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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1957
Page
4
Richard Reed his wife and children returned home Wednesday from Anchorage Alaska where Reed has been stationed. He is on a 30 day leave before reporting to Fort Huachuca Arizona. Reed is the son of Frank Reed.
A new automated pig production plant at Max Bailey farm near Ames showcases 140 brood sows producing about 400 pigs yearly. The facility relies on four plywood buildings with radiant heating and year round ventilation to produce market hogs in regular intervals, aiming to stabilize prices through year round marketing.
The Supreme Court and a 12 member commission send the FBI into new legal headwinds. Court limits on secret files and compelled testimony clash with loyalty program aims. The commission approves cross examination for most informers, with an exception for regular FBI informers, while undercover agent disclosures face new constraints.
Lawmakers debate overturning a Supreme Court decision that allows defendants to review FBI witness memos. The proposal would restore judges’ exclusive access, risking future appeals to the high court. Past rulings on Communist cases are cited as context for tighter evidence access.
Jerry Thomas owner of Jerry's Day and Night Cafe says two unarmed bandits robbed him of about 250 dollars early Friday. He choked him until he released a sack with that day's receipts after he closed at 6 p.m. Thursday and returned about 1 a.m. Friday.
Mrs Anna Larsen's illness and death bring relatives from California and Washington to Exira. Local visitors include Mr and Mrs W H Montgomery and Mrs Fred Wahlert. A Saturday night band concert, old time square dance, and kangaroo court drew a large crowd. The high school band plans summer Saturday concerts at the city park. The community thanks friends and staff for support during bereavement.
An outspoken piece discusses chemurgic farming and atomic methods to boost crop value, insect control, and yields. It covers gibberellins boosting pastures, fruit and fiber crops, and potential price impacts on land and livestock. It warns about speculative rare earth minerals on farms amid evolving highway plans.
Police Judge Mathan Hoefflin fined six Ottumwa parents fifteen dollars each for letting their sons violate the city curfew. The boys, arrested after 11 p.m. Wednesday amid police complaints of garbage can dumping and other disturbances, included Robert Gauler, Mrs. Ed Owen, Mrs. Janet Thompson, Roy Peck, Harry Davis, and Raymond Noret.
Family expresses gratitude to friends relatives and neighbors for flowers cards memorials and acts of kindness. Special thanks to Rev Brandt doctors nurses and Dennis Nursing Home and to Mr and Mrs John Brahms Mr and Mrs John Karstens Mr and Mrs Gay Karstens and Mr and Mrs Merle Baker.
Exira-Extra community voters approved a 59500 bond issue for a new junior and senior high school site building and equipment in a special election by about two to one. The plan includes eight classrooms and spaces for science industrial arts vocational agriculture homemaking audiovisual work cafeteria auditorium music library gym and physical education facilities.
Elaine Trukken daughter of A H Trukken earned a Master of Education from the University of Pittsburgh on June 12. She will teach next year at the Nebraska School for the Deaf and spent last week with her father before heading to Des Moines for summer employment.
In Passaic New Jersey two burglars bored through a three foot cement wall to the City Motors Co offices and knocked the safe combination with a sledge hammer. Tar gas from the safe forced them to flee empty handed and sore eyed.
Mrs. Charles Lehman and family of Sterling visit her sisters Mrs. John Fooken Mrs. B J Steffens and Mrs. Anna Fooken of Atlantic during a family gathering period.
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