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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1944
Page
6
The University of Iowa announces two weeks of leave for army and navy medical and dental students totaling about 393 after one and one third years of study. Classes in both colleges will resume July 5.
A traffic class is set for July 10 to 14 at the University of Iowa peace officers short course. Bert L. Woodcock directs with assistance from Chief A Knee Captain C B Day and Sergeant Lyle Dawson of the Iowa highway patrol.
Warden Neil Olson of the Nebraska state penitentiary will travel to Bedford Iowa today to fetch Robert Teadt a 20 year old prisoner who escaped Monday during lawn detail. Teadt was a convict slated for release in July according to Olson.
Betty Blake Rogers widow of Will Rogers died at the Santa Monica ranch after illness. Survived by daughter Mary and son James, brother J. K. Blake, and son Will Rogers Jr. Funeral at Forest Lawn then burial in Claremore Oklahoma beside her husband. Will Rogers Jr. served in the army overseas.
Mary Morrison age 17 from Winnipeg wins both Tudor Row and Rose Bow awards at the 26 year Winnipeg music festival, beating over 2,500 contestants in the British empire's largest event.
War department lists 1 468 missing in action in Asiatic Central Pacific European Mediterranean and Southwest Pacific areas. Iowa names include Andrews Bruce Cline Hughes Johnson Kincart Livingston Manak Miller Murray Nelson Pessica Peters Pilcher Stephens Swan Toerber Vratny Wetzel Brown Clark Dean Durham Hard Huss Leteche Liebenstein McWhirter Baumann Cans and others. Some later advices report four killed in action.
Paper-Bring to depot at 212 Elm Street. Waste fats to food stores or call Girl Scouts. Two red points and 4 cents per pound. Even-Farm scrap is badly needed. Sell to dealer or give to salvage committee. Call county chairman, men's division. Containers of all kinds must be saved. Grocers cannot furnish cartons or sacks. Use your own container when shopping. All waste materials needed before this war is over.
American four engine bombers of the U S Eighth Air Force from Britain reconditioned at Soviet bases after completing their first bombing flight from England to Berlin and eastern Germany. Soviet and American crews exchanged handshakes while Soviet girls showered them with flowers. Mustang fighters escorted the bombers to Russia on their return.
Elliott residents report visits from relatives. John Ward and family travel from Clarion to see kin, while Gillette Wyoming locals Jesse and Louise Kirby stop by during graduation week at Northwestern. E P Simmons spends summer in Omaha and returns for a weekend visit. Harry Kirby of Woodriver is mentioned.
Sunday gatherings with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kirby Sr. and other relatives are noted. Chicago visitors Mr. Chas Corbett and Mrs. F C Baldwin came Monday afternoon while Sgt. Norman Lantz and Mrs. Lantz from Peoria Jr. visited Mr. and Mrs. Albin Lantz. Mrs. Herschel Barnes of Evanston Illinois was noted as visiting earlier in the week.
A fragment notes Bettie Lampe in the Pacific theater with improvised lighting using a bottle filled with kerosene and a cloth wick, described as a makeshift but serviceable light source.
Mrs. Grant Shahan returned from Sioux City where she visited Mrs. Jake Van Diepen and Sielsa Van Diepen who had been overseas two years and wounded in Africa. Kenneth Van Diepen accompanies her home for a few weeks in New Guinea. Walnut Mr. and Mrs. Henry Remien report their son Robert arrived safely in New Guinea. War Savings Stamps may be
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