Local News Briefs From Atlantic Area Highlights
Anita Man and Charles Walker of Anita visited Atlantic yesterday. Mr and Mrs Bernard Raper of Fontanette were in Atlantic on business. Earl Camblin of San Bernardino Calif arrived for a few days visit. E F B Hastings of Massena Republican candidate for county supervisor called in. Rev C W Cooper spoke at a father and son banquet at Tennant Methodist church with his son Robert. Twenty-two head of yearling cattle from Harry Hopley farm sold on Omaha market for 9 60 per hundredweight. Melvin Smith six year old injured a toe when a car ran over his foot on North Olive street. no serious injury. William Clemmer Edward Dudek of Belle Plaine visited here. Billy Snyder Jr will visit relatives in Belle Plaine. Nadine Evelyn Snyder will spend the summer in Atlantic.
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Harry Hopley
Omaha
M. L. Tye
Cass County
Belle Plaine
William Clemmer
Edward Dudek
W. G. Snyder
Olive Street
Billy Snyder, Jr
George Preston
Snyders
Nadine Evelyn
Marengo
Clemmer
Music Instructor at Adair Resigns to Move to Traer
Adair Iowa June 7 Robert Dean resigns as music instructor at the local school and band leader for two years to become music instructor at Traer He will also serve as band director at Ames during the summer Larkin Berry of Stuart will direct the local band for the concert season.
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Adair
Robert Dean
Traer
Ames
Larkin Berry
Stuart
Sick and Injured At the Hospital
Bruce Beekman son of Mr and Mrs Grover Beekman was able to leave Atlantic hospital after injuring last Saturday by falling on a rope hook of a flagpole at Sunnyside park Wilburn Marsh of Elliott entered the hospital today as a surgical patient Massena Woman Mrs Sam Ternhan invalid for months is seriously ill Anita Man Charles Spry suffers from a wheat beard lodged under his tongue Anita’s Beverly Stone recovering from a fracture to her left arm after a fall Learn to expect the unexpected drive with care
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Bruce Beekman
Grover Beekman
Sunnyside Park
Atlantic Hospital
Wilburn Marsh of
Elliott
Massena
Massena, Ia
Sam Ternhan
Anita Man
Anita
Charles Spry
Spry
Beverly
Earl Stone
Hitler Expends Military Might in Paris Drive
Paris and London reports detail heavy German air raids in central France and the Paris area with significant material damage but few casualties. The RAF attacked behind German lines at Abbeville, scoring direct hits on roads, bridges, and armored targets, while alarms and evacuations continued along the eastern coast of England.
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Hitler
Paris
N. S
France
le Temps
London
England
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Huntindonshire
I. N
Abbeyville
Flood Pimps Southward In Nebraska River Runoff
The Nebraska flood front widened into the Republican river valley with three and four inch rains causing rivers to spill banks across south central and southwest regions. The inundation mirrors 1935 losses with hundreds of acres flooded and a hindering Elk Horn river threat. Peter Kautz, 69, Homer beer tavern owner, died in Sioux City from flood injuries tied to a gas line explosion.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Republican River
Farmore
Sioux City
N. S
Peter Kautz
Homer
Elkhorn River
Job Placements Rise in Iowa May Report
Des Moines Iowa June 7 Job placements in public and private employment by the Iowa Employment Service for May totaled 7602 up 322 from April. Of May placements 6174 were private and 1428 public while April totals were 6065 private and 1215 public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Employment Service
Edwin R. Herbert
Two Bluffs Men Named as Highway Patrol Recruits
Des Moines reports 45 recruits chosen for Iowa highway patrol training at Camp Dodge. After four weeks, 18 will join the patrol and the rest go on a reserve list. From southwestern Iowa are Byron Hockenberry and Melvin Boehme of Council Bluffs.
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Des Moines
EN. S
Iowa Highway Patrol
Camp Dodge
C. A. Knee
United States Army
Iowa
Byron Hockenberry
Melvin Boehme
Council Bluffs
New Rails Laid by Rock Island Rail Line
A crew of 160 men laid new rails on the Rock Island main line east and west of the local station, replacing fifteen year old rails. They covered about three miles daily and used mechanized equipment. After finishing in Atlantic, the crew will move to Casey to lay about 15 miles of track.
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Rock Island Railroad
Atlantic
Casey
Audubon Jail Houses Its First Federal Prisoners
Audubon Iowa June 7 Special The new Audubon county jail, approved by the federal government, holds its first federal prisoners brought from Des Moines yesterday by U S marshal George E Miller of Harlan The men from Wisconsin will stay until the federal district court hears their cases Lloyd Koons charged with Dyer act motor theft Basil Hunting charged with post office robbery Koons bond $2500 Hunting bond $4000
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Audubon
Audubon County
Des Moines
George E. Miller
Harlan
U. S
Iowa
Wisconsin
Federal District Court
Lloyd Koons
Basil Hunting
Koons
Hunting
Plans for Observance of Flag Week in Atlantic
The Junior Chamber of Commerce announced plans for National Flag Week in Atlantic from June to 14. Flags should be displayed from tomorrow through the week. The climax is a flag day program next Friday evening in the uptown city park with Atlantic lodge No 445 BPOE presenting flag evolution and a municipal band concert. Rev P N McDermott will deliver the main address. The event includes flag presentations to Atlantic’s boy and girl scout troops by the Junior Chamber. Committee members are Dick Jessen chairman Howard Rudolph Ewing Lowe Robert Chadwick Pete Stapleton Robert Shannon Roy Baron.
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Atlantic
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Uptown
Atlantic Lodge No. 445
P. N. McDermott
SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
American Legion
Dick Jessen
Howard Rudolph
Ewing Lowe
Robert Chadwick
Pete Stapleton
Robert Shannon
Roy Baron
Let Contracts for Waterworks
Viota Iowa June 7 Special contracts for the waterworks system were awarded at a meeting to the Glove Machinery and Supply Co Des Moines for pump and tank the American Cast Iron Co Kansas City for cast iron pipes and fittings the Crane Co Omaha for jute and lead and the Interstate Machinery Co Omaha for hydrants valves and copper pipes.
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Viota
Glove Machinery and Supply Company of
Des Moines
American Cast Iron Company of
Kansas City
Crane Company of
Omaha
Interstate Machinery Company of
Two Children Scalded by Broken Oil Stove Leg
In Cedar Rapids Iowa two children Marvin Schmikle aged two and Doris four were severely burned when the leg of an oil stove broke causing clothing to boil. Marvin sustained facial and neck burns while Doris was burned on her back.
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Cedar Rapida
Marvin Schmikle
Doris
Marvin
Adams County Man Dies by Own Hand
The body of Charles Dixon, 63, was found Thursday afternoon about four miles north of Corning on the Lars Ruthland farm. Dixon, who had been working at the Francis Lamboley farm, died by shotgun. He is survived by his wife two children in Creston and a son Hugh and two daughters Mrs Russell Orth and Mrs Clyde Chandler. No cause is given and Coroner Boyd Roland says no inquest will be held.
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Corning
Charles Dixon
Lars Ruthland
Dixon
Francis Lamboley
Hugh
Russell Orth
Clyde Chandler
Creston
Boyd Roland
Duke of Windsor Relinquishes London Appointment
London reports the Duke of Windsor has given up his official post in the capital, ending his tenure in that specific royal or governmental role. No further details on replacement or timing provided.
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London
Duke of Windsor
Duke to Stay in Southern France After Eighth Army Withdrawal
As liaison officer at British General Headquarters in France it was learned today of withdrawal of the British Expeditionary Force. The duke will remain in southern France with the duchess until any future appointment transpires.
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France
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