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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1925
Page
5
Wreckage from a hangar and thirteen planes at Stinson Field near San Antonio was cleared this morning. The scene marks a major aviation incident as responders worked to remove debris and assess damage.
Fred Trailer won the oration Sacredness of the Sabbath at Elliott Church of Christ with 82 percent, praised by judges Simmons, Davis, and Elsie Eileen Davis. Georgia Lackey won the first in humor with 79. Cass county entrant Miss Geneva Moore placed second in humor with 78 percent, and Hugh Owens took third with 77. Fourthteen schools attended including Stanton, Farragut, Atlantic, Carson, Massena, Grant, Lewis, Griswold, Galland, Willesx, Fontanelle, Macedonia, Henderson.
William Menefee proprietor of Farmers' Variety Store at Third and Walnut and owner of a famed Swiss music box will broadcast a half hour program on WOAW Omaha station May 14 from 6:15 to 6:45. The feature drew Omaha interest leading to the date arrangement.
The Gold Star markers drive to honor Iowa’s World War dead continues with county totals due by May 14. Atlantic’s quota is 100 dollars of 320, overseen by Father McDermott and Ben A. Wood, as Whiteway Seven reports. The deadline is the 46th Saturday of next week, with drive wrapping next Thursday.
Des Moines May. The appeal of B F Kneeskern under life sentence for the 1921 murder of Irene Von Brocklin in Ployd county will go to the September term of the state supreme court. Neill Garrett assistant attorney general said today.
May 9 report from Chicago notes Umberto Gialliere Loiling Stelle, a chevalier of EF, faces bigamy charges after marrying Miss Paterson while claimed divorced from a prior marriage. Eugenia Cuttasan of Omaha sues, asserting he remains her husband, as he seeks a divorce petition filed abroad and alleges inquiry into his other union.
Senator Moses of New Hampshire, president pro tempore, condemned Dawes for proposing rule changes and blamed voter indifference for impeding government progress in Congress. The remarks were delivered in Syracuse on a day when the political dispute over senate procedure heated up.
The News-Telegraph announces removal of several features to expand daily live news coverage. The tad news column and the Way Back When items are dropped, the puzzle is ending, and the cabbage and kings column is omitted today but will return next Saturday as editors priority shifts to faster reporting.
A fragment indicates a Cupid themed event or term referencing licenses and a clerk, but readable details are sparse. The emphasis centers on youthful pairs and a licensing context tied to clerical action.
Dorothy Bell of Cass county led a Cass contingent at the ninth annual interstate spelling contest in Omaha. May Caney won written work and Walter Inman placed third in the afternoon spelling. Claire Kitchen impressed with steady performance. Mrs. Morse and Tom Bell accompanied the Cass entrants.
Telegrams of condolence poured in from coast to coast to Col. Sam B. Amidon, Democratic national committeeman from Kansas, who died suddenly at his desk last night of a heart attack. The news sent shock through political circles as tributes began to arrive for the longtime party figure.
Coast guard units respond to an incident at Asbury Park where a ram boat caught fire amid reports of ammunition aboard. No details on injuries, cause, or official statements available.
A Kansas man and his wife, strangers to the town, checked into an OWA hotel last night. Early this morning shots rang out at 7, the man firing a revolver and both dying. Police found only $30 among their belongings. motive remains a mystery.
Officials investigate the mysterious death of PB Joslin a 71 year old wealthy retired lay. His body was found with throat wounds in his home after furniture was disturbed and he had failed to visit his physician. Joslin left an acetate valued at 50 000 and no will. His relatives survive him. He reportedly wished to donate his money to charity.
A river steamer Norman sank on the Mississippi near Memphis killing 23 crew and passengers. Notables like Paul H. Norcross of Atlanta were among the dead. divers searched 55 feet down as officials announced no hope for the missing. An Army inquiry was ordered into the disaster and a baseball slate from Ames and surrounding games was reported.
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