Prize pig at Iowa State fetches 3760 at Chicago expo
Iowa State University's grand champion Hampshire-Yorkshire barrow Cyclone, weighing 235 pounds, sold for 16 a pound to a Chicago chain store run by Jewel Tea Co. The bidder also bought last year’s winner. The total price was 3760, below the 23 a pound 1960 record and near the 15.75 paid in 1961. Roy Keppy and son Glen claimed multiple prizes and a Davenport packing firm bought the truckload of 10 barrows.
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Chicago
Iowa State University
University Farm
Jewel Tea Co
Collen Rae Callaghan
Milford
Roy BK. Keppy
Davenport
Iowa
Glen Keppy
Roy
Keppy
Oscar Mayor Packing Co
Local News Briefs From Atlantic Iowa
Local briefs cover hospital return to work for Don Blake a California trip for Dr L C Allender and family a funeral home rosary for Mike Nevens divorce petition by Ethel Gaylord a visiting priest in town with sister Miss Nelson recovering from a broken hip and more weather and tax sale notes including a tractor fire and local business partnership joining Van Cleave joins family venture in Atlantic Iowa and surrounding updates.
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Atlantic Knights of Columbus
Roland Funeral
Mike Nevens
Joseph Devlin
Chew to Move to Town With Family After Home Purchase
Chew and his wife and three children will relocate from Des Moines to join him in the new year. He has bought the LeRoy Nielsen home at 1004 West Tenth Street and the Karstens family plans to move from the Nielsen property.
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Chew
Des Moines
LeRoy Nielsen
West Tenth Street
John Charles
Robby
Chris Ann
Gene Karstens
Nielsen
Teacher details special education work in Cass County schools
Mrs Wayie Ellen Long Atlantic special education instructor spoke at the Cass County Association for Retarded Children December meeting. She described goal oriented teaching and showed a film, plus gave a typical day’s summary. Fund drive reports listed contributions from Wiota Cumberland Massena Lewis Elliott and Grant with Ernie Willman raising 114. Supt A H Schuler to speak at January meeting.
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Wayie Ellen Long
Atlantic Schools
Cass County Association
Wiota
Cumberland
Massena
Lewis
Elliott
Grant
Ernie Willman
Atlantic
Jack Schrader
Association Fund
A. H. Schuler
Hospital Visitation and Local Medical Updates
Atlantic Memorial hospital lists visiting hours by floor with no morning access. Mrs. Charles L. Smith of Burbank California, formerly of Atlantic, underwent surgery Monday. Carl Granville of 1008 Birch Street is improving at Doctors hospital in Omaha after major surgery Tuesday morning.
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Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Charles L. Smith
Burbank, Calif
Atlantic
Carl Granville
Birch Street
Doctors Hospital
Omaha
Glen's TV to Open New Building at 709 East Seventh
Formal opening of the Glen's TV building at 709 East Seventh street is set for Friday and Saturday. The event is hosted with the Atlantic Letter Service and the Credit Bureau of Atlantic. Visitors can view the latest radio and TV models and tour the service department. Door prizes include an all channel TV antenna, radios, a thermos kit, and an electric alarm clock.
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Glen's TV
East Seventh Street
Atlantic Letter Service
Credit Bureau of Atlantic
Glen Gustason
Births for Knights and Ostergaard Families
Mr and Mrs Wallace Knight of 316 Poplar Street welcomed a son weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces at 6 13 pm Wednesday at Atlantic Memorial hospital. Mr and Mrs Robert Ostergaard of St Paul Minn welcomed a son Eric Robert weighing 7 pounds 13 ounces born Monday. Mrs Ostergaard is the former Marlene Pedersen daughter of Mr and Mrs Hans Pedersen of Atlantic.
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Knights
Wallace Knight
Poplar Street
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Robert Ostergaard
St. Paul
Minn
Eric Robert
Ostergaard
Marlene Pedersen
Hans Pedersen
Atlantic
Youth Missing From Mississippi River Towboat in Dubuque
AP reports continued search for Larry J. Young a 23 year old from Perryville Tennessee missing from the Mississippi River towboat Louis. He went ashore to untie the boat after an overnight tie up and was not seen until the vessel moved downstream. The Louis I owned by Pentzien Inc of Omaha was operating with a dredge and four barges from LaCrosse Wisconsin to Paducah Kentucky.
Hospital Admissions After Construction Accident in Massena Area
Admitted to Atlantic Memorial Hospital were Mrs. Maxine Strickler and Mrs. Gertrude McDaniel, both from local streets, Dennis Anderson of State Street, Ricky 2 and Terry 3, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Roland McHugh of Massena, and Edwin Kirchner. Discharged were Charles Armstrong of Viota, Glenda Lee, Mrs. Sherry Poulin, Lisa Knight, Connie Uecker, Mrs. Donald Richter and daughter Stephanie Sue, and Mrs. Johnny Jensen and daughter Jacquelyn Elaine.
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Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Maxine Strickler
Cedar Street
Gertrude McDaniel
East Seventh Street
Dennis Anderson
State Street
Ricky 2
Terry
Roland McHugh
Massena
Edwin Kirchner
Hazel Street
Charles Armstrong
Viota
Glenda Lee
Sherry Poulin
Maple Street
Lisa May Knight
Harry Knight
East Ninth Street
Connie Uecker
Rt. 2
Donald Richter
Stephanie Sue
Wiota
Johnny Jensen
Jacquelyn Elaine
East Tenth Street
Miller Wins Wrestling Title by Forfeit at Wiota Show
Dr Bill Miller former world heavyweight champion defeated Mitzu Arakawa by default to claim the feature wrestling title at the Wiota high school gym. Arakawa won the first fall in 13 20, Miller the second in 10 15, then Arakawa defaulted. Jessica Rogers beat Mrs Monroe in the semifeature. Duke Hoffman substituted for Johnny Race and beat Don Whittler in 25 32. Referee Ernie Dusek. Sponsored by Atlantic Amvets.
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Wiota
Bill Miller
Mitzu Arakawa
Arakawa
Miller
Jessica Rogers
Mrs. Monroe
Ann Regan
Miss Monroe
Duke Hoffman
Johnny Race
Don Whittler
Hoffmann
Nebraska
Meeting Set To Study C and M School Building Plan
PTA members and district patrons in Massena will meet Monday at 8 p.m. in the C and M school gym to review a proposed building program after two bond issues failed. Regional consultant Max Morrison of the Iowa Department of Public Instruction evaluated the district and urged action to improve facilities and education for high school students.
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Massena
PTA
C&m Community
C&m
Max Morrison
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
Morrison
School evaluation may lead to removal from approved list
The statement warns if adequate steps to alleviate the situation are not taken a team visitation will be requested during the current school year to decide whether the school stays on the approved list. Motorists are urged to obey stop signs as they are not merely slow down signals.
Fish draw crowds at Steinhart Aquarium
The remodeled Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco has attracted over two million visitors in five months. A prime display is the tidepool tanks featuring large sea anemones that trap and consume fish, drawing astonished officials and spectators alike.
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San Francisco
Steinhart Aquarium
Boy killed in Carroll highway crash overpass fall
Richard Gregerson an 18 year old from Carroll died when his car veered off the Highway 30 overpass west of town. Police said he was alone in the vehicle which left the road at the top of the overpass and landed 180 feet away.
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Carroll
Richard Gregerson
Highway 30
Here
Gregerson
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