Wesley News Highlights From Hammond to Crystal Lake
Local items report Miss Evelyn Haynes returning to Hammond Indiana from a visit with her parents Cpl Harley Haynes resumes duty at Camp Robinson Arkansas after a ten day furlough. Basketball results: Wesley boys beat Crystal Lake 28 13. girls lost 51 19. Community events include Stitch and Chat Circle gatherings and Prairie Neighbors Christmas bingo party. Several residents move or visit relatives, with military inductions and furloughs noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Haynes
Hammond
Indiana
P. C. Haynes
Harley Haynes
Camp Robinson
Arkansas
John Youngwirth
Ed Youngwirth
Whittemore
Leroy Beebe
Renwick
George Worling
Harold Wolf
Zeno Neureth
Camp Bowie
Texas
Frank Wolfs
Albert Neuroths
Stitch
J. A. Riggs
Curtis Benskin
Maurice Page
Joe Johnson
Bob Goetz
Francis Riggs
Wesley
Crystal Lake
Wesley Girls
Titanica
Evraul Loehig
Leo Wihelmi
Bancroft
Henry Haverly
Atl Richtsmeier
Haverly
Delmar Pommerening
Ed Hildman
Victor Loebig
St. Joseph's Church
Katherine Linda
Louis Goetz
Charles Kraus Jr
Ames
Army
Roman Wilhelmi
Joan
Etta Mae Martin
Miriam Nelson
Mercedes Schmidt
Mason City
Catherine Trecker
Odell
H. H. Raney
Hd Dusold
John Richter
Ruth Richter
Des Moines
Lou Lichtelg
Leonard Arndorfer
Catholic Missionary Society
L. L. Lease
Loven
Sam Anne
Rosalie
Lester Larson
George Aldrich
Mercy Hospital
Aldrich
Alfred Erdman
Bridge Club
R. C. Bauer
Lions Club
Leebig Cafe
H. FP. Engen
P.F.C. Lawrence
Yernwirth
Leavenworth
Kansas
Pvt
Zeng Neuroth
Catholic Daughters of America
Louis ‘Wingert
Lawrence Youngwirth
Fort Leavenworth
Lewiston
Ulady
Julius King
Ben Studer Jr
J. A. Eisenbacher
Hilda Goetz
Albert Hotter
Waterloo
Woden News Community Notes From Local Gatherings and Service Members
The Lutheran ladies aid met at Mrs. Herman Buns home with a pot luck luncheon and re elected officers. Hi Lo bridge club hosted by Mr and Mrs Harry Quinn with prizes won by Mrs W L Tindall Tom Lackore and Mrs Henry Bode. Local residents joined or were noted in visits, operations, Army enlistments and travel between Mason City Des Moines Celina Tennessee St Louis and Nichols. Christmas program planned for Presbyterian church and first aid meetings to follow with Dr Tindall and Paul Kirkpatrick involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Ladies Aid
Herman Buns
Albert Gerdes
Martin Smyth
Ray Valley
Harry Quinn
Hi-Lo Bridge Club
W. L. Tindall
Tom Lackore
Henry Bode
Tindall
G. L. Peterson
Bob
Mason City
Des Moines
Navy
Clarence Milbrandt
Mercy
Theo. Fredrickson
Dick Hart
Raymond Albers
Fred Southoff
Elaine
Johnnie Gerdes
Presbyterian Sunday School
Dale Rittenhouse
Joan
Arlys
Estella Ludeking
Sam TerBeek
Celina
Tennessee
St. Louis
Piedmont
Missouri
Ed Jennings
North Platte
Nebraska
William Dorsey
Dick Boyken
New Orleans
Louisiana
August
Raymond Milbrandt
Mercy Hospital
C. W. Go
Ole Gjerde
Catholic Guild
C. W. Goslin
Jake Teiben
Willian Wood
Merle Cushman
Bancroft
John
Sidney Homes
Floyd
Iowa
Harry Homies
Portland Area Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Carmen Fischer visits her aunt Mrs Bernard Phelps while her father serves in the Navy and her mother prepares for an Iowa City operation. Vernon Larson and Leila dine with Martin Larson. the group tours Waldorf College. Numerous local families host and visit across Algona and Burt, including shifts to Burt’s Byerson house and new Hen house construction by Jake Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmen Fischer
Carrol Fischer
Thompson
Bernard Phelps
Iowa City
Vernon Larson
Leila
Martin Larson
Waldorf College
Forest City
Elsie Larson
Roy Clark
George Graham
Fred Hagen
Graham Bros
Fred Jennings
Frank Burger
Paul
Dave Weber
Will Kreger
Burt
Lloyd Bartlett
Andy Hanson
W. B. Shipier
Dale
Will Ringsdorf
Donald Ringsdorf
Jake Stewart
Sophus Peterson
Byerson House
Adlerika Ad Campaign Claims Quick Relief
An advertisement promotes Adlerika as a pleasant laxative for constipation with rapid bowel emptying and gas relief. It notes ten years of use and urges readers to buy today through W. J. Denton, a local druggist. Contains promotional language and a town druggist endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.w.vt
W. J. Denton
Local Social News From Algona and Nearby Towns
Mrs. John Rudisill and children spent last Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Albert Weisshaar in Algona. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Naser were Friday visitors at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Wood. John Smith and Johnnie Rudisill were business callers in Mason City Monday. Mrs. Herman Buns, Mrs. J. C. Helm and Mrs. Ray Valley shopped in Forest City last Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hanna and son of Titonka dined with Mr. and Mrs. William Wood on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Gerdes and daughter Judy visited the Tom Benson home near Forest City last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bnar Franten
Kentucky
Ed Hildman
Corp
Matt Hildman
California
J. JL. Studer
Vitzthum
Florence Olson
Mason City
BE. M. Olson
Vincent J. Kiempeter
Minneapolis
Julius Kelech
Gloria of
Algona
J. L. Studer
John Rudisill
Apent
Albert Weisshaar
Wayne Naser
William Wood
John Smith
Johnnie Rudisill
Herman Buns
J. C. Helm
Ray Valley
Forest City
Alvin Hanna
Titanka
Johnnie Gerdes
Judy
Tom Benson
Christmas Themed School News Delights Readers
The column notes Harlan S. Miller’s Over the Coffee riff on Pepys Diary and a Brown’s Studio letter promising Christmas delivery. Louis Oesterreicher’s poem The Christmas Tree evokes holiday imagery as students study Alexander Hamilton and postwar finance in history class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan S. Miller
Samuel Pepy
Brown
Louis Oesterreicher
Christmas School Notes Highlight Poe and Class Projects
The school bulletin surveys student work across grades from freshmen to eighth, noting exams, insect life cycles, algebra term combining, and geography on the Soviet Union. Literature includes Poe and Dickens as reading, with holiday decor and class birthdays mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Allan Poe
Poe
For Sale Items and School News The Times
The item list includes a McCormick Deering Grain Binder and a Yearling Milking Shorthorn Bull from Albert Loeschen, plus a 320 acre tract near Woden with fine improvements offered by C W Niccousin of Algona Iowa. Also note school reports Fourth and Fifth Grade on Christmas plans and activities, plus a World War II era tribute to Ensign Edward R Sellstrom of Rockwell City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woden
Niccousin
Algona
Towa
Bote
Doc
Sellstrom
John S. Thach
USN
Collier's Magazine
Edward R
Bob) Sellstrom
Rockwell City
Lexington
Thach
Bob
Pearl Harbor
Electric power fuels war production and home needs
Electricity drives tiny trains and big wartime machines alike. The message celebrates how abundant power supports the war effort and home life, urging use of electric energy to aid victory and a brighter Christmas when children like Jimmy can enjoy electric trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toao
Jimmy
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Wesley News
Woden News
Portland News
Alexander Hamilton
Soviet Union
Maxine
Betty Ann DeWall
Alvina Harms
Norma Jean Norland
Priscilla Stockwell
David Honken
Ronald Nelson
Sherman Meyer
Sawyer Building
Smith's Barber Shop
Titonku
Algona, Iowa
DRS
Colby and Hayden
Polka Dot Beauty Shop
Chone
Forest City, In
K, & H. Co-Op. Oil Co. No
Algona No
Algona Rendering Co
McCormick Deering
Albert Loeschen
Ated
Norway
Titonka Telephone.Co
Titonka, Blu
McCormick-Deering
Herman Franzen
Shropshire
Berkshire
Fritz
Lea Orthel
Bitz
Tam
M. PB Hageard
Argonatt
Murphy's
Ted Hinders
George Swalve
Bip
John Harringa
Sip
Poland
John Schutter
China
Bert Geerdes
C. W. Nicoulin
Tanville Sales and Service
Murphy’s
Ted Hindsits
Frank D. Fisher
John von Laven
Delwain Chemical Co
Occo Minerals and Concentrate
Woden, Iowa
Highway No. 18
Ward & Shore L. A. Matern
Exchange State Bank
Daddy
Santa Claus
Paris
Mayba
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