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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1939
Page
4
Washington June 29 The treasury cut its foreign silver buying price to 38 cents per ounce the third straight daily drop after the Senate voted to bar U S purchases of foreign white metal after midnight tomorrow Previously the rate stood at 43 cents per ounce for over a year Notary service 28 cents at The New Telegraph.
Mrs. Maurice Clithero to return Sunday after two weeks in York Nebraska. James Bailey Billy Beekman and John Fancolly with Director W L Weaver played in Extra band concert. Mrs. Minnie Holland of Maxwell Iowa visiting son in Des Moines area. Des Moines Roosevelt Highway luncheon invites local residents to Friday noon at Des Moines Club hosted by Greater Des Moines committee for Highway No 6.
A string of social notices records departures for visits to relatives and trips to events. Mr and Mrs Gale Shepard head to Extra to visit Mrs Shepard's parents while Bill Darrow and Emil Nygaard attend a Ford picnic at Clear Lake. Kathryn Dalton returns home for the holiday weekend from Ames. Ed and Mrs Harlan leave for a Washington state summer sojourn to escape heat. John and Mrs Hildebrand visit Iowa friends en route to Los Angeles. Harold Sheppard and relatives vacation two weeks in Iowa and at Tuck home. Shirley Gladson returns to Ames for a library stenographer job. A Piney Woods quartet performs in Braxton and Carroll with a bus tour.
Mayor Joseph Burnea received eight signatures seeking to ban Sunday night games at the King Diamond park due to loud speaker noise and disturbance. A later petition by three signers asked to withdraw their names, and the mayor doubted any action would close the ballpark on Sundays, calling the situation a 0 to 0 score.
Casey June 29 Special Dr. and Mrs. Howard Champlin and their son William of Chicago visited Jesse Allen at his home Wednesday evening. Champlin and Allen were college roommates at Simpson College and had not met for 28 years.
A Des Moines bound grocery truck driven by Lynn Kirkpatrick collided with an oil truck near Adel operated by Glen Harkins from Guthrie Center. Harkins swerved to miss another vehicle and gasoline leaked from the oil truck after a broken pipe. Both drivers escaped injury.
Sick farmer Harry Hopley recovers his strength at home near the city. Elmerine Krohn, Lewis, released from Atlantic hospital surgical care. Mrs. Bernice Silkett discharged from Jones hospital. Eileen Leib underwent tonsil and adenoid removal at Van Duren hospital. Mrs. William Puttmann operated on for appendicitis at Jennie Edmundson hospital. Mrs. R. P. Chase sustains a broken wrist after slipping while scrubbing. Carolyn Sue Stinemates Beverly Carlson Rachelle Ann Pogue Beverly Embree David Chalmers ill with measles. Perry Grinstead travels to Des Moines.
In Hancock Iowa on June 29 Mrs. Herman Scheffler recovering after a serious operation at Mercy hospital Council Bluffs. Mrs. Austin Gress under doctor care for gall bladder trouble. Mae Scheffler had a tonsil operation Monday. Mrs. Albert Peras and son Boyd Porter visited Iowa City for Boyd’s medical examination.
Glenn Aagaard a 10 year old Hamlin boy rode the 22 miles to Atlantic this morning and planned to pedal home later. He praised it as great sport and enjoys his new bicycle.
Des Moines June 29. Sheriff Foss Davis of Jefferson Iowa is appointed warden of the Anamosa men’s reformatory for a four year term. He succeeds Warden W H Fraser. Davis has long served Greene County and held leadership roles in the Iowa sheriffs association. R. B. Clift of Rockwell City becomes board secretary replacing G S Wooten who resigns July 31. Clift acts as secretary July 15 2 550 yearly salary.
Three Clutier youthsEdward Zmolek 18 Milo Zmolek 21 and Ernest Chaloupek 15died when their car collided with a light truck on a side road near their home. George K Ottsen of Cedar was injured. it was a mail run. Drive carefully life goes on.
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