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Newspaper

Atlantic News Telegraph

Location

Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1939

Page

5

Britain Will Fight To Defend International Law, Warns Halifax

In a royal institute address, Viscount Halifax pledges Britain will defend international law with an unchallengeable navy and air power. He says no British force will be used except to defend against aggression and calls for united public will. He urges Italy and Germany to cooperate and condemns the current doctrine of force.

Leadon I. N Danzig Great Britain Germany Britain Viscount Halifax Royal Institute of International Affairs Essa Mosicki Warsaw Halifax Berlin Japan Mussolini Hitler Italy

Weather Outlook For Friday Fragments

Town forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Friday with warmer temperatures. Nebraska area expects partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday with fair and warmer conditions.

Nebraska

Bill Will Pass in Rush Vote in House

Washington reports a canvass showing a 60 vote margin for passage of the Bloom bill repealing mandatory embargo provisions of the Neutrality Act. House to hold a night session to force a final vote and clear the decks for money bills due by midnight Friday.

Washington Rayburn Senate House Foreign Affairs Committee America House Congress

Best Family to Move to Town from Oakland

Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Best of Oakland Iowa plan to move here Saturday from Oakland. Mr. Best works for the state highway commission.

W. J. Best Oakland Best State Highway Commission

Poland to defend Baltic corridor in day of the sea speech

President Ignace Moscicki urged Poland to remain connected to Danzig and Gydnia, insisting the Baltic outlet will stay with Poland and calling for a strong army, navy, and air force. He warned Germany against any attempt to seize the corridor, saying such actions would lead to war across Europe.

Warsaw Poland Adolf Hitler Europe Ignace Moscicki Danzig Baltic Dansig Gydnia Moseléki Pomorse Vistula

Iowa Weather Forecast hints hot weekend corn growth

Des Moines reports warm trend as rains moisten fields. Weather bureau predicts generally fair skies with warmer temperatures tomorrow. Highs reaching 92 at Atlantic and Decorah, 57 at Carroll, Des Moines sees 1.14 inches of rain, with Waterloo 0.43 and Creston 0.28 inches.

Des Moines Iowa Weather Bureau Atlantic and Decorah Mercury Carroll Waterloo

Man Applies for Iowa Driver’s License for Gear Shift Car

Des Moines Iowa June 29 A man applied for an Iowa driver's license saying he had driven a Model T Ford for 12 years and did not think he needed a license but with a gear shift car he should have one.

Des Moines Iowa

Floods Wash Farms Near Massena After June Cloudburst

Massena area endured a half hour cloudburst that flooded ten miles of West Nodawa River, washing away a county bridge and damaging bridges. Three inches of rain fell, hundreds of acres flooded, and livestock losses were reported among Jensen and Massena farms as waters receded later.

Massena Fontanelle West Nodawa Fontenelle Inegth Agape Jensen Emanuel Jensen Will Marion Mass

Thieves Steal Prize Hens From Lombard Gable Ranch

Hollywood reports a night raid at Carole Lombard and Clark Gable’s Honey moon ranch. Two thieves crept to the chicken pen and stole six prize hens while the stars slept, leaving only the rooster with missing tail feathers as the sole survivor.

Hollywood Carole Lombard Clark Gable Andy Devine Gable

Creosote Drive Aids War On Chinch Bugs In County

More than 708 gallons of creosote were distributed to Cass County farmers for chinch bug control. The Farm Bureau office secretary Miss Eleanor Paulson said demand was high and the bureau ran out, with 715 more gallons trucked in from Afton Iowa overnight.

Cass County Eleanor Paulson Farm Bureau Afton Iowa

Fall Fatal at University of Iowa Dormitory Work Site

Owen Morgan aged 45 of Coralville Heights died after falling 30 feet from a scaffold at Eastlawn the University of Iowa girls dormitory in Iowa City. He and coworker Ray Calta were painting when the scaffold unfastened Calta escaped by grabbing a rope.

Iowa City I. N Owen Morgan Coralville Heights Eastlawn University of Iowa Morgan Ray Calta Calta

Light Rain and Cloudburst Report Recorded

Weather summary notes light rain totals of .05 inch reported by observer Roy Fancolly. Massena experienced heavy rainfall with a virtual cloudburst, affecting parts of the county.

Roy Fancolly Massena

George Prall, longtime Cass resident, dies at 79

George B Prall 79 longtime Atlantic area farmer died at Jones hospital at 1 30 this morning of complications of age He had been in poor health since Nov 28 Born June 5 1860 southeast of Atlantic son of Wilson and Mary Judd Pratt Married Helena J Pearson August 4 1881 in Atlantic Survived by wife one daughter Maude Walton eight grandchildren four great grandchildren three sisters Ella Bell Eva Carter Viola Darling and a brother Tom Pratt Funeral Saturday 10 am at Roland Peacock and Baxter funeral home burial in Atlantic cemetery Body lies in state at the funeral home

George B. Prall Elm Street Jones Hospital Mr. Praill Atlantic Wilson Mary Judd Pratt Helena J. Pearson Nebraska Kansas Maude Walton Ella Bell Eva Carter Glencoe Okla Viola Darling Sioux City Tom Pratt Roland, Peacock and Baxter Funeral Home Atlantic Cemetery Funeral

Sheriff's staff to assist with license renewals Saturday

Sheriff P. P. Edwards announced staff will visit Cumberland and Massena Saturday evening to help motorists fill out renewal license applications. They will operate 7 to 10 p m at the Cumberland Legion building and Massena city hall.

Cumberland, Massena P. P. Edwards Cumberland Massena Legion Building City Hall Edwards Sheriff's Office

Early Ball Scores From National and American Leagues

National League early scores include Boston 6 New York 1 in the fifth. American League reports Philadelphia 8 Boston 6 in the eighth. St Louis 9 Chicago 3 final. New York 1 Washington 1 after 11 innings. Detroit at Cleveland postponed due to rain.

Boston New York MacFayden Lopez Salvo Castleman Danning Philadelphia Potter Pippen Hayes Wilson Gatehouse Bagby Hoving Peacock St. Louis Chicago Harris Spindel Lee Tresh Washington Ruffing Dickey Leonard Ferrell Detroit Cleveland

Did Myrl Alderman Kiss Dorothy Lamour?

Dorothy Lamour denied being embraced or kissed by Myrl Alderman, Ruth Etting's husband. A bartender testified Alderman kissed Lamour in a Hollywood bar, while Lamour said any embrace was likely a simple gesture of appreciation for his work as her pianist and accompanist.

Los Angeles Dorothy Lamour Myrl Alder Ties Esting Alderman Alma Alderman Miss Etting Miss Lamour Hollywood New York George Roberts Myrl Alderman Ruth Etting

Newsmen Face Professionals In Tenball Tilt Lineups Set

Lineups for the News-Telegraph ten and a doctors and lawyers of the city team were announced for the game tomorrow night at Sunnyside diamond. Manager John Budd listed Cockshoot Swan Ziegler Martin Peterson Dalton Lash Walker Rudolph Johnson Linton Holton Larsen Knorr Egbert Rosenbladt Budd. Manager Jack Maher releases Nielsen Gar side Simpson Maher Hanton Swolley Gibson Mallette Budd McClaren Garside Coker Newman Sherwood as the News-Telegraph lineup.

News-Telegraph Ten Sunnyside John Budd Cockshoot Swan Ziegler Martin Peterson Dalton Lash Walker Rudolph Johnson Linton Coker Newman and Sherwood Utility Men

Roof Blaze At Kenneth Hayes Home

Firefighters battled a roof blaze at the Kenneth Hayes residence on First and Cedar streets early this morning. Damages were described as slight and the cause was not determined.

Kenneth Hayes First Cedar Streets

Dr Goodwin to Speak at Union Services Sunday

Dr Levi P Goodwin of Des Moines a noted Iowa religious leader will speak at an outdoor patriotic service on the lawn south of the county courthouse next Sunday evening. The Atlantic Ministerial association arranged the series with a well attended first event last year. The city band led by W L Weaver opens at 7 30 p m and chairs are supplied by nearby churches.

Levi P. Goodwin Des Moines Atlantic Ministerial Association Goodwin Shenandoah Iowa

DROWNS AFTER RACE AT McKinley LAKE

Theodore Wainwright Jr. 11 drowned at McKinley Lake after a race with his brother George 10 where a heart attack presumed to have struck him in the water. Rescue efforts failed despite artificial respiration. The incident occurred in Creston Indiana. Farm bureau meeting notes include Dale E. Bush visiting Red Oak with severalCass county members.

Creston, In Theodore Wainwright, Jr McKinley Lake Theodore George Dale E. Bush Cass County Farm Bureau Red Oak

Follows Family Jinx Like Shadow

Nashua reports a string of misfortunes for Mrs. Alfred Eckhoff and family over two years. Deaths illness and injuries hit multiple members including Raymond and her husband, plus surgeries and a scalding accident. The latest is scarlet fever prompting quarantine at the Eckhoff home.

Nashua Alfred Eckhoff Eckhoff Raymond Amos James

Ray Olson Shot Down by Bullets Near Namakagon

Hayward Wis June 20 Ray Olson hunted by hundreds of possemen since June 17 for killing two sheriff deputies was shot and killed at Lake Namakagon edge after rowing ashore in a stolen boat He died within minutes and reportedly muttered Turn me over on my deck boys Three fleeing fishermen narrowly escaped death as Olson opened fire from shore and a thicket near the water. The hunt for the Tarzan killer had focused on the Namakagon area where Olson had broken into a farmhouse and stolen coffee and a boat. A $1000 dead or alive reward was posted as Sheriff Seehuetter warned to take no chances if sighted.

Hayward Wis Ray Olson Wisconsin North Woods Lake Namakagon Olson Sheriff's Reese Seehuetter

Also Mentioned on This Page

Wildwood Anister Isabelle Farrell Don Harmon Ohio Pittsburgh News-Telegraph IDPA Harry B. Swan John M. Vorys George Prall CASS Mr.Alderman Lamour Newsmen DR. Goodwin Klar Mattson George Seehuetter Charles Mattson G-men
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