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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1945
Page
5
The Eideen 4-H Club of Pymosa township will meet Friday evening at Ruth Mae Nelsons home. Local demonstrations will form the program and mothers are invited to attend. Veer Scrap Will Make Bombs.
Allied headquarters announced a program to implement the Belgrade Venezia Giulia pact. The plan covers boundary delineation, Yugoslav troops under Allied command in the Mediterranean, use of Trieste and Pola ports, and other mutual administrative matters. Western Venezia Giulia to be held by Anglo American forces, eastern by Yugoslav troops, area held in trust pending final peace conference settlement.
Los Angeles reports Ward Bond, who claimed lifelong crippled injury from an automobile collision, won a $50,000 damages verdict from a jury. Bond sought $160,000, arguing a shattered leg could end his film career. The notice notes a large want ad reach.
A summary of local hospital admissions and procedures. Donny Comes of Atlantic area admitted to Nebraska Methodial hospital in Omaha for treatment. Ernest Mathiesen of Atlantic Super Market off duty due to arthritis after observation in Omaha. Elizabeth Hansen of San Francisco visiting parents in Sarah had tonsils removed by a local physician. Mary Jane Hyndman of Atlantic area had tonsillectomy at Atlantic hospital. Discharges include Supt. R. H. Chisholm Extra, Mrs. M. J. Hayes, and Mrs. Chester Larsen with son. Mrs. Harlan Scull faces major operation at St Catharine’s in Omaha. Anita and Douglas Buttolph had tonsils and adenoids removed at a local doctor's office.
The Queen Mary arrived in New York harbor packed with 14,000 troops coming home. The passenger list included 11,248 redeployment troops, 610 discharge eligible men, 467 liberated prisoners of war, and 2,200 naval personnel.
Mrs. Finkbine of Des Moines was named chair of the public affairs committee of the Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs for two years. Appointments include Mrs. William A. Smith and Miss Agnes Samuelson among others. Also announced: Mrs. Frank McDermott elected president of the Atlantic Legion Auxiliary, with a slate of officers for the year. A report on Cumberland county meeting, Sunny side park plans, and a veterans tubercular hospital drive were noted. A marriage announcement from California: Miss Mary Maroza wed Sgt. Colin Carey at Our Lady of Lourdes in Oakland. Carey, a Marine Corps veteran, will reside in Santa Ana.
Mrs. Lester Louis hosted the Cheerful Workers club meeting last week. Mary Ann Arp and Mrs. Clayton Acker won prizes while Mrs. Ted Anderson took the door prize. Anderson was elected to club membership. The Friendship circle of the W. S. C. S. postponed its Friday meeting to Friday, June 29.
Grant relative Miss Cora Greenfield learns of the June 3 marriage of her nephew Sgt. Stanley Bridwell to Miss Doreen Hope in England. The note appears amid local society and service club happenings including gift packing and upcoming meetings.
Club calendar items conditionally due by 10 am on publication day. Zion Walther League gathers in church basement, entertainments led by Dorothy Rees and Ronald Nelson with Doris Walter and Donald Knop handling refreshments. Fidelity circle WSCS meets Friday at 2 30 with Mrs. R N Watson. Guests at Irwin and Kimballton gatherings include A O Garlock and Nordby families. Norman Nordby home from Fort Logan convalescent leave noted. Community clubs host meetings, bridge prizes awarded, WSCS Sunshine box for Bernard Romig. Kimballton Auxiliary elects officers. Young People and Luther League hold picnics. Sunshine box gifts to Rev. Orley White home.
Mr and Mrs Donald Schaaf of Atlantic welcome daughter Marsha Elaine born at 4 15 this morning in Atlantic hospital weighing 7 pounds 9 15 ounces. Avoca Mr and Mrs Jack Graham of Avoca announce a daughter born Monday at Jennie Edmundson hospital Council Bluffs.
Ur sula Jared of Anita files in district court for annulment of her 1944 marriage to Donald R. McNeely so she can remarry Orvel W. Jared. She says she believed her first husband had divorced her and that she lived with McNeely until June 20, 19144, and that she and Jared married July 23, 1944 at Princeton Missouri.
Harold J. Blansett, 47, of Quincy, was served a murder warrant after his wife Alta Blansett, 58, died June 12 near Quincy. The jury ruled her death resulted from blows and gunfire by her husband at their Adams county home, with her body found in a burning car.
Brussels reports fresh anti royalist activity as King Leopold refuses abdication and vows return once a new cabinet is formed. The political tension led observers to note the cancellation of a colors presentation to the RAF by Brussels city, underscoring unrest despite an outward calm.
A large plate glass window at the Anita Hatchery was broken when a sack of feed inside the stove slipped and fell, causing the stove to strike the glass and knock the window out. The incident description notes the sequence as a peculiar accident with no injuries reported.
Dr and Mrs J P Jorgensen of Elk Horn entertained friends and neighbors Sunday evening in a neighborhood get together.
A compact notice highlights wartime civilian effort urging readers to donate scrap metal for munitions while local want ads promise practical results. The item links community recycling to national defense and sparks timely action.
A noted anecdote reports a woman who disliked food and felt constantly bloated and constipated until taking System Tone. After use she claims improved digestion, regular bowels, and renewed energy, crediting twelve herbs for cleansing bowels and aiding liver and kidneys. Advertisement claims the product is sold at Atlantic drug stores.
San Francisco AP report says conference leaders work to settle last issues so President Truman can attend the final UN session before the planned Big Three talks in Berlin. Russia seeks stricter assembly limits than Australia, with several compromises failing. A conference commission approved principles for a security league and backed excluding Franco’s Spain from membership due to Axis ties. The US supported the Spain exclusion after Mexico proposed it and France backed the move.
Kenneth Kitelinger expresses gratitude to neighbors relatives and friends for acts of kindness during hospitalization at Atlantic hospital and thanks doctors and nurses for their care.
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