Spectacular Fourth of July planned at Algona fair
Kossuth County Fair Association outlines a major 4th of July celebration at the Fair Grounds in Algona. Planned highlights include Mt Vesuvius fireworks eruption, catapult acts by the Alexanders, Ebenezer the mule, Clit Curran, a ball game, a large dance, and Tennessee Jubilee Singers and Instrumentalists. The event targets wide appeal for children and adults alike.
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Kossuth
Alexanders
Ebenezer the
Mule
Ebenezer
Kossuth Fair
Clit Curran
United States
Europe
Floral Hall
Tennessee
Southland
Doctor and Mrs Joulp Visit Friends and Plans
Dr Joulp and wife of Emmetsburg cheer improved health. Pearl Kulp, ex Cresco coach, will coach dramatics at Chaney Washington State Teachers College next year and travels to Chicago next week for a coaching course.
Bancroft approves one day fireworks sale ordinance
The Bancroft town council limits fireworks dealers to a single selling day, a move praised by The Register for parental peace of mind. The report notes windy, rainy Sunday and Monday weather, plus local fishermen at Lost Island including W A Worsley, Tom Young, Sam Stilley and Joe Gates.
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Bancroft
Register
Lost Island
W. A. Worsley
Tom Young
Sam Stilley
Joe Gates
Simers
Budlong and Parker Families Visit Oklahoma University
Mrs Parker and Mr Wm Parker from Glendale California visit OU and family Tuesday. The Budlongs and Hazel Budlong join the Parkers for a day of picnicking at Interlaken Park near Vermont Minnigots.
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Wm. Parker
Parker
Jay Bud
Lutheran Church to Welcome New Pastor in Britt
News notes from the St Paul Synod report a new Lutheran pastor Rev Ginghand will lead the Britt congregation in late July. A large Thanks Offering report shows pledges exceeding seven hundred thousand across districts with many congregations still canvassing.
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St. Paul Needy
Ginghand
Britt
Muilifon doNar
Hernan
Titonka Indians Fall to Buffalo Center 9 2
Buffalo Center defeated the Titonka Indians 9 to 2 on Sunday. The Indians again failed to win when the game was in their rasp context. In other news Mrs. Guy Brings returned home from Merry Hospital after a minor operation and is recovering.
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Buffalo
Indians
Phe Hospital
Guy Brings
Merry Hospital
Shower Held For Newly Weds Kenneth Fisher Pair
About seventy friends attended a miscellaneous shower for Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fisher at the I. O. O. F. Hall Thursday evening. The couple received numerous useful and ornamental remembrances as they begin housekeeping, and the event was described as very enjoyable.
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Kenneth Fisher
I. O. QO
Hall
Obituary of Martha Jane Austin
Martha Jane Hartshorn born July 1856 in Stewartsville Minnesota. She married Hathaway Austin February 22 1878 and had five children Adelbert Joseph predeceased Rex Ward and Gladys Englehardt Denver and Titonka survivors. She died June 13 after an appendicitis operation and long illness. Funeral at Buffalo Township Church Friday with Rev Gartner and Anna S Hestekind. Burial in Buffalo Township cemetery.
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Martha Jane Hartshorn
Stewartsville
Minnesota
Iowa
Buffalo Township
Edward Zwietel
Hathaway Austin
Adelbert
Joseph
Gladys Englehardt
Denver
Colorado
Rex
Ward Austin
Titonka
Joseph Hartshorn
Ledyard
Naomi Englehardt
Pueblo
Victoria
Arlenee
Wardeie Austin
Austin
Christ
M Us
Anna S. Hestekind
Albion
Nebraska
L. G. Gartner
Gilbert Nelson
Gladys Boggess
Allen Wood
Burt
Misa Anna
S. Hestekind
H. Austin
W. R. Hunt
Lucian Hunt
Vala Thompson
Cornish
Bricelyn
Minn
Chas. Kramer
Webster City
Jake Frech
Algona
Harvey Coleman
EH. J. Hartshorn
Gerald
Roy Hartshorn
Caleb
Beulah
Swea City
J. W. Hartshorn
Everett
John
Spring Pig Production Falls in 1929 Iowa Survey
A Weather and Crop Bureau analysis shows sows bred for spring pigs fell 6.2 percent in 1929 versus 1928. The December 1928 earner survey suggested a 5 percent rise, with actual farrowing near 99 percent of 1928. Corn planting was 93 percent by May 28, with weather improving germination.
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Weather and Crop Bureau
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Pearl Krantz Weda and Jennings Bryan Asa Wed in Double Ceremony
Pearl Krantz daughter of M21 and Mrs L B Krantz and Jennings Bryan Asa of Waterloo married Wednesday at the bride’s parents home. Rev Chas H Seward read the ceremony before about fifty friends and relatives. The couple planned a weeklong wedding trip to Spirit Lake and will reside in Waterloo where Asa works as a machinist for John Deere.
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Pearl Krantz
L. B. Krantz
Jennings Bryan Asa
Waterloo
Chas. H. Seward
Stea Hutchinson
Wesley
Edward Asa
LucVerne
Harriet Smith
N. A. Smith
Phyllis Bengow
Krantz
Asa
Spirit Lake
Aga Ig
John Deere Company
Brite
Algona High School
Cedar Falls
Tawa State Teacher's College
Verne
Grundy Center
Dean School
Sexton
la Verne
Ava
Arthur Knowblock
Brank Asa
Kanawha
LaVerne
Rea Hutchison
Raymond Krantz
Titonka
U. DM. R
Spanish-American War Seen as Pivotal Then and Now
A Denver News writer argues the Spanish-American War was a major turning point despite being called minor next to World War I. He notes 400,000 volunteers, vast distances traveled, long service, and later impacts including Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and the canal.
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Denver News
Causa
Tropics
Cuba
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Guam
Wake
Philippine
Panama Canal
Philippines
Enr
Pacific
Orient
Malotes
Nebraska
Farm Automobiles Decline on Iowa Farms After Ten Year Rise
Automobiles on Iowa farms show a decrease in number for the first time in ten years, per agricultural statistics collected by assessors in the Weather and Crop Bureau, Iowa Department of Agriculture. After years of steady growth until about 1925, the rise has slackened. recent monthly maps show most new car sales concentrated in counties with larger towns and cities.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather and Crop Bureau
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Teachers to Spend Vacation Touring Across the West
Miss Anna Bruns of German Valley Iowa Miss Jensen of Hagle Grove and Miss Buerkins of Pella Iowa left last Thursday for a lengthy vacation tour They will travel in Bruns new car covering Iowa Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Texas New Mexico Arizona Los Angeles then return north via Oregon Washington Idaho Montana Wyoming South Dakota and Iowa They plan to visit national parks and points of interest along the way while away from school until fall.
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Anna Bruns
German Valley
Jensen
Hagle Grove
Buffalo Center
Buerkins
Pella
Iowa
Misa Brons
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Los Angeles
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
South Dakota
Tribune
Legume Soils Tour Planned by Kossuth County Farm Bureau
Kossuth County Farm Bureau schedules two legume soils and plant disease tours for July 1 and 2. The talks cover home grown protein from alfalfa soybeans and sweet clover, fertilizer trials, and disease plots in corn small grains and potatoes. Speaker E. R. Morrison, Co. Ast.
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Kossuth
United States
E, R
Morrison, Co
Ast
Rural Iowa car ownership trends reflect harvest of prosperity
The piece discusses Iowa counties remaining largely rural and the January 1 census of automobiles. It notes snow and cold hastened the end of many farm cars and hints at a shift in prosperity. It also notes two Iowa women traveling to Fayette for their daughters graduation. Florence Hansen will graduate commercial studies Edyth Hansen to a two year normal course with Edyth teaching in Payette public schools and Florence joining Exchange State Bank as a stenographer.
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Iowa
Hans M. Hansen
Gus Carlson
Fayette
Florence
Edyth
Florence Hansen
Payette
Florance
Exchange State Bank
Luscious Clover Prompts Increased Cattle Bloat in Iowa
Dr. Peter Malcom of the Iowa Department of Agriculture notes unusually lush spring growth of sweet clover has caused more bloat in cattle than normal, with alfalfa and red clover less affected. Wet conditions raise fermentation and gas. manage by limiting grazing, offering dry roughage, and watering before pasture. If gas worsens, call a veterinarian.
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Peter Malcom
Animal Industry Division
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Malcom
Melcom
Cornelius Breen Located in Oklahoma, War Service Questioned
J D Breen of Titonka sought help to locate his brother Cornelius J Breen a former Titonka butcher and Spanish War veteran. War Department record checks found no listing for Cornelius in the 51st Iowa Volunteers but noted a Cornelius J Breen served in Co F 52nd Iowa Infantry and reportedly resided in Oklahoma.
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J. D. Breen
Cornelius J. Breen
Titonka
I. OD. Breen
WHO
Titanica
J. D
Omaha
Nebraska
Mr. Breen
Congressman Dickinson
Washington, D. C
War Department
Iowa
Dickinson
C. H
Co. F
52Nd
Lowa Infantry
Pension Bureau
Oklahoma
Crank Backfire Injures Feed Mill Worker Charley Riggle
Charley Riggle was badly cut when a Sas engine back fired striking his head and face at a feed mill last week. Seven stitches were needed to close the wounds and he escaped with serious but improving injuries.
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Charley Riggle
Sas
Hustler
On the Honor Roll Entries Across Iowa and Indiana
The list records individuals with towns and dates including Theo Garrels Brandon Iowa Jan 1 1920 Gerhard Bruns New Liberty Aug 11 1980 Albert Meyer Jan 1 1980 Titonka Iowa and others in Lakota Cosgrove Wesley Tuna Hoanimond Indiana detailing birthplace and dates on a historical honor roll.
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Theo, Garrels
Brandon
Iowa
Gerhard Bruns
New Liberty
Albert Meyer
Titonka
Dick Heyes
Lakota
Cosgrove
Wesley
Kenneth Cosgrove
Tuna
Hoanimond
Father Compared to Barnyard Fowl on Father’s Day
A satirical reflection on Father’s Day noting the nation’s lax observance. The piece contrasts modern tribute with harsh skepticism, praising fathers for sacrifice while lamenting neglect and suggesting heartfelt appreciation despite the era's mixed attitudes.
Algona Superintendent Marks Twenty Six Years In District
1 043 graduates have received diplomas from Algona High School under Supt J P Overmeyer. Algona schools began in 1857 and became independent in 1872 with no high school until 1902. First graduation in 1904 had one graduate Jesse Smith now dead. Largest class in 1926 with eighty two diplomas. Minnie Choate, principal, is in her thirty fifth year since arriving in 1894.
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Algona High School
Supt
J. PF. Overmeyer
Algona Schools
Jesse Smith
Overmeyer
Minnie Choate
Algona
Bayside Amusement Park to Host July Fourth Celebration
Bayside Amusement Park in Clear Lake Iowa plans a large July Fourth celebration with a night fireworks show on the water and extended attractions. Manager Charles Ritz says events include races a ball game bands and various concessions. Next Sunday June 23 musical Brooks will headline outdoor stage acts Cedar Falls meets Bayside Cube at 2 00 pm and Bayside Cubs Band will give concerts in the afternoon and evening.
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Bayside Amusement Park
Clear Lake
Iowa
Charles Ritz
Bayside
Brooks
Cedar Falls
Bayside Diamond
Ritz
Bayside Cubs
Thanks for support during illness and passing of Mrs Wana Austin
We extend sincere thanks to all who assisted us during the illness and death of our beloved mother Mrs Wana Austin Ward and Rex Austin Mrs Englehart.
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Wana Austin, Ward
Rex Austin
Englehart
Methodist Church Sermon on Christianity and Evolution
Sermon titled Christianity and Evolution scheduled for Sunday at 11 00 am during morning worship. Children asked to bring red clovers to illustrate the Children sermon. Sunday School at 10 00 am Epworth League at 7 20 pm no evening service in summer. Dean-worship service at 9 30 am with Sunday School at 10 30 am Ladies Aid to meet with Mrs Olga Hott on Thursday the 20th.
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Epworth League
Ladies Aid
Olga Hott
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