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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1930
Page
2
Two girls are in Mercy hospital today suffering injuries from an accident. Community details are sparse but indicate non life threatening harm and hospital admission. Further updates awaited from local authorities and hospital.
Alice Cunningham and Mary Farley suffered minor injuries after their vehicle crashed into a ditch a short distance north of the city limits. Two men, Charles O'Donnell and Ray Brick, were not badly hurt and were not admitted to a hospital.
A blaze in Clemons last night destroyed two business buildings and charred a residence despite bucket brigades and aid from four nearby fire departments including State Center Marshalltown Zearing and New Providence.
Rev Stoddard Lane preached the baccalaureate address at Drake University urging graduates to choose friends carefully and to promote good will between races. The program was held at the University Church of Christ.
Bert McGilvray 17 son of E K and Mrs E K McGilvray East Broadway Council Bluffs will win $1000 in cash at a theater here Wednesday night. He left Abraham Lincoln high School last April to work on a Texas cotton plantation then entered a national picture puzzle contest winning second prize. Mayor Brown will reveal the prize before presentation and Bert will use the funds to pursue education despite family odds.
The 1920 population of Chicago was announced at a luncheon as 3,373, an increase of 672,043 over 1920. Kansas City population was announced as 122, Sam J. Elliott, district supervisor, said this was an increase of 13,476 over 1920.
Charles Winger, a well known local man, reports finding a four legged chicken among his springers at 408 Birch Street. He says he raised White Rock since hatch and never noticed the extra two legs before, expressing surprise at the unusual fowl.
In seventeenth century London the great plague drove the wealthy from the city leaving the poor to suffer. The era saw mass abandonment of the vulnerable as authorities and society failed to provide adequate care.
A large crowd gathered at the La Vista back yard of the Shranger home for the annual kids circus. Harold Shrauger Jr led as show owner with Ronald McDermott as manager and Howard Marshall Jr as director. Performers included Miss Cornelia Shranger as announcer, Miss Dorothy Hupp as clown, Miss Virginia Shranger in multiple roles, and Eleanor Adams in a wr estling act. A parade featuring the La Vista band preceded the event, with many local notables in attendance and a range of sideshows and feats like the Pork-U Pine and the floating needle.
There were refreshment stands where one could purchase the usual circus lemonade and enjoy a fine time. The crowd cheered as performances entertained attendees, and vendors reported steady sales throughout the event.
Sale notices list Oakfield Threshing Co Brayton offering thrashing outfit with sale dates in mid June. Auction details include equipment described for farm use and local buyers invited to attend.
Advert says Tanlac, a medicine of roots herbs and barks, cures stomach troubles and related symptoms. It claims a money back guarantee through the doctor’s persuasion and promises relief for dizziness appetite sleep and nerves.
A broad tribute notes Ford's growing adoption by federal state and city governments and major corporations. It highlights extensive testing, reliability, safety, and long life, with examples from firms like Bell System Associated Companies, Firestone, General Electric, Goodyear, Pillsbury, Procter & Gamble, and Swift & Company. It mentions the car’s bearings, forgings, four-wheel brakes, Rustless Steel, Houdaille shock absorbers, aluminum pistons, chrome silicon valves, and Triplex windshield as indicators of quality and low cost. The Ford policy aims to provide the best materials and high production at low prices.
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