Installment Savings and Bonds Discussed in Editorial Note
Gerard S Nollen writes on installment buying and savings bonds as a path to retirement income. The piece explains using Monthly investments in New United States Series E Bonds to yield monthly payments for two decades, with compounding interest claims. Separate notes cover a Wisconsin couple and a family gathering in Graettinger Iowa with visits from Des Moines and Massena residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerard S. Nollen
Nallen
Charles E. Watts
Pocahontas
U.S. Savings Bonds
Unitey Sia
Baling wire and twine offered by Ringsted cooperative
Ringsted Co operative Grain and Product Co advertises baling wire and twine suitable for any baler in any quantity. Phone 139.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooperative Grain and Product Co
Local News Roundup Highlights births, visits, and travels
The Graettinger area bulletin notes visits from Mrs. Leslie Baxter and Mrs. Hannah Sandvig to Holy Family hospital, several births at Holy Family, and families gathering at relatives’ homes in Estherville and Charles City. It mentions John Fink entering Iowa State College, a Ray Glazier building project, and various trips to Minnesota parks. The Times extends congratulations to new parents and relays multiple social updates from local residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jensen
Shirley Young
Clear Lake
Leslie Baxter
Holy Family Hospital
Hannah Sandvig
Methen
D. F. McCarty
Vivian Sullivan
Estherville
John Fink
Ames
Iowa State College
Ray Glazier
Anderson
Holy Family
Tre Vimes
Earl Petersen
Baltimore
Minulay Rer
Peter. Minkhams
Estie Hill
Shire
Sandatryn Rose
Martin
Holy Panviy
the Times
Andy Adams
Bnuetsburg
James McCarty
St. Paul
Jay McCarty
R. C. Murray
Roy Gilbaugh
Harald
Edward Gleason
Charles City
Helen Gilbaugh
Jorgen Andersen
Minnesota
Roger Mills
Coeur D'Alene
Idaho
Mary Christine
Times
Susan
Jonne Shiley
Iowa City
Jonne
Iowa University
Grachtinger
Leo Young
Shileys
L. BR. Luchsinger
Glendale
California
Donald Moore
Mug
Adin! Stevenson
Herald-American
Inti Mats
Ellen Boren Stevenson
Chicago Herald-American
Lowe’ Schmidt
Britt
Mra. Schmidt
Alatera
Memphis Couple Rears Children By the Dozens
Memphis Mrs. and Mr. J L Craig care for 39 children over five years. They take in siblings from the Children's Bureau and reunite youngsters with their parents when homes mend. The Craigs emphasize love, food, and teaching children to love their parents, while maintaining temporary foster roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
J. L. Craig
Craig Say
Craigs
Children’s Bureau, Inc
Mrs. Craig
False Names Plague Army Recruits in Draft and Service
A report from the adjutant general notes about one in every hundred entering the army under an assumed name. Recruits often create a fictitious history or reuse another person’s service record, sometimes with medals. Most are caught and discharged, yet some return under new identities. Reasons vary from avoiding civilian embarrassment to prior dishonorable discharges. Entering under a false name is not an offense unless used fraudulently to affect eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adjutant General’s Office
Army
John Doe
Richard Roe
Pay Wives Wages Says British Association
London reports the Married Woman's Association urges pay for housework and a separate wife’s allowance from the husband. Formed in 1938, it told a royal commission that a fair division of the family purse reduces tears in marriages and diverts divorces, with limits on gambling smoking and drinking. Debts to be disclosed before marriage and within three months of the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Married Woman's Association
Sam's Radios Dream Beset by a Parkside Marriage Plot
A grocer of chance conversation hears a panicked tale of love and betrayal. Sam, a radio shop owner, plans marriage to Lena while Lena also consorts with Harry. The storytelling man sits listening as Sam reveals a life split between work and romance, ending as Lena arrives.
Windmill Towers And Silos Serve As TV Antennas In Midwest
Farmers within television range have repurposed old windmill towers as antennas boosting range. Motors at the base adjust the beam, with manual rope controls in some homes. Silo-mounted antennas provide extra height, while scrap steel remains a minor incentive to remove towers. The industry grows as new stations start up daily.
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Middle West
Midwest
Linseed Oil Treatment for Silo Walls
A simple five step method protects silo walls from acid and silage juices using boiled linseed oil. Clean and plaster rough walls, apply a first thinned coat with turpentine, dry thoroughly, add a second unthinned coat, then a possible third on absorbed spots, and let two weeks dry before filling. One gallon covers about 200 square feet with two coats.
Hay chute guard for farm safety warning
An unguarded hay chute endangers farmers life. A simple chute guard built like the one pictured can prevent bad falls and time loss from accidents, taking little time to install and potentially saving a life.
4 H entries and farm notes from Palo Alto county fair
The Palo Alto 4 H entries at the Clay County Fair included Jim Levi winning first in three Holstein classes and Gary Lockwood showing a purebred Angus heifer. The column covers oats storage insects, recommended fumigation, Hessianly seeding date for corn, Western Lamb project plans, and 4 H Dairy Judging team members. It notes the West Bend Boys Club reorganization and local agricultural programs at Albert Lea Minnesota.
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R. W. Ashby
Palo Alto
Clay County
Jim Levi
Gary Lockwood
Rush Lake
Palo Alto County
Town-Minnesota Livestock and Land Institute
Albert Lea
Minnesota
Freedom County Fair
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ralph Stumpf
Madison
Wisconsin
Elizabeth Skow
Graettinger
Hans Skow
Lake Park
Stumpf
A.T. Lundgren
Roy Lundgren
Ben, LeRoy
Des Moines
Wallingford
Cludes
C. P. Jackson
British Association
L. A
First Street
Figueroa
Sam
Lena
Lena Racillo
Harry
Leng
West Bend Boys’ Club
Henry Fehr
Joe Dunn
Cliff Schuller
Gerald O'Donnel
Don Tabor
Bob Burns
Gerald Fehr
Lars Dunn
Kansas
Waterloo
Orlin Solberg
Bernard Elsenbast
Clifford Bower
Cate Dammann
DHIA
Alan
Brooklyn
Iowa
Elmer Mowrey
Stvet
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