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Newspaper

Atlantic News Telegraph

Location

Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1939

Page

8

New Life Guard Offers Free Swimming Classes at Sunnyside Park

Len Thomas, assistant to Coach Charles MacAfree at Iowa State College and lifeguard, leads free sessions on swimming, diving, and life saving this summer at Sunnyside park pool. Classes run for boys and girls by age, with adult evening courses and special diving sessions. Enroll before start to track progress.

Len Thomas Charles MacAfree Iowa State College Sunnyside Park Thomas Red Cross

Advisory Groups of Local WPA Projects Hold Joint Session

The adviser committee of the leer recreation household aid and writing room WPA projects met at the Legion building with Mrs. Jessie Hawthorne of Des Moines and Mrs. Gladys Hudson and Rev. Fred Coley of Council Bluffs in attendance. Sixteen persons attended as an ever committee was formed to plan regular joint sessions and coordinate the three projects.

Leer Household Aid Ewing Room WEA Legion Building Jessie Hawthorne Des Moines WPA Gladys Hudson Fred Coley Council Bluff

Knowledge Test Answers Befuddle Readers on Page Two

The snippet lists test answer keys with scattered geography and history items including the Gobi desert, Canada, Utah, Germany and Italy, Faneuil Hall, and Nicaragua. It reads as a collage of questions and claimed correct responses, not a cohesive article or event.

The Gobi Desert

Two Church League Games At Sunnyside Park

Two church league kittenball games will be played at Sunnyside Park this evening starting at 7 30 p m. Zion s Lutheran and Baptist Jens clash in the opener followed by the Methodists meeting the Presbyterians in the second game.

Sunnyside Park Zion's Lutheran

Sick and Injured Home From Hospital

Lyman Worthington took his wife home from Jennie Edman hospital after a major operation. Mrs. Clarence Miller and infant Myrna Fae were discharged from the Atlantic. George Denison and Dale Reynolds were discharged after tonsil and surgical treatments. Mrs. Clark Lowe and Mrs. Frank Godfrey are noted in town health updates with hospital visits.

Lyman Worthington Plum Street Council Bluffs Jennie Edmundson Hospital Clarence Miller Myrna Fae Atlantic George Denison Near Atlantic Dale Reynolds Jones Dan Larsen Extra Clark Lowe Lewis

Hughes Family Reunion Honors Californians in Elliott

A Tuesday gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Harry Carson’s home in Elliott honored Mr. and Mrs. Wm Hughes and their son Mickey of Oroville California. Mrs. Hughes is the daughter of Walter and Vere Carson and the group included Everett Carson and Orville Hoffman. The Hughes plan to depart for their California home on Saturday.

Vere Everett Carson Orville Hoffman Hughes

Chicago Market Prices Fragment Sparse Produce Ledger

The notice lists varied prices and yields for produce items including butter canned goods eggs cheeses poultry and livestock with percentages, cents per unit and scores. Items include old and new cars and fresh entries with numeric markers and unclear ranges.

Local market bids and dairy prices plus cocktail notice

Atlantic markets post cream and egg prices with No 1 cream at 22c and No 2 at 20c, sweet cream 24c, grain prices listed, hogs at 4.60 to 6.90, cattle 5 to 13, and a Shenandoah Iowa note where W C T U opposes serving fruit or vegetable juices under the name cocktail as defined by Mrs EF Stealy.

Shenandoah EF. R. Stealy

Emmet Newton Takes Traveling Salesman Post in Corvallis

Anita reports Emmet Newton son of Mr and Mrs Ed L Newton has secured a traveling salesman position with Corvallis Lumber Co in Corvallis Oregon and has left to assume his duties there.

Anita Emmet Newton Ed L. Newton Corvallis Lumber Company Corvallis, Ore

Daily Markets Wheat Falls as Corn Holds Steady

Wheat futures slipped in late trading finishing down fractions after an earlier rise, with July at 73 percent and the day ending near session lows. Corn stayed steady to slightly lower, July at 49 and oats and soybeans also easing, while cash grain quotes showed mixed yellow and white corn and varied wheat grades.

Chicago

Hogs Higher Cattle Steady On Day's Mart

Chicago and South Omaha Livestock report higher hogs and steady cattle values. Hogs show strong demand with top at 6.65 and prices around 6.45 to 6.65 for various weights. cattle and calves mixed with steers steady to higher and top steer price near 10.60. sheep firm with spring lambs up to 10.00 and ewes around 3.00.

Chicago Calif South Omaha

Market declines as Anglo British fears weigh on stocks

New York stocks dropped on June 15 amid Anglo British tensions and a weaker second quarter outlook for U S Steel. Leaders fell more than 3 points, American Telephone led losses, and Union Carbide slid while other issues retreated. Closing prices show broad weakness across utilities, chemicals and industrials with some pockets like McIntyre Porcupine gaining on dividend news.

New York I. N U. S Union Carbide McIntyre Porcupine Westinghouse Johns Manville Douglas J. J. Case U. S. Steel and Bethlehem American Tobacco B Amn Can Amn P&l Amn Smelt Amn Ana Aub Auto Avia Corp Beth Bendix Av Bur Can Pac C & NW Chrys Coca Cola Cons Oil Cent Can Cent Corp Gen Elee Gen Mtrs Gillette Gn RR Hud Mtrs Hl Cent Int Nick Macker Mid Mid Cont Pete Mont Ward Nat Bis Co Nash Nat P & L N ¥C Pac Ohio Oil Penn R R Penney Co Radio Sears Roe

Des Moines hog market reports mixed gains in herd weights

Combined hog receipts for the 24 hour period end 8:00 am show 22,700 head across 20 yards and 10 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota, down from last week. Butchers up 5 to 10 cents, sow and spots mixed, barrows and gilts offered at 140 to 350 pound ranges with several price levels, packing hogs steady or higher in parts.

Des Moines Iowa Minnesota

Stock listing of company percentages and standings

The data shows a slate of firms with percentage figures next to each name including PRR Std Gas Sparks Std Oil Cal Std Of Ind Std Oi NJ Stude Soc Vac Texas Co Un Pac Un Carb Utd Air Utd Corp West Un West ghse Elec West Air Woolworth Wrigley. The list pairs each name with a numeric value presumably share or performance metrics.

Sparks Cal Ind Stude Soc Vac Texas Co UN Pac

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