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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1956
Page
5
Cass County Republicans gather in Atlantic and Democrats meet for county conventions to name delegates for three upcoming conventions. Keynote by Roscoe Jones lauds national and state GOP gains. Delegates named to state and judicial conventions include J. D. Shoeman, Glynn Warren, John DeWitt, and many others.
Tom Gaffney reelected county chairman at about 3. Cass County Democrats met at the courthouse to select three delegates with a half vote each for the state convention. Mrs. Cecil Malone reelected vice chairperson and G G Jeck named as No. 1 delegate to the July 31 Des Moines event. Elected delegates include Julia Harter Mike Mets Tom Burns Kenneth Kitelinger R G Christensen R L Goekon Opal Gress Louie Hanson G G Jeck Tom Gafaney Mrs Cecil Malone Cecil Malone Bill Marshall Robert Waugh George Olsén Floyd Spies Edwin Frederickson Frederick Switser Pat Gilmwater Alex McGuffin Emm continued on Page Eight.
Partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday with scattered thunder showers. Warmer Friday night with lows 65 to 75. Continued warmth Saturday except a cooler northwest. Highs reach the 90s in the southeast and 00s in the northwest. Outlook shows partly cloudy, a bit cooler, and a chance of more thunder showers Sunday.
An air barge exploded at Pier 64 in San Francisco with two crewmen hurled into the water. Fire boats and dozens of firefighters contained the blaze within the pier area. Damage estimated at one million dollars. Alfred Johnson and Fred Witter suffered severe burns and were hospitalized. Two Navy ships nearby were moved as crews battled the flames.
President Eisenhower signed the 33 billion dollar highway construction bill to create a 41 000 mile interstate system with four lane roads linking all states. Taxes rise as gasoline tax increases to three cents a gallon and funding shifts from bonds to pay as you ride.
President Eisenhower plans to check out of Walter Reed Army Hospital at 6 30 a m CST Saturday and convalesce at least two weeks at his Gettysburg farm in Pennsylvania. He will drive there with Mrs Eisenhower and two house guests Maj Gen Leonard D Heaton and his wife to celebrate the Heatons 30th wedding anniversary while the President observes his fourth anniversary with Mrs Eisenhower at the family home. He will begin light activity with stairs training Friday to prepare for his limousine departure.
Democratic vice presidential chatter centers on Massachusetts figure Sengiee Kannedy and Minnesota Senator Humphrey. Each qualified with the Seysth tag as a potential sales point, while Humphrey’s origins tie to a state that supported earlier frontrunners. The scenario also contemplates Stevenson if he secures the presidential nomination.
U S plane equipment maker William P Lear left Moscow by private plane for Berlin with his wife after a meeting at the U S Embassy with Minister Walter Walmsley. Lear’s visit prompted an international stir and NATO export restrictions were noted.
Robert Barnard Dallinger aged 50 died at 7 o'clock this morning at Augnatic Memorial hospital after a heart ailment. Born near Atlantic January 6 1906 he was the son of Edward and Clara Dallinger. He farmed with his father and belonged to Congregational church. Surviving are his parents two brothers Raymond of Griswold Merritt of Yale two sisters Ruth of Des Moines and Mrs Melvin Pellett of Atlantic. Funeral 3:30 Sunday at Meyer funeral home Rev Joseph Stopford officiating burial in Atlantic Cemetery.
In Poznan Poland a bitter workers revolt killed 38 and left 270 wounded before being crushed and the city restored to normal. Western diplomats weigh impact on Kremlin leaders and Soviet control as tanks, jets, and curfew shaped the violent day.
Mrs. Rosalia Webster 88, mother of Mrs. Don Epperly of Atlantic, dies at Potter nursing home in Anita after illness. Born Aug 24 1867 in Holt county Missouri, she lived in Blanchard after marriage to George C. Webster in 1885 and later with the Epperlys since 1948. Survived by two sons, two daughters, a brother, ten grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral at Blanchard Methodist Church Sunday at 2 with Rev. Ray Nixon officiating. Burial at Roland funeral home pending.
A Field Days spokesman announced that both President Eisenhower and the Democratic presidential nominee are expected to attend the 1956 National Field Days near Colfax from September 20 to 22. E. K. Shaw, Newton newspaper executive and publicity chairman, said farm talks are anticipated during the event.
Washington teachers responding to a National Education Association survey blame parents for student misdeeds from drinking to insolence. They say irresponsible parents and poor home conditions lead youth misbehavior, with overcrowded classrooms and lack of special classes for retarded children seen as bigger issues.
Defense Secretary Wilson testified that President Eisenhower never set a specific ceiling or mandated cuts in military spending. He warned against excessive strength, saying the aim is to deter war by honorable means, not to overarm or alarm others. He spoke to a Senate subcommittee studying U S and Soviet air power.
Three people were injured, one critically, when a car and truck collided on Highway 34 near Red Oak. Floyd Traube, 28, Shenandoah, suffered head injuries and was in critical condition. Passengers Sandra Almquist, Pacific Junction, and Marion Peterson, Red Oak, also injured and hospitalized. Driver David Hopkins, 18, Lancaster, Texas, fined $50 for loss of control.
Burlington women Helen Marie Dailey and Virginia Ramsey were held to answer charges of aiding in the escape of two Iowa Penitentiary inmates. The pair allegedly assisted Wilford August Miller of Oskaloosa and Oliver S. Williams of Woodbury County, who escaped Thursday while at the prison powerhouse outside the walls.
New York officials and steel wage negotiators held another session with no progress toward averting a nationwide steel workers strike set for Saturday midnight. David J. McDonald and John A. Stephens said they would keep in touch and likely meet again, as the union's wage policy committee prepared to convene. Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell said no Taft-Hartley action would be used immediately to stop a shutdown.
About 75 more Indian firefighters were dispatched to Coconino National Forest Arizona to help fight new lightning caused fires. Rain relieved some pressure as crews clamped down on the Costilla fire in North central New Mexico, which covered about 2000 acres near the Colorado border.
Danville resident Airman Richard Lee Harrell 19 was acquitted by a Warrensburg Missouri Circuit Court jury after a two hour deliberation in the slaying of Kansas City car dealer William Allen Hill. Harrell testified the shooting was in self defense during a struggle over a purchased auto.
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