Local News Items From Algona Area
Local notes report Mr and Mrs E O Selgelidh reopening their restaurant after returning from Minnesota. Jean Nelson leaves for Los Angeles to visit her mother and sister for about a month. Vernon Johnson guests at Lloyd Pool home while Mr and Mrs Johnson and daughter return home. Death in Kendall Wisconsin prompts funeral travel for John White family. Vernon high school holds roller skating party at Lake Cornelia. year-end picnic set and commencement diplomas to be issued. Several local residents hostesses at Methodist Church weekly meeting. Birthday dinners celebrated for Peer and Harold Yanney. Numerous visitors at Latch, Latch relatives, and McGowan gatherings. Halmke to Beaumont Texas for husband. Norway township picnic at Smiuzi Park with diplomas and picnic. Family dinners for many, including Kruse and Goettsch households. Me Heffey funeral at Hardy Methodist church. survivor details. Local notes advertise soy beans inoculation. Barbara Britt visits from Des Moines. Anderson infant born, corrected Erdmann name. Pvt William Buchman on 10-day leave from Mitch el Field visiting relatives. Des Moines visitors at Smith home. several other family visits noted. Weather cold and cloudy with rain. corn planting active. Infant John Rady burial at Vernon cemetery. Wright county 48 girls rally day set for Clarion High School June 8 with program and pot luck. Guisberg funeral in St Paul. brother of Guisberg.
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Melvin Heggen
B.D. Hart
S. H! Klas
Womans Society of ‘Chistian
Methodist
Earl ‘Ad Beulah
Harold’ Yeuner
Hues
J. 1. Peer
Algons
Peer
Harold Yanney
LS. Barnes
A. Northmapd
Hew
eSaiday
George Latch
Rs Faradey
Sunday Services at Emmanuel Church Fla
Sunday services listed with times 10:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Divine Worship 8:00 pm Evening Service 8:30 pm Additional notes urge attendance and devotion. Morning report by Mrs. Sanford Anderson on conference sessions promised. Various local visits and health notes mentioned, including patients in Rochester and Fort Dodge.
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Sanford Anderson
Town Council Proceedings May 14 1943
The regular meeting chaired by Mayor Harl D. Gimer reviewed minutes and approved bills for services from G.S. Peters to Standard Oil and many suppliers. Actions included painting the water tank, funding Renwick Band instruction, insurance approvals, wholesale electricity to Humboldt County Co-op, and adjournment. Community notices report visitors and social visits.
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Harl D. Gimer
Aft
Chas. A. Walker
G.S. Peters
R. R. Rush
W. Ball Telephone Co
LOIS
Cuegees Esterenetennes
Sir
Worthington
Pittsburgh
D. J. Christenson
Ier Bend
Terry-Durin Co
Im. B. Richardson
Renwick Times
Brady Transfer & Storage
Mid- Continent Petrol Corp
Basel
Vilace
Standard Oil Co
Pariel
Chas. Fischer
Chas. Smith
Isbor
Myron Collins
iRobert C. Tohnsart
Aeter
Everett
Norder
Meter
Marx Schwrter
Ed Luchsinger
Walter Hansén
Apri
Harry Hotbell
Finance Committee
Hell Call
Water Tower Paint & Repair Co
la Porte City
Idwa
Renwick
To Hasten Victory We American War Loan Appeal
The message urges every American to support the Second War Loan to hasten victory and save lives on distant fronts. It appeals that even small contributions matter, as soldiers sacrifice their lives and civilians lend their effort to the war effort.
Vendors Signs Amuse American Troops in Egypt
Cairo reports show American soldiers amused by shop and restaurant signs upon arrival. From Oriental odours to English cooking claims and peculiar ads for detectives and cigarettes, guides and barber services, and even a job application miscue, the signs reveal humor and cultural clash as troops await travel.
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Egypt
Cairo
Associated Press
Mohammed Aly
Joe's
Nile
Pyramids
Moses
Archeosjogisc
Durable wartime shoes to rise by 15 million pairs this year
The War Production Board announced about 15 million more pairs of durable wartime shoes for civilians will be produced this year, while total shoe output will fall nearly 100 million below the 1942 peak. The WPB cites a slogan stressing essential footwear for men, women, and children with limited material and manpower for frivolous styles.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Homing Pigeons Carry Mail Despite Gas Rationing
In Carlsbad New Mexico during wartime gas restrictions Elmer Helper stays connected with his Dog Canyon ranch 75 miles away in the Guadalupe mountains. He has four homing pigeons two at the ranch and two at his Carlsbad home, used to carry messages to and from the ranch.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Elmer Helper
Cyon
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Vernon Johnson
Stort
Lloyd Pool
Tohnson
Bart ‘Helmke
Lohrville
McGowan
Braden Stoskes
Goldfield
Norwey Township
Wright County
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Rerwick
G_W
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Sannty
Prasea
Howard Barton
Rockford
Jack ‘Beiley
Alexandria
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James Greenwood
Key Keren
Fergus
Falls
Mino
Thomas Damon
Minneapolis
Eid Kruse
R. M. Goettsch
Ed Kruse
Mee Heffey
Hardy
G. BR. McDowell
West Bend
Hardy and
Heffey
Fort Dodge Hospital
Lawrence
Francis
S. H. Klassie
Shelor
Naleon
Town City
Barbara Jane Britt
Des Moines
Fritz Britt
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Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Blaine Eggerth
Port Orchard
L. A. Warren
Mrland
John Hunter
Newell
Walter Atte
George Schoolcraft
Therman Bark
Robert
Marjorie Egemo
Eagle Grove
Chas. Bark
Cledis ‘Anderson
Esther Erdmann
Aleie Erdmann
William ‘Buchman
Dave
Mitchel Field
Cudahy
Wis
John Pehi
Barnholtz
Elmer “Smith
Ed Schaffer
Flord
Zinser
Jensen
H. E. Jacobs
Dren
Milford
Peters
Joan Hefti
John Rady
Dudley’ Blesse
George Martin
F.A. Pieper
Buriel Wes
Vernon Cemetery
Cuditorium
Clarion
Dune
A. W. Gugisberg
G. Gugisberg
B. M. Packard
Eloise
St. Paul, Minn
Charles Guisberg
G_ Guisberg
Emmanuel
Ike Smith
Rochester, Minn
Darwin
Maurer Land
Waukon
S.C Maurer
R. M.goettsch
And
Mirs
Roy Johnson
Duane
Mardell
Orvin' Iverson
Jake Blesie
Renwick-Vernon
Vernon
Gordon Bell
Murial, Haaland
Ruth Rasmussen
George Bell
Mason City
Andrew. Hofmann
Andrew DeMots
John Pehl
Pst
William Buhman
Vivian Rockwood
Rhode Island
M. C. Rockwood
Grant Chapman
Belmond
Sam Klaser
Hart Gimer
Bruce Middleton
United States War Bonds
Renwick Hatchery
W. H. Long
Renwick, Lows
L. R. Turner
Renwick Savings Bank
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A. H. Stafford, D. V. M
Renwick, Iowa
F. M. Crawford
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