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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1925
Page
6
In New York on July 18 the debonair financier Edward W. Browning was surrounded by about forty chorus girls from a Broadway show who rushed his hotel dining room table, sang You're our Cinderella man, and forced him into a comical escape as he tried to free himself and flee the scene.
Golf and Country Club members notified of a change, dinner moved to 4.20. Reservations requested with Mrs. DL G, brerbert Wy, for Thursday evening. Also mentions farm loans at 6 percent by Wood & Lavery of Atlantic, Iowa.
Citizens are urged to bring vegetables fruit potatoes grain and related items for the Town State Fair at Dew Moines. Call or DM to confirm eligibility and arrange delivery. supply name for listing and contact numbers 202-] or 164-R.
Regular meeting announced for Wednesday evening August 19 at 7 PM. All members are requested to be present. Signed by Grand Knight Lynch.
Iowa awards 3600 in scholarships to 21 and under exhibitors at the State Fair and National Livestock Exposition. Winners judge two rings of horses cattle and swine and two corn varieties. Special cash prizes total 240 in junior farm judging. Teams of three with one alternate per county compete.
Anita Iowa items list a string of visits and family news. Ida Mundentam and Mrs Sisler return from Canada to Anita. Clyde Bosley and family visit from Dubuque. Cap Gipple in town. a baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Guy Slusfield. freight and business trips by local residents. poultry shipment to Pittsburg. various residents touring Des Moines and Mayo Clinic links. property and vehicle transactions. highway right of way purchases. visitors from Oklahoma and Minnesota. local farm updates and social calls.
In Leningrad, American entrants start the long automobile race to Tiflis and return to Moscow. The event, expected to last 22 days, was flagged off at 8 a.m. with plans now extending the route to cover about 3,000 miles round trip. The Soviet government will study the winners to potentially select models for purchase.
Heavy reinforcements from Spain are bound for the Moroccan front near Melilla from Barcelona. Abdel Keim and his Rif forces reportedly press the Spanish troops from their fortified positions as Riffs aim to seize Mellillo, seen as a potential trump card in upcoming France Spain peace negotiations.
The community reports visitations for Paughenbaughs and relatives traveling to Wisconsin and New Hampshire, with remarks on roads and high grades. Students from Anita High school prepare for college at Highland Park and Ames College. Local residents attend gatherings, family visits, and farm or trade updates as crop conditions lag behind former years.
Dr Titus Weeks newly elected dean of Tabor college and head of the English department is a well educated travel seasoned scholar. He studied at Cornell Moorehouse University Chicago and Oxford and has written poetry and articles for Century Magazine. He previously led English at Southwestern College and served as mayor of Riverside Iowa.
An early Sunday electro storm swept the area with hail and rain that continued on and off through the day. The hail caused little damage to corn, but crops may benefit from the moisture. Atlantic officials King Korn, Jen M. Martin, and John Butter were visiting Anita on Monday. Local residents Win. Bryant, Roth, and John Bryant and wife traveled home from a northern recreation trip. Others include Rev. J. W. Ferner moving to attend services in California before settling in Washington, D. C. Mrs. Bessie Parkinson arrived from Welcome, Minnesota with her sister-in-law. A lightning strike lightly damaged the J. J. Dill residence in Lincoln township. Ed Hopkins and wife, of Salina, Kansas, visited G. B. Graham and family, Hopkins noting crop shortages in Kansas. George Parkinson family plans an auto trip to Gales Illinois to visit relatives and friends, including Bert and Jamey Parkinsonson, and Miss Emogene and Boyd Kelsey spent the week with their sister Mrs. Chis Graham.
Joe Rogers on a weekend trip near Madison reports a timber wolf attack from a broad ravine. Dogs stood guard as Mrs Rogers awakened by howls and green eyes flashing in the dark. Shots were fired but the timber wolf escaped into the night.
In New York on August 18, second round women’s national tennis championships featured Edith Sigourney versus Mrs Lambert Chambers and matches highlighting Helen Wills Mary Browne and Kathleen McKane. Doubles pitted Helen Jacobs and Charlotte Hosher against the British all star team.
In Cass County Iowa the district court holds No 9582 Equity June Term A D 1925. J A Andrew Receiver of Marne Savings Bank of Maine Iowa seeks authority to settle with C Wheeler and AC Fredrickson on liability from a guaranty contract. The court sets hearing for August 12 1925 at 9 am at Atlantic Iowa. If objections are not filed, the court will grant the pray er and authorize settlement by the receiver. Ben J Gibson Clovis Swan Martin attorneys for the receiver.
An old advertisement promotes Dave’s Mentha-Pepsin from Conrad’s Pharmacy claiming fast relief for acute stomach distress. It guarantees money back if not effective, promising quick easing of discomfort and improved digestion, plus reduced nerves headaches and dizziness when stomach is healthy.
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