11 Aug 1921
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1921
Page
1
The notice lists contact and subscription rates including business and editorial offices. It states carrier and mail options with monthly and yearly figures, plus international and domestic rates. It also notes Associated Press membership and exclusive republication rights for AP dispatches and local news.
Atlantic subscribers of the News Telegraph may arrange for evening delivery if they call after seven o clock. Call Red 402 to set up service. This is not the telephone number for the News Telegraph.
Charles E. Malone of Atlantic leads Cass county exhibit efforts for the twenty fourth year at the Des Moines state fair with Mrs Malone assisting His national honor as director of the agricultural exhibition and Cass county's strong small grains and root crops promise a fine showing Harry Hopley will display livestock and other Cass county growers plan to share in blue ribbons at Des Moines
Des Moines faces doubts about street car relevance as buses handle traffic during suspensions. Experts foresee a possible return to cars with an eventual permanent franchise only time will reveal. The implement of motor buses shows a challenging future for street rail in small cities like Atlantic.
The article notes that automobil e transportation has come to stay and will gradually gain a daily role. It may replace streetcars as it did horsecars and cable lines, with a makeshift bus system carrying about 60 000 people daily in Des Moines as evidence of a new factor in urban transit challenges.
The poem professes a humorous future crusade to end peanuts because they are a menace to society. It mocks reform efforts and mocks readers to contribute money to the cause, promising a dramatic future if funds arrive. Copyright notice appears for George Matthew Adams.
Moscow Pravda prints Lenine speech outlining why Russia moves toward free trade. He says concessions to peasants will be limited and decided by the dictatorship of the proletariat. The aim remains strengthening the proletariat and destroying class distinctions.
The Associated Press notes Italy seeks emigration outlets for its surplus population and raw materials through South American nations. At a conference of the Italian Colonial Institute Professor Giovanni Bonacci said Italy could obtain coal and petroleum from Brazil and Argentina, easing unemployment and industrial needs.
A special examination for eighth grade pupils will be held at the office of the county superintendent on August 18 and 19, 2010, as announced by the county education office.
Gold shipments worth millions travel aboard passenger liners entering New York. Each ship’s strong room holds ingots and coins under tight security. Purser and longshoremen oversee loading with alarms and guards. Salvage for sunken treasure, such as the Lusitania, remains a pursuit for marine experts.
In Sofia on July 26 the steady decline of the Bulgarian leva prompts state fear and coercive measures against exchange speculation. Heavy fines and jail terms are set for deals without a payment by a foreign bill. Prewar leva traded near the franc, then five per American dollar. now one dollar costs about 125 levas. Major banks back government efforts, but no remedy yet identified.
Farm lenders advertise loans at 5 percent 5 34 percent and 6 percent prompting readers to contact the firm for financing. The notice mentions Carl ang Hee versus Wood Savery in Atlantic and promotes a fly season with a fly swatter and Locke's plumbing shop offering free items as a humorous aside.
Cass County's leading agricultural exhibitor, preparing the twenty fourth display of home products with more than 400 varieties, has been honored as superintendent of the agricultural department at the Iowa State Fair. Much of Cass County's grain and produce will also be shown at the Cass County Fair September 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
Associated Press reports from Indianapolis on August 11 describe coal miners preparing wage demands for the United Mine Workers of America biennial convention opening September 20. Elllis Searles says simultaneous end of wage agreements strengthens solidarity. John L. Lewis vows no wage reductions. Delegates number about fifteen hundred. some locals combine to reduce per capita costs.
GAR attention announces a reregular meeting on Friday August twelfth at two thirty by order of the Commander.
Anita public schools will open for the fall term on Monday September 5 with a Labor Day celebration planned in Anita. Mrs Carrie Shipman and daughter Miss Madeline Reynolds spend the week at Lake Okoboji with Mrs H L Bell and husband. Miss Anna Johnson visits relatives in Sioux Rapids and Spencer Iowa for a few weeks. Frank L Stady of Atlantic starts a new plumbing shop in Anita. E W Marsh and wife of Hell Minnesota visit relatives here and join Miss Rose Robison for a trip to West.
Six thousand delegates from 803 posts are expected at the VFW national encampment in Detroit from September 19 to 24. The program will focus on soldier legislation including relief for disabled veterans and a national soldier bonus. An invitation has been extended to Lord Byng of Vimy for the event.
National officers of the veterans association include Robert G. Woodside of Pittsburgh as commander Walter I. Joyce of New York as quartermaster general R W Elton of New York as adjutant Charles Penburn of Bridgeport Conn as chief of staff and Charles Lemright of Detroit as inspector general.
Rome July 23 An irrigation plan for the Puglia province in south Italy would tap Fortore and Bifanto rivers to moisten 640000 acres of currently arid land. If developed the area could grow wheat barley corn and other crops at an estimated cost of 10 million dollars.
Washington August 11 Col Charles R Forbes director of the new veterans bureau announced a definite hospital program for war veterans involving immediate expenditure of 6 110 000 dollars from the 14 600 000 dollars available.
A draft by a medical and architectural panel led by Dr Willittsburgh outlines a hospital expansion plan. The program proposes nine major construction projects across facilities, aiming to improve capacity at multiple sites and modernize care.
In Honolulu Hawaii on August 11 Governor Charles J. McCartl relinquished office. Wallace Farrington was sworn in as his successor amid a crowd of prominent Americans and Hawaiian leaders at Iolani Palace and the capitol. The ceremony marked a historic transfer of power in the territory with ancient Hawaiian honors echoed by the assembly.
Chic autumn fashion sections showcase sparkling new items and trend developments. The advance showing features coat silhouettes, clever sleeves, skirt variations, and straw hats hinting at windward styling. Exquisite tailoring and a wide color range attract shoppers from $25.00 upward.
The Autumn presentation showcases the chic chemise Frock in the lead with varied materials and faultless tailoring. Wraps for Autumn and Winter arrive in fresh colors and smart lines, with prices from $15 to $98 and dresses ranging from $18 to $55.
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