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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1956
Page
4
Partial readable lines describe a local leadership contest with candidates and community groups. The fragment mentions a figure named Aime and several organizations, signaling a civic race and committee involvement.
Local notes report Mrs Blanche Martin of Hamburg spending the summer at 406 Oak Street and Mr and Mrs D E Northrup of Burlington visiting relatives. Justice Court records Charles Hamlett of Shreveport paying 7 dollars and costs for a truck over width. The Atlantic Elks Midget-Adair game was rained out and will be replayed. The Deere ad misprint about sunsuits noted. Several regional visits and meetings are listed, plus various court actions, farming meetings, and local sports results. Small-town updates include weddings, conference delegates, youth camps, and a few vehicle accident reports. Weather notes report Atlantic receiving .05 inch rain with hotter forecasts ahead.
The forecast predicts five days with temperatures 8 to 12 degrees above normal in the west and 3 to 8 degrees in the east. Normal highs reach 82 to 85 and lows 58 to 62. Rain totals range from one quarter to one half inch in scattered showers. Atlantic reports noon at 84, with yesterday's high 97 and overnight low 67.
Cash prizes totaling 3650 will be offered in 43 classes of competition in the draft horse and mule show at the Iowa State Fair August 24 to September 2. Fair Secretary L. B. Cunningham said 24 events will be for Belgian draft horses with prizes totaling 2200 and seven classes for draft geldings and mares with 1085 in total.
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