Boettcher Family Reunion Held at Lakota Fairgrounds
Sunday afternoon the Boettcher family gathered at the Blue Earth fair grounds for a reunion with many members listed from Kiester Pipestone and Pipestone area. A flood incident affected Elmer Hassman’s brooder house while rescuing 500 baby chicks with only 17 lost and Lightning Harry Reed suffered burns from a lightning strike in Lohrville during a storm.
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Lakota
Boettcher
Blue Earth
Fair Grounds
Mary . Boettcher
Victor Boettcher
Clifford Boettcher
Kiester
Minn
Richard Bonine
Alois
Lyman Weatherly
Pipestone
Henry Boettcher
Clarence Boettcher
Leonard Boettcher
Alvin Boettcher
Leonard Christ
Walter Sohn
Dick Wienkauf
Fred Porter
Elmer Hassman
Hassmans
Early horse about size of deer study finds
Paleontologist R A Stirton of UC Berkeley reports that 35 million years ago the early horse Paralippus stood about deer-sized with side toes and small low crowned teeth. A shift to a grass flood plain driving tougher diet produced larger teeth and a more massive jaw shaping the modern horse.
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R. A. Stirton
University of California
Stirton
North America
Great Plains
Civil Rule Plan Heralds Guam Second Big Chance
The plan to transfer Guam from naval to civilian control by July 1 1950 promises a major postwar shift for the Marianas island. Guam’s modernization includes two permanent air fields a large harbor with mooring space for 40 ships and new roadways enhancing its role as a supply base for Okinawa and Japan.
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Guam
Marianas
Japan
United States
East
Pearl Harbor
Okinawa
Franklin and City Planning in Colonial Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin helped shape Philadelphia with paved streets, better lighting, and street cleaning. He organized the first fire company, reformed policing, founded the first library and academy, and aided the city hospital while promoting fire prevention and civic welfare. He cited Boston volunteer companies as a model. He published a self written letter on town protection from fires.
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Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Franklin
Boston
the Gazette
Variety Meat Stretchers and Serving Sizes
Homemakers use variety meats to stretch the meat dollar as they are cheaper than muscle meats. For roasts broiling or frying a half pound per adult and four to six ounces per child is typical, while boned roasts cutlets and numerous dishes need about half that amount.
How to Press Winter Woolens With Cotton Cloth
Instructions describe pressing winter weight woolens by using a woolen cloth and a rectangular cotton cloth 15 by 24 inches cut free of seams. Wet the cotton, place wool against the garment cover with the cotton cloth, and apply pressure. The woolen cloth lifts the nap and aids finishing.
Meteorite Falls in Iowa 60 Years Ago Told in Forest City Area
A 1890 meteorite event in north central Iowa drew crowds from Grinnell to Fairmont as a blazing iron rock fell northeastward. Fragments were found near Thompson and Forest City after a two-year legal battle, with the 66 pound piece ending in the University of Minnesota museum.
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Swea
Mars
Russia
Iowa
North America
Chamberlain, S. D
Space
Grinnell’ College
Grinnell
Algona
Fairmont
Minn
Minnesota
Gabriel
Milwaukee
Midwest
Thompson
Winnebago County
Rock Island
Forest City
Horace V. Winchell
University of Minnesota
Supreme Court ‘of Iowa
University
Ramsey Township
Kossuth County
Kossuth
Aerolite
Ogy
Estherville
Wnd
Ramsey
Winnebago
Smithsonian Institute
Museum
Field“ Museum
Chicago
Peabody Museum
Yale University
America
Community Socials and Family Notices At Local Picnic
The Blie Barth picnic supper at the fair grounds honors Mrs. Dwayne Lester and family. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Ray family and relatives from Elmore and Fairmont. References to hospital day, home visits, and farm updates follow with neighbors visiting and recovery stories.
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Ray
Otto
Koppen
Ay mon 3 bei truce 'olng ant her
A fragmented OCR item mentions an informal truce or pause with phrases sounding like ay mon and near an oar. The readable text provides no clear names dates places or organizations to affirm a full event.
Time Between Teachers Named Jean Arten and Mary Rade
A brief notice identifies two teachers, Jean Arten and Mary Rade, with their time schedules or appointment notes. The item highlights unnamed context about their roles and timing.
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Twe
Jean Arten
Mary Rade
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