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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1940
Page
2
Fragmentary text reports a so called Flying Shark and mentions Princess Mary Jose and Todd Hunter amid unclear references to a wife and husband. The garbled lines reference Red Cross, charges, and suspected theft or alimony actions with names buried in OCR errors.
Fragmentary notes mention possible candidates and voting context. Names like Lorene Hallowe and Moses appear among scattered phrases. Reading is uncertain and lacks coherent facts or dates.
At the opening session in Washington Miner Hudson president of the Washington Junior Board of Trade Perry Pipkin president of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce and A Z F Wood chairman of the 21st annual convention pose for a photo.
Audubon Indiana, June 29 special reports the Audubon board of education plans to move up to 5000 dollars into the school house fund this year due to higher tuition receipts. The district may need to replace the old grade school building and aims to build a reserve in the fund to cover part of the cost.
Kimballton Iowa June 29 Mrs Willie Jacobsen hosted the Immanuel Lutheran Ladies Aid at her east Kimballton home while Mrs Rasmus Rasmussen entertained the Betthany Ladies aid. Guests included Niels Herbransen and son Gary of Pomona California visiting at Carl Hald home. Rev Johannes Knudsen of Hartford Connecticut spoke at the gymnasium hall Friday evening. Former Soe son of Dr and Mrs P Soe arrived for a week’s vacation with his parents and plans to move to Jerome Arizona for copper mining work.
Local column from Elk Horn Iowa reports residents and visitors over the week. Gleaned mentions include Glen Larsen Leslie Stiles and Ralph Christensen returning from a CCC camp in Clarion seeking private work. Cedar Falls visitors Mrs Frank Stanley and son Billy with a Cedar Falls party at Edwin Krogs and Audubon Clark home.
Casey brief notes Walter Barnes and spouse vacationing at Spirit Lake. Guy Neifert from Whittier California visits Jonah Neifert and Joe Powell. Effie Long and Margaret Long visit Fred Long home at Armour South Dakota. Mrs Long plans extended stay. Dr J C Nielsen and Mrs Nielsen with Louise Solsmann of Hastings Nebraska and Marian Keefe of Brookfield Massachusetts guests at Alssel Nielsen home.
A Griswold Iowa brief notes visitors from Aurora Illinois Wiota Council Bluffs Omaha and other nearby areas joined residents for a regional gathering. Names mentioned include Hugh Talbott Glen Rowe Mary Palmer and Neal Denny among others from out of town.
The Melvin Pellett farm five miles northeast of Atlantic begins a major irrigation effort with a 192 foot deep ten inch well and a 100 gallon per minute pump. Water from the Dakota sand is piped to a 13 acre truck garden with permanent sprinklers. The project aims to protect crops during drought and demonstrates soil conservation via contour planting.
A list of townspeople attend the funeral of Mrs Margaret Johnston on Wednesday. Miss Mable Jones of Lafayette Colorado visited two weeks with her sister Mrs Dale Ellis, accompanied by Maribeth DeWitt, departing Friday for New York City. Maribeth will visit her grandmother and Miss Jones will attend summer school at Harvard University. Lewis Ja Ellis Evans, at business college in Chillicothe Missouri, spent part of the week with his parents Mr and Mrs Harry Evans before returning to Chillicothe on Wednesday.
Iowa Insurance Commissioner Charles R. Fischer issued a public warning against purchasing insurance from unlicensed firms by mail order in Iowa. He cited reports of unlicensed companies advertising in newspapers and on radio and stressed the department protects policy holders and that claims against unlicensed firms must be pursued where the company is located if not licensed locally.
Free attractions, music, dancing and sports events will feature Exira’s July Fourth celebration. Ed White, Harlan attorney, will be the feature speaker. A baseball game between Audubon and Extra and an evening softball game are on the schedule, with the Extra band and a continuous Palace theater show.
Funeral services for Rev. R. R. Hildebrand pastor of the First Christian church in Council Bluffs will be held Monday following his death from a heart attack while backing from a parking space at the water works building He died en route to a hospital in a police ambulance He leaves widow Mrs Millie Hildebrand and three daughters Rayolyn Naomi and Ruby Jean
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