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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1957
Page
4
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Lester Swartwood, Atlantic high school principal, spoke at a Rotary meeting about the school’s balanced program. He noted strong student participation in extracurricular activities helps keep students in school and finish all 12 grades while tests show scholastic standing above the national average.
Erwin Wheeler died at 6 45 p m Wednesday in a Minneapolis hospital after a stroke suffered weeks earlier while vacationing at the family cabin in Hackensack Funeral arrangements are pending.
A new fire alarm system linking Dennis Berry and Miller nursing homes with the fire station is complete and active. Thermostats trigger automatic alarms on a 13 degree rise, with manual controls for fires. The system signals at both locations, identifies the home in distress, and switches to battery in power outages.
Dr Gunnar Gundersen aged 60 from LaCrosse Wisconsin was selected by the AMA House of Delegates as president elect He will assume the office next June at the annual convention in San Francisco succeeding Dr David B Allmann of Atlantic City New Jersey who began his presidential year this week
Beverly Day, age 2, died after crawling under a pickup on a North Lineville area farm 10 miles north of town. Larry Holland, 15, who drives on the farm, said he did not know the girl had crawled under the vehicle before he left. The Day family also includes two other children, ages 4 and 6.
A funnel cloud was seen in eastern Iowa during Valent thunderstorms missing injuries. The sighting near DeWitt followed a path crossing the Mississippi River toward Moline. Storms felled trees and power lines across central and eastern Iowa with hail and heavy rain reported in Welton, McCausland, and Princeton. Temperature highs ranged from 61 to 93 with Dubuque and Spencer sharing a low of 55.
Edwin H. Jensen 33 and his son Gary 7 of Exira were treated for minor injuries after their car collided with a truck driven by Millard Cummings 32 of Enid Oklahoma at the junction of highways 100 and 59 south of Oakland. Jensen’s Pontiac sustained about 500 dollars in damage while Cummings’ Mack truck suffered about 30 dollars. Cummings was later fined 10 dollars and costs for an improper left turn.
Des Moines Ottumwa and Iowa City received certificates of achievement from the National Safety Council for traffic safety programs conducted last year. The honors recognize efforts to promote road safety, with local agencies cited for effective campaigns and community outreach.
Overnight guest Mrs Ben Waters of Las Cruces N M en route to Spirit Lake stayed with Mr and Mrs William Geissler. Southwest land county officers meet at the court house to discuss new laws. Visitors Art Prall and family and Mrs D E Sconce stayed with Mrs Elsie Prall. University of Iowa coeds receive dental hygiene certificates at convocation. Grandson Jed Norris to graduate from dental college and enter military service. Fishing trip to Baudette Minn reported by several residents. Forecast: scattered showers and thunderstorms with highs in the 80s and cooler next day. Weekend guests Mr and Mrs Dale Smiley en route to Gulfport and Pensacola. General Mills awarded $350.52 judgment from Griswold residents. Hog and lamb market top and prices noted. Lowell Hall among 33 Iowa State College ag students on a 6500 mile summer bus tour starting June 17. Funeral attendees listed for Willard Knight. Graduation at Simpson College includes Bruce M Albertson. Europe trip ends as Mrs Ralph McCauley and Alice Sansey return home after touring, including Lt Richard McCauley in Germany.
Charles Pringey 85 a Greenfield retired farmer and brother of Mrs. Carrie Taylor of Atlantic died at his home Tuesday Funeral services set for Friday at 2 pm at Bickford Greenfield with burial in Greenfield cemetery Survivors include widow two children Mrs Robert Power of Greenfield Bruce Pringey of Eugene Ore a brother and two sisters in Cumberland Fred Pringey Emma Pringey and Mrs Ralph Anderson Playgrounds run six weeks under Atlantic PTA council begins Tuesday at Grant school supervised weekdays 1 to 4 pm for children ages 5 to 12 in Atlantic Lesson plan directed by Mrs Helen Carnell and Mary Balkema.
Police say a bank alert led to a forgery case in Tacoma Washington after a man with a grudge presented a $192. and some cents check. The bank flagged the low balance, called the account holder, and uncovered the fake signature.
Mrs. Constance Lewis of Des Moines travels with her son Gordon and daughter Marcia to Missoula Montana to visit her sister Mrs. Clara Smith. The family plans sightseeing around the city during the stay.
Albert Edward Schilling 75 of Avoca died early this morning at Harlan hospital after a lingering illness. Born March 9 1882 in Avoca he spent his life there and was a retired carpenter. He is survived by a brother Herbert of Avoca. Services will be 2 p m Sunday at Blust Berthusen Funeral Home with burial in Avoca cemetery.
The Mayflower II voyage to the United States carries Culpeper’s Complete Herbal from 1653 donated to the University of Iowa’s Wilkins Memorial Library by Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. pharmaceutical division. If you want a larger summary, this item notes the donation and destination.
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