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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1925
Page
3
May 30 Dates for the chautauqua program this summer have been definitely announced July 9 to 3 by Peter Hoegh chairman of the local business men's committee The White and Brown chautauqua company of Kansas City will furnish the talent.
Oakland, Iowa May 30 The Fourth of July will be celebrated with four organizations cooperating to stage the biggest Oakland event yet The American Legion East Potemwa county run bureau the Civic Improvement club and the Oakland Commercial club are partners Sioux City motor lifts will park parallel to the curb city wide under order from Police Chief Joe Young Violations face fines and imprisonment as officers enforce the edict
The United States Rubber company championed home town advertising to promote tires and the rise of autos in small communities. By 1924 there are 16 million cars nationwide with 80 percent owned by rural and small town residents, and U S tire dealers expanding from one per town to many as the market matures.
New York May boA features a light heavyweight title clash between Berlenbach and Norlenbach set for tonight at outdoor ringside. Despite rain threats and a postponed card in the past, Berlenbach enters as the slight favorite as both fighters weigh in near the 170s, with the 175-pound limit looming.
Real estate transfers dated May 28 1925 list multiple property moves in Griswold and Atlantic areas. Transfers include Crawford to Greece Me andew, R J Kewin to Jennie Kewin, P R K B to Griswold Griswold, Martin Janss to Henry Janss, Timothy Maher to Henry Janss, Thos P Cunningham to Claudy Andersen, George Shepherd to Elizabeth Knop, George W Parker to Harding Creamery Co, with varied lot numbers and monetary amounts.
Fragmentary quotation notes that nothing delights like examples of virtue shown in the morals of those who share in society, referencing Marcus Aurelius and a line about possible options and ex amples.
Baseball notes recount a split in which the Senators beat the Red Sox 7 to 3 behind May and Sisler led the Browns past the Indians with three hits. The Reis agagy seed the Cubs 10 to 6 as Boston defeated Chicago. Tigers pitcher Johnson survived a line drive, Tigers won 9 to 3 over the White Sox. Dickerman sparked the Cards against the Pirates, Hornsby hit his tenth homer, Connie Mack extended his winning streak, and Rommel knuckled the Yankees.
Pittsburg, May 30. Rogers Hornsby of the Cardinals hit his eleventh home run of the season in the third inning against the Pirates. Yde pitched with no one on base.
New York fans grow weary of the Giants despite early season success. Hank Gowdy stands out as the club relies on solid pitching and youth. Athletics and Phillies show strong form while Yankees’ colorful roster keeps drawing crowds. Reds, Pirates, and Dodgers loom as potential threats.
Philadelphia May 30. The Western teams California and Southern California head the field as finals approach for the Intercollegiate Association athletic championships. California and Southern California appear likely to contend with Bud Houser and Leighton Dye expected to score around 18 points for Los Angeles.
Tommy Gibbons of St Paul indulges in a bit of beach golf at Atlantic City while training for his forthcoming boxing match with Gene Tunney. The piece notes he is not yet among the top famous golfers and mentions a humorous aside about Tomy Hinkaman.
As the final day dawns in wet conditions Southern California hopes to secure the national championship with a modest total of around thirty points. They have 14 qualifiers to California's 13, while Pennsylvania Princeton Yale lead among the eastern teams with twelve and eleven slots respectively, facing a coast-dominant trophy run for the fourth time in five years.
Norman Okla May 30 Breaking two valley records in preliminaries Missouri with 17 men in finals is a top contender along with Oklahoma and Nebraska both planning strong showings in ten events. Nebraska aims to repeat its past four title runs with 13 in eight events while Oklahoma also enters ten events. Kenneth Lancaster of Missouri shattered the 11 year old broad jump mark with 24 feet 1 1 2 inches though Grinnell’s Morgan Taylor later jumped 24 feet 6 inches but was disqualified. Ross Richerson of Bigroup net set a new rink mark in the shot put with 47 feet 3 inches surpassing last year’s 43 feet 7 inches.
William A Hicks, sporting editor for the New York Evening Journal for nearly twenty years, died suddenly at his home after an operation. He was 61, a native of Chicago. His death occurred yesterday.
In Chicago reports from May reveal two major matches on the boards. Wayne Munn faces Ed Lewis in Michigan City in a grudge style bout while Stanislaus Zbyszko meets Joy Stecher in St. Louis for the title. Zbyszko recently defeated Munn in Philadelphia to claim the championship.
Fidel Barba of Los Angeles defeated Taddy Silva in a ten round bout to claim the Pacific Coast bantamweight title. Barba, a former world amateur champion, secured the crown after a decisive performance here on Friday night.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Hornsby and a social event with a sense of rumor. No clear names, dates, or places are readable. The text is too garbled to confirm facts or identify a definite incident or outcome.
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