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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1929
Page
4
Grove township farm bureau will screen the motion picture Making Hay Time Pay at the community hall Tuesday night. The 4 H girls of the Grove Franklin club will serve ice cream and strawberries to raise funds for club expenses. Attendance and proceeds to support local youth agricultural projects.
Detroit June 7. Patricia LeKlair a 22 year old cigar counter clerk formerly of Milwaukee was found dead early today on an iron grate in an alley beside the hotel where she worked. Police believe she was murdered as she left the hotel. Blood stains near the scene indicate the body was dragged some distance.
The Daily Markets notes closing grains steady to firm with wheat up late on strong demand and farm relief hopes. Winnipeg and Liverpool futures show higher ranges as cash Wheat trades at about 80 cars, corn up on solid demand, oats steady to firm, and provisions strengthening amid heavy buying and large receipts.
Chicago reports light hog receipts with a small batch of 15,000 hogs bought on a higher basis and strong demand. Cattle receipts are uneven across markets like Kansas City and St. Louis, with various price levels for calves, stockers, and cows. Sheep also show active, steady movement across centers like St. Joseph and Sioux City, with mixed weight classes and prices.
New York reports the closing Liberty bond quotations with Liberty 28 16, 4 Bs of 1944 at 96.12 and related negotiable figures. Market action reflects ongoing demand as investors respond to government debt security offerings.
A slate of closing variations appears across major equities including Mack Truck, Goodyear, Westinghouse, Chrysler, General Electric, and Union Carbide. Notable shifts show tobacco, oil, and automobile groups with multiple percent changes. overall activity reflects varied gains and losses amid sector swings.
Atlantic Markets lists various farm goods and prices including hens cows hogs and grain items such as wheat and barley. Ads note prices per unit and overall market values with brief numbers and terms typical of a 19th or early 20th century telegraph classified page.
The Presbyterian church will open a daily vacation Bible school on Monday June 10 at 9 am led by Rev. William Mack. It invites boys and girls not belonging to the church and promises Bible study music and dramatizations with a full teaching staff guiding the program.
John Pross of Cedar Street received six months in Cass County jail for contempt of court related to a restraining order on liquor handling. Officers raided his home last week, finding eight bottles of ale log whiskey and a gallon of wine. This marks the fifth raid in two years as officials struggle with the liquor nuisance. Pross may be moved to a hospital if his medical condition worsens. Charges of maintaining a liquor nuisance will be held over against Pross after completion of the contempt sentence.
Des Moines June 7. Tense clash erupts between the state executive council and department heads over outside quarters for records and offices. The council canvassed west Des Moines buildings to house the railroad commission health records and banking offices but departments oppose leaving the capitol. Concerns mount over dangerous conditions and possible building collapse, with the state health board, vital statistics, and education board among affected entities.
The fragment discusses afterlife ideas and aging, mentioning lessons taught about beings who once were young and the perception of age. It references shifting views across time and hints at expert commentary on how age affects understanding and existence.
A Southwestern city area report notes Glen Strittmatter son of Ben Strittmitter fell from a barn hayloft yesterday tearing ligaments in one arm. Also listed are Mrs Roscoe Brown with appendicitis and various patients at local hospitals including Frimk-Brererrof-thin-city and Anita surgical patients at Atlantic hospital. Multiple brief health updates report improving conditions or ongoing care for other local residents.
A scrambled local column records Jessie McKenna announcing her son Lyx in the Cleveland forest reserves of Southern California is hospitalized in Los Angeles after an emergency appendicitis operation. It also mentions Pat Downing Jr. breaking his left arm humerus near the shoulder during a fall from a roof while visiting Guthrie Center, Des Moines consultations, and C Vernon Duthie visiting a hospitalized wife in Omaha. Other items note Mr Slotten and Mel Johnson’s hospital instance, Mrs Clara Cuvialt’s illness, and Wes Chase being taken to Oakdale for dental care.
Beriously and two others are recovering at home after winter illness and a rusted nail infection. Donald Hartzell skipped farm duties with an infected foot. In Cumberland La John Welton fell near the barn Monday evening, breaking his collarbone and losing consciousness before Mrs Welton found him and summoned aid.
The good citizenship conference at the First Congregational church, organized by the W C T U for Cass, Audubon and Adair counties, saw low attendance. Mrs Ballinger opened with a prayer, speakers included County Attorney Joe Eblen, W Ceckshoot, Boo Newton of Anita, and Dr A Wincox of this city, with musical accompaniment from Mrs Virginity Allen.
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