Local notices of community events and obituaries
Us v Country ir Correspondence reports teachers and residents visiting, funerals, illnesses, bridge clubs, school activities, and a wedding in Britt area. Notable items include Miss Minnetta Molander and Michael Loebig wed in Britt Catholic church, coal deliveries, and a 76th birthday party. Dated events span a weekend with multiple families in Wesley, Britt, Corwith, Mallard, and nearby towns.
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John Mull
Vea Thorn
Vincent Kleinpeter
Mallard
Clarence Miller Ia
T. A. McMahon
Thair
Mya
Arla Dawson
Geo
Aldrich
Leo Bletch
Esther Beck
Margaret McConnell
Public School i
A. M. Lease
Charles
Kraus
Chicago
Minnetta Molander
Fred Molander
Wesley
Michael Loebig
B. N. Loebig
Britt
Father Quirin
Nathan Studer
J. G. Grattidge
Evening Bridge Club
Logan Lense
Water With Meals Aids Digestive Stomach Juices
Water with meals helps stomach juices and digestion. A remedy reference notes Adlerika for gas relief and Ona flosa to cleanse poisons and wash both upper and lower ovela. W. J. Denton, druggist.
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Ona Flosa
W. J. Denton
Portland News Notes From The Community
Funeral for G L Sperring held. Mrs Phelps unable to attend due to weather. Local residents listed with visits, sick list, and road conditions. Schools reopen as roads improve. Portland Progress Club hosts all day meeting Feb 19. Winter travel continues with sleds common. Tragic death of Harvey Crouch near Burt. Two candidates emerge for County Treasurer in Algona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise
Mildred Benton
Brimetsburg
Myr
Wallace Benton
Peter Brags
Ollia
J. T. Meurer
Mike
Mae
St. Joe
Wm. Sturdevant
Northwood
EH. Kiempater
John Grattidge
L. L. Lease
Vincent
Klampster
Prank Kouba Jr
Leona Selmer
John Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Leo Goets
G. L. Sperring
Bernard Phelps
Geo. Grahame
Graham
Beulah Bartlett
Pearl Satholf
Titaniay
Carl Danner
Hannah Behnke
Dick Brayton
W. J. Stewart
Eula Collicatt
Louis Bartlett
Leo Brayton
Donald Rings-_dorf
Ringsdorf
Wyatt
Claude Sigsbes
Algona
Portland Township
Eileen Nelson
Geo. Grahams
Portland Progress Club
Wyatt Stott
America
Lincoln
John Trunkhill
Portland
Cary
Geo. Lanning
Alfred Godfradiana
Sarah Neiling
Ralph Roberts
Harvey Crouch Algona
Harvey Grouch
Ale Gona
Burt
Local Social News from Algona and Nearby Areas
LAKOTA NEWS reports community life with multiple visits, anniversaries, and meetings. LaVern Liesvold arrives from Coldwater Michigan for a Friday stay, while Mrs Vera Williams hosts an Auxiliary meeting that proceeds with seven members despite bad weather. Events include World Peace talk, Washington and Lincoln papers, piano solos, and plans for sewing sessions. Mrs. Florence Roelfsema and others host gatherings. retirement and family milestones noted. Carrie Thoman obituary details and Weil Wiese couple celebrate 96th birthday in town, with a German-born pair since 1865. Irene Ballard visits West Union after a week in town.
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George Heatland Ware Gisttora
Algona
LaVern Liesvold
Coldwater
Michigan
Atayite
Wade Ball
Vera Williams
Roelfsema
Ingley
Nelson
Mra
Roglisoma
Washington
Lincoln
Betty Johnson
Marla Ukena
Grao
Fayette
Florence Roelfsema
R. L. Williams
Archie Fedge
Thames Rhythm Band
Verna Klocke
Rey
Ill
Rosenau
Emmetsburg
Jase
Wiese
Germany
Independence
Iowa
Burt
Thair
Julius
Emil
Adolph
Irene Ballard
West Union
Algona Count rescues coal as wind drifts roads open
Last Monday county engineer B H M Smith noted at least one lane open on all primary roads but wind again caused drifts. Several towns trucked in coal from nearby supplies, and Algona has enough coal for a while.
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Algona
Egineer BH. M. Smith
Algona Briefs: Contracts Funds Awaited and Local Candidacy
C B Janvrin says no word yet on 1985 contract payments from Washington, but expects news shortly. E N Taylor announces Republican bid for County Auditor, longtime Algona resident and former Curlew lumber dealer. Marriage licenses issued despite snow: Harold Godfredson and Frances Kellner. Geo A Anna and Rosalie Kellner. John Maahys and Margaret Sellers. Mathew O Connor and Stella A Borman.
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C. B. cJanvrin
Flee
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Taylor
Algona
Charles H. Taylor
Curlew
Palo
Alta County
Dan Cupid
Harold Godfredson
Titenka
Frances Kellner
St. Benedict
Geo. A. Anna
Rosalie Kellner
John Maahys
Rodman
Margaret Sellers
Scranton
Mathew O'Connor
Barsons
Kansas
Stella A. Borman
Laverne
Snowbound State Distracts Local News Delivery
Residents face limited transportation and no mall or print news as radio and air broadcasts become the sole source of state and national updates amid a historic snow blockade. Citizens rely on broadcasting stations for information on weather and events, with a sense that no other news remains available locally.
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Tito
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St. Josephs
Harald
Lorraine
Herman Ostercamp
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Bonnie Belle
Maria Adele
W. L. Tindall
Woden
Horace S. Beemer
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Pierre Sartor, M. D
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H. I. Torgersen
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Verinarian Cajle
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Bennett Bryans
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Servion
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DILCO
General Motors
Kossuth County
J. L. Bonar
Iowa State Bank
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L. A. Winkel
Quinby
Algona, Ja
Maurice C. McMahon
County Savings
E. C. McMahon
Quincy Bldg
Algona, Ia
P. A. Dawson
Iawa State Bank
Quarton & Miller Kousuth Co
State Bank Bldg
Ortland
W . Vincent
County Fair Association
L. A. Copp
Algona! Reminder
Hames
Lakota News
B. A. Pannkuk
H. OG. Ailta
Farmere
Philco
Bjustrom’s
Orpington
Rawleigh
Northwest
Kossuth
Busna
Vista
Rawrleigh
Dept
Freeport
Jerry ‘Breen
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Wolle
Topic
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