Al Bockelman Heads Cass Red Cross
Al Bockelman heads Cass County Red Cross as swimming program expansion funds reach $1,200. 1950 classes start July 10 with first aid training for Atlantic fire department and 15 Girl Scouts. Textbooks placed in rural libraries and a first aid booth planned for the 4 H fair. Mrs. Lynn Baron reports two home nursing classes at Masena with 23 in attendance. Jan Getz and Mayor Robert Wilburn attend a desa Moines disaster meeting with Sheriff Harry Jordan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Fire Department
Charles Ballard
Lynn Baron
Vern Whitaker
Masaena
Jan Getz
Desa Moines
Robert Wilburn
Harry Jordan
Maria Goretti Declared Saint in Outdoor Canonization
The Vatican elevates Maria Goretti to sainthood in St. Peter's Square as Pope Pius XII presides. The 11 year old martyr is honored alongside her family with her wax body shown in the Basilica and her mother among the witnesses, while her killer Serenelli is not expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Maria Goretti
St. John and St. Paul
Maria
St. Peter's Square
Pope Pius XII
Alousius Gonzaga
Angelo Goretti
New Village
N. J
Italy
Alessandro Serenelli
Serenelli
Ascoli
Greenfield Priest Named Pastor of New Des Moines Parish
Des Moines diocese announces formation of a new parish in a Des Moines suburb with Rev. Peter J. O Leary of Greenfield named pastor of St John s Church. Chancery also announces nineteen other assignments including Rev J A Devlin moving from St Francis Council Bluffs to St Patrick s Massena.
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Des Moines
Peter J. O'Leary
Greenfield
St. John's Church
Edward C. Daly
Chancery
J. A. Devlin
St. Francis
Council Bluffs
St. Patrick's
Massena
Population Decline Hits Oak Park Largest Village
Oak Park, a western suburb of Chicago, records a 4.3 percent population drop from 66 015 in 1940 to 63 175 in 1960. The village remains the nation's largest municipality using the village form of government. Don’t drive if you drink.
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Oak Park
Timely Social Bride Couples in Harlan and Atlantic
The article reports two weddings: Leela Neiens to Orval Roecker in Harlan with 160 guests at the Church and reception at Hotel Whitney, and Lucille Brewer to John Nelson in Atlantic with a spring flowers ceremony and 70 relatives at the reception.
Club Calendar and WSCS Notes Highlight Local Meetings
Club calendar items announce Monday deadlines for notices. WSCS Circle 4 selects Mrs. M A Rice as chairman with officers and devotions focused on Japan. Circle 3 and Circle 2 host luncheons and lessons on Japan, with attendees numbering fourteen to nineteen members and guests. E T C Club marks 23rd anniversary with a 25 year recap and luncheon. Women’s Country Club gathering at Kluever home features social time and a leaf contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
M. A. Rice
Circle 4
Clarence Smith
Pencel Pellett
W. L. Gillin
Lloyd Harris
Howard Willams
Glynn Warren
Japan
Irwin Mayberry
Circle 3
Fred Blattner
Ne'Ne McMurray
Ray Johnson
Earl Smith
Leroy Gillin
Elmer Keller
R. C. Judd
C. W. Hohanshelt
Circle 2
Keller
Chas. Ruhr
A. A. Emigh
Circle
Paul Mitford
Ben Strittmetter
W. W. Kitaon
Women’s Country Club
N. C. Kluever
Gladys Kluever
Women's Country Club
Kluever
Atlantic
Lou Hansen
Barbara
Fort Dodge
John Gustason
Minnie Wilds
Will Lassen
Connie Kluever
Patty Shepperd
Judy Struthers
Sharon Davis
Robinson-Harper Nuptials at Lewis Methodist Church
Miss Phyllis Robinson and Joe Harper renewed their vows in a double ring ceremony at Lewis Methodist Church on June 9. Rev. A Breeling officiated. Music featured Edith Hofmeister with Dick Couser of Nevada singing Because and The Lord's Prayer. The bride wore a white slipper satin gown with Chantilly lace and a train. Ruth Ann Robinson was maid of honor with Mary and Karel Harper as bridesmaids. Darla Robinson served as flower girl.
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Anna McGrath
Alice Nevens
Mary Lou Roecker
Miss Nevens
Miss Roecker
Sharia Roecker
Phillip Team
Rin Norbert Roecker
Schleswig
Jack Christianson
Herlan
Richard Carroll
Herlat
Stanley Cox
Irwin
Hotel Whitney
Kenneth Kitelinger
Charles Petersens
George Snyder
Dick Carroll
Evelyn Campbell
Elliott Christianson
Johanna Hill
Nadine Olsen
Robert Olsen
Extra
James Anderson
Herbert Beier
Charles Ferguson
Huxley
Wayne Camblin
Camblin
Arlo Heggen
Pleasantville and Ames wedding and community notices
The passage details a Pleasantville groom's wedding party including best man Roger Harper and several Harper and Weirich family members. a reception for 160 at the bride's parents’ home. hostess duties by Mrs. Ray mond Burnham and Mrs. Carroll Erickson. a four tiered cake cut by Mrs. John Robinson. and a long roster of attendants. It also covers a Des Moines area wedding in Omaha with June Lea of Des Moines and Richard E. Anderson, plus attendees and the couple’s honeymoon stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Harper
Pleasantville
Lowell Harper
Ames
Boyd Robinson
Lewis
Leo Robinson
Ronnie Weirich
Raymond Burnham
Carroll Erickson
John Robinson
Earl Robinson
Atlantic
Pauline Franklin
Ruben Weirich
Meda Sperry
Isaac Syverteen
Ed Linke
Harold Linke
Eleanor Weirich
Carol Allen
Marilyn Petersen
Harper
Lewis High School
Cass County
Simpson College
Milford Consolidated School
Iowa State College
Maraton St
Omaha
C. R. Ruhl
Jack Ruhl
Alan
Nancy
Grant
June Lea
Des Moines
Richard E. Anderson
Henry Goode
Grace Lutheran Church
Melvin Taylor
Tecumseh
Nedd
O. D. Bruce
Mrs. Anderson
Tangney-McGinn Hotel Co
Community notices on fund drive and club reports
A sale to raise funds for a flashing traffic signal near Adair school is highlighted. The program featured a song by Mrs. D. W. Beer with Mrs. W. C. Harkins and a hobbies craft paper by Mrs. W. E. F. Littler, with members sharing hobbies. Luncheon followed hosted by several members. Grants club and Massena Legion auxiliary activities noted with officers elected and events planned.
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Sale
Adair
D. W. Beer
W. C. Harkins
W. EF. Littler
W. H. Hoffman
Gerald Pittman
R. H. Downing
Harry Raper
J. G. Shipley
Hospital patients and injuries across Iowa towns
Emergency appendectomy performed on Norene Parrott at Atlantic Memorial hospital after a fall. Patients Joe Vetter and Charles Thomas from Anita remain for treatment. Lillie Newport, Sherwood Sather, and Willie Henningsen released. Sather and Henningsen babies still in nursery. Painter Perle Cranston fractured left leg after falling from a scaffold at 704 Oak street and is hospitalized. Lewis Earle White seriously ill taken to St. Josephs hospital Omaha. Mrs Tibben of Cumberland and Roy Wright of Stuart underwent surgeries in Des Moines and at Iowa Lutheran hospital respectively. Mrs Wright was Grace Eichhorn of Atlantic. Dorothy Campbell very ill at home near Adair. infant daughter of Dick and (unreadable) Faga of Casey dismissed from Adair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norene Parrott
Cedar Street
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Joe Vetter
Charles Thomas
Anita
Lillie Newport
Adair
Sherwood Sather
Laurel Street
Willie Henningsen
Pina Street
Sather
Henningsen
Perle Cranston
Highland Addition
Ceple Mayberry
Oak Street
Stuart
Roy Wright
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
Wright
Grace Eichhorn
Atlantic
Adair Adair
Dorothy Campbell
Dick Faga
Casey
Gallstone Surgeries and Local Baseball Injury Report
Margrete Jen een of Elim home underwent gallstone surgery at Im manuel hospital in Omaha. Mrs. Hannah Fries had a gallstone operation at Jennie Edmundson hospital. Larry Ernst of Adair Hatchery dislocated a shoulder sliding into second base for the VFW team against Anita and was treated at the Veterans hospital in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margrete Jeneen
Elim Home
Immanuel Hospital
Omaha
Hannah Fries
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Adair
L. W
Larry) Ernst
Adair Hatchery
VFW
Anita
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Griswold 4-Her Elected President At Rally Day
Griswold Nancy Jean Book of Griswold in Wave land Busy Bees was elected president of the East Pottewattamie county 4-H group and installed at 4-H Rally day in Oakland. Also installed were Mary Ann Dittmer vice president Venus Suhr secretary treasurer Sherry Beth Maxwell historian Betty June Johnson reporter. Charter awards went to Pleasant Peppy Pals Wave land Busy Bees and Walnut Go Getters for meetingMembership and project plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griswold
Nancy Jean Book
Waveland Busy Bees
East Pottewattamie ‘County
Oakland
Mary Ann Dittmer
Pleasant Peppy Pals
Venus Suhr
Layton Willing Workers
Sherry Beth Maxwell
Center Clover Club
Betty June Johnson
Macedonia Wide Awakes
Walnut
Moyles Nabbed Twice For Speeding In Batavia
A state trooper stopped Donald A. Moyles, 24, for speeding and sent him home to fetch his license. En route he was arrested by Batavia police for speeding and paid two fines of 25 dollars each.
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Batavia
N. Y
Donald A. Moyles
Moyles
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AL Bockelman
Cass Red Cross
Wayne C. Templeman
Central Loan Co
Atlantic State Bank
Joe Moore
Leowa Phene
New Des Moines
Bride
Zurfluh
Proprietor
Ninth and Linn Streets
C. V. Welch
Brayton
Mr. Nelson
E.T.C. Club
Court House
Emil Brehmer
Will Krulke
George Knop
Walter Knop
Lou Thurman
Otto Stamp
Nate Winston
Henry Knop
Thursay
Charles Schwab
Dad
Charlies Crees
Brook Petersen
Haakon Stadsvold
Terry Eagen
Margalene Hangen
Gary Klever
Bill Simpson
Ken Cullins
Ronjald Spoo
Charlotte Essington
Donna Ludwig
Patsy Crees
Colleen Hansen
Joan Whetstone
Sanz
Virgil Neville
Massena Club
Aden Wickey
Meda Whitney
R. E. Groves
LeRoy Acker
American Legion Auxiliary of
Ruth Kopp
Wayne Hobson
William Ryan
Kelin Noland
Nadine Arnold
H. L. Hocamp
William Devereux
L. C. Carney
Clyde Bullins
Charles Petri
William Fisher
Joy Maas
Clayton Dill
ODO Club
Curtis Vandecar
William Holle
John Dill
Glen Downing
Ladies Civic League
City Hall
Frank Parsons
Helen Kimpel
W. J. Fulton
Clarinda Petri
Adair Health Center
Park Board
Grant Club
C. BR. Ayers
Donald Brown
Ayers
Edwin Curry
G. V. Patterson
Red Oak
Thimble Club
Roy Negley
Maccena Legion
Massena American Legion Auxiliary
Ethel Reichardt
Vernon Cramer
Morvis McElfish
Dorothy Finnell
Earl White
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Cumberland
Peter Tibben
Still Hospital
Install Griswold
Erreeete
A Yorkaire
Ideo S
Inate
Lou Camblin
Audubon County
Guthrie County
W.el.young, Realtor
Frank
Atlantic Laundry & Cleaners
Chestnut Street
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