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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1947
Page
2
Death of Hollywood artist John Decker mourned
The Hollywood studio home funeral for artist John Decker featured an open bar during services and a voice message he recorded six weeks earlier. Decker, linked to John Barrymore and Gene Fowler, lay amid his works as friends and widow Phyllis attended, while Gene Fowler could not be present due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
John Decker
Decker
John Barrymore
Barrymore
Gene Fowler
Fowler
Phyllis
Gloria Smouse
Harlan Man Among 353 Identified War Dead
New York announces identities of 353 of 3853 American soldiers buried unknown in the Philippines. Five Iowans are listed among those reburied at Manila No. 2 after disinterment from Camp O'Donnell. Next of kin have been notified and further identifications are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philippine Islands
Camp O'Donnell
Ralph R. Petersen
Mason City
Glenn W. Cline
Kelley
Howard C. Crawford
Fort Madison
Harold M. Anderson
Harlan
Oren L. Jenness
Quartermaster General of the Army
T. B. Larkin
Protest sent to Russia by U.S.
The United States lodged a strong protest against Soviet actions in Hungary. The note threatens to take the case to the United Nations and proposes a joint American British Russian investigation. It claims Nagy was forced into exile to allow Hungarian communists to seize power with Soviet support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Russia
Hungary
State Department
United Nations
Ferenc Nagy
Britain
Allied Control Council
Gospel Messengers Tour to Visit 96 towns on 4000 mile trek
Circuit riders of 1947 the Gospel Messengers began a four week long 4000 mile journey from Chicago in May to reach Denver July 19 and conclude Sept 7. Their route covers 96 cities in Illinois Iowa Nebraska Colorado Kansas and Missouri including Atlantic on June 14. The caravan uses motor homes with trailer lodgings public address and preaching platform and plans open air meetings and door to door canvassing with literature. Co founders leaders are David Lawrence Centerville Iowa and Arthur B Rodgers Omaha Neb who are veteran evangelists. Other party members include Albert Orcutt Karl Pfaff Geo Leest William Morgan George Dworshak James Halliday Jr and more join monthly. There will be no collections or free will offerings. Pedestrians should wear white when walking highways at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gosd
Chicago
Denver
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Atlantic
Christ Jesus
David Lawrence
Centerville
Arthur B. Rodgers
Omaha
Neb
British Isles
Arthur Rodgers
Christian Canteen
Kansas City
Gospel Messengers
Albert Orcutt
Washington
Karl Pfaff
Louisville
Kentucky
Geo. Leest
William Morgan
Los Angeles
George Dworshak
Duluth
Hospital costs explained by Atlantic Memorial leader
Harold Smith, superintendent, outlines hospital expenses from payroll to x ray tubes and sterilization. He explains the need for public funding to expand the Atlantic Memorial hospital, a non tax supported, non charitable community facility, aiming to raise 150 000 dollars for a new annex and upgraded equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Smith
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Board of Trustees
American Hospital Association
Smith
University of Iowa Hospitals
Parker to serve state term after federal prison
Edward W. Parker, 22, received a five year federal sentence for a Mann Act violation and, after release, faces a state term not exceeding 20 years. He pleaded guilty to a Hamilton County charge involving a 15 year old girl from Webster City whom he allegedly took to Rockford Illinois and lived with as his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Edward W. Parker
United States District Court
Fort Madison
Parker
Webster City
Rockford
Hamilton County
Lloyd Harr
G. R. Hill
Clarion
China Tackles Moscow Over Sinkiang Clash
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said China holds the Soviet Union partly responsible for a punitive Mongol invasion into Sinkiang. He ordered protests to Moscow and Outer Mongolia, cited restraint in defense, and noted plans to dispatch a senior official to Sinkiang amid ongoing border clashes with Mongolia after eight Mongolian soldiers were seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Russia
China
Sinkiang
Moscow
Chang Yun-Chang
Foreign Office
Central
Outer Mongolia
Chang
Quter Mongolia
Duffy Named Acting Superintendent at Eldora Training School
Des Moines reports that Edward K. Duffy of Burlington, 33, was appointed acting superintendent of the Eldora state training school for boys after a staff meeting following the funeral of Superintendent Fred N. Cooper. Duffy has served as a cottage supervisor at Eldora for a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Board of Control
Edward K. Duffy
Burlington
Eldora
P. F. Hopkins
Control Board
Fred N. Cooper
Duffy
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Randin
Gillin Appliance CO
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Mr. Smith
Atlantic Area
Tim Saunders
Poplar
Eecervic
Spirit
Greyhound
America
Union Bus Depot
Seventh & Walnut Sts
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Sminny
Hjortshou
Quaker State and
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Colorado Rockies
Permalube Motor Oil
Standard
Permalube
Standard Service
Midwest
Standard Oil Company
BYU
Standard Oil
Cary
DWEST
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