Local Social Notes Highlight Hansen Family Visits and Events
Doan area residents report visits among Hansen families and friends. Lloyd Hansen stops by with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hansen. Roger Buffington drives to Ames to see relatives and attend Olympic wrestling tryouts. Charivets and Ice Follies outings feature several Algona and Des Moines connections.
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Roger Buffington
Ames
Art Buffingtons
Kenny Krantz
Art
Kenny
Iowa State College
Tom Young
Wanda
Ross Buffington
Blue Earth
L. N. Hansen
L. N. Hansens
Oscar Hammond
Monte
Cedar
Malls
Tom Sampson
Harley Hansen
Algona
Minnneapolis
Fred Asa
Philip
Charles
Allyn
Super
Gordon Davidson
Charlene
Dean Woman’s Club
Mary Young
Pearl Asa
Dorothy Martinek
Jean Bolencis
Waterloo
Iowa
WSCS
Loyal Young
Keith
Ray Cunningham
Tree
Ray
George Cunningham
Phillip Asa
Rae Hutchainson
Sylvan Hanna
Dorothea Meyrs
Clarion
Miss Meyer
Minn
Louis
Minnepolis
Alvin Hanna
Woden
Sylvan Hannas
Cold Duty on Burton Island in the Bering Sea
Weldon Iowa youth R. H. Lewis reports he and his ship mates may have the coldest duty aboard the icebreaker Burton Island in the Bering Sea. The crew serves under harsh conditions as they patrol icy waters.
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R. H. Lewis
Weldon
Iowa
U.S. S. Burton Island
Bering Sea
Milwaukee Dittmer Gets Brewers Contract This Year
Milwaukee outfielder Jack Dittmer, once an Elkader youth famed as an end at the University of Tawa, is assigned to the Milwaukee Brewers this season under contract with the Boston Braves.
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Milwaukee
Jack Dittmer
Elkader
University of Tawa
Milwaukee Brewers
Boston Braves
Britain Spring Calendar Offers Many Attractions
The piece highlights Britain’s spring lineup with the Oxford Cambridge Boat Race on March 29 marking its 87th running, the Grand National at Aintree on April 5 with tours by air, Hare Pie Scrambling and Bottle Kicking in Leicestershire, Stratford-on-Avon Shakespeare Festival opening March 13, and rich art options at the Royal Academy, National Gallery, Wallace Collection, and Tate Gallery.
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Oxford
Great Britain
Lincoln
London
Britain
Aintree
Liverpool
Hallaton
Leicestershire
Hare Pie Bank
Theater
Stratford-on-Avon
Royal Academy
Reynolds
Gainsborough
Lawrence
Turner
Constable
National Gallery
Wallace
Tate Gallery
American Ingenuity Broke Bottleneck on Instrument Elgin
William H. Samellus of the Elgin Watchmakers College explains how the U S jeweled watch industry began marine chronometer production in 1941 when European sources faltered in World War I era. The firm built a new escapement and balance unit enabling quick replacement after damage, improving on classic English chronometer methods.
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ELGIN
William H. Samellus
Elgin Watchmakers College
Samellus
U.S
Lamelius
England
Young Woman Becomes Bride And Widow at Same Instant
In LaRochelle France Yelene Bardin wed Sgt Jacques Guinau by mail while he served in Indochina. He was killed by a hand grenade before the documents arrived, leaving the bride a widow before a mayor and witnesses.
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Yolene Beraing
Psychologists Call for Sex Education in Schools
Chicago report shows 76 percent of 388 psychologists support adding sex education to public schools while 16 percent oppose. Experts cite lack of qualified adults at home and school, favoring integrated or counseling approaches over standalone courses.
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Chicago
Parents’ Consultation Service
P.T.A
Water Dowsers Win Friend With New Well
Cornish Maine Roy Thompson switched to the pro side of water dowsing after his farm went dry and contractors quoted sky high prices for damming a large brook. Local dowser Morris Rogers used a willow rod and directed digging, yielding a productive new well.
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Roy Thompson
Thompson
Morris Rogers
Robot Controlled Weather Station Saves on Manpower
A Fort Monmouth developed robot controlled weather station operated for six months on a bleak Aleutian island. It runs unattended for at least a year, sending Marge code messages to an Air Force Station 250 miles away. Measurements include rainfall, sunshine, wind, pressure, humidity, and temperature.
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Fort Monmouth
N.J
Aleutian
American Meterological Society
New York City
Signal Corp Engineering Laboratories
Air Weather Service
Air Force
Natural Census Increase Near All Time Record
New York statistics estimate the last year’s natural population increase exceeded 2 400 000 births minus deaths. With moderate net in migration total population rise likely over 2 650 000. Since World War II about 15.8 million added, comparable to three Pacific Coast states, New York State, or the three Scandinavian nations.
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New York
N.Y
United States
Insurance Company
Pacific Coast
New York State
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Statisticiank
Weather shifts and spring droughts mark the countryside
The column notes new weather patterns with rain and cold, varied pothole and flood locations across fields year to year, and worries about Midwest waterways. It also shares home hints from rug care to Easter cooking, plus a cancer awareness drive and book recommendation on cancer origins and prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
Sidney Russ
University of London
Oxford University Press
Secret methods and voices noted in a reader letter
A Blue Earth reader claims a hotel chef shared a method and asks others to report back. An army psychiatrist questions a Negro recruit about hearing voices, and Lincoln is quoted on opinion. Also mentioned are dandelions, potato salad, and culinary tips.
Storm Triggers False Gunfire Report in Au Dubon Area
Local resident Joe Shaw alerted police after a night of loud reports. The sheriff found the sounds to be an electric transformer popping during a storm, not gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audubon
Joe Shaw
Grade School Bands To Play at Swea City Stage
Six grade school bands with 194 students will perform at the Swea City high school auditorium Wednesday evening April 23 at eight o clock. It is the first annual State Line conference grade school band festival featuring bands from Swea City Burt Lakota Ledyard Thompson and Armstrong. The program includes ten numbers with massed bands and each school directing a selection. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children.
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Swea City
Swea City High School
Burt
Lakota
Walter C. Spade
Virgil B. Barrett
Wilbur C. Harris
Ledyard
Armstrong
Steve [Rich
Thompson
Charles Komareki
Farm Tractor Spreader Injury Sends Girl to Hospital
Gregory Herrig of near Bellevue used a tractor with an attached manure spreader to take children to school. As the machine rode over deep ruts it jolted into gear and the spreader reel pierced Karen on her left leg requiring 200 stitches.
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Gregory Herrig
Bellevue
Karen
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Frank Clark
Titonka
Kossuth County
Canada
Tows Press
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Ational Editorial Associaton
Doan News
Louis Hansen
Lloyd Hansen
Rothers
FP. C. Hansens
Lght
Cambridge
Pulmey Bridge
Mortlake-on-the-Thames
Midwest
Susan Frawley
Eisele
Abraham Lincoln
Farland Barber Shop
Modern Cleaners & Tailors
Algona, Iowa
Swea
Devries. Auction CO
Tibiena
Nutrane Mills, Inc
Farmers Elevator Company
Mr. Farmer
Titanka
Bancroft
Stherville
Davis Packing Co
Tyke Theatre
Titonka, Iowa
George Montgomery
Audrex
Geromine
Fort Defiance
Dane Clark
Ben Johnson
Peter Graves
Tracy Roberts
Great Northwest
Rogue River
Rory Calhoun
Ellye Marshall
Frank Fenton
Sonvenis
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