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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1927
Page
5
Montrose Iowa voters approved a $25000 bond issue to finance a public school building in a three day post election report. The ballot outcome confirms the town will proceed with plans for the new school structure.
The zoning commission of the city proposes a new ordinance restricting business houses to the business district and prohibiting community stores oil stations and similar ventures outside it The plan expands the district to include the Park hotel block removes the Seventh and Palm Streets block and regulates garages and building permits A July 11 hearing is scheduled at city hall with commission members listed.
Herbert Janving Browne of Washington warns in Omaha on June 22 that farmers face heavy losses. The remarks, reported from a Washington source, suggest broad sector strain and potential price impacts amid unsettled markets.
Debates flare at the Geneva disarmament conference as British proposals on cruiser tonnage and auxiliary ships clash with U S and Japanese positions. Admiral Jones and Hugh Gibson press for the 5-3-3 ratio while Britain hesitates on capital ship size. Washington officials call the U S plan the minimum for security amid ongoing, protracted talks.
Griswold prepares for the Cass County Farm Bureau picnic on Independence Day with a 10:30 start featuring novelty car races and a park program. The event includes a welcome by the Griswold mayor, D E Milford addressing, with a Griswold vs Atlantic baseball game, 4 H tomato canning demonstration, and free moving pictures in the evening followed by a dance at Knoparbor Park.
Burglars and fruit thieves ransacked Cherry orchards and a home in two early morning incidents. Police responded to Rev. William Mark at 610 Oak Street where the intruders fled after being confronted by the pastor. A separate call to 1403 Chestnut Street, Bailey residence, reported burglars attempting entry through a screen. the robbers escaped before officers arrived.
J. H. Beck, a Hudson and Essex dealer, displays one of the new Essex models at his sales room 106 East Fifth Street Des Moines last evening. The model features a larger motor and improvements over the old version with many paint options.
Clinton, Ia June 22 Ten years in the state reformatory at Anamosa was the punishment meted out to Earl Baber and Joseph Clark itinerants who pleaded guilty to burglary and robbery. Judge Clarence Ely of Maquoketa sentenced them after the pair, who robbed a local store, were captured at Sterling when a car they had stolen crashed. Both were severely injured and hospitalized in Sterling.
Highlights from opening MLB action include New York defeating Boston 7 to 4 in the first game era and St Louis edging Chicago 3 to 2 in the first game. Washington beat Philadelphia 4 to 2 in the first game, with New York leading Boston 2 to 0 in the fourth inning of the second game. Philadelphia runs past Washington 10 to 3 in the fifth inning of the second game, while St Louis and Chicago were tied 0 to 0 in the early moments.
Louisa M Lawson longtime Cass County resident and former Atlantia president died yesterday at her daughter’s home in Atlantic after a yearlong illness. Born May 5, 1847 in Ohio, she lived 24 years in Cass County and leaves two other daughters, several children, and four sons. Private funeral tomorrow at 2 PM at the Swarts home with Rev. Moore officiating. burial in Atlantic cemetery mausoleum.
Commander Richard E. Byrd could not estimate the exact takeoff hour for the Paris flight. A sunset departure was possible but a tomorrow morning departure seemed more likely amid unfavorable weather. A storm and a trough near Newfoundland to Ireland hinder progress. Byrd planned a New Haven stop to receive an honorary degree from Yale before returning.
In Lansing Kansas a mutiny by convicts trapped themselves underground after seizing guards and barricading the shaft. Officials say the uprising was contained after hours of fighting while the mutineers demand cigars and concessions. Eleven prisoners remain confined as authorities pursue a broader investigation.
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