Mills County Ordered Safe Courthouse and Clerk's Office
The Iowa attorney general's office ruled Mills County must provide a suitable safe place for court sessions and the clerk's office at Glenwood if needed outside the courthouse, at county expense. Five judges mandated action by Sept. 1, citing the perilous situation and invoking emergency authority.
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Des Moines
Mills County Board of Supervisors
Glenwood
15Th Judicial District
Mills County
County Board
Elliot Thomas
Attorney General's Office
Asst
Oscar Strauss
Strauss
Iowa
Mil's
Court Finds Duty To Provide Alternate County Office
The clerk asserts the duty to provide an office at the county seat includes furnishing an alternative office if the courthouse is unsafe. Judges cite a Feb 5 1954 architectural report noting the courthouse unsafe and deteriorating since. The 1857 courthouse remains, with bond issues for a new building voted down twice.
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Strauss
Tom
Lloyd Hale Heads Iowa Fire Fighters Association
Lloyd Hale of Burlington is elected president of the Iowa Association of Fire Fighters at the convention in Council Bluffs. Mrs. Bette Wilharm of Waterloo leads the auxiliary. Cedar Rapids will host next year’s convention. Elected officers include vice presidents Clark Brollier Garvin Scots and Dwight Williams. secretary treasurer John Connors. trustees Helming Rochester and Ellis.
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Council Bluffs
Burlington
Lloyd Hale
Iowa Assn
Hale
Bette Wilharm
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Clark Brollier
Garvin Scots Ottumwa
Dwight Williams
Davenport
John Connors
Des Moines
John Helming
Marvin Rochester
Sioux City
Charles Ellis
Charles City
Deggy Jeffries
Mary Wieland
Doris Jensen
Vina Ford
Dorothy Nelson
Vacation Briefs and Local Appointments Across Atlantic
Local items recap vacations and returns from Springbrook state park Guthrie Center California and Spirit Lake visits. Notable notices include marriage license issued to Skillenger and Uhlmann, military service reporting for Rey Voggesser, and 4-H short course trip for Dan Merrick and Cass county boys.
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Ed Prescott
Springbrook State Park
Guthrie Center
Rey Voggesser
Atlantic
Adel
Dan Merrick
Cass County
Cass
Fined motorists and truckers face city and state penalties
Local offenders include George Behrends Ivyn Lund Ron ald Avey Leo Reschorner Billy Russell Jim Pellett Larry Ryan and Donald Andersen fined in Mayor Lundbergs court for consuming beer in a parked auto. Dale E Nielsen and Gene E Schluter of Atlantic fined 50 each plus costs for similar charges. Normen Gillihan also of Atlantic fined 10 and costs. Six out of state truckers fined in JP court for transporting fuel into the state. listed drivers include Clinton Fletcher Chicago J Learn Buffalo N Y Don Lewis Dennis Colo John Miller Toledo Bob Milton Lincoln Walter M Carpenter Kansas City Mo. Joseph P Seffron Omaha fined 7.80 and costs Merle I Yates Rockwell City fined 14.65 and costs R E Wallace Des Moines fined 10 and costs for truck overlength. Rain expected with scattered thunderstorms in west and north. highs in the 80s, tonight’s lows 52-60, five day trend near normal temps with 0.75 to 1 inch precipitation, showers Tuesday and Thursday. At noon it was 71, overnight 46, yesterday 72, Saturday 85.
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Dale E. Nielsen
Gene E. Schluter
Atlantic
Howard F. Lundberg
Normen Gillihan
Rato
Fifth Street
Chestnut and
Poplar
Justice of the Peace Court
Clinton Fletchers
Chicago
J. Learn
Buffalo
Don Lewis
Dennis
Colo
John Miller
Toledo
Ohio
Bob Milton
Lincoln
Walter M. Carpenter
Kansas City
Joeseph P. Seffron
Omaha
Merle I. Yates
Rockwell City
R. E. Wallace
Des Moines
Aroma is Key to Picking Ripe Melons
UC expert Harlan K. Pratt says aroma at the blossom end signals a ripe melon. The blossom end should smell luscious and feel springy to the touch, indicating the characteristic melon flavor is present.
Algona Man Killed by Car Along Highway 169
Earl Harry Armstrong, 47, of Algona, was struck by a car and killed Sunday night while walking on Highway 169 south of Algona. Driver Milo Lammers, who passed two cars in the left lane, was identified by Sheriff Ralph Lindhorst and Patrolman Dale McBride. This marked the seventh traffic fatality in Kossuth County this year.
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Algona
Earl Harry Armstrong
Highway 169
Here
Ralph Lindhorst
Dale McBride
Milo Lammers
Lammers
Armstrong
Kossuth
New Hamlin pastor named for Hamlin Lutheran Church
The Rev. I M Andersen of Staplehurst Neb has been chosen as pastor of Hamlin Lutheran Church succeeding Rev Anton Kirkegaard who resigned to accept a post at Underwood. Andersen currently serves churches at Staplehurst and Cordova Neb and will assume the Hamlin pulpit early next fall. In Audubon the union vacation Bible school run by the Presbyterian and Methodist churches enrolled 190 youngsters with an average daily attendance of 177 and 135 with perfect attendance as the two week program ended.
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Audubon
Union Daily Vacation Bible School
Presbyterian
Methodist
Russell Stiles
Needn't Rob You of Your Savings
Inability to work can bring ongoing expenses from hospital care to X rays and room charges. Metropolitan Regidens and Health insurance offers several plans to cover extra costs, with guidance available by phone or mail from their New York campus on Madison Avenue.
Tornado Warning System Implemented in Audubon
Mayor Fred Haeberle announced a tornado warning system for Audubon city. If a tornado is reported threatening the town, authorities will sound a series of short blasts on the fire siren. Pastors James Buikema Andrew Hofer served as co supervisors with Mrs Stiles at two churches.
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Ing
Fred Haeberle
Supreme Court Upholds Federal Obscenity Statute
The Supreme Court, in a six to three ruling, backs the federal obscenity law barring mailing indecent materials. Justice Brennan leads the majority rejecting First Amendment protection for obscenity, with Justices Black Douglas and Harlan dissenting. Samuel Roth, convicted publisher, argued the statute violated speech precedents.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Roth
Brennan
Indecent Character Ads Conviction in New York
Roths conviction in U S District Court New York rests on four counts stemming from mailed circulars advertising publications titled Photo and Body Good Times and American Aphrodite No 13. The case concerns indecent material distributed through mail.
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Roth
U. S. District Court
New York
Photo and Body
Good Times
American Aphrodite No. 13
Advance Orders for Extra Atlant News-Telegraph Copies
Newspapers note that extra copies of The Atlant News-Telegraph are best ordered in advance to ensure availability. Readers are advised to place requests ahead of publication days to secure additional issues for events or distribution needs.
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Atlant
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