27 Sep 1939
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1939
Page
1
Notice to Atlantic subscribers that if evening papers do not arrive they may call before 7 o'clock at 585 M to arrange delivery. Changes of address, discontinuations, or other delivery notices should be reported to the office, not the carrier.
Washington officials privately debate muffling radio gear on belligerent ships in U S ports. The discussion highlights neutrality fears, the embargo fight, and signals between German, British and other vessels as policy opinions split along party lines.
Atlantic residents can take pride in a 1938 retail sales table showing Atlantic leading several nearby towns in food and auto sales and ranking alongside larger towns in total sales. The figures highlight Atlantic as a robust business town with strong schools, parks, streets, and homes.
Readers weigh the cash and carry plan for selling munitions to France and England arguing it is fair to both sides but risking Allied wars with Germany. Critics warn of German retaliation and possible American entry into conflict if embargoes end.
The piece critiques California publicity amid heat and storms and warns of a hard freeze harming fall leaves. It mentions October color in Iowa and proposes shifting major holidays to Mondays, including Thanksgiving and Independence Day, noting the idea has gained little traction.
A satirical verse about a bored married pair chasing fame through sensational stunts. The silly husband and wife clash as a poet enters, prompting a divorce suit and a spectacle driven media frenzy led by photographers and tabloids.
A brief fragment notes avoid indirect questions in quotation marks and warns against quoting conversational phrases. It reads like a stray OCR reminder with uncertain endings and scattered letters.
Forty five of the 300 athletes from the 1938 national football league season have returned to college. Many others are using earnings to satisfy obligations from their undergraduate days, as football readies to resume.
The Tucson set for the Arizona premiere faced cancellation as production halted and orders were issued to pack up. Crews built a 1860 Tucson town with adobe sheds, clockwork shutters, and mesquite fencing while fire equipment was readied for safety.
After heavy rain the valley streams swelled requiring a wait for subsiding waters before crossing. The storm broke and dissipated within about ten minutes.
The narrator visits Monterey with friends A. A. Gillette and family, notes the long heat spell, and lists historic sites from the old capital to Calaboose and Colton Hall. He praises Monterey Bay’s fishing, the surrounding towns, and scenic Highway 1 while reflecting on world turmoil and the calming vast sea.
A list of ten questions on geography sports finance astronomy and history. Topics include Madagascar separation from Africa the sport linked to Harold Jug McSpaden stock margin Polk middle name nautical mile length Sargasso Sea Peru flag colors planetary perihelion Formosa linkage.
Des Moines Iowa September 27 1939 attendance at the Iowa State fair was reported as 400 477 through ten days of operation by A R Corey secretary of the fair. The 1929 fair had the largest attendance at 435 385 and last year’s centennial drew 480 907.
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