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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1924
Page
4
Choppy grain prices and varied livestock prices appear in the Chisago and South Omaha reports. Hogs receipts at Chisago around 4,000 with strong sellers. cattle and lambs show mixed bids, with top steers near 11 to 12 dollars and yearlings around 8 to 9 dollars. Prices reflect a fluctuating market with listed grades and regional shifts.
Market notes show grain prices with Wheat at new corn 70, barley 55 and a list of live stock values. Hogs quote 6.00 to 6.65, cattle slaughterers and feeders 5.50 to 6.50, chicken figures noted for spring and old roasts with unclear figures.
A brief card of thanks expresses gratitude for funeral sympathy and floral tokens sent for a beloved mother. Signed by Mrs AL Perkins, Mowin Ta Kelley, Mr. and Mrs. Md. Woolsey and others.
Yonkers New Jersey. City Judge Street decreed a new flapper code after Angelina De Stefano admitted to staying out late and skimming a weekly 25 cent allowance from her mother Jennie De Stefano. The court outlined limits on outings, dancing, shows, and curfews for young women in the case.
A proposal describes a hand copied Bible by a Maine group the Bible Society of Maine. It plans to use the work in Portland for exhibition, with about 1500 persons contributing and a volume of roughly ten pages the size of an ordinary newspaper weighing around 50 pounds. The project seeks a news telegraph style advertisement.
Long the Harlan resident W. T. Carl died after a long illness connected to an ailment worsened by months of precarious health. Born Jan 1 1840 in Blake County, he became a carpenter and helped build many structures in the area. Funeral by Rev Morgan. interment in Harlan cemetery.
Exira Iowa June 14 special to.. A former Exira boy, Vater Henry now from Kansas City, is visiting his parents Rev OL Henry and wife. He spent winter in Butte Montana directing an orchestra in a theatre. He plans to organize a local orchestra here.
Special to the Gazette reports that Taduneld ol and others announce the Axul Mortensen will take charge immediately at the Brayton produce station.
An extra band will perform at a benefit dance next Wednesday to aid the Dane community center. The event supports local musicians and features the special tay News'Poloeraph group, with all deeds going toward the benefit.
Fragmented notes report a local gathering with Mrs heath and Mr Wheeler, Needing more clarity on attendees. Shenanidy home departures and a Miss Cora Hyghe are mentioned alongside a church event scheduled for Sunday evening.
Davenport trade item notes Gene Kellopy visiting for several weeks with rebels and an emigre family. Fanos Jordan substitutes for Mrs. M. Blakesley hosting Thursday afternoon. Wendall hosts Valley Ladies Aid Society gathering this afternoon.
Fragmentary text describes a staircase near a red inn chapel with mentions of On, ROR, and Tarble Slope. The readable portion references visitors, a dugout, and names that resemble personal or place identifiers, but the overall meaning is unclear.
The town will dedicate the Pau Memorial Library A Harlan with Miss Julia A Robinson of the Town Library Commission delivering the principal address. Educational leaders and townspeople will attend as the community acknowledges the gift from the late J. L. H. Paup making the library possible.
A scattered local chronicle from Elliott describes a band of gypsies leaving town for Griswold after denial of entry to stores. The report lists numerous residents visiting relatives, attending events, and minor mishaps including a fall injury, with multiple names and places in the area.
Fragmentary classified notice appears to advertise a picnic and nearby events in Aislaby county. The readable bits mention a hunt and a Sunday date, with part of the text indicating a want ad for property listings. The legible details are sparse and uncertified.
Special to News Telegraph states Siu Jame 14 assigned as deputy state bank examiner. Biikess ley, formerly with the Wiota Savings leak, has been appointed and ordered to duty near Sioux City.
William Couinstean is named postmaster in Casey Casey on June 14. He previously served in the city during the Roosevelt and Taft administrations.
Exira, Iowa. Tenstey replants 190 acres of corn north of town after heavy rains last week caused damage and halted growth. The back season prompted the replanting effort.
Exira Illinois June 14 The first animal to succumb to the season's heat was the valuable horse of Nels Kroerh who lives west of Exira The animal collapsed yesterday afternoon after exposure to high temperatures as the town endured hot weather conditions reported by local observers
The Christian Aid Society met at the home of W. Like Wednesday. D. I. Hower and family attended the last rites for Bishop Stumer of Omaha. Mrs. Perry Lowers traveled to Arkon to care for her brother Pred Bazer, ill with cancer. John Wepler returned from Chicago where he marketed battles. Newell Cullins and wife visit at W. W. Albright’s before leaving for Mt. Pleasant. Ga renee Olson of Mount Vernon named as school principal. The milk wagon accident damaged its load. no fire. Thirteen hogs killed. two cows injured. stock insured. Mrs. Maude Sheets and Mrs. Ivan Hoine visited Ontario. Miss Loi Mower to Newlyfy for visit. Willia Muthaup and group moved through Girard and Kay points. employed by the Hone two weeks. The Service Star Loxin met with a dainty luncheon. Mrs. Henny Grutke spent part of last week with relatives in Osceola. Mrs. Geo. Ebert visiting parents Mr. and Mrs. W. Tackler of Atlantic. Many men employed at Crystal Lake cleaning grounds after high water. lake to be drained and refilled.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Be Bu Wasson Co and screen doors with unclear context. The readable portion hints at a newspaper brief or ad style line about products and a person associated with the company. No clear event, date, or named individuals beyond the company name.
Miss Helen Brandt of Council Bluffs returns to Edmundson Hospital after a visit with her parents Dr and Mrs W F Brandt. Mrs Frank Waters of Wiota visits her mother Mrs M McCarthy and brothers Raymond and Jess. Mr Hupp leaves for Phoenix Arizona to stay with his parents. Rev Harry Brown and children from Runnels IA visit the mother Mrs Mary Mick. Mrs Monroe Hussey of Minden visits her parents Mr and Mrs F P Fraser. Earl Caddock of Caddock and Burke goes to Des Moines on business. Attorney Addison G Kistle of Council Bluffs is a business visitor. Mrs George Griffith of Omaha visits at the W S Sankey home. Mrs Ysabelle Brindley of Avante visits sister Mrs Sarah Morgan. Mrs CG G Minor and daughters Irma and [illegible] go to Macedonia for a few days. Mr and Mrs John Sandhurst and children Charles Jane and Donald spend Wednesday with Mrs Sandhurst and her parents Ma and Mrs Henry Sel. W M Myer leaves Wednesday for extended visit in Nebraska and elsewhere. Miss Nova Wents leaves Thursday for Boulder Colorado to study humanistics at university. The pavement dance by the American Legion Tuesday was well attended with music by the Harlan orchestra and a plan for another dance in two weeks.
Memphis campaign led by World War II veterans seeks to restore and preserve the former Jefferson Davis residence in downtown Memphis as a Civil War and World War memorial. The plan calls for maintaining the original design, turning the building into a home for Veterans groups, and honoring both wars with funds largely raised, as a public appeal targets 850000 dollars.
Local item list notes family trips to Lake Okoboji by Marshall Forshay and Forshay cottage, Cal for a Marine enlistment for Leland Jewett after California work, a hospital birth Mary Modesta Manning, Des Moines College course for Lesetta Hereth, and fence work around Evergreen Cemetery. Includes utility outage and bridge approaches washed out by high water.
Exira and Brayton notes report booster day attendance at Brayton. Visitors include Evelyn Peterman of Greeley and Culo, Miss Olga Jensen of Minneapolis visiting her parents, and Lee Frederick who wed Marie Wesark on May 24. New graduates include W. W. Hartzell’s son from State College Ames. The Frederick homestead to house the newlyweds.
Paris dispatch notes broad approval of General Charles G. Dawes as the Republican vice presidential candidate. Le Martin lauds his role in postwar peace with Owen Young as Dawes and Young guided expert reports on reparations. The French press recalls the Dawes plan as a key step toward stability.
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