Former Atlantic Resident Named Welfare Director
Emma Jean Williams daughter of Roy and Mrs Preston of 805 Hazel Street has been appointed Scott County director of social welfare by the Scott County Board of Social Welfare effective July 1. She joined the Scott County department in November 1955 and recently served three years as a case work supervisor. Williams a Simpson College graduate holds a master's from the University of Iowa and is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers and a board member.
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Emma Jean Williams
Roy Preston
Hazel Street
Scott County
Scott Board of Social Welfare
Scott County Department of Social Welfare
Simpson College
University of Iowa School of Social Welfare
Williams
Academy of Certified Social Workers
Hermit of Hidden Hollow Ponders Grave Epitaph
Perley Swett, 73, known as the Hermit of Hidden Hollow near Sullivan New Hampshire, stands on his own headstone he dug, noting a drainage system and that he has not chosen an epitaph. He is linked to the Iowa Welfare Association and leads its Southeast chapter.
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Perley Swett
Hidden Hollow
Sullivan, N.H
Swett
Review
the Dial
The
Double- Dealer
Midland
Broom
O'Brien
New York
Braithwaite
Card of Thanks from Mrs. Morris Spieker
A notice thanks relatives and friends for cards and letters received during hospitalization and after returning home. Mrs. Morris Spieker expresses gratitude for the support and well wishes.
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Morris Spieker
Passengers From Iowa Return Home After Montana Derailment
Fifteen Iowa Field Artillery servicemen from Davenport were among passengers derailed near Missoula on Sunday. William Van Walperop, 68, remained hospitalized with a prior heart condition. Most others returned home Monday night via St Paul and Savanna. Hospitalized passengers totaled 285 of 350 aboard the Northern Pacific Limited. A note of thanks from families praises local communities for support during recovery.
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Davenport
Northern Pacific
Missoula
Mont
William van Walperop
St. Paul
Minn
Savanna
Walperop
Northern Pacific Limited
Montana
Just Between Us Girls Dad's Day Gift Ideas
Rex Pharmacy highlights Father's Day shopping with grooming essentials from Old Spice Sportsman and Yardley plus Chanel That Man and Top Brass colognes. The store offers billfolds electric razors therm kits pipes travel cases and image items including camera and film departments and Stover candy. Special Father's Day pricing promotes affordable gift options.
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Dad
Rex Pharmacy
Yardley
Revlon
Rex Phar _ Virgina macy
Forgotten Boston editors Braithwaite and O'Brien hailed for impact
Two Boston men, William Braithwaite and Edward J. O'Brien, who compiled influential anthologies, died recently at 83 and 51 respectively. The World Today reflects on their role in 1912 1929 American literary upheaval, noting Braithwaite's Anthology of Magazine Verse and O'Brien's Best Short Stories of the Year.
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Washington
Boston
Wiliam Stanley Braithwaite
Edward J. O’brien
Braithwaite
O’brien
America
West Side
New York
O’brien and Braithwaite
Sherwood Anderson
Ernest Hemingway
House Group Probes Grain Dealer Case Linked to Estes Inquiry
A House subcommittee examining the Billie Sol Estes matter is also examining Iowa grain operator Alex Versel Barbour Jr. of Knoxville who pleaded guilty to stealing 156,785 bushels of government surplus corn. Barbour received a three year sentence and faced a $204,818 bankruptcy claim.
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Washington
House
Billie Sol Estes
Iowa
Alex Versel Barbour Jr
Knoxville
Subcommittee
James Naughton
Department of Agriculture
Naughton
Hawkeye Mill
Barbour
Des Moines
Iowa Commerce Commission
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Missing Sergeants Return from Laos and Harrowing three days
Two U S sergeants Virgil Murphy and Merle Loobey returned to Luang Prabang after three days dodging Communist patrols in enemy jungle. They carried arms but fired only in self defense and reached within 30 yards of enemy troops. The passage then shifts to discussions of libraries, poets, and literary figures from 1920s America.
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Laos
U.S
Luang Prabang
Virgil Murphy
Marion
Ind
Merle Loobey
Olympia
Wash
Bees swarm at Whitney Loan and Trust on Memorial Day
A holiday swarm of bees clusters at the Whitney Loan and Trust bank on Memorial Day. Nearby, class of 1942 graduates visit, reminiscing with Dentist Bob Knorr in Tulsa. Rabbits are eating beets after last year’s string bean crop failure.
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Whitney Loan and Trust Company Bank
Harvey Wissler
Nevada
Bob Williams
Red Oak
Don Crane
Council Bluffs
Jack Lang
Bob Knorr
Tulsa
Collect
Bob
Odd Beasts Turn to Varied Diet Feeding on Clover
Rumors say the once herbivorous creatures now embrace a wider diet as they adapt to new conditions. Their aggressive behavior toward food suggests a significant shift in foraging patterns.
Dairymen Spend $2 Bills in June Dairy Promotion
Cass county dairy farmers will spend the equivalent of two weeks milk checks in the form of $2 bills to promote June Dairy month per Tom Magill. The Dairy princess contest leads to a Dairy day program June 26 at the 4 H community building with Bill Hetz as speaker. Kenny Joyce chairs ticket sales.
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Cass County
Tom Magill
Bill Hetz
American Dairy Association
Kenny Joyce
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Atlantic News- Telegraph
Wilken
Chestnut - Atlantic Fine
Iowa Welfare Association
Ole Anau
Iowa Field Artillery
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Madison St
Bellevue
Nebr
Clifford T. Williams
Gen
Lucille Allman and
Virginia Pierce
Hello
House Group
Agriculture Department
Neal Smith
D Lowa
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Famous
the Deere “Little Shop
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