Kossuth Court News Highlights Fines and Cases
William E Keck of Mason City pleaded guilty to overloading a truck and paid eight dollars fine plus two dollars and fifty cents costs. H P Thill of Whittemore was fined five dollars and two dollars costs for running a stop sign with two dollars suspended for good behavior. Co T Williams of Algona fined seven dollars for using 1941 licenses, with two dollars suspended if proper plates are obtained. An assault case from Whittemore was dismissed after evidence. Mrs Walter Frambach plaintiff in that action. Eugene Koebeger of Algona fined ten dollars and two dollars eighty five cents costs for speeding on local streets. Archie J Elbert and Vernon Daley of Algona each fined five dollars and two dollars eighty five cents costs for the same charges. Tom Molamphy of Algona received a twenty day jail term for intoxication. Three new district court cases filed: Harrington vs Watts with writ of attachment. Murray vs Reid note and account. Ellingson vs Thompson and Thompson equity. New probate cases listed for several estates with administrators and executors named.
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Algona
William E. Keck
Mason City
Justice Court
C. H
Archie J. Elbert
Vernon Daley
Maykr Overmeyer
Tom Molamphy
Kossuth
R. J
Flag Week Proclaimed as June 7 to 14
American Legion Auxiliary urges display of the flag at homes and businesses during Flag Week. Members gather annual reports, and the national drive requests used playing cards for armed forces entertainment centers. June work meeting set for Nellie and Julia Nelson home, date to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Department
Nellie
Julia Nelson
Fire destroys five buildings at DeMichelis farm home near Chariton
A blaze at the John B. DeMichelis farm near Chariton destroyed five buildings after a chimney spark started the fire. John DeMichelis Jr. escaped death when a tractor he was driving overturned during a gasoline rescue attempt, pinning him and injuring a arm. Twenty two years earlier on the same date lightning struck the barn on the DeMichelis place, destroying it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. DeMichelis
Chariton
John DeMichelis Jr
Dée Michelis Place
Titanka Lions Club to Elect Officers at Thursday Luncheon
The Titanka Lions Club will hold its regular monthly luncheon on Thursday at the Legion hall to elect officers for the coming year. The planned picnic at the George Bonacker home was postponed due to illness in the Bonacker family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Titanka Lions Club
Legion Hall
George Bonacker
Bonacker
Chopped Hay Gains Popularity In Iowa Farms
A company agent notes chopped cured hay rising in Iowa as livestock palatability improves and storage space shrinks. Engineers advise 1.5 inch cuts for stored mows or outdoors, with slat cribs used for outdoor piles, and caution against high moisture to prevent spontaneous combustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Hours Required in Dairying Reduced Over Period Years
A Bureau of Agricultural Economics and Works Progress Administration study notes dairymen spend about 139 hours per cow annually, with little prospect of further reductions. From 1809–1913, 354% hours were needed per 1000 pounds of milk, while 1937–1940 required 31 hours, reflecting gains from better cows and rationing despite rising labor for calves and replacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Works Progress Administration
Iowa Farm Economist
Shortage of Sugar Ration Blanks Delays Canning in Buena Vista
Buena Vista County rationing board reports insufficient application blanks for sugar rationing. A shipment from Washington, D C, was lost en route, delaying women who wish to can strawberries and other produce.
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Buena Vista County
Washington, D. C
Albert Reno 68 dies. funeral at St Joseph’s Wesley
Albert Reno 68 died suddenly at his Wesley home after a heart attack. Funeral held Saturday at St Joseph’s Catholic Church with Rev L N Klein. He owned and managed a hotel and cafe 18 years and was Lions Club director. Survived by wife Annie Elizabeth Heddinger six children six grandchildren seven siblings and numerous relatives. Burial followed at St Joseph’s Cemetery after services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley
Albert Reno
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
L. N. Klein
Reno
Lions Club
Iroquois’ County
Illinois
Annie Elizabeth Heddinger
Lucille Kirkpatrick
William Lyon
Chicago
Leo Reno
Ledyard
Ernest Sheets
Omaha
Paul Flaherty
Helen Reno
A. J. Reno
Benton City
Washington
Joe J. Reno
Ayrshire
Andrew Reno
Spencer
J. A. Finnegan
Royal
Ida Reno
L. S. Ruge
Minot
N. D
Willard Shanks
Logansport
Indiana
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Good Hope Lutheran Church announces June services and picnic
Divine services Sunday June 14 at 10 30 with Sunday School at 9 30. Annual picnic in the grove near Titonka on Mrs George Alice farm three and a half miles south. Summer School June 9 11 from 9 00 to 3 30 final week. Special offering Sunday to honor teachers Miss Alice Pannkuk and Miss Grace Sietsema.
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Good Hope Lutheran American Lutheran Church
M. A. Schulz
Good Hope
Alice Pannkuk
Grace Sietsema
Explosion devastates Shelion home of Rufus Niewen dorp
An explosion of unknown origin nearly destroyed the Shelion residence of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Niewen dorp. Mrs. Niewen dorp lighted a match to burn papers in the furnace and a fierce blast followed. She was seriously burned and cut as walls and floors were torn loose and the front porch collapsed, leaving the house ruined.
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Rufus Niewendorp
Shelion
Niewendorp
Dutton Reunion Set for Algona June 20
The 36th annual Dutton clan reunion will be held in Algona on June 20. Family members are expected to attend from nearby areas and celebrate with traditional gatherings and activities.
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Algona
Dutton
Vernon Gray Writes Home From Honolulu
Vernon Gray reports from Honolulu that he left Vernon on February 3 and reached Hawaii by April 28. He notes letters with months old postmarks, photos from home, and that he is in good health and enjoying his job. He expects to be stationed there for some time, and compares Honolulu’s wildlife and corn fields to his hometown.
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Arnold Gray
Vernon
Honolulu
Plate
Army Life at Fort Lewis Highlighted by Private Harms
Private Albert G. Harms of Fort Lewis Washington reports good health and satisfaction with army life. Serving in an engineering company he describes daily hikes rifle and gas mask training and air raid shelters. He notes warm rainy weather balanced meals and comfortable beds and says time in the army passes quickly.
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Albert Harms
Fort Lewis
Washington
Albert G. Harms
Co. E
Engs
A.P.O
Car Dragged 60 Feet by Train at Sexton Crossing
Richardson C Scherer, 21, Irvington, escaped death when his northbound car hit a westbound Milwaukee freight at Sexton crossing Monday at 12 35 pm. The car was dragged sixty feet, Scherer suffered a severe cut to the right arm, and he was rushed to Algona hospital as conductor J G Love of Mason City halted the train. Scherer’s home is near Mitchell South Dakota and he had been employed near Algona.
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Sexton
Richard C. Scherer
Irvington
Milwaukee
Scherer
D-X
Algona Hospital
J. G. Love
Mason City
Kossuth
Mitchell
South Dakota
Algona
Moving In Sparks Property Ownership Dispute Near Brayton
Audubon County Sheriff Fred Clemmensen responded to the Andrew Juhl farm near Brayton after John Carlson of Atlantic claimed the farm and attempted to move in. Carlson was ordered off, with the sheriff enforcing the eviction. The farm is said to be part of an estate, creating a dispute over ownership.
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Audubon County
Fred Clemmensen
Andrew Juhl
Brayton
John Carlson
Atlantic
Juhl
Butter Made Here Shipments to Russia Highlight Creamery Efforts
Titanka Creamery plans to manufacture 6 000 pounds of butter for shipment to Russia this week. Local creameries contribute to a total of 300 000 pounds for four shipments, with butter packed in 148 pound barrels. The order, routed through the State Brand Creamery, likely favors higher grade producers.
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Titanka
Russia
Algona Laundry truck crash injures Algona youth
Allan Wagner nineteen of Algona escaped serious injuries Saturday near Plover after his truck skidded on gravel and struck a cement railing on a low bridge. He suffered a deep gash on the forehead throat and chest, was treated by a Plover doctor then at Kossuth hospital, and was sent home to bed for several days. He was alone and on his regular laundry route.
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Algona
Allan Wagner
Mike Wagner
Plover
Wagner
Algona Laundry and Dry Cleaners
Kossuth
Methodist Church Services Announced
Rev W Patterson presides with morning worship at 11 00 am and Sunday School at 10 00 am Doan church schedule lists worship at 9 30 am and Sunday School at 10 30 am Contributions to the local budget urged to meet bills pledges payable to George Bonacker for Titania and Mrs Ross Buffington for Dean Cooperation requested by the church members
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George Bonacker
Titania
Ross Buffington
Dean
Ramsey Reformed Church Notice of Services and Picnic
Rev Calvin Schmucker pastor at Ramsey Reformed will lead English worship at 10 35 with baptism during service Church School at 9 30 and evening worship at 8 00 A Sunday School picnic is planned for Friday June 19 with location to be announced Families are asked to bring their own dishes and silverware
Immanuel Lutheran Holds Sunday Services and Picnic
On Sunday June 14 the Immanuel Lutheran Church hosts English services at 10 30 with a special offering for projector and film slides. Sunday School and Bible Class meet at 9 30, followed by a church picnic at Herman Franzen s grove with entertainment. Luther League gathering in the evening for devotional and business meeting.
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Herman Franzen’s Grove
Luther League
Titonka Plays Ball at St. Joe Next Sunday
Titonka lost to Algona 4 to 1 and Bancroft beat Wesley 4 to 2. Lone Rock defeated Armstrong 6 to 1, while Lotts Creek won 3 to 1 over St. Joe. Next Sunday Titonka travels to St. Joe, Wesley to Algona, Armstrong to Bancroft, and Lotts Creek to Lone Rock.
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Titonka
St. Joe
Algona
Bancroft
Wesley
Lone Rock
Armstrong
Lotts Creek
Ames Economist Warns Inflation Threatens War Effort
Carl Malone of Iowa State College warns inflation is already with us and could derail wartime production and postwar stability. He cites price rises since 1939 across raw materials and consumer goods, driven by more money in circulation and reduced civilian output, threatening war costs and savings.
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Ames
Carl Malone
Iowa State College
Malone
United States
Two Old Citizens of Algona Die Past Week
Funeral rites in Emmetsburg for Nicholas Goeders 86 who died at home from heart disease. He ran an implement business in Algona, farmed over 50 years near Cylinder, lived near Armstrong, and returned to Algona where he died. Survived by six brothers and sisters, 24 grandchildren, seven great grandchildren.
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Algona
Emmetsburg
Nicholas Goeders
Goeders
Armatrong
Cylinder
Albert H. Stock
Kossuth Hospital
Whittemore
Wesley People Attend Funeral in Illinois
Mrs. H. H. Raney and her sister and husband Mr. and Mrs. Howard Carey of Easton Minnesota traveled to Odell Illinois to attend the funeral of William Trecker who died suddenly on Saturday morning of a heart attack Trecker and his wife Catherine Doran were married in September 1941, she is Mrs. Raney’s sister.
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Wesley
H. H. Raney
Howard Carey
Easton
Minn
Odell
Ill
William Trecker
Trecker
Catherine Doran
Raney
Carey
Mayor Overmeyer 76 of Algona Dies at 2 AM
Algona mayor J F Overmeyer aged 76 died of a heart attack Tuesday morning at 2. He served as school superintendent from 1904 to 1934 and later held council and mayor roles while directing local banks and farmers cooperative society. Survived by wife and daughter June Adel Carr of Oskaloosa Iowa.
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Algona
J. F. Overmeyer
Overmeyer
Specht
Iowa State Bank
Farmers Co-Operative Society
Hobarton
Danbury
Parkersburg
Iowa
June Adel
Dale M. Carr
Oskaloosa
Algona and
Kossuth County
Irvington Girl Named President 4-H Clubs
Adella Lemkee of the Irvington I's girls 4-H club was elected Kossuth county president Tuesday at the Burt public school rally. Helen Butler Lotts Creek club elected vice president. Ellen Laabs Ledyard Loyal Lassies named secretary. Betty Eggerth same club treasurer. Registration reached 200 as leaders were recognized and delegates welcomed by county officials including Wayne Keith Burt and A L Brown County Agent.
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Adella Lemkee
Irvington I
Kossuth
Burt Public School
Helen Butler
Lotts Creek Club
Ellen Laabs
Ledyard Loyal Lassies
Betty Eggerth
Ray Miller
Titonka
4-H
Wayne Keith
Burt
County Farm Bureau
Robert Mayer
County 4-H
A. L. Brown
Betty Ann Meyers
Fenton
Walter Weisbrod
Seneca Stars
Portland
Betty Jean Schwartz
Alma Schultz
Old Indian Fort Near Irvington to Be Marked
Albert Reed a former Irvington resident now in Topeka Kansas will supervise the erection of a marker for the old Indian fort north of Irvington. Reed donates the marker for public benefit while visiting old friends in Kossuth County. The text recalls early county seat competition between Algona and Irvington with the railroad deciding the outcome.
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Irvington
Albert Reed
Topeka
Kansas
Martin Bleich Heads to Iowa City Clinic for Treatment
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bleich traveled Sunday to Iowa City where he will receive medical care. Their son Russell stays with the Syl Garman family at Stilson and daughter Mary Jane remains with her grandparents, Mr and Mrs Henry Seiler at Algona.
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Wesley
Martin Bleich
Iowa City
Mr. Bleich
Bleichs
Russell
Syl Garman
Stilson
Mary Jane
Henry Seiler
Algona
Marriage Licenses Issued in Kosuth County Last Week
Marriage licenses issued in Kosuth County last week include John C. Erleth 23 of Temple Texas and Lorraine Louise Morrison of Algona. Wallace L. Reynolds and Ardis Anderson both listed as legal, residents of Swea City.
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Kossuth County
John C. Erleth
Temple
Texas
Lorraine Louise Morrison
Algona
Wallace L. Reynolds
Legal
Ardis Anderson
Swea City
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