Community notes and county fair highlights in Wright County
Local items report Des Moines visitors and a large second draft turnout near Oxeiphons. Hight Standay School hosts an August picnic at Smith Park with arranged transportation and church gathering. Vivian Shearer of Goldfield visits town. Don Eaton leaves for Mankato. W J Helmke’s Aberdeeen Angus win seven Wright County Fair prizes. Gardner resigns as town official, taking a post with Town Light & Power in Clarion.
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W. J. Helmke
Wright County
Our Boys by Kin By Ovey Loobey of Goldfield
Poetic ode praising soldiers in khaki from Goldfield writer Kin By Ovey Loobey. Highlights pride in sons fathers sweethearts and friends marching to defend the nation. Urges support and prayers for troops and eventual return with Old Glory waving.
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Ovey Loobey
Goldfield
Vance
France
Victorius
Engagement announced for Louise Overbaugh in Wright County
Miss Louise Overbaugh's engagement to Mr. Lyle Renne is announced. A miscellaneous shower hosted by Miss Eva King at Goldfield featured Miss Miriam Trowbridge Madge Eyter Mary Tucker and Med Harold Hoyt among twelve guests hemming tea towels for the bride-to-be. Mrs B W McElhinney served a four course dinner at her home to conclude the celebration.
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Miriam Trowbridge
Madge Eyter
Mary Tucker
Harold Hoyt
Eva King
Goldfield
Louise Overbaugh
B. W. McElhinney
Ovarbaugh
Lyle Renne
Eagle Grove
Wright County Monitor
Tuition notice for Renwick school district students
The tuition in the Indiana School District of Renwick for the coming year is four dollars per month in all grades payable at the beginning of the first and second semesters. High school tuition is three dollars per month, payable by the school corporations sending pupils. Signed Geo. A. Stoddard, secretary.
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Renwick
Property for Sale by Owner Sacrifices House and 8 Lots
Renwick owner offers a 1 bedroom house and eight lots with a good well cistern and out buildings for sale. Enquire at the TIMES office. W. W. White has moved into the rooms above Quality Grocery. Fisher injured his arm on a nail last week. not serious but very painful. Gee White family reunion and picnic held at Smith Park Tuesday with about forty relatives present includingEgbert Thorpe of Oklahoma and his brother from North Dakota visiting recently.
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Renwick
Times Office
Dess Fisher
Smith Park
Egbert Thorpe
Oklahoma
North Dakota
Local Officer Arrests Man Wanted in Milnells
Marshal Yeoman received a sheriff’s inquiry from Grundy county about a man named Malin. The arrest occurred Saturday and the prisoner was paroled to Heggen until the Illinois officer arrived Tuesday. Malin has a wife and child at Morris Illinois and had been ordered to pay $20 monthly. the payments had stopped and enforcement followed.
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Marshal Yeoman
Grundy County
As Heggen
Morris
Those Aliens And The War Manpower Question
The speaker argues allied nationals in the country should be drafted into American forces rather than sent home. He proposes using able bodied English French Russian and Italian non naturalized residents to support the military effort, ensuring they share in sacrifices and combat duties alongside Americans.
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America
Thnely Tips For The Week For Farm Work
Early and deen plowing and destruction of volunteer wheat plus late seeding aid in Hessian fly control. Well dented corn yields the best silage. wait for dent. Alternate crops of corn and oats hurt rotation. Larkspurs and many herbaceous plants will flower next spring from seed sown now. Turnip ground should be finely worked rolled and sown after first rain. Cut asparagus tops near ground late in month and burn.
Grant Lands of Oregon and California Railroad Co
Legal fight over land ended with title revested in the United States. Act of Congress opens two million three hundred thousand acres under homestead laws for settlement and sale. Includes timber and agricultural lands, map by townships and sections, soil climate rainfall elevations temperature details. Postpaid one dollar. Grant Lands Locating Co. Portland Oregon.
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Oregon & California Railroad Co
United States
Congress
Grant Lands Locating Co
Portland
Oregon
Chautauqua Attendance and Local Outing at Goldfield
A large number attend the Chautauqua at Goldfield this week. G F Reinking, former pastor, preached at the Baptist church last Sunday. Merle Winters lost control of his car while adjusting the carburetor last Thursday. the car turned turtle but Merle was uninjured. Fred Rasmussen Hallie Allin son Earl Norder and the editor visited Clarion Thursday night for the fair. no attractions were found but many cars roared by on the track. A soldier enforcing order was struck and died. no official accident report appears in the Monitor.
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Merle Winters
Merle
Fred Rasmussen
Hallie Allinson
Earl Norder
Clarion
Monitor
Local Social Roundup in Goldfield and Nearby
Miss Mary Montgomery visits Storm Lake sister Mrs A H Gunningham. Robi Smylie Jr. returns from six weeks in Chicago. Celia Miller hosts a watermelon feed and kitchen shower by Miss Maria Beisell. Ethel Beckwith visits en route to Cedar Falls for school. Ellen Henry wed Rev Ralph Mc Laughlin at Nora Henry home. Celia Miller wed Lou Sewell today at Worthington Minnesota. The couple will visit Spirit Lake before returning to farm near Goldfield. Celia will remain in Goldfield. Sewell farms northeast of town.
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Celia Miller
Maria Beisell
Beisell
Nora Henry
Ellen
Ralph McLaughlin
Worthington
Minn
Lou Sewell
Celia
Goldfield
Mr. Sewell
Spirit Lake
Huge Live Stock Parade at Woodland Park Fair
The Interstate Live Stock Pair at Woodland Park grounds reports all stalls rented for the Stour City fair September 16 to 22. Secretary Joe Morton says the stock exhibit will be the largest ever with a grand parade of premium animals, promising record crowds and a prestigious show of horses cattle hogs sheep and poultry.
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Woodland Park
Joe Morton
Stour City
Marion
Local eggs market and early season ball results
The egg market showed activity in town while reports note Bode beating Dows 2 to 1 at Goldfield and Renwick defeating Goldfield 4 to 2. Humboldt visitor Mrs. H S Stone is with her daughter Mrs C F Flemmig amid social happenings. Marvel Goettsch hosted friends for Lillian Wagner’s sendoff to Corwith.
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Wm. Figge
H.S. Stone of
Humboldt
C. F. Tflemmig
Bode
Dows
Goldfield
Marvel Goettsch
Lillian Wagner
Corwith
Renwick
Selective Conscription and Equal War Duty
The article defends selective conscription as democratic and efficient, arguing it requires all able-bodied citizens to serve. It counters claims that only certain classes volunteer, noting that both wealthy and modest families enlist. Public interest highlights visible names while nonexistent distinctions fade in war.
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Washington Post
Patriotic Economy Guiding War Work Principles
A female war effort leader urges a patriotic, not painful, economic readjustment. Eliminate wastes without parsimony, avoid spasms or hysteria, and keep life orderly. Business as usual remains essential alongside military prep, as thrift becomes daily life rather than sacrifice.
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Omaha Bee
Government to teach women better cooking skills
The government plans to instruct women nationwide in cooking science to maximize nourishment and reduce waste. Officials frame it as patriotic and beneficial, despite perceptions of intruding on women’s traditional role.
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Newcastle
Hudson Maxim Foresees Ship Defense From U boat Attacks
Hudson Maxim discusses a yet untested device claimed to protect ships from U boat attacks. He notes it could be installed on already built vessels by widening their beam, though he does not reveal its exact character.
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Hudson Maxim
Rice use restricted in allies food regulation debate
United States officials study a regulation banning rice except for food use. The rule would affect face powders and cosmetics, especially as noses become dry and irritated at peak season, signaling hardship for women.
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Allies
United States
Station Farewell Reveals a Grim Summer Departure
A man faces his wife’s departure for the summer with dejected misery at the station. He wears a heavy heart, avoiding any hint of anticipation, while she leaves for the season with a weighted mood.
License fee proposal targets car owners with wildlife hue
The proposal would require car owners to pay a license fee and authorize seizure of all unlicensed felines. It also calls for provisions to equip the official chaser with climbing irons and a parachute.
German spies blamed for waste paper basket probes
Report suggests spies are surveying government waste paper baskets and advocates placing a tear-producing bomb at the bottom of each basket. The claim reflects wartime paranoia about espionage and countermeasures.
Soldier's Call in Rain Deliberate Battle Echoes
A terse line depicts the bugles silent in rain as a farmer dies in battle yet the conflict looms. The image weighs duty and doom with a wartime undertone, emphasizing the clash between labor and war and its inexorable consequences.
Not handsome enough to lead a thriller moves to fighting on floor
A humorous note suggests many young men lacking movie star looks can still deliver real fight power on the boxing floor, highlighting grit over glamour.
Barefoot Boy Plans and Old Railway Fare Echo
In a period note the author muses on thrift for travelers with simple meals and shoes. The casual reflection references ham sandwiches and summer sentiment, hinting at nostalgia for inexpensive travel fare.
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Barefoot Boy
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