Atlantic Yeomen Home site push draws leaders to city
Grand President G N Frink and H C Evans visited Atlantic to inspect sites for the Yeomen Orphans Home. A luncheon and city hall meeting featured strong support, with locals promoting Sunnyside Park as a prime location. The plan, backed by a ten cent per member monthly tax, aims to fund construction from a $269,000 reserve as the executive committee narrows site choices.
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Calumet
Frinkw
Evins
Mullins
Sunnyside Park
Britton
Rotary Club
Mack
G. A. Hinman
Lions Club
C. B. Clovis
Frink and Evans
W. MclIntosh
Atlantic
Plang
Yeomen
Yeomen’s Supreme Grand Lodge
Order
Thia Oa
NA Barmer
Fein Ae Ah Iqio
Thauman
Ayich
Mera
Peut
Park to Open Next Wednesday and Local Political Fights
Sunnyside Park will open next Wednesday with few events planned besides a possible amateur baseball game. The Lions challenge the Rotary club to a baseball confrontation, expected to draw attention. Park improvements include new comfort stations, a pool curb, cleaned grounds, and improved lighting, with Chairman Herring promising readiness by opening day. In Anita, Iowa, a heated Republican primary unfolds with Myers and Hadley factions clash, Karl Holton filing as insurgent for precinct committeeman, Ed Newton absent from ballot, and two sets of delegates contesting the race.
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Sunnyside Park
City Park Commission
Lions
Rotary Club
Herring
Park Commission
Anefa
Neck of the Woods
Kilkenny
Myers
Hadley
Sherm
F. Myers
Anita Record
Pat" Hadley
Clerk of District Court Candidates Mix Up
A transcription error left out several candidates in the list for district court clerk and county attorney. Democratic nominee Robert A. Babty is named while A. A. Emigh for the GOP nomination is omitted. Also missing are Republican hopefuls for county attorney Dr. Buxton and Ralph Cookshoe.
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Robert A. Babty
Bhat
A. A. Emigh
Buxton
Ralph Cookshoe
Twenty Seven Vote Count Fragments Amid Election Notes
Partial OCR shows twenty seven votes cast in the county though election day is not until Monday. Notes indicate absent residents unable to cart ballots and a number of votes received from away or not yet counted.
Woodmen at Griswold Take in Thirty-Six
Griswold Iowa June 3 The local Woodmen camp Number 855 welcomed thirty six members in an initiation evening. The Council Bluffs dean did the degree work and a cafeteria lunch followed with all in good spirits.
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Griswold
Adair Child Suffers Eye Injury in Play Incident
Ruth Harry, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Marty, sustained a serious injury to her right eye while playing Friday afternoon. She fell onto an aluminum kettle, causing penetrating pain and potential eye damage. The accident occurred in Adair, In. near the place of play, with local observers noting the incident.
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Adair
Newa
Telegraph
Ruth Harry
George Marty
Iowa Cars to Hit Half Million Mark Soon
Des Moines June 3 The rapid rise in Iowa automobile ownership is shown by a Ramsay report. In 1910 there were 10 422 registered motor vehicles. by 1921 registrations jumped to about 140 80, roughly 48 times higher. Registration fees have grown from 65 508 in 1910 to 7 719 127 in 1921, with a forecast of exceed 500 000 registrations this year and revenue surpassing 8 million. Most funds fund highways and state motor vehicle work with unspent 51 438 86 returned to highway improvements.
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Associaing Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Walter C. Ramsay
Ramsay
Main
State Highway Commission
Anul
Tenant Sells Oats to Elevator Tenant Sues Over Payment in District Court
Brody of Anita sues Kunz Grain Company for 115.30 in district court claiming balance on rent and a lien on oats grown on the farm. He alleges Patterson sold 479 bushels of oats under the lien and that the elevator is liable for the amount.
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Brody
Anita
Kunz Grainompany
Frank Patkin
Patterson
Former Atlantic Boy Makes Hit in Play
Des Moines Capital notes a West Des Moines High School seniors’ production praised for Laverne Herring’s strong acting as the prince Walog. The review highlights emotions in the final scene and credits the ensemble, with Fred Hannah’s performance also lauded. LaVerne Herring and friends plan a Nes Moines visit to the Herring household, aiming for an early start.
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Atlantic
Des Moines
Iggue
West Des Moines
Hi School
Laverne Herring
Clyde J, Wering
Laverne
Hannah
Blin
Herring
Fred Hannah Aes
Prince of
Walog
Nes Moines
Senator Nelson slander claims spark newspaper challenge
The News Telegraph attacks Senator Nelson with heated accusations and offers to donate money for public causes if he and allies publish proof refuting the alleged slander. The paper vows to defend its integrity against Nelson, Brookhart, and allied factions, asserting independence from political interests.
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Nelson
Brookhart
Republican Party
Brookharts
Nelsons
Sone Banks
News- Telegraph
Judge Rockafellow Opens First Term This Year
Judge J. B. Rockafellow opened court this morning in his first term of the year. Many probate matters and orders were disposed of. The April term was covered by other judges due to his absence. the June term will convene on the 18th. Beginning Tuesday the 6th he will hold a week at Audubon.
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J. B. Rockafellow
Rockafellow
Audubon
Two Farm Bureau Picnics Held This Week
Two Farm Bureau picnics were held this week with A. J. Shinn of Harrison County as speaker at Anita and Floyd Spies place near Cumberland. Attendance was good, featuring games and sports. The final county gathering for the southwest will be next Tuesday at Crystal Lake.
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Food Farm Bureau
Anita
Floyd
Spies Place
Cumberland
A. J. Shinn
Harrison County
Crystal Lake
Campaign literature dropped from airplane by senator candidate
Senator Leslie Francis used an air drop stunt to close the campaign. An airplane over Atlantic State released leaflets urging voters to support Francis for the GOP senatorial nomination at the upcoming primary.
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Leslie
Francis
Atlantic
Police Detain New Jersey Two After Stranded Tourists
Abandoned Buick on the road near the Atlantic Canning Company aroused police suspicion. Chief Tom Moynihan found two men asleep in the back seat and brought them to the sheriff for examination. They claimed New Jersey origins and traveling to San Francisco but ran out of money. A license matching other papers and clothing was found. They offered the car for sale, then one sold his watch to buy fuel. A local teacher Lenon Falls will move to Topeka High School next year.
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Atlantic Canning Company
Tom Moynagh
Sheriffs Office
New Jersey
San Francisco
Yecalpt
Omaha
Topeka
Lenon Falls
Atlantic High School
Fathers and Sons Banquet at Adair Presbyterian Church
A fathers and sons banquet will be held Tuesday evening June 26 in the social rooms of the Presbyterian church. The Rev J B Lynn D D of Council Bluffs will speak on The Biggest Business In the World with Dr Preston Fongl as toastmaster. Visiting parents Mina Fern Barnhart recently graduated from Hickee College in Council Bluffs is visiting her parents G A Barnhart and wife. Miss Edna Miller of Brayton underwent surgery at Atlantic hospital yesterday and is reported to be recovering well.
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Adair
News-Telegraph
Father and Sons
Presbyterian Church
J. B. Lynn
D. D
Council Bluffs
Preston Fongl
Aig
Mina - Fern Barnhart
Hickee College
G. A. Barnhart
Palm Street
Edna. Miller
Brayton
Atlantic Hospital
Goold Deen Case Postponed By Anita Shooting Ruling
Judge O D Wheeler overrules motion for a new trial in A E Goold vs Art Deen et al. Goold and Earl Alexander, a Postal Telegraph lineman, were wounded by shotgun fire in Anita Iowa while returning from Valley Junction in Goold’s car. A telegraph operator at Arion Iowa was robbed the same night. Witnesses testified as Deen claimed he tried to stop a Dodge car on the White Way. Damages sought totaled about 10000 dollars. The November 1921 trial spanned days. a directed verdict for the defendants was sustained and an appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court is expected.
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O. D. Wheeler
A. E. Goold
Art Deen
A. A. Smigh
Anita
Earl Alexander
Postal Telegraph Company
Valley Junction
Goold
Arion
Iowa
Adair
Dvan
Alexander
Deen
Deran
Dean
Supreme Court
Girl With The Right Kind of Nerve Saves Bank Funds
Omaha news recounts a Decatur bank robbery thwarted by cashier Nora Connelly. Louis Clerent, Benjamin King, and George Bereck attempted the heist with two children present and accomplices in a car. The trio fled wounded. $10,000 in currency and Liberty bonds were recovered. all three robbers were arrested.
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Omaha
Neb
Louis Clerent
Benjamin King
George Bereck
Chicago
Decatur
Louis
Josephine
Marie Gutinsky
King
Bereck
Bu S
Nora Conneally
Traverse City Knicker Ban Sparks City Parade Plan
In Traverse City on June 3 Mayor L Swanten ordered that women must not appear on streets in knickers. Women planned a downtown parade in knickers amid business opposition fearing impact on tourism. A city hall meeting entertained a radio concert from the Atlantic Fire Department, with earlier program parts clearer than the later.
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Traverse City
Mich
L. Swanten
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H. C. Evans
Des’ Moines
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Iuncheon
John Jenkins
Mies
Kathryn McManan
Coimelman
Boyd
Bone
Berd
Himonis
G.O.P
Intendo Bo
Dante Pierce
Nelison
Dante’ Pierce
Trm
Farm Bureau
Gould
Wheeler
United Press
Traverse City, Mich
United “Press
Atlantic Fire Department
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