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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1931
Page
6
A fragment cites an instruction to place an order with the Wilken Monument Works. The text is incomplete but suggests a customer or party described as placing an order. No further context or dates are provided.
Mil del Matthéwa, 25, died Saturday and was laid to rest Monday 2380 at Allville cemetery. Rev. Meredith officiated at the Methodist Episcopal church with interment in Allville cemetery. Pallbearers named Sat Baker, Frank Gualio, Ora iid Arlin Moel, Robert Brie-onu-atl-34.
City street Commissioner A. Golem warns property owners in Atlantic to keep all weeds cut through the summer. If not done, the city will mow the weeds and charge the cost to the owners of the properties.
The new trans Mississippi river bridge at Lansing was dedicated today with federal and state officials and thousands of residents attending. Built at 750000 dollars, it is the only span across the Father of Waters between Dubuque Iowa and LaCrosse Wisconsin. The ribbon cutting marked traffic opening as a four day bridge opening festival began with speeches by Senator Smith W Brookhart and Governor Floyd Olgan.
President Hoover leads today’s services recalling Lincoln’s universal appeal to unity and human rights. The piece honors Lincoln as symbol and real man, urging dedication to duty, law, and national service across generations.
Pretty Bebe Daniels and her tall husband Ben appear aboard the Matzon liner Malolo in San Francisco as they set off for a Honolulu voyage. The couple, smiling, project a bright vacation mood and reflect the nation’s ideals admired by the late deceased figure.
A daughter was born June 10 to Mr. and Mrs Barton of Davenport. Mrs Barton formerly Hubbard of Elliott. In Hancock Iowa a son was born Saturday to Mr and Mrs Will Pattee east of Hancock. A daughter was born Saturday to Mr and Mrs Alfred Jacobsen at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs.
Yesterday's high reached 48 degrees, similar to Monday, with today’s reading near yesterday. Inwood and Sioux City reported 30 above yesterday. No precipitation reported statewide in the last 24 hours.
In Waterloo Iowa on January 17 the town hosts the air tour with an overnight stop to Fort Dodge. The fleet passed Ackley en route, 34 planes in the tour with Halces and Stunts billed for a crowd of over 15 000 at the air show. The fleet landed in De Witt last night drawing about 1 000 spectators as two more flyers joined the group.
In McGregor Iowa June 17 Joe Steveter a 32 year old World War veteran and his five year old son drowned in a river near their Clayton home. Ear l Beetam 11 and a man’s boat burst into the river as Steveter tried to swim to shore. The other boy swam to shore but Steveter and his son perished. The body of the father was found later in the river. A hearing on Keokuk dam reassessment was postponed to July 20 at the Missouri River Power Company’s request for more data.
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