Local News Items From Armstrong And Nearby Towns
Local notes recount visiting relatives in Armstrong and Des Moines, hospital trips to FI Paso and Iowa City, teaching in West Bend, and travels of Mr and Mrs Olaf Miche lman. A birth in Freeport Illinois is announced, with praise for the new parents and grandfather. A feature on December marrying in Adela Rogers St John’s magazine appears.
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Ross Clayton
Clayton
Armstrong
Jack Rolstad
New London
Minnesota
Wad & Ernest
C. A. Jensen
Ellis
Vivian Lundgren
Set
Glenn Lundgren
Des Moines
Glenn
FI Paso
Arlee Osher
West Bend
Olaf Michwelman
University Hospital, Iowa City
Michaelson
Potter
Legion Social Meetings at the Grachtinger Legion Hall
On the last Tuesday evening of each month the Legion and Auxiliary hold a social at the Grachtinger hall. All service men are invited, and many have recently returned making contact difficult. Everyone is welcome to attend and enjoy a few hours of social time.
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Legion and Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Grachtinger
Brakeman Charles Thorson Joins Rock Island at Estherville
Employed as brakeman Charles Thorson started work for the Rock Island at Estherville last Saturday. He will work as a switch man for a couple of weeks and then serve as a freight train brake man. Charles recently returned home from the Pacific after serving with the Coast Guard. The family will make Estherville their home as soon as a suitable house is found.
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Charles Thorson
Rock Island
Estherville
Charles
Pacific
Coast Guard
Strike at Estherville disrupts Tobin Packing plant
Employees at the Tobin Packing Co. plant in Estherville walk out with pickets at the gates. Officials predict a short strike as the government plans to take over the meat industry, noting farmers face financial losses but expect only a small hit if the strike ends quickly.
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Estherville
Tobin Packing Co
Mrs Thompson Recovering After Six Week Injury
Mrs Wm Thompson has gradually regained ability to be about after a tumble last six weeks. She sustained flesh bruises when her foot caught in a tumbling rod and infection developed in the wounds. No bones were broken, but the injury remained painful during recovery.
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Wm. Thompson
Spencer Radio Airs Graettinger Native Player
Clifford Christiansen, son of Mr and Mrs Antone Christiansen of Graettinger, appeared on a recent Spencer radio program. His piano selections were well rendered and showed notable talent.
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Spencer
Clifford Christiansen
Antone Chriatlangen
Graettinger
Spencer Radio
Clifford
Mrs Henry Feldman Confined by Spine Injury From Fall
Mrs Henry Feldman is confined to home after a spine injury suffered in a fall on ice. The extent of her injuries is not known at present.
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Henry Feldman
Fertilizer Trial Boosts Corn Yield at L F Place Farm
Fertilizer trials on the L F Place farm during Reagan era show a 14.9 bushel per acre yield increase with a complete 10-20-10 fertilizer. The study notes maximum yield with this mix, though details are fragmented in the source.
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L. F. Place Farm
Reagan
Bonds and War Debt Reflections From 1775 To 1946
An Iowa State College study notes 100 pounds per acre at 35.10 cost and a fertile Webster soil with five years untreated, showing strong corn fertilizer gains. The piece contrasts early Revolutionary War debt with postwar 1946 projections of federal debt around 280 billions, citing a life insurance executive on debt scale. It cites Ethan Allen and Green Mountain Boys at Fort Ticonderoga as historical context.
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Webster Inam
L. B. Nelson
Iowa State College
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Ethan Alien
Green Mountain Boys
Fort Ticonderoga
N. Y
Bonds and debt echo through a Kansas memory and schedule
Reading from a 19th and 20th century arc, the piece notes post treaty settlement migration to Kansas, shifts in federal debt, and compares 1919 private versus federal obligations. It then lists a multi day basketball schedule for local teams and venues, ending with a brief note on Andrea della Robbia and his renowned circular plaques in glazed terra cotta.
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