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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1927
Page
5
Six bandits robbed the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Huron at noon, escaping in a large touring car with about $15,000 in cash. Police said the suspects threatened employees during the heist and fled after leaving the scene.
Des Moines June 8 Col Glenn C Haynes secretary of the Iown Good Rods association declares in a statement that citizens need not fear bonds for county primary road work will require property tax payment. He argues future legislatures cannot change the law to defund primary road funding and that bonds must be paid from the state primary road fund.
In Berlin Chamberlin and Levine recounted their perilous flight with two compasses failing over the ocean and Europe. They described drifting north then south to orient near Dortmund before landing at Cottbus, missing Berlin. Austrian envoy invites them to Vienna as they plan further European tours.
The remains of John C. W. Cary, a pioneer from Pliny, California, die last December. They will arrive Friday with Mrs. Cary and be buried Saturday afternoon in Oakwood Cemetery, Lewis, near the deceased’s boyhood home. Funeral services follow at 2:30 p.m. at Atlantic Congregational Church, led by Rev. Leonard A. Spooper. Cary’s son Cary Cary of Peoria, Illinois, and his wife and son attend the service.
Dawson, a former grocer from Atlantic, died yesterday in Galena Illinois. He left Atlantic years ago for Galena where he ran a grocery business. He was born in Clayton County and is survived by his brother L A Dawson of California and a daughter and wife who died two years ago.
Moscow reports indicate a wave of indignation across Russia after the assassination of Minister Wolkoff in Warsaw. The foreign office seeks to restrain public outcry while some press call for immediate war on Poland. The Russian press blames Great Britain and warns Poland of accountability as mounted police guard the Polish embassy.
Des Moines June 8. James Risden head of the state identification department says he will send a state agent to Creston to reopen the murder case of Raymond Ludwig who was stabbed to death in his home about a year ago. No prosecution has been brought and he plans to uncover evidence to present to the Ludwig grand jury.
The capital prepares for Lindbergh Day with a massive welcome. The Memphis cruiser will dock at noon, Lindbergh to be escorted to the Peace Monument for a grand ceremony. President Coolidge to pin the first distinguished flying cross. government troops to lead a limited parade down Pennsylvania Avenue.
A mass meeting is planned to discuss road improvements in Caza county. The gathering will address proposals and the voting process, with details to be announced at city hall.
The Mississippi River and tributaries continue rising, flooding farms for a second time this year. Refugee camps reopen as relief workers mobilize. communities from Columbus Kentucky to Lee County Arkansas brace for further inundation with tens of thousands of acres at risk and residents evacuating to boxcars or higher ground. Released warnings indicate widespread damage and continued threats to crops and homes across the basin.
President Coolidge will call congress to meet in an extra session between October 1 and October 15. Senator Smoot of Utah, after conferences with the president, said the date will be set once army engineers report on flood control legislation. The session is expected to open between the first and middle of October.
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