Paxson Roadhouse and frontier notes from Alaska
A nostalgic travelogue recalls Paxson Roadhouse in Alaska named after Aj Paxson of Bangor Iowa, plus frontier sketches from Dawson Creek to Whitehorse. The piece mentions fallout shelters near the Arctic Circle, Eskimo Point meals, snow geese migrations, a Seward Derby license mishap, a bush pilot whiteout incident, and a peony stem anomaly in Ida Grove.
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Paxson Roadhouse
Bangor
Alaska
Dawson Creek
Whitehorse
Yukon
Birch John Society
Washington
Siberia
Sfudson Bay
Ehulsan Bay
Eskimo Point
Alan Heidecker in ROTC Training at Fort Lewis
Alan Heidecker, son of Mr and Mrs Francis R Heidecker, is a ROTC Cadet in six weeks of intensive training at Fort Lewis Washington. Cadet Heidecker age 20 and a 1901 graduate of Craettinger Community with school participates in ROTC at the State University of South Dakota Vermillion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Lewis
Wash
Alan Ik. Peidecker
Francis R. Ieidecker
Fort Lews
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Eidecker
Craettinger
State University of South Dakota
Vermillion
Emmetsburg Happy Helpers Bake Sale Planned July 8
Emmetsburg Happy Helpers met at Shareen Longs home on June 26 to plan a bake sale for July 8 at the court house square at 7 15 PM. Thirteen members attended and shared their baked goods while Lucille Ninnetz led the flag pledge and Sherri Murphy read a book report. Mary Brennan supplied a shopping list and Naren Hanson spoke on home economics careers. Mary McCutehan demonstrated muffin making, muffins were served at lunch, and the hostess served lunch with her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Long
Shareen Long
Court House Square
Lucille Ninnetz
Sherri Murphy
Mary Brennan
Naren Hanson
Mary McCutehan
Mary Srenpan
Triplets of Sheldahl Feature in Quiet Janvhs Event
Suzy a four year old pet belongs to Mr and Mrs Ary Mosebach of Sheldahl recently hosted a tipic Janvhs event.
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Suzy
Ry Mosebach
Sheldahl
Meet Your Firemen of Graettinger Volunteer Dept
Wayne Potter a Graettinger fireman for nearly 20 years serves on the hose and salvage crews. He runs Potter Fix It in Graettinger and has three married children Reed Split Lake Dan Graettinger and Mrs Richard Campbell Walnut IA. Stan Reinders joined in 1862 and serves on ladder salvage and reconstruction crews. Roy Nissen joined in 1962 and works in ladder crew with four years in county road maintenance. Irene Simonson and husband have five children Myrtle Betty Dale Bill and Melinda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Potter
Grastinger
Wayne
Potter
Graettinger
Reed L
Spliit Lake
Dan
Richard
Lavlia) Campbell
Walnut, Iowa
Stan Reinders
Fre
Stan
Roy Nissen
Fire Department
Roy
Irene Simonson
Myrtle
Betty
Dale
Bill
Melinda
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Civil Defense
Arctic Circle
Aeromecdica Labs
Ft Wainwright
Far North
Wm. Boardman
Seward
Lyle Melay
Ida Grove
By Marj Vaniervelde
Home & Farm Bldg
Grachtinger
Gerald Stueve
Alan Heidecker
Walnut Merry Maids
Kathleen DeVries
Diane Bortwit
Rall
Kathy DeVries
Julie Gjerde
Diane Bortint
Shirley Sampson
High School
ASC
Quaker Oats CO
The
Quaker Oats (Company
Cap Henderson
Mer
Graettinger Volunteer Firemen
Graettinger Fire Department
Omer Gjerde
CA Henderson Gerald Stueve
Don Pay
Jim Iverson
See’ S Treas
Meet Your Firemen
Leif Bendixen
Elaine, Cindy
Lori
Jeff
Stanley Reinders
OUR Fire Dept
Fuhrman Funeral Home
Graetiinger Coop Grain Co
Felco Feeds & Seeds
H. A. Elsenbast Insurance
Lucky's Super Market Alc
Fine Foods
Nielson Trucking Service
Local & Long Disknce Carn Shelling
Ray's Cafe
Graettinger Block & ‘Tile Co
Kirkegaard Farm Service
Areshe
Christy
Graettinger Laundromat
Graettinger Ins
Lloyd C. Petersen
Graettinger Lumber Co
Kim Dried
Dutch Boy
Graettingcer Lockers
J. H. Thoreson Insurance Agency
Bonstead Hardware
Suns Eleutric
G.E
Shaver Mfg. Co
Omer E. Gjerde
Graettinger Municipal
Kenneth Jensen
Spies Farm Lands
Graettinger Telephone Co
Flansen
Andresen
Masters’ Groceries
Sezurfine Quality Foods
Matt Furniture
P Knutsen
Mar
Lastine
HOWE
City Meat Market
Arnie & Marge Masters
Graettinger Staite Bank
FDIC
Heidecker
C& N Oil Co
Champlin
Olesen Bros. General Contractors
Watson Farm and Home Rentals
Chadwick’s Lounge
Gwen’s
Graettinger Times
C. A. Shiley
DDS
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