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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1931
Page
5
Fragmented OCR text reports Mortimer L Schiff financier will probated in Mineola with charitable bequests totaling 1,001,000. Other items include a note of a marooned party near Molokai and a conviction in Joliet. Funeral services scheduled for Maryville obituaries.
Des Moines reports George Olmstead was elected president of the United States Chamber of Commerce at the twelfth annual convention. Olmstead, national vice president, succeeds W. Howes of Los Angeles. New vice presidents named include Cortland Otia News York Robert Hal Memphis Howard Davidao Chicago William Nash De Lee Thompson Oklahoma Harvey Humphrey Cog and Walter Holman Perth.
A reward of 1000 dollars was posted by the Menzer Friedman clothing company in Fontanelle for the capture of the burglars who looted more than 35000 in merchandise from the Fontanelle store. Thieves entered by smashing a rear window and forcing the back door. About 100 men’s suits and over 40 women’s dresses were stolen, valued at over 3000 dollars, with the cash register and more than 20 dollars in change taken. Sheriff William F Sachs and deputies investigated the break in.
Chicago reports that Philip Clarke will head a large bank institution valued at $350 million. The move, expected to influence presidents in the United States banking sector, follows a sequence of audits and ethics statements impacting two additional outlying banks.
Convicted at Jefferson last year of murdering Mrs Chrf Smith, wife of her sweetheart. Maude Lowther, 28, a West Virginia mountain girl, was sentenced to death, the first time Ohio has imposed the death penalty on a woman. Her lover Tilby Smith awaits electrocution August 17.
June 18 report details a man posing as a noted broadcaster impersonating Ike, Henry McMillan Twuellwits, and others. The imposter reportedly used a shade over the right eye and sought access to a hotel event, leading to a public exposure and investigation.
A Waterloo man was injured today when his wagon was struck by a freight train. The collision occurred near the tracks as the wagon failed to clear a crossing, leaving him with injuries described as serious but not life threatening.
Edmonton authorities faced mass unrest after protests and threats to seize charitable institutions and loot stores. Premier Brawlee appealed for military aid as Lord Strathcona brigade members were to be dispatched from Calgary. Earlier, 300 unemployed besieged police HQ for hours to free six men arrested after a mass meal dispute. constables charged mobs, and the building was pelted with stones and broken windows.
Two private detectives from Des Moines were indicted on charges of extortion and making threats to obtain money. One attorney was also charged with taking money under false pretenses, but no warrant had been issued yet.
In western Pennsylvania a tentative peace emerges as Creighton Fuel Company and United Mine Workers sign a temporary working agreement. The move comes amid tensions with National Miners Union factions and a broader strike landscape. Separate actions include an American Legion inquiry into ex-soldier involvement guarding mines and a stoning incident of a strike-breaker truck, with arrests and heightened patrols around St Clairsville and Imperial. Military aid was authorized if needed as miners threaten the Lafferty mine, operated by M A Hanna Coal, where all miners are said to be strikebreakers.
H. McCrary, veteran farm engineer and chief of the newly created Bureau of Agricultural Engineering, stands under the guidance of Secretary of Agriculture Hyde as the unit comes into existence within the Department of Agriculture.
The five day Galveston event begins with a sports costume parade and banquet for beauties and escorts. An initial elimination selects Miss United States Monday night in frocks and bathing suits, followed by Europe and foreign title contests. Prizes include 2500 for Miss Universe and 500 for Miss United States and Miss America.
Martin Timherman, a farmer near Carroll Indiana, found $650 in silver coins hidden on his land while cultivating potatoes. Authorities believe the treasure was buried by Ed Lynehee, a bachelor who owned the farm and lived nearby. A previous small cache was found a year ago above the barn’s doorway during demolition.
Tipton Iowa June 18 members of Cedar County Board of Supervisors County Auditor and County Treasurer reduced to temporary injunction in a dispute involving Cedar Farm Bureau appropriations. District Judge F.O. Emiyon granted action sustaining a prior order.
Reed Walker of Brayton, a well known local farmer, faces a $4000 bond filing on charges tied to a planned Brayton Savings Bank robbery. He reportedly was seen near the warehouse and was arrested after failing to explain his presence. The incident coincided with a warehouse fire and a pool hall fire, with about $1060 missing from the bank vault and till. Witnesses link the fires to the robbery scheme, while evidence and statements unfold through local authorities.
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