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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1940
Page
1
Atlantic subscribers may request evening delivery by calling 585-M before 7 o clock. For changes or discontinuations notify the office, not the carrier.
Washington columnist Paul Mallon was barred from and later admitted to a presidential press conference after being accused of inaccuracies. The authority cited disapproval of phrases like it is reported and it is said, while critics suspect political pressure. The incident sparked debate over press freedom and potential administration punishment.
Senator Herring confronts the war department over shifting a planned army post from southern Iowa to southern Missouri. Local residents, misinformed about the change, faced costly preparations and disruptions as they adjusted to the new site, causing disappointment and financial strain.
Local schools held a vocational conference for area seniors with leaders from commercial fields. Practical talks gave students clear views of industry needs and potential career paths, and organizers hope to make it an annual event.
The piece notes Hitler hosting and joining talks with Mussolini Petain Molotov as observers urge why dictators confer. It suggests a tense window as Western democracies await visible moves while leaders seek to fortify with a united front. Time will reveal the meaning of these gatherings.
A German paper touts British resolve during the blitz as due to race, while European journalism faces critique for withholding facts. The piece notes Washington awareness of a looming postwar low mood and calls for planned actions to soften the shock and prevent repetition of past cycles.
The Dies committee reveals documentary evidence of a German Italian influence network in New York and Canada. It shows Matthias Schmitz head of the German Library of Information and Dr Manfred Zapp coordinating efforts to sway U S business leaders and deflect opinion toward appeasement. The probe notes funds from Berlin and a $189,394 five month library outlay plus a $500 monthly payment to George Sylvester Viereck. A cartoonish sidebar mocks New Deal politics with a turtle and a rabbit analogy.
Defense officials push for a total scrap ban to Japan to restrict iron and steel exports as U. S. plans for expanding steel capacity. The move aims to deny production for Japan while industry managers sought profits from processed steel. Entangled in wartime politics, anecdotes include Johnson Stern wager notes and Washington publicity veteran Michelson’s retirement.
A lively column from New York covers a Providence friend offering a Bedlington terrier to Mary, reflections on Captain Kidd, and aging pets. It notes Homer Craiy’s novel Mr. Meek Marches On, poll taxes, James Thurber’s cataract recovery, and a chat with Luise Rainer at the Ambassador.
W J Otte of Walnut State Bank arranged shipment of a car load of Atrus baby Reeves calves from Wyoming to Omaha for 4-H club boys in Walnut township. The calves arrived Tuesday and will be fed by the boys to be shown at fairs and track shows in the fall.
Wilfred Funk, longtime publisher, known for a decisive business voice in New York publishing. He reportedly can deliver a rejection or affirmation in a manner that leaves authors feeling satisfied.
Test instructions ask readers to try seven of ten questions on page seven. Includes queries about capitals, actors, Nobel prizes, proverbs, gas weights, botany terms, Patrick Henry, a carpenter's son founder, and Fannie Crosby.
The passage explains that when two or more singular subjects are joined by or or nor the verb remains singular as in Neither he nor she is here. The example underlines correct agreement and highlights common mistakes.
Polk county democrats launched a drive to raise funds for filing election contests against Republican county office winners. Contests depend on money raised. priority goes to candidates with smallest margins. They allege missing party ballots in precincts and cite 5000 absent voter applications in Polk vs 500 in St. Louis Avoca. Education week talk by Rev Albert C Schue at Avoca schools stressed preserving individual liberties.
The article notes Iowa rejected a constitutional convention and surveys post election mood. It recalls Senator Pittman’s death at 68 in Reno and praises Willkie's 22 million vote tally, while pondering cabinet prospects and national unity under Roosevelt. Cherry blossoms linger in Potomac Park despite November.
A verse about tenants vacating a small tenement with ten apartments. The poet notes the building’s emptiness found after an unfurnished morning or evening, as sparrows occupy the space while martins go south before cold weather. The piece is credited to George Matthew Adams Service in 1940.
Des Moines Iowa two coal miners Ed Walker 30 and Mason Walker 51 both of Grimes were injured after a cage platform tilted while being hoisted up a 200 foot shaft at the Norwood White coal mine near Johnston. Ed Walker suffered leg and rib fractures while Mason Walker sustained pelvis hip and rib fractures. They were trapped in the pit with five other miners for over six hours until repairs were made.
A rusted steel shoe found in Texas is believed to be part of a coat of mail worn by a Sixteenth century Spanish explorer. The artifact suggests early Spanish exploration in the region and raises questions about its origin and age.
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