27 Jun 1921
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1921
Page
1
Atlantic subscribers to the News Telegraph may arrange evening delivery by calling before seven. Call Red 403 to arrange delivery. this number is not the News Telegraph number.
A critique of numerous banking agencies seeking trillions in capital to back farming and stock interests. The piece warns of wildcat banks that would loan indiscriminately, endangering savers. It stresses that depositor funds come from individuals who deserve prudent safeguards and the right to restore their money on demand.
The article condemns banks that operate without safeguards and argues that any public money for industry must be fully secured. It defends a proposed 25 million bank with branches to supply loans to agriculture, insisting all loans be secured by mortgages, land, crops, livestock, or warehouse receipts to protect depositors and stockholders.
The Nevada attorney general rules that Mary Pickford's divorce is valid and well founded. The piece mocks the AG as meddling while noting political claims about prohibition and economic policy. Hoover opposes a 160 million dollar export financing corporation, criticizing government operation and stressing the difficulty of hiring qualified executives.
The public and retailers argue for a wool stamp to identify shoddy fabric. Senator Capper notes high prices and calls for truthful labeling to distinguish pure wool from inferior blends. Consumers and clothiers favor a wide stamp to mark shoddy in manufactured garments.
The poem laments postwar inflation as prices stay high after the war ends. The speaker notes profits and profiteering persist while wages lag, criticizing merchants for continuing to hike costs despite peace. The piece comments on wartime causes of inflation and slow economic normalization.
Evangelist Edwin S. Stucker urged Northern Baptist delegates in Des Moines to emphasize personal spiritual responsibility among men. He argued Christianity grows from individuals, not machinery or money, and must begin with Christ and a small group of followers. Dr. Gilbert N. Brink warned that neglecting character development will cost the nation, affecting the church’s vitality.
A governor's wife speaks on traditional duties and self sufficiency. She details managing household labor, guiding a busy schedule, answering dozens of calls, and living constructively while practicing frugal, rustic routines part of each year.
Brig. Gen. Charen G. Dawes arrives to head the budget office and urged leading businessmen to join in reorganizing government finances on an economical and scientific basis. He plans four personal appointees and invites executives to Washington by August 1 to serve as advisers without pay and to propose economies in a national wartime scale effort.
The 14th annual Northern Baptist convention meeting heard warnings from Rev. Frank Padelford and W A Hill about a serious shortage of candidates for the ministry. They urged church action in social unrest and education to uphold religious ideals as denominations nationwide face doctrinal and institutional strain.
A bold promotion urges customers to choose Wilken Monument Works for precise headstones and memorials. The ad emphasizes reliability and accuracy in completing orders, appealing to customers seeking dependable monument craft and timely delivery.
In River Sioux a posse of seven pursued Joe and Bert Rickard after a long terror campaign. A gun battle near the Missouri river left Bert surrendering while Joe fled into the river. The raid at the pavilion of Noss & Dam ended with cash theft, telephone wires cut, and property wrecked as the Rickards fled.
Emma Burkett of Hillsdale Ind confessed to forging a note purporting to be from former president Theodore Roosevelt. Prolneillng attorney P M Hamilton announced the admission at Hillsdale. Burkett claimed a share of the Roosevelt estate in her statements.
City notes events and people in Atlantic including Shas band at the week-end rounds Miss Alice Talty and bank L Brady marriage license announcement Rotary Club luncheon address by Lawrence Cockshoot at Calumet cafe and plans for Elks lodge decor and upcoming concert and parade actions including weather forecast and local real estate chatter
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