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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1925
Page
5
Latest by wire notices report American divorces announced by Party tribunals including Mrs. Hornsby Evang previously Rita Hickman in San Francisco. Evensville, Ind grief follows a legal action. Also reports declare injuries in Indiana sports clash and disarmament talks in Washington as European diplomacy advances.
Postmaster A A Emigh told Rotarians the new postage rates do not appreciably raise costs for newspapers. He cited the News Telegraph fair edition costing 7657 to mail county distribution, 7538 under old rates, a four cent difference. NT postage averages about 4 70 per day. A wave quartet from the Atlantic theatre provided numbers with Rosarian Pierce arranging.
Mrs Conk, a Benton County W C T U worker, was shot dead in her Vinton home as she prepared to read at a county convention. A trail of clues leads Benton officials to search for the unseen assailant while inquest proceedings begin and the community vows to intensify the anti liquor fight.
Atlantic City hosts the annual national beauty tournament with more than fifty prize beauties arriving from cities nationwide. About 300 000 visitors, 10 000 participants, 201 bands, 161 judges, and city officials are on hand as sixty seven contestants compete for top prizes.
The News-Telegraph outlines an Everyone Wins campaign split into two districts each offering a bf fie tura and a full cash prize set plus a 20 percent cash commission for active participants who do not win. The piece notes Chel county territory and questions awareness in the second district about the election’s magnitude.
Washington reports solemn funeral services for four navy airmen lost on the Shenandoah. Officers Landsdowne Hancock Lawrence Sheppard laid to rest at Arlington with ceremonies at Fort Meyer. Widows attend, joined by Secretary of the Navy and War officials as Marines and bluejackets guard the final resting place. A separate notice notes a newborn daughter for James Catshall formerly Miss Evre Hey.
Rain delayed the county fair opening with crowd attendance light and events shuffled. Judges for cattle, sheep, poultry and horses selected while parades and a new Antipilar motion attraction draw interest. The first night features fireworks and free arts, with repeated shows on Thursday.
Rome reports the Ivatuin dirigible N-1 has been sold by the government to Captain Roald Amundsen for bipolar explorations. The official announcement confirms the purchase and planned use in guided polar expeditions.
American League games finish with New York 5 Boston 4 and Washington 9 Philadelphia 4 in the fifth inning. National League results include New York 2 Boston 1, Philadelphia 1 Brooklyn 2 in the sixth, and Chicago 3 Pittsburgh 2 in the seventh.
Forecase notes unsettled conditions in the east portion with probable showers and thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday. Wednesday will be partly overcast with little change in temperature across the region.
A report from Waterloo describes accusations directed at Black Hawk County officials by John B Hammond. The remarks criticize county conduct and reference legal figures and local politics amid broader commentary on governance.
Report from Sept. notes several residents of Che Ami area facing illness at home. Relatives and friends express hope for a speedy recovery. community members, including McDernett and Mesherneatt, are mentioned as connected to the affected households.
Detroit Sept 4 The Harmsworth trophy race planned for September 26 on the Detroit River was postponed for a year after a fire severely damaged the challenger Excelsior France. Commodore E Massiou of the France Delfind Navigation Automobile Club reported the sole entry could not be prepared.
Unclear fragmentary text indicates Coolidge will travel without stops to an upcoming Legion meet. Subjects, dates, and locations are obscured by damaged OCR, leaving no verifiable names or specifics. The readable portions suggest a travel plan tied to a Legion event but lack concrete details.
A Des Moines youth drowned yesterday while swimming with friends. He dived from a board and did not resurface, possibly striking a rock. The body was recovered shortly after. He was the son of a local resident and had been employed in a lumber camp and was leaving for a trip to his land in Canada.
Washington and Detroit dispatches report strong belief that Colonel William Mitchell will face a court martial for his public charges against the War and Navy departments. Secretary of War Weeks hesitates to discuss specifics as investigators determine if Mitchell made the claims and if they warrant discipline. Senator Couzens calls for a thorough expert-led inquiry, not a routine probe, into alleged incompetence and negligence surrounding the Shenandoah disaster.
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