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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1944
Page
4
Local items report Gail Heckman awarded a posthumous Purple Heart to his parents in Anita, youth conference visits in Boone, returns home from Iowa City, a military promotion at Fort Benning, duty leave for Seabees in Trinidad, furloughs near Atlantic, a speed violation fine near Atlantic, Cass County Realtor dinner, Clinton banker visit, FBI assignment for Virginia Brown, flag day ceremony, and Cass County 4-H committee plans for late summer shows.
Local items report playground schedules at Sunnyside and Jackson school gymnasium under Mrs Ardis Vollennweider, plus Monday and Wednesday baton classes. Traffic fine for William Kessel after collision at Seventh and Hagel streets. Steer and cattle prices from several buyers in Omaha. Humid forecast with 91 degree high and scattered rain. Return of graduates and naval cadet training updates. WAC Captain Reva Startzer and sister visit Atlantic family before Fort Leavenworth training.
Bougainville, the largest of the Bolomon Islands about 110 miles away, hosts roughly 50 000 natives. Its climate is extremely humid and hot, especially in lower altitudes, with malaria carrying mosquitoes common. Our want ad page offers property selling services.
Mrs. George H. Seldern, 58, died at 2 18 p.m. Wednesday at Luth eran hospital Omaha after a cancer operation last week. Carrie Harns born Feb 23 1876 in Larned Kan moved to Iowa as a girl and later lived in Nebraska and New York before returning to Iowa in 1893. She married George H. Seldern May 2 1894 and they farmed near Griswold then moved to Griswold three years ago celebrating their golden anniversary last month. Surviving are husband two sons George B of Atlantic and John on the home place two daughters Mrs Harry Clark of Elliott and Mrs M M Elliott of Ralston Neb a third daughter Mrs Carrie Allender died in 1938 a niece Mrs Ethel Jurehak reared by the couple 17 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. The body rests at Wagler funeral home Griswold.
Robert Dean Langfelt 20 a U.S. Army paratrooper was killed in action in Italy. He enlisted in October 1947 at Rockport Missouri trained at Ft. Bragg before overseas in April 1948. He attended Rockport High School and worked on farms near Atlantic and Griswold. Surviving family includes mother Mrs Carl Brown of Fairfax and father Charles Langfelt of Davenport plus a sister and grandmother.
Graveside services for W. B. Hervey of Omaha, formerly Marne, were held at Brighton cemetery near Marne with Rev. C. J. Henderson presiding. James Stier, retired Atlantic grocer, had services at Roland Peacock Baxter funeral home with Rev. A. Howard Lindquist officiating. The Elks
Lodge conducted the service at the funeral home with the hymn Peace Perfect Peace sung by Mrs A Howard Lindquist, accompanied by Mira Allee Lou Wiese. Flowers arranged by Mrs H A Marshall Mrs Carl Hoffman and Mrs Richard Chambers. Coaker bearers were Walter Gregreene George Hastings Albert Borens Elmer H Buase W R Jones and Earl Lang. Interment in the mausoleum at Atlantic cemetery.
Readers urged to notify the office in advance if extra copies are desired to avoid shortages. The notice emphasizes planning ahead to ensure availability.
Republican congressman Ben Jensen filed with the secretary of state reporting campaign expenses of 71.79 dollars in the recent Des Moines primary. He reported no contributions.
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