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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1963
Page
3
A daughter weighing seven pounds, 11 ounces, was born Sunday at 8 30 p.m. to Mr and Mrs John Feld of 1401 Linn. The report notes the birth in the local records and lists the family address.
Five men drowned in the Midwest during a weekend of accidents. Merrill Borshar and Lloyd McAllister of Independence Iowa. Robert Buresh of Papillion Nebraska. Clinford Conner of La Vista Nebraska. and Lyle Schreiner of Mount Carroll Illinois perished in boating incidents at Lake Manawa the Little Wapsipinicon River and the Mississippi River. Schreiner saved his wife and daughter from the Mississippi current before being swept away.
A Japanese freighter carrying lumber from the Philippines and its 33 crew members have been missing since Thursday. Officials search the area as families await news on the vessel and its sailors.
News brief lists multiple local items including the death of Leo Moore's sister in Indianapolis, fishing trips by Caslow and Lundberg parties to Ontario and Canada, a petit jury excusal, and a slate of civic, education, and social notes from Atlantic and Cass County.
Lloyd Sydney Pederman 78, of Massena, died Sunday night at Atlantic Memorial hospital after a heart attack. He was born February 15, 1890, served in World War I, and married Edna Hudson in 1910. Survived by his wife, six sons, six daughters, six grandchildren, and a brother, with funeral set for Wednesday at the Christian Church.
The Supreme Court unanimously struck down a Missouri law allowing the governor to seize and run a private public utility during a strike threat. The decision sided with the Amalgamated Association while citing conflict with the Taft-Hartley Act in a Kansas City transit dispute. Justice Stewart wrote the opinion, though absent, with Justice White delivering the decision.
Albert Lea 22 year old Robert E. Chapman unemployed laborer remains jailed after arraignment on first degree murder charge in the slaying of Rev. B. E. Nyfordet, pastor at Silver Lake. Grand jury indicted after hearing eight witnesses, including Chapman's father. Chapman asked for more time to consult lawyers before pleading, and is held on 60000 bond. Authorities say he admitted the crime but details withheld. Police believe robbery motive.
Audubon youth Larry Mulford, 19, is to face charges of careless driving failure to stop for a police siren and running a stop light in mayor court after a high speed pursuit. Officer Jack Olsen chased Mulford at speeds over 100 mph before Brayton halt. highway patrol from Atlantic was alerted but he was captured beforehand.
Mrs. Lucy Ann Blackburn 85 died at 8 30 p m Saturday at her Grant home after a three week illness She was born February 18 1878 in Avon Illinois and came to Grant as a child She was a Methodist and widow of William Blackburn who died in 1945 Surviving are five daughters Aleda Burk Melton Gravis Virginia Cambell Mary Redman Mary Blackburn and Bryan a son ten grandchildren two brothers Frank Cozad and Bert Cozad Funeral services at 2 p m Tuesday at the Methodist church with two pastors officiating and music by Delores Weaver Flowers arranged by family pallbearers named.
Edward Carl Ossian, 57, a Stanton insurance dealer and bachelor, died in hospital Sunday from injuries after his car crashed into a bridge at the north edge of Red Oak Wednesday. He never regained consciousness. He was the brother of Conrad Ossian, state representative from Red Oak.
Mediapolis Iowa with 1080 residents faced water rationing as the main well ran dry. Volunteers operated tank trucks delivering water from the nearby Gypsum Co plant to supplement a second underperforming well. The mayor said a new deeper well would take six to eight months to dig.
Freeman Warren Lee 16 of Traer died when his car veered off a rural road, crashed through a fence and overturned in a field. Passenger Larry Smith 16 suffered minor injuries in the Sunday night accident near Traer.
Atlantic Memorial lists visiting times on the first floor from 1 to 2:30 and 7 to 8:30 p.m. and on the second and third floors from 1 to 4 and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Patients named include Sherry Lank, Eldon White Sr., Vincent Lewis, Michael Hollinrake, Shirley Weirich, Margaret Kelly, Clarence Polkinham, Alfred Christensen, Dwaine Anderson, and others. Several patients are noted as admitted or discharged, with some re-admissions.
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