Local social notes and military moves fill An era in town
Henry Otthel entertained Edge club last Thursday afternoon with Mia, Louis Nelson and Lith as guests. Walter Hdade was promoted and sent to Camp Grant, while his brother Raymond, in the Pacific, is cited as promoted to captain. Many residents report travels, medical treatments, and community events including club meetings, sales, and visits, with Belle Stott and Maxine Stott returning from Des Moines and Minneapolis respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Otthel
Edge Club
Aternoon
Mia
Louis Nelson
Robert Kang
Mita
Downa
Clade
Walter’ Hdade
United
Europe
Dick Baade
Camp Grant
Raymond Fa
Russell French
McNary
Arizona
Russell
Southwestern Lumber Co
Fredrick
Rayman
Leonard Callies
Florida
Austin
Minn
Titania Woman's Club
Ethel Reed
Roma Budlong
Frank Newville
Mason
City
Titania
Wis
KGLO
Gorreatly
United States
Near Woden
Abbe Meyer
Wesley
Magon City
G. Dirksen
Henry B. Isebrand
Forest City
Henry Dirksen
Woden
Louise Mayland
Titonka
Clarence Brandt
Fort Snelling
Ferne
Mary Fritz
Council Bluffs
Herman
William
Homer Downs
Sioux City
Curtisg Cand. Co
Local notes from Rochester and Kamrar communities
Several residents receive updates on health and visitors. George Ukeh returns home after an appendix operation at Kossuth hospital. Duane Hansen now a student at Iowa State after discharge. Volks and Folkerts families, Marian Adams, and others are noted with visits, hospital stays, and illnesses. The piece ends with a historical note on editor Leroy A. Moser owning a Jesse James revolver once part of Northfield bank robbery lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Radmussen
Rochester
George Ukeh
John Ukeh
Kossuth Hoapital
Menno Folkert
Ole Folkerts
Mason City
Marian Adams
Simon Smidt
Vera Kiuver
Kamrar
Elmer Gray
Ben - Beenken Home
Jesse Jonnies
Anth Leroy A. Moser
Courier
Reinbeck
Jesse James
Northfield Minn
John “Wilson
Moser
Lakota News notes returning soldier and social events
Melvin Ukena arrived home after 37 months in the army, seven overseas. A pre nuptial shower for Mabel Roelfsema was held at city hall with 45 guests. Mabel will wed Donald Kollasch Feb 6 at Sacred Heart church in Ledyard. Local visits and a surgical update at Dolmage hospital, with several family moves and travels, are reported along with community gatherings at the Presbyterian Missionary Society and school notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Mechler
Aeryica
Wm. Rode
Park Hospital
Magon City
Albert Sloper
George Allis
Menno Risius
John 8. Rippentrop
Andrew Risius
Herman Dangaen
Robert Kruse
Balyance
Ben and
Louise Miller
Dick Meinders
Henry Meindera
Melvin Ukena
Army
City Hall
Mabel
Donald Kollasch
Sacred Heart Church
Ledyard
Mike Christ
Albert Sleper
Albin Nelson
Robert Addy
Roberta
Arvid Christ Home
Bode
Jasper Smith
Jane
Waterloo
Paul’ Bierstedt
Dolmage Hospital
Buffalo Center
Otto Koppen
Wayne Koppen
Harold .Koppens
Ervin Weaver
Miami
Florida
Colon
Panama
Ai E. ‘Weaver
Harold Goodwill
Roger
Cass
H. J. Schutter
Kenneth Schutter
Arthur Hastings
Andrew Jansen
J. E. ‘Telkamp
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Cecil Peterson
Cecil
California
Australia
Tractor Oil Use Up by Sludge Warns Iowa Farmers
Iowa State College agricultural engineer Dale Hull warns heavy spring work may reveal higher oil consumption in tractors due to water sludge. Sludge, a mix of oil water dirt and rust, clogs oil rings and filters and can rust joints. Rapid engine warm up and regular crankcase draining help prevent sludge formation and damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Hull
Iowa State College
Electricity to ease farm work promises new appliances
Iowa State College extension agr icultural engineer Harold Beaty notes postwar markets will offer many home devices for farms though some may not suit rural use. He highlights a clothes drier like a washer, a combined washing machine dish washer and peeler, a dish washer drier, a 1800 watt immersion heater at $14, and home freezer options while urging careful shopping and consideration of central locker storage versus in home storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Beaty
Iowa State College
Beaty
Fox
Anion
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David Roberts
Minneapolia
Aerlons
BR. O. Ball
Hura
Mra
A. M. Petersen
Milindapolis
Erwin Ilden
John Pink
J. Hawley
Clarence Molitor
Aby
Heldon
Sibley
Kenneth Brandt
Fort Bliss
Texas
Martin Brandt
Fort Ord
Calif
Titonka Savings Bank
Tyke Theatre
Iowa
Hoppy
Hopalong Cassidy
Niagara Falls
GL Joe
Ernie Pyle
Burgess Meredith
Robert Mitchum
John Carroll
Callies Bros Store
Blackburn
Lakota News
Goodyear
Firestone
Titonka Implement Company
Norris Keil
Prop
Intermill
Cherrios
Titonka, Lowa
Gladbrook
Bonacker’s Food Market
Monarch
Graham
Pkes. Muffets
Bartlett Pears
Vienna
Jane 296
Woodbury
Legion
Bancroft
Lynn Kerns
Malek
Carl Bean
Swan Furniture Funeral Home —Ambulance
Kenneth W. Swan
Fred Hagen
Britt
Smith's Barker Shop
Algona, Iowa
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