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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1947
Page
3
Council Bluffs, Iowa, faced widespread flooding that cut direct rail links to the east. eight railroads serving the city were disrupted, with flood detours and washouts blocking main lines to Chicago and St Louis. A temporary route via Omaha and Blair was attempted by the Northwestern railroad.
A compilation of small items notes residents returning from trips to Minnesota and Lincoln, a Cass County 4-H candidate for state office, local resignations and legal outcomes, visiting relatives, upcoming picnics, and community events across Atlantic. Names include Fuhlendorf Pogge Seivert Beckwith, Van Aernam, Madden, Destler Campbell Retz Schultz Bailey Powers Lang Pilmer Hoffman Green.
Leonard J. Carroll of Atlantic and Darwin Potter of Oakland faced fines for improper equipment and missing operator licenses. Amanda Wissler of 1109 Chestnut earned life membership in the Iowa State Education Association. Cub Pack 35 set a Wednesday 6:30 PM picnic at Sunny Side Park with a 5:15 game start.
Mr. Sorensen plans a six week vacation while Oscar Col and family of San Francisco tour Cass County en route to the Ozarks to settle there. Former resident Collate, a veteran of merchant marine and navy service, survived a Okinawa typhoon and recent hospitalization. Miss Opal McKeeman and club leaders return from the 18th annual Cass County 4-H convention at Iowa State College with eleven girls including Lucille Brewer and Phyllis Robinson. Miriam Goddard departs for Boston to serve as Bob O Link Camp counselor and to visit Dean and Mrs Goddard. Carolyn Goddard attends junior high camps and Bible school work in rural Nebraska after Doane College graduation.
The Supreme Court today upheld the Lea act known as the anti Petrillo law as constitutional. The decision preserves the government’s ability to regulate labor and entertainment ties in the state.
The U S Supreme Court today affirmed the conviction of Joseph Fay and James Bove labor union officials for extorting funds from construction contractors. The defendants challenged the trial jury as unconstitutional claiming it failed to reflect the upper economic and social strata.
A moderate undulatory earthquake struck San Francisco and surrounding areas for about four minutes starting at 3 29 p m yesterday causing limited damage with no immediate reports of serious injuries or major structural failures.
A quake from the San Andreas Fault rattled structures causing minor damage with windows broken and dishes jolted from shelves. The tremor was felt as far south as Monterey Bay, about 90 miles away.
A 65 year old Filipino chef employed by novelist Mary Roberts Rinehart for 26 years hanged himself in a Bar Harbor police cell while awaiting court action on an assault with intent to murder charge connected to an attack on the writer at her summer home Saturday. Medical examiner Dr Morrison ruled the death.
The report states that the deceased died by his own action and that temporary insanity was a contributing cause with Alan Reyes named in the context of the ruling.
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