Sunday Visitors Scatter Across Brookfield and Surroundings
A long list of residents and guests visited households in Estherville Graettinger Cylinder and nearby towns over a recent Sunday. Attendees included the Hollands Brekke Thoresons Michaelsons Helvigs Donovan Wuag etc with multiple family groups from Estherville and Rolfe and a Chicago visitor expectant next week. In other notes a local report mentions triplet calves near Greenfield and a lightning repair crew fixing a smokestack at Gundy Light and Power.
Desert and plague threats in war effort described
The text discusses enemies like thirst and Typhus as major threats to armies in Africa and Pacific jungles. It mentions a khaki canvas bag called a camel with six pouches, intended to aid supply lines, and notes war bonds and treasury department references, indicating wartime logistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Pacific
Fedeatgshant
Hose
Treasury Departisens
Italy
U. S. Treasury Department
Local News Items From Graettinger and Surrounding Areas
A. J. Bonstead traveled to Algona Tuesday to work on the new prisoner of war camp. Carl T. Peterson of the Terris vicinity was a Graettinger business caller Wednesday. Mrs. D. E. McCarty and daughter Kathryn spent a few hours at Emmetsburg Monday. Carl Christiansen from west of Emmetsburg visited Graettinger Monday. Judy Thorson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Thorson, recently returned to West Bend after a visit with Mr and Mrs Chris Norris. Mr and Mrs K. J. Smith of Burt were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs C. A. Jensen in Graettinger. Mr and Mrs Smith are the parents of Mrs R. L. Jensen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Wagner
George Klieg
Cylinder
C. A. Jensen
Valois
Ronnie
J. J. Sullivan
Mary
Estherville
G. M. Donovan
Edwin Donovan
Graettinger
Pete Jensen
Fred Simonsen
Oscar. Hauge
Mr. Simonsen
H. E. Blood
Bess Hamilton
Spirit
Lake
Harry Cone
Nanamaker
Martin Helvig
Lloyd Fultz
Sharon
Bert Osking
Yvonne
Rolfe
B.C. Lehma
Carol Jean
George Kliegl
Juanita Kliegl
Washington, D. C
Kliegl
Homer Judd
Jack Phillips
Deadwood
South Dakota
Spencer
Jack
Mr. Phillips
A. J. Bonstead
Algona
Carl T. Peterson
Terris
D. E. McCarty
Kathryn
Emmetsburg
Carl Christiansen
West of Emmentsburg
Judy Thorson
Charles Thorson
West Bend
Chris Norris
K. J. Smith
Burt
C. A. Jensen, Graetlinger
Christmas War Bonds urges support for Uncle Sam
Church notices list Mass times confession classes and meetings across Immaculate Conception Methodist St Paul Lutheran South Walnut First Lutheran Our Saviors and Lost Inland churches with Sunday worships at 8 10 or 11 and midweek activities. The note ends urging readers to back war bonds as the finest Christmas gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Fred Jacobsen
Luther League
South Walnut Lutheran Church
South Walnut Ladies’ Aid
Harold Jorfensen
Clarion Paulsen
First Lutheran Church
Julius F. Masted
Women’s Missionary Society
Ole Thoreson
Our Saviour
Ted Hermansen
Iowa ration timetable races through wartime controls
Iowa’s wartime ration timetable outlines periods for tire and rubber use with classes A through C. Beginning December 1, certificates are not needed for recapping truck tires. Class B and Class C periods run through February and March 1944. Commercial vehicles face inspections every six months or 5,000 miles.
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Iowa
Pleas ar Bands our na fares Droud
A fragmented OCR line yields unclear terms including pleas and bands with scattered names. The readable parts suggest a local item or notice but lack coherent names, places, or actions to define a specific event or outcome.
Wartime ration book details and gas safety notice
The article lists various ration allocations including gasoline, fuel oil, sugar, processed foods, meats and stamps with validity dates through early 1944 and notes that stamps may not be loose. It also urges restrictions on gas sources and outlines carbon monoxide safety steps for cars, heaters, and stoves to prevent winter fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N Brown
P Brown
Q Brown
Towa
Weekend Visitors Highlight Osgood Community
Osgood notes list of weekend visits and gatherings. Mrs M A Stiles and daughter Helen stayed with Leo Frieden in West Bend while Mr and Mrs M H Chukker of Grover joined dinner at the Stiles home. Nearby hosts included Ted Leduc and Ole Olesen households with guests from Camp Adair to Estherville. Local travels include Storm Lake for a granddaughter’s arm injury and Miss Leona Kinnetz visiting West Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Stiles
Helen
Leo Frieden
West Bend
M. H. Chukker
Grover
Stiles
Lloyd Enger
Ted Leduc
Ole Olesen
Pfc
Virgil Olesen
Camp Adair
Oregon
Leona Kinnetz
Leo Kinnetz
Leona
Minnie Stigman
Emmetsburg
Rozella Mahan
Wanda Powers
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Jonathan
California
Art Holland
Brookfield
Minnesota
Don Brekke
Near Superior
Jacob Brekke
Ext Weeden
Chicago
D. EB. McCarty
Norman Thoreson
W. R. Petersen
O. L. Thoreson
H. L. Thoreson
Roger
A. R. Espeset
Olaf Michaelson
John
Sohn Helvig
Helvig
American Weekly
Chicago Herald-American
Mary Catherine
W. F. Lowdon
Greenfield
Immaculate Conception
D. K. Hurley
the Methodist Church
J. Heber Miller
Young Married People’s Fellowship
Uncle Sam
Mittchell’s Food Market
Dor
Linal
State Health Department
Department
Sail
Osgood News
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