Aged Man Killed When Truck Hit His Car
Albert A. Renquist a Gowrie Iowa salesman died after a collision on icy Highway 17 two miles south of Emmetsburg. Peter W. Oster of Lake Park drove the southbound truck that skidded and struck Renquist’s northbound car. Renquist died fourteen hours later in Emmetsburg hospital from multiple injuries. The crash occurred near the Des Moines river bridge approach. Oster unhurt aside from scratches. Sheriff Dick Miller cited slick pavement from melted frost. Renquist’s death was Palo Alto county’s first highway fatality in 1947.
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Emimetsburg
Albert A. Renquist
Gowrie
Iowa
Peter W. Oster
Lake Park
Emmetsburg
Renquist
Des Moines River
Dick Miller
Oster
Martin
Palo Alto
Legume Seed Production Boosts Soil and Bee Pollination
A Town State college bulletin links legume seed production to soil conservation and improvement after recent bumper crops. Bees as pollinators help raise seed set, promising more affordable legume seed and wider farmer use. Much land outside town could profitably grow legume seed.
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F. U
Ohio
Alsike
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Iowa
Joe Gabrielson
Town State College
Town
Dr McMillan enjoys trip to the South and Red Cross meeting
Dr H L McMillan and Mrs McMillan toured the East this winter reporting amazement at cotton harvests and the vast Washington government buildings. They missed the Winecoff hotel disaster by a day and met taxi choked streets, while advising historical sites in Virginia. The Palo Alto Red Cross chapter met January 27 to plan a hospital bed loan program and a March fund drive.
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Estherville Daily News
H. L. McMillan
Washington, D. C
Rotary Cllb
Dr. McMillan
Eatherville
Washington
Virginia
Mount Vernon
Williamsburg
Jamestown
Masonic Memorial
Durham
American Red Cross
Palo Alto
The
Laura Schroeder
Emmataburg
Home Service
Alec Decunsad
VFW Auxiliary Sells Magazines to Fund Portable Polio-Pak Heater
The VFW Auxiliary Palo Alto Unit 2295 announces a magazine subscription drive to raise funds for a portable Polio-Pak heater. The heater will serve Emmetsburg and surrounding areas, including Ayrshire, Cylinder, Graettinger, Mallard, Osgood, Rodman, Ruthven, West Bend, at no charge except transport. It will also aid physicians and hospitals during emergencies, with details shared by local representatives and officers.
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He Vol. V
United States
Palo Alto
Limmetsburg
Hmmelsburg
Ayrshire
Cylinder
Emmetsburg
Graettinger
Mallard
Osgood
Rodman
Ruthven
West Bend
V. F. W. Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
R. J. Carney
Kenneth Hanson, Sr
Elvira Hammes
Dick Ca- Surn
Ross Penderbury
George’ W. Rhiegl
Merle Stillian
John Cole
Herman Rickless
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
Bramersburg
East Sextets Triumph Over West In Jamboree
In a high school charity event for the March of Dimes, East teams led by Rodman Cylinder Graettinger West Bend Ayrshire Curlew Ruthven Mallard defeated West teams 22 to 20. Coaches officiated each quarter as locals paid admission to support polio fund.
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Emmetsburg
Rodman
Cylinder
Groettinger
West Bend
East Terns
Ayrshire
Curlew
Ruthven
Mallard
West
East West Rodman
Graettinger
Returns of World War Dead for Burial Schedule Announced
Col. Michael A. Quinn states tentative plans for return and final burial of war dead. Remains from Pearl Harbor and Hawaii cemeteries travel to San Francisco by August 12, natives from Belgium arrive New York about August 26. Only next-of-kin requested remains to be repatriated. Major Gen. T. S. Larkin notes casket deliveries begin May 1947, with 80 percent returning home and 20 percent buried overseas.
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Michael A. Quinn
Kansas City
United States
T. 8. Larkin
Quartermaster General
Army
Quinn
Philadelphia
Globe Trotters to Perform for Graettinger Merchants
The Globe Trotters, famed colored basketball champions, visit Graettinger on Thursday night February 20 to face the Graettinger Merchants. The show promises strong skill with tricks and humor, featuring Cleo Johnson the clown deluxe and Wally Edwards the dipsy doodle shooter.
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Globe Trotters
Graettinger
Graettinger Merchants
Cleo Johnson
Wally Edwards
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Watson Theatre
Graetsinger, Owa
Rex Sirens
Constance Cummings
Pinnochio
Walt Disney
AMOS_AND
Andy
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Alexis Smith
Personality Kid
Sonja Heine
Nate G' Fe
Good Old Durham
Carolina
VFW
East Sextets
Graettinger Girls
Leander, Wyoming
Susan Bosold
R. N
Leander
Wyoming
Times
Garland
Garland Gaga
Superior
Pearl Harbor
Dockwitz
Humboldt
Minnesota
Midwest Agricultural College
Efemak
Ollise
Flossie McHride
Palo Alto County Medical Society
Palo Alto County Tuberculosis Association
Towa Tuberculosis Association
Town State Department of Health
Elmer Gunn
LaPorte
Greece
Eings
Siergios Viinak
Trikeskala
Hert Lindstrom
Kiron
Odtobolt
Jensen Drug Store
Herke & Lundgren Feed Store
Lowa
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