Atlantic district campaign prizes drive active candidates
District No 1 and District No 2 residents in Atlantic compete for large prizes including automobiles and cash or gold awards. Lists of current candidates stretch across districts with many names and local emphasis. Voter drive news urges rapid efforts as five days remain to secure votes and win the top prizes.
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Atlantic
Cora Anderson
Louise
Bragga. Roscoe
Atlanttic
Ming Mary Blackburn
A. F. Dreager
Allie Fehrion
Inex Gordon
Jock
$1 For Heart Balm Ends Unsatisfying Suit
Adelbert McLaren of Atlantic sued Ed Kilne, a former Omaha bartender, for $10,000 claiming alienation of his wife’s affections. The district court awarded McLaren just one cent in damages. Kilne testified Mrs McLaren courted him, while McLaren argued he was betrayed by her. Kilne had recently inherited $40,000 from his father’s estate, but testified that the windfall vanished during the trial.
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Adelbert McLaren
Atlantic
Ed Kilne
Omaha
District Court
Danglas County
McLaren
Kline
Atrial
Fifty Deputy Sheriffs To Guard Shelby Banks
TARLAN Iowa June 1 Fifty deputy sheriffs will guard the banks of Shelby county against robbery and bandit threats. The bankers association of the county attended by representatives of all banks held a conference with the sheriff obtaining cooperation in the plan. The association will post a standing offer of 1000 dollars for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of any person robbing or attempting to rob a bank.
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Tarlan
Shelby County
Meat car wreck in Walnut halts trains
Six cars of meat and oleomargarine from Swift and Morris plants in Omaha wrecked in Walnut railroad yards. One car derailed due to a damaged undercarriage, causing mass destruction with meat and margarine scattered everywhere. Trains No 15 and No 6 were detoured via Milwaukee line. Atlantic received mail around noon as track reopened shortly after.
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Walnut
Swift
Morris
Omaha
Samburg
Germany
Olew
Paasenter
Milwaukee
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Atlantic
Owas
Wade Holds Insurance Money Is Not Exempt
COUNCIL BLUFFS IOWA June 1 Reversing a ruling of Federal Ref eree in Bankruptcy Fremont Benja min of this city Judge Martin J Wadd is a decision filed here in the case of Harry John Jews of Harlan bankrupt The position is taken that money derived from life insurance policy is not held to be exempt from the benefit of creditors A policy for 20000 in the Northwestern Mutual Life company figures in the controversy and which the referee held was exempt for debts.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Fremont Benjamin
Martin J. Wadd
Harry
John Jews
Harlan
Northwestern Mitial Life Company
Many New Cases on Docket for Cass County June Term
Cass County court opens June 7 with Judge J B Rockafellow presiding. Sixty one new cases on the docket, more than usual, while sixty four old cases remain. No criminal cases listed and juries not called due to farmers busy with farm work.
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Cass County Court
J. B. Rockafellow
Harlan Boy Follows Dad Into Uncle Sam's Army
Harlan Indiana June 1 Robert H Gibbs Harlan Tad will join the regular army continuing a family military line. He will pursue Annapolis and academy preparation through a Congressman William Ry Green appointment. The youth is son of Lieut Col George S Gibbs. The senior Gibbs has long served in the military and is currently stationed in Washington DC attending school.
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Harlan, In
Robert.h. Gibbs
Harlan Tad
Annapolis
Natal Academy
William
Ry Green
George S. Gibbs
Regular Army
Harlan
Washington, D.C
Veteran Richard Cotter Laid To Rest In Mawhirter Cemetery
Fragmentary notice records the grave of Richard Cotter a veteran of the 1812 conflict buried at Mawhirter cemetery near Grinwold. The damaged text hints at his long residence in Pleasant and notes his death occurred many years before.
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Down
Mawhirter
Grinwold
Richard Cotter
Pleasant
Yaara
Lightning kills local lumber yard manager in Wiota
Ed F. Caron, age about 46 and manager of Joyce Lumbar yards at Wiota, was struck and killed on main street at 3 05 this afternoon as he hurried home during a storm. He leaves a widow and five children, a son in the army, and his mother, brother, and sister in Lewis. A sister is Mrs Bert Upson. The fatal storm was part of a game storm that visited the city.
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Joyce Lumbar
Wiota
Lewis
Bert Upson
Future Stars of Screen at Work in Atlantic
Local youths participate in the film Two Thousand Dollar Reward being shot by Continental Cinema of Des Moines. Scenes include the Dr A S Mullins home with Mayor Coomes as father, Sunnyside picnics, and a cemetery sequence. Cast includes Katherine Wasson Mildred Franklin Ise Shannon Louise Nebe May Lewis Lauille Dutford Eva Long Margaret Schuler May Allanson Clyde Foliey Peter danas Mayor Gaoines.
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Atlantic
Continental Cinema Company
Des Moines
Atlantic Theater
May Lewis
Lauille Dutford
Eva Long
Margaret Schuler
May Allanson
Clyde Foliey
Peter Danas
Mayor Gaoines
Bull breaks loose as Bull Creek floods town
Torrential rain caused Bull Creek to overflow, flooding the upper town and breaking pavement in the business district. By 3 PM water stood eighteen inches deep on East Fifth Street near the Reek and Goold garages, flooding building basements near Walnut Street and behind The News Telegram office.
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Bull Creek
East Fifth Street
Chain letters face postoffice official in Harlan
HARLAN IA June 1 Chain letters are legal or illegal as such should not be mailed declares Claude H Glenn postoffice inspector for this district He expressed opinion on a case referred by Reverend G T Roberts whose recipient was involved The inspector would write the woman advising against repeating the offense.
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Harlan
Claude Hy Glenn
Postoffice
G. Tl. Roberts
Awas
Pet Coon Foraging Devours Hens and Chickens in Iowa City
Irwin Iowa June 1 a pet coon owned by Melvin Carter got loose after being fed. It devoured two hens and fifteen chickens before returning to Carter’s home and causing damage. Local note records the animal’s raid and the owner’s loss.
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Irwin
Melvin Carter
Carter
Monster Dredge Progress on Indian Creek Ditch
A ninety ton monster dredge slowly plows a new drainage ditch on Indian Creek, near Cars township. The machine, worth about 80000 dollars, weighs ninety tons and moves a shovel full of dirt every forty seconds as crews operate around the clock. Callahan and Walker of Omaha hold the contract to reclaim thousands of acres by carving a fifteen mile long channel that will straighten the river and boost valley lands between Maine and Lewis.
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Indian Creek
Sre
Joly
Uay
Callahan & Walker
Omaha
Maine
Lewis
Big Machine
Charles Fulton
Cars Township
Farm Boy Injured In Hay Loft Fall Near Cumberland
A farm boy suffered injuries from a fall in a hay loft near Cumberland. Authorities report the incident but details are unclear from the recovered text. An X ray reportedly showed injuries near a joint.
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Cumberland
Juno
Grimes
Miller
Red Oak Couple Keep Marriage a Secret a Year
In Red Oak Indiana June L reports Mr and Mrs Bernard Peterson kept their marriage secret for over a year. She was Miss Selen Andreen before the wedding. The couple’s announcement confirms the long-hidden union and identifies the spouses.
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Red Oak
Bernard Peterson
Selen Andreen
Bomb blast at Aberdeen proving grounds kills two
In Washington on June 11 two men died and thirteen were injured, four probably fatally, when a bomb exploded during preparation for airplane bombing experiments at Aberdeen proving grounds. Privates A. A. Shermer and B. E. Grimh of the 14th Squadron were among the dead.
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Wasitington
D. C
Aberdeen
Mi) Army Proving Grounds
A. A. Shermer
BE. A. Grime
14Th Squadron
Atlantic Rail Wage Slash Hits 75 Workers Here
The Road Wage Board announced a 12 percent wage cut for about 2,000,000 cashy workers nationwide, impacting 70,000 men in Java and 75 Atlantic Rail employees locally. Reductions range five to ten cents an hour, with section hands hardest hit at 18 percent. average loss around 12 percent, saving railroads about 400 million dollars annually.
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Amilantic
Rhoad Ware Board
Java
14 000 Mile Honeymoon Trip For This Couple
Red Oak Iowa July 1 Mr and Mrs Wood Sheppard are home from a 14000 mile honeymoon trip. They traveled by motor visiting the Pacific coast and returned with memories of the journey.
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Red Oak
Wood Sheppard
Pacific Coast
Chester on Stand in Slaying of Florence Barton
Densel Chester on trial for the killing of society girl Florence Barton began his defense today in Kansas City Missouri He answered questions in his own words claiming he is a blacksmith born in Richill Missouri and that his father is a blacksmith in Savery Kansas He said he was staying with Joe Harnett and not at Blanche Ryan’s home when Barton was killed He warned the examination would be lengthy and says he lost speech power after treatment following recapture at Broken Bow Nebraska
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Kansas City
Densel Chester
Florence Barton
Chester
Richill
Savery
Kas
Ghaster
Joe Harnett
Blanche Ryan
Mies Burton
Ilx
Broken Bow
Large Attendance At Cotton Funeral Today
Funeral services for Hollan G. Cotton, pioneer resident, were largely attended at the Congregational church in Lewis, with many out of town friends present. Rev. Unger preached the sermon, Brisonle lodge conducted the services, and burial followed at Oakwood cemetery.
Pioneers Attend Funeral Services for Hulton G Cotten
A large delegation of pioneers gathered at Lewis this afternoon to attend the funeral services for Hulton G. Cotton held at the Congregational Church. Cotton came to Fowl in 1866 and had lived in that community ever since.
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Lewis
Hulton
G. Cotston
Rioting In Tulsa Sparks Martial Law Proclamation
Tulsa riots over an incident involving a Black person and a white girl prompt federal and local action. National guardsmen deployed, 6 white and 50 Black people feared injured, fires burn blocks of the Black district, residents sheltered in Convention Hall and the ball park.
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Ball Park
Adjt
C. F. Barrett
Ara ¥. B. Baker
Haviland
Kas
Carl Doltheiseh
Randall
Rowland
R. C. Alder
Usis
Oklahoma City
Okla
J.B. A. Robertson
Tulsa
Placinir
Barrett
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