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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1940
Page
1
Atlantic News-Telegraph lists editor F. D. Simpson and office details. It presents subscription rates for carrier and mail within Cass and adjoining counties, Iowa, and broader U S regions, with price ranges by duration and method.
The piece argues for structured planning to avoid uncoordinated growth, noting that several Iowa municipalities already organize planning groups. It highlights benefits like efficient progress and better living conditions, and suggests Atlantic could form a civic group to lead such efforts.
The column blasts harsh treatment of industry while urging questions before defense spending. It notes 86 Arkansas prison farm escapes with four dead and four still free. It lauds Londoners enduring Hitler’s war, and endorses W. M. Hancher as Iowa State University president. It critiques Wallis on Hitler remarks and weighs a Willkie administration. Atlantic festival plans are praised and fears of a third Roosevelt term are discussed.
LaGuardia to lead new Progressive committee backing Roosevelt with Norris touring the Midwest. LaFollette awaiting Wisconsin convention. Hull defends destroyer deal as Tokyo eyes bases. U.S. fleet to stay in Pacific. bases considered in Brazil and Uruguay, with new French ambassador Haye noted.
Ca George AL Wilson, Chief Engineer Fred White of the Hutchwine Commission report progress on the Carmi tos Market road Program authorized by the egg legislature. Republican spokesmen said excellent progress has been made. White said contracts totaling 5,076,000 had been let by Aug 16 and work was under way or contracted in multiple counties.
Bealing the Tax Collector notes that box receipts in the last quarter led motion picture operators in Mexico to offer poorer programs to deter public attendance.
A seven year old boy carries a half shingle cradle holding a tan puppy with big ears on a crowded New York train. An eager observer notes the boy’s careful handling, the pup’s calm countenance, and the quiet patience of everyone around as the scene unfolds between Vanderbilt Avenue and Lexington Avenue. The writer laments the daily troubles and praises courtesy from opticians, airlines staff, and the romance surge at Farrar and Rinehart while sharing assorted town vignettes and small sympathies.
A brief note mentions sending something from an Ohio correspondent that made the subject happy again. The line suggests cordial exchange and a restored positive mood.
A set of ten trivia prompts covers bees honey distances presidents impeachment Gainsborough arts English history 1066 Big Ben secret police Roosevelt birth state author of Peter Pan and air weight.
Friends honor Howard Herbert with a stork shower as he recuperates from an appendectomy. A Nebraska corn stalk tale shared by Ray Hyndman sparks playful pride in Cass County. John Budd wrestles with finding room for an elephant in Atlantic while John Lang gains a reputation as an absent minded professor after a humorous gas station mishap.
Poem expresses the cherished comforts of family, home, and neighbors as enduring joys, contrasted with the destruction and tyranny of war. The speaker values love, books, companionship, and a secure home, wishing for steady companionship and a richer mind to dispel doubt. protected 1940 George Matthew Adams Service.
A guide warns against using ugly to describe temper or behavior. It urges using precise terms like vicious tempered or malicious conduct to avoid misleading readers and maintaining clarity in reporting.
A factional labor dispute at Fisher body plant No 1 halted production at Buick Motor Division in Flint Michigan. 18500 workers were idle after the Fisher plant attempted a reopening but clashes between AFL and CIO United Automobile Workers members forced another shutdown.
In Poona India a troop of black faced monkeys caused chaos flinging tiles from rooftops and injuring several residents authorities warned residents to stay indoors and monitored the area for further disturbances.
Library notes celebrate memoirs by professionals and their kin. Arthur Hertgler recounts horse and buggy doctor life. George Gilbert writes Forty Years a Country Preacher in Connecticut. Bellamy Partridge shares Country Lawyer about his father. Henry Beetle Hough offers Country Editor from Martha's Vineyard. Faye Cashatt Lewis narrates Dee's wife and early country practice.
Iowa safety council cites 498 July night crashes and urges motorists to reduce speeds 10 to 15 mph below daytime norms. Chief causes include reduced visibility, headlight glare, and sleepy drivers. officials urge rest or moving off road to recover.
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