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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1940
Page
1
The Atlantic News Telegraph lists subscription prices for local and nationwide mail and carrier delivery. A delivery notice urges subscribers to call 7 pm if their paper is not received and to notify the office for address or service changes.
The Dies committee white paper is praised for informing the public and enlightening readers about Nazi aims. It argues Nazi plans seek to control U.S. commerce industry and finance while hindering defense and aid to Britain, urging deportation of enemy aliens and strengthened resolve to resist subversive activity.
Otto D Tolischus, former Berlin correspondent for the New York Times, says German morale is sagging as war weariness grows with winter. He notes Hitler seeks to bind eastern European nations, aided by favorable press, but warns only a smashing Allied victory could topple him. Minor defeats won’t break public mood.
The piece argues that during the twelve year period T0746-102s8 the average return on corporate capital was 1.7 percent, below government bonds. It contends that campaigns unfairly target corporations, acknowledging misdeeds but saying rhetoric is often unjustified.
Roosevelt era coverage details a proposed treasury move to halt axis funding for subversive activities, risking diplomatic strains. The piece notes President Roosevelt support, congressional finance shifts, and the likely appointment of Richard Reynolds as Democratic National Committee treasurer, with party fundraising plans and international commentary from Chilean ex-president Carlos Davila.
Columns describe weather memories and urban life in New York. Observers praise changing districts, modernizations at Billys restaurant, and a parade of notable figures including James Montgomery Flagg, Dennis Farnets OBrien, George M. Cohan, Dr. William Lyon Phelps, and Cob Batchelor as fashion and culture intertwine with city humor.
Editorial briefs praise Wiesler Murphy Gaines and Percyman for earning conference all team status and emphasize the honor as well deserved. The piece notes college sports recognition alongside commentary on media, politics, and labor issues of the time.
A scanned trivia sheet asks seven of ten questions on topics from cinema to constitutional law. It covers who played himself in Strike Up the Band, curiosity about snakes, the Thirteenth Amendment, leading U S businesses, presidential salutes, Lake Pontchartrain location, ancient paper origins, a historic U S fortress, party conventions, and road safety notes for pedestrians.
Season's close brings snow and cold winds as the speaker plans to pause golf until milder weather. A locker turn and winter sports note mark the end of the playing season. Detroit's founding by French colonists is also mentioned.
A fragment recalls an art exhibit and a tense moment with a heavy walking stick. The note references Coulton Waugh’s late works, produced largely in South Carolina and North Carolina, with Batchelor steering the scene and McNaught Syndicate releasing the material.
State liquor central commission reports October sales rose from September by F122 in Atlantic stores. Des Moines outlets led with top totals, No. 1 store at $55,004, East Des Moines $1,660, Downtown Des Moines $50,100, while overall state sales increased to about S1,301.66.
A reader note warns against introducing quotation marks with phrases like Some one has said If the author is unknown the text should state It has been said to avoid attributing a specific speaker.
A Texas official opposes FBI counter espionage in fighting Italian propaganda arguing the FBI method fails in Europe. He warns Hitler Mussolini and Stalin developed ideological espionage the Trojan horse tactic of boring from within and says counter espionage with spies failed.
Washington county officials report Earl Granger 61 Waterloo and Helen Stephens 24 Rochester were held on auto larceny charges. Granger admits he failed to register for military service and confessed to stealing vehicles in Vinton Riverside and Waterloo.
Seventy to eighty skilled laborers across several state sections are joining a national defense effort. The move aims to mobilize electricians, fitters, machinists, and plumbers for war-related construction and shell loading, with workers transitioning from civilian roles to defense projects as shortages trigger mobilization. Nebraska prepares for peacetime conscription with 36 men to Fort Crook over three days, selected from 122 volunteers including 26 from Douglas County.
Otto Rube of Marne Henry Kahr of Walnut and Vic and Mrs Ben Kahr of Avoca attended a funeral in Ceetua Nebraska Thursday for a friend named Corvder Cor a conan Mrs Gash with other attendees listed in a clipped sketched dispatch
Alyoun Ian Mre Nicholas Wey, 20, of Bode, died today from injuries from an auto accident a month earlier. She received a broken back when her car overturned near Hobarton. Surviving are her husband and a 19 month old son.
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