Wesley News community notes and visits across Britt
Senee Mr. and Mrs. Julius Lorenz visited relatives in Britt Sunday afternoon. Numerous social events fill the week with bridge prizes for Mrs. Kouba and Mrs. Page. Honor rolls, birthdays, and local visits weave through Wesley, Des Moines to Buffalo Center, and defense work updates as residents travel and aid kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Lorenz
Britt
J. T. Meurer
Will Ward
Titonka
Kouba
Page
Albert Licktelg
Helen
Buffalo Center
Marvin Ackerson
General Hospital
Algona
Charlotte Beebe
Rosalie Anne
Ardenan Monson
Helen Arend
Bernadine Johnson
Mary Lou Haverly
Stella Lloyd
Mason City
Theresa Goetz
Henry Goetz
Buffalo
New York
Wiliam
Edward Johnson
Hammond
Indiana
Mercedes Schmidt
Cherokee
Ralph Bauer Jr
Des Moines
Wesley
Lions Club
Hanna Nelson
Fred Seefeld
George Werling
Renwick
Sharlene Downs
Ed Downs
Titonia
Alf Studer
Lois Hildman
Agatha Haverly
Waverly
Clarence Haverly
Dundee
Albert Kleinpeter
Ed Cink
Woden
Henry Haverly
J. L. Haverly
James Haverly
Ed Hildman
Mercy
Fort Dodge
Haverly
Zita Studer
Dubuque
Ben Studer
Tillie Loebig
Alvina
Louis Leebig
Nona Silbaugh
Clara Farm
Ben Matern
Alvina Oppedal
Aes
Mike Goets
Father Balgenorth
Th LaSaliette College
Milford
Father Klein
Milwaukee
Kenneth Haverly
Francis Richter
Arlow Dawson
Hier Bridge Club
Willie Schwartz
Masony
City
Frank Fox
Schwartz
Louise Fox
al Wagner
Forrest Christensen
Lester Larson
Arvin
Olaf Finnemark
Lester Lease
Loren
Sylvia Gerdes
Julius Kunz
Fred Eden
Hamilton College
A. J. Hildman
George Goetz
Agnes
Lillian Johnson
Olver Young
George Ward
Art Neuhring
Donald Ward
Kansas City
Albert Lickteig
Anthony Johnson
Woden News Local Social and Hospital News Highlights
Mrs Ray Valley received treatment for a dislocated shoulder at Mercy hospital Mason City last Thursday and will wear a cast for some time. Several local families hosted gatherings and guests through the weekend while weather disrupted school and activities. Community members traveled, visited relatives, and attended church group meetings with updates on health, travel, and local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Valley
Mercy Hospital
Mason City
Glen Johnson
Kenneth Hanson
Luther Barnes
Forest Lackore
Supt
Truesdell
Britt
Joe McGurk
Sandra
Fritz T. Gerdes
Ernest Senne
Louise Koch
Wellsburg
Harry Quinn
D. C. Dana
Jake Theiben
Normagene Smith
Forest City
Coe
Roy Thorn
Ray Jr
Bonnie
Los Angeles
Mrs. Thorn
Air Force
March Field
Howard Fredrickson
San Antonio
Texas
John McMahoff
J. C. Helm
C. W. Gostin
Martin Smith
Herman Buns
Clem Fath
Wayne Naser
William Wood
George Po
Letters From Our Soldiers Dear Dad From Ray Heifner
Ray Heifner writes of Navy life, near being promoted to ensign, and studying mathematics, communications, and navigation. He notes a captain considered warrant officer but preferred commission, a possible long wait, and a desire to serve twenty years. He recalls Christmas mail delays, weather quirks, and plans to write Clair and Florence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Jim
Altlee
Inez
Los Angeles
California
Nellie Nelson
Clair
Florence
Ray
R. B. Heifner
C. Y
U.S.N
C-O Fleet Post Office
New York
N. Y
Community notices and social updates from local visitors
The column lists visits and family events in the Forest Lackore area, including Mrs. Paulson staying until Monday, Jake Theiben visiting the Wil Ham Wood home, and various attendees at a basketball tournament in Thompson. It notes visitors from North Dakota to Mrs. Eisenmann, and announces the birth of Frances Clarice Bruns in Swea City with Mr. Bruns serving in California. Also mentions Lafalot bridge club results and a mining accident involving Rupert Budding nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Lackore
Paulson
Jake Theiben
Wil Ham Wood
Herman Buns
W. Su. Tindall
C. W. Goslin
Bobby
Eugene Fitzpatrick
Martin Smith
Thompson
Elmer Meyer
Harold Pommer
Pommer
Coomey Kramer
Stephen Tjaden
Ray Hansen
Titonia
Frank Evenson
Edgerly
North Dakota
Wm. Fox
Ellendale
Anna Eisenmann
William Collins
Evenson
Fox
Claus Smith
Linea
Lafalot
Baade Letter From Fort Knox Describes Training Camp
Corporal Walter F Baade writes from Tank Maintenance School at Fort Knox Kentucky. He reports good health and enjoyment of the course he attends six days a week from 1 40 to 8 00 pm. He praises the camp scenery and notes weather differences between Kentucky and Louisiana, Iowa Titonka and a wish to visit friends someday. He signs as Corporal Walter F Baade U S Army Ft Knox Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Many & Man
Camp Polk
Louisiana
Iowa
Titonka
Walter F. Baade
Co. T.gafs
U. S. Army
Ft. Knox
Local News Roundup From Lakota and Nearby
Lakota residents report social calls and church service roles as Loats returns from Dubuque. Hospital visits in Rochester and Iowa City include Mrs. Holcomb and Mrs. Greenfield with friends hoping for swift recovery. Blue Earth visitors swell activities as Donald Adams recovers from throat illness. American Legion Auxiliary meets at J. S. Ukena home with ten members and one guest. Funeral plans for Roy Kluger’s son Jimmy and apendicitis surgery for Rozella Boekelman are noted. Read the Want Ads for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
University of Dubuque
Presbyterian Church
J. H. Holcomb
Henry Greenfield
C. G. Frye
Rochester
Minn
Ed Scott
P. Powers
Wade Ball
Blue Earth
Donald Adams
Elfreda Johnson
University Hospital
Iowa City
Don Stieckler
Andrew Janssen
Alvin Rippentrop
Court Rippentrop
Francis Adams
American Legion Auxiliary
J. 8
Ukena
Knoxville
Ralph, Clark
Rozella Boekelmen
Dolmage Hospital
Buffalo Center
Henrietta Boekelmuin
Wm. Aalderiks
C. J. Rippentrop
Elvine
Portland News Social Roundup and Local Visits
Portland families gathered for visits and celebrations as Mr and Mrs Martin Larsen and families helped Mr Newville celebrate a birthday. The Portland Progress Club planned a meeting at Mrs M Larsen’s home and the Portland Service Club scheduled a February 20 gathering with Mrs Ed Wolf. Community members shared meals and visits with friends including the Graham, Ringsdorf, Phelps, and Bartlet families, with attendees also at a funeral for Fred Jain and other social engagements around town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Martin Larsen
Chas
Newville
Harvey Graham
Vernon Larsen
Lois
Fred Jennings
N. A
Des Moines
Will
Fred Jain
Jain
Algona Hospital
Jake Stewart
Frank Burger
Dave Weber
Doan News Briefs Include Furlough and Birthday Observations
Sergeant Gordon Schmidt returns from Camp Carson Colorado on a ten day leave to his wife Dorothy Hoover and likely transfer to Florida. Arthur Buffington visits with brother Ilo. Wanda Young hosts an open house for her fourteenth birthday on February 16 with Drusilla Hamstreet Hansen Christensen aunts uncles and cousins in attendance. Families shared weekend visits at several local homes and nurse training plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DOAN
Gordon Schmidt
Camp Carson
Colorado
Dorothy Hoover
Florida
Arthur Buffington
Ilo Buffington
Wanda Young
Hamstreet
Gordon Hansen
Drusilla
Clarence Christensen
Wilbur
Wendell
Henry Baade
Donald
Violet
Marie Christensen
Ross Bultington
Arthur
Roger
A. J. Martinek
Amos Angle
Algona
Ted Hoover
Howard Andrews
Phyllis
Lake Mills
Brunavoid
Andrews
Rochester
Clif Hoover
Ross Buttington
Vern
Car Crash Near Storm Lake Ends Without Serious Injuries
A damaged automobile with interior red stains drew bystanders’ attention near Storm Lake as August Bartelle and his South Dakota family skidded on ice and lost control. No one was seriously hurt, though speculation suggested casualties before clarification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atto
Storm Lake
August Bartelle
South Dakota
Long Distance Call Delights Cresco Family
Seventeen hours after arranging a connection Herbert Barnes Sr and his daughter Mrs Staebell awaited a call to Corporal Herbert Barnes Jr in Honolulu. The family from Cresco were happy when the line finally connected though some relatives could not speak with the serviceman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Barnes
Cresco
Corporal Herbert Barnes Jr
Honolulu
Barnes
Charles Staebell
Half Measures in War Warned by Joseph C. Grew
Joseph C. Grew argues that only total American effort can defeat Japan. He condemns half measures as wasteful, urges maximum sacrifice, and emphasizes the need for full mobilization, War Savings Stamps, and bonds to fund a decisive victory amid wartime total war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph C. Grew
Japan
United States
Tokio
Treasury Department
White House
U. 5
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