Henry Morton Former Griswold Resident Dies
Henry Morton born 1890 near Griswold died at his Willow Brook California home after a heart attack. Survived by widow Edith Mull en Morton son Lee in the navy sister Mrs Ralph Gentle Idaho Falls brothers A E Morton Griswold and John Morton Lewis. Funeral at Wagier's in Griswold, burial in Lowman cemetery.
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Griswold
Henry Morton
Willow Brook
Cal
Mr. Morton
John Morton
Emma Greenfield
Idaho Falls
Ida
Omahea
Wagier Funeral Home
Wagier's
Lowman
Morton
Edith Mullen
Elliott
Red Oak
West
Lee
Ralph Gentle
Ide
A. E. Morton
Lewis
Marjory
Woman's body found in Maquoketa River near Manchester
The body of Mrs. Lydia Heyer, 69, missing since Thursday, was recovered from the swollen Maquoketa River yesterday, lodged in a partially submerged tree. Deputy Utley said she was despondent over ill health. she leaves three sons Erwin and Paul of Manchester and Gerald of Portage, Wis.
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Manchester
Lydia Heyer
Maquoketa River
Harry Utley
Anneaeee
Heyer
Erwin
Paul
Gerald
Portage, Wis
Guardsmen Ordered Out To Eddyville Des Moines Area
Two more Iowa state guard units were ordered to the Eddyville area today after four units were dispatched last night. Guard chief Lt Col Dell S Blackburn said all units operate under Lt Col Blackburn and will assist local authorities with patrols and guarding. Units include Newton and Marshalltown detachments led by Maj C C Daly and Maj Paul G Norris Jr. Earlier units from Oskaloosa and Des Moines under Maj Phillip Ellsworth Maj David Rodrick Lt Col Philip G Watters and Maj Harry Stanwood. Winter safety advice follows.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Guard
Eddyville
Arthur W. Wallace
Dell S. Blackburn
Shenandoah
Wallace
Co. C
Newton
C. C. Daly
Marshalltown
Paul G. Norris
Local News Briefs From Atlantic Area Highlights
Local notes report Elks convention attendees in Davenport Roy Hedges Pat Daly Ernest Greve Ora Moller and John Gillett. A Cumberland man Eldon K Bissell and Deloris Schellenberg of Anita receive marriage license from Clerk C M Skipton. Raccoon River at Van Meter reaches 19.56 feet breaking 1944 flood high. Five inches rainfall recorded Wednesday fair Sunday forecast and recent temperatures noted. Funeral services held for Rosalie Ann Flinn in Council Bluffs, sister of Albert Thomas of Atlantic. A new four room prefabricated home to be built at 604 Mulberry by Lyman Worthington. Huh barber shop adds Joe Green and Kenneth Drake with World War veterans ties. Atlantic and area contingent to Chicago for State Farm Insurance silver jubilee. Barbara Basham named valedictorian at West High Waterloo and member of National Honor Society. Geneseo trip for Mrs G T Kuester Noble, Mrs Baal Norcross Atlantic, Mrs A G Weaver Grant and Dale Weber noted. Misc fines for axle overloads including Ed Wiedner and Rex A Brockett. Women's softball workouts postponed to next Wednesday at Sunnyside field. YMCA council and Red Cross swimming plans discussed.
Winterset hit by worst storm in years
Madison county residents surveyed the storm’s toll from Wednesday’s rains and tornadoes. Houses and farms suffered severe damage near Winterset with Bill Lowden’s farm house unroofed but family unhurt, and Howard Young farm heavily damaged. Flooding closed highways and cut power across districts, with fields inundated and extensive crop losses anticipated.
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Winterset
Madison County
Bill Lowden
Howard Young
Patterson
Bevington
Middle River
North Branch
Births at Atlanta Memorial Hospital highlights several newborns
Hospital Arrivals report multiple births to local families. Eugene and Carol Hayes welcome a daughter at 12:55 AM weighing 5 pounds 14% ounces. Glen and Barbara Gustason gain a daughter weighing 6 pounds 6 ounces. Wilbur and an unnamed partner welcome a daughter weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces. Donald and Susan Schaaf have a son weighing 10 pounds 7 ounces. Verle and Marie Arnold greet their first child, a son weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces.
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Eugene Hayes
East Third Street
Atlanta Memorial Hospital
Glen Gustason
Pine Street
Wilbur Knop
Rt. 3
Donald Schaaf
Rt. 1
Verle Arnold
Laurel Street
Ice Cream Price War Ends After Customers Filled Stores
In Riceville Iowa on June 7 a local ice cream price war ended as demand exhausted supply. Walter McCoy of Osage offered 20 cents a pint sparking a race to cut prices with rivals undercutting to five cents and even one cent paid to customers to take a pint home.
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Riceville
Walter McCoy
Osage
McCoy
Martha Timmerman
Sellisn Ants Inspire Hunger Based Instincts
Nearly all ant instincts, from love to bravery, are believed to stem from hunger. The assertion suggests appetite drives social behavior in ant colonies, shaping self sacrifice and cooperative actions under resource pressure.
City Sans Power Water Still Rising
Floods sweep through northeast Missouri town with Culver-Stockton College as relief HQ. About 600 residents displaced as stage reaches 10 feet nearly matching 1944 peak. Ottumwa and Iowa City face mass evacuations as Des Moines and Iowa rivers flood, with dikes and Red Cross mobilizing.
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Ottumwa
Des Moines
Iowa
Joe Griffin
Red Crows
E. Decker
Griffin
McCausland Dike Breach Threatens Basements Near Davenport
The four foot dike at McCausland broke as the swollen Wapsipinicon river rose, flooding thousands of acres and alarming 126 residents who hoped damage would stay to basements only. Army engineers reported receding floodwaters elsewhere, bringing relief to farmers after days of high water and crop loss. University of Iowa buildings on the riverfront sustained slight seepage but pumps kept pace.
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University of Iowa
Davenport
McCausland
Scott County
Rock Inland Army
Renew Your Sleep with Fresh Buoyant Pillows
The old pillows lose loft and fail to support head and neck. Antique pillows have little value in modern homes and should be replaced with fresh, buoyant pillows. Try News-Telegraph Want Ads.
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News-Telegraph
Funeral held for Avoca farmer Fred W. Russmann
Fred W. Russmann died at 63 from a heart attack at his home near Arion. Funeral services were at Blust-Berthusen in Avoca with burial at Graceland cemetery. He was born Sept 1 in Pleasant township and lived in Avoca before moving to Crawford county in 1941. He married Mary Scott on June 26, 1905 and had seven children, with one son Oscar predeceasing him. Survivors include his widow five sons three daughters three sisters and three brothers.
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Avoca
Fred W. Russmann
Arion
Blust-Berthusen
Graceland Cemetery
Mr. Russmann
Pleasant Township
John
Margaret Lippold Russmann
Crawford County
Mary Scott
Oscar
Paul
Fred
Walnut
Dean
Glen
Phoenix
Lawrence
Heter
Margaret
H. H. Rock
Vena Rusemann
Robert Paine
Herkeley
Calif
Herman
Adolph
Albert
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Towa Guard
Eddyville Area
Oskaloosa
Phillip Ellsworth
David Rodrick
Special Troops
Phillip G. Watters
Second Provisional Battalion
Harry Stanwood
AIR Castle
General Mills
American Beauty
Nolte Electric Service
Walnut St
Atlantic
East
Midwest
New York
Pennsylvania
New England
Utica
N. Y
International Soundphoto
Marshall
Herbert Marshall
Boots Mallory
Bill Cagney
Elks Meeting
Roy Hedges
Pat Daly
Ernest Greve
Ora Moller
John Gillett
Eldon K. Bissell
Cumberland
Deloris Schellenberg
Anita
C. M. Skipton
van Meter
B. F. Lander
Council Bluffs
Rosalie Ann Flinn
Flinn
Albert Thomas
Stanley
Couneil Bluffs
Lyman Worthington
Mulberry Street
Worthington Hatchery
Kenneth Ballentine
Huh
Joe Green
Sioux City Navy
Kenneth Drake
Company K
Cedar Rapids
Drake
Faid Pass
Frank Drake
Chicago
Mrs
Curtis Masteller
D.C. Rice
Weersan Kelger
Elk Horn
State Farm Insurance Companies
Barbara Basham
Fred H. Basham
Waterloo
West High
Basham
Eva Budd
Mlincle
G. T. Kuester
Noble Township
Baal Norcross
A. G. Weaver
Grant
Geneseo
Ill
W. H. Weber
Dale Weber
Ed Wiedner
Omaha
Justice Court
Lester G. Martin
Woodrow Wilson
Red Lake Falls
Minn
Rex A. Brockett
Mason City
Howard Parrott
G. I. McCornick
Castanea
Sunnyside Field
Ymca Women’s Recreation Council
Sunnyside
Red Cross
Cass County
CITY
Missouri College Town
Culver-Stockton College
Iowa City
Coralville
Merritt Ewart
Paraland Station
Highway 6
E. 7Th St
East Big
Bay Land
Western Distributing. Company
Third Street
Rane
Atlantic Area
Gettelman
A. Gettelman Brewing Company
Milwaukee
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