mentions Griswold and Jacks areas and suggests a beneficial route for local traffic, with emphasis on improving east west and north south connections.
Douglas Malloch, famed poet read by millions, denounces free verse as a fad and a path to notoriety. He argues poetry must be musical and formful, praising tradition and the craftsman’s discipline while dismissing cubist literary aims and the rush for fame. The talk accompanies Electric Plant’s opening and a public reception.
The Griswoll proposal, backed by Red Oak, Atlantic and Griffin interests, could be presented to the highway commission soon. backers believe the North East front artery from Griswoll to No. Th would create a vital outlet and boost business, with broad county support.
The Jowa Press Qelwein Register highlights political chatter and farm life notes. Witter Tiber F comments on an odd idea linking cirthworm as a farmer’s best flying friend, while local papers like Marshalltown Times and Davenport Democrat hint at district seats and veto debates with unclear context and names.
A fragmentary editorial piece discusses shifting politics and cultural life. It mocks loud orchestras and political rhetoric, noting a move from public music and oratory to spectacle. The text references Atchison Globe figures and a jazz or symphony scene amid political talk.
A 1928 George Matthew Adams Service feature laments evolving women’s dress styles. The narrator criticizes long gowns and exposed ankles, condemning fashion as a social hazard that savages feminine form while praising modest, graceful curves and restraint. The piece surveys attire, body perception, and public display with sharp judgment.
Iowa Knights of Columbus plan their twenty seventh state convention in Waterloo with district deputies arriving from across the state. State officers will be elected to send delegates to the supreme convention in Cleveland in August.
Indianesa Clare John Thomas associate professor at Simpson College for the last two years has resigned. He has accepted a position as head of the department of voice at Birmingham Southern Methodist University.
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