Lost Island News Sketches War Efforts and Local Notices
Rural Emmet county notes report bids for road gravelling and barberry rust demo. Local births, moves, farm activity, and Liberty Loan drives share space with arrivals, visitors, and Easter scenes. Lost Island War Service group organizes, lists executive committee and district drive captains amid farm seeding in spring.
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Pert
Bert L. France
Emmetaburg
Ames
Igland
Great Lakes
Charlea Christiansen
Lost Island
Bickelhaupt
Sheffield
Irma
Elizabeth Donlon
Waukegan
Lost Island Township
Lost Island War Service Association
Center School
Ralph Smith
C. H. Berdin
Theo. Hermansen
Chas Christiansen
John Hansen
Charles Christiansen
Buy Your Coal Now For Winter Shortages Warns Officials
A wartime style plea urges consumers to buy coal in summer to ease shortages in cold months. It notes miners work year round with steady full production possible if demand remains slack and calls storing a portion of fuel as a patriotic duty this year.
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Fuel Administration
Wildey Withdraws From Congressional Race
H Leslie Wildey of Graettinger withdraws from the congressional contest, citing that two candidates cannot win against the incumbent and urging consolidation behind one candidate. He has run a strong campaign and earned district support.
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H. Leslie Wildey
Graettinger
Wildey
Humboldt
Bennie Johnson Buried at Lost Island Cemetery
Bennie Johnson, age 23, died at Town City from a complication of diseases and was buried Wednesday in Lost Island cemetery. He previously underwent an operation at that place. A farm demonstration at Q. L. Thoresen home Thursday featured talks on poultry horticulture and potato treatment before seeding.
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Lost Island News
Bennie Johnson
Lost Island
Town City
Q. L. Thoresen
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