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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1955
Page
3
Rev. J. E. Sutherland and his wife attended the Concordia Lutheran church 70th anniversary in Griswold Neb where he served as pastor from 1944 to 1948. He currently pastors Faith Lutheran Church in Griswold.
Red Cross sponsored summer lessons drew 142 registrants at Red Oak municipal pool on June 13. Eligible children aged 7 to 15 will be bused to the pool. Red Cross chairman C S Tompkins oversaw the registration with several volunteers.
Weekend visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Kenworthy and sons of Kansas City Missouri visiting local friends and relatives with Frank Kenworthy joining them for a short visit. Glen Houseberg and family stayed with the J C Jones in Cherokee while children remained with grandparents for a longer visit. Jennie Dotson of Omaha visited her mother Minnie Dotson. Other guests from afar at the Louis Spiker home included Ethel Neary and family of Marshalltown Walt Heckman and family of Marshalltown Della Walter of Chicago Russell Neary of Scranton Burt Holloway Lena Murray of Long Beach Merle Nielsen of Fairmont Minnesota.
The Maine Buck Creek and Monroe Methodist church day camps end Friday with a program by church children during worship. Enrollment surpassed 150 across Buck Creek Marne and Monroe schools. Sessions run mornings at Buck Creek and Marne and Monroe in the afternoon. Sunday services are 9 a.m. Buck Creek 10 a.m. Marne 11 a.m. Monroe. An offering helps cover school book costs.
W Pfc Charles D Thomas 21 of Charles City now overseas with the Army filed the first application for an absentee ballot for the 1956 Iowa elections, reported by the secretary of state’s office.
A large crowd attended the annual nursing home open house at Neighbors Nursing Home in GrIswold on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Neighbors, assisted by Mrs Tillie Rabe and Mrs Pearle McClusky, served refreshments to visitors.
Cass County Iowa Board of Supervisors met May 16 1955 with all members present and approved weed destruction orders for county roads. The resolution requires landowners to cut burn or destroy all weeds including noxious varieties by set dates and authorizes weed control costs to be charged to landowners. Also approved water line permit for Atlantic Light and Water Dept and acknowledged contractor bonds and minor expenditures.
Multiple property transfers recorded including Fred Kahl to Claus J. Andersen for 105 feet of lots in Meredith’s addition Maine value cited at $1. Earl Behrends and wife to Bruno Behrends with land in sections 3 and 4-15-35, $1. Jeanette Lechner and husband to Bruno Behrends undivided interest in land sections 3 and 4 78-38, $1. Eliza E. Cross buys part of Crawford and Merriman’s addition slot 1, with taxes excluded, $1. W A Rivenbly and Sid So Bebant along with R Kennedy and wife convey sw and swt of section 32-74-52, $1. Chester Seybert Jr. transfers to Walter Lyon with lot 8 in Adams addition for $1. Ellen Crolley to Leo Crolley for lots 17 and 18 in Atlantic addition, $1. Charles W. Lott Maurice Odem and wife convey undisclosed lots, $28. Florence Morgen acquires tract in Eagle’s ist add to White, $1. Earl Casteel and wife to Louise Hansen lot 2 in Jillich’s addition to Atlantic, $2. News-Telegraph ad placed.
Dr. Jonas E. Salk answered key questions about his polio vaccine in Atlantic City. One shot provides strong protection for six months or longer and reduces the chance of paralytic polio. A second shot can be delayed up to 30 months and given in summer if polio is prevalent. A vaccinated child can still transmit polio to family members in rare cases.
Mrs Earl Walker of Tulsa returns home after visiting sister Mrs Levi Walker Mrs Martin Kirk of Spokane visits her parents Mr and Mrs Wm Devereux Memorial day visitors include Lois Sachau Ellen Garrett Gienna McDaniel Roy Disney Clair Chesnut and families from Des Moines and Vernon Largent years end.
Perry, Bruce Largent and family of West Des Moines join Joe Ryan family of Fort Dodge Kathryn Martin of Atlantic and Werth families of Griswold and Creston along with Homer Olsen of Omaha in listing households.
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