Local Notes and Happenings From Fort Dodge to Shawnee
Fort Dodge resident Mrs G B Long plans move to Shawnee Kansas. July 3 claims agent visit replaces July 2 date. Lena Cross and daughter Jeanne vacationing with Rushville Indiana roots. Arthur Zeleny visits to collect butcher shop equipment for Spokane store. Party honors Mrs A Strand before Norway trip. Community updates include council trips, club entertainments, new radio shop, and rodeo plans for July 20 with Calves and steers contracted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
G. B. Long
Iowa
Shawnee
Kan
Lena Cross
Jeanne
Louis Beley
Rushville
Ind
Arthur Zeleny
Fishermen crown big Boulder catch in nip and tuck race
Ray Traver landed a ten pound two ounce brook trout to clinch the season prize as rivals vie for first. Kenneth Braaten Art Ellison and Bill Widdicombe Jr tied for second with 334 pounders, while Floyd Pierce and Severance Nelson also reported catches. The scene shows Buel Cook eyeing the moment as a photo ships in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Traver
Ray
Fred W. Schmitt
Kenneth Braaten
Art Ellison
Bill Widdicombe Jr
Kenneth
Floyd Pierce
Drive to Kansas Visit Mentioned by Local Gazette
Mrs. Ben Olness and Linda and Fred traveled to McPherson Kansas last week to visit her mother. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Russell Cain of Reed Point according to the Bil lings Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Cook
Chicago
West Coast
C. W. Haas
C. A
Kansas
Ben Olness
Linda
Fred
McPherson
Kans
Billings
Russell Cain
Reed Point
No Prospect of Many New Cars
Detroit reports GM chairman Alfred P. Sloan warns auto production will stay below capacity for another year with no price relief. Demand outstrips supply due to steel shortages and high costs. Prospect of new rolling mills by Jan. 1 is noted as a future relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Alfred P. Sloan
General Motors Corp
Sloan
Eliminate Elasticity Through Improved Rayon Finishing
An enhanced finishing process for viscose rayon fabrics controls elasticity similar to cotton sanforizing and needs no extra machinery. It aims to reduce shrinking and stretching, boosting rayon use in apparel with quick availability to finishers. Russia began coining platinum money in 1828.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Saudi Prince Presents Truman With Sword and Dagger
Amir Saud, crown prince of Saudi Arabia, gave President Truman a bejeweled sword and dagger and a letter from his father. The gifts prompt questions about allegiance and the president’s image amid rumors of other unusual presents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amir Saud
Saudi Arabia
Harry Truman
White House
Mrs. Truman
Harry
Prince Saud
Poobah
Look Sharp in a Royal Exchange Letter
The letter asks if the words Look sharp act sharp be sharp appear and notes Prince Saud received an autographed photo of Mr. Truman. The author mocks the gesture suggesting stronger measures or a more fitting response, and jokes about armor and guards in politics and media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Saud
Mr. Truman
Kerosene Lamps and Family Memories at Sylvar Avenue
Tom Foison recalls a boyhood memory of kerosene lamps in the era before gas. Grandmother Johnson’s home at 84 Sylvar Avenue used kerosene lighting, with delicate chimneys and china shades. The narrator remembers trips to Lutz’s grocery for kerosene and a potato used to plug the spout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Foison
Grandmother Johnson
Sylvar
Lutz
Dad
Wonder Man Chester Rice Buys Car At Stated Price
Alma Denny notes Chester Rice is a man of note who purchases a car at the price stated. The column then shifts to football rules, detailing blocked kicks and the live action around scrambles, and concludes with arts notes about Artur Rodzinski leaving the New York Philharmonic for the Chicago Symphony and jokes about compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Rice
Alma Denny
Artur Rodzinski
New York Philharmonic
Chicago Symphony
Rodzinski
New York Club
Indian Adoption Ceremony to Feature Hardin Field Day
A soil conservation field day in Hardin on July 22 includes a soil project tour, an Indian dance, buffalo barbecue, talks, and a full Crow tribal adoption ceremony with Dr. H. H. Bennett as guest of honor. Sidney Black Hair may adopt Bennett. Henry Pretty on Top and Harry Whiteman direct plans. The Crow contribute five buffalo from the Big Horn herd for the barbecue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin
H. H. Bennett
Soil Conservation Service
Washington, D. C
Sidney Black Hair
Dr. Bennett
Henry Pretty
Livingston State Bank Authorized by State Officials
The Livingston State bank was approved by the state banking department officials in Helena. The new financial institution announced its formation today and aims to open under state supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston State Bank
State Banking Department
Helena
Sergeant earns praise for guiding 21 to safety at Fort Knox
A staff sergeant is credited with leading 21 personnel to safety when a C-47 army transport plane crashed and burned on Godman field at Fort Knox. The incident occurred June 16 at the military post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Knox
Godman Field
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carl Fredrickson
A. Strand
Norway
Carl Frederickson
John Satre
Agnes Rapstad
Strand
Sigurd
Ionia
W. G. Robinson
Evangelical United Brethren Council
Misoula
Chiefs Club
Zenobia Temple
C. A. Bishop
Cyril V. O'Leary
E. M. Underwood
Big Timber
Bailey Hardware
Dorothy
Barbara
Sharon
San Diego
Dean Lowry
Irving Westlund
Beatrice Shaver
Ross Shaver
Bergholms
Paul Manis
Fort Harrison
Paul
Kenneth Riveland
Lee Smoot
Andrew Holland
Elling Holland
Thorvald Aalgaard
Benton Braaten
Charles Moranville
Janie
Brush, Colo
Moranville
George Alden
Marguerite Alden
Aldens
Gerald Chapin
Harlowton
Willard J. Miller
Jimmy
Ship Bottom
N. J
Arthur Beley
Gary
Ginger
Worden
William Nebel
Harvey Fincher
Churches of Christ, Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Klindt’s
Art
Boulder
Severance Nelson
Buel Cook
SH 2
Phillips
Arabia
Taft
Joe Martin
Hen Wallace
The
New Republic
Harry Whiteman
Adopon
Big ’Horn Mountains
NEW Bank
Livingston
Brays
Sweet Grass County Cream
Calso
Unkle Hank Sez
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