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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1944
Page
7
Daphne meets Brenner on the garden fence as Alan Pembroke and guests stage plans at the country house. The day unfolds with picnics and garden work while Daphne and Steve debate motives and a budding romance with Alan progressing toward a claim of love at first sight.
The ladies of St. John’s Evangelical church in Lyman donate chickens for the Christmas dinner at the Evangelical orphanage in Houseton. The annual project has supported the orphans for several years.
Local notes indicate Mias Molle Marshall at The News Telegraph office is home with flu. Several individuals, including Claus Behnken Vera Schneider and Steiner Silence, underwent hospital treatment or dismissal for various conditions and procedures this weekend.
Ed B. O'Connor an Atlantic baker lies in an Iowa City hospital recovering from two operations this year and a prior bone surgery for a fractured ankle. The injured leg remains in a cast for several weeks.
Washington reports a government job budget proposal and draft legislation to implement it. The War Contracts Military Subcommittee has advanced the plan as part of the effort to spur federal employment.
Twenty one members and three guests attended Atlantic PEO Christmas at Mrs. Childs Emmett's Vista Place home with a children’s program led by Mrs. Homer Rice. Double N Club guests included Mrs. Bob Curtis Mrs. Earl Gasse and Mrs. Lester And at Mrs. George Anderson’s home. topics covered table decorations and a Christmas delicacy contest won by Mrs. Grover Ploghoft and Mrs. Anton Steffens. An upcoming club supper is planned for Geo. Anderson's home with another meeting Jan 11 at Mrs. Niles Blake. A surprise thirty first wedding anniversary was given to Mr. and Mrs. Chris Meyer with family and friends visiting and playing cards.
The string of local notices includes the marriage of Marie Jeanette Clausen to Orville John Krakau at Hill church Brayton on Dec 10 officiated by Rev Valmar Jensen. Also listed are the Meyer Wheeler marriage Oct 12 1944, Pythian Sisters officers 1945, Norway Center school events and Busy Bee club activities with holiday plans and student notes.
A dense list outlines upcoming meetings and events for several clubs. Entries include Legion Auxiliary, Buck Creek W 8 C S, W C T U, Links and Linkettes, Browning Literary, Helping Hand, and local Lewis clubs with dates, locations, and activities such as gift exchanges and Christmas programs.
San Francisco December 18 AP Maj Gen Henry C Pratt chief of the Western Defense Command announced the War Department will revoke the evacuation order. Japanese evacuees may return to California Oregon and Washington after January 1 unless personally deemed dangerous.
Pvt and Mrs Roland Fuller of 204 Birch Street welcomed a son, the sixth child, born at 3 47 this morning weighing 8 pounds 8 5 ounces. Fuller serves in Europe. Audubon parents Lyle Linn report a daughter born December 30. Bruno Lauritsen has two daughters born December 11 and 12. Gordon H Jensen’s son born November 12 at Carroll hospital. Lyle Dudgeon’s son born December 8 in York Australia named Guy Leroy. Grandmother is Mrs George Campbell of Audubon.
The justice department announced the arrest of fourteen men in an alleged salary kickback racket at the Brooklyn embarkation base. Over two years the gang allegedly exacted more than 150000 dollars from workers in return for arranging job transfers and preventing layoffs, with FBI and army cooperation.
The agriculture department released final year crop figures showing corn at 3 228 361 000 bushels and wheat at 1 078 647 000 bushels. Corn output rose from last year's 2 034 354 000 and exceeded the ten year average of 2 869 384 000, while wheat climbed from 841 023 000 to 1 078 647 000, above the ten year average of 760 199 000.
Mrs Emma Zimmer 58 of Des Moines was killed and her husband William injured when struck by an automobile on an icy street near the downtown business district. The Zimmer couple were walking near the curb when the crash occurred Friday night.
Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie Archer of Lewin were conducted at the Lewis Congregational church with Rev. Ralph Pinkham presiding. A. A. Smith and others sang Abide With Me and In the Garden. casket bearers included Frank Bennett Mark Smith Abe Fulton J Lawton Elmer Smith and Howard. Interment followed in Lewis Cemetery. All the news when it renews The News-Telegraph.
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