Wesley News Highlights Local Visits And Births
Mrs Jack Keim and Jackie of Chicago visit Wesley relatives as Pvt Raymond Erdman returns home on furlough from Mississippi. The Goetz family welcomes a baby girl, and the Wesley Tigers beat Bancroft 2 0. Local socials, travel, and military mentions follow with several visits, illnesses, and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Keim
Jackie
Chicago
Mike Goetz
Ben Schrauth
Raymond Erdman
Mississippi
Matt Erdman
N. J. Meurer
Ster‘ng
Jean Ann
Plover
J. T. Meurer
Mary Goetz
Dorothy
Letham Fivans
Omaha
Charles Kraus
Evans
Kraus
Ben Lehrauth
Goetz
Schrauth
American Legion Auxiliary
Alfred Erdman
Ed H. Loebig
Rochester
Ed Hildman
Fort Dodge
Roy Ricke
George Goetz
Lawrence Erdman
Henry Goetz
Matt
Victor Erdman
Tom McMahon Sr
Lawter
Tom McMahon
Patty
Mary Louw McMahon
K. R. Rowley
Spencer
Rowleys
Wesley
Rowley
Clay County
Local residents report air corps enlistments and social news
Fred Schroeder drove to Des Moines Sunday with Winston Schroeder Peter Smith and Eugene Wirtjes to enlist in the air corps. A Girl Scouts bake sale at city hall yielded 30 dollars. Obituaries note J J Rink, formerly of Lakota, died in Ledyard aged 81 after a cancer illness. Several local residents visited and hosted relatives in Swea City Titonka Bancroft and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Schroeder
Des Moines
Winston Schroeder
Peter Smith
Eugene Wirtjes
Air Corps
Girl Scouts
City Hall
E. O. Wright
Cola
Titonia
Wade Ball
Ben Farrow
Garnest Wortman
Billy
Mason City
Madonna Winter
Wortman
J. J. Rink
Ledyard
John
Harold Reba
Swea City
Jerry Ukena
Ida Ukena
Titonka
Eitta Uken
B. A. Wortmans
Guy Hart
Lizzie Williams
Bancroft
Wade Bawl
Proper Canning Methods Improve Safe Home Canned Goods
County extension home economist Miss Alma Schultz urges homemakers to use proper canning methods and follow 1943 directions. She notes interstate sale of canning preservatives is banned by the FDA as potentially harmful. New jar and lid designs require different handling than old styles. read and apply manufacturer instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Extension Office
Alma Schultz
County Extension
Pure Food and Drug Administration
Miss Schultz
Badger Encounters Startled Denison Custodian at Union Park
Union Park custodian Lou Burnside was surprised to see an 82 inch badger face him unexpectedly. He attempted rocks to dislodge the animal, but a fourth shot sent it away. The animal’s origin remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Park
Lou Burnside
Denison
Woden News Highlights Local Social and Church Notices
Correal Raymond Alters of Camp Forest Tenn spent a furlough with wife and parents here. Numerous residents moved, visited, and hosted gatherings. Mission services at St. John’s Lutheran planned with multiple speakers. no church service this week. Families vacation, hosts entertained, and community groups gathered for Red Cross work and church events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert O'Brien
O'Brien
St. Josephy Church
Mary Alma
Corp
Francia Hanig
Campbell
Kentucky
George Hanig
John Vitzthum
Los Angeles
Tony Vitztham
Lou Gschwentner
Louisa Vitzthum
Pontiac
Ollie Olson
Julius Kunz
Madison
Wis
June Adel
Tony Rasmussen
Forest City
H. J. Braley
Muriel Trytten
Minneapolis
George Aldrich
Diane Klempeter
Don Meloney
Britt
Jerry Aldrich
Tampa
Florida
Jerry
Army Air Force
United Service Women
Vincent Hisenbacher
Mary Jean
Oliver Young
Ted Worsley
Jackie
Young
Mercy Hospital
Mason City
Mrs. Young
Raymond Alters
Forest
Tennessee
Ledyard
Henry Albers
Dick Baade
Hollowdale
Minn
Eden
Nancy Peters
John Humke
Ackley
KO Peters
Kegley
Peters
Signal Corps
Des Moines
Henry Bode
G. L. Peterson
Red Cross
Peterson
John DeWaard
Christian Reformed Ladies Aid
Estella Lideking
Ted Gerdes
Clear Lake
Dale Rittenhouse
Scranton
Roland Baumann
Loy
Larry
Gilbert Hall
Herbert Leighter
Bonnie Jo
Donnie Hill
Dickens
Frank Truesdell
John Gerdes
Judy
Lyle Smith
Richard
Renwick
A. G. Hanson
Karen Hanson
Sheldaht
Hanson
Art Holck
Beverly Bode
Arlys Fredrickson
Merle Cush
Straw Loft Boosts Production at Herrs Home
Poultry producers learn straw loft in laying houses keeps temperature steady year round. Result is drier litter and higher feed intake for more eggs. County extension director A L Brown explains build steps using collar bearing poles and straw layers, plus waterproof paper and ship lap to seal loft. An 8 inch layer of ground corn cobs can replace straw for insulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Extension
A. L. Brown
Decorah Boy Scouts Collect 12 Tons of Waste Paper
Decorah Boy Scouts collected 12 tons of waste paper in a single day with help from local dealers who supplied trucks to haul the paper. The effort involved several community supporters aiding the scouts in gathering and transporting the material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
For Sale 365 Harley Davidson Motorcycle Clean
Card of appreciation from Mrs. Mary Michaelson thanks friends and relatives for letters and flowers during hospital stay. Buckled carrot found by Lyle Combs of Greenfield noted as an odd item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Michaelson
Lyle Combs
Greenfield
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