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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1925
Page
2
Myra Helen Wartchow, longtime shorthand teacher at Atlantic High School, attends summer school at the University of Commerce in Des Moines. She has been named assistant instructor in the shorthand department and will pursue a B C S degree.
Des Moines June 10 Salvation Army young people from nearly every county in Iowa will meet June 25 for the opening of the summer encampment at the Salvation Army Fresh Air camp twelve miles northwest of Des Moines on the Des Moines river. The encampment will run through July 5. Try News Telegraph want ad.
Jow C. Lewis was re elected president of the Iowa State Federation of Labor in Dubuque Iowa by acclamation. He urged members to confront disagreements directly on the convention floor and warned against Moyderhanded tactics. The event proceeded without a contested membership vote and featured a call for labeling labor goods. A dressmaking shop notice appears at the end.
Chicago dispatch reports ongoing turmoil over Captain Umberto Bellini, royal Italian claimant linked to Omaha socialite Karenie Patterson Bellini. Family figures dispute bigamy charges while awaiting divorce rulings amid conflicting statements from Madame Bellini and Fairbank relatives.
Des Moines will begin east and west air mail service on July 1 with plans urged by the Chamber of Commerce. Citizens are asked to mail letters outside the state or to Iowa City on opening day. A special cancellation mark will honor first official flights. Westbound and eastbound schedules link New York and San Francisco with multiple intermediate stops, including Des Moines, Chicago, Omaha, Reno, and San Francisco.
Washington June 10 The department of labor reports the retail cost of food rose in most U S cities. In the year ending May 16 increases ranged from 3 to 13 percent with Salt Lake City highest. May 15 readings show Salt Lake City up 3.6 percent, Denver 2 percent, Los Angeles 1 percent. Compared with 1918 costs, Washington up 59 percent, New York 54, Los Angeles 45, Denver and Salt Lake City 36 percent.
Comrade H W Brown a Grand Army veteran from Lithopolis Ohio returns home from that town with his daughter Mrs Miles of Des Moines. Lithopolis, birthplace of Brown and Adam Wagner of Funk Wagnalls, hosts a family memorial on Memorial Day dedication by a granddaughter who spent two years erecting the tribute.
In a distant country section a vast crowd gathered for the dedication of a fine building valued near half a million dollars. The daughter and her husband Mr Jones attended the ceremony. Edward Markham, author of Than With the Hoe, delivered the memorial address. Comrade Brown spoke of a life filled with happiness and lasting memories after a prior trip.
London reports the death of Isbor MP James Wignall at age 60 after collapsing during a heated House of Commons session. The incident followed extreme temperatures. Wignall represented Isbor and was a long serving Labour member.
Edward LeRoy Prall, infant son of Mr and Mrs William Prall, underwent a minor operation today at Atlantic hospital. In Philadelphia, three giant Navy planes NA-1 NA-2 and NA-3 under Commander R E Bird left the Philadelphia navy yard at 1 25 this afternoon to begin the first leg of a journey with explorer Donald MacMillan for the voyage to Wo Polo.
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