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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1946
Page
2
Mrs Victoria Roth of northwest of town is at Adair assisting in the care of her sister Mrs Fred Bell who has been bed fast for several weeks with high blood pressure and heart trouble.
City council reviewed six applications for operating the government emergency landing field aimed for municipal control. No action was taken. Bids come from Goeken Airways Atlantic Bruce Pellett Audubon Sam Gardner Corning Taylor Launsbury Gowrie Gurrason Gowrie Hansen Harlan.
New York state health officials test germ killing ultraviolet lamps in three large rural school classrooms to control measles chickenpox and mumps. The rooms share similar plans and ventilation. Glass lamps transmit ultraviolet light while trough fixtures shield children from sunburn. Air disinfection relies on circulation in the irradiated upper section.
A handy cleaning trick suggests wiping a mirror splattered with toothpaste and shaving soap using a crumpled toilet paper, then buffing the glass to a polished shine. Integrate this simple wipe and rub routine into daily housekeeping for quick results.
Washington reports flood control with a $900,000,000 appropriation before the House, with passage in two days likely. A separate billion-dollar navigation bill, approved by the House, awaits Senate action. Both measures cover hydroelectric and irrigation work in addition to flood control and navigation, with final funding to come later. The Missouri Valley development is authorized at $00,000,000. Total potential cost may surpass two billion including local expenses.
Foreign Affairs analyst De Witt Mackenzie notes Britain will form an interim government in India if Congress and the Moslem League cannot agree. He says the viceroy proposes a 14 member cabinet with five from Congress, five from the Moslem League, and four from smaller groups, including untouchables. He argues the move sets a precedent in imperial policy.
Pittsburgh June 18 One ninth annual George Westinghouse scholarship contest honors nineteen high school seniors with honorable mention. Ten top winners received college engineering scholarships, while the honorable mention nominees like Richard A. Stephan Fort Dodge Illinois Richard M. Oman Chisholm Minnesota Robert N. Randall Kenosha Wisconsin and John A. Meyer Deerfield Illinois are recommended to colleges as worthy of scholarship consideration.
London reports the Countess of Strathmore aged 57, sister-in-law to Queen Elizabeth, died at East Grinstead, Sussex, after a serious operation three years earlier. She was married to Lord Glamis, the queen's brother, in 1908.
State Rep Gus Kuester of Griswold outlined interim committee activities and the board of control of state institutions during the Atlantic Lions Ladies Night at Hotel Whitney. New officers were installed by district governor Harold V Taylor. George Hartman became president with Chauncey Carl, Harold Zellmer, Pete Hazlett and Leland Engle as vice presidents.
Mariners long trusted compass directions while the needle pointed south toward magnetic south. The article notes the needle’s north-seeking end is attracted to Earth's south magnetic pole, and that the term north pole arose from its proximity to geographic north.
Company M of the Atlantic state guard earned first place in the drill formation contest at Shenandoah battalion demonstration. Lt Col Milo Griffith praised the unit as other guard companies from Shenandoah Atlantic Clarinda Glenwood Red Oak also took part. A similar event is planned for Cla rinda next Monday with Atlantic company recruiting toward full strength before Camp Dodge encampment July 21 to August 4. Enlistments are asked at weekly Wednesday drills at the Legion Memorial building armory. Don’t drive if you drink.
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