Ballooning Ballplayers and Breda Tales in One Yarn
A scout reports that Henry Schierholt’s tale from Breda, Town about a balloon drifting in from Omaha provides the most interesting local note. Six men sit at a table in the basket playing cards as the balloon lands, offering a quirky image amid a busy column full of letters and oddities.
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Ovens
Henry Schierholt
Mr. Schierholt
Breda
Omaha
Mr. Schlerholdt
Mr. Schlerholt
Farmers voice on hard days and fixed duties
A farmer laments long hours under heat with little relief, stressing the obligation to work stock and field. The speaker rails against town life temptations and the lack of cooling comforts, then humorously acknowledges printing a correspondent’s letter and mocking the writer’s practical know how with a surcingle remark.
Local Briefs From Merrill and Nearby Communities
The ladies society of St John s Lutheran church in Merrill meets Wednesday at 2 pm in church parlors with Mrs Mears Lake hosting. Rev W M Hubbard and Mrs Hubbard attend North Central Jurisdiction Methodist sessions in Minneapolis. Hubbard family visit points noted.
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The
Ladies Society of St. John's Lutheran Church of
Merrill
W. M. Hubbard
Minneapolis
North Central
Methodist Church
Long's ads feature produce and household goods sale items
Mason city style local page lists Long's stock including raspberries blueberries and potatoes. Household supplies like mop sticks brooms fly spray and Brillo steel wool advertised. Notes on local residents including Carl Potts leaving for Omaha and Ed Pitt Baldwin house rumor denied.
Indefinite Suspension of Sioux City Radio Station Chief
Jas Cooper former LeMars merchant in charge of the Sioux City police radio station has been indefinitely suspended with no reason given. Also noted are social visits and weddings in the area including Fred and Veatrice Winston in Clara Frelkey’s home, Miss Clara Dvorkin marrying Joe Thoma in Buffalo, and other local obituaries and civic notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Jas. Cooper
LeMars
Fred H. Winston
Freddie
Los Angeles
Calif
Clara Frelkey
Winston
Veatrice Frelkey
Fred L. Winston
Clara Dvorkin
Ida Dvorkin
Ross Street
Joe Thoma
J. J. Thoma
Jones Street
Buffalo
New York
Soldiers and air crew notes from Durham and beyond
Private B. K. Connor graduates from Durham College with a B S in mechanical engineering and heads to Parris Island for two months training. Private First Class Marvin Renken, son of LeMars residents, is promoted for efficiency at an England bomber repair base with the 8th Air Force, after enlisting in 1942 from Des Moines. Capt. Wernli Haas commands an air base island in the South Atlantic. Cpl. Richard J. Hentges, from LeMars, graduates from Buckingham Field gunnery school and prepares for bomber crew training in the US and overseas service. Cpl. Herman Vonderhaar, on furlough, serves in anti aircraft defense, while Cpl. Howard Stinger reports arrival in England and notes rationed spending. Cadet Ruden, recently moved to Corpus Christi with a navy aviation cadet regiment, recalls a civil life friend in Woodrow Peterson. Sgt. Gayland Bollin reports being in north Burma, describing hot conditions and mud. Leonard R. Winter is noted as serving in an unspecified capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. K. Connor
USMCP
Durham College
North Carolina
Parris Island
S. C
Marvin ‘c. Renken
Herman Renken
Rt. 6
LeMars
Strategic Air Deport
England
Germany
8Th Air Force
Des Moines
Renken
Fort Myers
Richard J. Hentges
M. E. Hentges
Route 2
AAF Training Command
Buckingham Field
Fla
Army Air Forces
United States
Bunnery
Gulf of Mexico
Army
Sheppard Wield
Tex
Ruden
Globe-Post
Corpus Christi
Texas
Navy
Woodrow Peterson
Naval Aviation
Sea Bees Sailor Hospitalized After Bougainville Illness
A Sea Bee aboard a vessel near Bougainville Island in the South Pacific is reported to be in the hospital on an unidentified island. A letter to his mother says malaria illness, not Japanese action, led to his hospitalization. He has suffered multiple fevers but remains unconcerned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bougainville Island
Pacific
College News Shows Summer School Examinations and Exhibits
About 35 summer school students will write the uniform county examinations for teachers at the college this week. Western Union college is officially represented by Prof. G. O. Thompson at Lake Koronis Minnesota Dr. B. F. Zuehl at Enemy Swim Lake South Dakota and Dr. E. M. Miller at Pine Crest Colorado. An exhibit will be arranged at each assembly. The summer recess begins Friday afternoon and runs until July 5 with classes resuming at 7 30 a m. A gravel pit opened last week produced the first gravel of very good grade. A new project on Venetian blinds by students is slated though a shortage of male students complicates the use of large machinery. Cadet Duane Long visited Sunday en route from New Mexico to Aberdeen South Carolina.
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Western Union College
G. O. Thompson
Lake Koronis
Minn
B. F. Zuehl
Enemy Swim Lake
M. D
E. M. Miller
Pine Crest
Colo
Duane Long
New Mexico
Aberdeen
S. C
Warren Griffith Wounded in Action in Italy
Special correspondent reports Warren Griffith, a graduate of Ireton high school and youngest of three brothers, has been wounded in action somewhere in Italy. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al Griffith, received word. Two brothers are in the service. The item also notes social visits and community events including talks, visits, and family travels in Ida Grove, Sioux City, Redwood Falls, and Spencer, with no further details on the injury.
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al Griffith
Warren
Sic
Italy
Ireton High School
Doe McNally
Art Cornish
Ida Grove
Myron Hutton
Craig
George Brown
Harry
Redwood Falls
Minn
Henry Brabander
Jennie Carpenter
Arthur Bartlett
Young People’s Society
Presbyterian Church
M. O. Simons
Leis
Irwin Maudsley
Godfrey, Ill
Wyrem Knowlton
Sioux City
Joan
Mortimore Shook
Gene Lindenman
Spencer, S. D
Oscar Lehrman
Wallace Nan
Community notes from Hospers area visitations and relief efforts
Residents travel between Orange City Hawarden and Des Moines for family and work. Scouts head to Lake Okoboji for a week. Quilting for storm victims organized at city hall to aid Red Cross. Rev H G Eggink receives church call. Elizabeth Vander Ham recovers from a leg fracture at Hawarden hospital. Red Cross canvassing storm sufferers with aid coordination ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Brown
Paullina
Presbyterian Church
Hospers
H. G. Eggink
Ireton Presbyterian Church
Rev. Eggink
Lip Eisma
Cheadler
Minnesota
Ejisma
Elizabeth Vander Ham
Hawarden
Hugo Wellnitz
John Vlothe
Wellnitz
Betty Hout
Emma Collins
Hugh Olsen
Des Moines
Henry Krommendyk
Sioux Center
Henry Ten Harmsel
Tena DeLindt
Red Cross
Herman Johnson
Marden
Birthday visits mark weekend in Hinton area
Relatives visited the Ralph Stabe home for Mr. Stabe’s birthday. Arthur Casper and family of Leeds visited A. J. Casper’s home. George Richards was taken to Lutheran hospital as a medical patient. Lee Woolworth of Sioux City visited Floyd Jones. Frank Richards and family and Mildred Hahn stayed with Elmer Johnson in Tyler Minnesota. Bob Schneider injured in a car accident and hospitalized at Methodist hospital in Sioux City. Q. D. Harrison and wife returned from Des Moines after attending a grain dealers meeting. Roy Bogenrief learned their son Bryan is stationed at Norfolk Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Stabe
Mr. Stabe
Arthur Casper
Leeds
A. J. Casper
George Richards
Lutheran Hospital
Lee Woolworth
Sioux City
Floyd Jones
Frank Richards
Mildred Hahn
Elmer Johnson
Tyler
Minn
Bob Schneider
Methodist Hospital
Soux City
Hinton
Q. D. Harrison
Des Moines
Harrison
Roy Bogenrief
Bryan
Norfolk, Va
Minneapolis visitor at Gaza area homes noted
David Smith and his son from Minneapolis visited the A. M. Lindblom home in Gaza Iowa. The Nu club plans a July 7 meeting at Mrs Ronald Schindel’s home. Mr and Mrs A M Lindblom and David Smith and son were guests at Ronald Clark’s home. Mrs Allen Grones returned home after weeks with the Clarks. Mr and Mrs Clarence Lembke and Miss Fanny Swanberg visited with John Swanberg and his parents in Kingsley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Smith
Minneapolis
A. MC Lindblom
Nu Club
Ronaldmald Schindel
A.M. Lindblom
Ronnald Clark
Gaza
Allen Grones
Clark
Clarence Lembke
Fanny Swanberg
John Swanberg
Mr Ah Swanberg
Kingsley
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Pepes
Wally l
SUN
MON
John Harvey
Martha Raye
Woe
E.brown
Eugene Pallette Yen Vanities
Nent
Dave Willoge
Condos
Charlie Spivak
Bruce Humberstone
William LE Baron
Henry Trafford
Webb duVen
Washington
Long's
Raymond Rys
Moonday
Sgt
Fort Bragg
N. C
Jack Heritage
Eleanor Muller
Robert Frampton
California
Eleanor
Robert
Seney
William Veale
Frederick Veale
J. G. Gillespie
Robert Gillespie
Long’s
Bird's Eye
Carl Potts
Fort Crook
Barbara
Globe Post
Ed Pitt
Baldwin
Mr. Pill
Roy Cooper
Misa Anne Erickson
Mankato
Westbrook
Herman Miller
John Bolske
Dena Robbin
Spencer, In
M. E. Kruse
Lindberg
Kansas
Martha
Mr. Kruse
Robert L. Thoma
Farragut
Idaho
McKinley Street
Lucille Bradshaw
Orvile Bradshaw
Georke’s
James E. and
Harry Welsh
Chicago
Mary Walsh
Irs
Lee Erickson
Ruby Wood
Eda
Orch Tra
Jack Teagarden Rote SO Au
Rosemary Lane
Johnny Downs
Technicolorful
Ead
George Murphy
SIMMS
Aimmaa
Charles
Tess Winwinger
Horne
Scott
Rochester’ Anderson
Nancy Walker
Ben Blue
Kenny Bowers
Ress
Dean Serpy
Tommy
Dorsey
His Ore Orch
Fred Winston
Mrs. Winston
Fred Frerichs
William
Harold Frerichs
Pierce
Neb
John Koeppie
Fred Mock
Tilden
Margaret Merwhirter
G. A. Merwhirter
Malden
Ronald Dirks
Henry Dirks
Akron
Norma Dale
Kansas City
Leonard Dirks
James O'Hara
Geo. Merwhirter
Iowa State College
Army Air Base
Elle Kelley
Clara Owen
Rock Valley
C. D. of A
Ella Kelley
le Mars
Nora Huey
Lloyd
Remsen
Rock Rapids
Wernli Haas
Army Air Corps
South Atlantic
C. E. Haas of
Cpl
Herman Vonderhaar
Fort Fisher
Frank Vonderhaar
Vonderhaar
Howard Stinger
G. P. Simeon
Gayland Bollin
R. E. Bollin
Burma
Leonard R. Winter
College News
Warren Griffith
Ireton
L Herwynen
Orange City
Mildred Herwynen
David
Bernard Goodmanson
Adrian Ekdom
Lake Okoboji
Wendel Grau
Ora Grau
City
Anna Vietho
Miller’s Grocery
St.Clair - Kovalesk
TAN Army
Tom Sawyer
OUR Boys Thrift Club
St Clair
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