Algona area welcomes visitors and residents’ events
Local residents attend fairs visits to family and friends, military departures and returns, and community happenings. The notes mention trips to the Minnesota State Fair, visits in Algona and surrounding towns, a birth at St Ann hospital, and a wedding reception with hundreds of guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Goetz
Howard Frnttemark
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Minn
E. T. Thissen
Shirley Lichteig
Mercy Hospital
Fort Dodge
John Liehteig
Arvin Larson
St. Ann Hospital
Algona
Mary Lou
Lester Larson
George Weig Jr
Verdun
France
Martha Wed
Irene Studer
Bridge Club
Michael Erdman
Austin
Ruth Sparks
Dean
Will Martinek
Welter Adolf
Hartley
Lake Okoboji
Darrell Erdman
Bell Telephone
Richard Mayes
Dallas
Texas
Ihna Gerdes
Don Kraus
Don
Harold Brooks
St. Paul
Chas. Kraus Sr
Kei
Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
Carol Root
L. T. Root
Ruth Mary Goetz
Vincent Daughan
Roger
Steve
Cedar Falls
Nancy Doughan
Nancy
West Bend
LeRoy Sheppman Jr
J. P. Studer
Ruth Latham
LesMars Sseere
Carson Simpson
Gloria
Arthur Larson
James
Duane
McIntosh
Keosauqua
Leo Hanig
George Kunkle
St. Benedict
Dubuque
Melvin Mindy
Audrey Luken
Protov
Bob Studer
Miami
Florida
Viola Studer
P. C. Haynes
Ed Farnum
Park Thursiday
Darrell ‘Erdman
Ft. Gres Calif
John Seiler
San Luis Obispo
Ft. Orb
Darrel
Bill Koppen
Roland Schmidt Garner
Lawrence Koppens
Pequot Lake
F. J. Hauptman
Yellowstone Park
Car
McDonald
Ellendale
Leonard Studer
Henman Studer
Three Georgia towns launch unique county colleges
In Carroll County Georgia three community colleges arose with no endowment or formal degrees. Smithfield Unity and Hulett's Sunday Afternoon College offer adult education with flexible years, self selected teachers, practical subjects, and diplomas by attendance. West Georgia College and a large foundation aid the effort.
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Smithfield
Carroll County
Georgia
College of
Atlanta
West Georgia State College
West Georgia College
Unity
Unity Family College
Hulett
Carrollton
Old-Time Book Agents Needed in Rural Areas
At a rural reading conference educators urged returning to the old model of book agents in countryside areas. An experiment placing low priced books in feed stores failed as farmers did not view books with poultry and livestock purchases. A $7.50 livestock feeding book shows farmers will pay for useful titles. Experts favored expanding book distribution with bookmobiles as a practical method amid competition from movies radio and television.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Farm Bureau
Health Outlook Positive as 1951 Death Rate Held Low
Health officials report the United States enjoyed very good health in 1951 with a death rate around 9.7 per 1000, only about 1 percent above the all time low. Despite a February–March wave of respiratory disease, gains in medical science and public health use support a favorable 1952 outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Signal Corps Reuses $80 Million In Japan Equipment
The Army Signal Corps in Japan refurbished and repurposed nearly 80 million dollars worth of WWII era communications gear abandoned on Pacific islands. About 50 000 radio and related devices plus 30 000 miles of field wire and 2 000 switchboards were reconditioned under contracts with 25 Japanese factories to support Korea era needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Signal Corps
Japan
Pacific Islands
South Korea
Bruller Cure Stuttering Tied to Insecurity Says Expert
Boston University professor Dr. Donald M. Wilson notes that stuttering often stems from insecurity and resentment. Research at the school's speech clinic finds topics of responsibility or authority trigger stuttering, and many sufferers resist seeking help despite available treatment options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Tomato wine producer clocks 156 small red yield
A home operation near Troy in Davis county reports 156 small red tomatoes from a tomato wine project. Newspaper ads note swift control of the advertising process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gener Barker
Troy
Davis County
Medora Farmer Killed In Bridge Crash
Meeker Reynolds a 27 year old Medora farmer died after a tractor plunged through a bridge earlier this month. He was pinned under mud and water and died from suffocation.
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Meeker Reynolds
Medora
Oldest Tule Cypress Said to Be World’s Ancient Giant
Scientific experts estimate the Tule cypress as 3000 to 6000 years old making it possibly the world’s oldest living tree. It survived conquests and cataclysms while Zapotec Mixtec Indians revered it before 1519 and local legends say a church was built in its shadow. Easter and Christmas fiestas are still held beneath its branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Cortez
Maharajah Chooses Unusual Rail Link Location
The railway station at Trivan drum India sits three and a half miles from the town due to a maharajah whim. He did not want to profane his sandals by crossing the raila on his way to daily bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trivandrum
India
World famous Rosenbach collection of Shakespeare sold
The A. S. W. Rosenbach Shakespeare collection, valued at well above a million dollars, was sold to Dr. Martin Bodmer of Geneva Switzerland. The 73 volume set includes Shakespeare's first 1609 sonnet edition and was announced by John Fleming Rosenbach vice president and manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. W. Rosenbach
Upsand
John Fleming
Rosenbach Company
Martin Bodmer
Geneva
Switzerland
International Red Cross
Fleming
Oaks Die From Overwatering In Garden Study
The University of California agricultural extension notes that oaks drowned by excessive watering harm nearby trees and lawns including rhododendrons. Excess moisture in gardens around oaks leads to oak decline due to overwatering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of California Agricultural Extension Service
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