Iowa's oldest resident dies in Dubuque
Mrs. Nancy Ann Whitney, 104, longtime Iowa pioneer and Springville native, died at her grandson's home in Dubuque on Monday. She came to Iowa in a wagon train at age six and settled near Duncan. A fragment of the text notes a dwarf lemon tree grown by Bill Taylor in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada, with lemons slightly larger than normal.
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Nancy Ann Whitney
Springville
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Duncan
Bill Taylor
Airport Holding
Dauphin
Manitoba
Canada
Denver
M. $. Dunaway
Colo
Omaha
Ross Nash
Maine
Robert Dinkey
Maple Street
Cass 4-H Members Attend Three-Day School at Ames
Cass county 4-H club members attend a three day state short course in Ames through Thursday. Leaders Harlan Buroughs of Griswold and Max Harland accompany Merlin Scarf Paul McGovern Dale Wilson Jim Warren Brooke Tanner and Charles Kinen of Atlantic Jerry McCrory Raymond Hamibus Cumberland Allen Shields and Martin Blakely Massaena Delbert Brehimer Maine Tom Miner Amta and Wesley Rausback Griswold. About 1300 4-H members attend to learn new agricultural developments and tour Iowa State College facilities.
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Brooke Tanner
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Atlantic
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Raymond Hamibus
Cumberland
Allen Shields
Martin Blakely
Massena
Delbert Brehimer
Maine
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Amta
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Kinen
Town State College
Local News Briefs Highlights from Atlantic and area events
Firemen responded to a false alarm at 910 Chestnut street at 11:30 last night. Ina Nelson of Minneapolis left after visiting her sister Madeline Brodersen. Jean Bullack and Vern Dodd received a marriage license. ROTC summer training, Navy enlistment, and multiple returns home and visits are noted among Atlantic residents and relatives.
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Minneapolis
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Atlantic
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Jdr
Des Moines
C. M. Skipton
Alimony dispute and local notices flood Atlantic page
Mrs. Picken accuses her husband of failing to pay alimony and costs under an April order while other items report Harold Winston earning a law degree, county purchases, a family death, savings bonds totals, a car collision, Duskin funeral attendees, and scattered showers with hail and a non damaging tornado sighting in Crawford county.
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Bride for Akihito Crown Prince Chosen
A princess Hatsuku Katdshirakawa is selected as wife for Japan's Crown Prince Akihito. The announcement states the couple will be presented publicly and marry in due course.
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Everett Kline Dies in Pittsburgh
Everett Kline former Exira resident died Sunday in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania He was the son of Mrs Nelle Kline and the late Wood Kline The body will be returned to Exira for burial Friday afternoon.
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Richmond council declines ballet role in charity event
Richmond city officials refuse to participate in a charity ballet by a women’s club, noting scheduling conflicts and a lack of readiness for dancing, while a lighthearted lesson note frames the incident as comic. A separate item mentions two girls, ages 12 and 15, who skipped Sunday school to steal a car and damage it while eluding a fence. In San Diego a weather vane atop the Charles E. Hunt residence features a replica of Explorer One’s satellite.
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Americas
First Earth
Officials Debate What To Teach Teachers In Training
About 1,000 educators and officials gather in Bowling Green for a five day convention on teacher education and professional standards. A Rockefeller Brothers Fund report says certification requirements are so technical they deter candidates with liberal educations from applying.
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Ohio
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Coeds Moved Into KU City Campus Dorms
Women students occupy the fourth floor of the men's dormitory with the men on the lower floors at the University of Kansas City campus. The housing arrangement uses special door locks that trigger an alarm if tampered with, though no alarm has sounded yet.
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Kansas City
University of Kansas City
Name Change Sought for Iowa Conference
Delegates to the 15th annual Iowa-Des Moines Conference of the Methodist Church will be asked to approve a change to South Iowa Conference to better reflect the church area. The region covers south of US Highway 30 from Council Bluffs toward Iowa City and Davenport while the 1959 session is set for First Methodist Church in Des Moines.
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Iowa-Des Moines
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Methodist Church
South Iowa
Council Bluffs
Iowa City
Davenport
First Methodist Church
Des Moines
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