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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1927
Page
8
In Newark New Jersey a bizarre scene unfolds as a man named Shipwreck Kelly remains perched atop a flagpole with a crowd below watching the stunt. Police and onlookers report the event began hours ago and show no sign of conclusion as authorities consider lowering him safely.
June 28 report from Ruree a Caki notes a large grasshopper invasion moving across Tule Lake district into Modoc and Siskiyou counties. An estimated force of up to 100,000 acres of grain is in peril as bands march in, threatening crops and livelihoods.
A chunk of social notes shows Miss Jennie Zimmern visiting relatives in Omaha and Huntsphrey while many families from Lewis pass days visiting kin. The record mentions Mr and Mrs Jim Ike and Norman Quinn, Roy Genault and daughter from Des Molries, Dale Kirchoff's birthday, and residents preparing to relocate to Lewis from Omaha.
Park management announces a blanket invitation for every family in the town to visit Visiv Krag Park, the amusement center of Omahe. A free ticket for any party size is printed elsewhere. The park features a 1,600,000 gallon sterilized water pool, slides, swings, and playthings for summer visitors, with formal orchestras and outdoor attractions planned.
Des Moines reports U S Crowley district secretary of the Associated General Contractors says war department engineers mishandled Mississippi flood control. He claims slipshod work and inflated cost records, citing political influence. He estimates flood damage at 200 million dollars.
Admission to the state bar was attained by three candidates trained at the University of Iowa. The Hawkeye class of 1927 had forty-nine applicants, with three days of exams per week. John Fletcher, Iowa attorney general, cited high passing rates and noted among those passing were P. C., Clovis and P. W. Janse of Atlantic.
Beverly Hills June 18 Mary Pickford says she is not afraid of kidnapping but an armed guard patrols Pickfair the home of Miss Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks following an asserted plot to abduct the motion picture actress.
Council Bluffs Iowa June 18 Charges that the Bank of Bartlett is in unsafe condition and its assets dissipated by mismanagement are to be aired at a hearing. Legal papers show the bank closed June 5 and cashiers F. C. Heinley and his wife have left town. A receiver was sought as part of the inquiry into depositor and creditor claims.
Jaunty dispatch from Adair Illinois notes Halisas Crooks, son of W Crooks of Ektoraiu Kan, has graduated from the University of Kansas journalism college at Lawrence. The Crooks were longtime residents of Adair.
The Iowa branch of the National League of District Postmasters will hold its state convention in Cedar Rapids on June 21. Secretary W H Stonesifer and Congressman OC Ramaeyer of the sixth Iowa district will appear in the program.
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