Jeanne Christensen Installed as Grand Lodge Officer
Miss Jeanne Christensen was installed as supreme outer guard at the grand lodge meeting in Minneapolis. Mrs. John Hoffman became a grand lodge member, and Christensen also served as supreme colorbearer. Atlantic women attending included Mrs. Hoffman, Miss Christensen, Mrs. Joe Moore, Mrs. Clifford Hanton, Mrs. Robert Bevington, and Miss Shirley Lang.
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Jeanne Christensen
Grand Lodge
Minneapolis
John Hoffman
Miss Christensen
Atlantic
Hoffman
Christensen
Joe Moore
Clifford Hanton
Robert Bevington
Shirley Lang
Carl Stanley
Extra
Atlantic Drove
Funeral Notice for Charles W. Snyder Killed in Africa
Full military honors were accorded Pvt. Charles W. Snyder of Company K who was killed at Fonduk North Africa on April 8 1948. Services were held Sunday at 2 30 PM at First Methodist Church officiated by Rev. Lauren D Thomas with Veterans Service committee in charge. pallbearers included Gene Mallette Wendell Snyder Victor Rasmussen Dale Cornell Winsel Drake and William Brown. Interment was in the Atlantic cemetery Field of Glory veterans plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Snyder
Company K
Fonduk
North Africa
First Methodist
Lauren D. Thomas
Veterans Service Committee
Lester H. Rumbaugh
Meredith Walker
Paradise
Company
Gene Mallette
Wendell Snyder
Victor Rasmussen
Dale Cornell
Winsel Drake
William Brown
Atlantic Cemetery
Crowds Fail to Attend Truman Speech in Midwest Stop
President Truman pressed Congress from Nebraska to Wyoming while avoiding party issues on the train. In Grand Island he was given 9 pairs of silver spurs and vowed to drive them into Congress when returning to Washington as Massachusetts seats 36 delegates after a show of support from Mayor James M. Curley who said he would go along with the rest.
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Nebraska
Massachusett
James M. Curley
Becton
Curley
Truman
Wyoming
Congress
Grand Island
Neb
Washington
Anita Bey Born In Anita At Atlantic Memorial Hospital
A son weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces was born to Mr and Mrs Cecil Littleton of Anita at Atlantic Memorial hospital Sunday morning at 7 50. Hong Kong Lau Chung a 34 year old woman pirate captured May 5 in a brisk gun battle at Tiger Hill near here died today of smallpox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Bey
Cecil Littleton
Anita
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Hong Kong
Lau Chung
Tiger Hill
Here
Jensen predicts rate adjustment for public power policy
Rep. Ben Jensen says a better base for rates on public power can be worked out to provide power at the lowest feasible price. He presses for a national power policy after hearings on the 1949 bill and says a showdown with private power interests and federal agencies is looming.
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Washington
Ben Jensen
Jensen
Subcommittee On
Interior Department Appropriations
Walter Seymour
Interior Department
Interior
Krug
Seymour
TVA
Arizona
Nevada
Power Boys
Federal Power Commission
4H Club Ski Hi Meeting And Upcoming Farm Tour
The Ski Hi 4-H club met at Bobby Leander’s home for an outdoor rehearsal for a program to be shown at the Pymosa farm bureau event at the Grove Community House. Lawrence Grulke spoke on Guernseys and Howard Christensen was elected to attend an Ames short course. The Washington GEM club met at Harrison Davis’s home to plan an annual tour beginning June 21 from John and Lois Eils's home. Lois Eilts spoke on wild mustard and John Eilts on cockleburr and sourdock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ski-Hi Club
Bobby Leander
Pymosa Farm Bureau
Grove Community House
Lawrence Grulke
Howard Christensen
Ames
Washington Gem Club
Harrison Davis
John and
Lois Eilis
Lois Eilts
John Eilts
Daryll Petersen
Judy Dasher
4-H Club Tour and Activities Schedule
The Douglas Lucky Lindies 4-H club girls held a party at leader Mrs Russell Larson’s home and plan a mother and daughter tea at the church on June 10. Anita Grant Gals charter a bus for a Des Moines trip on Thursday at 7 30 am with 30 girls, two leaders, and several mothers visiting the capitol, historical building, Colonial bakery, Water Works Park, and a show.
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Grant
Douglas Lucky Lindies
Russell Larson
Anita
Des Moines
Eapirol
Elk Horn Visitors Briefly Stop En Route Home
Rev and Mrs C M Widebeck paused in Elk Horn on Friday while returning to Brooklyn New York after attending their son Richard Widebeck’s graduation at Dana College Blair Nebraska. Mrs Harold Harelan and her children and sister Linda Nielsen left for San-
Family Visit Details Spur Weekend Omaha Trip
The excerpt notes visits to Rosa California after time with their father and at the Bruce Thomsen home for a month. Mr and Mrs Arnold Andersen and Kathleen traveled to Omaha to see daughter Mrs Ivan Hurley and family with Kathleen staying to help her aunt for a time.
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Rosa
Cal
Bruce Thomsen
Arnold Andersen
Kathleen
Omaha
Ivan Hurley
Grove Township Farm Bureau Meeting Announcement
The Grove township farm bureau will meet at the Community house Tuesday evening at 8 oclock. Bring sandwiches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove Township Farm Bureau
Thanking relatives and friends for flowers and kindness
A note from Wheeler expresses thanks to relatives friends and neighbors for flowers cards and kind regards received during a period of illness or sympathy.
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Wheeler
Hospital Patients At Atlantic Memorial Include Several Injured
Medical patients at Atlantic Memorial hospital include James Wilkens 4 East Eighteenth street Frank Lane 307 Elm street Mrs Jennie Burnham 402 Oak street Dennis Rattenberg Wiota and Charles E May Pullman hotel Mr May suffered a heart attack at the Atlantic cafe about 730 this morning Mrs Eugene Royal 904 Cedar street. Dismissed over the weekend were Donald McDermott 908 Hickory street Mrs N R Watson 603 Elm street Dorothy Mauk 305 Linn street and Lois Hyndman Cumberland.
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Atlantic Memorial Hospital
James Wilkens
East Eighteenth Street
Frank Lane
Elm Street
Jennie Burnham
Oak Street
Dennis Rattenberg
Wiota
Charles E. May
Pullman Hotel
May
Atlantic Cafe
Eugene Royal
Cedar Street
Donald McDermott
Hickory Street
N. R. Watson
Dorothy Mauk
Linn Street
Lois Hyndman
Cumberland
Dive Bombing Owls Downed by Ack Ack
Cedar Rapids police chased a flock of screech owls after a resident reported owls diving at pedestrians. Patrolmen Buresh and Ankeny fired to defend bystanders, killing five screech owls in the residential area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Bob Buresh
Don Ankeny
Buresh
Ankeny
Adair Briefs Highlight Local Summer Visits
Adair notes include Adair Paul Sparling from St John’s college Winfield Kansas visiting for the summer with his parents Mr and Mrs L O Sparling. Dr and Mrs Robert Kelsey and Mary Ann John from Cheyenne Wyoming spend a week with the doctor’s parents. Robert works for the Veterans administration in Cheyenne. Mrs Clarence Manders of San Diego visited friends and then moved on to Pontiac Illinois to visit relatives.
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ADAIR
Paul Sparling
St. John’s College
Winfield
Kan
L. O. Sparling
Robert Kelsey
Mary Ann John
Cheyenne
Wyo
A. Kelsey
Robert
Veterans Administration
Clarence Manders
San Diego
Pontiac
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Bruce Behrends
Ted Bell
Kenneth Neary
Dean Coomes
Cleo Lamberty
Leroy Bebensee
Duane
Harold
Dennis Brown
ELK Horn News
Sixth and
Atlantic, Iowa
Paylor
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