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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1945
Page
4
The Chicago junior market lamb show and sale at the Chicago Stock Yards opened with an all time record entry total. Local exhibitors competed for top prizes as judges evaluated lambs across weight classes and quality grades. The event marks a peak in youth livestock participation for the season.
Officials report 76 entrants from Illinois and Indiana show market lambs they raised. The largest single entry is Herbert Woodcock of Manhattan Illinois with 18 head. The event is sponsored by Union Stock Yards and Transit Co in cooperation with vocational agriculture and 4 H club leaders.
In San Francisco on June 15 AP reports several small nations may rally votes at the UN conference to revise the world security charter within 5 to 10 years. A showdown looms over veto rights, with small states fearing the big five retain control. They question the veto formula and seek safeguards or the right to withdraw as leverage against major powers.
Divorces granted in district court with Donald Rasmussen receiving a default decree. Local residents visit relatives, return from Washington FBI assignments, and celebrate Flag Day with Elks at the club house. Selectees join the army at Fort Leavenworth. others enter merchant marines or attend training in Santa Ana. Town State College awards degrees to seniors including Viola Joyce, Mary Ellen Stahl, Phyllis Wegner, and Marjorie Lorraine.
John Thomes Elston of Audubon Jack Moyers of Guthrie Center and Lee of Avoca will receive doctor of medicine degrees at University of Iowa commencement exercises Sunday afternoon. A weather summary notes showers forecast for Iowa with rainfall tallies reported in Atlantic Sioux City Cherokee Estherville Spencer Inwood Dubuque Council Bluffs and highs and lows recorded across towns. Sheriff’s reports say 17 year old Stele Bicycle Jemmen Virden of Northfield Minnesota was arrested after allegedly stealing a bicycle in Council Bluffs, claiming a quarrel with his father led him to run away and travel here from Council Bluffs.
A Stevens Brothers Transfer semi with Angus cattle overturned five miles north of Audubon on US 71. Miss Rose Bald driving the car and a brush trailer caused the crash by turning left in front of the truck. The cattle escaped injury. injuries were reported to Miss Bald and to Stevens and Art Griffin.
State's Attorney Harris kept Harold J. Blansett in custody without charges after questioning the 47 year old Quincy farmer about the death of Alta Blansett 58 whose body was found in a burning car near Bushnell McDonough county. He cited a quarrel over gambling debts as Blansett's stated motive and said the death was not premeditated. The inquest is set for next Tuesday night.
Six major oil companies including Standard Oil of Indiana Socony Vacuum Skelly Mid-Continent Petroleum Shell and Cities Service seek about 50000 in 1940 state chain store tax refunds. The request was referred to the commission attorney for opinion. The tax covers bulk stations in Des Moines and surrounding area.
The USS Saratoga suffered severe damage during the Iwo Jima action with seven direct bomb hits and 15 casualties including 123 dead or missing and 192 wounded. Repairs at Puget Sound returned the carrier to service, marking the most extensive damage the yard has handled since Pearl Harbor.
A freight train car jumped its tracks near Milton, Pennsylvania, wrecking the Washington Buffalo passenger train and causing at least 16 deaths and 32 injuries. Crews freed victims with acetylene torches as officials expected more fatalities and identifications hours later. The crash happened shortly after 1 am as the freight moved slowly and the passenger train rode at about 55 mph.
War Savings Stamps may be purchased at The Atlantic News Telegraph, offering readers a simple way to support war funding through the local newspaper office.
Bal Beekman the first Atlantic national guardsman discharged under the point system returns home from Jefferson Barracks Missouri. He served with the 84th division in North Africa and Italy and had 110 points at discharge. He left Bologna and arrived on a 21 day rotation furlough between December 21 and January 11. He plans to study court reporting at Drake University next fall.
The Office of Defense Transportation warns Americans to limit civilian rail travel as 20 million troop movements per month strain trains. About 4,000 of 8,000 Pullman cars and 5,500 of 17,000 coaches are in use, with more possible. Peak movements expected late this year into April 1946, especially west of Chicago.
Roosevelt's attorney at Fort Worth described a long running idea for a coast to coast radio network and said he could not confirm ties to the loan. He noted Roosevelt turned over most Texas property to a 20 year trust for his children Chandler Elliott Jr. and David Boynton with Continental State Bank and Ruth Goggin Edison named trustees.
The News Telegraph reports on the divorce finalized in April 1944 detailing Roosevelt's stake in Texas radio interests along with all community property he shared with Ruth Goggins who were hosts of their assets prior to the split.
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