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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1951
Page
7
Iota Henry Bintner and Mrs je Case of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, have guests Barbara Bintner visiting last week. Mrs John Mathiasen from Council Bluffs is also staying with grandmother Mrs Bintner during the vacation period.
Anita-Melvin Cooley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Cooley, has enlisted in the navy and is headed to San Diego for basic training. Pfc. Kenneth Billingsley has qualified for pilot training at New Castle air force base in Wilmington, Del. He spent a furlough with his parents the O E Billingsleys and with his sister in Des Moines. Cut your speed when dusk falls you may save a life.
Mrs. Alfred Stamp hosted a 500 party for Mrs. Christina Schnoor of Des Moines with high score by Mrs. Stamp and low by Mrs. Carbuhn. Beta Sigma Phi picnic at Edna Fugisang home with Vera Kading shower for July 8 wedding to Howard Sorens. prize winners named. Atlantic Women's Golf luncheon and bridge prizes awarded. Buck Creek service class picnic planned. Coon Rapids hosts library club reception for Mrs. Alfred Parker. couple to live in Elk Horn after Chicago trip. Christensen Sloth wedding in Audubon with 186 guests. reception at bride’s parents’ home in yellow and green decor. Various clubs hold meetings in Lewis, Adair, Kimballton, Granger, and Audubon with upcoming picnics and social events.
Territory social notes report the June 17 wedding of Miss Lula Parker of Coon Rapids to Emmer Weddum of Elk Horn at the First Methodist church in Coon Rapids. Rev. Pooley officiated. attendants included Mrs. Knoll, Mrs. Nissen, and Mrs. Parker with George Nissen as flower girl Georgina Nissen wore pink organdy. Mak Jon Nissen served as ring bearer.
The article notes H. B. Roselle built Bear Grove township's first schoolhouse in 1862 on Section 29 and Hannah Disbrow taught the first school term there. Include a promotional aside about Good Life Insurance and a claim about American shares of earth’s population and wealth. The piece ends with a curious percentage question about personal insurance ownership.
A reader requests information about the IRWIN PELLETT GENERAL INSURANCE plan at 190 Atlantic. They ask for details without obligation and sign off as Cley.
Pattern 9227 sizes 10 12 14 16. size 12 uses 3 percent yards of 35 inch fabric and 1 percent yards contrast. Send thirty cents to Marian Martin at Atlantic News Telegraph for special handling. Also notes officers elected and a meeting with fifteen members, plus a bridal shower honoring Mrs Nick Hoffman and a church reception for Rev Stopford at Fletcher chapel Lewis churches.
The Junior Women’s Federated club met in Anita with Mrs. Harry Dressler. L. G. Poasehl was elected vice president to fill the unexpired term of Mrs. Joe Vetter Jr. whose move to Denver frees the post. Alberta Rattenberg is engaged to Berry West. no wedding date set.
The Washington Workers 4-H club with eleven members two teachers and two guests toured Omaha on Tuesday visiting a baking company municipal airport Carter Lake park Union Pacific museum Joslyn Memorial veterans hospital and Roberts dairy at Marilyn Miller home. Plans were made for an ice cream social at the Maine free show Rozanne Vierck reported on the state club convention Lois ults discussed A Workman That is No Better Than His Tools and Charm Your Own Back Yard Elaine Bailey spoke on storage space and Edna Eilis demonstrated waxing furniture.
Brayton residents report returning from Shelby after a visit with Mrs. Russell Rhiner and Michele. Guests include Mrs. R Anderson and Mrs. Freeman with Arie Vail in Beverly Hills. Jenson and Chrisholm visit Walter Jensen in Oakland. Hansen visits Omaha with Jens Mikkelsen. Middaugh and Matthews families take a fishing trip in northern Iowa. Bonnie and Judy Stegeman vacation with grandparents Jack and Hinkle. Walk against traffic to see what is coming.
Elk Horn funeral services for Walter J. Weddum 36 will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Elk Horn Lutheran church with Rev. Anders Hansen officiating. Burial will follow in Elk Horn cemetery. He was born June 30 1914 in Elk Horn and married Irene Jane May 26 1937. He is survived by his wife a daughter Ann Harriet 11 his parents four brothers Hans Elmer Earl Falmer and others. He worked in trucking and then for Nelsen and Jessen Oil. He was active in local athletics.
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