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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1948
Page
5
Two sisters Mrs John Olson Milford Sr and Mrs Thora Olson New York held a 60 year apart reunion this week here. The split occurred when Mrs Olson left Bergen Norway 60 years ago.
Des Moines Iowa Joseph Glas aged 88 a retired shoemaker died after being struck by a car on a dark street corner Police said driver William Elder 21 Boone said he was blinded by headlights and could not stop Officials noted a fallen limb rang a light wire had knocked out street lights nearby Elder was released after filing a report
Des Moines Bruce Dean Hart nine months old died from a fractured skull after an automobile accident on highway 303 near Peru Indiana. The crash involved a car driven by Mrs Hart who lost control and plunged into an embankment. Mrs Hart and two other women were injured.
A Pottawattamie county coroner's jury found the death of Harry Cary, a Grinwold trucker, accidental. Cary died May 25 after being thrown from his truck on highway 6, two miles west of the Lewis junction. Oakland driver Henry Killion was involved in the later report, with officials stating the two cars did not collide. County Coroner Woodring led the hearing. jurors were Mia, Mary Lawson, Tracy Rodwell, and Harold Swanson.
Partly cloudy east and mostly cloudy west with scattered light thunderstorms this afternoon. Tonight and Saturday see scattered storms in the extreme east, otherwise fair and warm. Cooler conditions expected statewide tonight through Saturday, with the extreme west remaining cooler.
The Scottish Highlanders from the University of Iowa will give two concerts at the Atlantic high school football field this Sunday with shows at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sponsored by the Atlantic Lions club to raise funds for a trip to the Lions International convention in New York City, the fifty member group will present marching, dancing and choral Scottish pieces under director William L. Anderson who organized the band in 1987.
Washington lawmakers pressed farm and European recovery measures as the House voted 204 to 140 to resolve differences with the Senate on agriculture department appropriations. Debates centered on ERP funding and long range price supports, with Senate paneling already approving higher soil conservation and school lunch funds.
Astronomers inaugurate a new era as the 200-inch Halo telescope at Palomar Mountain California is formally dedicated by leading scientists. The device promises double the resolving power and will photograph distant light reflections from up to a billion light years away. Dr. Raymond Fosdick, Rockefeller Foundation president, notes the probe into alien life and humanity's place. The telescope’s 14½ ton mirror was crafted from Corning glass since 1934 and prepared at Caltech Pasadena for 11 years.
Voters in Cass county pick Republican and Democratic contenders for the second and fourth district supervisor seats and the state ticket. Unopposed on the Republican slate are Auditor W R Scott Treasurer F W Herbert Clerk of Court C M Skipton Sheriff Harry Jordan County Attorney John Budd Coroner Dell Taylor and many others. In district two five Republican hopefuls run Albert Creager Arch Prall Octo B Schwartz Lyle Harris and W S Pauley. In district four Pete Eisel August Wagner and Ernest L Osler seek the nomination. Polls open 8 a m to 8 p m with polling sites at city hall Legion Memorial building court house assembly room and Lincoln school basement.
A regional AAA gathering for township and county committee men from twenty southwest Iowa counties is set for Atlantic high school auditorium Tuesday starting at 10 a.m. Two Washington office representatives John Kimberly and Tom Walker will attend with three state members John McLaughlin Herbie Hazen and Otis Luttschwager. More than 500 are expected. A Postmasters School set for June 17 will be led by inspector C P Donovan with round table talks at city hall and a dinner program at Hotel Whitney featuring speakers from state and national postmasters associations.
Fraser River breach at Barnston and Hatzie islands in British Columbia floods farmlands as Canadian and U.S. crews rush to shore up dikes. Navy reports 360 evacuees reached safety at Barnston. death toll stands at 21 in the Columbia basin with ongoing outreach for missing people.
General Douglas MacArthur received the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Italy from Giovanni Revedin as Italy conferred similar medals on other U S war commanders. This ceremony underscores Italy's recognition of American leadership in WWII.
Count Folke Bernadotte aims to clarify Jewish and Arab differences on a four week Palestine truce while fighting continues in Jenin and near Nablus. The Trans-Jordan government accepts a cease fire date as Egypt shells Caesarea and ships patrol the coast.
Clifford Ballenger 16 of Ogden died after plunging from Kitana Falls cliff in Ledges state park during a church outing. Retrieved from marsh by two fishermen, he passed away soon after. He had been living with the James Runyon family near Ogden and attended Ogden High School. His father is Rev K K Ballenger of Omaha’s Open Door Mission.
Washington figures report John Lewis ordered to bargain with the Southern Coal Producers association or risk further contempt fines. Judge Goldsborough noted Lewis balked at Moody led talks, noting the broken contract talks since May 18. The soft coal pact expires June 30 with less than a month to reach a new agreement amid the Southern association’s major output.
Des Moines reports the Waterloo guard posts will remain in place into early next week. About 200 troops will stay with 900 called up after a riot at the Rath plant. Additional men will bolster strength to two hundred as units from Clarinda, Council Bluffs, and nearby posts report to Waterloo.
Dick Odem and his son Gail plan a planing wall and cabinet shop in a new concrete block building at Seventh and Pine streets. The 32 by 60 shop will handle general mill and cabinet work. Gail, formerly a Sidles company salesman, leaves to join his father in the business.
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