05 Mar 1921
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1921
Page
1
In Atlantic Iowa 1921 readers respond to a $250,000 school bond plan. Opponents stress keeping the Grant school building and prudent budgeting while backing good schools. Candidates declare positions on the bond vote to occur March 14, urging informed public choice.
Joseph Burner and A C Coomes announce their candidacies for mayor of Atlantic Iowa with March 28 election date. R E King and others declare runs for councilman at large, subject to voters decision at the city election on March 29.
Several residents announce candidacies for local offices. Conley seeks school director in Atlantic Independent District. Another candidate runs for Atlantic councilman at large. A third seeks director of the Independent School District in Atkins Iowa. A fourth declares for councilman from the Third Ward in Atlantic. All note subject to voters at the March election.
A letter from March 2 1921 asks candidates for school directors how they would vote on issuing 260000 in bonds for a new west side school building and a site for a new high school. One reply states opposition to the bond plan amid local debate in Atlante Iowa.
Mr Dee B Mallory discusses the Johnson Christensen controversy in the News Telegram. He argues the farmer bears blame for low prices, defends traders, and insists no innocent person suffer undue censure while defending free discussion in the public forum.
GEO W JOHNSON editor writes that Mr Mallory misrepresented Mr Christensen on Board of Trade defense. He argues the board is an incorporated association, not a profit business, and details its functions and costs. The piece concludes the article will run in broken doses over next week.
Simpson College defeated Morningside College of Sioux City in Indianola on March 5 in a hard fought football contest where tactics ruled. The report notes Plensy and the five, with tablets on hand, as part of the event described in the Telegraph.
Rex Beach dominates the screen in The North Wind's Malice with snowbound action and brisk humor. At the Opera House it opens tomorrow for two days alongside Sweet Lavender and other features in a busy program.
A reflective verse-like musing contrasts high living with uncertain luck. The speaker notes gamblers’ shifting fortunes and the desire to earn steady wages rather than chase fleeting wealth, expressing a craving for tangible, reliable sustenance over risky gains.
Fifteen years ago predicted severe injury from white grubs across southern New York, northern Pennsylvania and Ohio, southern Michigan, northern Indiana and Illinois, eastern Iowa, and southern Wisconsin. Brood A will be abundant this year. avoid corn or potatoes on fields that were in grass. Rotate crops: oats or barley, then clover, then Timothy or grasses to escape damage. Ground in pure clover or corn last year is safer for corn this year.
A fragmented reminiscence of Walt Mason and a millionaire in Estes Park, with references to luxury items and royalties. The narrator notes a San Diego police presence and recalls a vivid, oblique scene implying past fame and excess amid a damaged text.
Rex Beach drama set in Alaska during the gold rush features a star cast including Tom Santéehi Vera Gordon Joe King and William Strauss under ex Besobaul’s direction. A romance filled adventure praised as one of Beach’s best thrills and a must see. Showtimes Sunday and Monday at Opera House.
Boston Red Sox owner Mahael Hugh Duffy announced on Thursday the signing of Frank Talcott, Yale University star pitcher, as the team adds a top collegiate arm to bolster its pitching staff.
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