02 Jan 1929
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1929
Page
1
Fragmented wire report from Montgomery and Washington mentions a family homicide near Calhoun, with state authorities probing a seven to ten year mystery. Names include J Nichols and Ashburn. reports touch on naval hospital, Missouri River, and a wedding plan in Rockford.
Arbor Hill man won sweepstakes at the Adair corn show placing top in yellow corn and white corn classes. Judge Sprague Weis MioA and others praised his test samples while other exhibitors including Baown and Mere rill Ford earned high marks in hay and oats events. The event, held at Ames, will see awards announced in January.
Veteran John Harmond criticized Governor Olin Trumrail and lawmakers today, calling the near beer tax illegal under prohibition statutes. He accused law enforcement agencies of not prosecuting the sale of near beer products, while noting a small fire incident at 207 East Wirth Street.
Weather report notes unsettled conditions with a rising temperature trend in eastern areas and cooler readings in the northern part. Thursday may be colder in the northern districts balancing overall forecasts.
Malone is chosen chairman of the board of supervisors amid a Belize era of regional posts and civic duties. The fragmentary notice mentions local figures, meetings, and events, with scattered names and places hinting at a broader regional context and upcoming sessions.
A late article reports that deaths from influenza and pneumonia are increasing across the United States with totals rising in several cities including Chicago Philadelphia Baltimore and Buffalo as weeks pass with higher counts than in prior periods. The piece notes state and city comparisons and cites rising mortality figures during the flu season.
Received here is word of the death of Mrs. Hela Lo Thisgers taval lauly, a former Atlantic resident. Survivors include Rudolph Lorenzen of this city, Lorenzen of Portland, Mrs. Anna Stivdanayea Mellvaine, and Mrs. The Ha ll of Hollywood. Funeral and viewing details were noted in Hollywood notices. Mrs. Chuster C. Spenme of Redfield is listed among mourners.
A longtime railroad worker at Avoca retires after decades of service. The article notes his final shift, honors from colleagues, and reflections on changes in the industry and technology over his career.
Fragmentary OCR text notes President Hoover traveling home with 18 aides as he prepares his inaugural address. It mentions plotting and references to trees, a porch, and various unclear phrases. The passage is garbled with many unreadable segments but centers on Hoover and inaugural planning.
Report describes a stolen car found at the Lewis garage and the search for the driver. Authorities investigation traced the vehicle to West Richfield area, with official efforts ongoing to identify and arrest the thief and recover the vehicle.
An elderly farmer, Anderson, who had resided within three miles of Audubon for more than 25 years, was committed to the state hospital after exposure and a gun-dawn illness. He had lived in a small house on the Gistas homestead and later in a granary when the house burned. He owned eighty acres near Audubon, rented by his guardian, and asked the sheriff where Audubon was.
Reading indicates multiple local firms launching sales and relocating. We see YW Marshall & Son opening a dry goods establishment, Dean's Jewelry-Lawine expanding, and subleases at Masonic Building to Penney Company. Walnut street bakery stock piles, Chestnut street clearance, and liquidation of remaining stock follow as shops prepare brisk discount sales.
Effective Monday January first the Avantir Laundry adopts a cash basis for all deliveries in both the Toeat and territory delivery services. Coupon books priced 5, 10, or 15 dollars are offered for patrons. Visitors from Dex ter and Waterloo spent the weekend with local grandparents and relatives.
A family in Danvers welcomed three girls Thelma Zelina and Velma after a Sunday birth to Mr and Mrs Rank Lemble The father returned from fishing to learn of the new arrivals The triplets weighed four seven and nine pounds and join two older siblings in a growing household.
Rickard underwent an appendicitis operation in Miami Beach yesterday. A crowd from the Miami Beach Kennel Club witnessed the procedure after Rickard invited them to his club hotel. The operation, performed during New Year festivities, was reported as successful. Rickard’s health was to be updated as he recovers.
In Red Oak Court Saturday five defendants pled guilty to liquor violations from a Christmas raid. Judge Ratliff imposed fines of 800 dollars and three months in county jail for four defendants, while Henry Linrooth drew six months. Linrooth’s wife Edith filed for divorce following the raid.
Obituary notice reports the deaths of two prominent local residents. Surviving relatives include spouses and children, with services planned at Franklin Township Lutheran Church and burial in the Franklin cemetery. Details reference George and Emma Sutton and other local families.
Detroit January 2. Nearly 12,000 job seekers, many braving deep snow, gathered outside the Rouge plant gates after the Farid Malter company announced plans to hire about 80,000 additional workers in the valley. Only 500 or 600 were hired today, with thousands sent home. Employment manager A. E. Wilson said it will take about half an hour to select the needed men and about 400 will be hired daily until March.
Report from local office notes believed valuable documents were taken during a break-in. scrambled OCR text references missing items and suspects, with unclear names and dates. No definitive identities are confirmed in the readable portion.
Moreland family members arrive Friday evening to spend winter at the home of Mrs. Moreland, 209 Raat Tekh steer, with plans to divide property and make a permanent residence there.
Hearst announces a $25,000 prize for the best plan to repeal the eighteenth amendment and replace prohibition with a more liberal temperance measure. Publicist Edwin Clap is cited as the contact, with William Randolph Hearst praising personal liberties and calling prohibition a flagrant violation of American principles.
The readable fragments mention New York and Voy shops and typed hun while other words are garbled. No coherent events or clear entities form a substantive news item.
Des Moines tax records reveal gasoline tax receipts increased sharply, with total collections near two million dollars. Ray Johnson, a state official, reports higher revenue, while refunds total about forty thousand dollars. A pool hall on 42nd Street and a West Side confectionery are noted in passing, reflecting local business activity.
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