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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1955
Page
6
Mrs. Lucile Oellerich, a former schoolteacher and one of the nation’s few women master plumbers, says plumbing is more fun than teaching. Widowed six years ago, she learned the trade after marrying a plumber and now attends the National Association of Plumbing Contractors convention in Chicago.
Des Moines janitor Elmer Barker uses a shotgun to scare pigeons roosting on the Statehouse. Custodian Fred Willis says Barker’s single daily shot helps drive birds away. a Des Moines man offered to remove them for 1920 dollars a year, a method the state auditor deemed effective and cheaper.
Dr. Oscar A. Benson, president of Augustana, told the 90th annual synod that churches oppose universal military training for American youth. He warned that military stockpiles and a militarized America threaten freedom and urged a rebirth of convictions and authentic Americanism without fear.
Donald C Buckley graduates from the University of Illinois as his three children Denise Donnie and Michael helped fund his education. The youngsters whose model earnings supported his studies symbolize a family effort behind the degree.
A century ago Richard Teller Crane founded a one room frame foundry on July 4 1885 in Chicago to produce brass couplings and copper tips for lightning rods. He argued that industry must make progress rather than wait for it and Crane Co carried that momentum into the 1920s.
The piece discusses Soviet aims to keep Western Allies unarmed and split, and to position West Germany in the strategy. It notes post Stalin shifts, hints at misgivings about Western leverage, and mentions Malenkov as a pivotal figure in the power dynamic without graphic detail.
A church service featured Dr. Stanley Gardner and Ada Irwin at the Pyig Methodist venue. Local attendees gathered for the themed gospel program and sermon focusing on community, faith, and music.
Fragmentary text mentioning Slavia, Red Chinese, United States, Russians invitation. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities beyond generic nations. Contains garbled phrases and inconclusive context.
Mrs. Naumann testified that her car ran out of gas at a railroad crossing and she left to seek fuel. She returned to find a street parking ticket issued, but the judge dismissed the citation after her account was heard.
William Mulcahey 38 of the Humane Society was electrocuted while attempting to rescue a raccoon from an electric power pole. He used a 14 foot metal rod to ward the animal from a building roof. The raccoon escaped unharmed.
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