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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1957
Page
4
Mrs. Minne Hatfield, widow of Robert Hatfield, resigns from the Massena hot-sunsea program at Bedford effective year end after 18 years as a cook. She reared a family of Yochildren and will observe her 65th birthday in September. Start sooner drive slower live longer.
Funeral services for Letitia Conway Murphy 74 wife of Andrew Murphy of Omaha will be at St. Cecilia's Cathedral in Omaha Tuesday at 9 a.m. Interment will be Calvary cemetery. A former Atlantic resident she died in St Catherine's hospital from a stroke suffered a week earlier. She graduated from Atlantic high school and Mercy hospital school of nursing in Des Moines. Surviving are husband two sisters Mrs Frank Sieczkow ski of Omaha and Mrs Pat O'Brien of San Bernardino Calif. She was sister of the late M P Conway former state railroad commissioner and a niece and cousin of several local figures.
The summer religious school opened at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church with 162 enrolled. Classes run weekdays 8 30 to noon for two weeks and conclude with First Communion services on Sunday June 16. Sisters Marie Joseph Frances Louise Mary David and Alberta Ann of Ottumwa Heights conduct the school with Gertude Ellick assisting.
Marriage license issued to Harold B. Biggs and Lena Alff of Atlantic. Bishop Edward C. Daly of Des Moines officiated a mass. Weekend visitors from Omaha and Des Moines stayed with relatives. Californians Harold and Mrs Borens arrived to visit kin. Various local visits and posts, including Navy leave for Ronald Thurman and a courtroom child support hearing continued for Lynn Dunkin. Weather outlook calls for pleasant five day trend with scattered showers late in the period.
The Associated Press reports 408 highway fatalities during the four day Memorial Day period with 134 drownings and 113 from other causes. California led with 57 deaths, Texas 32, North Dakota none, and national totals exceeded the 1950 four day figure. The council predicted 405 deaths and 120 highway deaths for the period, urging drivers to slow at dusk.
Ezra Porter 73 longtime Massena township farmer died at his farm home north of here Sunday morning at 2 39 after years of failing health.He was born April 19 1884 on a farm north of here and lived in the area most of his life except for years in Nebraska.He was married to Elsie Shaver and survived by his wife a son Gail E Porter of Omaha two daughters Wanda Westering Casey and Vera Petersen of
Bell Garden California native and Massena resident Mrs H E Marlowe sister of Raymond Porter of Lari mer and nine grandchildren and one great grandchild will be laid to rest after funeral services Tuesday at 2 PM at the Methodist church Rev Joseph Mason presiding with assistants James Jensen and Cal Lindeman Burial in Massena township cemetery remains at Sanders Funeral home
Sacramento reports that San Francisco's Chinatown will celebrate Chinese New Year without firecrackers next year after the State Assembly rejected a bill to exempt the festival from the existing firecracker ban.
Hansen Radio and Electric, operated by Ralph Hansen, has moved to 808 East Seventh Street and is open for business there. A formal opening will be held later. Hansen has 15 years in electrical work and 5 years in radio and TV tech, and carries Norge appliances, Emerson TV and audio gear, Voice of Music hi fi, and Suburban built in ranges.
The family expresses gratitude to friends for kindness shown at the passing of Mrs W J Bigelow. The note thanks those who offered support and condolences during the time of bereavement.
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