March Weather and Roosevelt Campaign Ties Explored
A fragment from a Times item discusses March weather and hints at a historical inquiry. The State University of Iowa seeks information on Michael Wildsness, once with Trrettinger and the Washington DC police, who worked for Teddy Roosevelt during the 1912 presidential campaign.
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State University of Iowa
Michael Wildsness
Trrettinger
Washiington
D.C
Teddy Roosevelt
Widsness
Pondering Street Greetings and Local Team Support
The piece muses on witty street greetings and social chaff, offers humorous exchanges about everyday heckles like golf bags and tires, and notes Ruthven Ramettees earning state tournament support from local cage fans as they head to Des Moines.
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Ruthven Ramettees
Pirettes
Ramettes
Des Moines
Centennial Coin Collection Highlights From Hereim
O T Hereim of Grachtinger owns rare 1838 Half-Dime and 1864 2 cent piece, valued by collectors though exact worth undetermined. Contact Hereim if interested in purchase. Also notes Jane Longenough earns free throw honor, enters Des Moines state contest. local doll prize at C A Jensen store named Gail, with cat Tuffy in household. A club comment about seating leads to phrase about front and back seats in church.
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O. T. Hereim
Grachtinger
Jane Longenough
Des Moines
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C.A. Jensen
Gail
Tuffy
Mrs Carl Dose Celebrates 100th Birthday at Cherokee
At Cherokee, Mrs Carl Dose celebrated her 100th birthday. Born in Germany she came to America as a young girl and has lived in Iowa since then.
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Cherokee
Carl Dose
Germany
America
Iowa
Bible Verses Devotional Reading Compilation
A devotional reading compilation surveys Matthew 5:1 2 and 13 16 Acts 19 21 44 I Thessalonians 5 4 8 James 2 19 17 1 Peter 1 13 16 22 and Mark 4 20 32, highlighting teachings on faith action and spiritual growth.
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I Thessalonians
Peter
Conscience and the church’s role in society in 1958
A church speaker argues society needs a moral compass drawn from God's Word. He warns against conscienceless behavior and worldy influences that drown the still small voice, urging churches to embody and enact Christian ethics through deeds as well as words.
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Reegret
Church of God
Tata
God
Church of
March Comes In Like A Warm Front Across County
March 2 1933 notes describe fine spring weather and a busy start to the month. Auto licenses in Palo Alto county near 3000 under Treasurer Cap Nelson. Mary Jo Carter of Graettinger places second in Ruthven declamatory contest, sole Graettinger winner. Guilford Paulsen signs with Wilkes-Barre Penn club in NY and PA league. Adams ranch near Odebolt retools with 15 tractors stored and 180 horses and mules bought. Emmetsburg to issue 800 dollars scrip money with two stamps weekly redemption plan. Graettinger Telephone Co manager H E Fink busy amid many spring relocations and new telephones. School hot lunch menu outlines weekly meals for Monday through Friday.
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Guilford Paulsen
Graettinger
Iowa
Wilkesbarre
Penn
New York
Pennsylvania
Adams Ranch
Odebolt
Emmetsburg
H. E. Fink
Graettinger Telephone Co
Retiring Russell Jones Ends Rural Mall Carrier Career
Russell Jones, a Bloomfield rural mall carrier, retires this month after a career begun in 1925. His long service marks a notable chapter in local postal history and community life.
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Russell Jones
Bloomfield
Social Security outreach schedule across Iowa towns
The Social Security Representative will be in the basement of the Emmetsburg Court House on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. The schedule lists outreach in Estherville Orange City Emmetsburg Spencer Rock Rapids Spirit Lake Sibley with morning sessions on Saturdays.
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Estherville
Orange City
Emmetsburg
Spencer
Rock Rapids
Spirit Lake
Sibley
Social Security
Emmetsburg Court House
Valley of the Vines featured in Valley library listing
Joy Packer’s Valley of the Vines is highlighted with characters Granny Con Merle Roxane and Hal Fairmead in a South African setting. The note mentions a regular readers roll with Shari Thomas and Carolyn Christensen each having 30 borrowings as Honor Roll members.
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Valley OF the Vines
Joy Packer
Granny Con
Dieu Gonne
South Africa
Merle
Roxane
Hal Fairmead
Hal
Alexa
Thinus
Dieu Donne
Rollshari Thomas
Clifford Thomas
Carolyn Christensen
Dale Christensen
Why FE.F.A. Week Is Observed During February
National F. F. A. Week is marked each February to honor George Washington born near Mount Vernon. Washington built a farm management approach with contour planting crop rotation and soil conservation. He shared agricultural ideas via experimentation and correspondence with English scientists, earning the title of America's first scientific farmer.
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George Washington
Mount Vernon
America
England
Washington
Leon Smith Retires After 47 Years at Burlington
Leon Smith of Albia has retired after a long career totaling 47 years with Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroads, marking the end of a devoted tenure in the service and operations area.
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Burlington Yrailroads
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Roy Nissen
Thomas Thomsen
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Albert Jensen
Clayton Duhn
Dwayne Lammers
Bud Hamilton
Wayne Potter
Melvin Nissen
Q. F. Shaver
Mike Weinholrer
Lars Fotersen
Directory of County Officials
Trecorder
Luindbi Martin Thompson
Weer
Lloyd W. Frost
Richard Millermais
Alice Yooh
Melvin Sampson
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Optometrist
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Terry I. Anderson
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