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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1925
Page
2
In Atlantic Iowa a meeting at the Eversoh farm fosters better understanding between railroads and farmers. Both sides seek fair service pricing, profits for line expansion, and reliable transport. The gathering boosted faith and confidence, deemed worth the cost and time.
A large Thursday night gathering at Everson farm homes near Griswold rallied farmers and residents to restore rail service cut to one daily train. Praise flows to Everson Wortman and County Agent Sorden for sparking the effort, with officials promising full restoration and a new, cooperative countywide forum.
County Agent Sorden credits the Farm Bureau with two major gains. It has developed members' ability to speak and think clearly about beneficial issues, expanding participation beyond a few “gift of gab” speakers. It has fostered a strong community spirit, especially among women, linking social life with improved farming methods and reducing rural loneliness. The writer notes the bureau’s broader impact across the county and anticipates more in the future.
Senator Schvot, chair of the senate public building committee, announces he will push in Congress for an archives building. The current state, war and navy building houses most historic records in crowded conditions, hindering proper care of treaties laws and state papers.
The piece discusses how Congress writes vague laws and how executive and judicial branches handle them. It notes Congress sometimes passes unclear statutes, the executive defers to inferred meanings, and courts interpret constitutionality. It highlights the friction between branches and the public paying for enforcement of ambiguous statutes.
State papers lie rotting for lack of storage as war and navy department expansion since World War I left buildings overfilled. President Harding transferred key documents to the Library of Congress and National Museum, while the Smithsonian holds historic items. Brookhart’s senatorial bid is doomed. Cummins remains the likely winner, with Kendall staying out of active politics.
The editor assessing the senatorial race notes Kendall’s withdrawal from candidacy and Iowa’s inclination toward Cummins. Public sentiment favors Cummins, with concerns about Kendall’s age and health. Few other figures emerge as viable challengers, leaving Cummins likely to win unless health or capacity issues intervene.
A fragment from 1925 by George Matthew Adams features Walt Maron of Rippling Rhymes trading banter with a neighbor. It lampoons idle dreaming and fence building while contrasting two men content under a banyan tree, each enjoying simple pleasures.
A satirical column quotes a speaker boasting about weight loss and fame, then muses on vanity and money. It warns against swagger and emphasizes the value of steady work, suggesting many fail when lacking support to get back on their feet.
In the matter of the estate of J M Gray deceased Cass county Iowa. The undersigned appointed and qualified as executor of the estate. All persons indebted to the deceased or his estate will pay the undersigned. Those with claims must present them in the manner required by law for allowance and payment. Dated July 10th, 1925.
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