Local Visitors and Weekend Guests Share News Across Algona Area
Oscar Negs and Thome Norstrud from Forest City were Sunday guests at the Beenken home along with the Cooper and Neal families from Sheffield. Algona residents Frank Sterling and daughter Jolie, and Anna Ferguson joined Dick Sloper for Sunday supper. Doege family and Eugene Jand spent Sunday in Albert Lea with Ed and Mrs. Doege and family and Herman Limberg and Anton and Henry Bruns families. Families visited friends in Mankato and Armstrong, Minnesota. Myrna Rae Cooper turned five on July 6 and neighbors celebrated with gifts and games. Earl Stott family and Mrs. John Pink visited Marie Amesbury of Algona. Algona residents Edward Boyken Harold Gartner and Arlo Larson are fishing in Minnesota. if they catch one like Edward’s sister’s, they’ll be proud. Titonka ball team beat Woden 9 8. Larmond Intermill sprained an ankle and will miss weeks. Mrs. August Schram travels to Corvallis, Montana for a month with Ferdie and family. Four year old Verlyn Tjarks suffered a head wound when a truck end-gate fell on him. seven clamps and anti tetanus serum treated him.
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Edward Boyken
Harold Gartner
Arlo Larson
Algona
Minnesota
Edward
Verlyn Tjarks
Verlyn
Johnny Tjarks
Community Notes Show Frequent Visits and Gatherings
Gladys Jacobmeyer of Belmond visits Loraine Peterson this week. Lois Schrami visits her aunt and uncle at Birt. Several local families host Sunday dinners and attend social events. The Immanuel Luther League held its annual ice cream social with a fair crowd. A large gathering at the W. Stott home includes many regional families. Mrs. Harry Reed hosts a bridge club, and birthday cake marks David Adamson’s fourth birthday. A picnic at Clear Lake involves numerous relatives and friends from surrounding towns.
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Immanuel Luther League
Fifth Avenue Traffic Then and Now From 1907 to Today
A Consumers Information feature compares Fifth Avenue in 1907 with today’s scene near 42nd Street. It notes the rise of automobiles from a few thousand to about 30,000,000 on U.S. roads, driven by advertising and research. Car costs fell from around 3,000 dollars to a far lower price as factories expanded and employment grew.
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Fifth Avenue
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Krulls Visit Britt Friends and Local Socials Briefly
Social roundup notes visits by Mr and Mrs John Krull Titonka and Mr and Mrs Herman Krull with Betty at Britt. Deloris Boekholdt receives hospital bone infection treatment in Algona. Reunions and showers mark a Belmond and Vinge community weekend with multiple families, lawn games, and dinners.
Local notices and social events fill weekend in Algona area
Dr Hess Horse Tonic advertised as horse health aid. Dr and Mrs R G C Ball attended a veterinary meeting at Clear Lake. Ida Ukéna of Lakota visited with sister in law Heyo Boekelman Sr. Buttermakey and Martin Bleich families spent Sunday at Tom Forburger home Wesley. Alvin Hanken family dined with Chris Iversons in Buffalo Center. Margaret Vinson and Vaughn Rising visited J E Wilsons in Algona. Ruth Stott returned from Ames and Huxley visit. Homer Downs family hosted at HE Bowker home Britt. Girl Scouts planned Ice Cream Social near Coliseum. donations welcomed. Wayne Miller hosted dinner with Arthur Peterson, Harold Krantz, Darlene Brayton, Clarice Falk. Hazel Miller, nurse in Oskaloosa, visited parents Milley. Lee Wolfe visited brother-in-law in Herman, Minn. Totonka 4-H clubs met at Maurice Billborough home to judge Holstein cattle. Mary Brunson and Blanchards from Lone Rock and Bancroft guests at Klenk home. O Miller family visited W B Drury home in Rochester, Minn after Saturday storm. barn, windmill damage noted near Austin. Clifford Krantz and wife hosted Tyke Theatre free show. crowd packed. J Buss and Herman Sweet and families of Brite, Anton Pannkuk of Garner, Tom Hinders of Woden, M Holcomb of Forest City visited Pannkuk home. Ben Jr. and family and Mrs H Butler of Estherville were here for Mr Pannkuk’s 78th birthday on Tuesday. Quote about true friendship and sunlit insects noted.
New York World's Fair Amusement Zone to House 250000
Grover Whalen announces a vast 280 acre amusement zone at the 1939 Fair. The oval layout includes thirteen villages with free admission to zones and grand venues like a 5000 seat theater restaurant and a 2500 seat music auditorium. A New York state amphitheater will host operas and pageants.
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Steve Brodie
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Thome Norstrud
Forest City
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Russell Neal
Sheffield
Herman Beenken
Frank Sterling
Jolie
Anna Ferguson
Dick Sloper
Lawrence Doege
Eugene Jand
Albert Lea
Herman Limberg
Gon Anton
Henry H. Bruns
Mankato
Armstrong, Minn
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Myrna
Earl Stott
Keith
John Pink
Marie Amesbury
Titonia
Woden
Larmond Intermill
August Schram
Corvallis
Montana
Ferdie
Denton
W. J. Denton
Wilson
Schwen’s Ice Cream
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Callies Bros
Gladys Jacobmeyer
Belmond
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Lois ‘Schrami
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Birt
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Kanawha
Dick Franzen
Tex Austin
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Robert Cullen
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Chris Senne
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Wayne Miller
Florence Reaser
Oscar Blanchard
Arthur Jay’ Budlong
Bradford Buffington
Evelyn Willet
Mrgt
Jess ‘Willet
Firth, Nebr
Evelyn
Wilson Cafe
Warner Smidt
John
Enko Smidt
Rochester, Minn
Minert Smidt
Andrew Hansen
Everette Pannhuk
LaDonna
Evalene
Laurens
Pannhuk
Wendell French
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H. A. French
Gordon French
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Penn
Harry Reed
Martin Bleich
Frank Clark
Mary Oesterreicher
Lee O. Wolfe
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Fred Adamson
David
Kenneth Krantz
Donna Rae Callies
Joan Hagen
Myrna Rae ‘Callies
Paul Krominga
Henry DelWall
Wm. Stott
C. H. Perry
Winnebago
Minn
R. B. Perry
Ames
G. H. Stott
Garner
John Stott
Titanka
Francis Burham
Dean Nordig
W. A. Schram
R. C. Ball
Mark. Bacon and Shirley
Elmer ‘Peterson
Marilyn Tierney
Ernest Peterson
George Peterson
Ray Oesterreicher
Lavon
Clear Lake
Patty Ball
Rosemary Bacon
Dorothy
Loraine
Lucille
Maxine Peterson
Harriet Schram
Ferne
Leota Oesterreicher
Minnie’ Kennedy
John Krull
Titonka
Herman Krull
Betty
George Lavika
Britt
Art Boekholdt
Algona Hospital
Mr. Ang
Heyo Boekelman
John Meyer
Mr. Boekelman
A. Loats
Alvin Honken
Vinge
Hamlet Moe
John Cordes
Margreta
Mig
Jerry Boekelman
Heyo Boekelman Sr
Anna
George
Johnny Trarks
Verilyn
Gladys
Blaine
Luella
Keil’s
Kirk's Hardwater
Castile
KINKO
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Keil's
Jack Sprat Food Store
iDrug Store
Ida Ukéna
Lakota
Buttermakey
Tom Forburger
Wesley
Alvin Hanken
Chris Iverson
Margaret ‘Vinson
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J. E. Wilsons
Ruth Stott
Huxley
Homer Downs
Richard
Robert
HE. F. Bowker
Arthur Peterson
Harold Krantz
Darlene Brayton
Clarice Falk
Hazel Miller
Oskaloosa Hospital
Oscar ‘Milley
Lee ’. Wolfe
Herman, Minn
Mr. Wolfe
Totonka
Maurice Billborough
Mary Brunson
Chicago
M. &. Blanchard
Lone Rock
Bancroft
George Klenk
O. &. Miller
W. B. Drury
Rochester
Austin Barns
Clifford Krantz
Tyke Theatre
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