Thoreson crafts cat-tail decorations from farm finds
Local notes report Genial Curt Thoreson hand-painting cat-tail crafts from the fall crop and selling them at his hardware. The item hints at other rural commerce and a mix of small-town life including farming chatter, a butchered rooster, and household trinkets.
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Grachtinger
Curt Thoreson
Thoreson’s
Curt
Cure
Thoresons
Ite
Geo. Lawbenthials
Massena Mayor Hurt In Park Accident
Massena mayor Dale Wofford sustained jaw injuries and tooth damage after slipping on dirt in the city park. His welcome home event was canceled following the fall.
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Massena
Dale Wofford
Har ley Pender Farm Barn Destroyed Again in Fire
Fire destroyed the Pender family barn at the Harley Pender farm near Bonaparte for the third time in as many years. Local firefighters battled the blaze as neighbors offered assistance and assessed possible causes. Authorities investigated whether the repeated blazes indicate arson or accident, with no injuries reported.
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Harley Pender
Bonaparte
State Fair Revue Promises Comedy and Dance Extravaganza
The Minnesota State Fair edition runs Aug 27 to Sept 5 featuring a beauty and fun themed revue. Comedic routines mingle with feminine charm as performers deliver sharp humor and large dance numbers across the stage.
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Minnesota
Local Officials and Supervisors Named in District List
The document lists councilmen and supervisors including Bud Craven John DeVries Alan Hersleff Jens Kirkegaard Virgil Olesen Martin Thompson Lloyd W Frost Richard Miller and others by district. It names superintendent figures Matt Brown county superintendent J E Smith and Donahue Tire contact information with an Emmetehure note and phone 186.
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Bud Craven
John DeVries
Alan Hersleff
Jens Kirkegaard
Virgil Olesen
God in History and the Role of Faith in World Events
A meditation on whether geography, climate, great men, ideas, or invention drives history, asserting God as the ultimate factor. It cites Cyrus the Great and Lincoln’s emancipation, arguing God works through human servants who recognize his ways and act to fulfill divine purposes.
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God
Dr. Foreman
Stalin
Roosevelt
Churchill
Yalta
Paul
King
Cyrus
Marduk
Isaiah
Jerusalem
Labor Day celebration plans near Graettinger
Labor Day events for Graettinger set for the coming Monday with committees forming and attractions to be secured by week’s end. Booster trip by business men planned for Tuesday and local advertising to cover surrounding towns. Weather improves as a long drought ends with recent rain. A double wedding occurs at Mt. Vernon college chapel with Lloyd C. Appleton and Linda Elouise Spies wed, James Macaulay and Irene Landt also marry, officiated by Rev. Wai Macaulay. Doris Jamison to wed Gilmore Axelton in Ames arrangements.
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Graettinger
Lloyd C. Appleton
Edgewood
Iowa
Linda Elouise Spies
Gracttinger
College Chapel
Mt. Vernon
Dp. m
James Macaulay
Onslau
Irene Landt
Lanark
Wai. Macaulay
Lisbon
Labor Day Celebration Act Lineup At Nevada Stage
Wayne and Marguerite accordion novelty artists billed as darlings of the nightlife circuits will headline the Labor Day celebration at the Methodist parsonage in Nevada Town at nine o'clock Friday evening June 13. Ruth Orr notes a lineup including Billy Raye the comedy juggler Spec Thomas with wheel and trampoline antics The Ro bertsons also slated to appear.
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Methodist Parsonage
Nevada
Wayne and
Marguerite
Ruth Orr
Billy Raye
Spec Thomas
the Robertsons
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Gam Watson
Legion Auxiliary Freal
Ed Mark
Treassurer
Thomas Thomson Lee Hughes
Police—Streets Dept
Albert Jensen
Robert Murray
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W. M. Rode
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Directory OF County Officials
Martin Thompson
Lloyd W. Frost
Richard Miller Firs
Alice Yooh
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