Weather Skies Warm and Blossoms Sprout Across Town
Our weather report notes a week of delightful conditions with yesterday and today warm. Lawns are green and trees are budding. Estherville residents Mr and Mrs filmer Miner bought a home one and a half blocks west of the hospital. Mr and Mrs L M Heuertz sold their South Normandie Los Angeles residence for 17500 and bought a new five room home. Heuertz serves in the fire department and Mrs Heuertz is the Times publisher's sister.
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Estherville
Filmer Miner
L. M. Heuertz
Los Angeles
South Normandie
Heuertz
Graettinger High School Class Finals Set for Friday
The Graettinger high school class tournament finals will be held in the local gym Friday night March 29. The Junior girls meet the Freshmen-Sophomore winners, followed by the Junior and Senior boys title clash at 7 20. A small admission fee will be charged.
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Graettinger High School
Clock Removed From Merion Farmers State Bank Building
In 1894 the Farmers State bank building at Merion was erected and a large clock installed that told time for decades. Recently the clock stopped working and could not be repaired, so last week after 51 years it was taken down from its long-time place of business.
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Farmers State Bank
Merion
Snowball Incident Damages Car and Truck in LeMars
A small youngster snowballed a car in LeMars causing damage. Andrew Staab of Bigelow Minnesota, the driver, could not see through the windshield and braked. Edward Brahand of LeMars, driving a gasoline truck behind, collided with Staab’s car. Damage totaled 140 dollars.
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LeMars
Andrew Staab
Bigelow
Minn
Edward Brahand
Staab
Retired Greenwood Township Farmer Moves to Algona
HH. J. Presthus of Greenwood township Korsuth county has retired after a life on the farm born sixty two years ago. He recently turned the farm over to his son Harold and moved to Algona in retirement.
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HH. J. Presthus
Greenwood Township
Korsuth County
Harold
Algona
Bill Toft Helps Waterloo Police Catch Thief
Bill Toft of Waverly assisted Waterloo Police by catching a thief red handed after spotting him entering Toft’s car loaded with electrical merchandise. The suspect, described as an ex convict, was taken into custody. Poochy the Toft dog slept through the incident. George Finlay of Blanchard recalls losing 71 dollars, a return ticket, and papers while haying. Herbert Murphy of Coin later found a 20 dollar bill and the lost billfold with the rest of the money and ticket.
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Bill Toft
Waverly
Waterloo
Tofte
Bill
George Finlay
Blanchard
Dave
West Coast
Herbert Murphy
Coin
Dave Finlay
Murphy
Early Morning Milking Ends With 17 Of 20 Cows Milked
Daryl Goode of near Blakesburg woke at 1:00 a.m. to milk cows and was found by his returning family who saw the light on in the barn. He had already milked 17 of 20 cows. A Rock Island train reportedly killed four horses on the Harper property and their meat was prepared for minks.
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Daryl Goode
Blakesburg
Daryl
Goode
Rock Island
Amos Harper
Woodrow Willson
Goldfield
Harper Place
Toledo man starts personal relief drive for Czechoslovakia
John A. Yukl of Toledo has begun a relief project sending clothing to needy people in Czechoslovakia. He has purchased and shipped over 20 packages at his own expense and offers to buy clean used clothing for the cause. His son Stanley faces a separate, unclear confinement issue in Italy.
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John A. Yukl
Toledo
Czechoslovakia
Yukl
Stenley
Italy
Remke Golden Anniversary and Edwards Remke Wedding
In Ossian on Monday February 18 a double celebration united a golden wedding for Mr and Mrs Joseph Remke with the wedding of their son Edward Remke to Miss Stella Lansing. A reception at the Ossian Opera House featured Mrs Anna Geling, mother of Mrs Joseph Remke, a guest who had attended the couple’s earlier wedding. Kenneth Larsen, Iowa State College student, recalled a tight scramble as his tuxedo lay at home in Harlan and he flew back after a wartime Air Corps pilot adventure to Ames. Walter Knapp of Rockwell City was wounded in the arm but no bullet caused the injury as a steel piece from a hammer penetrated his wrist during hammering.
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Joseph Remke
Ossian
Edward Remke
Stella Lansing
Ossian Opera House
Anna Geling
Kenneth Larsen
Iowa State College
Ames
Harlan
Army Air Corps
England
Walter
Mike” Knapp
Rockwell City
Mike
Hogen Brothers Hire Mechanic With House Benefit
The Hogen Brothers of Marengo hired Jim Woodward of Pella as a mechanic and required him to take a house owned by the firm as part of the arrangement. Woodward already held another job but needed relocation and could not secure an alternative home. It suggests employers may need to engage in housing.
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Hogen Brothers
Marengo
Jim Woodward
Pella
Water shortage prompts Swea City water relief efforts
Swea City faced a dry well last fall with a new well insufficient to meet demand. The city closed the school briefly while residents and businesses sourced water from wells and cisterns. In Colfax, Ralph Williams Jr. captured a nine pound wild cat found in a ute’s trap, the first seen in years, killed with a shotgun.
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Swea
Ralph Williams Jr
Colfax
Patriot E Bond Offer Still Rewards Ten Year Hold
An E bond is presented as a patriotic investment. A $1,000 bond bought now grows in value over ten years from $755 in year one to $1,000 in year ten, with yearly increments to $765, $780, $800, $820, $840, $880, $920, and $960 before maturity.
Meteor light streak at Scranton Farmers Elevator
Three employees report a streak of light from the sky at Scranton that hit the ground and bounced. Investigators determine a meteor burned up before ground impact leaving 18 small burned grass spots with light ash at the center.
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Farmers Elevator
Scranton
Despicable theft hits New London post office in 1946
New London residents confront a serious theft as a jar from the March of Dimes infantile paralysis fund disappeared from the local post office. The missing amount is estimated between 25 and 80 dollars, revealing a troubling motive and suspect.
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New London
Scarville Driver Hits Black Jack Rabbit at Night
Donal Bendickson of Scarville struck a black animal while driving at night and investigated the odor. He discovered he had killed a melanistic jack rabbit, a color phase of the common jack rabbit.
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Donal Bendickson
Scarville
Bendickson
Fort Dodge approves 400000 extension for sewage plant
Fort Dodge plans a 400000 extension to its sewage disposal plant after resident complaints about odor near the residence district. The issue centers on health concerns and nuisance claims prompting the enlargement project. In Hamburg a large rat invaded Stoner Drug Store, chewed a rubber cord at a hot socket and was electrocuted.
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Fort Dodge
Stoner
Hamburg
Cologne Prize Awarded At Red Oak Firemen Ball
A bottle of cologne was given as a prize at the Red Oak Chamber of Commerce annual firemen’s ball. It is not definite who used it, but likely Ruth Anne Wood, executive secretary, was the final consumer.
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Red Oak Chamber of Commerce
Ruth Anne Wood
Rockwell City church building converted into apartments
Several months ago St Paul's American Lutheran church in Rockwell City was sold to A J Schlechter. The former worship site has been converted into a modern apartment building to ease the housing shortage in Rockwell City.
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St. Paul's American Lutheran Church
Rockwell City
A. J. Schlechter
Pigeon Box Strike Ends Army Discharge for Denison Man
George Luitjens Jr of Denison was knocked unconscious by a falling pigeon box in Omaha while celebrating his army discharge. An African lily shown by Wert Reid of Hamburg grew seven inches in one night and stood six feet tall when blooming, described as red but with strong perfume. Mrs. Fred Tillmont of Moravia tended winter birds, counting ten species at her yard feeding table. A grocery exchange notes a shopkeeper refusing to keep brown sugar, throwing it away if it gets dirty.
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George Luitjens, Jr
Denison
Omaha
Luitjens
Wert Reid
Hamburg
Fred Tillmont
Moravia
Rhode Island Ratifies Constitution Amid Resource Reform Talk
The final ratification by Rhode Island marks a historic moment as discussions on national governance and natural resource conservation echo from a 1908 White House gathering. Governors convened in May to address Roosevelt era policies and flood control concerns.
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Rhode Taland
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
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