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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1949
Page
5
Des Moines residents and visitors appear in a compact update of weekend visits moving, vacations, and local happenings. Notable items include pool season opening at Sunnyside with Sammy Preston as manager, property purchase by D. J. Cornelison Ford on Sixth and Walnut for used car parking, and several residents visiting relatives in Des Moines Rock Rapids and Omaha markets while others relocate or depart for new assignments.
Mrs O Neil and her new son Bernard Jr are reported at Atlantic Memorial hospital. She is the daughter of Mrs Lyrch and sister of Mrs Guthart and Mrs Harrold. Seven Atlantic fire department members attended a Red Oak fire school led by Mark Brosier from Iowa State College extension service. Attendees from Atlantic included Chief W Hedges and several others. Cooler weather expected in Iowa with showers and varying rainfall in several towns. recent highs ranged from 87 to 88 degrees and lows from 56 to 65.
Horace W. Bud Nelson Jr a local realtor and insurance man has purchased the W A McKee insurance agency and will move to the McKee office on the first floor of the Hinrichs building. Mr McKee Cass county sheriff for 18 years retires from the insurance business after 15 years in the field. Nelson has three years in real estate and insurance and served 22 years in the navy in the Pacific after operating Deep Rock service here.
Caesarean birth of a son to Mr and Mrs William Palmer of Wirta at Atlantic Memorial hospital at 9 27 weighing 9% pounds. A son weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce born to Rev and Mrs Hampton White at the local hospital at 5 18. An 8 pound daughter born May 25 to Mr and Mrs Lamont Okey at Ann Arbor Michigan. couple also has a son. Also gratitude expressed for condolences and thanks to the fire department. Connie Jean Carla Marie are named. Veterans United Shows at old Cass county fair grounds June 2 to 8 hosted by Atlantic Amvets.
Carl Rehnblem, about 31, died when his two seat Aercoupe struck an REA power line after takeoff from a private airstrip on the Ray Van Wezel farm near Vinton. He had come from Ames to pick up seed corn and held a private pilot license with about 200 hours.
University of Iowa President Virgil M. Hancher will speak at USC on June 11 to a graduating class of 4,100, the largest in USC history. The ceremony marks a milestone for the university.
Professor Philip W. Burton resigns from the University of Iowa School of Journalism faculty to take a professorship in advertising at Syracuse University effective September 1, 1949.
A brief safety reminder urges drivers to avoid speeding or risky passing on curves or hills to prevent accidents and stay alive for tomorrow. The message emphasizes cautious driving to protect lives.
Mrs. Marie Harding Thurston 57, a former Atlantic resident, died May 18 at Laguna Beach after a lengthy illness. She taught 74 years at Laguna Head and resided there since 1913. Survived by husband Joseph two daughters Doris Boyd and Virginia Santmyer four sisters and numerous relatives.
The Adair Presbyterian vacation Bible school opens this week and runs through the week. The Adair Methodist church completed its Bible school last week.
Mr and Mrs J W Bowman of Walnut receive a call from their son Robert in Los Angeles announcing he has passed the California bar exam as one of 36 Loyola University graduates.
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