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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1961
Page
5
A new official picture was photographed by Mark Shaw in the White House living quarters at the end of May. The subject sits on a sofa with a relaxed pose, smiling softly and resting elbows and arms in a casual stance.
Rep Merwin Coad of Iowa announced he married Carol Faye Peters, former wife of his chief aide, two months after an Alabama divorce. The marriage took place May 19 in Martinsburg West Virginia at the Lutheran Church chapel.
Northwood weekend visit reports and local court fines frame a busy Atlantic column. Entries include Camp Foster attendance, former residents visiting, a new secretary position, marriage licenses, judgment petitions, Sunday visitors, livestock sales, a warehouse plan, a Toastmasters meeting, anniversary observations, a summer reading program, and an auto accident involving a 1950 Chevrolet and a 1948 Plymouth.
Mrs. Paul lost control while westbound on Third Street East at 2:20 Monday afternoon after grabbing her child who slid from the seat. The car struck a parked Lothman vehicle on the south side of Third. Total damage estimated at 100 dollars.
Ike Levine was elected president of the Atlantic Industrial Foundation at a noon luncheon at Hotel Whitney to succeed John Bunce. Dick Jensen named vice president with C. Emmett moving to secretary-treasurer. D. K. Burgess of the Atlantic Chamber of Commerce is recording secretary. Directors for four-year terms are Henningsen Otto Faust Simpson and Jensen. The board to meet second and fourth Tuesdays at noon. Retiring directors include Roscoe Jones John Bunce Dick Bell Ralph Norman and Ralph Van Cleave.
Elk Horn and nearby towns host a string of visitors with Californians Iva Bramer and family from Mission, guests at Larsen, Lindberg, Lange households, and a Kansas City resident Belle Vogel. The piece notes a wedding anniversary celebration and multiple overnight visits over a weekend.
A 1957 GMC truck driven by Dayle Holtz of Council Bluffs left the highway one half mile east of Avoca at 1 4 p m Monday. The trailer swung and Holtz steered into the south ditch to avoid a collision with a westbound 1950 Pontiac driven by Dale Raven of Avoca. The truck sustained about 150 dollars in damage. Do not drive if you drink.
FBI arrested Dr. Nicholas C. Brust of Brush Colorado on charges of holding a 5 year old girl at Enid Oklahoma. Reports say girls in Kansas and Iowa were harmed or targeted at baseball games. Victims include an 11 year old in Shenandoah and a 15 year old in Clarinda.
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