Elmore Families Share New Year Visits and Local News
Local notes recount New Year visits by Mr and Mrs Hdn Stohr and Jaine to John Harringa, Maurice Kell and children visiting Kell relatives, Miss Alice Budlong returning to Manly, Forest Hansen on Coast Guard leave, and several family updates. Also reported are births, military assignments, meetings, and moving notices involving Titonka, Algona, Burt, Gowrie, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hdn, Stohr
Jaine
Elmore
John Harringa
Myr
Maurice Kell
Roy Budlong
Forest Hansen
U. S. Coast Guard
Ray Hansen
George Schutter
Betty Sturdevant
Danny
Donna
Marlyn
Vergene
Fort Dodge Suday
Sturdevant
Eliszabeth Kennedy
Maurice Graham
Maurice
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Robert Clemans
Otto Koppen
Wayne Koppen
Orville Koppen
Phyllis
Emory Smith
Gona Dick and
Allen
Emma Smith
Lakota
Edward Hagge
Janice
Buffalo Center
Harold Weiske
Algona Hospital
Buri
Titonka
Algona
Harm Uken
Kanawha
Harm Harringa
Beebe
du Wilbur Schram
Armed Service
John Rawlings
Herington
Kansas
Blythe
Calif
Titania Woman
Gowrie
Towa
Longmont
Women's United Service League
American Legion Rooms
Ed Zwiefel
Wm. Schram
Ed Callies
Ellsworth Johnson
Titonice
van Hansen
Burt
Johnsons
Mary Oesterreicher
Oakland
Louis
Farragut
Idaho
Harris Smith
U. S. Navy
Charles City
John Pannhuk
Wilbur Schram
Washington
Pacific
Denny Johnson
Bancroft
Johnson
Denny
Tom Louis
Jersey
Tom
Dee Calhoun
Local families host New Year and holiday gatherings across Algona area
Widespread social notes recount dinners and visits among Harrings, Franks, Callies, Pommer, and Harms households. Travel to Nevada and Ypsilanti for relatives, military moves, WAVEs, and army postings accompany a busy holiday period. A car trip to Nevada yielded four tires plus a spare. candid notes reflect small-town life amid wartime duties and school moves.
Iowa farm kernels and winterizing tips from Ike Iowa College
Investigations highlight efficient home appliance use and farm fire prevention. Agricultural engineers at Iowa State College urge electricity for fencing as a food production aid. Winter tractor care includes oil changes across transmission gears and crank case. Ventilate garages to avoid carbon monoxide exposure. Vaccination boosts calves against Bang’s disease. tests urged before puberty. Community notes mention local visits and Pearl Harbor Purple Heart stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Town State College
Portland Service Club and Community Social Notes
The Portland Service Club met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Dart Miller and elected officers. A wool quilt top was made and Christmas packages were read from boys helped by the club. Numerous social visits and New Year gatherings are noted among local families, including the Ringsdorf and Larsen households, and a recent wedding of Lieut. and Mrs. Patterson with Patterson serving as a pilot in the West Indies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Service Club
Dart Miller
Katherine Wolf
Martin Beekar
Clifford Younng
Service Club
Netra
Mary Leo Wolf
Carroll
Lloyd Schenks
Ray McWhort
Herbert Nelson
Mayme Petersen
Elsie Hart
Bernard Phelps
Linn Salisbury
Edward Dittiner
Lois Graham
L. Jennings
Four Corners
Will Ringsdor
Fred Hagen
Graham Bros
Donald Ringsdorf
Will Ringsdorf
Roy Ringsdorf
Merril Stott
Stotts
Missouri
Frank Barsley
Forest City
Elsie Larsen
Vernon Larsen
John Primising
Melville
Weh Stewart
Ralph Roberts
Stickney
California
Chester Farrington
Swea City
Ray Smith
Martin Larsen
Rev
Doan News Briefs From Doan and Surrounding Areas
Doan W. C. S. meets with Mrs. Zelma Larson and Mrs. Katie Eloffson at the Larson home. Dorothy Hoover Schmidt returns from Camp Robinson Arkansas after a three week visit with her husband. Several Doan residents traveled to Rochester for medical checkups. Aline Martinek resumes teaching at Dean school after arthritis treatment. Wahda Young and Mrs. Ross Buffington plan to return this week. Dean Andrews and children visit Burt Mortz and Henry Mortz families. Mayme Baker of Marshalltown visits her mother. Ted Hoover family visits Loyal Young home with guests from Whittemore Algona and Sioux City. Pvt. Lloyd Hansen, Air Corps radio technician, is home with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magdalene Harringn
Lydia Dreeaman
Drvin Schwarz
Ronald
Harm
Dick. Franzen
Marlyn
Darlene
George Pommer
Joe Sloper
Camp Attebury
Indiana
Henry Stecker
Benny F. Mayland
Lorraine
Velma Harms
Herbie Callies
Ed Callies
St. Paul
T. A. Dunmire
Stanley Harris
Dunmire
Wallace Lichtenberger
Minneapolis
Frank Callies
Forest City
Carl F. Callies
John Ostermann
Ostermann
Judy
Marjorie Taylor
George Boyken
Duane Higgins
Ypsilanti
Mich
Dayle
R. C. Ball
Wm. Boyken
Wm. Ricklefs
Eiverett Rippentrop
Ricklefs
Downs
Sartor
Alan Carrs
Donny
United States
Pacific
J. L. Miller
Burt
California
Clarke
Lawrence
Mary Elizabeth Godden
Russell French
H. A. French
Godden
Palm Springs
French
Algona
C. L. Mullen
Ralph
Mullen
Hawkeye Portland Cement
Bertha Mae Beenken
Albert Lea
Pvt
Henry Beenken
England
Hilmer Beenken
Beenken
Wilson Packing Co
Wally Lichtenberger
Ray Oesterreicher
Wally
Floyd Lichtenberger
Robert Callies
Des Moines
Jean French
Waveis
Hunter College
New York City
Milledgeville
Storekeepers
Naval Air Station
Lambert Field
St. Louis
Office of Supplies
Bertha Callies
Leonard
Lester
Jacqueline Callies
Nevada
Jim Hanson
Doan W. 8. C. S
Zelma Larson
Katie Eloffson
Larson
Dorothy Hoover Schmidt
Arkansas
Camp Robinson
Rochester
Aline Martinek
Wahda Young
Ross Buffington
Fairbank Slates Job Replacement After Long-Serving Official
Mrs P C Hansen granted ten day leave as Fairbank seeks a successor to Will Hahn who has served 27 years in municipal roles. Hahn managed waterworks including meters, mains, pumping, electric meters and line repairs, plus police duties. Health issues force his retirement. he is the city's sole expert on the water system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbank
Will Hahn
Hahn
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Callies Bros Store
Henry Franzen Sr
Hess
Claus Daniels
Ray Welp
Harm Kettwich
Mra. Evert
Wm. Boehm
Buffalo Center Hospital
Dierk Lucas
Holland
George Sonnenberg
J. Harrings
Bruno Bruns Jr
Heyo Boetelman
Lorraine Harringe
Chris Senne
Wm, Planz
and Mix
H. H. Bruns
Tom Fickbolm
Ed Fickholm
Dorothy Wichtendahl
Lone Rock
Raymond Spear
Armed Forces
Lenus Isebrand
Obe Hott
Titonia
Esdert’Smith
Hol Lubbers
Orange City
Allen-Clay
North Dakota
Michigan
Hubert J. Isebrand
Army Air Forces
Hubert
Morris
Richard
Reinder Kroming
Andrew Krominga
Amos Krominga Sr
Amos Kromings Jr
Paul
Roger
Diane
Richard Tempel
Harold Tempel
Kamrar
Fickholms
Ray Miller
Crystal Lake
Rice & Zerfass
Iver Brown
Woden
W. J. Denton
Prunes
Downs’ Store
Titanka, Iowa
Folger’s
Iowa
William Kennedy
Tost
Pearl Harbor
Oklahoma
Topic
Drs
Colby and
Hayden Forest City
Office
Portland News
Doan News
Bonacker
SRPAD
Monarch
Libby
Wheaties
P. C. Hansen
Sioux Falls
Fort Benning
Smith’s
Titenka
Nd Tailors
Igona, Iowa
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