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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1923
Page
5
Chicago cash grain prices for wheat corn and oats listed by grade with No 2 hard 1.12 1/2 and No 2 yellow corn around 85 3/4 cents. Omaha and Chicago livestock sections show hogs cattle and sheep price moves with receipts around 4 000 to 6 000 head, gains on beef steers vealers and yearlings, and varying packer bids across regions.
A Wasilla Alaska message reports the death of Frank Cannon a 62 year old Benton township farmer and former Wiota postmaster hero. He joined the Gold Rush 25 years ago and later served as U S commissioner at Wasilla. Born Sept 22 1861 in Benton he never married and is survived by four brothers Joe Wiota George Stroud Okla Ben Hondale Idaho and Cass Newton Kansas. Body to be shipped home for burial.
Walnut Iowa June 16 Special to News Telegraph. Local residents report visits and travels among townspeople including Nichols Spence Hammond and families. Several Atlantic and Des Moines visitors, hospital news, illnesses, and travel to Omaha Neola and Coun cil Bluffs cited with family updates and minor notes.
The text records various local names and family notes: Mr. and Mrs. Chris Andersen celebrate a twelve pound baby boy on Friday June 15. Reverend Oliver Stephunson and children Robert and Margaret visit Atlantic. Mrs. Indne Hansen of Chicago visits aunt Mrs. In redersen and family.
Mrs Ida Boose former resident arrived from California to visit sister Meg P A Peterson formerly principal at the school has joined the Dana College Blair Nebraska faculty F P Fredericksen and Pete Nelson visited Adair business Ewald Petersen left for Denver for the summer Tom McNierney a former Atlantic stock buyer has moved to Elk Horn
The city council let bids for the memorial building yesterday but has not released full details. City Clerk B El Rice says it is likely all bids will be rejected and new ones may be requested within the five day period. Council members are reportedly unanimous on this likely course.
A fragmented notice announces a move to a new office at Maple Street with a greeting to old friends and new, inviting them to visit and inspect the new premises. The text references a telephone contact and a Blue 202 exchange, with unclear surrounding details.
Brayton Iowa diary items note Dr and Mrs Roy Jensen of Audubon visiting Carl Jensen's family. Chris Jensen of High Line Co won a wiring contract for Mrs Gartie Knudsen's home. A Danish church children's day program was postponed due to rain. May and Mrs N Larson and granddaughter Oda visited Avoca. Mrs Howard Parrott and daughter from Decatur will spend part of the summer with Parrott family. Many new Ford cars advertised as evidence of activity at the Kimball agency.
A county committee plans graveling a primary road linking Audubon and Carroll counties to the Lincoln highway. Supervisors aim to stay within budget as graveling is seen as lowering long term maintenance, with paving possibly later after road grading.
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