Local Residents Share News and Visiting Guests
A busy week of social visits includes Virginia and James Lanus of Colorado Springs visiting grandparents in Laurens area. Community members attend games, travel to Savanah and Da kota, and celebrate births, weddings, and receptions with multiple family and neighbor gatherings.
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George Wilson
Marcus
Hattie Wilson
Pocahontas
Ivalee Resseguie
Jon
Don
Dean and
Lee
Will Smith
Virginia
James Lanus
Colorado Springs
Colo
Harold Wright
J. L. Lanus
Laurens
Earl Sandy
Martha Herscher
Savanah
H. G. McKee
Newell
Francis Speer
Des Moines
John Kemmer
Kemmer
Em Murphy
Leo Schall
Jimmy
Fairfax
Minn
Verta Holtorf
Pomeroy
Sioux City
Paul Larson
Fonda
Noel Williams
Jerry
Larry
Lytton
G. A. Grover
Clarence Lanus
Harold Gibson
Texas
Marvin
Duane
Lilly Gibson
Pete Kemmer
David
Lime Springs
Robert Iverson
Waterloo
Iverson
Wanda Rutgers
Robert van Winkles
Fort Dodge
McTaggart
Willard Mart
Elaine Marie
Mart
Eloise Shimon
Lester Shimon
Joe Edge
Clarence Chases
Lake Minnewashia
Edward E. Worthington
Clint Bohn
Chicago
Washington, D. C
Edward
Navy
Allan Williams
Don Miller
Gertrude Anderson
Lincoln
Nebr
O. F. Young
Allan
Gertrude
Ella Chase
Eugene Waters
Erwin J. Heiden
Donna
Arlene
Charles
Olive Fischer
Swea City
Clinton Bohn
Raymond Hartsock
Edward Worthington
Myrtle Troug
Mallard Park
Worthingtons
Lillian Worthington
Payroll Saving Plan pitch to enlist wives in defense bond saving
A speaker addresses women about urging husbands to join the Payroll Saving Plan at work. The plan automatically sets aside chosen savings per payday to purchase Defense Bonds, promoted as a safe way to save effectively.
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Sam
Don't Stand Up In Boats Warns Of Drowning Risk
A safety advisory urges passengers not to stand in boats to avoid capsize and drowning. It notes two Iowa drownings this summer from standing and moving about, and recommends kneeling in the bow when pulling the anchor and remaining seated while casting.
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Pazo
Iowa
Blue Tongue Disease Warned for Sheep Raisers
The American Foundation for Animal Health warned that warm weather may trigger new outbreaks of Blue Tongue, a foreign sheep disease that last year affected more than 325000 California sheep. It spread from west Texas to Utah and California, is carried by biting insects, and can cause fever, lassitude, swellings, and bluish mucous membranes. mortality is lower here than in South Africa, but officials urge reporting suspected cases to veterinarians and authorities.
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American Foundation For Animal Health
California
West
Texas
Utah
South Africa
The
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Old Kossuth County Courthouse Demolished in Algona
After 81 years the Algona courthouse was torn down to clear space for a new structure now under construction. Workmen carried out the demolition as part of the county seat’s modernization project.
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Kossuth County
Algona
Long Island Man Returns After 58 Years Visit
Herman Frick of Long Island New York visited Graettinger his first time since 1895 leaving 58 years ago. He returned to see old home sites and memories from decades past.
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Lester Engelbertson
Littceville
Francis Speer
Mike
John
Larry Frey
Kansas City
John Kemmer
Gene Kemmer
Joe Edge
Roger
Francis Carey
Versailles
Ames
Joe Clare Bemans
Caleb Shook
James
Missouri
A. A. Howe
Wichita
Kans
George Waters
Roy Gaskill
Humboldt
Susan Edge
Kane Rest
Robert Schuler
Allen
Goldie Ralle
Lost Island
Marilyn Lathrop
California
Robert Lathrop
Byron Lathrop
Fort. Benning
Waverly
Joe Grawe
Edward E. Worthington
Methodist Church
Raymond Hartsdck
Enid Worthington
Duane Gibson
Alice Wildman
Adel
B. W. Lathrop
Myrtle Traog
Mallard
Lillian Worthington
Lonerock
Herman Frick
Long Island, N. Y
Graettinger
Man loses thumb and fingers in hay baler accident
Elmer Dodson of near Lineville injured when his hand is caught in a new hay baler. Several fingers were mangled in the incident and his thumb was lost.
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Elmer Dodson
Lineville
Skimping on Plant Food Lowers Yields and Profits
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee warns that underspending on seed lime and fertilizer reduces acre yields and company profits. Economists note cost per bushel, not per acre, drives profitability. fertilizer boosts yields, spreading fixed costs over more bushels and increasing margins.
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Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
Fertile Soil Saves Water and Boosts Yields for Farms
The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee issued guidelines to save rainfall and raise crop yields amid predictions of a long dry cycle. Methods include cover crops, maintaining soil structure, maintaining fertility with nutrients, keeping soil rough in winter, managing organic matter, and boosting soil microbial life to enhance water use efficiency.
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Middle West
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