23 Sep 1931
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1931
Page
1
The Atlantic News Telegraph lists ownership under P Chase and R A Chase with E P Chase as editor and publisher. It provides subscription rates, delivery options, and a notice to subscribers about evening delivery and contact numbers for changes to address or service.
Correct Action. Iowa citizens applaud Governor Dan W Turner for enforcing the tubercular cattle test law. He calls out the national guard to Cedar county amid months of opposition and violence against officials enforcing the measure. Courts upheld the law’s constitutionality and the program aims to eradicate tuberculosis in beef and dairy cattle to protect public health.
The document praises the farm bureau for constructive action and broad support among farmers. It argues the bureau acts for farmers’ goods, not political gain, and warns against exploiting agriculture’s plight for personal ends. The speakers express confidence in the bureau’s approach to equalization arguments and policy hearing.
A plea urges turning eighty acres near Lewis owned by W. J. Woodward into a Iowa state park at Crystal lake. The piece stresses natural beauty historic value and accessibility and calls for broad community support across Cass and neighboring counties to secure the site.
The piece argues debt moratorium supporters overlook the U S Constitution. Section 10 of Article I bars states from passing any law impairing the obligation of contracts. It warns governors uniting to impose moratoriums is futile and impossible.
The Associated General Contractors of America will discuss using the construction industry to lift the economy and reduce unemployment at its September 30 and October 1 gathering in Washington. President Greensfelder will lead the board with leaders from across the country to review financing, new fields for growth, and rapid grade separation projects to cut railroad crossing deaths.
The American Farm Bureau federation, praised for sane aims, is drafting a congressional program for December and weighing a revived equalization fee to tax surplus crops. The bureau supports farmers, but has withheld demands while the current marketing act is phased out, awaiting a clear path.
Iowa editorials discuss saving for hard times amid national finances and tax relief debates. Local writers urge political restraint, warn of harmful rhetoric, and reflect on people’s desires for stable winter conditions and recovery.
A 1938 era column notes how Broadway's cafe life moved to transatlantic liners boosting weekend cruises and film footage of high jinks. It observes a fall in Atlantic rates hurting cruises, Midtown expansion on Sixth Avenue, and a sunless Allen Street revival with new apartments and hotels.
The article outlines current fashion shifts in daytime and evening wear. It notes collars, scarves, and high necklines in daytime dresses while evening gowns feature higher fronts, back coverage, and variations such as square necklines and wide shoulder straps. Designers Tollman Patou Lucien Lelong are highlighted for decolletage styles and drapery treatments.
The Norristown Register quotes Samuel M. Rosenthal warning merchants against flashy new schemes. He urges sticking to proven newspaper advertising methods, noting fly-by-night plans waste funds while established stores preserve sales even in lean times.
An awkward court scene unfolds in a Minnesota town as a Swede defendant answers jurists about a plate glass break in. The judge’s questions provoke jokes about size of a stone and body parts while other chatter touches on marriage and a sermon.
Poem narrates a man tempted by drinking as he faces wrecked plans and looming debt. The speaker warns that one drink leads toward danger, impaired judgment, and unsafe driving, urging restraint despite the bleak mood and societal pressures.
A fragmented knowledge test asks readers to answer seven questions. Items reference positions in government, native races on specified islands, winners of races, a Puebla state inquiry, and a query about Walt Whitman, presented as a quiz from a historical page.
An English law phrase Time of Memory is cited amid a muddled report on borders and transfer business involving Kansas City Missouri and references to regions such as Benita Juarez and Yonkers. The piece mentions a boundary transition and calls a national figure the second Washington, with scattered names like Terraca City and Tyrlane.
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