Local July Board Meeting Noted In Case County
A summary of short notices lists the Case county board of supervisors July meeting set for next Monday as the first of the month falls on a Saturday. Other items mention Mrs Brady McClelland leaving for Fort Bragg N C to join her husband, Mrs M M Meredith visiting Kansas City with family, Mrs E A Mathisen returning from Pomona California, and delegates and exams tied to local events. Ensign Rex L Evans and wife visiting relatives before awaiting assignment in Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Case County Board of Supervisors
Fort Bragg
Brady McClelland
Roy Hedges
N. C
Ensign
Rex L. Evans
San Francisco
L. I. Heath
East Tenth Street
L. R. Evans
Mystic
Washington, D. C
Ensign Evans
Atlantic War Time Notices and Local Travel Moves
Short items detail service members' movements from Atlantic to posts in the South Pacific and Montana. Parents and spouses report arrivals and departures, with Mrs. Wilbur Eblen’s family updating on Camp Robinson, Ft. Sill and local visits. Rotary picnic at 1408 Chestnut Street noted with honors. Dairy payments due, Casa county issued warrants totaling 15560.06 for March and April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Atlantic
Dick Bell
Chestnut Street
Carl Goeken
Casa County Aaa
Wilbur Eblen
Fay
Little Rock
Ark
Camp Robinson
Pvt. Eblen
Ft. Sill
Okla
Weather Summary from Keokuk and Statewide Rainfall
High temperature reached 98 degrees at Keokuk with rainfall totals across the state including 1.17 inches at Decorah 1.07 at Cuthrie Center 1.02 at Iowa Falls one inch at Ames .67 inch at Council Bluffs and .18 inch at Fort Dodge Fair and warmer conditions were forecast for the next 24 hours across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Decorah
Cuthrie Center
Iowa Falls
Ames
Council Bluffs
Fort Dodge
Dewey Praised as Standout Leader by Griswold
Griswold lauds Governor Dewey as a reformer who fights crime and political corruption. He highlights Dewey’s seriousness, integrity, and ability to break entrenched power, noting actions against rackets in New York and the Tamany era. He credits Dewey with cracking the Democratic hold on New York state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griswold
New York
Tammany
Jimmy Hines
White House
Sing Sing
Democratic Party
New York State
Knights Templar Install Officers in Iowa Grand Ranks
Vernon R. McKay of Keokuk was installed as right eminent grand commander of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Iowa. Closing sessions of a three day conclave in Waterloo produced new officers including R. E. Roudebush Ames Arthur O. Harstad Sioux City Earl B. Delzell Cedar Rapids J J Pelmulder Ottumwa Frank E Koepler Walter Schwarz Keokuk Clinton Kastner Boone Alvin A. Pierce Council Bluffs appointed eminent third guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Knights Templar of
Iowa
Vernon R. McKay
Keokuk
R. E. ‘Roudebush
Ames
Arthur O. Harstad
Sioux City
Earl B. Delzell
Cedar Rapids
J. J. Pelmulder
Ottumwa
Frank E. Koepler
Walter Schwarz
Clinton Kastner
Boone
Alvin A. Pierce
Council Bluffs
Vichy Minister Henriot Assassinated in Paris
London reports Philippe Henriot Vichy minister of propaganda was killed in his Paris bedroom by 15 men disguising as militiamen. The DNB said the attack targeted the ministry of propaganda last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INS
Philippe Henriot
Vichy
Paris
DNB
Propaganda
Henriot
Counties Paid 13.77 Percent of State School Expenses
Des Moines reports 1942 payments totaling 82 619 268 by 82 Iowa counties toward state institutions and schools. Funds covered asylum, epileptic, feeble minded, deaf, blind, tuberculosis, and child care facilities with total receipts of 959 008 or 13.77 percent, up from 262 634 average. Cass County alone contributed 19 443 with 3 811 repaid by estates and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Towa
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Cherokee
Clarinda
Mount Pleasant
Independence
Woodward
Glenwood
Council Bluffs
Vinton
Oakdale
Davenport
Toledo
Cass County
Notice to request extra copies of The News Telegraph
Those who desire extra copies of The News Telegraph should notify this office in advance so the supply will not be exhausted.
P-47 Pilot Ties Johnson for Top Aerial Destroyer
At an English air base in June, Lt Col Francis Gabreski of Oil City Pennsylvania tied Major Robert Johnson of Lawton Oklahoma for the season’s top destroyer with 27 enemy planes down. Gabreski added a Messer Schmidt 109 over France to reach 27, while Johnson, on leave in the U S, also has 27. Gabreski also has two ground kills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Air Force
England
tLiecut
Francis E. Gabreski
Oil City
Robert Johnson
Lawton
Okla
Gabreski
France
Johnson
United States
Brayton Soldiers Return to Camps
Brayton reports three soldiers resuming duty after furloughs. Cpl. Kenneth Bills leaves today for Camp Polk, Louisiana, to rejoin duties with wife and mother present. Pic. Robert Christensen departs for Oregon after a 30 day furlough with parents. Staff Sgt. Russell Lewis heads to Edmonton Canada following a ten day leave with wife and parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brayton
Kenneth Bills
Camp Polk
Vivian Bills
Pic
Robert Christensen
Oregon
C. T. Christensen
Russell Lewis
Edmonton
Canada
Seismic Report Ties Severe Quakes to Central America
Fordham University officials said the seismograph logged two very severe earthquakes this morning, about 2/170 miles from New York, likely in Nicaragua or Guatemala, as reported by INS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fordham University
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Halts in Navy Equipment Production by NYC Plants
About 800 workers at two Benox Aviation Corp plants in New York quit to protest grievances after 300 layoffs in five weeks. Local 863 CIO United Auto Workers plans talks and previously appealed to President Roosevelt to seize the plant for navy operation. Charles City foundry at Oliver Farm Equipment faced absenteeism with 30 of 300 workers not showing up today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Navy
Bendix Aviation Corp
United Automobile Workers, Cio
Roosevelt
Charles City
Oliver Farm Equipment Company
Open Day Golf Tournament At Red Oak Country Club
The Red Oak Country club hosts its annual open day golf tournament next Sunday with prizes in all flights. Golfers from Atlantic and other southwest Iowa clubs are invited to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Iowa
Foster
Lake Okoboji
Shenandoah
Red Oak
Council Bluffs
Corning
Atlantic
Max Brown
Dick Cook
Claude Lawler
Don Minor
Dick McCauley
George Olsen
David Taylor
George Legg
Peter Hopley
Red Oak Country Club
Rites Held for Avoca Area Accident Victim Rev Frederick Rohifs
Funeral services were conducted at Avoca Presbyterian Church for Rev. Frederick Rohifs 30 of Afton a truck car collision victim. He was a captain chaplain discharged from the army in 1943 and had served as pastor at Afton and Avoca. Graveside rites were by the Avoca Legion post at Graceland cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avoca Presbyterian Church
Frederick Rohifs
Afton
Avoca
Lorimer
Ivan B. Bachtell
Avoca Congregational Church
Howard Lindquist
Atlantic First Presbyterian Church
Afton Presbyterian Church
Rohifs
Army
Avoca Legion Post
Graceland Cemetery
Ethel Schroeder
Gertrude Stuhr
Lois Gundy
Frances Jacobsen
Charlotte Noller
Grant Weat
Lillie Schmidt
Glen Schaffert
New ROTC Leader Named at Iowa University
Col. Theodore W. Wrenn takes command of ASTP and ROTC units at the University of Iowa, succeeding Col. Luke D. Zech who moved to Omaha. Wrenn rose from lieutenant to major in World War II and has served in the Philippines and multiple U.S. army posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
INS
Theodore W. Wrenn
ASTP
ROTC
University of Iowa
Wrenn
Luke D. Zech
Omaha
Neb
Philippines
United States
Save a life drive slowly near highway children
A public service message urges drivers to slow down when children are near roadways and to be prepared to stop instantly if needed to prevent injuries or fatalities.
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Kansas City
M. M. Meredith
West Sixth Street
Misa Peggy Meredith
Graham Asher
California
E. A. Mathisen
Pomona
Cal
Mien
Viola Joyce
Baldwin City
Kan
Kappa Phi
National Methodist Young People's Fraternity
Iowa State College
Atlantic High School
Georgia Byrne
J. G. Furstenberg
J. W. Morgan
Oak Street
Wiota
Anita
Jack McLaughlin
Winterset
Distrit
Normandy
Cherbourg
U. S. Signal Corps
South Pacific
Matt Mathisen
Eby
Vancouver
Was
Mathisen
Frank A. Todhunter
J. W. Todhunter
Air Transport Command
Great Falls
Mont
Kingman
Ariz
Marshalltown
Claude Lang
Harold Lang
New Guinea
E. H. Hauser
Mary Westenburg
Louise Westenburg
Ed Oak
Basie Givens
Dawn Dance
Brahma
American Legion
Herbert Joyce
South of Atlantic
Denver
Alamena
Colo
Texas
C. A. Billington
Corpus Christi
Tex
Marguerite Briscoe
Atlantic Hospital
Katherine Waters
Hazel Street
Billington
Corpus Chriati
Florian Flowers
Iowa Highway Commission
Justice Court
Lloyd R. Schlecht
Robert F. Carter
Cumberland
Everett N. Kline
Extra
Sunnyside Pool
J. N. Redburn
Marilyn Henningsen
Edith Ann Mullinas
Washington Workers 4-H Club
Sunnyside Park
John P. Riddle
Court of Justice of the Peace
A. M. Laursen
Eixra
Riddle
Iowa Highway Patrol
George Aggen
City Park Board
Sunnyside
Ardis Vollenweider
Inwood
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Knights Templar
Hitler
der Fuehrer
Cazuals
NEW Rotc
Scluranks
JAMAS
VOGUE
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