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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1961
Page
5
Club calendar notes an executive meeting at 7 30 p m with Mrs Wayne Camblin at 1406 Bryn Mawr and a Tuesday council gathering at 7 30 p m at Mrs Wayne Camb lin home 1408 Bryn Mawr.
Mr Braun graduated from the University of Iowa in June 1960. He is a member of Siga Phi Epsilon social fraternity and Delta Phi professional law fraternity.
Ruth Helen Lacey daughter of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Lacey Cumberland married Doug las Jack Dempster son of Mr and Mrs Jack Dempster Council Bluffs at First Methodist Church Cumberland. The service featured a double ring ceremony with Rev Fred Trimble and assistants. Bride wore Chantilly lace gown with pearl and sequin detailing and carried a white orchid bouquet. Attendants wore matching blue gowns and bouquets, while nieces wore blue dresses and nephews were present.
The report covers a council Bluffs wedding with ring bearer and best man from Council Bluffs, reception for 210, and helpers from Omaha to Cumberland. It also lists Rainbow For Girls officers, a Golden Wedding in Colorado, club meetings in Walnut, Lenox, and Griswold, with invitations, anniversaries, and upcoming events across multiple towns.
In Des Moines, justice of the peace court dismissed charges against four Vets Club employees after state agents testified they sought sample liquor from the Iowa Liquor Control Commission during the May 19 raid. The case arose amid claims the raid targeted political ammunition rather than liquor violators.
Earl William Kuhnke, 42, a Boone construction worker for R. J. Bickery Construction Co., died when a hoist cable broke on a bridge project 12 miles north of Red Oak. He was buried under two large concrete pilings, authorities said.
Four sketches depict a man linked to rapes of two Kansas and two Page county girls in three weeks. Authorities believe a dark blue or black 1950 or 1951 Chevrolet connects the cases. Shenandoah girl assaulted Tuesday. Shenandoah Sentinel aided Deputy Sheriff Tom Cumming in producing the drawings.
The hire now job campaign in Atlantic reports 38 applicants placed in productive jobs last month. Iowa state employment services manager Charles Ness notes the nationwide effort aims to boost local payrolls and buying power while providing a clear listing of opportunities across Iowa and nationwide for employers and workers. Local files show 175 registered to work including office clerks restaurant help farm workers and skilled tradesmen. Extra copies of The Atlantic News Telegraph are requested in quantity.
Vacation Bible school run by United and First Presbyterian churches closes after two weeks with 108 enrolled. Mrs Norman Craven supervised the program and an offering was sent to Monument Valley mission Kayenta Arizona. Staff included Mrs Tom Magill Mrs Claude Drake and others with a lunch committee and recreation helpers.
The Iowa Aeronautics Commission will cover half of 12300 dollars in airport improvements in Decorah Creston and Sac City. Decorah will receive 5000 dollars for a new municipal airport beacon funding, Creston 1000 for wind instruments, and Sac City 75 for wind instruments.
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller lauds Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as an American Gandhi at a Southern Christian Leadership Conference benefit in Albany. About 2,000 Negro church members cheered as the two leaders praised each other and discussed racial integration through nonviolent means. Rockefeller flew with King from New York City in the governor’s private plane.
Jim Suhr son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Suhr received his army discharge in San Francisco California after serving thirteen months in Korea and has returned home.
Daily activities Monday through Friday with rain cancellations. Limited staff and facilities restrict participation to children within specified age groups to ensure orderly enrollment.
In Zurich Gen Phoumi Nosavan says Laos three rival princes endorse a government of national union. Boun Oum Souphanouvong and Souphan Phouma will seek a single delegation for Geneva talks. Cease fire neutrality and national reconciliation are on the agenda.
Gov. Norman Erbe and his family depart Des Moines by plane on Saturday for the West Coast as the first leg of a tour to Hawaii for the Governors Conference set to run June 25 to 30. The Erbes sail aboard the SS Lurline to Honolulu and return July 2. The party includes daughters De Elda, 14, Jennifer, 12, and Kevin, 8.
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