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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1925
Page
5
A wave of protest over telephone rate changes erupts as Northwestern Bell officials meet with the local chamber of commerce in Shenandoah and nearby towns. The nationwide wire service brief also notes various scattered items from across the Midwest and West.
Lour Independent Chautauqua Veatch representing the Local Independent chautauqua at Blowerington Florida travels city to drum up support. Over half of the required twenty five guarantors have signed, each pledging ten dollars to cover at least a quarter of the program cost with the balance carried by the Local company. The three year contract would place profits with a fifty fifty split with the local committee if any arise.
Two funeral services were held this afternoon. Fred Brix, a well known local resident, died suddenly last Sunday morning at his north city home. His service was at Peace Evangelical Church with interment in Atlantic Cemetery. Pallbearers included Sam Berry and Albert Borens among others. Annie Marie Fredericksen was also laid to rest at Oak Hill Church Brayton, with Rev Mehr presiding and interment in Oakhill Cemetery. Pallbearers included Ferdinand Nelson and several Nelson brothers.
Armed posses swept near Dubuque Indiana as they pursue Earl Stearns and Don Kardell who escaped the county jail after fatally shooting Jailer Leo Hammer. Sheriff Kennedy leads multiple squads along river bottoms and access routes to locate the fugitives.
A local meeting of corn growers took place in Audubon yesterday. Attendees discussed planting methods and market outlooks. Key figures included division chairpersons and area representatives who spoke on yields and cooperative strategies.
The District Court reports a partial clearing of indictments with Archer’s case amid notes of pending trials. Grand jury indictments included six, with one publicized as the others await custody. A separate case involving Hattie M. Cool v Shepperd progressed in probate matters with a trustee removal denied.
Several new suits are listed in the district court clerk’s office for the upcoming November term. Ferdinand Martin Sheley and others sue Robert Wier and others seeking partition of estate interests. The Annis-Rohling Company of Council Bluffs files foreclosure against Frank J. Connor for 8588.83 and interest, with M D Daily of Dunlap as attorney. A G Weaver sues Bruce Hurlburt in a foreclosure for 8770 and interest, with W C Bryant representing the plaintiff.
In Chicago on October 14, Sheriff Peter M. Hoffman of Cook County was fined 2600 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in DuPage County jail. Former Warden Wesley Westbrook received four months in DeKalb county jail after a contempt of court conviction related to permitting a f ederal inmate to escape.
A long list of prizewinners and sponsors accompanies a rural corn show report. Malone, Griffin, Thompson, and many regional businesses are named among first prize winners, with Griffin and Malone highlighted for top ear weights and stalk heights.
Secretary Frank Warner of the Iowa Bankers Association announced a series of group meetings in the Still Better Banking campaign in Iowa led by a governor appointed committee. A state school for vigilant protection will be held October 19 and 20. Iowa City publication to receive a silver Sigma Delta Chi trophy at the University of Iowa seminar for high school paper staffs in November.
Leon Goodman, head of the Rural Credits Corporation, said the state could see up to ten million dollars in demand to back dollar corn. The plan envisions emergency loans via regional banks to support farmers needing funds to store and ship grain.
Atlantic City, Oct 14. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, told the AFL convention the coal situation is daily growing more critical and that the American people have been lulled into a false sense of security. The convention endorsed the anthracite miners strike by a rising vote and urged AFL executive council cooperation to end the strike.
Judge Landis postponed the seventh game between the Senators and Pirates after a long delay in Pittsburgh. Pirates face using Oldham or Morrison against Walter Johnson, with Vic Aldridge favored to start the next day after winning two previous starts. The crowd of over 45,000 packed Forbes Field as preparations shifted amid wet conditions and tension.
Washington October 14 based on better feed in the southwest and improved western cattle belt the agriculture department predicted a continuing strong market for feeder cattle. Shipments from 12 leading markets into all states reached 898 000 for the first three months of this year compared with 988 000 last year and 1 389 000 two years ago.
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