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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1948
Page
5
A garbled family update mentions Anitae-Rey, View Warne and Creer with updates on Miller, Gary, and Mrs. Robert La fete at home from a novision. Charles, Lin, Woh ber ost ter, and mis are noted with family.
Des Moines reports 367 240 cattle tested in five months of 1948, double the rate of any other state. Dr. Wh al Barge of the federal bureau of animal industry and Dr. HL Garrett state veterinarians discuss testing progress, noting few cattle tested show disease strong enough for classification, with ongoing private testing aiding disease control.
Memorial weekend visitors and hometown gatherings are listed. Katheryn DeCamp in Chicago. Ruth Soper attends summer school in Omaha. Frank Libby family back in Earlham. nieces and guests in Des Moines and Chicago. multiple visits to Madison and Griswold area relatives. wartime ties mentioned among Scribner residents.
Elk Horn and nearby communities report visits from the Norgaard family of Tyler Mina and relatives, Louise Christensen and her mother traveling to Oakland Nebraska for relatives and a Blair wedding. Local families attend reunions and upcoming travel as Weingartner family visits from Rochester New York and Mrs Christiansen recovers in Decorah hospital after a hip break.
Audubon county Legion and Auxiliary held a joint meeting at the Memorial building with county president Mrs. Roy Lile and commander Robert L. Miller in charge. Guest speaker was Mrs. Robert Crook seventh district mental health chair. Officers elected include Mrs. Ernest McKibben president Mrs. John Sk. Crees vice president and Mrs. George Sorenson secretary treasurer. Raymond Rosenkilde elected by the Legion to appoint other officers. Train safety reminder at railroad crossing urges look both ways.
New acquisitions include LET ME HEAL BUT REMEMBER and BITTER FAME by Paul E. Pross Jr of Atlantic, THERE AND THEN by Christine Weston, and fifteen stories from India. Also MAKING LAVAL LIERE by Edward F. Murphy, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE by Tennessee Williams, THE AFRICAN VIOLET by Helen Van Pelt Wilson, MERCHANT OF VALOR by Clarence Kelland, CONTRARY WINDS by Crichton Sellars, PEONY by Pearl Buck, THE AGE OF ANXIETY by W H Auden, PUBLIC RELATIONS AT WORK by Herbert Baus, ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURIS by Bernard DeVoto, FORGOTTEN FIRST CITIZEN JOHN BIGELOW by Margaret Clapp, THE HOUSE FOR YOU TO BUILD BUY OR RENT by Catharine Sleeper, TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC by James Michener. The library notes the variety from poetry and biography to drama and travel writing.
Griswold Church of Christ hosts a two week daily vacation Bible school starting Monday with 40 enrollees. Miss Delores Helmkamp and Mrs Edith Mae Eliott, Nebraska Christian college students, lead with assistances from Melvin Sparks, Miss Alma Bierbaum, and Miss Jean Bosegk. Classes run 9 to 11 45 a m Monday to Friday, teaching Christian doctrine Life of Christ handcraft games and stories. A chalk art storyteller demonstrates. a Friday picnic and closing demonstration celebrate the progress.
Brayton residents recount visits from Des Moines and Omaha guests including Mrs Edith Meyers and Mrs Holger Nelson. American Legion Auxiliary members spoke on WHO farm and home hour while families from Chicago Harland and Greenfield joined gatherings. Arnold Nelson and Marilyn of Omaha visited with Mrs P P Nelson and relatives.
Iowa State College students in Ames spent the week with their parents and visiting relatives. Mrs. Weir Petersen underwent surgery Tuesday at Carroll Hospital. Chris Kringel of Waterloo visited with his brother and sister in law, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hansen of Des Moines spent Monday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Christian Hansen. Cut your speed when dusk falls. You may save a life.
Senator Wilson will not return to Iowa before Saturday due to pressing legislation. Campaign manager Clarence Knutson said Wilson told him by phone he cannot attend pre primary events as John N. Calhoun of Burlington opposes him for the Republican renomination next Monday.
Extra Miss Nancy Garner travels to Sioux City as mother Mrs. Edward Garner of Des Moines is seriously ill and hospitalized. The Jensen family visits Robert in Ohio then Abercrombie North Dakota and Earl in Los Angeles to meet a new granddaughter. Various locals host, visit, and vacation across Iowa and beyond.
A visit to Bremerton Washington brings Marion Hays and Stewart Hays with their mother visiting her sons in the city for a short stay this week.
The Sunday school class of the Methodist church elected committees across six areas. Devotional committee includes Anna Corbin and Cora Greenfield. Educational lists Fred Davis and Ida Figgins. Social names George Davis and Lucy Blackburn. Recreational features Qwen Mulen and Carrie Curry. other members include A. Breeking, Ross Miller, Earl Spiker, G. W. Stinemates, Frank Askey, L. W. Pogue, A. C. Stinemates, C. A. Lenz, C. W. Givan, Seymour Taylor, Ed Brown, and Miss Cora Greenfield.
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