World At Our Feet and Far Beyond Oblique musings
A collage of reflections from a carrier sailor and lake fisher, noting hunting foibles in a closed forest and a warden’s stolen lens incident. It recalls retirement by nature, family moves, and the joy of rock walls, birds, wildflowers, and a dream of leaving a positive future. A final nursery nugget features a lost child calling himself Twoegtuin Smith.
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Twoegtuin Smith
Legend of the Lost at Grachtin Ger Theatre
United Artists releases the adventure romance Legend of the Lost starring John Wayne Sophia Laren and Rossano Brazzi with Kurt Kasatar leading cast Henry Hathaway produced and directed the film scripted by Robert Presnell J and Ben Hecht filmed in Technicolor and Technirama largely in Libya marking a major desert epic for Hollywood with a large unit of crew.
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Mother wood duck and brood moved to marsh near river
A mother wood duck and her 12 ducklings hatched in a tree at the Wilbur Nead home in Manchester were safely relocated to a marshy area along the Maquoketa River with assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Manchester
Maquoketa River
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Keosauqua Man Boley Celebrates 99th Birthday
D. M. Mark Boley of Keosauqua marked his 99th birthday on May 27. Born in Van Buren County, he spent...
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Mark) Boley
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Boley
van Buren County
Harrisburg Township Farm Life Recalled in Obituary Fragments
Fragments recall a long life spent on a Harrisburg township farm near Hillsboro, with memories of rural work, community ties, and the quiet routines that defined a farmer’s years. The snippet hints at a farewell note in a local obituary.
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Harrisburg Township
Nor Hillshove
Wallingford Social Notes Honor Graduation and Visitors
Mrs. Earnest Skattebo records Wallingford events from May weekend visits to Armstrong and Fort Dodge, a wedding in Spirit Lake attended by local guests, and a large Summer Bible School enrollment at Wallingford Lutheran Church with named teachers and pianists.
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Heiy Son Bwight
Armstrong
Emmerick
Rue Rae
Newell
Ann Frick
Bathery
Jim Jonson
Steven
Cherrie
Nanny
Fort Dodge
Diane Carl
John Nigsen
Arnold Jessor
Dint
Joan
Thomas Fries
Ann Fric
Walter
Rick A Diane
Estherville
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Wallingford
Robert Tiervold
June
Allan
Avs R
Darwin Myrick
Barbara
Douglas
Spirit Lake
Caroline
Wallingfort Tutheran Church
Charlotte Glaser
Maureen Clark
Lois Osis
Darlene Lagan
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Effie Herum
Orva Clark
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Ole Retsell
Chester Torreson
Sam Natterstad
Pastor R. &. Glaser
Beverly Nielsen
E. K. Skattebo
Auto Gyro Plan By Manchester Man Speed 90
Ray McGraw of Manchester builds an experimental wingless auto gyro with top speed 90 using wood and steel reinforcements. The craft includes an engine propeller rotor blades and fiberglass components.
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Ray McGraw
Manchester
McGrath
Begin New Series Of Firefighters Begins In Graettinger
The Graettinger Fire Department launches a twelve issue series in the Times titled Firefighter. It serves as a monthly reminder of fire prevention and updates on volunteer firefighters activities to engage residents in safer community practices. Advertising supports the publication and raises funds for the department with proceeds after costs benefiting the firemen. Remember fire prevention is everyone’s job and resident support helps reduce losses.
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Our Thanks To the Community Belated thanks to the community
A belated thanks to the community for its support at the time of the Firemen's ball in April, both for generous ticket purchases and attendance. Your volunteer firemen appreciate it.
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