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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1950
Page
2
General Claire Chennault, retired, offered American headquarters access to 30 to 85 Civil Air Transport planes for the Korean campaign. A CAT spokesman in Tokyo said no commitments were made to charter commercial aircraft. CAT’s home office is in Formosa.
Atlantic Hoy Scouts report their journey to Valley Forge Pa for the jamboree. They traveled from Fort Omaha arriving in Chicago after train trouble, glimpsed Lake Michigan at noon, ate a kingly supper, and toured Niagara Falls after supper at the YWCA building. Fritz Hansen missed his meal during Greenfield Village stop.
Brayton notes the Brayton Legion Auxiliary July meeting has been postponed to July 11. Mrs. Arthur Cannon cares for her daughter and newborn grandson at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Gerald Evans, west of town. Neighbors helped former Nielsen celebrate his birthday last Thursday evening. Take it easy on the road and consider News Telegraph Want Ads.
Iowa produced about 35 percent of the world’s bluegrass seed last year with most from a 35 mile radius of Creston. Farmers earn 15 to 30 dollars per acre, while seed is stripped, dried, and shipped to northern mills and even to the U S Navy for European reseeding.
Des Moines reports William Darbyshire of Rockwell City elected chairman of the Iowa Soil Conservation Commission, succeeding Chris Henses of Audubon. The change places Darbyshire at the helm of state soil conservation policy and oversight.
About 70 Democrats gathered at the Hotel Whitney this morning as Tom Gaffney presided in Don Reel absence. Delegates and alternates were chosen for the state convention in Des Moines July 13 and for state judicial district conventions to be named July 7.
Pierre, S D. Bill Moe was in a collision. garagemen estimate repairs at 398 dollars. He ordered the tow to the junkyard saying the buggy cost 300 dollars originally and he would have profited 98 dollars on the deal.
Fire heavily damaged the Edward Swensen home in Exira Tuesday afternoon destroying much furniture and clothing. Cause and loss estimate are not yet determined. The house and contents were insured.
Funeral services for Mrs Otto Werl Griswold were held at 2 p.m. today at Meyers funeral home in Council Bluffs. Rev R J Perkins Congregational minister officiated and burial followed in Fairview cemetery in Council Bluffs.
A seven year old Des Moines boy Ronald Goodman suffered a bite on his right hand from a chipmunk found in a neighbor’s kitchen. His parents say the animal appeared friendly at first, like a squirrel, before biting.
President Galo Plaza Lasso says reports of a revolutionary plot against the government are being investigated. Interior Minister Guillermo Ramos says authorities thwarted an abortive plot centered at Ambato.
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