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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1948
Page
12
Encyclopedia Americana notes the Colossus stood 70 to 80 cubits about 105 to 116 feet high. The Statue of Liberty rises 151 feet to the crown with a 155 foot pedestal, dwarfing the ancient wonder in the harbor comparison.
Des Moines report says 600,000 Towans will receive pink licenses this year while chauffeurs get buff cards and school permits come in green or blue. Applicants must appear before an examiner and pass a vision test under a new law, with renewal applications possibly starting June 21.
Griswold residents hosted and visited relatives during the Memorial Day weekend. Local families welcomed guests from Des Moines, Cres ton, Anita, Bedford, Spencer, Omaha and Cincinnati while students and teachers planned travels and summer programs.
Cumberland Mr and Mrs Fred Martens traveled to Des Moines Tuesday of last week to meet Mrs Milford Overton and three sons from Hopkinton. They visited Mrs Homer Worthington and Mrs Bert Pond along with Mr Overton's mother and other relatives.
Des Moines reports continued dry conditions have not yet damaged crops except in extreme southwest regions. The weekly bulletin notes farmers completed corn planting and 77 percent of soybeans are in the ground while topsoil remains very dry overall.
Des Moines Gov. Robert D. Blue will interrupt his bid for a third term to attend his son Donald Blue’s graduation at Roosevelt high school in Des Moines. He plans to end his campaign with a radio address from Des Moines Saturday night and will vote at his Eagle Grove home, then receive election returns there.
Walnut residents and relatives travel from Cedar Rapids Atlantic and Lincoln to attend graduation ceremonies. Jack Osler earns a journalism diploma in Iowa City while Dale and Kathleen Hulin welcome a new grandson in Sioux City. Memorial weekend gatherings include many Walnut families and friends across Iowa and Nebraska.
Massena marks Memorial Day with Victoria service at 1 and cemetery ceremony at 1 30 p m A J Cruise and W M McMartin led arrangements. Mrs Cruise Mrs H R Perry and Mrs William Behnken helped with flowers for soldiers graves. A new gray granite monument replaces the old Unknown Soldier marker and a flag pole with fresh flag completes the dedicatory.
The Cumberland alumni banquet at the high school gym drew 176 attendees with the 1910 graduates as guests of honor. Nina Carter opened with roll call. Legion Auxiliary organized the event and May pole decor and rose and white tables highlighted the evening. Rosemary and Arlene Hilyard traveled from Washington DC as the farthest guests.
Prizes awarded for dolls such as Evangeline and colonial models in a vacation Bible school display. First week enrollment reached 183 with average weekly attendance 118 as sessions run Monday to Friday including a marble shooting tourney and an all school picnic at Pioneer Park. Closing program set for Sunday at the Congregational church with certificates and awards.
Jerry Shey returns from Creighton College with his parents Mrs and Mr Dan Shey of Red Oak. They visit Jerry's grandmother Mrs J M Shey and the Theo Ehrman home. Walter Nelson of Carroll and Emil Fries host Memorial Day guests. Amanda Roe goes to Stuart. Paul Bintner and his son John visit from Omaha. Sr M Celine conducts vacation school at St Joseph's. Mary Louise Sherrett visits from Des Moines after Atlantic trip.
Ella Logue arrives from Rapid City to visit relatives in Massena and nearby areas. Ellea Garside and Rex join Reginald Thornton party for Portsmouth Nebraska commencement. Gerald Michelsen graduates with the class. Rev J C Craig from Trenton Missouri and family stay with the Methodist parsonage, joined by Vernelle Craig and Jennie Aldrich from Chicago and St Joseph.
Avoca residents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Davis and son Joseph join Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Davis in Green Mountain Iowa for the 90th birthday of Mrs. Davis's grandfather R. H. Teeter. Ernest Petersen couple and sons take a month long vacation through Oregon Washington and California. Robert Sweeney and family return to Lima Peru after three months with relatives in Pleasant township and Neola.
A parade of visitors from Toledo to Omaha and Des Moines converged on area homes. Elliott Simmons and family visited Nora Holtmeyer, while Oscar Carlson and Joan headed to San Jose. Other neighbors from Cedar Rapids to Warsaw and Sioux City dropped in for weekends and picnics.
Thirty three workers died and about 150 were injured in an explosion at the Troeglitz Zeitz gasoline plant power complex in the Halle Soviet zone city. The blast was reported by Russian licensed newspapers.
A fragment notes coal benefiting from coke powdering. The snippet hints at industrial processes but lacks full context or clear event, individuals, or organizations to identify.
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