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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1919
Page
8
A local grocer touts BYZON Baking Powder as pure, uniform in quality and strength, economical, and capable of doing anything a powder will. Priced fairly at 40 cents per pound.
Des Moines Ind June 20 The plan to start a local aviation school was announced by Harvey T. Ray and Roy Beery two Des Moines youths who served in the Air Service during the war They have bought a plane shipped here and hold options on six more which will be bought if the venture succeeds Their business aims to teach flying and promote aviation locally They advertise Genuine FORD Parts.
A U.S. doughboy in Brest tests a harmonica, reads Made in Germany, and balks at paying four dollars. He claims the dealer wanted the prewar amount, while a French clerk asserts wartime pricing. The incident ends with the toy tossed back on the counter as the spark of wartime sentiment lingers.
In New London on June 20 the Yale and Harvard eight-oared crews renew the inter varsity championship on the Thames regatta course. After a two year wartime layoff, the historic race returns to its prewar classic scene with sunlit lanes, cheering crowds, and boats lining the river for the fifty first regatta.
In Mexico City on June 20 authorities report ongoing but futile searches for buried loot of bandit Chavez Garcia. He died of influenza last fall and is said to have hidden gold in a Michoacan cavern near Penjamillo. Durango searches for Tomas Urbina's stolen goods are also mentioned.
June 30 acknowledgment from Paris to the Knights of Columbus praising their organization for valuable services to the American Expeditionary Force in France. Active work began in 1918 and expanded through hostilities, with workers attached to combat divisions and recreation huts in major American centers, praised by commanding officers for devotion and popularity among troops.
Workmen will soon begin construction of a beautiful new residence for Frank M. Nebe on Maple Street between Sixth and Seventh, with plans by Atlantic architect L C Larsen. The small existing house is being moved to High Street near Chestnut as Nebe sells the 521 Third Street property for 14,000 to D P Becker.
The News Telegraph reports a rough few days after a fire and a strikes disrupted service. Normal operations resume with on time afternoon editions and full telegraphic content. Credit is given to Hawkeye Printing and telegraph offices for efforts during the outage.
The big new newspaper press for the News Telegraph arrived this morning and workmen began unloading it. Press experts will set it up and a carload of print paper in rolls arrived to feed the press. For a few days the plant will be busy, then readers will get the paper on time and more up to the minute than ever before.
Waveland club links in Des Moines Iowa were being prepared for the city championships which begin Monday. Ralph Rider is favored to win though a fiveway contest includes Bob and Bert McKee Bob Harrison and Warren Dickinson as Rider's challengers.
Olof Remien has exited the mercantile business at Marne selling his interest in the Remien amp Wheatley store to partner Lester Wheatley. The business will be continued by Mr Wheatley. The store carries a general stock of merchandise and has enjoyed splendid business.
Two Iowans direct the army rifle practice for eastern contests at Camp Dodge. Col. Morton C. Mumma, once at Iowa University, leads the target contests while Major Nelson A. Kellogg, formerly athletic director at the state university, serves as supply officer.
United Press reports Waukon IS Iowa weighs a gas plant to serve the city. Redman of American Gas Construction Co of Newton estimates cost between 40000 and 50000 dollars with construction to take three to four months.
Fragmentary notice shows Victory Bonds in full payment received. The Whitney Bank appears to acknowledge customer bonds and their handling, with emphasis on full payment and favorable service.
A wide interest wedding is set for Wednesday June 25 between Miss Lella Lorene Egbert daughter of Mr and Mrs H H Egbert of 904 Poplar street Atlantic and Mr Arthur H Embree of Elliott a World War I veteran who served in France with Co M 168th Infantry. He was wounded six times at Chateau Thierry and is now farm manager near Elliott where they will reside after the ceremony at noon.
An excerpted poem set contrasts life’s journey from youth to death with a cheerful, resilient tone. It juxtaposes pilgrims, troubles, and communal cheer, then shifts to praise for integrity as the measure of a “square” man. Copyright notices by George Matthew Adams and a real estate office move by Fred C. Saemisch are noted.
Belgrade on May 10 reports a great migration through Serbia as refugees and soldiers from many nations converge on a north south corridor. Returning Czecho Slovak Serbian Greek Montenegrin Albanian Bosnian Romanian prisoners civilians and troops mingle as typhus risk rises.
WE WILL MOVE July 1st to the location in rear of Farmers Savings Bank now occupied by Ed Southwick We have a pipeless furnace which we do not wish to move and will sell it at a special price Use Genuine FORD Parts.
Rail schedule notes list westbound and eastbound flyers and locals between Stuart, Council Bluffs, Audubon Branch, with daily service except Sunday. Times include 6:14 am, 9:56 am, 11:27 am, 8:12 am, 7:08 pm, and 6:30 am departures with stated arrival markers.
Timetables and routes for Atlantic Northern arrivals list multiple times and station names such as Elk Horn Gates Smith Lake Hacksdale and patterns like 8:40 2:20 9:50. The fragment references Thursdays and a schedule with stations and times but lacks complete context.
Funeral directors Osborne Tomlinson Co located at 313 Chestnut Street offer embalming services and ambulance connections. J Burner Wholesale and Retail Dept promotes tobacco and cigars with orders served promptly at 14-16 West 6th Street Atlantic.
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