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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1939
Page
8
The list shows London Eng for Q1 and Lake Ontario for Q8 plus answers: for the time being, His to ri, those with a spinal column, Nicaragua, the upper arm, Switzerland, about 160, and a famous violin maker.
Extra Iowa June 3 reports vacation Bible schools opening with large attendance at the Christian and Federated churches. The page notes numerous local movements including families traveling to Des Moines for Mercy hospital nurses’ graduation and visits by Rev. Baldwin and Dr. Burshein returning from Minnesota.
Warren Lischer of Syracuse New York arrived in Grant Iowa to spend a few days at the Arthur Stinemates home. Mr and Mrs Jewell Johnson and son Robert Zell stayed overnight with the Stinemates and the Johnsons plan a six weeks western tour. A humorous radio recipe note concludes the item.
Audubon county board of supervisors awarded the jail equipment contract for the new courthouse to Fries & Son Steel Construction and Engineering Co. Inc. of Covington Kentucky for 8300 dollars, 1200 dollars under the estimate. The courthouse project uses a 45 percent PWA grant with a total cost limit of 131775 dollars and current expenses totaling 130018 dollars.
Earl Caddock Jr and five Iowa University students return to Walnut for vacation with relatives. Harold Broe stays with his mother Mrs G E Broe. Mrs John Egan and son John William visit in Walnut from St Joseph Missouri. Dr H L Bunker and family visit his mother and other relatives. Miss Helen Brandt of Chicago visits her parents. Curtis Moore of Forest City visits Avoca and relatives.
Miss Ruth Perrin of Deer Lodge Montana visits Massena relatives. Miss Jane Louise Buchta of Silver Creek Nebraska stays with Mrs. Earl Millhollin. Pine Grove church Ladies' Aid serves ice cream and cake to a good crowd. Mrs. C A Miller of Thedford Nebraska visits daughter Mrs. Kenneth Ryan. LeRoy Jensen completes a four year course at State Teachers college and is elected to coach at Geva Iowa next year. Dr and Mrs John Anstey and family attend graduation.
The stone mansion of John Longyear, iron ore and timber magnate, was moved in 1903 from Marquette, Michigan to Fischer Hill Brookline Massachusetts after trains blocked his view. The building required seventy four freight cars and two trains to transport, and Longyear lived there about 20 years until his 1922 death.
On Monday a program will proceed at the State Pearl Kellenberg. Vermillion then a three week trip to New York. Their daughter Marjorie is in the class and accompanies Mr and Mrs Galen Swank, with visits to eastern places of interest.
Miss Mary Givens 19, University of Nebraska coed, and L. H. Smalley Hamburg clothing merchant crowned Hamburg peony festival king and queen after coronation with 250 attendees. Lincoln cathedral choir performed then heads to New York for the worlds fair. A parade and 50 acres of peonies plus 400 varieties open through Sunday.
Annual election of officers for the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist church held at Mrs. R. E. Pierce home. Elected were Mrs. Frank Burwell president, Mrs. F. B. De Witt vice president, Mrs. Maude Van Meter recording secretary, Mrs. Frank Ackerman corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Nate Graham treasurer.
Dr and Mrs John J Mohrman and son John Jr of Center Colorado visit Mrs Mohrmans parents Mr and Mrs Harlie E Smith in Casey Iowa Mrs Sears of Fontanelle visits at her daughter Mrs J R Kriens and family and is staying with them during the trip dates noted as June 3 Special Casey Ia
A humorous exchange ends with the reveal that the bride’s mother will live with the couple. The quip highlights family plans and household tensions in a light domestic joke.
Kenneth Barnes was elected noble grand Wright Wagler vice grand Everett Sutton secretary and Stuart Burnham treasurer of Nishnabotna lodge 409 I O O F at a regular meeting held Thursday evening The little girl who used to want an all day sucker now wants one just for the evening.
Wheat slips to near steady with a slight downturn after a modest early rally while other grains ease. July wheat ends about 0.25 to 0.5 cent lower, July corn down around half a cent, oats mixed and soybeans mixed in light activity. Cash grain quotes show various yellow hard and white corn grades around 50 to 62 cents and oats in the 32 to 35 cent range.
New York stocks rose modestly in a dull Saturday session with a few leaders like Chrysler American Can Eastman Kodak and Union Carbide gaining while several big names including Allied Chemical American Telephone aviation stocks and Santa Fe lagged. Closing quotes show a broad spread with many issues near unchanged and some rails under pressure.
Hogs 5,100 head steady overall with 5,006 directs. 190-280 lb hogs 6.60 to 6.70, 300 lb at 6.15. week holdovers 600. barrows and gilts 15 to 26 cents lower. sows 25 cents off. Cattle nominally steady. week gains show steers 15-25 cents lower, top $13. cows and heifers steady. No markets for cattle and sheep.
Combined hog receipts at 20 yards and 10 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 3 am totaled 25 600 versus 26 709 a week ago and 18 500 a year ago. Trade fairly active and steady across weights with weekend loading. prices quoted for various weight ranges and sow categories.
Butter 22,078 tubs steady to lower with old cars six and new five, extras 23 percent, standards 28 percent, extra firsts 23 percent, firsts 22 percent, specials 24 cents. Eggs 33,723 cases steady with old cars 16, new 30, current receipts 13 and fresh extra firsts 15 percent and 14 15 cents, dirties 12 percent, checks 12 cents. Cheese Twins 13 14 cents with daisies prints and longhorns 144 percent We live poultry closed.
Market notes show corn at No. 2 yellow 42c, wheat 66c, rye 30c, barley 30c, oats No. 2 or better 25c. Livestock prices list Hoge 4 6.90, several stocks and utilities with mixed gains and declines, including U S Steel 48 and Westing House 96.
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