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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1925
Page
4
The Royal Neighbors held a special meeting Friday evening in their hall. It was installation night and a fried chicken supper was served.
The News-Telegraph notes errors in copying the will of the late Mrs. Anna Greve. Bequests include 2000 to Mrs. James Stier, 4000 to Mrs. Alma Reederius, and 1000 to Mrs. Alma Morrow. Expenses are to be paid from the estate, with the remainder divided into four parts for specific heirs and trustees, including Peters and John Stolfey and Anna Woodward nephews.
Mantey Thompson, 18, pleaded guilty to complicity in the robbery and shooting that killed Night Marshal Prank Mommer at Tract. Judge James A Willett will announce the degree of murder and pass sentence at six this evening. Pinkerton, the shot that killed the marshal, remains hunted. the teen admitted firing one shot.
Cass County corn is ranked best with entries from Cass County. Judges noted white corn winning first prize and yellow and other ears earning prizes. Spectators enjoyed a horse race and football exhibition amid celebratory excitement at the county fair event.
Mrs James announces the arrival of a baby girl yesterday. Andrew Babeck and his wife Sarah welcome a new son at their Ek Hom home, marking a family milestone for former Elk Town residents.
New York markets report closing quotes for American Can 23834 A T and T 141% General Electric 297% International Paper 62 Studebaker 63% United Cigar 92 14 U S Steel 126 International Harvester 127% Mack Truck 21114 Sears Roebuck 207% United Drug 136 Liberty bonds and Chicago grains outlook with mixed cash grain prices. Kansas City and St Joseph livestock receipts show steady hog and cattle markets. Chicago and Omaha reports note varying livestock prices and supplies amid a general firm-to-strong tone.
A short quotation attributed to Channing urged to stand for truth despite crowd opinion. It emphasizes quiet, resolute inner conviction over popular support or noisy applause. The line reads as a philosophical exhortation rather than a news item.
Wheat No 1 and No 2 at 31c and 31c for No 1 plus No 2. Corn 38c. Barley 60c. Oats 50c. Hogs 8.76 10.76 dollars per hundredweight. Cattle stockers and feeders steady to alow at 6.50 8.60. Cows and heifers 3.25 5.50. Butterfat 5e. Eggs 6e. Honey 17e. Roosters geese ducks noted with minor prices.
English teachers of Iowa gather in Iowa City today for their annual conference sponsored by the University of Iowa. Principal speaker is Rollo W. Brown of Cambridge with other noted speakers including M. T. Herrick Ames. Edith Rickert Chicago. Percival Hunt Pittsburgh. C. H. Woolbert Illinois. and Thomas A. Knott Iowa, newly named editor of all Webster dictionaries.
President Charles E Hearst and Secretary Ray Gribbon of the Iowa Farm Bureau left Omaha for Des Moines with no message of immediate relief, stressing opportunities from the Intermediate Credit Bank in Omaha. Omaha Federal Land Bank President D P Hogan outlined how the law aids orderly marketing of agricultural products, urging farmers to organize credit corporations to access low interest rate loans.
A dense OCR snapshot lists attorneys accountants plumbers doctors undertakers and loan offers with multiple names and phone numbers. Entries include Cockshoot and Cockshoot Attorneys, Brink Plumbing and Heating, Dr Welton Knorr Dentist, Dr W S Greenleaf Physician, Dr M H Lynch Surgeon, Boorman and Whitmore Probate specialists, Osborne Tomlinson Funeral Directors, Clovis Swan Martin legal probate focus, Christensen Montgomery eye ear nose throat surgeon, and Clovis area loan services with March 1 1926 loan closing.
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