Saturday Rites for Mrs Mary E Bigley of Adair
Mrs. Mary E. Bigley 88 mother of Curtis Bigley of Adair died yesterday at Atlantic Memorial hospital after a broken hip. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 50 p m at Stewart funeral home Leon. She was born Oct 9 18 Q in Decatur county and lived there all her life. Survived by six children, 11 grandchildren, seven great grandchildren.
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Adair
Mary E. Bigley
Curtis Bigley
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Stewart Funeral Home
Leon
Bigley
Decatur County
Riada Theater
Lillian Rudder
Kansas City
Florence Brandt
Bridger
Mont
Fred
Earl
Firemen Inspect IOOF Building For Structural Factors
Twenty two volunteer firemen surveyed the IOOF building last night, home to The News Telegraph Western Auto store and an Odd Fellows lodge. They examined the structure and noted a self supporting roof and other features of potential interest to fire safety.
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ODD Fellows
IOOF
News-Telegraph Western Auto
Odd Fellows Lodge
Dedicate Old People’s Home Sunday at Elk Horn
The Salem Old People’s home in Elk Horn will be dedicated Sunday at 3 p m by Rev N C Carlsen president of the United Evangelical Lutheran church Blair Neb. Rev Anders Hansen superintendent invites the public to the dedication and free lunch. Construction started June 1 1948 and was completed recently. The new wing was damaged by a gas explosion Jan 27 this year leaving the east wing torn off. The building will hold about 60 invalids and cost about 85000 with equipment and furniture totaling 100000 all financed by public contributions. The new department serves completely helpless invalids and is run by 14 women staffers.
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New Salem Old People’s Home
Elk Horn
N. C. Carlsen
D. D
United Evangelical Lutheran Church
Blair
Neb
Anders Hansen
Fire crews test roof water and hydrant capacity near industry
Firemen examined using roof water sources from adjacent buildings and set up several hydrant tents in the industrial area to gauge water flow capacity and identify the best connections in case of fire. Readers urged to call 1367 if the paper is not delivered by 1 pm.
Cominform moves to crush Tito amid Yugoslav split
Reported efforts show the Soviet led bloc preparing a tougher economic blockade and a widened struggle with Yugoslavia as Tito defies Moscow. Diplomatic talks in Paris between Acheson and Cavendish Cannon consider loosening trade and a World Bank loan to Yugoslavia for industrial development.
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Britain
Yugoslavia
Paris
Acheson
Cavendish Cannon
Belgrade
Marshal Tito
Tito
World Bank
Cominform
Kremlin
Warsaw
Poland
Walnut Arrival and WSCS Meeting Notes
Walnut region notes announce the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zimmerman at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs on Tuesday. The Cumberland WSCS of the Methodist church held a meeting Wednesday hosted by Mrs. Virgil Lembke with reports and devotions led by Mrs. Helen Lembke.
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Walnut
Robert Zimmerman
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Council Bluffs
WSCS
Cumberland
Methodist Church
Virgil Lembke
Harry Nebola
Helen Lembke
Ralph Weaver
Harold Nelson
Africa
Gynthia McElyen
Ames
Don Logue
Casey Briefs Time Spanning Des Moines Visitors
Casey readers note a series of weekend visits and travels. Des Moines hosted Ernest Lew and Ern Lew family members with Hester and Burkey groups from Kansas City and Des Moines. Visitors included Spain and Stevens relatives from Cedar Falls Omaha Chicago Eartham and Elk River Minnesota areas. Others traveled from Waterloo San Francisco Greenfield Stuart Lytton and San Francisco to meet local families.
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Casey
Gordon Lewis
Des Moines
M. P. Hester
Kansas City
Amanda Burkey
Gladya Burkey
Mable Stevens
Funeral services held for Miss Elizabeth Thurman
The Rev C B Linkletter officiated at the Taylor funeral home this afternoon at 2 30 for Miss Elizabeth Thurman. Casket bearers were Emil Brehmer Albert Brehmer Frank Brehmer William Grulke Henry Auerbach and Albert Zehlmer. Interment was in the Atlantic cemetery. Ma and Pa Kettle will run continuously Saturday at the Atlantic from 2 pm.
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Miss Thurman
Linkletter
Elizabeth Thurman
Taylor Funreal
Emil
Albert
Frank Brehmer
William Grulke
Henry Auerbach
Albert Zehlmer
Atantic
the Atlantic
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