Local Happenings and community notes in Algona area
Weekend visitors at the Peterson home include Mr. and Mrs. Thorvald Johnson of Cedar Sallis Miss Marilyn Schlueter and Mrs. Verna Barnett of Waterloo Misa Matic Zents of Omaha and Mrs. Arthur Peterson The Reeds bought the store building and plan to add space by lowering the ceiling extending the rear for shop and store room A baby girl named Janet Fousteen born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. James McColley They now have five children three girls and two boys Everett Rippentrop bought Peters blacksmith shop and residence planning to open soon The family will move back from Bancroft this week The town notes list several visits birthdays and local movements including Irene Baade from San Francisco visiting with her parents and coworkers in California A black leather billfold was found at the Topic office and unclaimed Mrs Grace Summy and son Roger visited in town Mrs Albert Sloper and wife welcomed a baby boy David Allen first child for the couple Numerous other hometown visits and small events fill the column with community life and upcoming meetings Glen Klenk visiting and local road work by the state highway crew wrap the weekly recap
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Peterson
Thorvald Johnson
Cedar Sallis
Marilyn Schlueter
Verna Barnett
Waterloo
Misa Matic Zents
Omaha
Arthur Peterson
Reeds
Teiko Seitsema
Wen
James McColley
Janet Fousteen
Howard Stott
Doris
Maxine
Des Moines
Homer Downa
Gard Ner
EB. F. Bowker
Jake Huisinga
Paul
Woden
Fred Redenius
Britt
Alfred Redenius
George Schmidt
Robert
Don Schutter
Henry Korte
Patty
Ifornia
Lourde
Neal Smith
Sexton
Guy Dimond
Wilbur Schram
Misa Harriet Schram
Chicago
Bud” Alce
Anna Alice
Camp
Jon. T. Robinson
Arkansas
Andrew Peters
Great Lakes
Norman
Oklahoma
Gerhardt Klasse
Orleana Apo
Robert Pink
Chas. Hagen
Frank
Hagen
Circle 8
Harl Stott
Ernest Peterson
Grace Summy
Roger
Indianola
Bummy
Leland Schroeder
Albert Sloper
David Allen
Slepar
Jennie Rippentrop
Mias Jessie Spear
George Klenk
Verna Dell Willis
Floyd Reibsamen
Roger David
Verna Dell ‘Willis
Buffalo Center
Clarence Bowers
Buffalo
Christina Alke
Anna Alke
Titonka
Alke
John Rolfsema
Carl F. Callies
Sere Une Uy
Loraine Peterson
East High School
Henry Schroeder
Rosella Jandl
Delilah
Henry
Warren Schroeder
Fred Henken
Earl Stott
Miss Olsen
John Pink
R. L. Krantz
Billy
Jane
B. A. Pannhuk
David Ryder
Kansas City
Navy
Verdene Boyken
August Pannkuk
Minneapolis
August
Seaver Pannkuk
Dell Turner
Neil Nelson
Detroit
Bill Peterson
Turner
W. H. Rickless
Wm. Larson
Mercy Hospital
Mason City
Bill
American Food Around the World
Post War American meals cooked and frozen in New York or San Francisco will be served to U S air travelers in Calcutta Singapore and other foreign ports of call. The plan aims to help hungry passengers avoid adapting to unfamiliar foods with a specimen dinner including fresh fruit lobster newburg Dutchess potatoes and strawberry cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Francisco
Calcutta
Singapore
U. S
Newburg
Woben News Highlights School Opening and Local Visits
The Woben News reports the August 27 opening of the local school with a full teaching staff and new hire Ruth Millenbacher. It notes visits by H O Swingen of Chicago, family visits across several towns, fishing trips, and weekend gatherings at multiple homes including the Kruses, Wood, and Kramer families.
Dinner guests pack Lakota social list of Elmore visitors
Local notes list numerous guests visiting Lakota residents from Mason City Elmore Chicago Humboldt Galesburg and other towns. Highlights include wedding attendance for Rev Cal Ukena in Chicago Betty Walters Cincinnati and a family reunion in Ledyard. Several neighborhood families hosted dinners and Sunday visits across Minnesota and Iowa.
Push-button Private Flying Opens With Gyroscope
Chicago reports a high precision gyroscope will let private flyers fly with push-button control under all conditions. The device maintains steadier course than a pilot, enables automatic turns and maneuvers, and may control take-offs and landings. If a seat could be insured, the millennium would arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
You'll Be Sorry LARA Helps Paratrooper's Mother at Home
Laura, rushing to a hospital shift, helps Mrs. Farnham and a sick mother, then offers shelter to Jim, her paratrooper son, and later regales a neighbor with a tale of using a temporary replacement during a domestic shortage.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Irene Baade
Dick Beade
Irene
Cal
Eugene Harrings
Lowell Bentley
Donna Johnson
Algona
Bentley
Lutheran Ladies Aid
Martin Brandt
T. D. Sietsema
Henry Baade
Herbert Rakow
Titonka Savings Bank
Callies Bros Store
Mother Hubbard
Atlas
Bartlett
Woben News
Ruth Mlllenbacher
Wesley
H. O. Swingen
Andi
Swingen
Sherman Bross
Allegra 3Wingen
Magon City
Marvin Kruse
New Franken
Wis
John J. Kramer
Georgia
Dumont
Cooney Kramer
Alvin Hanna Andlson
Thompson
Wm. Wood
Eugene Wood
Melinda
Dorothy Giesking
Burdella
Sylvester Hoff
Ray Valley
Hazel
George T
Gerdes
Dixie
Abel Limberg
Harlan Kruse
Evanston
Menno Limberg
Lakota News
Harry Mursman
R. C. Kiester
D. C. Kiester
Charles Anderson
Nettle Kiester
Elmore
Lavern Liesveld
I. E. Wortman
Frances Weaver
A. E. Weaver
Paul Gellenfeldt
Wm. Aalderkss
Wim, Ukena
Roland Kollasch
Jimmy
Calvin Ukena
Betty Walters
Cincinnati
Russell Beeson
Humboldt
J. A. Bargars
L. Everett
Storm Lake
Grace Olson
Galesburg
Ill
Olson
Wade Ball
Al‘gona
Vern Lelsveld
Jerry. Heetland
Ernie Wortmans
J. E. Ukena
Dorothy
Vernon Smiths
Elmer Paulsen
Roy Winters
Russell Winters
C. A. Gutknecht
C. G
Minn
Mary’ Zoller
Albin’ Nelson
Arnold Brandt
Kermit
Karen
Terry
Linda Spear
Gust Nelson
Alfred Christ Home
Dennis Christ
Alvin Hunter
Edward Thompson
Stevens
Intermill
Titonka, Iowa
POST
HILEX
Lara
Laura
Mrs. Farnham
Silita
Andte
Tully
Jim
France
Torala
Bonacker’s Food Market
SAT
Webster's
Wheaties
Aunt Sue
Alton
Florida
Tallahassee
W. Dewey Hilsabeck
Dade County
Everglades
Keys
Electric Shop
Tionka, Jowa
Fred Hagen
Farmers Elevator
Britt Rendering Co
Laundry & Smith's
Algona, Lowa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!