Political Conventions Meet at City Hall With Delegates Listed
Republicans convene in the main auditorium and Democrats in the council chamber at 11 am to set county tickets. E. B. Holton chairs GOP, Leon G. Voorhees chairs Democrats. Delegates from Atlantic wards, townships, and mass county districts named. extensive lists show committee members and delegates for both parties.
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Holton
Anita
Leon G. Voorhees
Publican
Atlantic
J. H. Marshall
C. W. Needles
G. , Ashran
Ed Johnson
C. G. Applagate
Dale Morrow
IH. L. Becker
Harley Butler
F. 8. White
Ensign Stone Survives 80 Hours Afloat After Seaplane Sinking
Ensign K A Stone and Sub Lieutenant Eric Moore clung to a wrecked seaplane in the English Channel for 80 hours without food or water before rescue by a trawler. They endured heavy seas, thirst, and cold, with pigeons used for signaling and limited improvised rations. Moore lost six toes in hospital, while Stone recalls their perilous ordeal and the persistent search by seaplane bases, patrols, and destroyers.
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Stone
K. A. Stone
U. S. Naval Reserve Force
English Channel
Committee On Public Information
London
Ensign Stone
Eric Moore
Royal Naval Air Service
Westwori
Ench
Moore
Havn
Enalyn Stone
Norfolk
Clara Stone
Ives
Red Gate
National Acre Plan Advocates One Farm Acre for Thrift Stamp Funds
The National Acre plan urges farmers to set aside one acre for cultivation, with proceeds to buy thrift stamps. The proposal targets Georgia and South Carolina, and mentions apple pulp shipments from Yakima, Washington. It notes yields and related notes on agriculture and farming efforts in the era.
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Georgia
South Carolina
Hoover urges strict wheat cutback to avert European shortage
Herbert Hoover warns food administration that even small relaxations in wheat limits could trigger serious European shortages before the new crop. Home use of wheat flour should drop to one third, with substitutes widely available. The Food Administration reports flour prices fell from 16.75 to 9.80 per barrel and the farmer flour gap narrowed to 0.64 this year from 6.58 last year.
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Herbert Hoover
Burlington
Europe
D. G. Thompson
United States Food Administration
Farm Loans Available at 5 to 6 Percent
Wood & Savery advertise farm loans at 5 percent, 6 percents, and 6 percent. Call Atlantic who offer terms and rates for borrowers seeking financing for farm operations.
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Wood & Savery
Atlantic
Thirty five Years Ago In Cass County Notes
June 28 1883 reports bid abrupt yet noted items in Cass County including F H Whitney selling Texas land for 920000 after paying under 10000 for it. Presbyterian social at Rev John Herron residence described as superb. Cass County Horticultural Society met in Atlantic yesterday. Local hotels must accommodate about seventy five teams daily. peak season may reach 150. Eli Lewis claims mad stone cures dog bites.
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Republicana
Cass County
F. H. Whitney
Texas
John Herron
Cass County Horticultural Sorciety
Atlantic
Farmers
Iowa Second in Point of Number in Call for Army
Town is second in point of number of men in the call for the latter part of August for the national army. She is called on to furnish 19,019 men. New York is the only state called to furnish more, her quota over 20,000.
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Town
National Army
New York
Camp Dodge Men Face Perjury Charge
Camp Dodge, Ia June 28 Trouble grows for soldiers who before enlistment took naturalization papers declaring intent to become citizens but now refuse to complete the process before the naturalization board in session at camp. Dain hay loader DeLaval cream separators McCormick binders and mower full line of hardware and implements at Hansen Lowe's.
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Camp Dodge
National Army
Naturalization Board
Dain
McCormick
Hansen & Lowe's
War bride exploits soldier allotments amid risk bureau probe
The practice of marrying soldiers for their allotments has evolved into an art. A war bride has attracted the War Risk Bureau’s attention after six soldiers allotted half their pay and sought government allowances for her, each believing she is his wife. Payments have been suspended pending investigation.
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War Risk Bureau
Westbound Rail Time Cards and Amendments
Rail time cards list westbound trains including No. 18 Flyer at 6 14 a m No 87 Local freight 9 55 a m No 5 Flyer 11 11 am No 17 total 2 45 p m with daily service to Council Bluffs except Sundays No 88 Local freight 11 50 mm and passes between daily sets Sunday 5 90 a m 8 00 a m Leave Arrive No 7 Flyer and Local 5 27 p m Carries passengers between Sun Sunday Daily except Sunday No 810 Local No 8 Flyer No 6 Flyer No 14 Local vey 7 30 8 p m Council and Stuart Audubon Branch 11 20 a m 4 80 p m Griswold Branch 6 am 8 00 5 mm 11 20 9 M 205 PD OL text mentions war conditions affecting centenary movement of the Methodist Episcopal church to raise money for missions, decided by 500 district superintendents in Co Wmbus C to meet last week. war conditions hinder progress.
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Council Bluffs
Flyer
Tocal
Carriea
Council Vind and Stuart
Sunda
Audubon
Settees
Griswold
GIB
Epiacopal Church
Board of Bishops
Co. Wmbus, C
Local Travel Schedules and Funeral Services Advertised
A fragmentary page lists Atlantic Northern arrivals with times and stations including Kimballton and Hansen Heits, a schedule line for Tr Harriadale and Atlantis, and an assortment of local business notices. Peacock & Baxter advertise Walnut Street furniture and undertaker services with Earl E. Obes and Osborne Funeral Directors. Butler Transfer offers track work specialization and transfer services.
Conference requests eighty million for church appeals
Surveys of home and foreign needs were reviewed at the conference and a plan was adopted to raise 80 000 000 for the Methodist Episcopal Church over the next five years. The report notes careful committee work and a unified effort behind the fundraising push.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Georgia Opens Drive Today for War Savings Stamps
United Press reports Georgia launched a one day drive with 6,000 speakers at 6,000 meetings to secure subscriptions for the state's $67,500,000 war savings stamp quota. Mass meetings were held in schools and public places as citizens pledged to buy stamps during 1918.
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United Press
Atlanta
Georgia
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Republicane
Democrats
Council Chamber
Democrata
May
Icket
Atlantic 2Nd Ward
Louis Scherrinsky
J. S. Pressnall
F. M. Nutter
A. Cornell
L. J. Scherrinsky
John Stewart, Jr
Sam Marshall
Frank Vincent
Wilburt
D. Peterson
Wm. Wahlert
M. Herbert
Frank Watson
W. A. Follett
Atlantic 3Rd Ward
P. I. Appleman
Ed Shannon
Bert Butler
C. A. Grubb
John W. Scott
Frank Herbert
N. M. Boorman
C.L. Campbell
T. B. Swan
H. K. Williams
E. P. Chase
B-A. Wood
Bert Sankey
J. G. Herring
Atlantic 4Th Ward
B. Clovis
C. B. Clovis
H. M. Finkbine
Geo. Kirk
R. E. King
R. R. Bell
D. R. Love
A. H. Mountain
A. Goodspeed
I. N. Brown
CG. W. Lavery
Wilbur Deering
Chas. Olson
Grant Township
Abe Biggs
Ed L. Newton
T. G. Turner
W. F. Budd
Burt Stone
C. 0. Gipple
A. Stone
W. B. Kelley
Geo. Hosfield
Homer Kooh
Turner
L. M. Lindeman
J. B. Cecil
Ira Angeles
Millhollin
J. J. Heck
John Heck
W. S. Reed
C. W. Wheatley
N. W. Way
T. F. ‘Dement
Howard Joy
A. L. Saxton
G. A. Roe
Benton Township
J. G. Miller
H. L. Walker
John Olaon
Jionesh W. Morgan
W. D. Keller
L. L. Dorsey
G. C. Hastings
Pymoss Township
F. L. Green
Franklin Township
Herman J. Eilis
W. H. Armstrong
Ww. A. Judd
Chas,Sherrett
Frank Heebe
James Morgan
J. T. Ostrus
John Rathmann
Otis, Roe
Henry Wiechmann
C. B. Lewis
W. A. George
Brighton Township
Oscar Ommitteeman
H. J. Buaden
Oscar McFadden
Austin McFadden
F. . Newlin
Arley Paulsen
Frank Pelzer
E. Squires
Geo. Lanny
Henry H. Lanny
M. O. Trailer
Washington Township
Max Knop
Frank Conine
Hen-' y-Knop
Geo. Daniela
L. M. Cal Her
Fulton, J. CO. Kenndy
F Gy - Will
Lincoln
E. E. Sopar
Army
Massena
Township
W. Huff, Jr
Elli Delurtin
A. G. Hilyard
Bear Grove Township
G. V. Vedano
Deelgates
H. D. Brown
EB. I. Henke
E. Bm, Brown
CG. G. Warne
Tra Miler
Ray McMillan
Geo. Tice
T. M. Tice
Dick Bode
Edna Township
Geo. J. Anstey
John A. Edwards
H. E B. Heath
H. N. Edwards
A. B. Wyckoff
John Saunders
A. T. McGrew
Case Township
W. H. Pierce
H. D. Kunze
L. M. Smith
W. A. Lackey
J. H. Baker
John Wissler
B. M. Painter
Geo. J. Kunze
Her Pierce
H. F. Jahnke
Noble Township
Schuler
Wm. Pelzer
P. H. Martens
T. Kuester
F. W. Schuler
Democrat
W. E. Johnson
J. W. Blake
Geo. F. Lang
Wm. Stahl
H. S. Rattenberg
Jap Pierce
Henry Frank
T. P. Breheny
Simon Cassady
H. C. Gillett
2Nd Ward
Chas. May
Fred Porterfield
Chas. B. Burke
EB. G. Fisher
Ed Malone
Wm. Swolley
J. F. Troy
E. B. O'Connor
Jake White
Joe Barnes
M. P. Conway
J. F. Bergh
J. D. Goff
D. E. Shranger
E. J. Young
J. O. Fudge
Anderson Berry
J.A. Jones
J. W. Cuykendall
G. G. Jeck
Will Jones
John Troy, Jr
C. R. Hunt
R. S. Berry
3. B. Herry
W. B. Elliott
C. E. Malone
Wm. Ballensiefer
W. H. Shultz
A. C. Thiele
Pymona Township
C. A. Goeken
Dadegates
D. F. Kelley
J. H. Tiedeman
D. Tollenaar
A. Lastine
G. J. Blake
R. M. Johnson
Joe Hamilton
A. H. Brehmer
Chas. Baller
Henry Grulke
C. A. Zellmer
J. O. Berry
Wm. Grulke
Grove Township
J. F. McGovern
C. W. McDermott
Wm. Sandhorst
C. R. Euken
Harry Barnholdt
Lincoln Township
Massena Township
Geo. Holste
C. R. Robinson
F. D. Kerkman
A. H. Walker
F. K., Downey
Geo. Holats
W. Follman
W. Schmidt
Amos Warfield
I. V.fairholm
P .H. Galvin
Harry Graham
Robi. Graham
Eugene Riggs
Frank Breece
Union Township
T. A. Berry
I. E. Norris
G. Hansen
O'Connor
Victoria
Bpott
Dome Lnean
We A
Yakina
Waah
Ows
Tieton Fauch
Bate
RR Haley
Opera House
Dence Green
Iowa
Rock Island
Dain Hay
McCormick Hinders Ney Owers
Hann
Les
Mi. M
Kimballton
Hansen Heits
Smith
Lake
Harriadale
Leiwe
Ian
Atlantis
Professional and Business Directory
DE U. 8 Mullins
Thaqgat Mutual Benefit
Greenlear
Postoffice
Fulton Building
L. Campbell
Gillespie Building
Black
T, BE Swan
HB. Swan
Swan & Swan
H. M. Boorman
Charles A. Grubb
Law Office
D. C. Herbert Abstracts of
East Fifth Street
S. A. Noyer
Etta L
Noyer Chiropractors
Palmer School
West Fifth Street
Green
W. Floyd Smitis
Gueen
Chestnut Streep Atuntic
E. A. Smith
Central Life
Thrift Policies Atlantic
Atlantic Beauty Shop
Dewitt M. Manning
Ft. B. Osborne
M. Tomlinson
I Bubrnean Wholesale
Btorce
Tobacco
Cigara
St. Atlantic
Butler
LANG
E. M. Allen
Helena
Allen
Dawn
John V. Eppel
Boone
Stadium
Eppel
Lake Okoboji
Chicago
Showman’s League of America
Hammond
Gary
Ind
A. BL. Gillespie
Guthrie Center
T. M. Watts of
Holstein
Iowa Pharmaceutical Association
Ft. Dodge
Harding
County Council of Defense
Greece
Carroll, Ta
Brotherhood of Magicians
Brotherhood
Troy
Herbert Heith
Carroll
G. E. Heith
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