06 Jun 1921
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1921
Page
1
The Atlantic News and Telegraph lists publishing details, ownership and staff, contact numbers, and subscription rates. It identifies officers, editors, and directors, notes Associated Press affiliation, and outlines mail and carrier pricing for various regions and durations.
Subscribers were reminded to collect their papers by seven o clock and a solemn tribute describes the young Atlantic gunseriners who died in service. The piece recalls their devotion their families and their community as they passed from the scene of battle with praise and prayers.
A reflective piece contemplates parental consent and the heavy burden of sacrifice. It ponders whether families who bury fallen sons in France feel more sorrow than those who endure the painful return of unhonored, unsung dead. The tone is elegiac, mourning lost youth and honoring disciplined courage.
The Congregational church hosts Sunday night moving pictures with Rev Ball praising the silent drama. Parking fills main and side streets as townsfolk attend. The News Telegraph subscription contest grows with many candidates promoting favorites. prizes total $6,000 for most subscriber votes.
A public education reform statement argues for changing how county superintendents are chosen and paid. It calls for boards to appoint from professional candidates, minimum salaries of 2500 dollars, and state support to meet half of those costs. It urges boards to select county superintendents based on preparation and ability.
A humorous verse urging reliability in keeping promises. The speaker mocks boastful traits and lilts through examples, praising the value of punctual, truthful conduct in business and personal dealings, ending with a nod to the author and the idea that faithfulness earns lasting respect.
Donald B McMillan leads an Arctic voyage to Baffin Land in July aboard the Bowdoin to study bird life for about fourteen months. Scientists aboard will seek the eggs of the rare blue goose, a new nesting mystery, amid vast unexplored lakes and Eskimo descriptions of the land’s sledge journeys.
On behalf of the American Legion I thank Hansen's Harness Shop Columbus Prall Campbell Joyca Lumber Atlantic Building Supply Co. for cement blocks C P Meredith for caisson wagon Atlantic for band and all who donated cars and fed the service members. Harold Herbert Vice Com.
Los Angeles based Automobile Club of Southern California announces completion of metal guide signs across Death Valley and surrounding desert. Signs mark all water holes and wells for safe navigation, reducing fear for motorists. Work took over a year and aims to prevent users from harming or using signs for fuel. Regular club dinner planned for Thursday June 6 with reservations by 6 pm Wednesday. Contact Mrs Sam Marshall for details.
Des Moines, May 25 1921. The Iowa Insurance Department certifies Home Fire and Marine Insurance Company of San Francisco as authorized to transact fire insurance in Iowa until March 1 1922. Signed by Commissioner A C Savage.
Boston opens the Seventy-second annual session of the American Medical Association with the House of Delegates meeting at 10 am led by Speaker Dr. Dwight L. Murray of Syracuse New York. Mrs Walter Root has cared for her mother Mrs William Duff who remains critically ill.
Dr H K Williams practicing as a dentist in the Fulton Building located at Fieth and Chestnut Streets.
Schedule of votes up to and including June 6 detailing amounts for various subscription periods. Entries show values for 2 year, 8 year, 18 year, 20 year, 25 year, and 80 year terms with figures such as 8.00, 25, 6,000, 86,000, and 270,000 in a compact, ledger style. The text is fragmented but conveys an election or funding vote schedule with multiple currency-like values and year terms.
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