Christmas Visitors and Party Notes from Algona
A long list of Christmas guests and visits fills Algona area homes including the Meurer Lemkee Aman and Bennett families and many others. Local gatherings feature bridge and card parties sponsored by Catholic missionary society, with prizes won by Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Dawson. Several residents travel to or from nearby towns for holidays, and a Women’s Society for Christian Service meeting is planned for January 8 with multiple hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Meurer
Mra
A. M. Lemkee
Whyne Bown
Tivington
Henry Aman
Elizabeth Lemkee
Algona
Joe Goetz
George Goetz
Sacar Erickson
Forrest
Elmhurst
Catholic Missionary Society
Oliver Young
Robert
Ida Young
Ted Worsley
Mason City
Albert Young
Titonia
Hilda Goetz
Anton Goetz
Woods
Wisconsin
Clarence
Henry
J. M. Kun
Hame
Phissen
Ida
Erling Flom
Wallace Donovan
Will Bden
Halver Flom Jr
Carl Hansen
Raymond Hansen
Shirley
Jack
Howard Wansen
Clear Lake
Ed Wildman
Chuck Kerrins
Cambria
Iowa
Kerrins
Isabel Kerrins
Wother
Barbara Lauman
Roy Sherman
David Mlempeter
Terrtheatia Pron
Msy Coonen
Loren Lease
Avery Mullin
Wayne
Pan Smuth
David
Ang
Vee Mullin
T. A. McMahon
Lawler
Urban Neuroth
Gilmore City
Local Christmas social notes and illness deaths in Bancroft area
Mrs. S and S Powers and Mrs Wade Ball visited the Guy Hart family in Bancroft where Mrs Hart's mother Mrs Mary Segar was ill and died that night with funeral Monday. Several families from Algona and surrounding towns spent Christmas with relatives at Mason City Nora Springs and Burt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S&s
Powers
Wade Ball
Masonry
Genevieve Brewer
Mason City
Marshalltown
Ida Ukena
J. DB
Ukena
WaderBall
Maynard
IEB
Wartmin
Freq Park
Algana
Frank Miller
Tio
Amma
Louise Thayes
Edward Thayes
Burt
Lena Gutknecht
August Gutknecht
E. A. Wortman
I. E., Wortman
J. E. Ukena
C. A. Gutknecht
Gutknecht
Violx
Wmilie
Herman
Wirtjes
Wierman Wirtjes
Wennie Johnson
Algona
Mrank Butts
Woden News Notes Holiday Gatherings and Births
Woden area residents shared Christmas and New Year greetings with family and friends. Many dated events include anniversaries celebrated by R. M. Smith and Chase Smith, W. L. Tindall, and LaVerne Smith, plus a birth to Mr. and Mrs. William Wood naming La Vaenne Maxine. Local students and kin visited from Ames Mason City and Britt as townsfolk enjoyed holiday visits and dinners at numerous homes.
Local Visits Highlight Thanksgiving Week Gatherings
Mrs Lola Wilson of Garner spent a week at the Walter Dirksen home. Hattie Lusacher of Mason City spent Sunday there. Mr and Mrs Geither Barnes and children visited relatives in Minnesota. Mr and Mrs Fred Reitter of Britt were guests at Ted Hindersham's home. Dorothy Dirksen of Mason City spent holidays with her parents. Catherine Markworth of Santa Fe Texas visited Joe Bilyeu. Mr and Mrs Wreddie Gerdes spent time at Sam Smith's parental home in Jedyard. Lisle Smith and Richard joined Mrs Helen Larson near Britt for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Grant
Pat
Britt
Alber
Neuroth
Clifford Monson
Jerry
Jerry Shutter
West Bend
Dale Jones
Jary Apent
Oscar Rue
Portile
Jonas Famiily
Henry Sholmo
iPortile
American Legion Auxiliary
Lawrence Koppen
Doris Dwyer
J. W. S. Joln
Humboldt
Robert Moores
H. Loebig
Ben Studers
Sam Anne
Story ‘City
Thno ‘Gerdes
Layon
iSylvia Ano
Glenun McMurray
Patty
Othe R. I. Hopkins
Vene Studer
Ihoe "Wagner
Jake Huisinga
Webster City
Jake Muitsinga
John Huisinga
Harm Hulsinga
Josia Stoordber Ig
Sherman Brose
Brenda
Herman Swingen
Ted Bode
Ceylon
Minn
Dubby Christenson
Blooming Prairie
Lola Wilson
Garner
Walter ‘Dirksen
Hddie Lusacher
Mason City
Walter Dirksen
Catherine Markworth
Santa Fe
Texas
Joe Bilyeu
Wreddie Gerdes
Sam Smith
Jedyard
Port land Couple Welcome Seven and Half Pound Girl
Mr and Mrs Leo Fox celebrate the birth of a seven and a half pound baby girl on December 28 with Dorothy Faulstick assisting and Mrs Hang Prostheus caring for mother and child. Neighbors and relatives share in Christmas visits and multiple family gatherings across Algona Burt and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Fox
Dorothy Faulstick
Hang Prostheus
Christmas Guests Fill Tatonia and Nearby Homes
A long list of Christmas gatherings around Titonia and surrounding areas includes Mr. and Mrs. Daylé Craven hosting in Titonia with the Johnsons, Vaughn Hoover visiting the Andrews near Burt, and numerous families such as Struthers, Smith, Buffington, Hansen, and Vinning sharing meals, dinners, and wedding events at Osage and Osage church. The account notes multiple households from Mason City, Britt, Sexton, and Crystal Lake attending, plus a wedding breakfast in Osage for Marie Buffington and Walter Vinning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daylé Craven
Titonia
George Johnson
Vaughn Hoover
Ean Andrews
Burt
Ibynn Struthers
Dale Struthers
Ray Smith
Emil Pearson
Lone Rock
Low Bolenetts
Chrishass
Ross Buffington
Leo Orthel
Ray Hansen
Forest Hansen
Marie Buffington
Walter Vinning
Osarze
iDen
Chicago
Osage
Vinning
Allee ‘Buffington
Della Witham
Whittemore
Eva ‘Lee Smith
Vern Tooter
Algona
Ross
Buffington
Marie Christensen
Percy Brink
Allyn Brink
John Brink
Laverne
Dean Andrews
Harold Krantz
Ilo Buffington
Titonka
Clarence Christensen
Maria Carlatensen
Tom Young
Wanda
Mra
Lee Struthers
Tkess Struthers
Bradford Buffington
Bill Likes
Orville Buffington
Crystal Lnake
Eo ‘Orthel and Family
Forest
Junior Hansen
Zea Martin
Myr
Harry ‘Hodkinson
Alice Buffington
Mora Morrison Sings Tenor At Grinnell College Masatah
Paul Morrison this year plays the tenor soloist in Masatah at Grinnell College a role his father sang when he attended college. Mrs Eunice Moore and children spent Christmas at the Chas and Bernard Phelps home. Mr and Mrs N A Halverson and family of Thompson visit the Phelps. Lester Hacker and daughter from Rockall joined as supper guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Nelson
Max
Martin Larson
Elwood Nelson
Herbert Nelson
Leila Hansen
Oryville Koppen
Methodist Churchipakota
Raymond Bartlett
Herbert Klassie
Walter Haack
Lloyd Bartlett
Stella Danner
Louis Bartlett
Roy Ringisdorf
Don Ringsdorf
Dick Brayton
Ringsdorf
Victor Applegate
N. Applegate
Corwith
Nath Roberts
Dave Weber
Albert Metegar
Chas
Gus Richter
Imogene
Duane
Joan Metzgar
Andrew Hansen
Hamstreet
Twy Idah
Watson
Monray
Sioyg Bartletts
Fred Henken
Sioux City
Mr. Henken
Port Dodge
Herman Spear
Detroit
Michigan
Harry Christengen
Bernard Phelps
M. E. Larsons
Mra
Velma
Whittemore
John Jennings
Glen, Lewis
Elsie Larson
Edw. Zwlofel's
Hike Pather
Paul Morrison
Masatah
Grinnell Colege
Scien
Eunice Moore
Chas. and
N. A. Halverson
Thompson
Lester ‘Hacker
Rockall
City Word
Phelps
Hay crops make good silage too at college dairy farm
Dr. Cannon of Town State College reports that a mix of soybeans, sudan grass, and Atlas sorghum stored as silage at the college dairy farm preserved feed without affecting milk flavor. Seventeen acres of soybeans were used, with two silos holding 227 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannon
Dairy ‘Husbandry
Town State College
Ant
Cannan
Sudan
Newborn Calf Needs Cow’s First Milk for Strong Start
Iowa State College dairyman E N Hansen urges nursing calves with their dam’s first milk for several days. The colostrum aids digestion and guards against bacteria. after 2 to 4 days, bucket feeding with fresh warm milk or a nurse cow is advised. Feed three times daily, keep buckets clean, and avoid overfeeding by about one pound per ten pounds of calf weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. N.hansen
Iowa State College
Orange marmalade methods to soften bitter Seville peel
A reader asks if marmalade can be milder by cooking peel and pulp separately. Another tip suggests boiling sliced peel until tender, changing water to cut bitterness. Also notes a 25 pound coon found by a terrier and a dissolution notice for BoughtonSwan Inc in Motonka Iowa dated December 17 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D
Boughton4Swan Incorporated
Motonka
Kossuth County
Iowa
Thonka
Towa
Clark BE
Lovrien Vise
Kenneth W. Swan
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Wesley News
Lakota News
Bancroft
SKY Murder
Mone
Thoman
Woden News
Mick Boyken
John W. Boyken
Fandily
Fred Boyken
Fenton
Puert Boyken
Henry Schmidt
William Boyken
Henry Boyken
Herman Buns
Jake Hielm
Mesa
Martin Smith
R. M. Smith
WW. L. Tindall
Claus Smith
Chase Smith
W. L. Tindall
Mes
LaVerne Smith
Clarion
Dick Senne
Helene Kock
Larry
Heelidays
Wellsburg
Herbert Hanson
Charlene
Bay Valley
Glaus Smith
W. i. Tindall
Yiverett Missman
Florence
Joliet
Ill
Edith Missman
Fred
Herman Koch
Wallsburg
Mr. Angels
Ben Atzen
William Hemmington
Lake Park
Lois Krieger
Ames
Mabel Krieger
Irvin Krieger
Jervius Brdahl
Harold Ludeking
Waukon
Allegra
Vin Krieger
Anes
Dale Rittenhouse
Estella Ludeking
Ted Gerdes
Galen Faber
Katiawha
Tom Iuckere
Myrle Cushman
John Rudisill
H. H.hunt
Theo
Prodrickson
Fredrickson
Evelyn
Betty
H. TI. Hunt
Arlis
Herman Helm
Forest City
Dick ‘Boyken
Het Missman
Eleanor Missman
Marjorie Rudisil
Dorothy Wolshaar
Ladames Beauty College
John Rudisfil
Joe Kramer
iChylatmas
Albert Grubb
Portland News
Laura Jean Smith
Petra Larson
Bo Larson
Beverly
Rudy I Larson
Wanda Rosa
Bill Larson
Marie iChristensen
Rosa Andraws
Stunday
Ted Hoover
George Struthers
West, Bend
Earl Zwiefel
Frank Reynolds
Chester White Roars
Glen Rinehart
Woden
Poland
Everett Sheets
Saue
Henry Franzen Tralp
Henry Dickson
Sonnenberg
China
Bert Geerdes
Lakota
C. W. Nicoulin
Sam
M. P . Haggard
Blue Rass
tEarge
Iowa Feed ‘Co
Oelwein
Tanvilac
Murphy's
Ted Hinders
jWe
Immanuel Church Chorus
Joan A. Loeschen
Sherman Nursery Co
Charles City
Jows
Towe
Dickie
Edwards
Gyandson
V. Goad
Oskaloosa
Miles
Dr. Miles
St. Miles
Fedinge
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