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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1925
Page
5
A gypsy band traveling in high priced cars robbed a cash register at a Harlan, Iowa, oil station yesterday, taking about twenty dollars. Sheriff Jorgensen pursued the group as residents described their luxury camping and touring gear and new vehicles.
Friday club at Mrs. Burrs porch party featured Sam’rses as diversion with guests including Mrs. Loggatt of Omaha and Ming Geraldine Gates. Queen Esther Circle hosted by Miss Betty Hill with program led by Misa Marvyn Westergaard. Luncheon social at Methodist church hosted by Lillie Grimes with Mesdames Westergaard Moreau Dickey Ketlaway Turner Daniels and Kempater. Farm bureau cheese making demonstration led by Mrs. John King of Bayard. district-wide demos planned. Roscoe Turner hosted a birthday party for daughter Helen with games and cake. J S Woods and wife hosted a birthday family dinner. Mr. and Mrs. C M Largent held a family reunion dinner honoring Miss Mildred Largent with guests from Valley Junction and E D Largent.
Walnut society notes show Mrs Theodore Johnson hosted a Thimble Bee on Walnut street Friday afternoon. Mrs Margarette Petersen hosted a two party visit honor with Mrs Charles Derman of Davenport visiting mother Mrs Petersen. Mrs A J Hansen and Mrs E P Thoring also hosted on Central and Walnut streets respectively.
The Atlantic theater presents a First National release "Learning to Love" with Constance Talmadge and Antonio Moreno as a flirtatious Pat and her guardian Warner, leading to mistaken engagements, a Paris plot, and eventual reunion. Tuesday features "That French Lady" set in Delphi Iowa with John Hemingway and Inez De Pierrefond. Midweek offers "Contraband" with Carmel managing a small town paper, and the weekend stacks Buck Jones in "The Desert Outlaw" at Strand.
Newport society buzzes over the outdoor wedding of Muriel Vanderbilt, famed society girl, and Harvard athlete Frederick Cameron Church. The ceremony at Beachmound, with a guest list limited to 200, precedes a ball at the Count and Countess Szechenyi’s villa. Attendants arrive by plane, yacht, car, or train as waves of guests travel from New England and New York.
An excursion train will bring 250 members of Dr. Keller's Bible class from Maryville to Shenandoah for a KFNF radio program on Sunday. After church services, they will picnic at the fair grounds, enjoy swimming, and broadcast all afternoon. The event marks a historic first in radio.
The Thursday Kensington club gathered with Mrs. Martin McMahon for a well attended program featuring a piano solo IL Trovatore by Misa Margaret McMahon a reading Tim's Vacation by Lilian Metz a vocal duet Georgia Lullaby by Maude Moore and Lillian Metz and a pony duet by Margaret McMahon and Lillian Metz A jacket gift marked the baby Vloreen Teresa daughter of Mrs John Nevens Guests included Mrs Bia Bertar Mrs Frank Larey from Spokane Wash Mrs Roy Culver from Hepworth Me and Mrs Wenty Jann and Rosella Pral of Omaha The club postponed tomorrow's picnic for two weeks The next meeting is August 6 with Mrs Mike Metz Roll call My Most Unpleasant Household Task Triple A Class of the Baptist church met at Seventh and Chestnut streets with hostesses Mesdames Chas Bigelow Walter Joyce and O A Coe R C Relief Corps held meetings at the court house 2980 with many present and others in attendance
HEDDA HOYT notes Paris fashion hints curves may return this winter. Frocks and coats show subtle back fullness with 18 inch waistline talk. She questions whether American women want curves or straight lines and cautions comfort may keep styles simple.
Des Moines federal agents deny subpoenas for alleged Des Moines customers of a New York mail order liquor ring. Indictments loom as twenty witnesses from twelve cities, including Des Moines, were named in the New York grand jury probe. Authorities seized a mailing list of 20 000 alleged customers at the ring’s Broadway headquarters. Joseph Kirchenblatt and Sol Adamsky face charges over counterfeit revenue stamps linked to whiskey sales.
A baby daughter was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Jensen in Massena. Mrs. Melinda Keith underwent an operation at the Iowa M. B. hospital in Des Moines yesterday and is reported today as getting along nicely.
Exira July 25 Kirk Knox, recently a patient at Atlantic hospital, was operated on yesterday for an ingrowing toenail at Des Moines Congregational hospital. Word today says he is getting along nicely and recovering well.
London reports a widespread walkout with 100000 mill workers in textile districts striking and militant actions damaging factories. Public criticism of Premier Baldwin grows as coal crisis lingers and ministers consider a temporary subsidy to avert wage cuts. Transport workers threaten action to block coal transport amid wider strike fears. Mrs Blakesley and children return from South Dakota visit.
The body of W. B. Head, 25 year old jeweler from Mineola Texas, was found near St Marys Locker after being missing in the mountains for over two years. A Windt watch on the body, a kodak and car key identified him. Head disappeared while camping with friends at Diamond Peak region. A reward had been offered and searchers endured months of blasts to trail Head. the father, W. C. Head of Mineola, Texas, was notified.
Gr is wold July 25 Special to News Telegraph. The Legion and business men of the city met at the American Legion hall to finalize plans for the annual Soldiers' reunion set for August 18 19 and 20. Committees have been appointed and will aggressively work to make this year’s reunion the greatest yet.
Dr. W Edwin Scott of Detroit claims to have perfected a powerful new explosive force dubbed canned lightning or the death stroke. He arrives in San Francisco for a naval test after previously selling his MkInalite artillery shell to France for $174,000 during the world war.
Herbert Qelenberg, 11, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Ovlenberg of Newport Arkansas, plunged 400 feet to his death from Steamboat Rock near Lyons Colorado. He and two companions began the ascent, he slipped near the summit, fell 100 feet, struck a ledge and rolled the remaining distance to the base.
In Vinton Iowa July 25 Lola Meek 24 is missing since Monday. Her mother May Simler appealed to police and plans to use a spirit board to aid the search. Meek left home without a hat and it is believed without money.
In Mason City Iowa July 25 petition drives seek removal of Jennie Hall medieval history text Our Ancestors in Europe from Cerro Gordo county schools. Proponents led by E T Giles claim the book teaches a creed and favor replacing it with American history. About 1600 signatures collected already.
Boone Iowa July 25 A remarkable life story mirrors a student’s rise from hardship to achievement Anna Cordis of Boone overcame severe poverty to earn every academic degree from sixth grade to PhD at Iowa State University and Iowa State Teachers College She published a phonetics text and became a noted lecturer set to join the faculty in September at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls
Rev Bal Humbert and his wife arrived from Manson Washington where they wed on July 16 The Christian church pastor will officiate at the funeral for Mrs Geo Faust then he and his bride head to Canton Michigan for further duties
Thirty six Homer pigeons will be released in the city early tomorrow morning at 5:00 p.m. at Rock Island depot as part of a test conducted by Cri-Cities Pigeon viais. The birds were shipped to Rock Island with instructions to release them at a designated time to assess their homing ability.
Tadaly 25. Center ville district court hears Joseph Berkwald alias Jay Kuhne admit seduction allegation. Prosecution notes he was sought by authorities in Des Moines Spirit Lake Sioux City and Omaha. accuses Berkwald of enticing girl to intimacy and failing to keep promise.
Official weather observers reported yesterday's high as OT above, the warmest in the state, with Des Moines and Clarinda both recording the temperature.
Misa Anna Hilyard returns to Nebraska after a summer with Archie Hilyard. Kenneth Adams of Lewis visits his uncle Hardy in Cumberland for the week. Mrs. Ruby Van Meter and her son of Altoona visit Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Farwell. W. F. Fowler of Botna Valley Hatchery in Atlantic calls on Cumberland on business. Fine quality hard cotton noted. d24 C. P. Meredith.
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