Le Mars Woman Crowned Miss Iowa in State Pageant
Ramona Meyler 23 of LeMars won Miss Iowa after a Sunday night pageant with 18 finalists. She will represent Iowa in the Miss Universe contest in Miami next month. Meyler, a chiropractor and Palmer School graduate, stands 5 6 and weighs 129 pounds with 31 24 36 measurements. Her court includes Diana Lyn Finders of Oelwein, Sue Margaret White of Sioux City, Jean Buddingh of Hartley, and Janice Ruth Niggeling of Remsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Meyler
Iowa
Miami
Fla
Palmer School of Chiropractic
Davenport
Ray Meyler
LeMars
Spencer
Jean Buddingh
Hartley High School
William Buddingh
Hartley
Miss Remsen
Janice Ruth Niggeling
Ruth Niggeling
Remsen
Adair Youth 14 Hurt In Tractor Accident
David Kinney, 14, son of Mr and Mrs Donald Kinney of southeast of Adair, remained in critical condition at Lutheran hospital Des Moines after a Friday night tractor incident. He was transferred from Greenfield hospital to Lutheran where his leg was amputated after infection set in. He was driving a tractor and mower when it tipped, throwing him clear while the mower struck him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adair
David Kinney
Donald Kinney
Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
Greenfield Hospital
David
Weekend notes spark travels and town events in Atlantic area
Weekend activity spans trips to Kansas City and Jackson Tennessee. Fire crews battled a trash fire near 612 Kim. A local seeker's ax head found near Sunnyside park. radar speed checks issued 15 summonses for cars and four for trucks near Clarinda and Treynor. Glen Gustasen plans temporary reopening after explosion. July 1 is final deadline for homestead and veteran exemptions in Cass County taxes.
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Clarinda
Treynor
Don McLaren
Cass County
Eran
Carl Eckhardt of Avoca Dies
Carl Eckhardt, 62, Avoca businessman, died Saturday at Harlan hospital. A Avoca High School graduate, he worked with his father in heating and sheet metal before taking over the business. Survived by wife Amy, he was a Presbyterian and Mason lodge member. Last rites 2 p.m. Tuesday at Berthusen Funeral Home with burial in Grase land Cemetery.
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AVOCA
Carl Eckhardt
Harlan Hospital
Avoca High School
Eckhardt
Presbyterian Church
Maseanie Lodge
Amy
Wilbur Wood
Berthusen
Graseland
Justice Court Fines Handed Out Statewide Driving Offenses
James E. Burnside of Lewis paid a 15 dollar fine with costs for failing to control his vehicle. Sandra K. Butler of Highland addition was fined 10 dollars and costs for not holding a license. Leo F. Moore Atlantic and Has Kell M. Hardin Lincoln each paid 10 dollars and costs on prohibited passing charges. Other fines included Don B. Smiley Atlantic 10 dollars for defective equipment Dorothy M. Anderson Massena 10 dollars for no driver's license and Frank R. Thomas Cornell Bluffs 6 dollars for speeding.
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Justice Court
James E. Burnside
Lewis
Justice of the Peace Court
Sandra K. Butler
Highland Addition
Leo F. Moore
Atlantic
Haskell M. Hardin
Lincoln
Don B. Smiley
Dorothy M. Anderson
Massena
Frank R. Thomas
Cornell Bluffs
May Transfer Boy to Eldora Institute
AP reports the Iowa State Board of Control may transfer 15 year old Robert Moser from Fort Madison State Penitentiary to Eldora State Training School for Boys until he turns 21. Atty Gen Evan Hultman ruled the transfer possible citing youth and need for appropriate association. Governor Harold Hughes supported the idea after visiting the boy.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
Fort Madison
Eldora
Evan Hultman
Robert Moser
Logan
Ernest Lanzhorn
Board of Control
Hultman
Moser
Harold Hughes
Fatal crash near Muscatine injures driver in Illinois
AP report states Victor Martin, 68, of Muscatine died when the car on Highway 92, about 16 miles east of Muscatine, went out of control. The driver, Robert L. Wren, 99, also of Muscatine, escaped injury and faced drunken driving charges. Two other passengers escaped injury.
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Muscatine
Victor Martin
Highway 92
Here
Ilinois
Robert L. Wren
Wren
Births Mark Several New Arrivals Across Towns
Birth notices report a daughter for the Leslies in Cumberland weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces born Saturday afternoon at Atlantic Memorial. Steven Ray born June 16 to Donald and family of Shenandoah. Lisa Marie, a daughter weighing seven pounds four ounces, born in Ames, with Marlowe and Holaday families listed as grandparents. Todd Eric born June 19 to Jack McKee and family, with Rex and Wayne McKee and Lloyd Erickson noted as grandparents and great grandparents. Daniel Lee born June 20 in St Joseph to Jim and Debra Beals, joining a sister Debra with Virgil Beals and LeRoy Mehlmann named as grandparents.
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Cumberland
Donald Erickson
Shenandoah
Steven Ray
Lawrence Ford
Bridgewater
Don Erickson
Sadie Anstey
Casey
Maggie Ford
Minnie Merrit
Forest Grove
Ore
Lloyd Erickson
Grant
Massena
Mick Marlowe
Ames
Lisa Marie
M. E. Marlowe
Eagle Grove
Bill Holaday
Massena J
Minnie Shields
Mae Marlowe
Jack McKee
Todd Eric
Rex McKee
Wayne Erickson
Harry McKee, Sr
Daniel Lee
St. Joseph
Jim Beals
Debra
Virgil Beals
Murray
LeRoy Mehlmann
Elmer Spieker
Atlantic
Elise Mehlmann
Torrential rains flood Butler County Nebraska
Rains up to 14 inches across Butler County near David City cause local flooding. Evacuations were ordered as the Blue River system floods expand across southeast Nebraska. A National Guard helicopter aided rescues of stranded families with Sheriff Leo Meister and David City fire crews assisting.
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David City
Neb
Butler County
Omaha
Lincoln
Nebraska
Butler County Civil Defense
Norman Hoeft
Garrison
Blue River
National Guard
Butler ‘County
Leo Meister
Areca
Funeral Rites for Mrs Elma Pellett and Ben Dimsdale Held
The Rev Donald C Bissinger officiated at Elma Pellett funeral services at 130 PM Sunday at Roland Funeral Home with Wallace Roscoe and Mrs Kenyon V King leading songs In the Garden and Ivory Palaces Casket bearers included Bruce Pellett Wallie Pellett Ted Pellett Melvin Pellett The interment followed at Atlantic Cemetery Ben W Dimsdale's funeral was at 230 PM today at Roland Funeral Home with Rev Harold A Smith officiating Organ selections My God and I My Faith Looks Up to Thee Casket bearers were John W E Ehlers Wilbur Armentrout Donald Blake George Olsen Homer Rice and Dr C L Hammer Interment was in Atlantic Cemetery.
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Pellett
Donald C. Bissinger
Elma Pellett
Roland Funeral Home
Wallace Roscoe
Kenyon V. King
Ivory
Bruce Pellett
Wallie Pellett
Ted Pellett
Melvin Pellett
Theim Warren
Paul Pellett
Atlantic Cemetery
Ben Dimsdale
Ben W. Dimsdale
Harold A. Smith
Walter Lyon
John W. E. Ehlers
Wilbur Armentrout
Donald Blake
George Olsen
Homer Rice
C. L. Hammer
Democrats Pick Site For 1964 Nomination Convention
Chicago leads bidding cities as the Democratic site committee weighs options for the 1964 nominating convention. Atlantic City Baltimore Miami Beach among offers. Republicans favor San Francisco. A separate session considers delegate allocations and venue logistics amid broadcaster pressure to unify with the GOP choice.
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Washington
Chicago
Republican National Committee
San Francisco
Kenney
Middle West
Atlantic City
N.J
Bal It
Miami Beach
Cattle Barge Uses Lula Belle to Reach Omaha Feeder
Kansas City AP reports the Lula Belle barge carries 1,000 feeder cattle from Greenville Mississippi to Omaha Nebraska. Owner Gerald Harrison says barging avoids train boxcars and trucks and the cattle gain weight as they lie on deck with onboard feed and automatic feeding. He plans two more barge loads and will return with corn for the Greenville ranch.
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Kansas City
Omaha
Neb
Texas
Greenville
Miss
Gerald Harrison
Harrison
Greenville Ranch
Iowa selects two 17 year old delegates to Girls Nation
Cedar Falls AP Mary Bolster of Waterloo and Harriet Hirsch of Mason City both 17 were named Iowa delegates to Girls Nation in Washington DC July 28 to August 3. Bolster was Girls State lieutenant governor and Hirsch was secretary of state. Thanksgiving Day in the Virgin Islands falls on October 25 marking hurricane season end.
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Cedar Falls
Mary Bolster
Waterloo
Harriet Hirsch
Mason City
Iowa
Girls Nation
Washington, D.C
Hawkeye
Miss Bolster
Miss Hirsch
Virgin Islands
Atlantic Memorial Hospital Patient Updates and Visits
Hospital visiting hours are on the first floor from 1 to 2 30 p.m. and 7 to 8 30 p.m. and on the second and third floors from 1 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8 30 p.m. Bernard Steffens of Wiota is transferred to St Josephs in Omaha for surgery tomorrow morning. Admitted to Atlantic Memorial were Abbie Kitchen Lewis Ream Alex Brown Mary Stormer Claude Turner Elsie Pratt Mrs David Parker Anita Reekka Sorensen Cumberland Mrs Robert Cooper Anita and Charles Couts Adair James White Cumberland and Denny Juhl entered yesterday and were released today. Discharged were Mrs Marvin Hockenberry and son David Allen Wiota Robert Dinkey Larry Ward Jr Wiota Mrs Gary Wissler and son Tim Gary 1611 Linn Street Mrs George Jahnke Lewis and Mrs H F Huseth Hamlin. Bridgewater notes George Herrick observed at Greenfield hospital diabetes. W H Kramer released from Creston hospital after diabetes treatment. Sherry Funke released from Creston hospital Friday and is at Howard Funke’s home.
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Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Abbie Kitchen
Cedar Street
Lewis Ream
Cherry
Alex Brown
East Sixth Street
Mary Stormer
Claude Turner
West Third Street
Elsie Pratt
Chestnut Street
David Parker
Anita
Reekka Sorensen
Cumberland
Robert Cooper
Charles Couts
Adair
James White
Denny Juhl
Spruce Street
Marvin Hockenberry
David Allen
Wiota
Robert Dinkey
Maple Street
Larry Ward, Jr
Gary Wissler
Tim Gary
Linn Street
George Jahnke
Lewis
H. F. Huseth
Hamlin
Medical Updates From Des Moines to Omaha Areas
Medical notices report Mrs Nel lie Shepherd returning to Cumberland to be cared for by sister Mrs Hazel Merath. Mrs Earl Mills, recovering from a heart attack, remains a Mercy hospital patient in Council Bluffs. Theresa Reed of Wiota, age 4, injured eye treated at Clarkson hospital Omaha, operated for a broken blood vessel and set for release. Bernard J Steffens of south of Wiota admitted to St Josephs hospital Omaha for surgery. Florence May of Bridgewater released after a compound fracture. Mrs Iah Pickrell released from Greenfield hospital after kidney stones treatment. Bill Williams of Vinton suffered a heart attack June 16. He is Elmer Dodge's brother-in-law.
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Cumberland
Nellie Shepherd
Still Hospital
Des Moines
Hazel Merath
Earl Mills
Mercy
Wieta
Wiota
Theresa Reed
Howard Reed
Clarkson Hospital
Omaha
Bernard J. Steffens
South of
St. Joseph's Hospital
Bridgewater
Florence May
Creston Hospital
Iiah Pickrell
Greenfield Hospital
Bill Williams
Vinton
Elmer Dodge
New Iowa Sons of Union Veterans Officers Elected
Ralph Johnson of Waterloo is named president at the Iowa Department encampment in Mason City along with Claude Van Gundy Fort Dodge as senior vice commander Charles Johnston Sioux City junior vice commander and Jacob Kirchner Fort Dodge secretary treasurer. The Veterans Administration has made nearly 5 billion available in GI loans to about 6 million veterans.
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Mason City
Ralph Johnson
Waterloo
Iowa Department of Sons of Union Veterans
Claude van Gundy
Fort Dodge
Charles Johnston
Sioux City
Jacob Kirchner
Veterans Adminstration
Audubon County Plans Recreation Area Drive
Excited residents of Elk Horn Brayton Hamlin Gray Audubon and Extra organizing a rural recreation center on the Rob Wiges farm south of Hamlin. The 80 acre site will feature a nine hole golf course clubhouse swimming pool lighted tennis courts and more as part of Farm Home Administration development. A July 1 meeting at Extra Elementary School aims to sell 250 memberships at 100 each to fund the project.
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EXIRA
Audubon County
Elk Horn
Brayton
Hamlin
Gray
Audubon
Extra
Rob Wiges
Farm Home Inegration
Youth Survives Drowning Incident at West Okoboji Lake
Duane Smith a 19 year old Shenandoah man narrowly escaped drowning during a skin diving trip on West Okoboji Lake Sunday A large wave flooded his snorkel tube and persistent waves prevented clearing it He was rescued by two companions and the Lake Patrol and hospitalized for observation after first aid.
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Arnolds Park
Duane Smith
Shenandoah
West Okoboji Lake
Smith
Lake Patrol
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Ramona K. Meyler
Camblin
Alfred Hitchcocks
The
Birds
Ora Ou Re
Chester Hiddleston
Mary Fortney
Kim
Tennessee
Clyde R. Pratt
Jackson, Tenn
Dale Sherer
Anthony
Stephen Delch
Rt. 1
Sunnyside Park
Glen Gustasen
Glen's TV
Cer Pire
Wilbur Hansen
Richard
Richard Hansen Auto
News-Telegraph
Knarr
CCC
Cass
ASCS
Saddle Club
Rawhide Gaddie Club
Shepperd School
Seine Henningsen
Bill Lanham
Henningsen, Durham and Richardson
E. C. Henningsen Company
Lanham
Olive
Sun Valley
Marilyn Thomason
Carol Hass
R. W. Thomason
G. O. Hass
Griswold
Lynn Holmes
Council Bluffs
Idaho
Union Pacific
Denver
Henningsen, Motor Company
Ben Magill
Atlantic High
Atlantic High School
Atlantic Moose Lodge
Mercury
Cass Tuberculosis and Health Association
Park
Eldora Institute
Leslies
Gene Leslie
Rt. 3
Demos
Atlantic News-Telegraph
Bernard Steffens
Atlantic Memorial
George Herrick
W. H. Kramer
Sherry Funke
Mrs
Howard Funke
Don Crane
Marge Crang
Ralph Norman
Barbara
Barbara Norman
Carl
Reed
Voss
Realtors
Marland Black Atlantic
Virgil D. Lembke Cumberland
Lowa
Woodmen Accident and Life Company
Bimoks, Mebresks
Ertvas Ceeasi
Compa
John D. Martens
Cumberland, Lowa
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