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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1940
Page
6
Adair Iowa June 14 Arthur Wedemeyer will move his grocery stock to the Patten building now used by Bruce Schwenneker electric shop about July first H A Travis of Stuart has bought the C B Foresman building now occupied by Wedemeyer and will open a grocery there
Audubon Iowa reports the death of Mrs W W Smith formerly of Audubon. She died Monday in Los Angeles California. Her husband once was Rock Island station agent at Audubon. She left the town eight years ago. Survivors include daughters Mrs Theressa Schutz Los Angeles and Mrs Mildred Drake Des Moines and a son Dr Roy Smith California. Funeral services are today in Los Angeles.
Mrs. Harry Hartje, alternate seventh district delegate to the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, leaves Adair Iowa for the meet to serve in place of ill Willard D. Archie Shenandoah publisher. She travels via Council Bluffs and Cedar Rapids joining Mrs. Helen Mitchell and Mrs. Mabel Moss for the motor trip to Philadelphia.
Des Moines June 14 Senatorial and political notes follow the death of Iowa Attorney General Fred D. Everett. Gov. Wilson weighs filling the vacancy with candidates such as John Rankin and John Mulroney. A pencil portrait of Gov. Wilson by Joe Czizek wins praise. Rumors place James I. Dolliver as a 1942 U S Senate candidate. H R Gross hints at options after 1940. Jack Shelley replaces Gross as editor at WHO newsroom. Governor Sprague of Oregon is mentioned in passing.
Rev Clarence A Leslie will become pastor of Faith Lutheran Church Griswold on the first of next month after ordination at Augstana Theological Seminary Rock Island. He was born in Sioux Falls S D and educated at Augstana College. He spent three years in foreign trade in Minneapolis before starting seminary studies in 1936.
Adair Iowa June 14 Special observes visitors and travelers. George Malony and wife head to Malvern for the summer. Betty Jane Kellaway and daughter visit Sidney relatives. Helen Sublett from Boone visits Georgene Parrott. Mrs. Bernard Bruns of Blaine Washington arrives to see her mother Mrs. W. H. Burr. Ruth Hartquist of Fort Dodge visits niece Mrs. Charles Cole. Minta Moore of Davenport stays with Mrs. Jack Lee. Dan Kelly spends week in Des Moines.
A brief item records a notary public service offered at 25 cents by The News Telegraph, reflecting small-town transactions and local commerce.
A consolidated notice lists weekly service times for multiple churches led by pastors including Peter Cathellc McDermott Robertson Jensen Baur Seltz Chambers Bast Bush and Anderson. It notes Sunday school times worship hours and special programs plus upcoming events and meetings in June.
Claude W. Cooper pastors the church service lineup with school at 9 45 morning worship at 10 45 and an 8 o clock evening service. Noreen Christensen performs a xylophone solo and Frank Dillon of Des Moines will speak. Epworth league reports E L institute and the men s choir is directed by W R Spence. Get Together class picnic is Wednesday 7 pm at Thelm Warrens. The 60th anniversary of the Woman s Home Missionary society is Friday 2 30 in church parlors. all women invited.
The notice lists multiple Anita area churches with pastors and service times including Sunday worship at various hours. It notes a Friday meeting, Sunday school times, and a special Father’s Day service with a report on the Young People’s Institute in Indianola. It also mentions a talk by Floyd Clement Aldrich on India and a Home Guard meeting Saturday.
Sunday school and worship schedules for Danish Lutheran, Cumberland Catholic, Lutheran and other churches. Guest speaker Dr. Gross of Simpson College at Chamberland Methodist with 2:30 gathering and 8 p m speech. several annual meetings and Father’s Day services noted plus graduation of Bible school students.
Day and Sunday events listed for June 22 to 24 include Dr J A Haclen preaching Saturday at 8 p m and Sunday at 11 a m A business session follows the evening service and the communion affects the Sunday morning service M J OConnor pastor Mass Sunday at 7 Week day mass at 7 30 Catechism Saturday 2 00 to note Confession Saturday at 7 p m
Wiota Methodist Church announces morning worship at 11 a.m. led by Pastor A V Tong with Sunday school at 10 45 a.m. The notice notes the regular weekly gathering and education hour for parishioners.
Walnut Evangelical led by Pastor Wm Krummel holds services at 10 15 with Sunday school at 9 30 The Brotherhood plans a Ladies Night on June 2 Walnut Presbyterian led by Pastor David Hubler offers Sunday school at 10 Worship at 11 and Christian Endeavor at 6 50
Mrs. Sadie Brewer moves to Hickory Street in Atlantic and the Ingram estate sells her vacated Wiota property to Hubert Brown. Ernest Maas buys the Mrs. John Aiken home and plans to move in next week. Mrs. Minnie Malone and her son visit Wiota relatives, while Lela Mae Anderson attends the J-H club girls convention in Ames.
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