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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1920
Page
3
Wheat closes 17 higher amid light offerings and strong buyers, with improved export activity and scattered selling. Corn weak despite wheat strength, oats up modestly, cash demand slow. Kansas City Meats: hogs, cattle, and sheep receipts and price ranges noted, Chicago and St. Joseph cash grain mixed with varied No. bids.
HOGS receipts 4500 mostly 10 to 16 higher bulk of sides 1.60 top 9.75 heavy quality 9.70 medium wet, Wiltweight 4 heavy packing sows 9.00 9.32 porkum sows 8.50 9.00 pigs 7.50 CATTLE receipts 240 compared with week ago beef steers steady to weak top 15.75 stocker and feeders 25 higher veals 1.00 lower bulls steady SHEEP receipts 290 compared
The Daughter of Devil Dan leads a Kentucky hills yarn at the Garden on Sunday and Monday with Irma Harrison and Kempton Green amid thrills. Shirley Mason appears in Cin My them and The Heart of a Woman is teased with Kayaiond Makan as leading man. At the Opera House Elsie Ferguson stars in Lady Rose's Daughter, a Par amount pool film Curtain features Katherine McDonall on Wednesday and Thursday. The Mystery of the Yellow Room a Emile Chaulard production screens Friday and Saturday. Delicious apples and 10 cent tablets advertised at the News-Telegraph offices.
Corydon Iowa reports the drowning of J C Stevvite a young bachelor farmer after his horse threw him into a creek. He wrote a farewell memorandum to his family detailing his struggle pain and mental distress before sinking. He left $20 000 in life insurance with $10 000 war risk and $5 000 life policy and his parents Mr and Mrs Boyd Sterritt of Des Moines travel to join the funeral arrangements as a brother arrives from California.
Jackson Giddens and wife transfer property to Ivan Noland for parcel 1117 20 It 15 b 7 Cumberland. The Griswold Industrial School District receives two parcels Griswold Jl 28 20 tb LB and v2 It 1 b 2, with totals around $1150 and $1000 respectively.
The News Telegraph notes holiday displays in local stores with elaborate Christmas windows. Sonora phone events and a Christmas tree lit with multicolor bulbs draw attention, while other shops show windows filled with gift items, furs, blouses, and hardware displays. Advertisements push subscriptions and engraving services.
Doings report two basketball games at Extra last night Anita versus Extra girls and boys teams won. Girls 17 to 14 and boys 26 to 14. Referees Mrs Ben Jensen for girls and I J Cockshoot Atlantic for boys. George Spoo of Atlantic took grandfather Freeman Anderson to Omaha for a visit. Leila Esbeck funeral held at Danish Lutheran church in Texira. Band carved picture frames at Fred Alexander’s new location. Christmas card orders urged at The News Telegraph. Crozier Drug sale ad notes Christmas New Year cards.
A. Z. Scott sells 240 acres to John and Philip Kavas for 96000. He bought the land in 1906 for 29800, yielding a gain of over 73000 in fourteen years, due to rising farmland values. The parcel was sold last April. Lunch and bazaar noted for Presbyterian church Tuesday.
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