Texas Girl First Spelling Bee Casualty
A Texas girl faced early elimination in a statewide spelling bee as contestants from various cities competed for top honors. The event, sponsored by newspapers and sponsors, crowned a champion who won a statue prize and a national trip, with tough words forcing eliminations among many young spellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Bess
Aofotadoes
Sermps Howard Chain
Champray
Wall Tea
Thorschissfler
Mans Teninds
New York
Joel Mentsomers
Denver Cole
Rumored Muskie Stock Transfer Moves To Iowa Hatchery
About 1.535 muskies moved from Wisconsin to the State Fish Hatchery in Decorah aboard the Conservation Commission’s transfer. The fish were bought from a commercial provider and will be raised in dedicated ponds for three years before stocking in Iowa waters.
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Des Moines
Apu
Wisconsin
Decorah
Taya Conservation
Kensington Cub Meeting Highlights And Luncheon Plans
Thirteen members and four hosts attended the Thursday Kensington Cub meeting at the home of Mrs Francis Madander. Plans were made for a luncheon meeting in June and contest winners included Mrs Arhe Harter, Mrs Will Hamann, and Mrs Bimmer Wau.
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Kensington
Clam Aldrich
Will Hamann
Carl Keller
Marvin Beownlee
Francis Madander
Vans
Arhe Harter
Bimmer Wau
Waluse
Chalmer to Hold Open House for 1920 Anniversary
Pro and Mrs DJ Chalmers of Grant observe their anniversary with an open house at their Grant home on June 10 from 2 to 5 pm. Dr Chalmers, a longtime veterinarian and World War I veteran, began practice in Grant after graduating from Iowa State College.
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Chalmer
DJ Chalmers
Grant
Vatheno
Grant Sanday
Chalmers
Stonehaven
Scothand
Brooks
Towa
Towa State College
Ames Grad
Veterinary Corps
American Legion
Couneil
Locared
Married Saturday Miss Sherst Darling Brides Richard Vale
Miss Sherst Darling of 1902 Chestnut Street wed Richard Vale son of Mrs Brenn Vale of 810 Elm Street Kansas City Missouri at the First Congregational Church with Rev Therold A. Spr officiating.
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Sherst Darling
Mroo
Vas Paardine
Hestnut Street
Rechard Vale
Brenn Vae
Elm Street
Path Vale
Kansas City
Club Calendar Notices From Local Lodge Meetings
Club calendar items must reach the office by 10 p m on publication day. Thursday Rebekah lodge at 7 pm at the OOF hall. Past noble grands to the Deartared VEW Austars meeting at 7 pm near the court house. WSS potluck luncheon at 1 pm. Pledge for save and drawing of new teles. Brone covered dish and OWT SOP. American War Dads Auxiliary meet at Amvets ball.
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Cefender
Rebekah Lodge
Amvets
Local Notices and Social Updates From Grant and Adair Areas
The article records anniversaries and family news including the 60th wedding anniversary watch at the home of Mr and Mrs Wegner in Adair with relatives invited. It notes Burd Purvis and Miro Wegner’s marriage in Cumberland and their three daughters and listed locations. It mentions Miro Wegner’s long time store in Adair, and Herald Burns marrying in Washington with reception in Philadelphia. Community club events include Mayflower club activities, a Sunday gathering, and a family reunion at Surneyside Park in Atlantic with 37 attendees. Also notes Mrs Mary Sheley’s 66th birthday on June 1 and family ties back to Anita and farm life past 1920.
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Meo
George Fo Wegner
Jane
Cand Droends
Burd Purvis
Miro Wegner
Cumberland
Jone
Mars Ellen Wegneroot
Dsatel Lange
Mroo
Claude Hyndman
Coaderland
Mary Jane
J. Purns Beth
Washington
Doc
First Baptist Church
McDermott
Surneyside Park
Atlantic
Fredric McDermott
Robert Whalen
Kansas City
Mo. J
Tom McDermott
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Wrestray McDermott
Mrc McDermott
Mary Sheley
Anita
Pred Sheley
Sheley
Mr. Sheley
Madeline Carlpion
Clifford Howell
Prescott, Stanton
Red Oak
James Kenworthy
Out of Town
Leonard Frey
Kay
Kan
Art Frey
Frank Kenworthy
Lucille Tidoren
Beryl Roberts
Sibyl
Mt. Etna
Des Moines
Lewis and Grant
George Starlin
Grant
Deem Landon
Omaha
Sunnyside Park
Starlins
Londons
Charles Hensel
Billy
Delbert Wilcoxon
Teddy Weston
Junior Starlin
Community clubs and anniversaries fill Atlantic events
Local groups including the Ladies Auxiliary the Chatterbox club and the SCG club held meetings and celebrations. Members planned fundraisers for the school library and carried out social events such as a housewarming, bingo and bridge games, a white elephant sale, and a birthday gathering for Mrs Perry Crum. Families met for picnics and plant fundraisers supported church and parsonage projects.
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Dadies
George Bert
Russell Marshall
Ralph Zimmerman
Wilbur Pierce
Chatterbox Club
Tarry Anderson
Anderson
Eldred Russell
Arnold Kunze
Lou Kennedy
Wilbur
Ed Linke
Harold Morgan
Lewis Bridge Club
Helen DeLean
Earl Roberts
Clarence Conn
Margaret
Ruth Delean
Fred Dev
George Ebert
Norman Quinn
SCG
Harry Robinson
Harald Robinson
Shirley
Ama Baker
Griswold Fireman's Fund
Connie Carlson
Duane Anderson
Baby
Larry Anderson
Vin Conrad
Miss Southwest Iowa Pageant Set for Clarinda Theater
Hally Poore a Atlantic high school senior leads eight southwest Iowa entrants in the fifth annual Miss Southwest Iowa pageant sponsored by the Clarinda Lions club at Clarinda theater. Poore will perform an original oratorical declamation The Challenge and the winner earns an expenses paid trip to Clear Lake for Miss Iowa and a shot at Miss America.
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Hally Poore
Charles Poore
East
Eighteenth Street
Southwest Lowa
Linderman
Clear Lake
Atlantic City
Clarinda Community College
Miss Southwest Town
Wll
Morgan Brown Stratton
Omaha
Brandeis
Ralph Flowerree
Drake University
Frank Gube
Northwest Missouri
State College
Maryville
Richard Holmes
Nebraska State Teachers
Peru
Carolyn Malone Millhone
Detroit
Simpson College
Miss Poore
Clarinda
Atlantic High School
Elksound Atlantic
Mallonee Family Moves to Bradenton Florida
Audubon Mr and Mrs John D Mallonee and their three sons relocate to Bradenton Florida where he joins a law firm and she teaches at a junior college Their home was sold to Mr and Mrs Curley Menke a new residence built in Bradenton Mrs Mallonee native to the city Willads Rattenberg begins work at Graham Krasne Chevrolet Co A new one minute tornado warning blast tested Friday morning Mayor Sklenar announces continuous siren signals residents to seek shelter and the courthouse siren will be moved to a tower in the city square.
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Audubon
John D. Mallonee
Bradenton
Fla
Extra
Curley Menke
Graham-Krasne Chevrolet Co
Joe Sklenar
Costly Joke Charged Man Claims Bomb Report Was A Joke
Peter W. Askew, 24, said the bomb report aboard an aircraft was only a joke. He testified before a federal court jury on Tuesday. He faces up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine if convicted.
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NEW York (Ap
Peter W. Askew
Rey
Nourishing Gardens and Bodies A Shared Lesson
A garden hobbyist notes parallels between healthy plants and healthy people. Proper nourishment, regular feeding, and careful water use sustain growth, while overfeeding vitamins and excess care can harm both gardens and bodies. The piece urges applying gardening discipline to personal health.
Funeral Notices for Anna Hansen and Anton Jensen
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna A Hansen were held at Elk Horn Lutheran Church with Rev. Eugene Wekander officiating. Anton Jensen received memorial services at the Methodist and Baptist churches with Crouse officiating, singings led by Clair Lothman and Clifford Follmann, and pallbearers named.
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Anna Hansen
ELK Horn
Nsen
Elk Horn Lutheran Church
Eugene Wekander
LaVerne Fredricksen
Norman Leistad
Elna Johansen
George Mortensen
George Petersen
Melvin Madsen
Nick Mortensen
Edmund Madsen
J. E. Amber
Woodrow Brentnall
Varel McMartin
Floyd Chester
Lowell Stanley
Levi South
Victoria Cemetery
Chester Paxton
Jessica
Thedford
Neb
Alice Jensen
Car Rams Gas Pump at Grant Station
A Grant Street incident reports a car driven by Randall W. Vale 17 of Atlantic colliding with a gas pump at a service station at 6 am Sunday. Pump damage listed at 500 dollars and vehicle damage at 300 dollars. Vale faced reckless driving charges.
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Grant Station
Grant
Randall W. Vale
Atlantic
Vale
Alumnus Elmer Fredrickson Attends Shelby Banquet
Mrs. Elmer Fredrickson attended an alumni banquet at the Shelby school last Friday. A local slogan urges drivers to start sooner drive slower to live longer.
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Kimballton
Elmer Fredrickson
Shelby School
George Burns Finds Solo Success After Gracie Allen
George Burns, now solo after Gracie Allen’s retirement, shines in his NBC special aided by Jack Benny, Betty Grable, Polly Bergen, and Bobby Darin. The reviewer notes entertaining anecdotes but calls the singing and violin gag repetitive and unmemorable. The piece lists a Christmas NBC project and several Tonight's Shows recommendations across ABC CBS and NBC.
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New York
George Burns
Gracie Allen
George
Gracie
Jack Benny
Betty Grable
Polly Bergen
Bobby Darin
The
Galaxy
Jack
NBC
Christ
ABC
Puccini
Italy
Heidi Krall
Walter Cassel
CBS
Perry Como
Tate
Creston Pastor Named Secretary of Overseas Relief
The Rev. Francis N. Brockman, longtime pastor at Creston since 1957, is named secretary of promotion for the Methodist Committee for Overseas Relief. He has also served as pastor in Des Moines, Schaller, Ireton and Sioux City.
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Des Moines
Francis N. Brockman
First Methodist
Creston
Methodist Committee
Brockman
Schaller
Ireton
Sioux City
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Wood Walden
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David
Servce
Japan
Adair
Mary Jane Hyndman
Washapton Te Co
Mayflower Club
Dayton West
John Culbertson
Mbert Rapp
Hazel Mennealy
Debie Sunderman
Griswold
West
Ateat Cramlhibien
Mark Soith
Merwin Bishop
Perry Crum
Donald Mehlmann
Congregational Sunday School
Lester Gatch
Goldie Wilson
Timmy McIntire
Council Bluffs
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Faune Schwenke
Fellowship Hall
Methodist Church
Wo L Hawn
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Howard Gissible
Mr. Hawn
Korea
NB Bridge Club
Hattie Weise
Dorothy Woodruff
Weise
Mabel Spiker
Grant Social News
Iowa
Holly Poore
IDPA
Mary Macomber
Nutrition Service
Love Department of Health
Tam
Anna A. Han
Anton Jensen
Peka
Carl and
Julius Thomasen
Max’s TV
Cynthia Lowry
Brown’s Shoe Fit CO
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