06 Nov 1940
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1940
Page
1
Atlantic subscribers to The News Telegraph can have evening editions delivered if they call before 7 o clock. Call 585 M. Do not ring the News Telegraph number. For address changes or other delivery notices, notify the office, not the carrier.
In a wartime world the nation must forget the campaign, unite across parties, and push a bold defense program forward. Leaders urge citizens to bury prejudices and support a national effort where winner and loser work together for the country’s progress and lasting democracy.
The column opines that polls misled voters and praises exposing city machines. It cautions winter air travel despite safety tech and notes Iowa weather quirks. Salina Kansas promotes a post election bonfire to burn literature for national unity.
Washington reports the Justice Department will widen probes into graft ridden U S cities led by Detroit officials alleged to run a liquor ring. The piece notes indictments planned after the election and cites use of mail fraud charges to pursue corruption.
The piece roams through New York topics from Admiral Franklin’s tall linen collars and a Fifth Avenue department store to Broun and the Nutmeg, Rockefeller Center fashion co firing up a career school, and the new Airlines Terminal with disciplined drivers and reliable buses.
A list of ten trivia prompts asks true or false questions about early baseball eight balls, greyhounds, WWI pneumonia deaths, Newfoundland capital, U S gold price, gasoline truck chains, Civil Service Commission creation, Death Valley Scotty real name, Armageddon in the Bible, and Britain’s pre Chamberlain prime minister.
A short note on phrasing etiquette advises readers to choose plain language such as had the pleasure instead of I had the privilege when describing meetings with the president. It emphasizes concise newspaper style and avoids pompous wording.
Avoca teachers will leave the Avoca schools closed Friday so faculty can attend the state convention in Des Moines.
Those who desire extra copies of The News Telegraph should notify this office in advance so the supply will not be exhausted.
Mrs. John K. Sawyer of Winterset and Mrs. Oscar Hanson of Sioux City are appointed to key national committees. Sawyer becomes vice chair of the Pan American study committee while Hanson joins the three member code committee codifying national mandates.
A poem by Edgar A. Guest portrays a fierce savage figure in battle, detailing cruelty, fearsome war cries, and tribal adornments. The verse contrasts brutality with a note that killing babies never occurred, and mentions arrows against the white stock. The piece is dated 1940 and credited to The George Matthew Adams Service.
With two thirds of votes counted, Michigan Governor Lauren D. Dickinson trailed Murray D. Van Wagoner 583 996 to 612 264 as Roosevelt led nationally. New Jersey saw Charles Edison surge to a 21 000 vote edge over R C Hendrickson after a tight start.
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