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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1925
Page
1
Supervisor Carl A. Zellmer replies to the paper’s critique on road funding. He opposes a statewide bonded program, favors county control and local voting, and argues for county and local road improvements over a state system. He condemns shifting state funds away from counties and emphasizes county voting on taxes and road projects.
An editorial critiques Mr. Zellmer on highway governance arguing for state control to ensure uniform, efficient routing across Iowa’s ninety nine counties. It defends a primary road program funded by gasoline tax and warns against local, piecemeal decisions that hinder a straightest line road-building effort. Carl Zellmer is praised personally but his plan is deemed unhelpful for long term progress.
The Day's Editorial notes Samuel Cope, a retired colored sergeant in the regular army, awarded the Jefferson bar in Missouri. Copeland praised for bravery in the Philippines 1899, swimming a river under fire and guiding rafts to secure a crossing. The piece argues such deeds show all races serve the nation and will be united.
Washington gossip notes Comptroller General McCarl’s stance that all members must take the $10,000 annual pay or return the excess to the conscience fund. It references Henry St George Tucker’s refusal and a proposed memorial if he persists. It also discusses Pershing potential GOP Senate candidacy and Missouri implications.
The piece honors Samuel Drennan and his Croix de Guerre and D. S. medals for heroism in France, noting his past service with Pershing and Villa. It argues Americanism rests on a government that allows diverse races and creeds to live as neighbors while obeying the law, citing unity in battle and peace as proof of its strength.
A quirky column shows Sims musing on spring hints and weather quirks. Jokes compare gas prices, marriage, and early birds with time, plus a few humorous lines about winter forecasts and social quirks.
A fragment describes a waiter serving and ensuring good kraut, with a wet hand and coat as the focus, implying a casual dining moment. The odd phrasing suggests a vignette about service and appetite rather than a full event.
A verse celebrates tipping culture in 1925, describing tipping a porter, barber, and hatter as a way to smooth life’s path. The narrator praises generous gifts to young girders of service and vows to continue tipping, noting rivals to tipping are questioned by some.
Carl Zellmer argues for a farm to market roads program while opposing funding that benefits others. He contends state bonds must be paid before new bonds and questions why residents of Cass and other counties should finance roads to river towns. He supports the two cent gas tax but warns against prioritizing tourist routes over local needs.
A letter from C. A. Zellmer criticizes a proposed program, arguing locals fear worse roads and a rift between town and country. He notes the town voted 10 to 1 against the advocated plan and urges a pause after a recent bonding proposition before taking on another project.
In Bessemer Alabama on March 30 Dr George T Bedwards was acquitted of murdering his wife Angie Lou Edwards after a four month legal battle. A circuit court jury ruled not guilty after two and a half hours of deliberation. The trial followed a mistrial in an earlier term when the jury stood 11 to 1 for acquittal. Edwards was found by police in her bed after an intruder awakened and shot him during a struggle.
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