World at The V's Eye Germany Visit
Mary recalls her first impressions of Germany as an army wife. Frau Kaup guides the family to their apartment in a German village where a window dumps water into a cobbled street. Houses front a single street line, with entrances leading to homes, barns, or shops, often uncertain.
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Europe
Germany
Gerry
Marj
Uncle Sam
Holland
Belgium
Mary
Frau Kaup
Life in a German village Brotzenheim during wartime
An American notes daily life in Brotzenheim with locked doors and many keys, coal deliveries, a drafty bedtick, and army blankets. She recalls Roman aqueduct remnants near Mainz, local dress, Italian influence on fashion and food, and village workers plus chimney sweeps as Germans greet with polite phrases in German.
Board Proceedings in Emmetsburg Iowa December 20 158
County board approves domestic animal damage claims with numerous livestock losses listed by claimant, from Soren Anderson to Arthur Cody. Items include 190.40 for one, 145.00, 410.00, and 27.00 dollar totals. warrants authorized. Also dog license adjustments and adjournment minutes.
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Palo Alto County Court House
Emmetsburg
Arthur Coy
Soren Anderson
T Gshuep
Rial Alurich
Milford Rackstrom
Lyly Brown
John J. Brown
Gerald Boyer
Ernest Dighton
Raymond Carpenter
Russell Bohn
Richard Bonnstetter
Robert I. Darrah
Taz
TJ Mound
Wigh
Cody
Toledo man electrocuted at Tama gravel pit during rain
Gilbert Chamberlin of Toledo died when he lost balance on a boat and seized a high voltage wire stretched from shore to a barge in a Tama gravel pit area. He had worked there four years.
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Gilbert Chamberlin
Toledo
Tama
Boar Attack Wounds Lakota Man in Evening Chore Aid
Jerry Lunn of Lakota suffered a severe gash on his thigh after a boar attack while assisting with evening chores. The wound required eight stitches to close.
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Jerry Lunn
Men Who Yield In Truth Or Error Remain Married
A concise adage notes that men who concede when wrong are prudent, while those who yield when right are married, reflecting a cautionary regional saying about judgment and domestic life.
Pirettes Win County Conference Cage Title
The Gracttinger Pirettes clinched Palo Alto county conference crown with a 64-34 victory over Ruthven on their court. Coach Andersons team also seeks the Corn Belt title with a win over Sioux Rapids. Ruthven upset the Pirates in Ruthven, 1 point, while Pirettes led 21-46 after the first quarter and 37-13 at halftime.
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Pirettes
Palo Alto County
Ruthven
Anderson
Pirattes
Palo Alto
Sioux Rapids
Pirette
Jane Langehough
Ann Langehough
Shirley Thompson
Mary Craven
Maxine Henningsen
Pirates
Rams
Pirette Bs Top Corwith In Well Played Game
The Graettinger Pirette Bs beat the Corwith Bs 54 to 45 in a tight contest. Craven scored 37 as Corwith pressured early and closed to within two after three quarters before Pirette Bs pulled away in the final period.
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Pirette B
Corwith
Craven
Escape by Fire Unit Saves Glenwood Family
The Ray Wallace family of Glenwood escaped death by asphyxiation when fire department rescue units responded to a gas leak caused by birds nesting in the furnace vent pipe. Gas backed up into the home, nearly fatally harming the occupants.
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Ray Wallace
Glenwood
Beverly Kampen Meets President Truman Autograph Moment
Ten year old Beverly Kampen of Otto sen had the thrill of a lifetime when she met former president Harry S. Truman and secured his autograph. Her collection also includes signatures from Governor Loveless and a personal letter from Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Beverly Kampen
Ottosen
Harry S, Truman
United States
Governor Loveless
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Juameca Schaller
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Arthur Cody
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Karen
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Barbara Stuave
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Rilerson
Judy Christiansen
Betty Masters
Mary Hanson
Judy Gracttinger
Kathy Kuyper
Betty Nissen
Barbara McConnell
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Johnnie Johnson
Wallingford, Iowa
O. M. Smith Terril, Iowa
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Graettinger Coop Grain CO
Graettinge
Iowa
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