Ellery Queen Solves A Marriage Mystery Tease
A tense visit to the Wright town house entwines Ellery Queen Nora Carter Bradford Pat and Jim with wedding plans and a burned letter clue. Ellery and Pat deduce a possible hidden romance while Jim contends with an unsettling post and a burned sender name. The suspense builds toward a deeper family intrigue and a forthcoming revelation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misery Smith
Mr. Jee
Tighteviile
John F. Wright & Beaker
Mora
Jaden
Lere
Lola
Nora
Ellery
Frank Lisyd
Hafking
Od Te Feta
Wright
Arelling
Bradford
Carter
Voles
Mr. Queen
Smith
Pat
White House
Carter Bredford
Iater
Hermione
Ellery Pat
Pat Sulka
Hermy
Patty
Jim
Sey
Alberta
Egge
Lovebirds
Pateo
Carl
Bailey
Cheenae
Fleve
Somathievan
Wey
Nan Pat
Aia Jim
Heim
Thierry
Eli
Walter
Redlands Visitor Wiola Ury Tours Family Ties
Mrs Grayce Ury of Redlands California visits sister Mrs F P Waters and her son Merle Ury a United States Navy sailor on furlough from Farragut Idaho leaving today Her youngest son Glen accompanies them and recently completed the eleventh grade at Redlands High School
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Redlands
Cal
F. P. Waters
Merle Ury
U. S. Navy
Farragut
Idaho
Glen
Navy-bound student to join after first semester
The text notes a student will attend a radio school and after the first semester of the coming school year join the navy. Mrs. Ury, employed in radio work, is to be back July 10. Leo Ury, another son, serves in England as a bomber gunner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Ury
Leo Ury
Armed Force
England
Birth of Virginia Ann Uhlich in Livingston
Mr and Mrs Jack Uhlich of Livingston Montana welcomed a daughter born June 22 naming Virginia Ann The couple also has a son Robert Lee aged 3½ Mrs Uhlich formerly Katheryn Parmley of Atlantic
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Uhlich
Livingston
Mont
Virginia Ann
Robert Lee
Uhlich
Katheryn Parmley
Atlantic
Births Report in Red Oak and Audubon Areas
Barbara Ann Croghan was born on Father's Day June 18 at Murphy Memorial hospital in Red Oak to Pvt. and Mrs. James Croghan. The newborn weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces. Pvt. Croghan is training at Fort Bragg. In Audubon Sgt. Ervin Pudenz and Mrs Pudenz welcomed a son born Saturday June 24 at Carroll hospital. Sgt. Pudenz serves with a medical unit in the South Pacific. Mrs. Pudenz is Elaine Andersen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Andersen of Audubon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Ann Croghan
Griswold
Pvt
James Croghan
Murphy Memorial Hospital
Red Osk
Barbara Ann
Pvt. Croghan
Fort Bragg
Notice for extra copies of The News Telegraph
Those who desire additional copies should notify this office in advance so the canary will not be exhausted.
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News-Telegraph
Community Notes on Social Events and Anniversaries
Timely social pages report a golden wedding anniversary surprise for Mr. and Mrs. Ratslaff with twenty four relatives at Devonshire Camp yesterday. Guests included seven wedding attendees and relatives from Lewis Oakland Atlantic and nearby towns. The piece also covers a League of Women Voters meeting on child welfare, the Marne Past Matrons club gathering, a BPOE social at the Elks club, and a Hollywood Beach silver anniversary party for Ernest and Mrs. Larsen with family in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voters League
League of Women Voters
Harold Taylor
Spruce Street
Iown
Esther Immer
State Department of Social Welfare
League
Ernest Larsen
Atlantic
Hollywood Beach
Hollywood
Fla
Arnold Larsen
Near Atlantic
Betty Metcalfe
Misa
Norma Jean Dikén
Larsen
Thora Mikkelsen
John P. Hansen
Jack Kenney
Wiota
William Euken
Claus Fitschen
Frits Tibken
J. T. Ostrus
Oliver Ostrus
Ernest Steffens
Bruno Waldau
Lawrence Waildau
Cliffred Wright
I. S. Anderson
Trena Tokheim
Marne Club
B. T. C. Club
Marne
Fred Long
William Young
Walter Maassen
Frances Gress
Oliver Pelzer
Sunnyside Park
Territory Social Wedding in Walnut This Saturday
At 3 o clock Saturday June 24 at the Methodist parsonage in Walnut the marriage occurred of Miss Phyllis Elaine Lamer elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Glen.
Pineapple Doilies Pattern Ad from Atlantic News Telegraph
Classic pineapple crochet design praised for beginners, pattern 901 provides doily directions and materials. Request pattern by sending eleven cents to Atlantic News Telegraph Needlecraft Dept New York with PATTERN NUMBER NAME and ADDRESS. Additional catalog offer adds 15 cents for 32 page Needlecraft Catalog with 183 illustrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic News- Telegraph
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Pattern Dept
West 18Th St
N.Y
Marian Martin
Buay Bee club meets Thursday. Presbyterian ladies Friday
Club calendar notes the Buay Bee club gathers Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Harry Kay. Friday the Ladies Missionary Society of United Presbyterian church meets at 2 30 at the church with hostesses Mrs. Lyle Woodring and Mrs. Marian Bishop and a Junior society program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buay Bee Club
Harry Kay
Ladies Missionary Society of
United Presbyterian Church
Lyle Woodring
Marian Bishop
Local Wedding and Community Activities Highlight Anita Area
Lamer and Vincent Hansen wed in a private ceremony with immediate family. reception at the bride’s parents’ home and a short honeymoon. Anita clubs feature a large flower show with 350 entries, plus garden club events, parties, picnics, and social gatherings across Walnut and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansen
Walnut High
Monroe Township
Engagement announced for Jeanne Pryor to Lieut John W Spence
Mr and Mrs Sheppard Green Pryor of Fitzgerald Georgia announce the engagement of their daughter Jeanne Evelyn to Lieut John W Spence son of Mr and Mrs W R Spence of Atlanta The wedding is planned for early fall Jeanne is a Georgia graduate and a technician at Ft McPherson Atlanta John W Spence a Wentworth and Nebraska graduate with FBI experience now in the Fourth Service Command Atlanta The report also notes the Lyman Club meeting at Mrs Fiden Kagis home and a Red Cross fund donation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheppard Green Pryor, Jr
Fitzgerald, Ga
Jeanne Evelyn
Atlanta
John W. Spence
W. R. Spence
East Ninth Street
Misa Pryor
Fitzgerald High School
Georgia State Women’s College
University of Georgia
Delta Delta Delta Social Sor
Lyman Club
Lyman Victory Club
Mack Bell
Maurice Pelser
Red Crosse Clubmobile
Farm Bureau
Maurice Pelter
Birthday Celebrations Across Lewis Area Bulletin
A parade of local gatherings spans Lewis and surrounding towns. Mrs. Glen Kenney hosts a birthday surprise with friends including Ralph Pinkham and Lou Kennedy. Rev. Lester Kennedy honored at an Easter-week gathering in Plainfield. Audubon hosts a Grant Jacobs family picnic with Des Moines and Villisca attendees. Various clubs meet at Brayton Oakfield No. 7 school grounds and St. Marys Altar Society hosts in Griswold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Kenney
Lewis
Ralph Pinkham
Lou Kennedy
A. A. Smith
Abe Fulton
Frank Bennett
Otis Conn
Mark Smith
Joe Lawton
Millie Fulton
Frank Joyce
Glen Kennedy
Lester Kennedy
Plainfield
Earl Kennedy
Glen Stamp
Audubon
Grant Jacobs
Des Moines
Audubon Memorial Park
Jacobs
Elmer Acheson
Joan
Oville Law
Lorraine
Kenneth
Richard
Villisca
Anna Law
Paul Klinkefus
Extra
H. H. Zaiger
Frank Campbell
L. H. McLaren
J. M
Brayton Sunshine Club
Oakfield No. 7
Lester Johnson
Christ B. Christensen
Clair Kimball
Ivor Ferguson
Mesara
Mesdamea
Clarence Libby
Clarence Leander
Warren Johnson
Paul Nelson
Adolph Anderson
George Schlater
Roy Nelson
Lester Nelsen
Lawrence Nelsen
Glen
Roger Esbeck
Brayton
Mark and
Janice Olsen
Elk Horn
Jeanette Carver
Agnes Christensen
John B. Olsen
Atlantic
Family members visit ill Mrs. Clara Nelson in Audubon
Tunman and Elaine Bowen of Audubon visit Mrs. Clara Nelson who is ill, joined by relatives Mr. Jacobs and Mrs. Anna Law, siblings of the patient’s sister.
Illnesses and hospital notes from local towns
A roundup of sickness and medical updates. Corky Gaines and Jerry Miller suffer mumps at home, Sharon Mardesen and another patient receive care for health issues, and several residents undergo surgeries or hospital observation across Atlantic Griswold Brayton and Omaha facilities.
Army to Rescue of Canyon Fliers
Kingman Arizona June 28 The Army moved to speed rescue of three fliers from a remote canyon mesa. National park rangers already started southern rim searches while Col Donald B Phillips at Kingman Army Air Field ordered north rim convoys to join the effort. The trio, rescued from a disabled B 24 after parachuting onto a high mesa, were located by search planes and a supply drop noted three flares believed to be in use.
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Kingman
Arig
INS
Grand Canyon
National Park Rangers
Army
Donald B. Phillips
Kingman Army Air Field
Farm Bureau Names Two New Officers
Des Moines announces the appointment of Roger W. Fleming as secretary of the Jews farm bureau and Donald B. Groves as treasurer. Groves will act as secretary until Fleming returns from naval service. Fleming, Tama County native, has led research since 1939 and Groves, formerly regional field director, becomes treasurer July 1 after W. B. Hamilton’s resignation.
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Des Moines
Roger W. Fleming
Jews Farm Bureau
Donald B. Groves
Allan Kline
Groves
Fleming
Navy
W. B. Hamilton
Tama County
Brayton Visitors Spread Across Perry and Clinton
Brayton residents Mrs Frank Hansen and two sons of Des Moines visit Christian Hansen and Mrs Marie Larsen in Perry. Mrs Chris Christensen and family and Mrs Pete Christensen with daughters Helen and Joan join others at Perry homes. Also Miss Doris Smith and Uors Larsen attend. Misa Ann Nelsen of Port Amberg NJ stays with Brayton connections. Mrs Jack Mason and son from Clinton spend time with grandparents Dr and Mrs W R Koob before heading to Omaha to visit sister Mrs Mel Greham.
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Brayton
Frank Hansen
Des Motes
Christian Hansen
Chris Christensen
Robert
Pete Christensen
Helen
Joan
Harold Lewis
Gary
Doris Smith
Uors Larsen
Misa Ann Nelsen
Port Amberg
N. J
John, Burnett
Marie Larsen
Perry
Jack Mason
Clinton
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ITY Town
Ellery Queen
Litia
Green & Os
Feossres Gyndireto
California
Wiola
Mrs. Grayce Ury
the Atlantic Laundry
Pact
Alfred Remien
Chestnut Street
Mies Jessie Lawson
Henry Walter
Lens Boots
Dreve
Does
B. P.O. Coen
Elks Clubhouse
Roy Fraiser
William Bendixon
Lynn Baron
Howard Beadle
Eine Wheeler
Anita Garden Club
Anita Home and Garden Club
Christian Church
Hayes Redburn
Nene
America
H. A. Gill
Lonesome
Pvt. R. Redburn
Camp Walters
Tex
L. J. Hofmeister
Payne
Jack Payne
Lolabelle Spoo
Harriett Christensen
Mary Jane Rasmussen
Mildred Larsen
Etta Jacobsen
Lincoln Center
Anita
St. John W. Spence
Fiden Kagis
Brayton Club
Altar Society
John F. Crawford
Wayne Selser
St. Mary's
Cecil Krohn
Remsen
Francis Quinn
Pittsburgh
Penn
Crawford
Casey
Nels Petersen
C. O. Petersen
Dorothy Woodruff
Mary Claire Gunderson
Bradgate
Woodruff
Mary Claire
Joe Gunderson
Keystone Park
South Anita
Corky Gaines
Mra
Max Gaines
Cedar Street
Jerry Miller
Milo Hubbard
Robert Cranston
Jesse Cranston
Atlantic Hospital
Sharon Mardesen
Vernon Mardesen
William Hamann
H. M. Barter
H. M. Bartlett
Des Moines Hospital
Clarenee Richardson
C. H. Orr
Lows Methodist Hospital
O’coaner
J. J. O'Connor
Michael
St. Joseph's Hospital
Max
Glen Saffer
Gail Saffer
St. Joseph Hospital
Omaha
Henry Brown
S. Joseph Hospital
Brayton News
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