Merril C. Clark Named Chairman Cancer Drive
Merril C Clark is announced as Palo Alto County fundraising chairman for the American Cancer Society. Kickoff on April 19, 1952 drew about one hundred workers and leaders in Ruthven. Clark urges volunteers to boost May canvassing and emphasizes education and early cancer detection to cut Iowa deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Clark
Palo Alto County
Cancer Crusade
Nobatt
Ruthven
Town
Salph Lightle
Joanne Stewart
Palo
Palo Atte Vunty
Fred Quamn
Emmetsburg
Lightle
Larry Drennan
The
Cancer Society
Mr. Clark
Graettinger
Palo Alto
Clark
Frank Schole
West Bend
Don “Wilson
Ralph Lightle
Ayrshire
Meike Garretts
Mallard
Ben Fish
Curlew
Clarence Buhl
C. J. Miller
Fern Valley
Kenneth Erwin
Rodman Schools
Walnut
Ina Herke
Graetizer
Lost Island
Doe Nybo Ruthven
Silver Lake
Twig
Paxter
Vernon
William Jansen
FE “Rotsburg
Highland
Ken Barring Ruthven
Booth
Mins
Jefferson
Bert Salver
American Cancer Society
Aces
ACS
Iowa
Local hospital notes and births feature week’s events
Miss Jeanne Coan was a surgical patient at Holy Family hospital early this week and returned home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Luitjens, Wilmont Minnesota, visited Graettinger relatives Sunday. John Perdue, son of Forrest and Mrs. Perdue, was at Holy Family last week for tonsil removal. Kay Frances Thorn of Made ira Minnesota visits grandparents Frank and Mary Christensen. Mrs. John J. Sullivan and son Rev Father Edward Sullivan visit Timmelsburg during vacation. A daughter born to George Torrance at Holy Family on Thursday. Times offers congratulations. A son born to Maurice Jacobson at Holy Family on Tuesday. congratulations to Mrs. John McDonald, mother of Mrs. Frank Elsenbast, a recent Holy Family patient homeward bound. Friends hope for Mrs. McDonald’s continued improvement. Also promotion for The American Weekly, debuting May 11 with new color printing, pages, and features in the Chicago Herald American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Coan
Holy Family Hospital
LeRoy Luitjens
Wilmont
Minnesota
Tom Luitjens
Graettinger
John Perdue
Forrest Perdue
Kay Frances Thorn
Madeira
Frank W. Christensen
John J. Sullivan
Edward Sullivan
Tmmetsburg
George Torrance
the Times
Maurice Jacobson
John McDonald
Frank Elsenbast
American Weekly
NEW American Weekly
Chicago Herald-American
Trees Die in Winter If They Lack Proper Care
Winter treetop losses come from drought, wind, and cold, warns Dr. Rush P. Marshall. Proper pruning, cabling, and avoiding root disturbance can minimize storm damage and disease spread, while neglect or careless construction can kill trees year round.
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Rush P. Marshall
Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories
Cornwall Furnace and the Grubbs Forge Revolutionary Iron Works
The Curtis and Peter Grubb brothers ran Cornwall furnace in Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary War. They produced cannons and tested firing them while serving as colonels, and also manufactured stoves and supported a wartime salt industry. The furnace yielded 24 tons of iron weekly and drew attention from Washington and La Fayette. Cornwall furnace, built in 1742, became a central hub of iron trade and ore mining for over two centuries.
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Curtis
Peter Grubb
Pennsylvania
Cornwall
United States
Curtis Grubb
Council of Safety
Jersey
Army
Carpenter
Washington
la Fayette
Cornwall Furnace
Seeing Babies Vision Development From Birth To Early Years
The text outlines infant eyesight from birth to age six, noting that first months lack clear vision with an acuity around 20/2400. By one year acuity improves to 20/130, then reaches 20/40 by age five or six. It explains learning to see single rather than double and the emergence of binocular fusion between sixth month and end of the second year.
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Aingle
Subtle Pacts Outline Tarnished Book Plans
Fragmentary OCR reads of a Washington conference draft show division over publication timing and potently mixed signals about a new Arm book project. The text hints at a printing slate and possible volcanic prospects shaping the publishing strategy.
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Washington Con
Graettinger Visit Figures In Emmetsburg Saturday
Andy Adama of Emmetsburg visited Graettinger Saturday on his way home from Estherville where he had been visiting Bon Elmer and family. A Fort Dodge Social Security Office representative will be in Emmetsburg Wednesday morning to answer questions about old age and survivors insurance and to accept applications for benefits. Cliff W. See, manager, says contact the Employment Service Office at 919 Broadway to arrange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Adama
Emmetsburg
Graettinger
Estherville
Bon’ Elmer
Fort Dodge Social Security Office
Clifford W. See
Employment Service
Broadway
Gilt Edges and Freight Haul Highlight 1940s News
Gilt edged bindings protect Bible pages from dust heat and moisture while a massive Air Force Globemaster arrives at a California air base to load a 20,800 pound cargo. Three Trailmobiles back to discharge crates into the plane belly as the operation unfolds at Mersey base.
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Cincinnati
Air Force
Globemaster
Mersey
California
Conceit of perfumes hidden in booklike caps
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a conceit where perfumes were placed inside caps resembling books. Covers bore gold or colored stamps, suggesting a decorative, secretive container or display device.
Fragmentary OCR Note on Edible Oil Production
A damaged text fragment discusses seed mills to obtain rich oil for use in mar gar etc. and includes references to products like salad dressings mayonnaises and other foods. The legible parts suggest oil extraction and food production context without clear dates or entities.
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Meet
I Tuahtag
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the Quaker Oats CO
Graettinger, Iowa
Merril C. Clark
Cancer Drive
Ruthven Legion Auxiliary
Graettinger Times
Florida Juice Oranges
Rinso
Jensen’s
C. A. Jensen & Son
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