Economic Highs and Parity Wins in 20 Year Farm Battle
An editorial style piece weighs air power against sea power in WWII then surveys U S Army reform debates and celebrates the American Farm Bureau Federation securing parity loans at 85 percent for 1941 crops. It notes Congress votes in favor of parity, the potential Russell amendment changes, and calls for modernization of military strategy amid European conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
Congress
S. Jd. Res
House
Senate
AAA
Farm Bureau
Conference
Senate Committee On Agriculture and Forestry
O'Neal
Earl C. Smith
Winds
Francis Johnson
Fown
Frank White
Minnesota
Hansil E. Schenck
Indiana
Dr. O. 0. Wolfe
Kansas
Raprom Aldrich
Mississippi
Walter L. Randolpch
Alabama
Washington
Stallee
Binie Iver
Sengtof
Clarance Cannon
Missouri
Memorial Day Visits Across Iowa and Nearby States
Local notes list numerous Memorial Day and weekend visits. Mrs. J P Wagner hosted Mallard friends. Dr J T McManus and relatives gathered in Adair. Miss Josie McBvoy visited her sister in Algona. F L Lambe hosted relatives near Graettinger. Mitchells and family spent Memorial Day in Pocahontas. Wilma Wikert and Helen Sullivan vacationed in Sioux City. Mildred Wikert is a Morningside student. The Nefstead family gathered in Newton. Francis and John Smith hosted in West Bend with their sister Mrs Weir. Gordon family traveled to Laurens for Memorial Day with relatives. Margaret Lambe returned from Westhope ND. Joseph Kennedy visited from Iowa. Rev Kennedy returned. Mrs Kennedy to stay awhile. Kenney and Cameron sisters among guests. Kay Hubbard Bratrud, ex Graettinger teacher, visited former teachers and family. Mr and Mrs Bratrud have four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Wagner
Mallard
Adair
Iowa
Josie McBvoy
Algona
Mia
M. R. Bradley
Vernon Township
Francis Lambe
Boston
Massachusetts
F. L. Lambe
Graettinger
Nefstead
L. Christopher
Francis Smith
West Bend
John Smith
Waterloo
Frank Weir
Francis
John
Weir
Roy Gordon
Laurens
Gordon
Sam Anderson
Margaret Lambe
Westhops
North Dakota
F. L. Lamhe
Joseph'“Kennedy
Owa
Cameron
Kennedy
Kenney
Bratrud
Kay Hubbard
H. A. Eisenbast
Graetfinger
Fire Extinguishers Prevent Major Damage at Audubon Store
Gasoline spilled on the floor of Audubon Implement Co. was mistaken for water by Carl Fredericksen. He cooled a welding iron in the liquid, but extinguishers quickly controlled the blaze. Mrs. J J Raynie holds a 114 year old slave bill of sale to Robert Robertson. Frank Clayton Jr. suffered injuries while aiding Mrs. Clayton when a cow trampled him after a barking dog startled the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audubon Implement Co
Audubon
Carl Fredericksen
J.J. Raynie
Hawarden
Robert Robertson
Frank Clayton, Jr
Harvard
Wedding and community notes from a small-town Iowa page
Mr and Mrs Albert Christensen attended a wedding in Bode last Saturday May 25. Laurence Birkland and Christine Helgeson family visits noted. Lena Gunderson closed term with a picnic and will teach again next year. Mrs Chester Anderson visited aunt in Estherville and Egel health concerns mentioned. Chas Eur Cyindex visitors at Memorial Day events. Helgeson parochial teacher move to Graettinger. 4 H club rally day planned. Groves of Plover visiting Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Christensen
Christensen
Bode
Laurence Birkland
Estherville
Egelands
Chas
Cyindex
Glenn Williams
L. A. Larson
Helen Helgeson
Helggson
Yfonday
Graattinger
Pepial
Florynca Jackson
Feta
Mra. Groves
Plover
Walter Jorgensen Dies From Lightning at Farm
Funeral services followed the death of Walter Jorgensen Gruettinger who was instantly killed Thursday by a bolt of lightning. He had lived here since his marriage and the family yet occupies the farm now home to Mr and Mrs Frank Christiansen. The community extends sympathy to his wife and children as relatives and friends recall his life on the farm and local ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Winters
Walter Jorgensen
Gruettinger
Jorgensen
Frank Christiansen
Lewis Larson, Jr
Janiece
Fort Dodge
Leo Young
Graettinger
Navy
Bert Farmer
Rodman
Herman
Roletha Helgeson
Huntington
Christine Helgeson
Ingval Linn
Lake Park
E. B. Osher
Grachtinger
Twelve Mile Lake
Albert Christensen Farm
Clarine Larson
Ingval Larson
Osgood News Highlights Local Visits and Farewells
Mr and Mrs A C Hogue arrive as new depot agent. Families attend memorials at Rolston cemetery. Mrs Thoma improves after flu. Elmer Holmes of North Dakota visits the Mills and Thoma homes. Ralph Cole and daughter Loretta visit Charlie Hickey home. others from Fairmont and Louisville appear as guests. Osgood ladies host farewell for Mrs J F Young. gifts given, cards played, lunch served. Memorial day activities include Emmetsburg and Ruthven visits. Many local families attend skating party in Emmetsburg. Reunions and family visits recur across Moffitt, Smith, and Lambe households. Nebraska Seed Company representatives survey bluegrass fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Hogue
Hogue
Mr. Young
Elbert Powers
G. EB. Mills
Rolston Cemetery
C.H. Thoma
Mason City
Elmer Holmes
N. Dakota
Mills
Ralph Cole
Loretta
Charlie Hickey
Marl Benschoter
Fairmont
Minn
Elmer Knudson
Granada
Carl Munson
Louisville
Chas, Key
Mortland
Ed Herke
Jeaneen McConnell
Mud Lake
Emmetsburg
C. E. Moffitt
Gou
Marvin Moffitt
Bob Varney
Mapleton
Walt Bart
Pat Lambe
Shelia Varney
Jennie Newall
Plymouth
Town
Fred Newall
Bobby
Phyliss
Smith
Stormt
Lake
M. 0. Smith
Maurice Smith
Des Moines
Albert Schaeller
Schealler
Cylinder
Schaeller
Josh “McEvoy
Algona
M. Bradley
St |McConnell
Leech Lake
Frank Powers
F. Young
Maple Grove
Dorothy Golders
Minersburg
Mary Peterson
Fox
Walnut
Vernon
Sehogl
Graettinger Boys in Army Navy and Air Corps List
A long reader list details Graettinger area youths serving in the Army Navy and Air Corps with notes inviting corrections. It names many individuals by surname and branch, followed by local social notes on residents and visits, school events, and community notices. The piece mixes service roster with scattered local society items and a farewell to a family moving to Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger and Vicinity
Army Navy
Air Corps
Graettinger
U. S
George
RK. E
Army
Horswell
Vance
Navy
Young
Charles
Grady
Joseph
Lundgren
Chester
Christensen
Gilbert
Marines
McDonald
Carol
Larsen
Lowell
Helgeson
Harold
James
Noble
Willis
Field Artillery
Notle
Howard
Jensen
Malcolm
O'Neill
Bok
Doerning
Bernard
Hermansen
Donali
Johnson
Duhn
Carl
Clayton
Petersen
Hari
Bisgard
Albert Rierson
Irvin
Melvin
Voellmert
Alfred
Osher
Earnest
Norman
Dean
Garber
Burton
Lansing
Dale
Orval C
Carter
Robert
Kleigl
Conway
Leo
Clemitson
Art
McCarty
Leonard
Jones
Russell
Thompson
Delmer
Faye K
Coast Guard
Hartman
Bosell
Simonson
Lloyd
Argunbright
Earl
Joyce
Mammen
Frank
Kruse
Kenneth
Olson
Bob
Brobst
Murray
Delmar
Oxley
Albert
Duffy
Eugene
L. R
Starkey
Virgil C
Infantry
Green
The Round Up at Hawkeye Theatre Opens Friday
The Hawkeye Theatre debuts The Round Up, a Western melodrama with Richard Dix and Patricia Morrison in a love triangle. Also screening Andy Hardy's Private Secretary starring Mickey Rooney, Kathryn Grayson, and Todd Karns, plus Barry Fitzgerald in The Long Voyage Home and Dancing on a Dime with Grace McDonald and Robert Paige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye Theatre
Paramount
Ita
High Sierras
Richard Dix
Patricia Morison W
Preston
Etthia
Andy Hardy
Mickey Rooney
Andy
Kathryn Grayson
Miss Grayson
Todd Karns
Roscoe Karns
Lewis Stone
Judge Hardy
Fay Hallen
Ma Hardy
Sara Haden
Milly
Ann Rutherford
Wally Benedict
Stern
Erin
Barry Fitzgerald
Abbey Players
John Foril
Eugene O'Neill
Fitzgerald
Imen
Ford
Barry
Hawk~sye
Cnet
Grace’ McDonald
Robert Paige
Manana
Oli Garrick Theatre
New York
W. P. A. Federal Theater Project
Renee Santits
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Fred Spies
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