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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1940
Page
6
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Avoca Iowa swimmers enjoyed a Sunday opening of the city pool with Alma Kreiger in charge of the bath house and Ronnie Hinz serving as life guard. The Avoca fire department sponsored the ticket sale. Alert today alive tomorrow.
Des Moines June 11 grain prospects in Iowa improved across the board says Leslie M Carl director of the farm statistics division. Winter wheat 85 percent condition with 6 176 000 bushels produced vs 5 950 000 last year and 7 009 000 average. Rye 87 percent. 899 000 bushels vs 1 044 000 last year. Oats 85 percent. pasture 84 percent. corn 85 percent. Chinch bugs injure southern areas. moisture adequate overall for month end.
Those who desire additional copies of The Newe Telegraph should notify this office in advance to avoid exhaustion. Alert today alive tomorrow.
The House appropriations military subcommittee approved 375000 troops and a plan to defend the western hemisphere. Marshall said no invasion is expected though air raids are possible. Knudsen backed 200 million for defense industry expansion. Burns outlined 1 billion needed if war spreads.
Ellis Craig 30 New Sharon farm hand held in Oskaloosa jail on a manslaughter indictment after a collision that killed Rupert Shoemake. Sheriff Vangenderen says Craig, jailed under the name Jack Ellis, is an escaped Tennessee convict serving five years for robbery. He waived extradition and will be sent back.
Fred William Auerbach 52 longtime Atlantic resident and local fire department member died yesterday afternoon in a Council Bluffs hospital after a period of illness and pneumonia. Services Sunday at 2 30 p m at Roland Peacock Baxter funeral home with Rev Richard P Chambers officiating. Interment Atlantic cemetery. Body lies in state at 807 Chestnut street from tonight until Thursday morning. He was born May 7 1888 in Atlantic and survived by widow and three sons.
Washington reports the FBI was placed in charge of all fifth column investigations amid warnings of axis minority activity in Latin America. Senator Josh Lee cited a 2,000,000 Italian fifth column in Argentina and German arms shipping to South America. Attorney General Robert Jackson issued the order and urged proper law enforcement coordination while protecting civil liberties. In Avoca, Bible schools and related activities continue with planned picnics and upcoming children's day events.
Police urge drivers to yield to pedestrians and slow down as they approach crossings. The advisory stresses the law grants pedestrians the right of way and urges caution until actions are clear.
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