Thompson News from the Courier highlights local visits
.Thompson residents report Sunday gatherings as Ted Fredericks and family visit his brother Joh Fredericks in Buffalo Center. Clarence Torgeson and Patty join the visit, along with Pete DeVries. Berg family, Holna Menzie, and Roseths are mentioned visiting Lake Mills. Families from Buffalo Center and Rake travel to Forest City to see Mrs Peterson in Irish hospital. C C Russell's condition after a Tagabago accident is noted with a London message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Fredericks
Buffalo Center
Joh Fredericks
Clarence Torgeson
Patty
Pete DeVries
Cy Ashpole
M. Berg
Priscilla
Holna Menzie
Berg
Sars Roseth
Lake Mulls
Leo
Titonka Items From The Topic
Miss Reca Loeschen left Sunday from Corwith for Savannah Missouri to seek treatment for a growth on her nose. Tohn Woodcork and two daughters Cleo and Arline of Buffalo Center visited the J D Breen home Sunday. Mrs Ed Callies to Chicago for a relative's death will stay a month. Guido Sartor left for Chicago to work with his uncle in green house contracting. Will Peterson family drove to Princeton Illinois after the death of Mrs Petersons grandmother John Pankuk who attended the seminary at St Paul returns home for summer. John Krivdo and children from Columbus Ohio visited the Sartor home then went to Primghar. Mrs Anton PanKuk and Marguerite returned from Garner Friday and she will remain home a few weeks before Mason City treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reca Loeschen
Corwith
Savannah
Missouri
Tohn Woodcork
Cleo
Arline
Buffalo Center
J. D. Breen
Ed. Callies
Chisago
Callies
Guido Sartor
Chitago
Will Peterson
Marjorie
Princeton
Tinois
Peterson
John Pankuk
St. Paul
Boyd Pankuk
John Krivdo
Columbus
Ohio
Local notices reveal small town life and misfortune
Dr Meunnier faces a busy week. Judith Quam, two, dislocated her elbow but received care and is expected to recover. Lewis Olson returned from Wisconsin to visit family before resuming work in Boise. Elmer Quaine and Mabel Oswald wed at Shiloh Lutheran with Rasmus Oswald and Irwin Thompson as attendants. A cornerstone service at Zion Church drew a large crowd with ten ministers present. Kate Mauss suffers a fractured arm from an auto accident caused by her daughter Alice Mauss backing a car from an alley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith
J. T. Johnson
Russ
Lewis Olson
I. BR. Olson
Wisconsin
Alice Mauss
Mayss
Mauss Sustains Arm Fracture After Cat Incident
Mrs Mauss fell while the cat started once she lost balance and fractured her arm between the elbow and shoulder. Friends and acquaintances express sincere sympathies for her misfortune.
Local residents report injuries and travel notices
Dick Shimo, three, fractured his right elbow after a wagon fall. Several others return from hospitals, trips, or visits, including Herman Freasonberg from a broken leg, Miss Stella Wolfs at a county officers convention, and families traveling to Estherville Buffalo Center and beyond. A parade of hospital stays, motor trips, and social visits fills the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Shimo
Henry Shimo
Herman Freasonberg
Thompson
Stella ‘Wolfs
Mason City
J. &. Howard
Alice
Mabel
Estherville
Ghnstad
Buffalo Center
Murrie
Rapid City
Black Hills
South Dakota
Tom Hayes
John
Waterloo
Mr. Hayes
Leslie Olson
Lewis Olson
Geo. E. Osmundson
Bob
New York
Boston
Washington, D. C
Milwaukee
Detroit
Chamberlain and aviation vow guide New York airport opening
Chamberlain remains focused on aviation despite offers for stunt and theatrical appearances. He rejects publicity moves abroad and seizes the New York airport opening as a national appointment, signaling a steady commitment to aviation progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chamberlain
Certified grain to be inspected in Ames Iowa
Ames Iowa June 20 Owners of fields of grain to be certified should write to Toe L Robinson Secretary of the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers Association at Ames and request inspection of their fields at an early date. Certified grain must be inspected both in the field and bin and be free of other varieties and weeds. Certification ensures buyers of seed receive pure seed. Inspector expenses are paid by the field owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Toe L. Robinson
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
Iowa Experiment Station
Record of high marks in county pistol contest
A. Michtel Montgomery county engineer and Vigilance Committee member boasts a bull's eye rate of ninety nine in a hundred at the state range near Villisca. Vigilance committees stage rifle and pistol contests with prizes. the program, backed by the State Bankers Association, uses deputy commissions and calls to the sheriff in bank robberies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FP. A. Michtel
Montgomery County
Villisca
State Bankers Association
Birds of Paradise Brought to Waverly Museum
Grawe of Waverly Bremer county reports five specimens of the bird of paradise from New Guinea have been placed in the Wartburg Normal college museum. The birds, obtained by Lutheran mission workers, were mounted in the United States and now adorn the college collection. They are praised for plumage delicacy and coloring. the Australian government once required a 150 payment for hunting licenses to shoot them for museum purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itff. Grawe
Waverly
Bremer County
New Guinea
Wartburg Normal College
August Engelbrecht
Lutheran Church
United States
Battle of Revolutionary War Reported in Iowa History
Beall of West Union Fayette county notes a small 1780 clash occurred at the mouth of the Turkey River in Clayton county between British and American fur traders, a rare Revolutionary War engagement within present Iowa borders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TH. Beall
West Union
Fayette County
Iowa
Turkey River
Clayton County
Towa Auxiliary Leads the Country in Members
The Towa Auxiliary tops the nation for women in American Legion auxiliary, with Pennsylvania and Minnesota following. Argonne post auxiliary of Des Moines vies for largest unit with 557 members, while Johnstown Pa previously held the high unit title with 800. Davenport drill team plans to enter the national convention contest in San Antonio in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
American Legion Auxiliary
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Argonne Post Auxiliary
Des Moines
Johnstown
Davenport
San Antonio
Iowa's Noted Air Pilot Gets Good Job
Clarence Chamberlain former Denison boy and Mrs Chamberlain Independence girl are congratulated on a new position. A year after a world record flight from New York to Germany he becomes consultant on construction of the Barrens Island airport near New York at a salary of 1000 dollars per month. His title will be aeronautic engineer in the department of docks and he will provide professional services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Chamberlain
Denison
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Forest City
A. Purst
Mary Elaine Smith
John Johnson
G. A. Amelsberg
Hmil Stenzel
Rochester
Johnson
J. Hl. Smith
Anthony Helmers
Blame House
Cottage Hotel
Fred Jager
Minn
Chas, Jager
Helmers
Eastern Star
Rh. Mussman
John Hill
John Smith
L. J. Nedham
Merv
Robi
Hamilton
Geo. Mussman
R Worley
Ll, Baltzer
Towa Auxiliary
G. C
Smalldridge
Chicago, Ill
VIA
la Nei
Chicago
J. C. Koppen
Buffalo
C. C. Gardner
First National Bank
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