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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1948
Page
4
Anita-Byron Blackburn of Grant has been hired as barber at the Sid Larsen shop. Blackburn, who has barbered in Des Moines for two years, will start work on June 26.
A UN spokesman said Egyptian forces fired on a marked U N truce plane carrying an American pilot near Beer Warburg and attacked a Jewish convoy bound for Negeb. He noted the incident did not break the overall cease fire, while Israel accused Egypt of bombing settlements between Tel Aviv and Gaza.
Iowa Farm Bureau leaders stress bipartisan but not non partisan stance and note past Dewey support alongside Stassen Taft and Vandenberg. AFL and CIO officials say effect depends on Democratic convention and ticket. Iowa education association calls Dewey a popular candidate. comments incomplete from CIO regional director and secretary. City soot data notes Loop district monthly pollution load of about 155 tons per square mile.
Wading shoes should have soles at least one inch thick to improve comfort and reduce strain during hunts and fishing. When driving, heed road signs at face value to avoid accidents and enhance safety.
Esther Alloway files for divorce from Lewis Alloway citing cruelty. Couple wed in Kansas City on December 30 1942 and separated yesterday.
Officer Candidates high school graduates may enlist to attend officer candidate school under M Sgt E F Bressinck Atlantic recruiter. Men ages 20 to 28 may enter as staff sergeants for OCS with discharge if they fail to complete. Civilians with no service reserve ROTC and former officers may join and be commissioned as second lieutenants after graduation.
Army Secretary Royall telegraphed state adjutants general to stop recruiting National Guardsmen immediately. He warned congressional leaders will not support extra appropriations beyond the regular budget to pay for more guardsmen. Budget plans set next year’s National Guard strength at 841000. enlistments by potential draftees raised strength to about 75000. Under the draft act, men not in the guard by last midnight are subject to draft.
Des Moines reporting Henry Wichman a district car dispatcher was questioned by the Polk county grand jury for over three hours regarding state purchases and sales of war surplus materials. The probe centers on irregularities in state officer transactions. Subpoenas issued for Wichman and war surplus records came as the investigation of statehouse dealings was set for July 7.
President Truman signed the two year selective service act, launching a second peacetime draft. The plan calls up to 225,000 men for 21 months and allows 161,000 18 year olds to train for one year to avoid drafting later. Draftees face at least three years in active or five in inactive reserves. many deferments apply for marriages essential occupations and students.
In Tonia Louisiana Patty Diesburg, 15 months old, died when her father's oil truck backed over her in the driveway at about 9 am. Mr Diesburg, a filling station operator, failed to see the child playing near the vehicle as he backed out. The family's other child Daniel, 4, was in the yard.
A brief notice emphasizes Box 15 Cumberland for confidential information and warns to look both ways at railroad crossings as train times approach. The message blends support group contact with pedestrian safety at crossings.
In 1897 German engineer Rudolf Diesel invented the engine bearing his name. The original engine weighed 450 pounds per horsepower and the diesel engine became important for generating cheap electric power in small quantities.
The Knights of Templar of Iowa elected officers at the week-long convention in Spirit Lake. Earl B. Delzell of Cedar Rapids will be grand commander. New officers include James Mitchell, J. J. Pellmulder, John L. Crofts, Elmer Jens, Summer Koch, William L. Perkins, Clinton Kastner, and Fred L. Davis. Mrs. Fred Wohlleber and others were named for auxiliary roles. The group plans a Sunnyside park picnic in July.
The K. J. A. club of Anita Christian church met Friday afternoon with Mrs. Earl Knowl ton serving as host. Assistant hostesses assisted in the gathering.
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