Local families host and welcome newborns and guests
West Bend hosts Mr and Mrs Dick Cleal during a Thursday visit with J L Walker and family. A baby girl named Helen Marie was born to Mr and Mrs Joe Show at the Kossuth hospital. Mr and Mrs Henry Pommer welcomed a baby boy born March 27 at Algona General. Laurence Hildman of St Paul spent the weekend with Ed Hildman. Noreen’s 16th birthday celebrated by Mrs Lawrence Smith with court whist. Rose Studer underwent an appendectomy at Algona General and is recovering. Also noted are Lelia Jordan visiting Ames, J L Walker visiting Blue Earth relatives, and other local social updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Cleal
West Bend
J. L. Walkem
Lou Ricke
Kossuth Hospital
J. L. Walker
Jimmie
Ben Walker
Blue Earth
Joe Show
Helen Marie
J. T. Meurer
Bridge Club
Maris Kunz
Algona
Rose Studer
Alf Studer
Rose
Reminder Ofice
Henry Pommer
General Hospital
Pommers
Laurence Hildman
St. Paul
Ed Hildman
Lawrence Smith
Noreen
Betty Brunson
Diane Eleinpeter
Dlek Snell
Diane
Chariton
Town
Snell
Slater
Clu
Chas. Kraus
August Studer
Ralph Hedges
Graettinger
Albert Lichteig
Vincent Smith
Buffalo Center
Alvina
Oppedal
Chicago
Junction City
Kansas
Ed Lichteig
Baby
Laverne
Louis Lichteig
L. L. Pfeffer
Des Moines
Invin Chamberlain
Jerry
Jean
Rosemary
Duane Studer
Ladysmith
Wis
Chamberlains
J. A. Riggs
Ames
George Burnett
J. M. Kunz
Billy
Julianne
Jerry Kunz
Cheryl
Mason City
Joe Johnson
David Kleinpeter
Sioux City
Local residents host, visit, and club notes for week
Chariton and Buffalo Center families visit and entertain. Catholic Missionary meeting hosts greet. Music festival attendees from Graettinger. Public school teachers attend institute in Mason City. Legion amity meeting covers essay contest and charitable shipments to Iowa City Knoxville and Marshalltown. Memorial Day prep and poppy plans outlined. next meeting set for May 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amrit
Legion Hall
Thelma Higgins
Stella Peterson
Children's Hospital
Iowa City
Knoxville
Marshalltown
Lois Peterson
Poppy
Auxiliary
Albert Davis
Dwight Garret
Mary Oesterreicher
Louise Mechler
Rebecca Hipp
Local births and visits highlight community page
Lakota Dr H H Murray attended a dental meeting in Mason City while Peter Hanson joined him at a sportsman show in St Paul. Area residents hosted visitors from Eagle Grove Emmetsburg Lennox I. W. Newland Melvin Graettinger and more. A new baby arrived for George Wempen marking fifth generation with Irene Thompson as grandmother and Rollie Steele as grandfather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Murray
Mason City
M. H. Winter
Madonna
Ernest Wortmans
Don Higgins
Whittemore
George Winters
Peter Hanson
Forest City
St. Paul
Wilfred Radig
Lone Rock
Hugh Lewis
F. T. Lewis
Wilson Brack
Roger
Ledyard
Eagle Grove
Fred Brisbans
Ed Wiese
Marvin
Elmore
Hannah Heetland
Anna Paulsen
Copenhagen
Messers and Mesdames Roy
Delmar Sanders
Charles Gutknecht
Gutknecht
Melvin
Burdette Hoeppners
Emma
Graettinger
Lavetta Heidecker
Patty Murray
Frances Christ
Marilyn Meyer
Jane Smith
Charlene Schroeder
George Wempen
Wempen
Irene Thompson
Lauren Thompson
Rollie Steele
Mrs Steele
South Dakota
Mrs Grey visits Edgar Inlay home and baptism day
Mrs George Gray from Whittier California visited the Edgar Inlay household on Saturday. The family attended Presbyterian services in St Peter Minnesota where Marsha Lavonne and Roger James were baptized. A birthday gathering for Mrs Wm Aalderks followed with local friends and Algona visitors joining in the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gray
Whittier
Calif
Edgar Inlay
Inlay
James Smith
Vernon Smith
Devere Smith
Roger
Jerry Heetland
St. Peter, Minn
Presbyterian Church
Virgil Smith
Marsha Lavonne
Vernon Smiths
Roger James
Devere Smiths
Smith
Marsha
Farm Bureau backs threefold Iowa weed control plan
Albert Johnson of Kossuth County urges full cooperation to reduce weed losses through law enforcement, farmer responsibility, and an extensive education program. Farmers must declare seed contents of noxious weeds when selling seed and comply like seed dealers. County Weed Commissioners should receive funds to run county programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm Bureau
Albert Johnson
Kossuth County Farm Bureau
Iowa
52Nd General Assembly
Johnson
Nylon Weight Guide for Hosiery Selection
Iowa State College clothing specialist Elsie Williams advises women to choose nylon weights by occasion. Production rose by 96 million pairs from 1946, with silk and rayon virtually disappearing as nylon dominates. Lighter 15 denier nylons are delicate and less durable, while 30 denier hose offer more availability. aim for balance between cost, durability, and use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Williams
Iowa State College
Williams
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Assorio
Wesley News
Ruth Sparks
Mercy Hospital
Mayon City
Rosalie Alne
John Sheppard
Dean
Margaret Kirschbaum
American Legion Auxiliary
Auto & Truck Service
Boby
Fender
FORD
W. E. Ley Motor Co
Ford Dealers
Ote Lakota, Iowa
Wm. Aalderks
Alvin Huenhold
Joyce
August Huenhold
Carl Specht
Edw. Thaves
Abel Behrends
Modern Cleaners & Tailors
Algona, Iowa
Titanka
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S.C. White
Leghorns
Thompson
R.O.P
White Rocks
Tilmer Thompson Hatchery
Hone
Minnesota
Chevrolet
Green
Tudor
Honken
Devries Sales Company
Tyke Theatre
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Rex Harrison
Maureen O'Hara
Richard Hayden
Maggie
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Mickey Rooney
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Gene Autry
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