Visiting Here and Other Local News Briefs
Local residents are noted visiting relatives in Atlantic and nearby towns including Omaha California and Des Moines. The roundup includes court actions, conventions, a recital, and cattle sales with listed prices and participants. A fishing contest with substantial prizes is announced along with Masonic school of instruction plans.
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Permer
Harry
Virgil) Taylor
Santa Ana
Calif
Atlantic
Clarence Minor
Western Auto Supply Company
Western Auto Associate
Hawaii visitors and local notices mix of travel and accident report
Mr and Mrs Theodore Lund of Honolulu visiting with Warnace Tillett family and brothers Gerald and Donald Tillett after discharge from the armed forces. Edwin C Braun reports his 1941 Studebaker coupe damaged in a hit and run on West Sixth street with over 150 dollars in damage. Iowa weather shows showers with varying amounts and a forecast of clearing skies and warmer conditions Thursday.
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Studebaker
Edwin C. Braun
Braun
West Sixth Street
Sixth Street
Iowa
Marshalltown
Ames
Iowa Falls
Waterloo
Spencer
Onawa
Decorah
Town Centennial Commencement Honors 1091 Degrees
Five Atlantic students are among 1091 graduates at the University of Town centennial commencement Saturday morning. U S Senator Hickenlooper will address the ceremony. Names include Jerrold Hammond and Betty Hoegh graduating BA, Marcella Smith with BA in commerce, John Palmer and Val Schoenthal with BS in commerce, Arlene Hartvigsen in nursing, Dale Levis JD, Maurice Wilson in pharmacy, Robert Bornholdt MA, Peggy Leach BA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
University of Town
U. S
First Iowa Veteran Leaves to Study Abroad
Des Moines a 22 year old Richard J De Long will depart Saturday to study at Oxford University in England, believed to be the first Iowa veteran to study abroad under the G I bill. He began college work at Iowa State under the navy reserve program and later the V 12 program, returning to GI studies after service in the Pacific in 1946.
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Des Moines
Richard J. de Long
Oxford University
England
Iowa
de Long
Iowa State
Iowa State College
Pacific
Mrs. F. J. Patten Dies at Iowa Methodist Hospital
Mrs. F J Patten widow of Frank J Patten longtime Adair jeweler died early today at Iowa Methodist Hospital after two weeks as patient She would have turned 82 July 2 Survived by daughter Mrs Raymond Horn of Gibson Indiana and brother Robert Rowland of Adair Remains sent to Hoffman funeral home for arrangements
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Adair
Hannah Jane Patten
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Patten
Frank J. Patten
Pattens
Raymond Horn
Gibson
Robert Rowland
Hoffman Funeral Home
Red Cross selects district juniors for national convention
David McClellan of Council Bluffs and Sharon Randall of Avoca were named junior representatives of the American Red Cross from this district to attend the national convention in Cleveland, Ohio, June 9 to 12. David, a member of the Abraham Lincoln high school debate team, will participate in a national junior panel discussion on Training Centers.
Senate expected to ratify four peace treaties easily
Senator Connally of Texas said the Senate would easily ratify peace pacts with Italy Hungary Bulgaria and Romania with a 1 p.m. vote planned. Fulbright warned of a possible delay but saw little chance of stalling the four treaties backed by Vandenberg Marshall and Truman.
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Washington
Connally
D-Tex
Senate
Italy
Hungary
Bulgaria
Romania
Fulbright
Texas
D-Ark
Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Marshall
Truman
Lajos Dinnyea
Ferenc Nagy
United Nations
America
Michigan
Russia
Germany
Austria
First child born to Mr and Mrs Goon in Anita
Mr and Mrs Gahlon Goon of Anita welcomed their first child a daughter born at Atlantic Memorial hospital at 3 52 this morning. The infant weighs 7 pounds ounces.
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Fleet
Gahlon Goon
Anita
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Daughter born to Kimballton Manilla couple
A daughter was born May 31 to Dr and Mrs Hearluf Soe of Manilla. This is their second child. P Soe of Kimballton is the paternal grandfather.
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Kimballton
Hearluf Soe
Manilla
Iowa flood area centers in Johnson County
Johnson County became the state's chief flood zone as the Iowa River spread across the valley's lowlands up to a mile and a half wide. The overflow closed U S 218 north of Iowa City and prompted a detour via U S 6 and Iowa 153. A separate flood area along the Raccoon River at Des Moines affected about 12 families on a 30 acre plot but posed no apparent danger.
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Associated Press
Johnson County
Iowa River
Iowa City
State Highway Commission
Iowa 153
Raccoon River
Des Moines
Dewey Watters
Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research
Veterans
Amana Colony
U. S. 218
Mausoleum Name Origin Traced to Artemisia Monument
The term mausoleum stems from a grand 353 B C monument built by Queen Artemisia in memory of her husband King Mausolus, an enduring example of monumental tombs.
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Artemisia
B. C
Mausolus
Plunges to Fiery Death From 100 Ft Slag Pile
Johnstown capitalizes on a tragic steel mill accident as 27 year old worker John Smatlak Jr. falls from a 100 foot slag pile while colleague W H Slick watches in horror. Officials call it the worst accident in Bethlehem Steel history and plan to search for remains if pile cools.
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Johnstown
Bethlehem Steel Company
W. H. Slick
John Smatlak, Jr
Slick
Smatlak
Bethlehem
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Rosy) Mueller
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Gilbert Mueller
Waives
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Shirley Lang
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Harley Baxter
LaVista Place
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L. R. Galiher
Chestnut Street
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Cedar Rapids
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Milwaukee
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Griswold
Leverne West
Maine
Bert Olsen
la Porte
Colo
Jack Olsen
Cheyenne
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Nye Stevenson
Saskatoon
Art Lauritsen
Paul Dimig
Russell Hines
Fred Wohlenhaus
Henry Luth
Wilbert Wohlenhaus
Ashbaugh & Bates
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Vernon Kuhr
Joan
Lee Smith
Robert Gene
Franklin, Minn
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Thomas William
Watson
University of Minnesota
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Grand Lodge
Wayne Flick
Kelse Saemisch
Howard Lundberg
Ross J. Camblin
Davenport
Iowa Masonic School of Instruction
Cass County
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Joyce Turner
Rosalie Schaar
Carol Osen
Norma Jean Lund
Marlee Gardner
Joann Knop
Jack Bell
Gilbert Whiley
Jimmie Anstey
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Doris Kline
Mary Rainey
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John Carradine
Eddie Dean
Arti
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