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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1924
Page
4
Readable market wire details grain prices for Wheat Corn and Oats with various grades, plus Chicago and South Omaha Livestock sections. Hogs cattle and sheep receipts note price ranges and top values, with multiple figures and grade descriptions across regional markets.
Market notes from Atlantic with grain prices for corn, oats, barley, rye and oilseeds, along with dairy and poultry figures. Hogs, cattle stockers and fat cattle are listed with price ranges, reflecting current commodity quotes.
Fragmented OCR style item mentions a polite request and incomplete dialogue about stamps. The readable bits reference a phrase Here is the stamp and a question about interest in a fountain pen. No clear event, person, or organization is established.
Rev. Walter Morgan, a Harlan pastor, denounced pacifists and the Ku Klux Klan in a Memorial Day sermon. He urged participation in national defense, saying moral victories require brave men to stand openly for their convictions.
Pierce Newport, son of Mr and Mrs John Newport of south of Adair, graduated this week from the college of medicine at Iowa University. He will spend two weeks at home before entering Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines for a year at internship.
Adair doctor A J Zook, a well known total hip malady specialist, will leave Sunday for Chicago to attend the annual convention of the American Medical Association from Monday to Friday.
William Turner of Adair Iowa died at 1 15 am from heart disease after two weeks of illness. He was 33, born and raised in Adair, unmarried, and survived by his father W R Turner a brother T E Turner and sister Mrs Etta Kennedy of Spokane Washington enroute to Adair. A Simpson College attendee and Adair High School graduate, he was a member of the local Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sister circle. Funeral plans await his sister's arrival from the west coast.
Audubon Iowa June 7 The postmaster position after Kathryn McGuire’s Wilson era term expired June 5 remains open. Three candidates were in the race Art Horning Gay Thomas and Will Hamilton two ruled out for low scores. It is believed Hamilton will receive the appointment.
A heavy rainstorm struck Avoca Iowa this morning as lightning knocked out the town’s telephone system for several hours. No damage was reported in outlying districts.
The body of B Church, longtime Lincoln area resident and former Gordon F. Lun e farm worker, was buried at Lincoln Center Cemetery after a wake in Indianola. Anita C F had charge of funeral arrangements as the community mourned his illness and passing.
A garbled report from a Tropic Researcher notes a bright red frog in British Guiana. Indigenous locals regard such creatures as valuable omens, while the text contains numerous corrupted phrases about villagers and fragmentary observations.
Howard McNab Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. WY. A. Turner, earns notice in the Howitzer 24 noting his frankness and justice, and his athletic rise in the second class year with discus success against Navy. It praises his duty, character, and potential to help others wherever life takes him.
Mrs Ellen Ackley of Berkeley California is visiting her sister Miss Freda Kauffman and Mrs W H Langworthy in Massena Iowa.
Griswold Ia June 7 special to News Telegraph J D Lux newly appointed postmaster to succeed R A Donahoe whose commission expired has not arrived so he cannot assume duties Donahoe expects to join a Creston oil firm when released from government service
Chrig er, who recently underwent an Sa at the Atlantic hospital, was able to be brought home Thurs Fred Pringey attended Masonic Grand lodge session in Des Moines Thoresay. Mrs L Dorsey suffers throat trouble. Miss Pearl Duckley left for Logan Kansas to visit grandparents Mr and Mrs C E Hartshorn and relatives. Lloyd Beh works at the how Frank who lives TM Corneil Bluffs with his brother a far tear.
Special to News-Telegraph reports Mrs. Ben Donsen of Exira in critical condition due to complications from a major operation over the past three months. Pil Woodruff and others visit wife’s parents as family notes from Pe Hume of his and Mrs. Sam’s locations.
Fragmentary notes claim the Adelphi brothers John Robert and others built a terrace facing the Thames in London around 1768. Mentions Baume from Todt and possible etymology from a Greek word. Readable details are limited and unclear.
Local Walnut notices recount visits and travels among residents: Frank Sankey and Mrs Sankey visiting in Oakland. Mrs Hugh Dougherty in Council Bluffs. Ruth Neff returning from Ward Benedict College Nashville. J W Forbes home from Omaha. Mrs Fred Dryer and baby visiting relatives in Walnut. Catherine Garskenson at summer school Atlantic. Edna Slector vacationing with Julius Hector family. Mary Wetver joining from Ogden for the week. Mrs Charles Backus attending funeral in Seward for W R Benedict. Benedict and Backus families connected to Seward and Wisconsin. extended visits by Jack Harris and others. Harold Eroe returning to New Jersey. B B Spangler visiting Richmond California. Charley Brown visiting Sac City. Clara Sievers from Owatonna Minnesota. Ardell Stamp with Mia Herman Kohischeen in Avoca.
Mrs A J Becie Miss Helen DeLean Miss Ruth Wood ward Miss Mabel Smith and Neal ske are among locals enrolled for the extension summer school in Atlantic. Mrs Georgia Brown returns from Griswald to care for her ill mother. Lucille Donahoe recently back from California visits Lewis folks. True McDonald and twin brother Hugh McDonald graduate from Des Moines University. The S G orchestra sponsors a dance at Crystal Lake. Bernard Frommack wins Chittick prize nomination to the American Pharmaceutical Association. The Crescent club holds Crystal Lake picnic. Miss Annabelle Mudra passes state board nursing exam. Dora Schumaker of Oakland notes.
Calif., is visiting her friend, Mrs. A. E. Purcival, while on a trip east. Okell of Whiting, Iowa, is retent te home of his brother, A. Okell. Miss Margaret Berry, who has been teaching northeast of Lewis, closed her term of school yesterday with a picnic of her pupils and their parents.
A New Jersey flood from melting snow turned streets to canals as Mrs. Holand C. Arnabee and relatives were rescued by Mrs. Ormsbee. She carried her two children to safety, then swam and used a canoe tied to a tree to reach the bridge and save the rest.
Builders of success rely on constructing vivid mental pictures drawn from respected associations, people, books of value, and constructive, inspirational things. Your circle of friends, your reading, and your interests shape achievement. Choose them carefully.
The first authenticated voyage to Australia was made by the Dutch in 1605. Earlier French visits are believed but not recorded. Early explorations followed by Captain Cook in 1770 established the main European presence.
VALUABLE PORTRAIT OF FORMER LOCAL MAN GIVEN U C T ORDER QO K Palmer secretary of the Des Moines Automobile club was unanimously selected to present a 1000 oil painting to the supreme council at Columbus C The painting is a full sized portrait of the late W B Emerson of Des Moines formerly of Atlantis who died two years ago while he held the office of national supreme counselor The portrait was painted by Prof C A Cumming of Des Moines and was purchased by the grand council of Iowa The painting will be hung in the new million dollar structure of the supreme council at Columbus Nominations were made for grand councilmen to be voted on today A H Cushman of Keokuk was nominated grand counselor Howard W Power of Davenport to succeed himself as grand secretary A H Griffel Burlington grand treasurer C W Hickok Creston grand junior counselor Charles W Lockwood Clinton grand conductor H C Denkina Council Bluffs grand page and John W Zook grand chaplain Robert Green jr of Des Moines and Counselor Carlin of Oskaloosa contest for grand sentinel W A Downs of Spencer given title of past grand counselor for six years service as treasurer
June 7. A letter alleged from Curt Geisaler of Milwaukee offers to substitute himself on the gallows for Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, the kidnapers and slayers of Robert Franks, if his heirs receive 1,000,000. The letter was received by Morgan Collins, superintendent of police.
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