Community Notes Cast of Characters and Local Visits
Fort Dodge guests attend Mrs Leonard Lindsey Rolfe event while family and friends from Perry Sioux Rapids Gilmore City Des Moines Ames Des Moines Des Moines visit. 4-H club meeting notes include Jeannette Curry and August Hutchinson with programs and a pot luck planned for old school grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Kerlin
Jayton Kerlin
Perry
Dick Tellier
Sioux Rapids
Margaret Langg
Rolfe
Gladys Sinclair
Ad Allen
Leonard Lindsey
Ferris Malcom
Dona McCreary
Ames
Des Moines
Gilmore City
Avery
Jeannette Curry
Hutchinson
Venne Marchant
C. A. Christensen
Margaret Laning
Dick Tell Her
Allen
Murray Bridge Park
Crumb crust pies and a Des Moines family tale
A home baking piece details no bake butter crusts using graham crackers or corn flakes, then lemon chiffon and custard pies with gelatin and fruit fillings. A side diary recalls a boy Franks Des Moines trip, his family lesson on money and an outlook on fall color trends.
Bacon Wrapped Steak Kabob Guide
Outdoor picnic cooking sequence uses bacon to wrap meat and vegetables. Assemble by placing bacon at one end of a roasting stick then add a small steak piece a slice of potato and an onion then another steak piece and finish with the bacon to cover. Roast over hot coals for flavorful skewers.
Thrill Day at Humboldt County Fair Spotlight On Daring Stunts
The Humboldt County Fair in Humboldt County on August 31 features Thrill Day with dirt track daredevils. Eight racing cars will perform stunts including dynamite over cars, a blindfold jump, car rollovers, a head on crash, and the Human Ram act with Smoky Harris.
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Humboldt County Fair
Humboldt County
Harris
Candy Bar Debt Repaid After Fifteen Years
In Reinbeck at George Lonergan's store a high school student once stole a candy bar. Fifteen years later the now adult returned to pay ten cents to settle the debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lonergan
Reinbeck
Lonergan
Meriden Boy Dies After Trailer Accident In Stockyards
Oscar Anderson warned youths not to ride in his trailer then left for more dirt. The trailer uncoupled, collided with a stockyards chute, and 12-year old Garland Adler, a stowaway, died at the wreckage. Herbert Gibson witnessed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Frank
Dick Tracy
Jack Armstrong
Des’ Moines
Oscar Anderson
Meriden
Herbert Gibson
Anderson
Garland Adler
Youths MARRY Teens Then Faced With Theft Charge
Two 16 year old Chariton youths married 15 and 16 year old Corydon girls. The newlyweds Richard Steffy and William Carpenter now face larceny charges for stealing the car used on a honeymoon trip to Missouri. The brides hitchhiked home and the husbands claim drunken amnesia about who they married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chariton
Corydon
Richard Steffy
William Carpenter
Missouri
Juicy Difference: Fine-Textured Citrus Out Juices Coarse Peels
Lemons and oranges with fine-textured skin and weighty bodies tend to produce more juice than rough-skinned lighter fruits. Researchers note texture and density correlate with juice yield in citrus varieties.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ther
Bradgate
Donia Mead
Fortis Malcoming
Mesdames van’ Mitchell
Armstrong
T. S. Rk Noble
Hemerson
Paul
Martin Schufert
Harley
Knutin
Duane
Jolliffe
Miss
Dona Niel
Miss North
Mrs
Ralph Dailey of
Rembrandt
Frank Dailey
Cramer
Anna Cramer
Elmer Naeve
Bertha Naeve
Edna
Lester Naeve
Will Laning
George Wolcott
Fort Dodge
Mr. and
Mrs. Blair of
Storm Lake
al Seaquist
Clarion
Glen Zeck
Burt Burris
Dale Burris
Patsy
Albert
Charles City
Frank Tellier
Allen Sinclair
Glenn Naeve
Allen Clay
Humboldt
Annice Bundy
Twin Lakes
Joyce of Rolfe
Tommie Clark
Mason City
Walter Kerlin
Clayton Kerlin
T. S. Clark
Harold Hemerson
Thor
B. C. Jacobs
Mrs. Hynds of
Dr. Clark
Pocahontas County
Iowa State College
C. L
Mrs. Bergum of
Bode
Martin Kinseth
Excelsior Society
Cora Lighter
Ivey
B & B Dairy
Baea LV
Ist
World Globe
Field Glass
Scout
Monogram
Bill Ford
Medford
Webb’s Drug Store
Academic
Webster’s Dictionary
Belmont School
Crayons
Signet
Cascade Mechanical
Webb's Drug Store
Rexall Store
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