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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1928
Page
5
Latest By Wire reports two men were killed when their car returning to Minneapolis from Winona collided with the Pioneer Limited train. The incident occurred at a grade crossing in Winona Minnesota early today.
Town Field Iowa City June 23 A Midwest AAU record in the 3000 meter steeplechase was set by L B Hunn of the University of Iowa with a time of 9 57 1 10 seconds. Maurice G Speeders of Iowa placed second. A Midwest record was also set by Coorell of Headlight AC St Louis in the 100 meter dash with 10 8 10 seconds. Other results include 100 meter dash winners and 1600 meter run times and placings for Drake, Iowa A C, and Dean College competitors.
News reports list several fatal air crashes with multiple deaths including Major Charles A. Lutz and other Marines when a plane crashed in heavy fog near Quantico. Other incidents note student pilots killed at Pine Valley Golf Club in Camden and accidents in Del Monte and Norfolk.
Des Moines June 29. Iowa good will flyers rested after a hard week of travel. Dan Hunter of Cedar Rapids led the unofficial returns in his Stinson-Detroiter by about eight minutes over nearest rival Carl Christiansen of Dan Maines while pilots and trip organizers were treated to a luncheon by promoters.
A federal probe in Chicago targets a graft plot involving thirty dry agents. Investigators say evidence includes a black book and two convicted violators’ confessions, with bribe money allegedly averaging $19 per gallon. Names and Washington ties may surface as the case unfolds.
Report from Elk Horn indicates two workers were injured after falling from a scaffold at a construction site yesterday. Emergency crews responded and transported both injured individuals for medical evaluation. Further details on their conditions were not immediately available.
Fremont Nebraska June 23. The bride cancels wedding hours before ceremony after bridesmaids rehearsal. Rich groom, tall and handsome, and petites who is wealthy. Bride phones church and father. Lincoln suitor a lifeguard and football hero appear. Triangle ends with lifeguard elation. principals Aletha Mary Marr John M Norvis and Withard Dutch Witte.
Brooklyn 0 Boston 2 finishes the first game of the series while Philadelphia edges New York 3 to 1. Pittsburg and Washington figures appear in scrambled text with partial mentions of teams and players, indicating a copy-rough sports brief.
In Oaklink Iowa a search along the Nishnahatne River for brothers Cooney and Gaharne uncovered clothing and prompted neighbors and deputies to trench the river. Officials believe the youths may have been swept downstream after last seen Friday afternoon while playing near the stream. The river is being dragged with a hay rake and deep holes near the bridge are under thorough search.
Hollywood bulletin confirms Mae Murray and Prince David Mdivani kept their son’s birth under wraps for 16 months. The prince publicly acknowledged paternity, noting the child was born in Hollywood and that disclosure could have affected Murray’s career. Also reports Dr and Mrs C R Jones and their daughter Barbar Ann returned from a two week motor trip through Minnesota and Canada.
Report notes the appearance of the first silky tassel marking the ID28 era, observed today with reference to June of 1928. The finding is attributed to In LeMara, indicating a notable milestone in tassel development.
A Swedish tri motor geoplane reportedly located the stranded Nobile party at sea off Norway's northeast coast and dropped weapons and supplies including rubber boats. It aims to recover six members while three others remain missing. Weather off Spitzbergen limits search. Citta di Milano requested men for seven aboard the expedition.
The report lists county realty value at 29 099 340 with detailed tallies for land and improvements across towns, plus per acre valuations, personal property totals for horses cattle hogs sheep and goats, and net fixtures and improvements. Figures include charity and timber land values, with breakdowns by townships and counties.
Houston report describes a chaotic preconvention scene as Fred C. Claiborne leads a Louisiana challenge to Louisiana’s delegation, while anti-Smith coalition efforts falter amid disorganized rival candidates and calls for harmony ahead of the Democratic National Convention.
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