IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED THE ATLANTIC VOICE Whether it be admitted or not, it is a fact our Proince has reached bed rock economically, with an alarming percentage of its inhabitants in the grip of a terri ble crisis. The earning power of a large section has been so unprecedentedly reduced they are unable to Devoted to the interest of the people of the Atlantic Zone pay their rents as heretofore, hence landlords and collectors are also feeling the effects of the depression to a much VI YEAR. LIMON, COSTA RICA FEBRUARY 3rd. 1940 281 greater degree than hitherto.
We have been assured that during the first fifteen days of the past month nearly seventy infants died here.
WIRELESS NEWS THE APPROACHING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION This is a most unusual occurrence and calls for serious consideration. No infantile sickness exists so far as is The all. important day ered period has elapsed. EconoBURBANK, Calif. Great known, neither has any epidemic occurred, some other therefore the 11th. February will soon mic stringencies are Braian has crontracted with trouble must therefore be the underlying cause. We are Lockheed Aircraft Corporabe with us. On it every quali likely to increase to a dangerous fied son of Costa Rica will inclined to attribute it to the mal nutrition of mothers, be degree with a hundred and one tion for 200 new type bomproduced not only by a lack of nourishment but by the required to select the one whom contingencies; hence the vital bing planes, which brings greater evil. the want of food which generally devehe considers best fitted to guide necessity of having as our Chief her purchases to 750 in rethe multifarious and onerous af Executive one who will be able lops such physical disturbances as to preclude the ar cent months. The bombers rival of vigorous, healthy offspring. Unhealthy living foirs of the State during the en and capable to face the situa are said to be faster and larponditions, generally evidenced when hardships suing Presidential term of four tion and steer his fellow natio.
and ger than the Hudson type miseries are rampant, also add their quota. Despite these years.
nals away from the death dealused previously. The contract evils nothing looms, so far Sentimentalities In usually well informed cir ing shallows.
as. we see, to provide sufThe aggregates 18, 000, 000.
fucient work to adequately take care of the populace; ships will be produced at the cles the belief prevails that the should no longer be allowed to and so, notwithstanding the great uncertainty in foreign period 1940. 1944 will be one influence our activities. Matter rate of 40 per month.
fields, many are preparing to leave with a view of avoi of the most difficult in the poli not men should motivate our po ding utter misery and complete starvation.
tical history of the country. The licy. For these and other cogent While we admit such people cannot remain here re is every indication that the reasons we feel that all who ta in idleness, without a ray of early relief, we feel it is HELSINKI. The Finnish European conflict will continue ke a lively and deep. seated mot in the interest of the Province to allow it to be drai High Command announce for some years, and the longer interest in the future welfare ned of its skilled and unskilled labour. We therefore that their planes and anti it does, the more seriously will of their beloved country should urge that something be started whereby reasonable re votes for Dr. Ra aircraft batteries brought this and other similarly condi cast their muneration will be provided to prevent their departure.
Calderon down tioned countries be affected Guardia fael Angel Russian twenty one It is a dangerous policy for a community to be made des planes during the raids over for though we know of the very and thereby ensure a continuity titute of its robust manhood. It stagnates its progress. It Southern Finland on the laudable effort being made to of that progress which has been is consequently a matter which vitally concerns all who 30th. January. Only one Fin offset this by a real co. opera the outstanding feature of the have any interest in this section of our country and calls nish machine was declared tion among all the nations of regime now nearing its close, a for immediate action.
this hemisphere, the lost.
resultant also that true democracy for benefits cannot be fully felt which Costa Rica has until after a somewhat length. been famed.
THE CHANGES IN RAILWAY CO ITINERARY MEXICO CITY. Former Lieatenant Coloniel Catari RUSSIA STILL SUFFERS HEAVY REVERSES no Gallegos Cruz is reported Referring to the information These changes will also shor to have been sentenced to The Finnish Command an. Further subsequent released in the Spanish leader ten the journey between these death as plotter in the revreports of our impression of the 20th. two points by half an hour, nounce their armies had comple declare that another large forolt of General Caturnino Ce tely destroyed four divisions of ce had been surrounded by the January, we take this opportu which we are confident the u dillo. Major Larrera was also Russian troops, some 70. 000 Finns after intensive fighting nity to further advise our reasers of the Railway will hearti committed by the same Mi men, after an almost ceasele for a couple of days and that ders that the changes in the itily appreciate and sincerely gi litary Council to eight years, week of fighting in the icy wil their capitulation was awaited nerary of the passenger service ve thanks to Mr. Sheehy and imprisonment.
of our Railway Company will those associated with him derness to the north of Lake on account of shortage of food take effect on Monday the 19th. the management of this service.
Ladoga. The beaten fragments and general supplies.
of the divisions were said to ha Encounters in other sectors of the present month.
The passengers TOKYO. Between 170 ve scattered in headlong flight had also, it was said, resulted train will, from that date, leave Limon at PRES. ROOSEVELT and 200 factory workers were after strewing the snows and disastrously for the Russians.
burned to death on the 30th. ice. locked lakes and 10. 50 a. and arrive in rivers Engagements of a violent na San BIRTH ANNIVERSARY January when a suburban with thousands of José at 35 The one from dead and ture have been occurring in the San Jose will leave at 30 a. In a quiet and traditional ma train was derailed and burst wounded.
region of the Saar as a conseinto flames on the outskirts. and arrive here at 15 nner President Roosevelt is reThis was the result of an ef quence of the Germans attemp These changes should be high ported to have celebrated the of Osaka. About 100 others fort to outflank the Manner ting to penetrate the advanced heim Line to cut behind it lines of the French Their efforts ly appreciated by our travelling 58th anniversary of his birth were injured.
public who will be afforded thir lest Wednesday the 31st.
by encircling the frozen shores failed. The Nazis have been inty more minutes to attend WASHINGTON The a of Lake Ladoga, Military obser tensifying their air raids along to nuary, The day was observed their business in San José befo throughout the nation with par rrival at Frederiksted in the vers regard it as the worst disas the major portion of Britain re entraining, while those going ties and programmes to raise Virgin of 14 convicts escaped ter yet experienced by the inva eastern coastline, but so far litfrom this end will have a furt funds for a campaign to halt from Devils Island has been ders and that it had broken the tle or no damage has been rebackbone of their offensive in ported in view of the successful her allowance of twenty five the ravages of infantile paraly reported. Four of the men minutes sig.
still wore prison chains on that region.
activities of the anti aircraft.
their arrival in small open boats.
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