20 Nov 1944
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1944
Page
1
Evening newspaper details its publication, office contacts, memberships, and subscription rates. Notices about delivery, address changes, and paper discontinuation are provided with instructions to call before 7 pm for missed papers.
The author urges using three questions on peace plans: has it been tried, did it work, and was failure due to plan faults or misapplication. Plans failing from inherent flaws should be dropped, those failing from faulty execution can be revisited, and never-tested ideas deserve study before sticking with traditional approaches that have failed and led to war.
The piece argues the president cannot create 60 million jobs postwar and says he should admit the claim was campaign rhetoric. It warns repudiation now is easier than facing a future backlash as joblessness grows.
The lag in war production mirrors a drop in war bond purchases as optimism grows that the European war will end soon. Analysts say this reflects a logical reaction to Allied gains and Axis collapse, with Sixth War Loan promoters redirecting focus to Japan to sustain support.
The Sixth war loan drive begins nationwide with Cass County and Atlantic County expected to exceed goals. Local residents show strong support for war bonds, reflecting pride in past drives that met quotas for armed forces, food production, and community effort.
Washington notes opposition to immediate compulsory military training for all male youth. Readers recall President Roosevelt’s remarks as debate grows in Congress. The piece reflects on veterans, officials, and the aging of power in Washington.
Guthrie County aims for a 652000 dollar Sixth War Loan quota. A county meeting at Guthrie Center high school featured AAA field man C. D. Becker and Navy production reels on solicitations and war effort. Township chairmen and committees will plan distribution with local leaders Frank Cline and Milt Spaip noted.
Intelligence traces Hitler's reduced role to Vienna missions and illness. Allies note German operations run smoothly without him, with Himmler likely hiding the leader in a sanitarium. Roosevelt as commander in chief questioned after a 1944 Italy relief note reveals policy clashes with the military.
A thoughtful autumn meditation on farewell and renewal. The poem contrasts sadness at the season with hope that life endures beyond death, as trees flowers and nature promise return after winter. The narrator frames farewell as a passage rather than an end.
The text notes rubber’s poor property of swelling when exposed to mineral oils and the resulting loss of mechanical strength, highlighting a key drawback in rubber performance under oil exposure.
The Audubon Chamber of Commerce annual meeting was held at the Memorial building with a turkey banquet for 200 guests. C W Motter of Fremont Neb addressed the gathering. New officers elected include L D McLeran president Earl Lang vice president Gay S Thomas treasurer and directors Art Hornung Robert M Clerk Maurice Phillips Joe Linholm and Ted Rasmussen.
A rural schoolteacher confronted a student who wrote that the Pilgrims were an orchestra that landed in the country. The student cited the book as his source and pointed to the sentence beginning a band of Pilgrims landed.
A collage of town talk includes illnesses and hospital stays, a dog bite incident, and a patient released after treatment. Local commentary praises a new hearing aid resource in New York and honors Lt. Ray Friend for his Air Medal. Capitol news notes campaign expenditure quirks and a shift in statehouse visitor etiquette as war bonds brighten Christmas plans.
Iowa settles on November 23 for Thanksgiving amid past disputes over Roosevelt era changes. The piece notes the national date, state law aligning with the fourth Thursday, and confusion from five Thursdays in November. It also mentions erroneous Iowa official register labeling and campaign spending limits for candidates.
A reader from Villisca Iowa criticizes the old age pension system arguing that anyone able to work should not receive aid during hard times. The letter questions pension fraud where pensioners transfer farms to the state yet continue to live on assisted support.
Anita Properties owned by Mrs. L. K. Nichols buys the W. E. Herrick residence on Third Street. Herrick party plans to buy a larger place as possession is set for March 1. Jack Williams, who sold his Cherry Street home to Chris Hansen, buys Mrs. L. K. Nichols residence now occupied by the Vincent Kelly family on Walnut Street.
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