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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1958
Page
4
John Acker aged 74 fell from a tree while trimming limbs twelve feet up on a Monday and died of a heart attack after the accident in Dubuque.
Washington hosts 68 regional champions for the two day National Spelling Bee finals. Finalists begin Wednesday with morning and afternoon sessions and the winner is expected by Thursday noon.
Lawrence Edgar Pope, 18, of Des Moines, earned a $500 college scholarship for proficiency in door to door selling. The Roosevelt High School graduate received the first scholarship from the National Association of Direct Selling Companies, sponsor of the Try News Telegraph Want Ads competition.
Mrs. Clifford Hanton of Omaha formerly of Atlantic received the most hours as a volunteer for the year 1957 58 totaling 1143 hours. She was nominated for volunteer of the year by the Nebraska Tuberculosis Association and elected to its board. She aided multiple hospitals and created 70000 bedside disposal bags.
The Iowa Natural Resources Council held a hearing at Cass County Courthouse on five water withdrawal applications from the East Nishnabotna River and Seven Mile Creek for irrigation. Testimony supported and opposed the permits. council tape records the proceedings and a final decision will follow. Attendees included Leonard Blunk and Ray Beil of the Cass County Conservation Club which urges state control to prevent wasteful withdrawals. Applications list irrigated acres for Paul E and Ted Pellett 150, Clarence Pellett 75, Richard E Anderson 502, William Linke and Owen F Meredith 520, while Loretta Pelser seeks 240 acres from Seven Mile Creek. A second hearing is planned for W. A. Hopley 600 acres and O. M. Dasher 190 acres from East Nishnabota na.
John J. Roshek of Dubuque, a merchant, was indicted on five counts of income tax evasion by a federal grand jury in Des Moines. Court records show the grand jurors and vote were placed in the record by order of Judge Henry N. Graven after defense motions.
Loran W Durlam 46 of Jefferson was named Iowa Retailer of the Year at the Iowa Retail Federation annual meeting in Des Moines. Judges chose him from six nominees including Don Horner Storm Lake William Dunn Webster City J C Powell New Hampton Homer Richardson Grinnell and Richard Huffman Ottumwa.
Local briefs report Richard D. Saemisch on Wentworth Military academy dean’s list in Missouri. Other items note a Luther League weiner roast postponed to June 18, visits from relatives in St. Petersburg and Canada, travel home for Michigan and Oregon families, and officials attending meetings in Spirit Lake and Des Moines. Summer playgrounds open next week. wheat referendum set for June 20. doll collection displayed at Atlantic library. 56 attend Starnl family reunion at Sunnyside park.
The Justice of the Peace court assessed fines for multiple defendants including Carl Picken of Atlantic five dollars for disturbing the peace, Larry Lee Mills of Massena ten dollars for loud car noise, and Robert V. Spear of South Bend twenty five dollars for overlength. Additional fines covered overweight truck violations and other traffic offenses across several towns. A condemnation jury was named to assess property values for a city right of way project on Fourteenth Street. Weather notes forecast showers, with cooler temps expected later in the week.
Republican National Chairman Meade Alcorn will be the main speaker at Iowa GOP statewide kickoff in Des Moines Friday. County chairs and vice chairs, finance and co chairmen, state office and Legislature candidates, Iowa Republican Farm Council members, and GOP auxiliary leaders will attend.
LSU President Middleton was ordered by the Louisiana House to bring 59 faculty members to a Wednesday hearing on segregation bills. Professors Waldo McNeil and Charles Reynard spoke against the plan while the bills aim to close integrated schools, fund private schooling, and impose new pupil assignment rules.
William G. Opperman 78 of Marshalltown died from injuries from a June 3 wreck at a highway junction near Elk Horn. He was driving a car that collided with another driven by R. L. Powers 54 of Waterloo Nebraska.
A 14-year-old boy, on his way to meet a Juvenile Court officer, admitted stealing a car to reach the appointment. Police said the boy’s prior actions were noted as part of ongoing trouble.
Gladys Paulsen of Atlantic sues Lowell Mitchell of Minburn for 20000 damages after a June 14 1956 accident near Modern Truck Stop southwest of Atlantic. Her car overturned injuring her and Robert Raasch who later died from his injuries. car damage listed as 800 and medical expenses at 527.50.
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