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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1940
Page
5
Roscoe Blinks 47 a Linn county master farmer died from a fractured skull after falling 25 feet from a hayloft to a concrete barn floor a rope holding a trap door broke causing the fall relatives announce funeral services set for Sunday at Marion.
The American Methodist hospital at Chungking, capital of China, was hit and badly damaged in a Japanese air raid today. The British diplomatic mission and the consulate-general offices were made uninhabitable by the attack, which targeted Chungking's western suburbs.
Des Moines police in Iowa seek to identify a woman about 21 who fainted in a downtown drug store. She was taken to a hospital with amnesia and hysteria as a complication. She wore a varicolored print dress a black purse blue eyes a wedding ring and black shoes.
Generally fair tonight and Saturday with considerably cooler tonight. Nebraska forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Saturday, with cooler nights and a warm spell possible Saturday afternoon in western and central areas.
In a Balkan crisis, Romania faces Soviet demands for Bessarabia northern Bukovina and Danube Black Sea concessions. King Carol seeks dialogue via a Russo Romanian commission while officials warn of a possible capitulation amid Bulgarian and Hungarian pressure.
Dr. and Mrs. L. M. Getz and son Leon announce the purchase of the Jones hospital at 314 Walnut St from Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Jones. The vacant building will be redecorated and reopened as the Atlantic hotel with about 50 bedrooms and a cafe, under Getz family management within a month.
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt, at a press conference, would be glad to meet Wendell Willkie to discuss a common approach to European affairs if Willkie desires. Roosevelt did not indicate timing and joked about a nonworking White House elevator amid third term speculation.
The 204 Republican delegates meet at city hall at 10 a.m. to nominate county attorney and sheriff with four GOP candidates and a possible deadlock leading to a dark horse. Democrats convene in the recurthouse assembly room to elect delegates to the state convention and fill Cass county tickets.
The passage notes expectations about Roosevelt seeking to influence his chosen successor. It discusses potential implications of such moves on party unity and the broader political landscape without detailing concrete actions or dates.
Wendell Willkie, winning the Republican nomination on the sixth ballot, takes charge of the GOP campaign to defeat the New Deal. He plans a vigorous, inexpensive campaign financing with small contributions and will resign from Commonwealth and Southern to focus on the race. He hopes for a Elmwood Ind homecoming and works with leaders like Stassen Halleck Landon McNary and Martin as he charts policy on Americanism peace and preparedness.
Philadelphia reports a sectional revolt within the Republican Party against Wendell Willkie easing as Wisconsin's Frank Keefe publicly backs Willkie. Kansas’ Frank Carlson and Michigan’s Roy Woodruff also endorse, citing grass roots demand and potential to defeat Roosevelt. John D. M. Hamilton may handle GOF votes.
Mrs. Clarence Vetter reports Cass County Red Cross branch chapters contributed 157.60 to the war relief fund, still short of a 1,520 quota. Gifts included 82.00 from Cumberland, 10.75 Anita, 14 Lewis, 5.75 Massena, 0 Maine, and 15 from Atlantic plus numerous local donors totaling 297.20 previously acknowledged.
National League results Brooklyn 2 Boston 1 with Wyatt and Phelps contributing. Errick and Mass cited. American League action New York 2 Philadelphia 3 with Towne Russe Dickey and Hayes. Washington 3 Boston 2 features Leonard Ferrell Cade Hsing and Desittels.
At Philadelphia June 28 the Republican National Convention named Wendell Willkie as presidential nominee and Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon as running mate on the national ticket. The official vice presidential vote stood McNary 890 Short 108 Bridges 2.
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