Do You Remember Tales From Iowa News Makers
A string of Iowa items reports long-awaited reunions between Cash Waldron and William Waldron after six decades and a sheriff warning dog owners to tether pets at night amid sheep losses. Other notes recount Spanish correspondence to Dyersville, a Sac City telephone outage, a Dyersville letter to UI, French and Central American trade, a missing jail inmate mystery, a Waverly cement fall injuring three girls, a Montgomery deputy sheriff injured in a traffic scene, and misissued warrants in Cresco leading to a car repossession mix-up and eventual return to Algona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Neville
Algona
Walt Steward
Burt
Cresco
Neville
Steward
Grinnell crop surprises with giant puff ball find
The report notes Grinnell residents discovering a puff ball in a corn field weighing over 18 pounds and twice the size of a basketball. The item sits among a string of local oddities and community happenings from the Taft Tribune era. The column references Harriett Myers from Grinnell, a Osceola marriage, and various Iowa county incidents featuring local residents and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Kailand
Grinnell
Mother's Day Welcome For Thompson Family Of Anamosa
Robert Thompson and his mother were warmly greeted by a Methodist congregation on Mother's Day marking their first church visit together since Robert was stricken with infantile paralysis on September 7, 1940. Dick Fike of Spirit Lake, working with a seining crew, was laid off for an unusual reason when a large fish leaped from the net and struck his left foot, the fin lodging there and causing pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Thompson
Anamosa
Methodist Church
Bobby
Will
Dick Fike
Spirit Lake
Fashions in Hollywood heroines show a change
A column notes a shift toward realism in West Coast film heroines with flaws even in escapist fare. Dorothy Lamour in Road to Zanzibar is cited as a mock racketeer who remains lovable, illustrating the metamorphosis toward complex, imperfect heroines in recent screen stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Lamour
Paramount
Zanzibar
Hawkeye Theatre
Dotty
Bing Crosby
Bob’ Hope
Bing and
Bob
Five Years Ago From the Tmea of June 4 1936
Read the Graettinger high school and Emmetsburg notes listing graduates such as Harvey Anderson Nora Bisgard Agatha Craven and many others. Also mentions Edward Sullivan Emmetsburg Junior College and local marriages births and civic items dated June 1936 and June 1938.
Various Local Notices From Emmetsburg Area
John Kelly aged 5 was killed after running in front of a moving car in Emmetsburg. Postmaster W L OConnor received veterans bonds for adjusted compensation on Tuesday. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Lloyd Nane on June 16. Leo McCoy on June 6. The golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs J A Spies on Wednesday June 17 was a major event and the souvenir book with visitor names was presented by Mrs Carl Spiesstad. John Jorgensen aged 8 suffered a broken arm in a fall. Marion Vanderby passed the test to receive a pilot s license. Earnest Andresen and Clara Thompsen were married May 3. Doe White, editor of the Manilla Times, is dead. Orella Levity aged 6 was struck by an automobile last evening but suffered no broken bones. Be Osher recently discharged from the government flying show at Kelly Field. I L Lambe was ill the first of the week. Newell Smith of Los Angeles dated May 25. The mother s maiden name was Genevieve Gammon. Rob Olson of Graettinger is under contract with the St Louis Cardinals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kelly
Joe Kelly
Emmetsburg
W. L. O'Connor
Lloyd Nane
Leo McCoy
J. A. Spies
Carl Spies
Church Notices From Immaculate Conception and Local Churches
Immaculate Conception Church lists Sunday masses at 7 30 and 9 30 a m with weekday mass 7 30 a m Saturday instruction 3 00 to 4 00 p m Confessions 4 00 to 5 00 p m and 7 30 to 8 30 p m Pastor R D K Hurley. Methodists announce Sunday School 10 a m Morning Worship 11 a m Epworth League 8 p m. Bohr urges church attendance against temptations of summer. St Pauls Lutheran July 6 schedule includes two worship services 9 15 at Graettinger and 10 45 at South Walnut plus 10 15 Sunday School at Graettinger. teachers meet July 8 8 p m at Harry Finks home. choir practice July 9 8 p m. Father Laamie to meet July 10 8 p m at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immaculate Conception
D. K. Hurley
Methodist
Epworth League
Wm. G. Bohr
St. Paul's Lutheran
Graettinger
South Walnut
Selmon
Harry Finks
Father
Laamie
Own
First Lutheran Church
Souik
Lutheran Brotherhood
Oscar Peterson
Wallingford
Rev
Wicks
Lost Island Lutheran Church
Luther League
Thoreson
America
Iin Sager
Lutheran church notices and social events in July
Church notices invite worship and Sunday School with offerings for missions. Vacation church activities include Lutheran Brotherhood meetings, Luther League, Ladies Aid, and various circle gatherings. Socials feature two-table bridge, birthday parties for Lois Sandvig and Patricia Nane, a Chrestiansen family reunion with 76 attendees, plus greetings to Art Clemitson and Lowell Larson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrestiansen
Andrew Chrestiansen
Hans Andover Chrestiansen
Ingvold Larson
Lawrence Chrestiansen
Harold Carlson
Alice Chrestiansen
Leonard Cule
Art Clemitson
Red Claibourne
Lowell Larson
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Iowa News
Cash Waldron
Duluth, Minn
William Waldron
Waukon
Webster City
R. Lear
Sac City
Dyersville
Jack Bullinger
University of Iowa
South
Central America
Taylor County
Ivan Wells
Waverly
Viola Oltrogge
Marlys Loomis
Phyllis Ducker
Bremer
Wayne McPherson
Montgomery County
Hawkeye Theater
Graetting FR
Ray Enright
Warkgir Bros
Netenal
Ieee A
Rennet
William Albert Mor' Kan
Sacramento
California
Alicia
Exac
Taft Tribune
Taft High School
Chicago
Iowa
Harriet Myers
Harriet
Earl Sarris
Sarris
Russell Ival
Ede Jerome Morris
Osceola
Celia Louderback
Belknap
Davis County
Bernard Straight
Logan
Straight
Oakland
Omaha
Bob Robinson
Here
Iowa County
C. E. Teeter
Rey Auringer
Grundy Center
Billy Mullins
John
Otto Roepke
Hagle Grove
Harry M. Noel
Peterson
Clyde Durham
Albia
Red Cedar River
St. Ansgar
Carpenter
Spit Lake
Leonard Dent
Kirkman
Hampshire
Larry Battin
Bloomfield
Erasbih Township
Tanneier
Fred’ Edgar
Elders
New York
A. A. Longcraft
Edgar
Peter ‘Troy
DaWitt
Mr. Troy
Torreson Oil CO
Watinetora, Ta
Hawkeye
Harvey Anderson
Marvin Barber
Nora Bisgard
Agatha Craven
Clarence Christiansen
Florence Conway
Robert Cappen
Jule Duffy
Dorothy Duhn
Evelyn Elsenbaat
Dale Garber
Willard Graettinger
Alice Henningsen
Alma Hereim
Verna Hampson
Malcolm Jensen
Glenn Johnson
Sylvia Jorgensen
Glenn Lundgren
Gienn Masters
Alvin Mills
Edward McCarty
John McDonald
Carmen Ne
Onry Hankey
Maugene Schumacher
Merle Kidder
Kidder
Martin Myhre
Times of
Grachtinger
Joel Ball
Linnea Linden
Mises Mary McManus
Mundelsen College
Quinten Jensen
George Frick
Arti
Vernie Jacobsen
Times
D. E. McCarty
Labor Day Organization
Roy Chrintensen
Graettinger Block & Tie Ud
Graettinger, Iowa
Verner N, Carlsen
List Lutheran Mission Society
Largs
Methodist Ladies’ Aid
O. Wikert
Elmer Miner
Wm. Luhman
Kenneth Harding
Xee
East Side Circle
Mac Donald
Howard
A. W. Ritzman
A. H. Cametoh
Bridge
Ralph Rasmussen
Wayne Hamilton
Catholic Missionary Society
Ambrose Mitchell
Embroidery Club
Lois Sandviz
James Sandvig
Lois
Patricia Nane
Patricia
Teddr Lst
Teak
For
D-X
Diamond
C. LA Torreson Oil Co
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