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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1927
Page
5
A rapid-fire roundup from Vinton to Marshalltown, Paris to Oklahoma City covers a second honeymoon divorce, coal miners wage talks called off, sporadic hog cholera fears in Iowa, a denial of divorce plans for Millicent Rogers Salm, a receivership question for an insurance firm, Coolidge missing Omaha dedication, Princeton estate bequests and a governor's clemency for E Marble.
An advertisement in the News-Telegram notes a clearance sale at the Gillette store this week. The notice emphasizes the store’s status as a reputable establishment offering substantial discounts during this semi-annual event.
A partial OCR line shows York leading Boston 3 to 2 with an unclear trailing note suggesting Philadelphia 0. The fragment hints at a sports score sequence but lacks complete context or dates. Further readable details are needed to confirm teams, venue, and match status.
Story County voters rejected a bond issue to pave primary roads, dashing hopes for the Jefferson and Lincoln highways across Iowa. The decision affects eastern counties already voting for Lincoln route paving while western counties prepare future ballots. Governor Hammill urged good roads funded by a tax, as debate over a $100 million road bond continues.
The Net-Telegraph offers color pictures of the U S frigate Constitution to raise funds for rehabilitating the vessel now under work in a Boston dry dock. Pictures cost 25 cents each and proceeds go to the fund, urging readers to buy and help restore naval history.
Boston mass June governor alvan t fuller granted a respite to Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, doomed to die for a double slaying. The delay extends a month to Aug 10 as the executive council approves the three respites including Celestino Madeiros. A commission and the governor review the case.
Barbers meeting last evening discussed a proposed new barber law and decided against raising prices. The record notes the importance of the issue and the potential effects on local trade.
Independence Day will be largely observed in Cass with major celebrations planned in Atlantic and Griswold. The Cass County Fair Association stages events at the fair grounds, including auto and running races, baseball, balloon ascensions, parachute drops, and a Ft. Crook band concert, ending with a grand fireworks display.
Commanded by Richard E Byrd the giant America monoplane lifts off from Mineola in a dawn departure bound for Paris on a nonstop transatlantic flight. Bert Acosta Lt George Neville and Lt Bernt Baichen accompany. the craft carries seven pounds of mail and a silk American flag for France.
Carrie M Diven wife of S B Diven of Bear Grove township Cass county dies at home at 2 am after long illness Born Sept 13 1854 in Fulton County Alabama married Feb 27 1879 moved to Cass county five children nine grandchildren and three sisters survive Funeral at 2 pm Friday at Diven home burial in Atlantic cemetery
Lindbergh departs Lindy Field at 10 5 this morning heading to St Louis marking a milestone as the first pilot to fly from the United States to the European continent.
The passage notes roads in good condition and references flying time, stating about 95 percent hours in the afternoon EST and a 38 percent figure related to Lindbergh. It presents incomplete, fragmented data without a clear event or outcome.
Lieuts Lester Maitland and Albert F Hegenberger completed the first nonstop flight from the mainland to Hawaii in a Fokker trimotor. They departed Oakland at 7 08 a m Pacific coast time and landed at Wheeler field after 26 hours over 2400 landless miles. Crowds cheered as officials welcomed them and celebrations followed in Honolulu and across the territory.
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