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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1964
Page
4
Mr and Mrs Virgil Bergmann of 06 Haze Street welcomed a calf weighing 7 pounds 1/4 ounce born at 6:34 Wednesday evening at Atlantic Memorial hospital.
Red Cross bloodmobile at Atlantic First Methodist Church seeks 209 pints to meet Cass county yearly quota ending June 30 with 155 pints target for today. If reached, the visit would set a county record. Station open until 5 30 PM with 135 volunteers signed up earlier.
The will of Henry E. Laude of Alden Iowa Falls provides 60000 dollars to the American Legion for a new clubhouse and 24000 dollars to the Alden Swimming Pool Corp to aid its fundraising for a community pool. Laude, who farmed near Alden, died in Iowa Falls last week.
Motorists are urged to stop at stop signs and not treat them as slow down signals. Authorities remind drivers that full stop is required, with safety at intersections as the priority.
Edward Newton Nivens, 42, joins the FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitives for armed robbery and shooting with intent to kill. A York, South Carolina native, he is 5 feet 10 inches, 155 to 165 pounds, blue-eyed, described as nervous and hot headed with few friends.
An explosion sparked a blaze at the Vogel Paint and Wax Co mixing plant destroying most of the concrete block building and six 4,000 gallon solvent tanks. One worker, Larry Kots, suffered minor burns while others escaped. Fire crews saved an adjoining warehouse with hundreds of barrels of volatile paint products removed. About 20 workers were employed on site.
MASSENA Mrs S H Kinder former Massena resident died at 4 p m Wednesday in Omaha Memorial services set for 10 a m Friday at Crosby funeral home Omaha body to Massena for viewing at Kelley funeral home until 2 p m Saturday funeral at the Methodist church with burial in Massena cemetery
The Peloro quadruplets born prematurely Tuesday at Long Island Jewish Hospital in Queens died. The boy died before noon Wednesday and one girl died late Wednesday night with the other two passing within 40 minutes. No cause was given. The babies were born to Mrs. Salvatore Peloro of Brooklyn who was reported doing fine. the father, 35, a plumber, had been out of work since November and had a job offer at a housing project.
Sharon Baier Cheri Nielsen of Zion Lutheran and Charlotte Miller Delaine Steffens of Wiota First Lutheran join 250 delegates and district board members for the Iowa District West Walther League gathering in Milford. Officers elected include Jerome Wagoner Clarinda president and Dohrman Otte Clarinda vice president. Rev F Deas Lucking spoke on worship theme. events featured choral union talent festival hootenanny and banquet with Rev Fred Hagemeir. Alona zore to host 1965 convention.
Winners of luggage prizes for area high school graduates were Duane Petty of Villisca and Anita Couch of Atlantic. The Holy Trinity Episcopal congregation will conduct Sunday services at 11 a.m. all summer at the Whitney Hotel. Darrell Carey and Kenneth Putnam won the top hog price of 15.75 on the Omaha market with 26 and 14 head weighing 204 and 216 respectively. Paul Krause sold 33 head averaging 230 and bringing 15.50. Mrs. Frank McMalen Cass county clerk attended a Des Moines training on birth and death certificate registration, sponsored by the Iowa Department of Health.
A mix of local items including a corrected Farm Bureau release, new social security number requirement for driver licenses, Atlantic Chamber salesmen smoker at Golf and Country Club, SCI graduates from Anita Bridgewater and Lewis, and commencement attendance. ROTC and Air Force ROTC training for area students at Iowa State University detailed along with weather outlook for Iowa.
About 150 southwest Iowa teachers will view Atlantic and surrounding areas from airplanes during an aerospace education workshop. Flights donated by multiple aviation firms will be guided by pilots, with displays on aviation history and a 1964 airplane plus an air force exhibit. Ric Jorgensen of Des Moines will deliver the keynote, replacing Dr. Merlon McLaughlin.
In Manchester England David Swindells aged 27 refused to marry Diane Garden and left the Congregational Church on Wednesday causing tears as the minister guided the bride and her father to the vestry. Swindells later said he did not want to talk about it.
Federal Judge Roy Stephenson ruled that Harlan M. Forkner of Creston, 39, must serve an indeterminate term up to three years for mailing a threatening letter to a Creston woman. Forkner, jailed for mental study, was returned for sentence reduction after his December arrest for threatening Venessa Bramow and her children over a $500 demand. He is a father of five and formerly janitor at Greater Community Hospital in Creston.
WIOTA Commander and Mrs William Stuyvesant and their San Diego family toured Wiota on Monday while en route to their new home in Washington D C. They visited at the Walter McMahon residence and at the home of Mr and Mrs Howard Shey where they met Dan Shey of Red Oak. Mr and Mrs Wayne Witt of Omaha accompanied them. Mrs Stuyvesant is the granddaughter of the late Mr and Mrs Jerry Shey.
Avoca student Janet Griggs daughter of Mr and Mrs Rus sell Griggs of Hancock received the Davis award for scholarship citizenship and character and the Avoca Rotary club scholarship for the graduating senior with the best four year grade average. She also earned a commendation in the National Merit Scholarship program and plans to attend Iowa State University Ames to major in modern languages.
Henry C Petersen 83 died at his Exira home at 8 30 am Born March 22 1881 in Shelby county son of Mads and Sophie Petersen He married Lena Jorgensen Sept 28 1904 she died Dec 16 1918 Later married Lizzie Bartlett Feb 21 1931 Survived by wife three children Cline Soren Petersen Irene Blaine eight grandchildren 14 great grandchildren a brother George Petersen and sister Mary Petersen Rites pending. body to be in state at Corl funeral home
The Atlantic Young Men's Christian Association seeks a total of 4948.05 in a district court filing against Terry A. Bengard of Extra. Counts: 3200 for breach of contract over wall covering installation at the Y building, 1248.05 for painting the wall, and 500 for removal of the material.
A major critic says the administration has not told the full story of farmer participation in the new wheat stabilization plan. The American Farm Bureau Federation called a department press release bragging that 76 percent of national wheat allotment farms signed up, while only 35.36 percent of allotment farms did participate. The Farm Bureau notes 64.64 percent did not join, with only seven states exceeding 50 percent participation: Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.
Aberdeen reports 318 typhoid cases with 275 confirmed and 43 suspected. health officer warns the illness may spread across the British Isles. 17 more hospital admissions bring totals as government orders an inquiry into the outbreak blamed on contaminated imported corned beef.
Atlantic auto parts firm Chinitz Motors under Ben Chinitz is relocating from 313 Walnut to the Harold Taylor farm on the east edge of Wiota as part of expansion. Cars are being dismantled for parts and shipped across the Midwest. plans include farm tractor truck parts and structural steel. The firm links with 40 Midwest dealers to quickly locate needed parts.
Patrolman Charles Henderson and juvenile officer Flores Scales investigated a report of a four year old girl driving a station wagon on Evansville near East Side. They watched as the tiny driver completed a turn and stopped before a house, with officers remarking they had never seen anything like it before.
A father told officer Scales his daughter drives on the farm and laughs with others. Scales cautioned him to limit her driving to the farm and not to city streets, saying she cannot drive there. No names or summons were issued.
The Urban Renewal Administration announced a 43 500 grant to the Illinois Board of Economic Development to help Macomb Milan Nauvoo and Putnam County with comprehensive planning for urban renewal projects.
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