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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1925
Page
3
Henry Field and his daughter Mary of Shenandoah will travel aboard the ship leaving Kansas City tomorrow. Field owns a large seed business in the area and runs radio station KFNF.
A symposium at the Iowa Sectional National Electric Light association conference outlined the trend toward farm electrification in Iowa. Speakers including Prof. Frank D. Paine of Iowa State College highlighted experiments at Garner and a lab with 60 farms served by two transmission lines. Advocates emphasized automation and farm equipment trials to match city industry.
Griswold, In June. The Griswold resort known as Knaparbor is open for the season. The popular swimming pool covers a large artificial lake about 140 by 140 feet. The deepest part was nine feet but has been shallow after a drowning three years ago. The lake was drained for three months for cleaning and is now filled with fresh water attracting crowds.
Bresnahan will take fifteen men to Columbus for the Big Ten meet while Iowa plans a strong showing at the conference meet in Owa Cily. A larger Hawkeye squad aims for its fourth straight Midwestern A A A title at Iowa Field on June 20 and a national meet in Chicago on June 13.
The article notes a decline in youth baseball sales and participation in New York, urging leagues to pivot to tennis and golf as cheaper, space-efficient alternatives. It cites Boston Reds leader Bobby Quinn testing 25-cent baseball games, contrasts with thriving tennis and golf among youngsters, and highlights street baseball as the fallback when space is limited.
A 21 day racing meet opens at the Aurora truck venue with seven races daily featuring American players and clubs including Meusel of the Yankees and Burns of the Indians Bhanky. The event marks the start of a lengthy series as commentators note Liberty as a driving theme and quote Ingersoll on freedom.
The so called Phaestiia Olek from Crete, created about 2000 years ago, is claimed by believer archeologists as the oldest crossword. A copy rests in the Johns Hopkins Hospital museum in Baltimore. The puzzle was found on Crete by an expedition long ago.
New York sports column notes a shift in Tom Gibbons from sly counter to aggressive attacker after a December bout with Kid Norfolk. The piece suggests Gibbons intends to pursue Gene Tunney for fifteen rounds, with betting even and public choice undecided on the winner.
DIAMOND DUST reports four runs on four hits for the Red Sox and two runs on nine hits for the Athletics in a split decision. Ebmke earns his first Thoston win as Ring and the Braves falter late. Meusel hits his fifth homer in a week to spark the Yankees past the Senators 6 to 4 in ten innings. Browns beat Indians for a third straight, Hornsby’s men win again over the Reds, Dickerman shuts down Cincinnati. White Sox rally with fielding and power for a 2 to 0 victory.
Worcester Massachusetts June 4 A new United States open champion seems certain as the field heads into the final 30 holes at Worcester Country Club Diegel Diegel and Willie Mackay lead at 141 with rivals including MacDonald Smith Bobby Jones Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen in close pursuit The crowded leaderboard signals a tense finish with top names still holding a chance and strong shot makers waiting for a slip by the leaders
The readable bits describe a tale about Egypt and the Nile with hints of cataracts. The brief notes mention natives and a belief about endless rain, reflecting a lore influenced rumor or travel snippet.
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