Mae Brewster Workman Dies in Portland Oregon
Mrs Mae Brewster Workman 97 former Atlantic resident died Wednesday morning in Portland Ore after a 21 month illness. She was a daughter of the late John and Clara Brewster of Atlantic and sister of the late Mrs Frank M Nebe. Surviving are Paul Workman Milwaukee Ore a daughter Esther San Francisco three grandchildren a nephew Dr Frederick M Nebe New York City and a niece Mrs Milton Anderson Lincoln Neb.
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Mae Brewster Workman
Atlantic
Portland
Ore
John and
Clara Brewster
Frank M. Nebe
Paul Workman
Milwaukee
Esther
San Francisco
Frederick M. Nebe
New York City
Milton Anderson
Lincoln
Neb
Safety Chief Rebukes Night Speedsters in Des Moines
State Safety Commissioner Alfred W. Kahl issued a sharp rebuke to high speed night drivers, saying speeds of 70 to 90 miles an hour at night show ignorance or defiance of limits. He cited fatal crashes near Harlan and a teenage girl’s death, urging a 65 mph night limit for 1949 and noting no day limit.
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Des Moines
Alfred W. Kahl
Harlan
Kahl
Births in Audubon and nearby towns this May
Mr and Mrs Gene Mallette 309 Hazel street welcomed a 7 pound 14 ounce son at Atlantic Memorial hospital at 2 28 this morning. Audubon adds John William born May 27 at Carroll hospital 7 pounds 14 ounces to William F Madsen and wife. Ernest Strauss Audubon parent of Paul Allan born May 28 weighing 9 pounds 6 1 2 ounces. Elmer Dreier Audubon has daughter Marsha Jo born May 26 at Carroll weighing 8 1 4 pounds. Barbara Ann weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces born May 26 at Audubon hospital to Lyle Lauritsen and wife. Dan McCarthy Harlan parents of Susan Marie born May 26 at Harlan hospital weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces. mother Marie Hoffman formerly of Audubon.
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Gene Mallette
Hazel Street
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Audubon
John William
Carrol Hospital
William F. Madsen
Ernest Strauss
Paul Allan
Audubon High School
Elmer Dreier
Marsha
Over 500 School Children Visit Fire Station
More than 5600 pupils from town and rural schools visited the Atlantic fire station this spring. 509 pupils from 49 schools toured the station where fire apparatus and equipment were shown. Explanations covered equipment use and fire prevention with emphasis on child-related causes. Pamphlets and self inspection blanks were distributed before rides on fire trucks.
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Atlantic Fire Station
Des Moines Man Confessed Shooting Victim Bergman
Detective Chief Phil Cavender announced that Harvld Byron Christie 21 of Des Moines confessed shooting Victor Vernon Bergman 43 a tinsmith after a dispute over loot proceeds from a drugstore burglary Christie a parolee from Anamosa reformatory provided the confession and details of the crime.
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Des Moines
Phil Cavender
Harvld Byron Christie
Victor Vernon Bergman
Cavendar
Christie
Anamosa
Mrs Edith Fick Dies in California After Leaving Atlantic
Mrs Edith Fick widow of the late William Fick and former resident of Buck Creek area died at 9 o clock Friday night in Colton California. Surviving are three sons Wendell Fick Pasadena Wilbur Fick Des Moines Eldon Fick Norco and a daughter Mrs Mabel McDavitt Colton. Niece Mrs Harold Anderson of Atlantic. Remains to be sent here for interment.
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Edith Fick
William Fick
Colton
Calif
Sick and injured man admitted for observation in Des Moines
John Steffens of the Fletcher Chapel vicinity entered Still hospital in Des Moines Thursday for observation and treatment.
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Des Moines
John Steffens
Fletcher Chapel
Still Hospital
Vernon Ordway Suffers Bite Infection at Swan Lake
Vernon Ordway of 200 Birch Street has an infection in his right hand middle finger from a bullhead bite at Swan Lake on Decoration Day. He cannot work.
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Vernon Ordway
Birch St
Swan Lake
Five Quartets Vie For 1950 Barber Shop Crown
Five finalists battle for the world title at the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America convention. Antlers of Flint Clef Dwellers Note Blenders of Royal Oak Mich Buffalo Bills of Buffalo N Y and Four Chorders of London Ont reach finals. Our Tones of Omaha and Vikings of Rock Island JH among those eliminated.
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Omaha
Michigan
Canada
Buffalo
N. Y
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
America
Antlers
Flint
Mich
Clef Dwellers
Note Blenders
Royal Oak
Buffalo Bills
Bell family takes Eureka Springs vacation
Dr and Mrs A D Bell and their son travel to Eureka Springs Missouri for a week long vacation. Mrs Ray Workman and children Ramona and Raymond return home after spending the winter in Texas.
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Anita
A. D. Bell
Eureka Springs
Ray Workman
Ramona
Raymond
Texas
Struck by Car Kills Stratford Child Near Home
Norma Fobhlin, 12, was killed when struck by a car Friday in front of her home a half mile west of Stratford on Highway 175. Helen Anderson, the driver, said the girl stepped into the roadway and the driver had no chance to avoid the collision.
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Stratford
Norma Fobhlin
Here
Helen Anderson
Fracture Suffered by Five Year Old Joan Brink
Fracture of leg near the hip joint reported for Joan Brink five daughter of Mr and Mrs John Brink 906 Olive street after slipping and falling at home last evening.
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Joan Brink
John Brink
Olive Street
Turner 87 in Stuart hospital patient released
Robert L. Turner, 87, of Stuart, is a medical patient at the Atlantic Memorial hospital. Released from the hospital today were Mrs. Myron Poole, 708 Laurel street, Annabelle Bryan, 404 Laurel street, Mrs. Donald Nolte and son, Thomas Lee, 214 Elm street, Mrs. Charles Moore and son, Byron Richard, of Cumberland and Fred Walkinshaw of Griswold.
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Robert L. Turner
Stuart
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Myron Poole
Laurel Street
Annabelle Bryan
Donald Nolte
Thomas Lee
Elm Street
Charles Moore
Byron Richard
Cumberland
Fred Walkinshaw
Griswold
Local News Briefs From Atlantic Area Listings
Local notes report visitors and residents in Atlantic and surrounding towns. Highlights include visits by Mr and Mrs Charles W Smith of Newcastle, former resident Art Roll and son, Mrs A J Triplett from Cedar Rapids, and others traveling from Chicago and Seattle.
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Wycoming
Charles W. Smith
Newcastle, Wyo
Atlantic
Art Roll of
Waterloo
Art Roll, Jr
East Fifth Street
Broken Heel Floyd Bills Seeks Checkup at Mercy
Floyd Bills 221 percent Chestnut of Neola area is at Mercy hospital in Council Bluffs for a heel injury update. He was injured when a sectional plate pinb Aligned between scaffold and tube during construction work with Wilkinson Construction Co. His leg was cast and steel pins inserted after a week in hospital. Carol Houpt of Dayton Ohio arrives with parents for measles followed by sudden illness after two days in town.
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Floyd Bills
Mercy Hospital
Council Bluffs
Wilkinson Construction Co
Neola
Car misses curve plunges toward river near Nishnabotna
Henry Holaday of Massena and Frank McMullen of Cumberland escaped with bruises when Holaday’s 1941 Ford left Buck Creek road at the Nishnabotna river bridge. The car rolled over and hung over the bank before both occupants dropped into the river. Holaday sustained a shoulder injury and damage was estimated at $150.
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Henry Holaday
Massena An
Frank McMullen
Cumberland
Nishnabotna River
Buck Creek
Holaday
Weekend court fines and divorce action headline items
Local court records report fines for axle and over load violations across several defendants including Carl H Williams and Orville M Lewis with amounts ranging from 1 to 27 dollars and costs. A divorce suit by Albert P Bicking against Betty Jean Bicking cites desertion and seeks custody and property. Forecasts call for fair weekend weather with highs from 75 to 82 degrees and potential showers early next week.
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Carl H. W.lliams
Omaha
Orville M. Lewis
Council Bluffs
Winford Hickman
Enterprise
Ala
M. H. Killian
Ray Sorensen
Anita
Leonard Carroll
Atlantic
Albert P. Bicking
Betty Jean Bicking
Richard Albert
Olathe
Kans
Iowa
Keokuk
Spencer
Sioux Cityan dies in late night car crash outside city
Frank Serdinkay, 36, of Sioux City, died in a city hospital after a car he rode in rolled over three times on the northern outskirts. Alvin Clausson, 25, suffered minor injuries. Investigating officers said a truck pass attempt caused loss of control as the car skidded 400 feet and overturned into a ditch.
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Sioux City
Frank Serdinaky
Alvin Clausson
Ex-WAC Arrested After Georgetown Youth Shooting
In Georgetown Delaware a 22 year old youth was shot dead by a former WAC. The suspect, 31 year old Thelma D Powell mother of two, admitted the shooting in an oral statement. No charges were filed immediately. Identified victim Granville G Brittingham from a prominent Georgetown family.
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Georgetown
Del
WAC
Granville G. Brittingham
Clarence Lynch
Thelma D. Powell
Fontanelle Boy, 14, Drowns in Farm Pond
Glenn Mangels, 14, of Fontanelle, drowned while swimming with two friends in a 10 foot deep pond on the Max Lynch farm, 20 miles northwest of town. Dwaine Divage and Bush Darling, both sixth graders, rushed for help. Charles Cummings recovered the body.
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Fontanelle
Glenn Mangels
Gertrude Mangels
Mangels
Dwaine Divage
Bush Darling
Max Lynch
Glenn
Charles Cummings
Anita Theater Sold to Carmichaels from Missouri Valley
Anita Ceri Benson sells the Anita theater to Mr and Mrs Bruce Carmichael of Missouri Valley. Possession given. Mrs Carmichael will teach fifth and sixth grade at Anita public school next year. The Carmichaels and their 6 year old son moved into the Joe Rudl Sr residence on Cherry Street.
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Anita
Ceri Benson
Anita Theater
Bruce Carmichael
Missouri Valley
Carmichael
Anita Public School
Anita forms Saddle Club led by Ivor Sheets as president
A Saddle Club has been organized in Anita with Ivor Sheets serving as president. The announcement appears in the Try News Telegraph Want Ads.
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News-Telegraph
Saddle Club
Anita
Ivor Sheets
Hockom's Body Shop Drives Fender Repair Claim
A local auto shop advertises repair services for minor dents and major collision damage. Hockom's Body Shop positions itself as the go to place for all body and fender repairs.
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Hockom’s
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Anneal Becter
Cass County
Dale Cornell
Sam
Bride
Sam Hedge
Chicago
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Bad Gleichenberg
Austria
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Pi Han
Joe Moore
East Fourth Street
A. J. Triplett
Cedar Rapids
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Cans County
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Hener Bell
Gaylord Mey@ra
Northwest Missouri State College
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Dick Westerfield
Sara
Jane
West Union
C. W. Lavery
Cedar Street
Max Bullock
Dale Davis
Vera Laursen
John Laursen
North of Atlantic
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Atlantic High School
Martha and
Bobby Thompson
Vinton
John Henderson
Maple Street
Misa Ethel Henderson
Gay Gibson
Seattle
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G. Gibson
Muberry Street
Japan
E. R. Bagan
Bullock
Gossart School of Corsetry
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War Dads
DAV
VFW
Jeanne Christensen
B.P.O
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Ogden
Utah
Rex Workman
Don Minor
Bob Bevington
Kansas City
Atlantic Drove
R. G
Pat) Crawford
Poplar Street
Curtiss Candy Company
Mary Dorothy Rains
Colorado University At
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Vero Denham
Carl Kennedy
Kennedy
Denver
Colorado
Raymond Fisher
Red Oak
Justice Court
Ray Williams
Second
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Harold J.herbert
Linn Street
Imperial Beach
Cali
Harold W. Herbert Jr
Nancy Lou
Mary Jane Herbert
Ottumwa
Carol Houpt
Dayton
Mrs. Cat] Houpt
Ed Bemis
Missus
Marquette University Medical School
Edwin, Jr
William
Bridget Mary
Catherine Ann
Sioux
Hockom
Hockom's Body Shop
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Harry Jordan
Gasoline Alley
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