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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1948
Page
5
Escapees from Fukul's earthquake include Lt Glen W Fridell and his wife of Gowrie Iowa with minor scratches and bruises. Other brief items note car tax collections, a train collision death in Davenport, Fort Des Moines voting rights, farmer Francis Newburn injured by a cow, and a burglary at Ottumwa owner Dennis Mulcahy reports a break in.
Don Cooper 22 of Cornell Bluffs Iowa was buried five feet under dirt in a five foot trench on an Omaha flood control job when a bank wall caved in. About 30 tons of earth covered him but he escaped with a broken finger after 15 minutes. rescued by coworkers and firemen and taken to county hospital.
A 138 year old Syrian boy named Carl Saba, recently arrived with his father Nick Saba, died after his bicycle collided with a truck in Cedar Rapids. Nick Saba had returned to the U S last year after visiting Syria and the boy joined him about three months ago while awaiting citizenship.
Ralph N Hoar 18 of Emden Illinois plays trombone with no hands after losing his right hand and left arm five years ago. A shoulder mechanism and steel hook enable him to perform with a 150 piece Egyptian music camp band following a contest with 25 trombonists.
Partly cloudy tonight with increasing clouds and warmer conditions on Thursday. The western portion may see stronger evening showers as overall conditions shift.
Otto Kroll, a Miami sailor and former prize fighter, learns from a Baltimore attorney that Duan Cassaro, a Cuban planter, has willed him 100000. In 1943, Kroll saved Cassaro’s daughter Dolores after a plane went down off Trinidad, and he had refused a reward at the time.
Cass County Republicans and Democrats plan Friday meetings at 10 a.m. to name delegates for state and district conventions. Republicans meet at City Hall Auditorium. Democrats at Hotel Whitney. The district convention for Republicans will be in Council Bluffs July 29 to choose nominees, while Democrats prepare to place a candidate on their ticket. Emil Bode, a write‑in recipient, will be considered for a fourth district supervisor nomination.
Des Moines reports the Iowa Veterans Administration extends the application deadline for free automotive vehicles to June 30 1949 for severely disabled World War II veterans. Since the amputee car program began two years ago Iowa has provided 326 veterans with free cars.
A. Felix DuPont, 68, industrialist, author and philanthropist, died yesterday at his summer home in Rehoboth Beach Delaware a week after being stricken in.
The article reports GOP focus on foreign affairs while Democrats discuss domestic issues ahead of the Democratic and Republican conventions. Dewey plans to consult with John Foster Dulles as Eisenhower canvasses world affairs. Ongoing party strategy debates include Leon Henderson and possible ticket implications.
Three new polio patients admitted to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs raise the year total to 42. New cases are Richard Tietsort three, Brad Speer eight, and Amy Strong six, all from Council Bluffs. Gary Kemmish eleven from Persia discharged. hospital now treats eighteen.
Chicago CIO union officials and company counterparts met today as federal conciliators pressed for a wage retroactivity settlement. A CIO strike halted operations at nine International Harvester plants yesterday, idling more than 85,000 workers while two plants remained open.
A Yugoslav communists message proposed forming a Balkan bloc with Bulgaria and Albania and urged strengthening the Yugoslav army to defend independence. British officials described Tito as a rebel within the party as Moscow and Belgrade dispute Kremlin influence.
Robert Wimber, 21, arraigned in municipal court on a murder charge in the weekend beating death of 4 year old Delbert Bass. Preliminary hearing set for Aug 26. defense seeks trial, judge notes other business. Bass found beaten in rear of his car near an eastside tavern. Wimber accused of dragging Bass from the front seat into the tavern parking area. his wife Ruth was in the rear seat at the time.
Haifa reports the last British troops withdraw ending 31 years of occupation. Commander Gordon H. A. MacMillan was the final UK commander. UN observers take over guarding Haifa port as Jewish police assume posts. Jubilation mixed with tension marks the transition with Israel’s flag to fly over Haifa later in the day.
Tomorrow night's weekly concert by the Atlantic band directed by K. K. Hennessy features accordion solo numbers by Donna Pinhero. The program blends marches popular ballads classical selections and novelty numbers. Adults such as John Fancolly Mrs Henry Hansen and Glen Nedgaard have joined the band, with more sought.
Felix Gates, 62, WWI veteran, says he cannot provide homes for all his offspring. He offers six children for adoption, including a 14 year old boy and five girls aged 17 to three, while four are grown and three married. The Gates reply to a county home suggestion. Also noted is the Watts moving from 903 Oak to 908 Linn.
Dimitri Z. Manuilsky, aged 65 and longtime Soviet official who worked with Joseph Stalin, has been named president of the United Nations Security Council. The veteran communist, formerly foreign minister of Soviet Ukraine, takes on the role amid postwar diplomacy.
A three member bipartisan committee was reappointed by the state board of education to draft policy on political meetings at Iowa education institutions. Chairman Mrs. George L. Kyseth, and members Richard H. Pleck and W. S. Rupe are to report by Sept. 14. The board also re elected Henry C. Shull as president for two years and extended Dr. Arthur Steindler’s appointment through December.
Coroner Frank C. Keppy announced no inquest would be held into the death of Conrad O. Pepper, 20, of East Moline Illinois. Pepper died after a 35 foot fall from a scaffold while working at the Riverside power plant east of Betten dort.
Ronald Paasch of Walnut wins the vice presidency of the Iowa State 4-H organization at the annual 4-H short course at Iowa State College. Ralph Bond of Colfax is named president with Floyd Peters of Bellevue as secretary-treasurer and Elvin Layson of West Branch as historian.
U S officials debate next moves over the Berlin blockade while a Soviet barrage balloon drifts over the sector. Bevin and Marshall discuss direct Kremlin contact and prompt measures as American pilots face new aerial warnings. Russian claims of looting are denied by U S air authorities.
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