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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1957
Page
2
An Internal Revenue Service agent volunteered to donate blood to a hospitalized friend. A nurse suspected the agent’s claim and refused the offer after noting his temperature two degrees below normal. The nurse quipped that tax collectors are cold.
Gustave Arp 77 and Olga Arp 66 suffered cuts and burns after a 1953 Ford failed to yield and collided with their car as it pulled onto US 6 two miles southwest of Oakland. Driver Terrence Kullbom 17 from Lewis escaped injury. Vehicles sustained about 550 total damage. Arp faces a justice court charge.
The Agriculture Department reported consumers spend about 5 percent more for food this year than last. Little cheer for farmers as higher prices primarily reflect cost increases while per capita consumption barely rises. Only market demand uptick due to population growth.
Alderman J. J. Spooner says rising costs force city departments to transfer functions to private interests. He argues the change will save money and improve service.
Engineers discover that combining salt with soil creates a tougher surface for country dirt roads, potentially improving durability and longevity. The finding suggests a simple, scalable method to stabilize rural roadways.
Five figures illustrate the current First Aid method for children. The sequence shows a mother clearing the airway, positioning the child face down to dislodge a blockage, tilting the jaw, sealing the mouth and nose, and delivering breaths while applying gentle abdominal pressure to prevent air in the stomach.
Local briefs list visitors, new residents, and job changes in Atlantic. Includes Donald Alexander and family visiting from Whittier California, Dwight Seckman replacing Dick Unger as farm bureau fieldman, and Jaycee golf selections for state tournament at Waterloo. Also notes travels to Prince Albert lake, Elgin Illinois visits, and a probate judgment in district court.
The State Board of Public Instruction again upholds Audubon county board of education’s appeal against Manning Community School district boundaries drawn by joint boards of Carroll Crawford Shelby. The ruling cites insufficient planning and improper special meetings. Manning may seek district court review or restart reorganization. Audubon’s district was reorganized last March and now contains over 13 million dollars in property in Lincoln Township.
Mrs Charles Steffen serves as counselor this week at Twin Lakes Bible Camp near Rockwell City. Attendees from the area include Bernard Wills Cheri Starlin and Annabelle Swisher.
Braman home hosted weekend guests including Ron Helms Denny Jordan from Cedar Rapids Jim McConnell from Des Moines Phillip Lainson from St Louis Harry Kallas from Denison Roger Hoppe from Traey and Marvin Braman Phi Delta Theta brothers of Jim Williams University of Iowa. Graduation activities featured David Williams Harvard University and Marilyn Williams Northfield School for Girls with plans for Radcliffe College. Anniversary celebrations marked Harold and Archie Barrett families with relatives from Atlantic Parkersburg and California. New engineer Gerhardt Van Drie began duties as temporary city engineer for the J L Sam Engineering firm.
The city assigns a temporary engineer for about a week until Dan Waul of the Samuelson firm replaces Dan Williams. Waul is finishing work at Charles City. Council members urged Williams’ relief on June 15 and the Storm Lake firm agreed to supply a replacement.
Spanish explorers named Venezuela after lakeside huts built on poles over Lake Maracaibo they thought resembled a little Venice.
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