Cedar Rapids man fined for drunken driving offense
Cedar Rapids insurance man Leon A. Huffman pled guilty in district court to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and was fined 300 dollars plus costs by Judge R Kent Martin. Huffman, arrested about 9 oclock Saturday night eleven miles southwest of Atlantic, had earlier pleaded not guilty in justice court and was bound over to the grand jury after Iowa highway patrol aided by another motorist removed his car from a ditch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon A. Huffman
Cedar Rapids
R. Kent Martin
Don Lavery
Huffman
Atlantic
Grand
Iowa Highway Patrol
Imeane to Moths: Rayon Garment Immunity Compared
A brief note states that an all rayon dress or suit, though resembling wool, will be as immune to moths as a cotton house dress.
Walnut man Ben Sorensen dies after operation
Ben Sorensen 52 of Walnut died Monday at St. Josephs hospital Omaha after major surgery begun May 28. Born June 27 1893 he married Elma Schrader Sept 30 1931. He led Green Bay Lumber locally for 23 years as manager and served on the school board for eight years. A WWI veteran he belonged to Peace Evangelical and Reformed church and Masonic lodge. Survivors include wife two children mother sister and brother. Funeral plans not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut
Ben Sorensen
St. Joseph's Hospital
Omaha
Mr. Sorensen
Elma Schrader
Algona
Green Bay Lumber Company
Peace Evangelical and Reformed Church
Masonic Lodge
Stepping Stone to Japan Falls in Closing Battle
The 77th Infantry Division moved to cover the Tenth Army’s right flank as the 86th Infantry seized Iwa and the 96th advanced toward Meka. Admiral Nimitz reported heavy air battles over Okinawa with one U S light vessel damaged and 45 enemy planes shot down. The destroyers Morrison and Luce were lost off Okinawa with over 200 crewmen casualties each, bringing naval losses to 318 vessels.
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77Th
Tenth Army
86Th
Iwa
96Th
Meka
Adm
Nimitz
Okinawa
U.S
Navy
Washington
Morrison
Luce
Cleaning tips for painting prep with home remedy
Before painting a room rub vase Nine or lard on door knobs hinges and other hardware to protect them. Spatters from paint can be wiped away with the grease providing quick cleanup.
Local News Briefs from Atlantic Iowa
A series of brief notes from Atlantic Iowa covers a default divorce decree for Earl Peterson against Dorothy Peterson signed by Judge R Kent Martin, furlough arrival of Robert A Christensen, and market results from Omaha with M L Tye and Edwin McKay. Other items include a judgment for Dr Herbert H Davis, travel to Mayo Clinic by Rosy Camblin, fines for weight and axle overloads, new federal auto tax stamps and liquor-book changes, upcoming softball games, weather outlook, Jaycees victory garden meeting, and a small turnout for an instructional methods demonstration in southwestern Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Roy Peterson
Dorothy Peterson
R. Kent Martin
Herbert H. Davis
W. H. Briggs
School science program visits by military officers
C. J. Prehm of the state department of education attended a school conducted by Captains Sheldrake and McFadden with Lt. Jones and Sergeants Olsen Percy and Belton, focusing on aeronautics electronics and general physics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Prehm
State Department of Education
Griswold
Thomas L. Sheldrake
William J. McFadden
G. O. Jones
Arnold L Olsen
Floyd H. Percy
Merle R. Belton
Two Cass Prisoners of War Return Home
Two Cass county men who were German prisoners of war have returned home. Cpl. Edward Paul of Atlantic arrived home last night after being captured with Atlantic guardsmen in North Africa in February 1943. Cpl. Marion Perdue of Lewis reached home Friday after being captured with the Seventh army in France on December 14 last year. Pfc. Hans F. Jessen, hospitalized in England since last March, was among 10 000 soldiers arriving in New York Sunday and will be home in a few days after serving with the 100th division of the Seventh army and suffering yellow jaundice.
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Cass County
Edward Paul
Catherine Paul
Atlantic
Marion Perdue
Lewis
Cpl
Paul
North Africa
Perdue
Seventh Army
France
Hans F. Jessen
England
New York
Staten
Local Families Spend Summer Visits in Area
Weeping Water resident Lewis Robb shares summer with sister Ida Long. Many relatives and friends drop by for visits in Lewis and Atlantic area including Gloria Jean Peters' second birthday party and visits from Mrs. Mary Kennedy of Omaha, Miss Marilyn Quinn, and Wilbur Pierce family among others.
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Wilbur Pierce
Ottumwa
Lucy Anderson
Carl Andersons
J. W. Pogue
Grant
Breeling
Eloise Coons
Prescott
John Morton
Bernard Rapers
Anita
James Connor
Atlantic
Cora Marshall
Des Moines
Russell Marshall
Otis Marshall
Taylor Marshall
Mildred Fry
Monona
Cloud
Meridan
Bertha Baker
Ray Baker
James Bopp
Wichita Falla
Tex
Shepherd’s Field
Barbara DeWitt
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Council Bluffs
Misa Cora Marshall
Mrs
Railroad Time Cards Rock Island Schedule
Eastbound trains No 8 Rocket at 1 17 am No 22 Local at 10 03 am No 14 Flyer at 9 01 pm do not stop between Atlantic and West Des Moines Westbound No 28 Flyer at 6 50 am No 5 Local at 10 30 am No Rocket at 9 25 pm Audubon Branch No 1019 at 10 45 am Arrive Atlantic No 1018 at 3 00 pm Bus Schedule Overland Greyhound Line Depot Park Hotel Eastbound Westbound times listed.
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Atlantic
West Des Moines
Audubon Branch
Greyhouad Line
Sitdown Spendthrift Burns 100 Calories Per Hour
An average man seated still expends about 100 calories per hour, according to nutrition expert H. C. Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Sherman
Iowa Reports 108 Chronic Typhoid Carriers
Des Moines June 6 AP One hundred eight persons are registered in Iowa as chronic carriers of typhoid fever. Dr Carl F Jordan notes about 38 undetected carriers remain. He urges avoidance of food handling, mentions pasteurization to curb milk borne spread, and says gall bladder removal offers may cover expenses for strong carriers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Health Department
State Department of Health
Carl F. Jordan
Jordan
Jordan Maide
Bacilli
Packers Contracts Gain Approval for Free Tools and Clothes
Washington June 5 AP WLB approves a master agreement between Swift and Company and independent packinghouse workers. The pact covers 11 plants and about 12,000 workers at sites in Fort Worth St Louis South Bend Kansas City Mo Wheeling St Paul Des Moines Chicago Marshalltown Cleveland Harrisburg. The independent union's terms include free tools and work clothes.
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Washington
WLB Today
Swift and Company
Independent Packinghouse
Fort Worth
St. Louie
Gouth
Joseph
Kansas City
Winom
St. Paul
Memorial services held for Col Leonard C Lydon in Stuart
Memorial services were conducted at Stuart Catholic church for Col Leonard C Lydon 33 a veteran P 47 group commander who died in Germany May 25 He had 110 overseas missions and numerous decorations He survived two parachute landings and planned a return home after service abroad Survivors include his parents Mrs and Mrs John P Lydon and sister Miss Letitia Lydon with relatives from nearby towns attending the rite.
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Stuart Catholic Church
Leonard C. Lydon
Germany
F. P. Larkin
Adair
Flood
Casey
Ed O'Donnell
Stuart
P. O’leary
Greenfield
Col. Lydon
John P. Lydon
War Department
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
France
Col
Lydon
St. Mary's High School
Iowa State College
Randolph Field
Tex
J. C. Weat
Centerville
North Amityville
N. Y
Teresa Conway
Atlantic
M. P. Conway
Letitia Lydon
Omaha
Stuart Monday
James
Anna
Nell Quinlan
Doorway Romance Sparks Between Two Movie Performers
Movie performers Marjorie Holliday and Michael St. Angel met seven months ago after colliding in a doorway. Holliday is 23 from Miami Florida and St. Angel is 29 from Rockford Illinois. Judge Edward Brand presided at the hearing.
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Ollywood
Marjorie Holliday
Michael St. Angel
Perier
Edward Brand
Edwarand
Mica Holliday
Miami
Fla
St. Angel
Rockford, Ill
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Setetian
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Behnken Motor CO
Wiota, Iowa
C. A. Behnken Owner
Will H. Baxter
Ferlough
Robert A. Christensen
John M. Christensen
West Sixth Street
Camp Ross
Wilmington
Cal
M. L. Tye
Criswold
Edwin McKay
Wisking
C. E. Wissler
Maple Street
W. G. Domino
Sioux City
Graham
Rosy Camblin
Gail
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Clinic
Harold DeKay
Victoria, Tex
Carl Hoffman
Ernest W. Bigley
Iowa Highway Commission
Richard Rudig
H. C. Combs
Johnson, Ark
Atlantic Post Office
Troop 36
Jaycee
Tenth and Linn
Atlantic Boys
Burlington
Iowa City
Charles City
A. F. Perkins
Jaycees Victory Garden
Conference of Victory Garden
Perkins
OPA
Army Air Forces
CASS
Rock Island
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Brooklyn
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