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Newspaper

Atlantic News Telegraph

Location

Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1929

Page

7

Griswold Man Sued for Damages in Vehicle Collision

Wasmer of near Griswold named defendant in a damage suit for 8650.90 filed in Council Bluffs District Court by Jensen. Jensen claims severe injuries including a broken chest bone, bruised limbs and ribs, kidney and liver injuries, four weeks hospital stay, and months of limited work. Seek 3900 exemplary and actual damages plus medical bills and car damage totaling 8650.990. States Wasmer drove 85 to 45 mph on a street with 25 mph limit. report says car skidded on ice and struck Jensen’s Nash. Lawyers Kimball Peterson Smith & Peterson of Council Bluffs and Swan, Marti & Martin of this city represent Jensen.

Wasmer Near Griswold Bluffs Weil Yn Couneil Bluffs Jensen City of Council Bluffs Toslevin Street Outh Avenue Avasmer Ford Kimball Peterson, Smith & Peterson Council Bluits Swan, Marthi, & Martin

New torpedo boat aims to cross Atlantic in thirty hours

A French designed torpedo boat model claims to cross from Seine to New York in thirty hours, beating Lindbergh’s 34 to 44 hour span. The craft features two cylindrical hulls encircled by a spiral blade and twin motors driving separate directions. Inventors say full size vessel could transport 290 passengers across the ocean in thirty hours.

Atlantic Topeda France New York Paris Charles A Lindbergh Messrse Frechet Moyne Clament le Three Seine Lindberg

Where To Go Tonight at Strand and City Park

Boxing show features Joeyp Phalan of Omaha and Archig Amnens of Corning in an 11 round bout at Strand theater. Beery and Olive Bordon star in Love In the Fosentihe. City park hosts a concert by Tri Stien Band with dance, magic by Al Kinch and WAband for guests.

Atlantic Theater Joeyp Phalan Omaha Archig—Amnens

Ana Weather Forecast Flawed OCR Snippet

A partially readable weather brief shows garbled lines about tonight’s conditions. The fragment mentions night forecasts and possible exceptions but lacks clear region, times, or temperature data.

New York Elevated Trains Crash Leaves Two Dead

June 20 New York two motormen died in a crash on an elevated curve at 110th Street and Eighth Avenue. Court charges against James McGlynn 43 motorman of the seven rear car. Grazer motorman of the other car a key witness. Fire marshal dead and many passengers injured as smoke and crowding hampered evacuations.

New York Huard James McGlynn 110Th Street Eighth Avenue Atten Wig Grazer Edward Brennan Evercomy Inddur

Two Grant Men Narrowly Escape Car Crashes Near Grant

Grant, Tus, June 30. James Creaworthy escaped serious injury when his automobile collided with another car one mile east of town. Both vehicles were badly damaged but the other occupants were not injured. Lester Slantin, a Grant resident, was also involved in the nearby incident but escaped unharmed.

Grant Tus Steial Woo I Nedaway James Ceaworthy Hoth Lester “Slantin Enat

Fort Dodge Power Company Fined for Fraud in Election

Fort Dodge gas and electric company, a United Light and Power subsidiary, faced a $2400 fine in district court after pleading guilty to misappropriation of funds in the recent municipal election where electric light rates were involved. The case centers on alleged misused municipal funds.

Fort Dodge Fort Dodge’ Gas and Electric Company Xates United Light and Power: Company Anky

Union Township Man Dies Today

John Steffens, a resident of Union Township since settling in the area, dies aged 78. Born in Germany on March 26, 1861, he married Helen in 1891 and leaves a large family including several sons and daughters, and many grandchildren. He was a member of the Franklin township Lutheran church with funeral services set for Saturday afternoon at that church and burial in the Franklin township cemetery.

John Steffens Germany Union Nlermasi Steffens Cumberland Antone John Henry Steffens Bear Grove Township Bernard Steffens Elliott Anni Albert Walter Georg Witens Orge Atkinson Yuma Steffer Thno Steffens North of Atlantiq Steffens Franklin Township

Two Girls Die In Waterloo Auto Crash

Waterloo report states two 16 year old girls Fern Wiltse and Gladys Minikus died after a running board collision on a bend in the highway. Mrs Max Westphal, driver of the light coupe, and others were injured as a second vehicle struck the carriage. A coroner's jury investigated the deaths, with other related accidents noted in Waterloo since last night.

Waterloo Fay Carquet B .G Max Westphal Wil Linkins Harriet Mienders Miss Minikus Willae Jacobs Peters Wats Robert Pierce Peter Gladys Minikua Fern Wiltse Cedar Falls

Midwest farm women form interstate conference

A fragmentary report notes Onawa Nebraska organizer Mrs Earl McNeil was named chairman of a conference uniting farm women from three Midwest states. The session addressed farm life challenges for women and children and discussed regional cooperative issues among Nebraska South Dakota and nearby states.

Talydine CL S Midwest Earl McNeil McNeil Ogates Iebraska South Dakota Was Braska

Man is sent to state prison for liquor still operation

John Anderson, jailed in Jefferson County for killing James W Hair during a confrontation in Morrison Colorado, was sentenced to two to three years in the state penitentiary for owning operating and possessing a liquor still. He had served a few weeks in county jail for the slaying and faces transfer to the state prison.

John Anderson Jefferson County Anderson James W Jimmy Hair United States Se Tice Andeson Morrison Colo

Vaughn Faces Reynolds In Final At Southwestern Iowa Golf

Vaughn of Shanillah advanced to the final of the Southwestern Iowa golf championship at Red Oak after eliminating Arthoy Clapp 2 up. Reynolds of Creston beat Lynn of Red Oak 1 up to reach the semifinals, with both players off form at the turn. The final match has Vaughn defending his 1927 crown against Reynolds, who threatened the title earlier in the day.

Red Oak Vaughn Shanillah Iowa Dog Reynolds Creston Reynolds Arthoy Clapp Harlan Yi Rday Ani Lynn Oak

Prison Laundry Foreman Murdered at Arkansas Plant

In a federal prison incident in Pine Bluff Arkansas foreman Warnke, 40, was struck on the head and killed by a prisoner during a shift at the prison laundry plant. The attacker Punzran, under a Washington sentence, fled with a pipe and threatened others before being captured by a guard in solitary confinement. A wider breakout led to a dawn escape of about 40 prisoners from Clemens Farm in Brazoria County, Texas, prompting a large posse and ongoing manhunt with limited farm details available.

Kas Werth Fo Warnke Carl Punazran Washington Ding Behi Warnke Wes Punzran Panare Houston Tex Clemens Ente Ytson Farm Brazoria Equity W. M. Hickmany

Contracts for 162 planes approved by War Department

Washington June 20 Contracts for 162 Army aircraft costing about 5 million dollars were approved. Ninety pursuit aircraft will be built by Boeing Airplane Company Seattle powered by two WasP engines. Forty six observation and twenty eight attack planes will be built by Curtiss Aircraft? company of Buffalo New York. Vokker company of Hasbrock, New Jersey will build two bimotor three seater monoplanes of the observation type for experimental purposes and the Teweater puit anti? plane will be built by the Bar litter-Joyce Aircraft corporation of Baltimore

Wadghington D. C Boeing Airplane” Company Seattle Wash Wasp Car Airplane Bultulo Vokker Campity Hasbrouck, Nioj Perimental Barlitter-Joyce Aircraft Corporation Baltinoré

New Farm Bill Text Published by News Telegraph

The News Telegraph today prints the full text of the new farm bill as passed by both houses and signed by President Hoover. The document fills multiple sections and pages, and the paper urges careful perusal of the law highly relevant to readers in this section.

Bill News-Telegraph Premmare Congress Hoover

Man May Not Sit With Wife at a Picture Show

Washington June 26 I N S report from Trade Commissioner indicates moral constraints in Rupchan Holland where authorities claim a man may not sit with his wife in a motion picture show The sole cinema in town was closed for five years after a police surprise visit found a man and wife seated together The details come from R Canty of Pariy gent motion picture division of the jemmeree apartment.

Washington D.D. C Rucphan Holland Vinit Cand R. Canty Pariy Gent Motion Picture Division Jemmeree

Whiting School Superintendent Acquitted of Fraud

The Whiting consolidated school superintendent was acquitted of charges alleging incompetence and misrepresentation. The trial, held with local witnesses and a defense team, concluded with a not guilty verdict amid a disrupted community spellbound by the case.

Whiting Schoolas Ashton Whiting ‘Consolidated School Rloday Sail Antares

Grotto Convention at Davenport closes after sessions

Davenport Iowa June 20 Plans for play ground and amusement equipment for children in Masonic Homes in the United States were outlined in the closing sessions of the Myrtle Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm in the Tri Cities today. Bedward WW Libbey Washington DC was elected grand Monarch to succeed John A Devthrick Groaldyr New York. Delegates attended by about 16 000 members. Indianapolis awarded the 1990 meeting.

Davenport United States Camila Myrtle Order Tri Cities Tor Grotto Bedward Libbey D.C John A. Devthrick Groaldyr New York Iniianapolia

Bodies Found Shot On Highway In Chicago Area

Police report two bodies discovered in a car on a highway near Chicago as investigators piece together a possible murder suicide. Names and exact ages are unclear from the garbled text but investigators describe a woman shot in the temple and a man found beside her in the vehicle. Further details regarding motive or sequence remain unresolved.

Willian File Rina Yan

Mayor Warns Against Firework Use Before Independence Day

Mayor W. Carey Martin warned residents to observe city ordinances restricting fireworks before Independence Day. The notice emphasizes that violations will be punished and cites fixed fireworks days as July 3 4 and 5 in line with prior practice.

Mr. Marin

Baseball Scores From Confused Box

Incomplete game results show Cleveland 3 Detroit 3 in the fourth inning and Boston 2 Washington 2 in the second. Brooklyn 1 final over Philadelphia, New York 6 in the sixth, with Tych Tula 1 noted in the fourth and other stray data.

Cleveland Detroit Boston Washington Brooklyn Philadelphia New York Tych Tula

Insurgents Wrestle With Hoover in Early Congress Session

Washington dispatch reports a tense sixty day opening of the seventy first congress. President Hoover faced mixed support as farm relief and reapportionment passed, while a half finished tariff bill looms, risking veto or approval. Democratic and insurgent Republicans blocked several White House aims, signaling possible future clashes and a late summer showdown. Visiting observer Elder Bylander of Des Moines and J E McGrew of Cumberland are noted in civil news.

Washington I. N Hoover Siummer House Sith Senate White House S. Cunest Suhate Idaho Watson Indiana Reed Mogg Smoot Svheelhorses Tha Bat Watson, Reed, Smoot Mo Taise Bylander Des Moines

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