Quilt making and social events in Wesley community
Highteen members and neighbors gathered for quilting and crafting at the Home of Mrs Clarence Ward. The group produced eleven quilts, two tied, plus robe pads and pillows. Community notices include farewell for Mr and Mrs Martinese, two soldiers on leave from Great Lakes, a funeral attendance for Mrs Mary Goetz, and local club activities. The 38th Farmers Cooperative Society meeting in Wesley featured Farm News editor Herb Plamback as speaker.
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Farmers Cooperative Society of Wesley
Kleinpeter Hall
Herb Plamback
Farm News
Plan to Shuffle People of London
London’s postwar plan urges strong decentralization moving 1,000,000 people from the core to satellite cities within 30 to 60 miles, forming nine new communities of about 60,000 each. It envisages shifting industries, creating 300,000 new homes, and gradually lowering crowding from 500 to 180–136 per acre toward outer zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Patrick Abercrombie
Ministry of Town and Country Planning
Abercrombie
Old City
West End
England
Millionaire seals himself in hotel room for six years
Helmuth C. Setz a 53 year old St Louis millionaire has not left his hotel room in nearly six years. His brother Carl says he withdraws by choice to pursue chemical studies and reading without intrusion. A Globe Democrat reporter learned of the recluse who rarely talks, never answers the phone, and is served by the same waiter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Helmuth C. Setz
St. Louis
Carl
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Helmuth Setz
Setz
University of California
Sight of Workers Down Under Is Down Under
A visual survey of 900 workers in a leading Australian factory found over 70 percent with defects needing attention. The Better Vision Institute says many had unrecognized issues that reduced productivity, and many wearing glasses had outgrown them. After correcting vision, accidents and severity declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Australia
Better Vision Institute
Corpus Delicti Turns Out to Be Sea Mammal
A beach torso at Holgate Long Beach Island prompted state police coast guardsmen and Ocean county coroner to suspect a crime but Beach Haven morgue examiner Dr William Dodd identified the remains as part of a manatee, a sea cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Holgate
Long Beach Island
Coast
Rio de Janeiro grants free civil marriages for the poor
The Rio de Janeiro government cites an 1891 provision to allow free civil marriages for the poor aiming to legalize unions of couples living together and to legitimize their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Song Birds as State Avian Choices Across U S
The article notes 47 states have state birds and 82 designate official birds. Song birds appear most, chosen by 99 states and the District of Columbia, led by the western meadowlark with seven state honors. Oregon? No. Details include upland game birds in four states and unique choices such as the blue hen chicken in Delaware and special monuments for the California gull in Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
California
Louisiana
New Mexico
Utah
Salt Lake City
Delaware
Cucumbers Don’t Cross With Squash In Garden Tests
Cornell University agriculture tests conclude cucumbers can be grown safely near squash and melons without cross breeding. While pumpkins and common summer squash readily cross, cucumbers produce only more cucumbers, with odd mixtures appearing but not desirable in taste. Prof. W. C. Muenscher notes limited garden value from such cross varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Agriculture
Cornell University
Cornell
W. C. Muenscher
Department of Botany
Costly Orchids Gatherer Faces Jungle Challenges
Gathering orchids in steam drenched jungles is a tough task. Tropical orchids are epiphytes on tree bark, not parasites, drawing minerals from decaying bark and air moisture. Collectors must persevere amid giant trees six feet wide, snakes, and biting ants to secure prized specimens.
Rinse Clothes: Hot Water Best For Soap Removal
Rinse water as hot as the wash water removes soap and loosens dirt most easily. Hot water softens fabric and opens the weave, preventing soap from remaining in fibers. Even lukewarm rinse is better than cold. rinse until the water shows no trace of soapiness.
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Testa
How to Soften Water Safely and Wash Sweaters
Soften water first to reduce soap use and prevent soap scum. Hard water needs extra soap for effective washing and can cling to clothes and leave rings. Our leaflet explains safe methods to soften water and wash sweaters, socks, and gloves without shrinking or stiffness.
Soap Solution Controls Mosquito Breeding in Water
A New Jersey Mosquito Extermination association report shows soap solutions, when poured on still water at about 1 to 4 percent concentration, reduce surface tension. Pupae drown and eggs cannot be laid, halting summer mosquito breeding in pools and other stagnant waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Palmer seeks absolute divorce on grounds of wilful desertion
In Iowa district court at Algona, Meda Redfield Palmer petitions for an absolute divorce from Richard William Palmer on wilful desertion for over two years. Defendant is notified to appear by March 10, 1945, or default and judgment will be entered. Attorney J. Van Ness, New Horse Building, Algona, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard William Palmer
Algona
Kossuth
Wesley News Sees Local Movements And Appointments
Mrs. W. M. Luken returns to Coleman after visiting daughter Mrs. J. L. Studer and veterans hospital in Des Moines. Mildred Johnson named at Exchange State Bank replacing Mary Lee Erdman who resigns to take 10 week ALB course then a government job in Dayton. Edward Finnemark of Des Moines with Mrs. Ann Kunz and Frances spend weekend with relatives. Kunz visits mother Elizabeth Matern in poor health. Myrtle Kouba returns home Sunday from Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley News
W. M. Luken
Coleman
S. Oak
J. L. Studer
Studer
Veterans' Hospital
Des Moines
Mildred Johnson
Oscar Johnson
Exchange State Bank
Mary Lee Erdman
ALB
Dayton
Ohio
Edward Finnemark
Ann Kunz
Frances
Fidelis Otis
Arlene Matern
Kunz
Elizabeth Matern
Myrtle Kouba
Minneapo
Local notes on residents and visitors in town life
Tie spent rear end s with friends Henry Studer returned to his Sioux Falls home last Monday after a visit with Studer relatives Hol Downs who has farmed at Hayfield Minn purchased the Henry Sherman house and will hold a farm sale and move soon Pauline Hildman of Campbellport Wis visits numerous Hildman relatives Mrs J L Studer visits Des Moines to see her husband at veterans hospital reporting slight improvement Mrs Studer travels with Mr and Mrs Carl Froelick to Wesley Miss Ann Richter returns to Philadelphia after visiting parents and relatives Mrs John Shepard and son return home from Richmond Calif Julius Kunz family return from Milwaukee Sacred Heart Sanitarium Theresa Welg leaves for Camp Pine Dale Calif to marry Corp Edmund Drummer He worked at the George Goetz farm before service Mrs J Primising returns to Melvin after visiting her mother Elizabeth Matern American Legion Auxiliary meets at their rooms Mrs August Garmian joins unit Mrs Vitzthum hostess Mrs Helety Johnan hosts 500 for three tables Dorothy Goetz and Joe Goetz noted for high scores and low in various tables Dorothy Goetz visits Mrs Mat Erd Catholic missionary society meets last before Easter Catholic Daughters of America also adjourns until after Easter.
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U. S
W. A
Clarence Ward
Thelma Opedall
Will Martinese
Mra. Martinek
Martineks
Wesley
Joseph H. Johnson A.S
Jas
Great Lakes
Helen Johnson
Tony Sellers
William Johnson
Selfridge Field
Michigan
Mary Goetz
H. H. Raney
Lillian Johnson
Buffalo
N. Y
Thelma
Edna Flom
Albert Lichteig
Helen
Ruth
Louis Lichteig
Gladys Goetz
Henry Haverly
Minnie Frimml
Gladys
Robert Trenary
Edward Garman
Mercy Hospital
Goetz
Rebekah Lodge
Vee Mullin
Ollie ‘Olson
Misa Imelda Bonfig
Mason City
Mary Leg Erdman
Henry Studer
Sioux Falls
Studer
Hol Downs
Hayfield
Minn
Henry Sherman
Pauline Hildman
Campbellaport
Wis
Hildman
J. L. Studer
Bea Rae
Julius Kunz
Milwaukee
Sacred Heart Sanitarium
Theresa Welg
Camp Pine Dale
Calif
Edmund Drummer
Drummer
George Goetz
August Garmian
Vitzthum
Helety Johnan
J. ‘T. Meurer
Dorothy Goetz
Joe Goetz
Leo Goetz
Mon
Mat Erdman
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Prank Clark
Itonk
Towa
Mosouth County
Titonka
Canada
Orelen
NATIONAL EDITORIAL_ i ASSOCIATION
Hoff
Srd
D-X Station
Wilk
Titania Implement Company
Tyke Theatre
Titonka, Iowa
Hoot Gibson
Bob Steele
DR. Wassel
Gary Cooper
Lorraine Day
Titonica
Ray Milland
Barbara Britton
District Court OF
RE. J. van Ness
Plaintime
New Horse
Algona, Iowa
Willard
W. J. Denton
Paul Riehm
Britt
Bank
Smiths’s
Thonka
Algona, Lowa
The
Catholic Missionary Society
Tony Seller
E. My Olson
Catholic Daughters of America
A. M. Petersen
M Farmall
Caswell
Titanka Implement Co. Norris L. Keil
Baby
Rhode Island
Hamilton Hatchery
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