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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1944
Page
6
The article urges business and professional men to volunteer part of their summer to help farmers harvest and process crops. It notes past success in Iowa towns organizing volunteer crews for hay, oats, and canning, with incentives of good wages and contributing to victory. Captains are named to report hours at local labor centers and elevators.
Special to The Democrat Fairville June 22 Mrs Angus Bany of Elgin Minn guest at brother Wiliam Hantelman Sr home. On Sunday William Hantelman Jr with Mr and Mrs William Hantelman Sr Mrs Angus Many and Mrs Don Hantelma and daughter Marinda drove Palmer to visit Rev and Mrs Joh Bauerman. Bany stayed a few days before returning home.
Miss Iola Eckert of Mallard marries Edward Hartmann Jr at First Methodist Church in Mason City on June 3. Elmyra Eckert serves as bridesmaid and William Calahan of Minneapolis is best man. Thirty guests attend dinner at the groom’s home. The couple will reside at 30 Fifth Street Northeast, Mason City.
Navy men Lieut Edward McCarty and Donald Graettinger reunite in hospital No 3 aboard a Navy Base near Australia. Besaws was wounded in action in Italy with the Fifth Army. Families in Webster City report letters stating both are progressing well. Various local moves and notices follow, including Anderson moving to Manchester and residents leasing homes, auctions, and marriages in Oklahoma.
The Freedom Busy Bees 4-H club held meetings in April and May with ten to eighteen girls attending at various homes. Topics included bread making, canning methods, wartime cookies, and desserts. Elections named Beverly Burg county historian, and plans for Rally Day, Camp, and summer activities were discussed.
The Highland Township Farm Bureau met at the high school auditorium. a box social raised 46 dollars with prizes awarded to Mrs. Ralph Dana and Mrs. R. W. Lightle, and other raffles to Mrs. Cloyd Umbrella and Mrs. John Rasocker.
About 600 acres of hybrid corn in Palo Alto County will require detasseling this summer to produce seed for the 1945 spring plan. Companies seek workers, starting recruitment now through July 15 when detasseling begins. They prefer youths fourteen and older and many jobs may be filled by women.
The farm labor office urges women who can spare time to help produce a ton of food per fighter annually and offers registration at local placement centers or by mail phone or in person at the county Farm Labor Office in the Farm Bureau office Emmetsburg Town.
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