Fine Program At Emmetsburg For Club Women Meeting
Women from Palo Alto county towns including Mallard West Bend and Graettinger plan to attend the Sixth District Iowa Federation of Club Women meeting in Emmetsburg next Wednesday October 8 with about 400 attendees. Sessions at the Iowa theatre begin with 9 am registration and a noonday luncheon at St Thomas hall requires advance reservations by October 6. Mrs W H Morling chairs arrangements as Mrs Clark Mechem of Thompson presides. a district and state officer caravan will present part of the program introduced by Mrs H J Woodward. Musical numbers by Martha Helen Breese and Mrs Stephen Lause will be offered. Mrs Kart Ellsworth will give the pledge and Mrs Lon Helgen will greet delegates. Mrs John Hammill of Britt will respond. An exhibit of Indian arts will feature the day with several notable speakers from the area.
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Palo Alto
Mallard
West Bend
Graettinger
Iowa Federation of Club Women
Emmetsburg
Iowa Theatre
St. Thomas Hall
W. H. Morling
Emmetsbure
Clark Mechem
Thompson
Wil
H. J. Woodward
Whittemore
Martha Helen Breese
Stephen Lause
Kart Ellsworth
Lon Helgen
John Hammill
Britt
Tew
Fire Prevention Week Urges Homes to Check for Hazards
Town marks Fire Prevention Week urging property owners to inspect homes and businesses for fire risks. Poor wiring is often misnamed. waste paper, ashes, and clinkers, plus rusted stove pipes and damaged chimneys, are common hazards requiring care and action.
Fragmentary safety note on fire risks from cigarettes and explosives
The fragment discusses eliminating spots where cigarettes may ignite hazards with oil and explosives. It notes fire risk cannot be eliminated completely and warns that even near complete elimination invites costly fire risks. It mentions family safety and a warning to all members.
Fourth Grade Exhibit Showcases Global Treasures
Fourth Grade students present an international exhibition with items from Japan and beyond. Damus Susa displays a brocaded searf and silk from Japan while Thomas Theampson, Richard Wolfe, and Paul Kirkegaard contribute varied objects including machine gun shells, a West Bern ash spear, and petrified spence from the Pacific. Wayne Ware shares a miniature rod and reel as part of the collection. Next week plans include another gun themed exhibit.
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Japan
Damus Susa
Thomas Theampson
Richard Wolfe
Hhis
Paul Kirkegaard
West Bern
Father Deubkerstein
Paul
Pacific
Boly Weir
Wayne Ware
Miss Sehwint Guests at Harrison Park Picnic
Miss Mary Sehwint of New Haven Connecticut headlined a Sunday oat picnic at Harrison Park Emmetsburg drawing 38 attendees. Family members from Sleepy Eye Minnesota Mallard Whittemore Emmetsburg Bancroft and Graceton traveled to honor her visit from Palo Alto a week earlier.
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Mary Sehwint
New Haven
Connecticut
Harrison Park
Emmetsburg
Sehwint
Dormer
Mallard
Palo Alto
George
Frank
Win. Schwint
Sleepy Hye
Minnesota
Schawint
Whittemore
Elmer Robinson
Doc Schwint
Lanranette
Barbarva Broadwell
Broadwell
Lawrence Hanson
Bancroft
Lizzie Wagner
Gracttinfar
Proclamation Declares Fire Prevention Week
Mayor A C Christiansen proclaims October 5 to 11 as Fire Prevention Week in Graetiinger. He urges full public cooperation and asks homeowners to arrange dwellings inspections, noting such checks require occupant request. The measure mirrors reasons cited in the issue’s Fire Prevention Week item.
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A. C. Christiansen
Graetiinger
Graettinger
Good yield of corn and beans reported by new farmer
Shiley informs Tintes that Glenn Lundgren, a new farmer, crops 75 acres of corn with expected at least 60 bushels per acre using Kut and V24A Vinten Hybrid. He also has 57 acres of beans with at least 20 bushels per acre, indicating strong yields.
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Shiley
Glenn Lundgren
Glenn
Season's Record For Graet Tinger Baseball Team
The season’s record for the Graet Tinger baseball team and the record for each individual player will be published in an early issue of the Times. Ray Suselas compiled the record after hours of work.
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Graettinger Basebal
The
Times
Ray Suselas
Lost and Found Navy Seabow Battalion Column Parody
A wartime humorous Navy Seabees column recounts a mine dug up by Dale Gretian in Lansing Michigan and a spoof Lost and Found notice offering a reward for a missing Japanese bugle rather than its return. The gag notes the owner’s overpractice and preserves mixed wartime color.
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Navy
Pacific
Navy legends and battles across World War II memories
This reminiscence recalls Rear Admiral Joseph James Clark nicknamed ocko Clark and the USS Constellation’s World War II recommissioning. It highlights Commodore Roger Simpson in the Philippines, Seabees at Iwo Jima and Leyte Gulf, sailors’ birthday memories, and Fleet Admiral Halsey’s early service aboard the USS Missouri as the war nears Japan's surrender.
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Nick
Joseph James Clark
Secretary of the Navy
Ocko
Clark
Roger Simpson
Philippines
Roger By
Merchant Marine
Leyte Gulf
U S Higersoll Flagship Memoir of Admiral EL Tngersull
The destroyer named for Admiral EL Tngersull honors the Admiral as Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet. It recalls his father, a Civil War era hero, and the Admiral’s own wartime service across World Wars I and II, illustrating a lineage of naval distinction.
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Constellation
United States
U. S
Naval heroes and orphans tied to early US ships
The article lists names of naval heroes and mentions Navy Crosses awarded to Doris and Patsy. It notes sailors aboard the USS Tatudla near Chuneking supporting eleven Chinese orphans, with custody duties shifting as men rotated ashore. It recalls the USS Vincennes as the first US vessel to circumnavigate, and a Portsmouth ladies’ tank-town flax flag donated as a national ensign salute to a foreign power.
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Mstella
Mass
Marie
Pearl
Ruby
Bertha
Dora
Jacqueline
Ethel
Rose
Precious
Doris
Patsy
Chongle
USS ‘Tatudla
Moorei
Chuneking
Ak May Gwan Bing Thwaners
Vincennes
New York
Cape of Good Hope
United States
Ladies of
Portsmouth
N. H
Incident Near Harlan Involves Escape From Pistol Standoff
Gilbert Hansen of the Redline area fled a parked car after a man stepped out and pointed a pistol at his vehicle’s occupants. Hansen accelerated and escaped. he was accompanied by his wife and child, with the attacker unseen after the quick maneuver.
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Gilbert Hansen
Neny Redline
Harlan
J Nmn
Hansen
Homecoming tragedy and county radios for snow plows
Eugene Vault, fresh from navy service, was killed in a car crash minutes after arriving home at Wittemare. Crawford County plans to equip five snow plows with two way radios to speed emergency dispatch across the county. Doctor Carl F Jordan notes a long-term decline in typhoid fever cases and deaths in Iowa due to improved sanitation water and milk supplies and public health measures.
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Wittemare
Eugene
Morts
Crawford County
Board of Supervisors
Carl F. Jordan
Towa
Division of Vital Statistics
State Department of Wealth
Dovtar
Jordan
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GHS
David Baumgartner
Paul Gilbaud
Mary Herke
Ainer Appel
JoAnn Flannegan
Phil Elrod
Vincent Graettinger
Donna Flannegan
Betty Westergard
Mavis Knutsen
Either Appel
Ronald Jensen
David Baumpartner
Paul Gilhaugh
Jean Lundgren
Watson Theatre
Iowa
Temptation
Merle Oberon
Geu
Brent
Paulette Goddard
Fred McMurray
Ginger Rogers
David Niven
Big Town
Wonderland
Warrison Park
Legion Wall
Lynn Kerns
American Legion
Sponte “J
Howe
Dale Gretion
Lansing
Mich
Saipan
Patelepre
Trew Simpson
USN
Mary
Hie
Robert L. Sanford
Codling
California
Iwo Jima
Fby
Sanford
Halsey
Third Fleet
Naval Academy
Missouri
Doe Marsh
Magecine
Candalk
Das
Mayer
Co-Operative Grain Co
Raymond Tindall
Mgr
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