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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1940
Page
1
Publication details for the Atlantic News-Telegraph with subscription rates and delivery notices. It lists carrier and mail options, regional availability, and changes to service and pricing.
Fragmentary text discusses constitutional issues and a Senate review. It references power to pass measures, public debate, and potential checks before a national decision. The tone suggests parliamentary caution and possible public response to forthcoming votes.
The piece questions wartime expenses and the burden of postwar debt. It argues nations will struggle to repay trillions in costs after four years of conflict, suggesting loans may not be repaid and urging frank accounting and prudent restraint. It calls for avoiding futile loans and seeking honest payment plans from Europe and allies.
Fragmentary text discusses profit systems, abolishers, Mussolini, and state theory. It references a debate about the current system, its faults, and potential improvements while noting the persistence of a favored order and possible reforms.
A garbled passage discusses budget reductions and a national debt program. It references Secretary Perkins and labor policy, hinting at political debate and potential changes in social programs amid fiscal pressure.
Summary of U S naval policy debates led by Admiral Leahy and Admiral Stark highlighting calls to aid Great Britain in the Pacific and criticising fuel tanker shortages. Includes Virgin Islands conflict between Governor Cramer and Interior Secretary Ickes with fallout over communications and governance. Copyright 1940.
A list of ten quiz prompts covering slang, medicines from plant bark, transoceanic flight claims, land jurisdiction, Reconstruction Finance Corporation leadership, earth’s dimensions, royal succession, the fourteenth amendment, government heads, and the author of a classic epic.
U S civil service commission announces openings with applications due by December 31. Positions include transport tariff examiner at 2000 to 3600 dollars yearly, horizontal fortune machine operator at 1260, senior bookkeeping operator at 620, multilith cameraman at 1620, senior and junior stapling operators, chief and assistant photo retoucher at 1020 to 2000. Further notices list navy yard jobs with daily wages and related technician roles.
An instructional poem for grandfathers by Edgar A. Guest. It advises maintaining health and diet, avoiding excess, and carefully selecting toys and candies. It stresses balancing generosity with parental boundaries to earn the respect of grandchildren.
A note on proper tense in announcements urges speakers to say shall be able rather than I will. The guidance emphasizes formal phrasing for future capability in public notices.
United States District Judge Charles Dewey denied bench parole today to Lewis E. Crowley of Houston Texas who was convicted and sentenced to three years for mail fraud and securities charges in Des Moines last year. Sidney J Dillon a Des Moines attorney who shared the case with Crowley died November 7 after being sentenced to five years. Crowley was a former Des Moines investment banker linked with Dillon in operating several investment trusts.
In Atlantic the top phone number is clearly established as the leading line. The piece notes the number's prominence and its role in local communications within the community.
In Madison Avenue offices Dr Camille Dreyfus, head of a rayon textile empire, explains business strategy. He invests in research to push new fabrics, discusses a satin like fabric with shimmering finish before ironing issues. a socialite buys 300 yards for a single dress, illustrating demand and risks in experimental products.
Paul Clemmensen 21, son of Mr and Mrs P C Clemmensen, is among 28 University of Iowa students elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He is a senior in accounting and formerly drum major of both his high school and university bands. A life-size portrait of Dean Rienow will be presented at a Memorial Union banquet next Tuesday.
Audubon Iowa will participate in a state program to convert surplus cotton into mattresses for needy families. Applications go to the county farm bureau office and are certified by the AAA committee. A committee led by Mary A. Harding will set work centers and the mattress making schedule with local project and 4-H leaders among the members.
Fifty British warplanes conducted a night flight from Singapore to Hong Kong, refueled there, and returned to Singapore in a precise display read as a warning to Japan. Shanghai reports noted the timing with the arrival of an American bombing squadron at Manila and Japan's buildup at Hainan for a southern drive.
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