Local News Items From Ames and Surrounding Areas
Charles Lahman visited the John Andre home Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs John A Fish and Family of Ames spent the weekend with local relatives. Mrs Harold Christensen entered Memorial hospital April 25 for medical treatment. Mrs John J Sullivan spent Wednesday with her mother at Emmetsburg. For sale or rent an eight room house with two baths and a garage call 174. A son was born to Rev and Mrs Fred Jacobsen of Rolfe on Wednesday. Two Times extends congratulations to the happy parents. H T Miller new meat department employee at Jack Wolfe grocery started duties Monday. Mr and Mrs Frank Kempf and family will leave for Nebraska for a few days visit with relatives. Sri day for a few days visit with relatives.
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Charles ‘Lahman
John Andre
John A. Fish and Family
Ames
Harold Christensen
Memorial Hospital
John J. Sullivan
Emmetsburg
Fred Jacobsen
Rolfe
H. T. Miller
Jack Wolfe
Frank Kempf
Nebraska
Rela
Adjusted Loss On Jones Residence Settlement Reached
The Graettinger Insurance Agency formerly Skow and Green reports full settlement of Merle Jones fire loss. Jones received 892 dollars which he says covers his damages though he praises the fire department. The note urges readers to review policies for adequate coverage amid high repair costs.
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Graettinger Insurance Agency
Skow & Green
Merle Jones
Jones
Local families share news from Algona area farms
The column reports residents visiting relatives in Wallingford and Cedar Falls, mention of a flood giving students extra vacation, and a family reunion at Algona State Park. It notes Mrs. Rathman recovering after illness and mentions trips to Sioux City and Council Bluffs by local families.
Pioneer Repents Over Wasting Trees
William Travis Todd a 70 year old Ander son county pioneer in Palestine Texas plans a vast reforestation. He has planted 40000 pine seedlings on 2000 acres of sandy soil and will plant more. He will keep a small farm patch and devote the rest to pines. He recalls pines once six feet in diameter and says forests of that size won t return unless men restore what was wasted. He hopes the trees will benefit his son and grandchildren.
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Palestine
Texas
William Travis Todd
Anderson County
Todd
Village with eighteenth century spirit established five years ago
About Old Sturbridge village in Massachusetts, five years old, portraying an eighteenth century community. Workers include a miller, blacksmith, potter, weaver, metalsmith, cabinetmaker, and woodturner operating with simple tools. Potter Robert Gray fires kilns with oil. his wife and apprentice live above the shop. visitors watch the processes, especially apprentice Bertyne Rice on the potter’s wheel.
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Old Sturbridge
Mass
United States
Robert Gray
Ford Sells Pequaming Town In Northern Michigan
In Pequaming Michigan Ford Motor Co sells the 390 acre town to a Mari nette Wis doctor his sister and a Michigan lawyer. The 72 houses 82 sheds schools lodge and post office building center a proposed deluxe year round resort around the 14 room lodge built by Henry Ford. They plan to attract industries and tap Michigan development funds while noting the town’s only resort potential in the region.
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Pequaming
Mich
Marinette
Wis
Michigan
Anc
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
Lawrence P. Walsh
Atome Industries
Bozen Village Population Reported in Nantucket Area
Fragmented OCR notes indicate population figures for Bozen village near Nantucket, mentioning an arrival of Reverend Clayton and a meeting in mid month. Details are unclear, but growth appears tied to settled religious activity and local governance.
Diamond Head Formed In Hours Or Days
Scientists say Diamond Head in Hawaii formed in a matter of hours or days. The tuff cone built from dust, cinders, and rock fragments rose from a violent lava explosion burning through wet coral. Now weathered and quiet, it remains a landmark dating back thousands of years.
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Diamond Head
Hawaii
Warkild
Adams Onis Treaty Transfers Florida to United States
On February 22, 1819 Spain ceded the eastern and largely eastern Florida to the United States in the Adams Onis Treaty. Spain abandoned all claims to west Florida as well. Negotiated by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams and Spanish minister Luis de Onís.
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Spain
Florida
United States
West Florida
Adams-Onis
John Quincy Adams
Luis de ‘Onis
Spark Plugs Need Change Every 10000 Miles
Champion engineers warn that a spark plug used too long raises the insulator tip temperature by up to 460 degrees if gas leaks between the center electrode and insulator. This underscores the recommendation to change spark plugs every 10,000 miles.
Kona Coffee and Port of Kona History Mixed in Turbulent Text
The passage notes Kona Hawaii as a lush coffee region with growing industry since 1020 and mentions average green coffee per acre around 2203 pounds, contrasted with global yields. It also recalls Owags residents in Hardin County reacting to nostalgic scenes of Horace Nichole driving a Stanley Steamer, and references Branley steam cars and early motoring nostalgia.
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Hawaii
Kona
Owags
Hardin County
Horace Nichole
Epirit
Lake
Ian
Branley
Cardiac Disabilities Listed Among Major Impairments
One of four cardiac disabilities is identified among the four major disabilities alongside tuberculosis and visual and hearing difficulties.
Luther College Chief Fireman Frank Russell Retires Mystery
At Luther College Decorah Frank Russell is the chief fireman in the college plant. Now 73 Mr Russell has kept Luther's fires burning continuously for the past 39 years.
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Luther College
Decorah
Frank Russell
Russell
Luther
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South Bend
Graettinger
Skow’ & ‘Green
Ronnie
Kent
Darrell
Council Bluffs School
Francis Flannegan
Viola Schubbe
Jo Ann Flannegan
Cedar Falls
State Teachers College
Tom Craven
Paul Strand
Grangerville
Idaho
P.B. Parkins
R. H. Loveall
R. V. Sorensen
Clara Deal
Algona
Robert Simonsen
Algona State Park
Paris
Great Color
Bunday
Chicago Heraldr American
Ford
Bozen
Maas
Djaland
Nantucket
Clayton
Calif
Pascal Celery
Mrs. Clark
Carnation
Jensen’s
C. A. Jensen & Son
Northland
the Quaker Oats CO
Ttinger, Yowa
Grafttinger, Iowa
Eont
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