Calamity House mystery at Nora Haight’s Night
Ellery Queen investigates Nora Haight and her sister Pat as mysterious letters with red crayon dates surface in Jim Haight’s life. The trio discovers three envelopes addressed to Miss Rosemary Haight hidden in Nora’s hatbox. Ellery and Pat conclude the letters may reveal crucial secrets tied to Nora and Jim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellery
Pat
Nora
Jim
Neva
Égerway
Hermy
Nora Dearest
John F
Carter
Town Hall
Carl
Smith
John
Mr. Wright
Ellery Queen
Wright
Alberts
Ellery Bataan
Patricia Wright
Mr. Queen
Wellesley
Sarah Lawrence
Queen
Thore
Miss Wright
Rosemary Haight
Little, Brews & Co
King Features Syndiosis
Hess Sons Visit Harlan During Navy Leave
Hess sons of Brayton visited Tuesday evening at Harlan with Mrs. Hess and her nephew Norman Erickson chief petty officer son of Mr and Mrs Carl Erickson on leave from the navy. Mrs Hess has five nephews in service, three overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hess Sons of
Brayton
Harlan
Walnut Tops Bond Drive In County Campaign
Walnut joined Oakland Minden Theynor Ha cock and Carter Lake as the sixth Pottawattamie community to exceed its quota in the fifth war loan drive. The county reached about 2.3 million toward a 3 518 000 quota at the end of week two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Walnut
Pottawattamie
Einer Juel
Oakland
Minden
Theynor
Hacock
Carter Lake
Juel
Funeral Rites Held for Harry Evans at Christian Church
Funeral services for 52 year old Harry Evans were conducted Friday at the Christian church with Rev. Wm. Lee presiding. Music by Delbert Petersen and George Stayer complemented the ceremony. Floral tributes filed by Nancy Fortune and Dallas Carlisle. Pallbearers included Harry Carson Harlan Shires Albert Eshelman Will Milne Elmer Kasch and Victor Godfrey. Burial followed in Hillside cemetery with out of town attendees Chas Hipwell Elias Ashburn from Essex and Sadie Reynolds from Villisca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas, Hipwell
Elias Ashburn
Essex
Misa Sadie Reynolds
Villisca
Patient expresses thanks for hospital aid and corn planting
In a brief note Ray Pollock extends sincere appreciation to those who assisted during his hospital stay and for helping prepare the ground and plant his corn, along with other acts of kindness.
Viota Bintner family relocates to Albert Morgan property
Mr and Mrs William Bintner and their daughter Eileen have moved from the Morgan apartments to the Albert Morgan property on East Main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bintner
Eileen
Morgan Apartments
Albert Morgan
East Main
Marriage of Esther Seltz to Ensign Jack Auerbach
Timely social note reports the marriage of Esther Seltz daughter of Mrs Emma Seltz and the late Rev M E Seltz to Ensign Jack Auerbach son of Mrs F W Auerbach at Immanuel Lutheran Pensacola Florida last Tuesday evening. The double ring ceremony was performed by Rev W C Schrader with Lieut Austin Brenneman and Ensign Richard Allen as witnesses. The bride wore a white eyelet suit and the groom a white naval uniform. The couple will reside in Melbourne Florida for two months of training before going home to await further orders.
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Mias
Esther Seltz
Emma Seltz
M. E. Seltz
Jack Auerbach
F. W. Auerbach
Chestnut Street
Colc
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Pensacola, Fla
W. C. Schrader
Austin Brenneman
Richard Allen
Ensign Auerbach
Lohengrin
Mendelssohn
Auerbach
The
Atlantic High School
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso
Ind
Cole’s
San Diego
Cal
Wilbur Knop
Seltz
Zion Lutheran Church
Naval Aviation School
Pensacola
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
University of Iowa Navy
Ottumwa Naval Air Base
Melbourne
Fla
Bright Sun Dress Pattern 246 and 9246 Jacket Skirt
Sewing notice offers Pattern 246 for a sun dress and jacket with separate skirt in sizes 12 to 44. Pattern 9246 includes size 16 for a sun dress with yardage and example jacket needs. Send coins to Atlantic News Telegraph for pattern 246 and 9246 at 282 West 18th St New York NY, plus fifteen cents for Marian Martin Summer Pattern Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic News- Telegraph
Pattern Dept
West 18Th St
New York
Club Calendar Notices for Rainbow Girls and Garden Club
Club calendar items require 10 a.m. submission. Rainbow Girls meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. for initiation. Atlantic Garden Club gathers at Mrs. Jake White's, home of Mrs. Roy Graham 1001 Chestnut Street, bring flower arrangements. Thursday features Maple Dale Club afternoon session with Mrs. Wilbert Kahl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow Girls
Atlantic Garden Club
Jake White
Roy Graham
Chestnnut Street
Maple Dale Club
Wilbert Kahl
Dinner guests and visitors travel through town
Beach California and Miss Ethel Black were dinner guests Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. H. D. Krohn. Mr. and Mrs. Carey visited here last week while en route from California to New York.
Birthday Parties Honored in Elk Horn and Anita
Women hosted birthday gatherings across territories with mothers grandmothers and young honorees. Mrs Hans Marquesen welcomed relatives, Mrs Jensen celebrated her 90th with family, and Anita saw Janet Ann celebrate with fifteen children and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk Here
Hans Marquesen
Elk Horn
Anderson
Omaha
N. P. Nielsen
Jensen
Needle Club
Martin Roose
Stena Jensen
Anita
Wayne Jewett
Janet Ann
Cal Darrow
Real Estate Transfers in Atlantic and nearby towns
A sequence of conveyances shows Earl C. Montgomery and wife transferring to Peter Paulsen and wife. George T. Behrends to Clara Hansen. Montgomery to Lyle L. Willenburg. George Marston to A J Beebe. C W Hancock to Ernest A McWhinney. G M Chaffee to Anna K Foster. Roy Curry to Joseph N Curry. Estella Lawrence and others to Thomas Cousins. Considerations listed as $1 and one over. Dates range 1944 and earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl C. Montgomery
Peter Paulsen
Atlantic
George T. Behrends
Clara Hansen
E. C. Montgomery
Lyle L. Willenburg
West
East
Whitney
George Marston
A. J. Beebe
Dickerson
Lewis
C. W. Hancock
Ernest A. McWhinney
G. M. Chaffee
Anna K. Foster
Engle
Wiota
Roy Curry
Joseph N. Curry
Estella Lawrence Et al
Cousins
United seeks Cedar Rapids stop on coast-to-coast route
United Air Lines asked the Civil Aeronautics Board for authority to make Cedar Rapids Iowa an intermediate stop on its coast-to-coast airway between Moline Illinois and Des Moines Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United Air Lines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Cedar Rapids
Moline
Ill
Des Moines
Husband Shot by Wife in Humeston Incident
Orrin Wright a 43 year old Humeston farmer is in serious condition in a Chariton hospital after being shot by his wife who then shot herself and drank poison. Sheriff Hogue says Mrs Wright is expected to recover.
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Humeston
Orrin Wright
May
Chariton
Ration Calendar Panel Meeting Schedule
Gasoline and tire rationing daily sessions at 8 30 a m. Feel Of and Stevee hold 1 p m sessions on Tuesday and Friday. Price Panel meets at 10 a m on Thursday.
Caney Briefs Selections From Local Visits
Casey news briefs list visitors and callers with multiple families in Caney. Kennth Blackmer hosts Minneapolis relatives. Grace Carlson and children return to Des Moines after staying with W. C. Evans. Families from Calumet City and Omaha join others visiting local kin. travels include Washington IL and Hastings NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caney
Ward Blackmer
Kenneth
Minneapolis
Kenneth Blackmer
Grace Carlson
den Moines
W. C. Evans
Former Anita Tribune editor takes linotype job in Indianola
Anita-L G Spangler and her husband Mr Spangler and their young son leave Greenwood area to move to Indianola. He aided his father with crops but will join his wife in Indianola this week. The News-Telegraph reports the arrival of news from Indianola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianela
Anita
L. G. Spangler
Anita Tribune
Pattern 909 for two suits from one yard of fabric
Telegraph offer for Pattern 909 with transfer motifs and pieces to make two suits in sizes 1 to 4. Send eleven cents and write PATTERN NUMBER NAME AND ADDRESS to Needlecraft Dept New York. Catalog available for fifteen more cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic News- Telegraph
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Avoca Reverend Killed in Highway Collision Saturday
Rev. Frederick Rohifs age 30 native of Avoca leader of the Afton Presbyterian church died in a three person crash on Highway 169 south of Lorimer Iowa Saturday afternoon. Also killed were R. Brown 65 of Afton and Mae Daniels of Creston who were riding with Rohifs. The Meadow Gold Dairy truck driver John Dale of Des Moines forced to pull out to avert a sudden stop in front of the car.
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Avoca
Frederick Rohifs
Highway 169
Lorimer
R. Brown
Afton
Mae Daniels
Creston
Rohifs
Afton Presbyterian Church
John Dale
Meadow Gold Dairy Products
Des Moines
Farm Bureau Women Convene in Des Moines Summer Meet
Three hundred Iowa women registered for the annual Farm Bureau Women conference in Des Moines. Sessions opened under Mrs. Raymond Sayre with speakers including Allan B. Kline president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and Me Taung Kaung daughter of Bishop Kaung who baptized President Chiang Kai-Shek into the Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Raymond Sayre
Allan B. Kline
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Me Taumg Kaung
Z. T.kaung
Chiang Kai-Shek
Methodist Church
Dead Driver in Lake City Crashes Into Pedestrian
Grace Richardson, 42, of Lake City, was left in serious condition after being struck by a car driven by Charles Zieger, 62, who died of a heart attack at the scene. The vehicle crashed as Richardson stepped from her car near the Lake City business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake City
Grace Richardson
Charles Zieger
Casey Service Men Return Home and Travel News
Casey area notes favored service members and family moves. Verlene Kading returns to Washington DC after visiting her mother Minnie Kading. Mrs Garland McTigue travels to Boise Idaho to join her husband Corporal McTigue. The Hiscocks family hosts a navy visit from Bill Hiscocks and E F Hiscocks. Eddie Clyde and Everett Clyde visit sister Mrs Claude Osborn after overseas service. Louis Lemke leaves for navy service. wife and baby move to Greenfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey
Verlene Kading
the Waves
Washington, D. C
Minnie Kading
Garland McTigue
Boise
Idaho
Cpl. McTigue
Bill Hiscocks
Navy
Farragut
E. F. Hiscocks
Pfc
Eddie Clyde
Ft. Custer
Mich
Everett Clyde
Sistter
Claude Osborn
Louis Lemke
August Lembke
Greenfield
Plane crashes into Lake Okoboji injures three near Arnolds Park
Three youths leaped into Lake Okoboji when a loose propeller caused an airplane to plunge. Mayor C L Aitchison operated a water taxi and rescued the injured men. Pilot George Vanderburg of Sioux City piloted the plane. other passengers unnamed. A separate Des Moines hearing sets July 11 for Iowa Electric Light and Power to build a two inch natural gas pipe line to a dehydration plant at Ames Reliable Products in Ontario.
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Arnolds Park
INS
Lake Okoboji
C. L. Aitchison
George Vanderburg
Sioux City
Des Moines
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Cedar Rapids
Ames Reliable Products Company
Ontario
Atrocity Claims Reported by London News Review
The London News Review published alleged German atrocities in Normandy. Paratroopers were said to be strangled with chute cords and their throats cut. Authorities had restricted such reports for days before this release.
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London
INS
London News Review Today
Normandy
Omaha Man Held for Fatal Shooting
Omaha June 26 John Carter 35 of Omaha is held in the city jail for investigation in the death of Mrs Leola Weasley 40 who died from bullet wounds while en route to a hospital Walker surrendered at the police station and was identified by 9 year old John Wesley as the shooter after a quarrel between them
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
INS
John Carter
Leola Weasley
Walker
John Wesley
Paroled Convicts Identified in Omaha Robberies
Two paroled Iowa men arrested in a stolen car were positively identified as the hold up suspects in two Omaha filling station robberies. Edgar Cook, 10, released May 3 after 11 years of a 25 year sentence for armed robbery. Daniel Sanford Maddox, 31, who served 3 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Iowa
Harry Green
Edgar Cook
Fort Madison
Dubuque
Daniel Sanford Maddox
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Cry
Jing
Reo
Patty
Mr. Smith
Mr. and
Mrs. Carroll
News-Telegraph
Tim
L. B. Petersen
J. F. Humphrey
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Euane Rites
Ray Pollock
Clair Schuler
Jim Glynn
Frank Albright
Helen, Knoke
Mahlandt Baier
Sunnyside Park
William Carey
Long
Paul Madden
Jeanette
8. C. G. Club
Bertha Baker
Maynard Ridlen
Lester Kennedy
Marian Kaiser
Edna Wells
Earl Sasne
Pearl Carrere
Red Crosse
Casey News Briefs
Pearl Spain
Dunbar Brothers
Susie Raper
Walter Siedelmann
Calumet City
Siedelmann
Anna Timmons
Boyd Crandall
Washington
Paul McDonald
Omahea
C. E. Drake
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Tex
Joe Harlan
Mary Tate
Miles Valentine
Frances
Bobby
John O'Connor
Iowa City
Francis Hamilton
David
Hastings
Neb
Cylde Hamilton
Gladys Knox
Pauline Goodyear
Staples, Minn
Reed Mulhollin
Capital City
Mensace Slvcher
X-Rey
McCleary Clinic
Elms’ Blvd
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Saeld Golvaerve Fomee
Cook
Rexall
Gregersen's
Lee’s
Rex Pharmacy
Londonderry
Eward Street
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