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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1957
Page
11
In Georgetown Kentucky Lt Gov Harry Lee Waterfield won a $5 first prize in a milking contest to promote June Dairy Month. He handed $5 to each of two waitresses who asked him for a glass of milk unaware of the promotion. They were simply trying to sell milk.
Mrs Agnes Goldberg cracked an egg in Providence and found three yolks. Dr William H Wiley of the University of Rhode Island notes that new pullets may do odd things as they adjust, explaining the unusual score in early laying.
Mrs. Charles Slemmon of Akron visited relatives here with her parents the A. Stinemates and others. Albert Fuhr and family attended a birthday dinner at Scott Pim home near Red Oak for Mrs. Ray Guffey. W K Hawley of Anderson Indiana visited Mrs. Hawley’s sister Mrs. Clarence Weaver and family. Alice White and Stanley Riggs wed at 7 o clock Saturday at the Christian church in Cumberland. Fred Ashmores of Muscumbia Missouri are guests of Clifford Pettengill and Chester Pettengill.
The world's tallest waterfall is Angel Falls in Venezuela, standing about 15 times higher than Niagara. It is named after Jimmy Angel, an American prospector who helped reveal the site.
Hollywood notes recount Claire Bloom, English star of Romeo and Juliet, meeting Elvis Presley on a MGM set. Presley admires her singing while Bloom jokes about age, then recalls the charm of the encounter amid talk of her film work with Yul Brynner and Chaplin. The piece also touches on radio emergency tests, highway routing ideas, and Audubon airport improvements.
Earl Foster, long-time publisher and advertising executive, launched a weekly mimeographed paper in Hamlin, Iowa. The Hamlin Bugle reports ads and local news for about 250 readers, with Foster managing ads from Audubon and visiting Hamlin for submissions. Foster, known as the Pied Piper for war bond drives, aims to support hometown business and enjoys the new project despite modest profits.
Petition filed with Adair county superintendent seeks to consolidate Orient Richland and Zion districts and part of Spauding township into the Bluegrass Community School District. 363 residents signed, citing at least 30 area children enrolled last year.
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