Walk Against Traffic On Highway Warns Drivers
A cautionary notice urges pedestrians to walk against traffic on the highway to better see oncoming vehicles and avoid collisions. Authorities stress using sidewalks and crosswalks where available.
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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1951
Page
3
A cautionary notice urges pedestrians to walk against traffic on the highway to better see oncoming vehicles and avoid collisions. Authorities stress using sidewalks and crosswalks where available.
Elmer Albert Jacobsen known as Pud Jacobsen former Brayton resident and night dock guard at the San Francisco Port of Embarkation was found dead June 8 after missing since May 27. Coast Guard search recovered the body and foul play was suspected. He served in World War II and operated Buds Cafe in Brayton. Surviving: his father Albert Jacobsen and two sisters Arlene Nelson and Frank McKvainz. Burial planned in National Cemetery, San Francisco.
An advertising snippet touts a milking system named SURGE enabling the operator to milk without stooping. It promises the milker can work at a comfortable height with the udder end teats positioned for easy access and mentions additional advantages. For more details readers are urged to phone or see.
Don L Harding president and general manager of Giant Manufacturing in Council Bluffs will address Atlantic Rotarians at Hotel Whitney Tuesday evening. He is a former council club president with 11 years of perfect attendance and has been named man of the month by Snows Business and Industry magazine. He served as outstanding Jaycee in 1949 and sits on the boards of Omaha Industries, Inc. and Council Bluffs State Savings Bank.
J J O Connor resigns as head of Atlantic Schools after a decade of service. The educator, once a standout athlete at Malay and Maryville, led Wiota teams to major wins and earned recognition from Columbia University. He will step down effective July 1 after six years on the Iowa High School Athletic Association board.
Peggy Kelso attends Girls State alumni banquet in Grinnell while Ames Iowa State graduates Charles Ruhr and family celebrate Gene Ruhr earning a master’s degree. Also reports Boy Scout camp opening near Griswold, Williams joining Ohio State faculty, and local weather with scattered showers and 70s highs.
Inque Junji, a 48 year old navy engineer, fled from Anatahan in Guam area and said the pacific war appears over. He reports 18 Japanese sailors and one machine gun still hold the island 61 miles north of Saipan. More than 200 letters from families urged return home.
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and mild temperatures expected through Monday. A cloudy, warmer Tuesday is forecast with showers in the south and west portions by night. Northwest winds around 20 mph are described in the forecast.
Marilyn Iebsen dies in a crash involving a Lynch car and an Omaha vehicle on a highway east of Atlantic. Authorities note speeds were high, with witnesses reporting 65 to 90 mph. Iebsen, 17, born March 27, 1933, had worked at Scott's and Calumet cafe, and her funeral is set for 2 p.m. at Peacock Baxter funeral home.
James K. Bruce former ambassador to Argentina urges Congress to approve Truman foreign aid and the mutual security plan. He warns the nation may need a fivefold military buildup and tenfold defense spending amid a Soviet threat as New Castle marks 300 years since its Dutch founding with two visiting ships.
Mr and Mrs Melvin Draman of Menlo welcomed a son weighing 5 pounds 3 ounces born at 1 58 this morning at Atlantic Memorial hospital. Extra copies of the Atlantic News Telegraph may be ordered in advance.
Mrs. Ted Hansen of Anita has been elected Cass county women’s chairman succeeding Mrs. Glynn Warren of Atlantic. Hansen has served as Lincoln township chairman and previously Lincoln-Grant township leader. A planning meeting with Atlantic and rural area representatives set lessons including Refreshments to Serve When You Entertain, Job Analysis of Household Work, Better Grooming, and How to Serve Different Breakfasts.
Washington reports Michael V. D Salle facing beef price policy criticism receives unexpected support from Jack Grogan of a 350 head Keystone Nebraska cattle ranch. Grogan fears farmer resistance but expresses hope for national good if D Salle succeeds in enforcing price controls.
Atlantic delivery man Jack Gaylord suffered a severe facial laceration and multiple broken teeth when his car left primary 383 and plunged down an eight foot embankment three miles east of Walnut. He was en route from the races at Council Bluffs and is recovering at the Park Hotel apartment.
Mrs. John Pagel found a goose nesting with about a dozen eggs plus three two week old kittens. The mother cat tried to rescue the kittens while the goose defended its brood. The kittens were removed for the mother to feed them. The goose returned to its own offspring but kept watch over the kittens.
Sally Jo Johnson of Audubon Miss has been chosen as grand musician for the Rainbow Girls grand assembly in Davenport from June 13 to 15. Mrs. Harold Jayne mother advisor and her daughter Patricia traveled with Miss Johnson to attend the session.
Republican senators who lost a committee clash to raise rent ceilings say they will push the issue on the senate floor. The banking committee backed a bill expanding rent controls to include new defense areas and prolonged existing measures, while rejecting a 37 percent base period increase and approving a 20 percent cap instead. The base period rests on the date when each of about 300 areas first came under federal controls with 1942 levels anchoring most ceilings.
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