Local Family Visits and News from the Community
Local items report Mr and Mrs Wm Zentner and daughters visiting relatives at Laverne last Sunday. Mrs Lara Smith of Algona visited the Calleson home over the weekend. Bob Zimmerman spent a few days at the Marshall Glancy home in Hardy. Mr and Mrs Harold Klasse welcomed a son born Monday morning June 5 at the Lutheran hospital in Fort Dodge. Dr and Mrs Paul Crawford took their daughter Shirley to Des Moines for a six week music course at Drake University. Mrs EA Simpson of Jackson Minnesota and Mrs Elgier Porstrum and daughter of Sherburne Minnesota visited from Monday to Thursday. Lawrence Nerem and Marvin Nerem attended a dinner in Rake in honor of Paul Vogon recently returned from overseas. Lake Lutheran church youths held a farewell party for Kent Knutson, soon to enter the service. Gilbert Hefti, stationed at the naval training base Farragut Idaho, is noted in a Pueblo Army Air Base bulletin. Cpl Carroll S Bogard, son of Renwick, is completing bomber crew training at Pueblo. Weather turned milder after heavy rain. temperatures dropped below fifty at night with coats out of the mothballs. A Grand Forks article dated June 1 discusses Major Henry Frenk’s Sicily and Italy service with his mother in Grand Forks. readers can read the full piece.
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Pueblo Army Air Aid
Puelo
Colo
Carroll’s. Bogard
Boward- Bogard
Renwick
Tibersto
Pueblo
Beas
Bogerd
Grand Forks
Henry Frenk
Pareiebute
Sicily
Italy
Frank
Buster
Bergs
Hazel Freak
John H Elmer former Monroe mayor 79 dies in hospital
John H. Elmer 79 longtime Monroe leader and cheese businessman died this morning at St. Clare hospital from a heart ailment. Born February 12, 1865 in Matt Canton Glarus Switzerland he settled in Monroe in 1889 and served as policeman alderman and mayor. He helped organize Badger Cheese Co and held community roles including church treasurer and cemetery association president. He was survived by his daughter in law and several siblings with funeral Monday at Immanuel Evangelical Church.
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Monroe
Wis
John H. Elmer
St. Clare Hospital
Elmer
Matt
Canton
Glarus
Switzerland
Henry
Anna Babler
America
Monroe Communty
Air
Badger Cheese Company
Mr. Eimer
Green County Board of Supervisors
Big City
Immanuel Evangelical Church
Smith Masonic Lodge
Palestine
T Othe Mourcé
Greenwood Cemetery Association
The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Hewes
Lizetta Wenger
John G. Elmer
John C. Elmer
Renwick
Land Jacob
F. “Elmer
Hebron
Ned
Ulrich
Conrad
Conrad ‘Elmer
Barbara
Ani
Anna
Immennel Evangelical Church
A. C. Rabehl
Shriner
Greenwood Cemetery
First Methodist Church Services and Rally Notice
The First Methodist Church led by Pastor Paul W. Neal offers morning worship at 8:00 at Renwick worship 11:00 Sunday School 11:00 and 10:00 for Renwick. A youth district rally for Methodist Young People will be held at Corwith Sunday with both high and junior high groups invited. For details call President Kleen or the Pastor.
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Renwick
Rock
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Methodist
Corwith
Iiimi Kleen
Emmanuel Evangelical Church Children’s Day Service Plan
Pastor Pieper invites congregants to Divine Worship with a children led program. Sunday services include Sunday School at 11:00 a.m. and evening service at 8:30 p.m. A special Children's Day program will close the day with offerings for missionary work.
First Baptist Church Welcomes All to Sunday Services
First Baptist Church led by Pastor C Blumbagen invites nonattendees to join Sunday School at 10 a.m. and the morning service at 11 a.m. The pastor's message focuses on armed forces members. A basket dinner at noon follows with an afternoon fellowship and reception for the pastor's family.
Local resident makes property move and thanks hospital visitors
James Trask, employed on the farm by Howard Dasch, has bought a small cement block house on the southeast edge of town and plans to move his family in next month. Mrs. Will Claussen returns from the Lutheran hospital in Fort Dodge and thanks friends for cards, letters, flowers, and gifts. her sister Mrs. Emma Kirchgatter of Grafton is visiting. Salesmen wanted for Winona Monument Company with no local competition and a strong demand, offering a part time opportunity in smaller communities.
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James Trask
Howard Dasch
M.A
Will Claussen
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Emma Kirchgatter
Grafton
Winona Monument Company
Winona
Minnesota
Cattle Hog Sheep Run Report Highlights Strong Livestock Trade
The market notes steady improvement with healthy demand across cattle hogs and sheep. Buyers show robust interest in livestock, reflecting favorable conditions for producers and traders in this period.
Calf Rescued From Fallen Sign in Windstorm
A calf left in a pasture east of Dr. Crawford's residence was crushed under a large sign board when a high wind blew it down. Fred Rasmussee and Dr. Stafford initially tried to lift the sign but could not. Dr. Crawford returned, freed the calf, and it recovered after a brief ordeal, eating once it stood.
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Dr. Crawford
Fred Rasmussee
Dr. Stafford
Community Notices From Ottosen And Nearby Towns
Local residents like Ruth Speich and Mrs. P H Helmke visit relatives in Ottosen Goldfield and Lu Verne while others plan summer employment in Toledo Ohio. Family visits include Emil Gillman and son from Sioux City at the parental Henry Boge home and many hosting guests at farms near Kanawha Burt and Renwick. A district WSC meeting attended by Rev Paul W Neal and others took place in Algona.
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Paul W. Neal
W.S.C. 3
Womans. Society of Christian Service
Algona
New Ray Lights Up Peroxide Blonde Wonders
St Louis reports Dr. Lamar Kishiar a scientist testing a new black ray of light. He claims it reveals interiors and makes teeth, hair, and jewels glow while lighting up cosmetic and food uses. He warns of dramatic effects on hair color and dental prosthetics.
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St. Louis
Lamar Kishiar
Kishiar
Kishlar
Hishiar
U S Declares Potatoes Not Fattening In Diets
Washington explains that potatoes have roughly the same caloric value as a large orange or apple and that butter and gravy drive weight gain. The Agriculture Department notes potatoes are abundant this year and reassures the public, especially women, they can eat potatoes freely. Sweet potatoes are described as only slightly fattening due to sugar content, with butter and gravy again cited as the main factors.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
Henry C
the Depertment’s
Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics
Sherman
Shemmer
Castle Ghost Captured by Polish Night Patrol
London report: Lieut Kazimierz Pietrowski leading a Polish night patrol along the Sangre river in Italy did not find Germans. Instead he captured the ghost of a 700 year old castle said to be haunted by a long dead princess who supposedly leaped to her death. A refugee girl appeared after a shot was fired into the ceiling, and villagers claim the haunting stopped after the capture.
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London
Kazimierz Pietrowski
Sangre
Italy
Lawr
Shelter Legs From War Time Sleep Help
London report notes women who sleep in air raid shelters risk “shelter legs” a swelling of lower limbs. The medical journal says pressure during muscle relaxation causes chronic lymphatic obstruction leading to ankle stiffness and hard swelling below the knees.
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London
Moon Women Return to Berlin Amid Quiet Raids
Thousands of moon women throng Berlin streets as Allied raids ease. The broadcast says they are wives returning from evacuation areas for short visits with husbands who remain in the city.
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Berlin
London
Nation's Food Will Be Enough for 1944, Jones Says
Washington reports Marvin Jones, wartime food administrator, forecasts adequate civilian and military supplies in 1944 but cautions the United States cannot bear postwar relief feeding. The balance sheet notes limited exportable food and urges continued production increases in other nations while prioritizing direct food drops over livestock aid.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
Asr
War Mobilization
James F. Barnes
Jones
Sma
United States
United Nations
Jenter
Japanese Fliers in China Reluctant to Engage Us Forces
American P38 Lightning pilots report Japanese fighter pilots in southeast China show little eagerness to fight. The Japanese prefer defensive operations, avoid offensive maneuvers, and rely on anti-aircraft fires to lure attackers into disadvantageous positions. They are skilled but cautious, delaying engagement unless odds favor them.
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China
Aleft
Army Pigeonhole Duty Leads to Reclassification at Fort Devens
Private AL McDonald of Providence R I works in the post headquarters message center at Fort DevensMass. He was among thousands interviewed on reclassification and described sorting mail into pigeon holes. His new classification is No 560 pigeon trainer and fancier.
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Army
Fort Devens
Mass
AL McDonald
Providence
R. 1
Post Headquarters
Man With Artificial Arms Found Best for Job
In Chicago a baking firm could not keep workers on a pie removing task due to burnt hands from hot juice and cumbersome gloves. A man with artificial arms solved the problem, illustrating how the Illinois Association for the Crippled has placed 1,800 handicapped citizens in jobs.
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Chicago
Edgar T. Stephens
Illinois Association For the Crippled
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mra. Wm. Zentner
Laverne
Lara M. Smith
John Calleson
Bob. Zimmerman
Marshall Glancy
Hardy
Harold Klasse
Paul Crawford
Shirley
Des Moines
Drake University
EA. ‘Simpson
Jackson, Mion
Elgier Porstrum
Sherburne
Minn
Mondar
Thuraday
Lawrence Nerem
Marvin Nerem
Rake
Paul Vogan
People of the ‘Lake Lutheran
Gander Knutson
Kent Knutson
Gilbert “Hefti
Naval
Hatior
Parcaut
Chas. A. Walker's
Chas. A. Walker
Wayne
Renwick Hatchery
Iowa
Robert D. Blue
First Methodist Church
Emmanuel Evangelical Ch. F
First Baptist Church
C. Blumbagen
Eagle Grave Livestock Commission Co
Sele
Schwenck’s
Ruth Speich
Ottosen
Fred DeMopoy
P. H. Helmke
Goldfield
Flora Voss
Hattie Kratsinger
Gene Potter
Luverne
G. 8. Peters
Elaine Flemmig
Toledo
Ohio
Emil Gillman
Sioux City
Henry Boge
Stanley Carlyon
Lutheran
Bob Mitchell
Fefton
Theo. Wiesbrod
Rudy Amosson
Roberta of Dows
George Bell
Donald McGowan
Terry Mitchell
Walter. “Holek
Kanawha
Holek
New Mexico
Percy Brink
Emma Campbell
Burt
Fred Potter
Ad Caine
H. Brummond
W. H. Long
Renwick, Iowa
L.R. Turner
A. H. Stafford, D.V.M
F. M. Crawford
Osteopathic and General Practice
Leroy Umstead
Mike Wehrheim
R. K. Uhr
Geo. Paine
U. 3. Coast Guard
Lsts
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Treasury Deporte
U.S
WFA
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