Ruthven Boy's Return Highlights Military Burials
Editor Bragg reports Ruthven Free Press notes up to five more military burials may occur with military escorts. Escorts have traveled from Minneapolis and Chicago for airman remains. upon depot arrival, government ownership ends and the sealed metal casket becomes family property.
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Ruthven
Bragg
Ruthven Free Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Chicago
Columbus
North Dakota
Notice of Appointment Administratrix and Executrix
Notice announces the appointment of an administrator and an executrix for estates in Palo Alto County Iowa. It requests all debtors to pay promptly and for claimants to file with the District Court Clerk as required by law. The document names Mary Fitzpatrick as executrix and includes attorney EMILY SPIS, dated May 26 1948.
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State OF
Iowa
Palo Alto County
G. C. Coolidge
Uate
Cutrix
Jowa
Alo Alto
Cmlrix
Daa
J. Pitypaetrieds
Palo Alto
Mary Fitzpatrick
Emily & Spies
Remains of War Dead Preserved in Europe
War dead remain identified through legal permission though evidence is perusive. A mother preserves the remains of her son at home, while many bodies in Europe are said to be well preserved as the enemy was careful to preserve American dead when possible.
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Europe
Township forums target pig losses in 1948 market plan
Uke the one that caused disastrous reases in the spring of 1947, township forums are the latest attack on the pig jluss problem. Neighbors meet with veterinarians and extension men to discuss the issue and aim to bring 1948 litters to profitable market weight. Authorities back open exchange to prevent repeat losses and focus on sound nutrition, sanitation, and disease control. Brood sows need complete rations, gestation to nursing, with clean quarters and proper farrowing pens. Breeding stock should be brucellosis tested. Vaccination against hog cholera and erysipelas in certain areas is advised.
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Theas
War dead returns and missing still haunt Pacific efforts
In a central Iowa town three soldiers remain missing in the Pacific while thousands abroad await burial or identification. Robert’s two tags are recovered with one returning to the family. Ruthven receives his son’s Italian and African artifacts including a pistol, chess set, scout knife, over 200 photos, bomb wire, and war relics amid wartime reflections and unrelated quotes.
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Ashere
Pacific
Iowa
Robert
Italy
Ruthven
Africa
Cassino
Uncle Sam Seeding Time Promotes Savings Bands
A preventive era-style appeal urges farmers to invest in United States Savings Bonds like pure seed. It portrays bonds as a crop securing future harvests and national security, noting a ten year maturity and rate implied by the text. The message frames saving as fertility for both family and country.
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United States
America
U.S
Dredging Crew Walkout Prompts Housing Crisis at Five Island Lake
Foreman M F McCheshey warned his crew would depart the Five Island Lake project near Emmetsborg if housing could not be secured. The project, expected to last about a year, faced a labor disruption as crews sought accommodations. Naval Air Reservists and a veterans group partnered to air relief supplies to Navajo and Hopi in Arizona, delivering items via Reserve pilots from NAS Tos Alamitos, California.
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Five Island Lake
Emmetsborg
M. F. McCheshey
Projet
Naval Air
Veteran’s Association
Arizona
Naval Air Station, Tos Alamitos
California
Grandmother Ann Sneed Jumps From Plane in First Parachute Flight
Grandmother Ann Sneed expresses pure thrill after her inaugural parachute jump, likening the moment to a country girl at a picnic. The celebratory remark captures a joyful milestone in her adventurous achievement.
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Ann
Navy Liaison Officers Assigned to Scout Program
More than 90 regular Navy and Naval Reserve officers have been assigned as Navy Liaison officers for Scouting, aiding and instructing American Sea Scouts in nautical subjects.
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Regular Navy
Naval Reserve
Navy
Potatoes rise on heap as many small ones support
A rustic note describes large potatoes at the top of a heap, held aloft by numerous smaller spuds beneath. The image implies balance of weight and the idea that the big items rest on a foundation of smaller elements. No specific people or places are mentioned.
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la Stoqc Commission
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