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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1944
Page
5
I N S wire briefs report Chester Bowles arrives in Des Moines to address two Iowa audiences as part of his national OPA duties. The wire brief also notes other regional items including political results from Dublin and farm help programs in Waterloo and surrounding counties.
Moscow reports heavy fighting along a Soviet line north of Lasi Romania with German armor and infantry attacked by Russian artillery and machine guns. Casualties are high for the Germans as Red Army counterattacks protect a key railroad junction near Stanislawow.
Omaha reports District Enforcement Attorney Thomas J. Keenan of the Office of Price Administration warned liquor dealers they will be prosecuted if they force customers to buy unwanted items to obtain whisky. He said forcing a wine or other liquor with whisky violates the price control act.
Partly cloudy with scattered thunder showers today and tonight. Saturday brings partly cloudy skies and more scattered thunder showers with warm and humid conditions. Northwest portion remains warm through Saturday.
Tentative plans discussed to stage the Air-Wacaravan at Atlantic high school stadium next Monday at 8 30 PM. Joint sponsorship by Atlantic Chamber of Commerce Civil Air Patrol American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars aims to seat several thousand more for the production featuring 30 enlisted performers and a 12 piece orchestra. The show previously drew large crowds in Des Moines and travels to 33 other Iowa towns before a nationwide itinerary.
Fort Dodge Iowa June 2 Two boys were hospitalized in critical condition and a third died after a pickup truck overturned while riding a streak horse on a highway west of Fort Dodge near Burditt 19 died trapped behind the wheel. Don Christensen 19 and James Doyle 18 escaped the burning vehicle while returning to their homes at Fenda as the horse was struck.
As Allied forces strike near Rome and Velletri, Pope Pius XII urges a peace that all nations can bear and condemns any war aims that would leave victors dictating an inequitable peace by force. He calls for international cooperation to prevent future conflicts while gunfire echoes around the Roman border.
The Rt. Rev. Monsignor Henry V. Malone a longtime Des Moines Catholic diocese priest died after a long illness at Mercy hospital where he had been a patient for two weeks. A native of Winterset Indiana he served over fifty years in the church.
The Atlantic flower show sponsored by the Garden Club will run from noon to 9 pm with free admission. Entries from men women and children are welcome and displays will decorate court house halls and offices. Juvenile and corsage divisions are led by Mrs. Harry Cook Mrs. Oscar Dahlberg and a team of regional chairmen including Mrs. Jake White Mrs. Floyd Fowler and Mrs. George Brown among others.
Dell Taylor, Atlantic funeral director, to lead the Cass County Red Cross for the coming year succeeding John F. O Connell. Wilma Bruns Anita named vice chair to succeed ill health retiree Mrs DeMent. Other officers elected include S J Marshall Atlantic secretary and Childa Emmert Atlantic treasurer. Chapter membership reached 7 398 with balance 7 281 08 as of May 15 receipts 28 293 06 disbursements 21 539 96.
Allied General Douglas MacArthur strengthens assault on Biak Island in Dutch New Guinea. Reinforcements land under strong naval and air cover, repelling potential enemy interference as forces swell ashore. Additional reports detail Allied gains in northern Burma with heavy Japanese losses and a major Central Pacific air raid on Guam Wake Truk and Ponape.
Eleven year old Robert Lock was recovering with a fractured leg and scalp wounds after being struck by a locomotive moving 25 miles per hour. He stood on the southbound track counting cars of a long freight train when the engine and caboose sped toward him and threw him about 30 feet into the air.
Eugene Amoiear, 15, drowns in swollen Beaver Creek near Perry Iowa after stepping into a hole and being swept away by a swift current. The boy could not swim and remains missing. 16 year old Mon Thomley escaped with minor injuries when his car overturned while rushing to town for help. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs M W Annear of Perry and two brothers and two sisters. Capt James E Foote and his mother Mrs Maggie McDermott visit Anita and Atlantic towns while on duty with the infantry.
Voters await a quiet June primary with no county level contests in Cass county and only two Democratic state ballot lines. Polls run 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Atlantic locations while absent voter ballots total about twenty. Republican ticket highlights include Hubbard and Skipton. Democrats list Smiley and Jensen for key county roles.
Mrs Anna Willms 76 widow of Henry H Willms of Atlantic died this morning at 2 oclock at the home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Herman Lensch north of Cumberland from heart complications She was born Jan 3 1868 in Germany and came to America in 1886 She resided near Wiota before marrying Oct 26 1888 at Atlantic Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:30 at Roland Peacock Baxter Funeral Home Interment Atlantic Cemetery Surviving children include John Harry Fred Williams Bertha Rock Marie Knop and Helena Lensch with seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren her daughter Mrs Max Knop is ill with a heart ailment prior to the service.
Pvt Max Trent leaves Sunday for Camp Fannin Texas after an eight day furlough spent with his family.
American troops led by Lieut. Cols. Austin Gilman of Dover Abie son of White Plains and Richardson of West Brook broke a Nazi pocket near Velletri after a three pronged assault. They faced heavy fortifications as they moved to capture the town and push beyond Mount Artemisio. The fight involved artillery mortars and rifles with stubborn German resistance. The advance continued as the doughboys learned on the ground.
Selective service officials in St. Louis moved to reclassify about 3,500 Erin Car Service drivers for the second day. John J. Griffin, chairman of the executive committee for the eight draft boards, announced the prospective action. After workers are placed in 1-A they will not be deferred upon returning to work.
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