Fire destroys granary and 6000 bushels at Miller farm
Miller Aug 14 special fire swept a granary on Frank Weise’s farm nine miles north and four miles west of Miller destroying 6000 bushels of grain a car and machinery. Fire department responded and investigators attributed the blaze to combustion. In 1939 snuff production totaled 38,600,600 pounds in the United States.
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Frank Weisa
Miller
Miller Fire Department
Weise
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Air foray over Brest and Germany by RCAF flier
Former Newsman Jack Calder describes his first operational flight over German occupied coast. He and Maxie lead a formation toward Brest, dodge heavy anti aircraft and enemy fighters, drop bombs on dry docks, witness parachutes and near misses, then escape as shells burst around.
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Germany
Jack Calder
Royal Canadian Air Force
London
Maxie
Brest
Gneisenau
Blue Sea
France
Max
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Burg family reunion at Ruskin Park in Lane
About 50 Burg relatives gathered at Ruskin Park Lane for a reunion honoring Nick Burg of Mason City Iowa. Attendees included Joe Burg Mitchel Frank Christ Burg Phil Roger John Privet Fred Turgeon Andrew McDowal Leo Rogers and others from Woonsocket Kimball and nearby areas. Dinner and supper were served despite extreme heat.
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Burg
Ruskin Park
Nick Burg
Mason City
Joe Burg
Mitchel
Frank
Christ Burg
Phil Roger
John Privet
Fred Turgeon
Andrew McDowal Woonsocket
Bernard Burg
Albert Burg
Oscar
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