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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1918
Page
2
In a terse classified fragment, a livery service advertises openings at a salesroom on Biceeanet Street with contact at Green 87.26p9. The note lists F. Johnagn and Floyd as associates amid scheduling and service inquiries.
Grand Lodge deputy travels to Ottumwa for annual Masonic meeting. Atlantic Mothers Club calls members to a Tuesday session for officer elections. Mr Anderson and Mr Nichols travel to Pacific Junction with wives. Anderson has banking interests there. Sargent to speak at Flag Day Elks event in Atlantic on June 14. Rock Island train service suffers due to heavy rains. delays and detours from Davenport to West Liberty. Obituary for Olive Marie Williamson, Atlantic native, 20, who died in Colorado. Bill Cook buys the Shining Parlor on Chestnut, plans to open with helpers. Stamp agencies expanding in Cass County as war thrift stamps go on sale. Atlantic leads with 88 outlets. Letters from service members in France describe frontline life, crossings, and shortages. Local updates: Campions and sailors visiting Atlantic. aviation and cavalry training notes. Crystal Lake resort opening slated for 1918 season.
Sick and injured update from Omaha and nearby towns. Bert Sanford remains con fined at Wise Memorial hospital but improves and can now take solid food. Chris Jensen had a minor operation at Jones hospital. Mrs M A Worley and Mrs Huddeston are at Atlantic hospital with serious heart trouble and post operative cases. Vivian Holtmeyer had tonsils removed at Jones hospital. Maude Starling underwent an operation at Atlantic hospital and is a Grant resident. Sept Rex Workman, son of W Workman Sarah, was operated on at Jones hospital.
Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Forsyth, 1006 Maple Street, died at birth yesterday afternoon and was buried at 10:30 this morning in Atlantic cemetery. Dr. Roas C. Bailey, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bailey, of Washington township, leaves this evening for Camp Lee to enter the veterinary branch service after recently graduating from Town State College. Ernest Nelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Nelson, leaves for Francistville Indiana for summer residence. the family will join him later by automobile. Mrs. I. L. Rowe and two children of Des Moines visit J. W. Rowe in Atlantic. Miss Virginia Best of Audubon visits Mrs. Mary OConnell at 49 Prevent Belching. Advertisements note.
The senate remains deadlocked over the wheat price provision in the agricultural bill delaying the measure. Sinn Feiner Jeremiah A. O Leary from New York indicted as German agent and in hiding. he publishes Bull with German propaganda. A new propaganda balloon tested at Ft Omaha proves successful. Senator Cummins proposes draft age extension to 43. Wheat crop prospects forecast at 931 million bushels. Preliminary hearings on a revenue bill aim to raise one third of national expenses via taxation. Col Theodore Goessite to speak in Omaha at the auditorium. The American steamer Argonaut torpedoed off Sicily on June 5. State superintendent candidate selection to be by state convention as no candidate tops 35 percent. Edward Isaac Cresco boy aboard torpedoed transport reportedly captured by sub crew. Iowa university medical summer session kept open at surgeon general’s request. Claire Hamilton of Winterset awarded Croix de Guerre in France. Iowa rail traffic normalizes after floods. Seventy seven to graduate from Cornell College Mt Vernon. Grinnell commencement today. Albert Shaw to give address. Ames summer session enrollment highest in college history. Berlin Tama county renamed Lincoln. Iowa G A R convention in Des Moines June 11 to 18 with Commander in Chief Somers expected to attend. Sugar cured smoked shoulder 28c per pound at People’s Market. Continuous 1918 season Sunday. 2aT 1918 season Sunday. 2dT
SOCIETY AND CLUBS 78 Good Will Club will meet at Mrs. John Lepper’s 603 Elm Street next Tuesday afternoon Service Club meets Monday afternoon at Mrs. H. M. Finkbine’s home All members urged to attend Red Cross meetings at Mrs. Campbell’s home Thursday afternoon sewing and lunch served Fourteen members and eighty six pieces completed in four weeks May report First monthly meeting will be tea with refreshments for Red Cross work Nest egg $4 50 raised at Thursday meeting Meetings later at Mrs. J. H. Bailey’s home Evangelical Mission Society Kensington at Mrs. Ed Zellmer’s home 707 West Sixth Street Thursday afternoon June 13 hosts Mrs Zellmer Martha Zellmer and Mrs A Kluever
The report lists commodity prices for corn, wheat, oats, and pork with June to August futures, plus roast and lard quotes. It also covers Chicago and South Omaha stock markets with hogs, cattle, and sheep receipts, prices, and ranges for June 8.
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