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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1950
Page
4
Montana based Copper Montana ships copper valued at 28 million dollars each year, with 15 million dollars worth of zinc also moved out of the state. The data highlights substantial mineral exports affecting regional trade.
The Kentucky town of Loulaville derives its name from Louis XVI the French king executed in the Revolution. The attribution links the settlement to a historic royal figure associated with luckless fate.
Minnesota fishing trip with Leech Lake references. Wedding date mixup for Ruth Kraack. Softball sign‑up at Sunny Side field Friday at 6. Ralph Fritz and daughter from Allentown visiting his mother on East Tenth. Piano recital postponed at Baptist church. Henry Bell tops hog and cattle sales at Omaha. M Feeds: nine steer lot at $30. Nurse aide Mardelle Steffens begins at Atlantic Memorial. Local marriage licenses list Casteell–Tvedt and Harper–Robinson. Farm picture notes James Nichols southeast of the junction of K and 92. Hawkeye Boys State attendees Steiner Silence and Christensen. Morris McFadden and wife from Glendale visiting Atlantic. F. G. Miller returns to Atlantic from Harlan, works with chemical company. Atlantic firemen inspect Capper Implement building and report on state fire school. Harlan Golf Club open day set for Sunday with flights and 9:30 start.
Below normal May temperatures averaged 1.1 degrees under normal with highs 88 and lows 24. Commencement sees Robert Knorr graduate from Iowa, begin orthodontic training, and serve as instructor. Local postmasters meet at Hotel Whitney to discuss postal issues. New residents Rev and Mrs G L Hill move to 901 Walnut. Forecast calls for cooler, cloudy conditions with scattered showers and weekend highs around 84.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for help planting corn and for cards flowers and hospital care from H F Hoffman. Also notes pedestrians should wear white at night on highways for visibility.
A coroner's jury found the car carrying six youths crashed into a rear of a truck on highway 69 south of Harlan. The truck driver Robert Pugh 21 Spirit Lake said lights trouble caused him to pull onto the shoulder. The jury cited high speed and a distractive bright oncoming truck as factors. Only Gaylin Sisson survived, hospitalized in Council Bluffs.
In Cass County Iowa the District Court records the appointment of W. R. Remsen as executor of the estate of Tom C. Whitmore, deceased. Executors are authorized to receive debts and pay claims as required by law, with the appointment dated May 24, 1950. The filing is handled by Whitmore & Gaffney, attorneys for the estate.
A United States B-29 bomber with a 1 man crew crashed into the North Sea off the Norfolk coast. After 24 hours of search four men were known dead and four missing. Four survivors were pulled from the wreckage, including Captain Henry J. Walsh and three others. A fifth man was later reported dead.
Washington reports Senator Gillette plans to introduce a resolution to authorize a memorial honoring the five Sullivan brothers of Waterloo Iowa who perished when the U S S June was sunk off Savo Island on November 14 1942. An honorary board would decide memorial type and placement.
Griswold Mr and Mrs John Lackey of Birchwood Wisconsin died within a week of each other. Mr Lackey aged 88 died after a critical illness and Mrs Lackey's death followed a week later in Pomona California where their daughter Mrs Jethro Sharf resided. The Scharf couple had visited Birchwood a month earlier.
Oregon forests yield up to seven billion cubic feet of timber annually, about 23 percent of U S lumber production. The three Pacific coast states combined account for four percent.
A cautionary road message advises motorists to slow down and allow ample travel time to avoid accidents and missed destinations. The guidance emphasizes not speeding as a key safety practice for all drivers.
In Georgetown Massachusetts a cow named Bossy fell through boards into a 20 foot deep abandoned well. An automobile wrecker couldn't free her until neighbor Fred Morse suggested filling the well with water. The cow floated up safely though her legs were shaky afterward.
A report notes a woman completed a water elevator ride but ambled back to the barn under her own power. No further injuries are described.
Social note from Washington reports Herbert Hoover a 21 year old from Alexandria Virginia and King George a 27 year old Washington man have applied for marriage licenses. The license bureau confirms the filings as part of capital social notes.
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