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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1940
Page
4
Local Movement and Church Notes Share Weekend Events
Local briefs report Alval Mauk family moving to LaVista Place Grandson Here visiting Clyde Reason family from Firebaugh Cal holiday visit to J M Reason relatives at 304 Olive St. Des Moines pastor Gilbert N Cook to speak at Church of Christ Sunday morning and evening. Burial for Margaret Kelly Gaffney to take place in Atlantic cemetery Neola Catholic church service scheduled Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Reason
Firebaugh, Cal
J. M. Reason
Olive Street
Maine
Gilbert N. Cook
Des Moines
Church of Christ
Lawrence Bush
Auburn
Neh
Margaret Kelly Gaffney
Wiota
Neola
Atlantic Cemetery
News-Telegraph
Neola Catholic Church
Ned Anderson Receives Honor at Iowa U Dinner
Ned Anderson of Atlantic was awarded an honorary Union board key at a formal dinner in Iowa City. Prof. Earl E. Harper presented the key along with other board members. President Virgil M. Hancher also received an honorary key for service on the Iowa Union board of trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Ned Anderson
Atlantic
Anderson
Earl E. Harper
Town Union
Virgil M. Hancher
University of Iowa
Iowa Union
Adair and Wiota Briefs Share Local Social News
Mrs. Louis King of Chicago visited her sister Mrs. Lloyd Lewellyn in Adair this week. Des Moines visitors Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Swinehart called on their nephew Gene Bireline at Methodist hospital. In Wiota Alana Reynolds was named Christmas seal sale chairman coordinating with the Wiota school and local clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adair
Louis King of
Chicago
Lloyd Lewellyn
Lynn Swinehart
Des Moines
Gene Bireline
Methodist Hospital
Wiota
Alana Reynolds
Helen Freeze
E. Freeze
C. E. Long
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball Elope to Greenwich
Desi Arnaz carried Lucille Ball into his theatre dressing room in New York after their elopement to Greenwich Connecticut. Both are noted screen stars and their marriage makes headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desi Arnaz
Lucille Ball
New York
Greenwich
Conn
Illness and Surgeries Reported Across Local Areas
Multiple residents hospital bound or recovering after major operations at Atlantic hospital and Iowa Methodist hospital in Des Moines. Notable cases include Mrs. Charles Nord and Mrs. Byron Casady at Linn Street and near Atlantic, plus Miss Thelma Peterson near Anita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nord
Linn Street
Byron Casady
Atlantic
Atlantic Hospital
Thelma Peterson
Near
Anita
Rudolph Berge
Larry Lee
Cedar Street
Notable Guests At John McCauley Home Lewis Iowa
Sunday visitors at the John McCauley home in Lewis Iowa included Mr and Mrs Paul Campbell and daughter from Detroit Michigan Mr and Mrs Elmer Campbell and Mr and Mrs Nicholas Roberts of Clarinda Mrs Walter Niece and son and Delbert Campbell of Villisca Mr and Mrs Charles Murphy of Audubon and Mr and Mrs Charles McCauley and children and Mr and Mrs Ralph McCauley and son of Atlantic.
Former Patrolman Dies in Clinton at 32
Robert Caviness, 32, former state highway patrolman and chief of police at the duPont factory in Clinton, died of a heart attack. He had previously served with the state highway patrol. The notice attributes his death to happiness. Monoco remains a small principality with 395 acres hosting climate variety and events. Monte Carlo draws visitors for flowers, folklore, sailing regattas, and the casino at its heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Robert Caviness
duPont
State Highway Patrol
Monaco
America
Azure
Monte Carlo
Radio Marconi and the birth of tunable circuits
The article honors Guglielmo Marconi for pioneering tuning under patent No. 771717, showing that distinct signals could be separated without interference by adjusting circuits even as multiple stations transmitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio Marconi
Newspaper circulations set alltime US high in 1940
Editor and Publisher reports 1940 six month period ending Sept 30 shows daily circulation up 4.77 percent and Sunday up 4.18 percent from 1939. Morning papers lead with 4.99 percent gain and evening papers up 4.56 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. N.S
Audit Bureau of
Ickes
Roosevelt
Mussolini Irate Over Failure of Greek Campaign
The report notes Italian setbacks in the Greece campaign with many prisoners captured and a retreat on the central front developing into a retreat. Rome radio cut off at 6:40 PM prompting speculation of British air presence and possible Badoglio resignation context. The item closes with thanks for condolences and a domestic notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mussolini
London
Rome
Italy
Pietro Badoglio
Army
Waterloo Hotel and Seven Stores Destroyed by Fire
Fire of unknown origin in Waterloo Iowa destroyed the Hawkeye hotel and seven small stores with an estimated loss of 10000 dollars. Fifty guests escaped as fire crews evacuated them. the blaze began in the basement storage area and spread upward. Stores include G R Grehn harness shop Service Printing Gal lup Real Estate E and F cafe J Robins used clothing Howland Candy Schollian Tobacco. Rear wall collapse endangered three firefighters. City ordinances saved by a copy delivered to the assistant city attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Hawkeye
G. R. Grehn Harness Shop
Service Printing Company
Gallup Real Estate Company
E. & F. Cafe
J. Robins
Howland Candy Company
Schollian Tobacco Company
E. F. Keith
Dies Committee makes peace with G Man department
Washington reports Rep Martin Dies chairman of the Dies committee said disagreements with the Justice Department over fifth column investigations have been ironed out. Roosevelt had accused premature disclosures by the committee of hampering the FBI. Dies also charged lack of FBI cooperation. Roosevelt summoned Dies to Washington for a conference and Dies assigned Rep Voorhis to confer with Attorney General Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Martin Dies
Dem
Texas
House
Department of Justice
Roosevelt
Dies
FBI
Rep. Voorhis
Dem. Cal
Jackson
Funeral Rites Held for Mentioned Friend
Rev. A Breeling conducted funeral services at Hastings Monday for an old friend Mrs Dillon Shepherd. Ian Lewis noted the rites in a closing tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Ian
A. Breeling
Hastings
Dillon Shepherd
Also Mentioned on This Page
Z. Reo
Pi Roe
Works Student Chishan Federation
Johnny
Arctic
Mobil Winter
Atlantic Square Deal Oil Company
John F. Lang
Prop
Alval Mauk
East Third Street
LaVista Place
Iowa U
Adair News
Cass County
Iowa
Cass County Conservation Club
Izaak Walton League
Oldsmobile
Chevrolet
Ford
Atlantic Auto Exchange
Robert F. Graham
Kimballton
Soren C. Petersen
Oakdale Sanitarium
Toby Henningsen
Kimballton School
Lewis Visitors
RITZ
the Andrews Sisters
FIRI
Aan
TiSym
Jane Wyatt
G-Man
S. W. Jowsa’s Photo Center
Iarisma
Lyman Worthington
Hatchery West
Igrand Amaxnic
Roy Rogers In
Ranger and
the Lady
Frankie Darre
Mitae
John Wayne
Sigrid Gurie
Charles Coburn
Gene Stratton Porter
Laddie
Tim Holt
Joan Carroll
Virginia Gilmore
Spring Byington
Goth
Alley
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