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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1950
Page
2
Elk Horn Marior Boose was elected president of the Shelby and Audubon county bankers at an organizational meeting held last week.
John MacVicar 30, former mayor of Des Moines, died of cancer at his Rapid City home yesterday. He served three terms as Des Moines mayor and held roles including city manager of Rapid City and street commissioner of Des Moines in the 1930s. His illness had lasted several months.
Funeral services for Mrs. Done ald Blake were held Sunday at 2 PM at Taylor funeral home with Rev. CC W Hohanshelt officiating. Interment was in Atlantic cemetery. Also noted: funeral services held for Mrs Hans C Hansen at Immanuel Lutheran church Kimballton with interment in Kimballton Lutheran cemetery. she died June 15 and is survived by four children, two sisters, and five grandchildren.
Lewis The Lewis Used Furniture store held its opening Saturday with a good crowd. Mrs. Dorothy Kirchoff won the door prize and 16 children received movie tickets. Visitors at the Elmer Smith home included Mr and Mrs Boyd Porter and son from Des Moines Wes Mason of Rock Island is visiting, and Mr and Mrs Lee Smith and son from Omaha were guests. Take it easy on the road and don’t speed.
Worth Karns a 32 year old World War II navy veteran from Ames was elected Iowa VFW department commander at the annual encampment in Cedar Rapids. Paul Conway Creston city clerk became senior vice commander as Waterloo was chosen for the 1961 convention site. Other officers include Clifford Dawson Davenport junior vice commander G J Larcone Des Moines quartermaster Maurice Nathanson Cedar Rapids judge advocate Rev James Marlin Mr Pleasant chaplain Dr H T Opsahl Decorah surgeon. The Auxiliary elected Angul Snelson Knoxville president Marie Zwack Dubuque senior vice president Velma Gottschalk Perry junior vice president Bertha Woody Newton treasurer Pearl Persona Mason City chaplain Helen Hart Clear Lake conductress Anna Mary Gooxey Fort Madison guard Dorothy Christensen Boone secretary of the Auxiliary.
Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson will be the principal speaker at the National League of District Postmasters convention in Donaldson Iowa. He will address a banquet on July 10 and postmasters from Iowa and nearby states are expected to attend the event held July 9 11.
Griswold and several towns send crews for the second week at Camp Wakonda northwest of here. More than 150 in the troops participate in campfire programs and ceremonies with singing and ecoutcraft during the one week outing.
Four year old Russell Bubber Tongay Jr. stole the show by swimming 22 miles down the Mississippi from Alton to St. Louis as a practice for his English Channel attempt. Sponsorship comes from the Miami Elks Club as organizers anticipate a summer bid.
Kathy Tongay, two and a half, daughter of the Tongays, swam five miles down the river on Thursday, following in the wake of Bubber Tongay as observers note the remarkable feat by a child in their hometown.
Des Moines reports James Har old Burns, 37, of Montgomery Alabama, escaped from a Fort Madison penitentiary prison farm as announced by the board of control today. Griswold Neary 100 signed up for Red Cross swimming lessons run by Griswold Public School. Lessons in Red Oak with bus transport for children.
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