Local News Briefs and Weekend Visitors
Home from Cleveland Carrico family returns from Cleveland Ohio. Miss Marie Smith and Robert Becker from Fort Dees visit here at 600 Palm Street. Chicago visitors Mrs Cardio and children spend the summer. Dr Cardio due July 4. Walnut visitors Edwin Paulsen and Ernest Dose. Massena Miss Nira McCormick visits Wilma Pollock. Sixty National Guard members return from Camp Dodge. W B Eaton new Metropolitan Insurance manager moving to Atlantic. George Olsen family and relatives depart for Fort Pierre South Dakota.
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Miss Marie Smith
Robert Becker
Fort Dees
Mia
Norman Weiss
Palm Street
Metropolitan Insurance Office
W. B. Eaton
Atlantic
Algona
Shranger
Chestnut Street
South Dakota
George Olsen
Robert George
East Seventh Street
Olsen
Arthur Hornung
Mise Lucille
Audubon
Fort Pierre
S. D
Local Notes: Visits and Trips Across Iowa and Beyond
Kimballton visitors Bert Kerr from Seattle stayed with nephew A. O. Garlock as they headed home after visiting relatives. F. E. Kelley travels to Des Moines after C. E. Maurer died in an auto crash near Weatherford Oklahoma. funeral planned at Armstrong Missouri. Mrs. Arthur Benson returns from Nebraska with niece Rose Hunter and Carl Egan. crops reported good. Adele Grobee plans a northeast motor trip to Quebec NY World’s Fair and Niagara Falls. Fisher family returns from Leon and Mount Ayr, son Jimmie remaining with grandparents.
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Kimballton
Bert Kerr
Seattle
Wash
A. O. Garlock
F. E F. Kelley
Des Moines
C. E. Maurer
Weatherford
Oklo
Armstrong, Mo
Arthur Benson
Near Atlantic
O'Neill
Neb
Rose
Gail Hunter
Carl Egan
Nebraska
Adele Grobee
Maple Street
Ames
Quebec
Canada
New York World’s Fair
Niagara Falls
R. G. Fisher
Patricia Anne
Cedar Street
Fred Fisher
Leon
Mr. Fisher
John Michaels
Mount Ayr
Jimmie
Railroad Time Cards and Transit Schedules Listed
Rock Island time cards show eastbound and westbound trains with exact departure and arrival times. Branch lines to Audubon Griswold and Interstate Line details accompany local Burlington line stops and depot references. A brief trivia section notes cheetah similarities to leopards and fish color preferences with red emphasis.
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Interstate Line
Park Hotel
Burlington Bus Line
Disney’s
Teacher jailed for luring girls at Flemington High School
Robert Folker, 28, a Flemington High School teacher, admitted luring at least 21 girl students to his basement office and making immoral advances over the past year. He received an indeterminate sentence at Rahway Reformatory as investigators review responsibility amid the town’s scandal.
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Flemington, N. J
Rahway Reformatory
Designation of Prince of Church Cardinal
The designation comes from the color of the hat given by the pope when a dignitary becomes a cardinal. The college of cardinals elects the pope and the college is limited to seventy six cardinal bishops fifty cardinal priests and fourteen cardinal deacons. Bananas a staple food across the world now grown for sixty years in large quantity replacing seed bearing varieties.
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College of Cardinals
Great Lakes Outlines Change Over Millennial Timescale
Geologists note the outlines of the Great Lakes are not fixed. About 1,000 years ago water levels were roughly 20 feet higher than present.
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Great Lakes
Hog Mange Fight Outlined by Farm Bureau Office
The Farm Bureau outlines steps to control hog mange on Iowa farms. Extension expert E L Quaife says lime sulfur dips are most effective, with two to three dips and wall sanitation. Additional notes cover the Chautauqua salute and May aviation exports rising 40 percent to 10,885,358 dollars.
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Farm Bureau
Towa
E. L. Quaife
Iowa State College
Quaife
Washington
Department of Commerce
148 New Iowa Laws Set To Take Effect July Fourth
Des Moines June 26 1939 148 new Iowa laws go into effect July 4 including tighter anti cigarette bootlegging rules venereal disease tests for expectant mothers and the formation of voluntary soil conservation districts. Other changes cover unemployment benefits eligibility officer salaries and state government restructuring with the tax commission replacing the old board of assessment and review.
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Des Moines
State Board of Control
Iowa
Lake Okoboji
Old State Board of Assessment and Review
Iowa State Tax Commission
Old Board
Fragrant Plants In Native Traditions And Uses
Ellsworth Jaeger notes in Nature Magazine that columbine seeds produce a fragrant paste used on clothing and thought to be a love charm by Omaha and Pawnee women. Common meadow rue and balsam spruce foliage, plus sweet grass, were valued for scent and used in braids and storage.
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Ellsworth Jaeger
Nature Magazine
All the News When It Is News in The News Telegraph
The News Telegraph provides a daily roundup of city events, politics, and society with brief notes from local government, courts, and community happenings. Readers get concise updates on crime reports, public notices, and notable movements within the area.
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News-Telegraph
Ill and Injured At Local Hospitals
The report lists multiple patients and procedures at Atlantic and Jones hospitals, including Einer Henningsen with appendectomy, John Parsons tonsil operation, Mrs. Roy Brandy and Lon Osler admitted for medical care, and Tom Casey discharged after surgery. Also notes Anita resident Jerry Cramler recovering from a stroke and Capt. Peter Diedel of the German embassy preparing trial sailplane flights at Wichita Falls airport.
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Henry Ortgies
Massena
Atlantic
John Parsons
Lewis
Roy Brandy
Bridgewater
Jones
Lon Osler
Griswold
Tom Casey
Wichita Falls
Tex
Peter Diedel
Washington
Hannibal Hamlin Elected Vice President of the United States
Hannibal Hamlin of Maine was elected Vice President with Abraham Lincoln and served from March 4 1861 to March 3 1865.
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Hannibal Hamlin
Maine
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Shark Defense Tactics In Close Up Ocean Fights
In close encounters with sharks the advised defense is to target the fish’s gills to cause rapid injury. Attacking the fins is also noted as a common defensive move though less immediate in stopping an attack.
Diversity of Hawaiian Snails by Valley Uncovered
The article notes a variety of snail species across Hawaii, with each mountain valley hosting its own distinct snail type. It highlights geographic diversity and suggests valley ecosystems shape shell and habitat differences among species.
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Hawaii
Kokomo Cashier Confesses Embezzling Bank Funds
John T. Hunt of Greentown near Kokomo, a 36 year old cashier at the Green Town State Bank, faces imprisonment after allegedly confessing to embezzling 39603 dollars since 1930. He also admitted the kidnapping tale was a hoax.
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Kokomo
Ind
John T. Hunt
Greentown
Transition of S sgn The doctor's prescription mark Ri
In ancient Egypt a symbol Ri marked protection and linked to a 6,000 year lore. The text traces the doctor’s prescription mark as part of that symbolic lineage.
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Ottawa
Canada
Egypt
Governors at conference seek uniform laws and federal-state cooperation
Governors from several states, including Vermont's George D. Aiken, spoke at a regional conference on economic relief and public works. They urged uniform state legislation, freer interstate trade, and stronger federal-state cooperation, noting potential presidential spotlight amid ongoing talks.
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Baldwin
Lehman
George D. Aiken
Vermont
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Eho Carrico
White Ma
Carrig
Frank Cardio
Chidren
Chicago
Dr. Cardio
Walnet
Edwin Paulsen
Ernest Dose
Walnut
Edwin
Nira McCormick
Ritze
Wilma Pollock
Walnut Street
National Guard
Camp Dodge
E. E. Davis
Hotel Whitney
Atlantic Thers
Wolverine
Welch
Cooool
2 Big Thrill Hite
Vaass
Nas
Christens New Flying Boat
Ocean Service
John H. Towers
American Export Airlines
the Battery
New York
Naval Bureau of Aeronautics
Europe
Mr. Horning
Mrs
Frank Horning
R. M. Barnes
Loretta
Clarence Bennett
Virginia
East Peoria
Ill
K. M. Bennett
Hastings
Annis Wilcox
Poplar Street
Rock Island
Flyer
Valley Junction
Robert Folker
U. S
Jeter Reidel
Washington, D. C
Reidel
Los Angeles
Jack Arkin
Marion Goldy
Hollywood
Killer
Ruby Doty
Lansing
Mich
George Hall
Detroit
Einer Henningsen
the Atlantic
Anita
Jerry Cramler
Don H. Afflack
Welch Shoe Store
N.T
New Republic
Henry Giese
Joyce Lomber Company
Dick Clark, M
the Atlantic News-Telegraph
Atlantic News-Telegraph
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