Mother's Day gifts and local social highlights
Local notes report gifts for Mother's Day and a weekend of visits across Algona area households. Edith Fink of Jesup and the Schimems, Budlongs of Sheffield, and many other families share travels to Minneapolis, Des Moines, Allison, Waterloo, and Vincent for family and social events. Religious and civic gatherings, hospital news, and college activities are noted, with attendees including Louise Sachau, Dorothy Peterson, and Veishea participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phelps
B. Phelps
Harvey Graham
Martin Larsen
A.m.petersen
Louise ‘Sachau
Des “Moines
Shev
Annabelle
Dorothy Peterson
iGeorege
Peterson
Titonka
Towa State
Veishea
Heioi Boeckleman
Telko Stecker
Harm Wiben
Meinert ‘Pannkuk
Paul Kréithe
Burt
R. C. ‘Ball
Oy Budtong
Fitehln Pink
Jay Budtong
James Winter
Phyllis Dougan
Ella Jensen
Ruth Wellemeyer
Concordia College
Moorehead
Minn
Forest City
R.c.ball
Selle
Iowa State Colege
Patricia Ball
Ball
Fort Dodge
Minneapolis
al Young
Obe Hott
John Bleich
Britt
Tom McMahon
Ole Olson
Wesley
Lermond Intermill
Menno -Fuls
George Meyers
Chicago
Indiana
Jake Riegert
Riegert
Fuls
Mr. Meyers
Bertha Meyers
Bloomington, Ill
Gifts and gatherings span Mother's Day week
Britt and surrounding towns filled the weekend with visits and social events. Families from Armstrong Kamrar Rathbun and Buffalo Center hosted relatives and friends, while local clubs met for bridge and 4-H activities. A wedding note and several travel trips mark a busy period aroundArmstrong, Britt, and surrounding communities.
Linton No. 2 School Enrolls Ten Pupils in Alla Makee County
Linton No 2 school in Alla Makee county reports an enrollment of ten pupils, including five pairs of siblings. In all but one pair the brother is the older child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton No. 2 School
Allamakee County
Evolution of the American Legion Poppy Memorial Flower
A historical overview details how the poppy became the American Legion memorial flower across states and departments from 1919 to 1924. It traces adoption in Milwaukee Tacoma Georgia and Kansas City, with the Auxiliary embracing the flower at its 1921 national convention, and notes the emergence of veteran-made poppies in Minnesota hospitals and the program’s hospital work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miwaukee
Wisconsin
American Legion
Milwaukee
Tacoma
Washington
Georgia Department of the
Moina Michael
Georgia
Cleveland
American Legion Auxiliary
Kansas City
Minnesota
St. Paul
Iowa
Town Council Proceedings May 5 1941
The Town Council met for a regular monthly session with Mayor Ham street and four aldermen present. Minutes approved. bills authorized for payment totaling 468.12 with additional receipts and taxes listed, plus adjournment. Local notices mention a 100-year-old life policy beneficiary search and a marriage license mix-up in Adams county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamstreet
Reaser
Boyken
Schutter
Sartor
French
Fisher
Brady Tfr. and Storage Co
S Cues
Earl Stott
Crane Co
Eilert D. Boyken
Florin Bartlett
W. H. Ricklefs
Frank Clark
S. F
Titonia Telephone Co
L. D
Areeaee
Pete Wagner
Hilbert
Severins
Cveateenueene Beed Hardware
Misc
Moi
Yost
Hector G. jPeck
Jackson
Jones County
Towa
Peck
Abescendanta
Local social notes and wedding updates at Lakota area
Larry Stafford heads home to Galena Illinois after several months work nearby. Graettinger and Buffalo Center visitors attend the Della Grace Kline and Harold Goodwill wedding. Sterling Lease death prompts funeral attendance. American Legion Auxiliary plans May 12 meeting with joint session and lunch by Fred Schroeder. Memorial Day planning and Poppy Day May 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Meyers
Minnile Zacharias
Mort Dodge
John Smith
Vincent Heifner
Ed Zwiefel
Richard Gray
Floyd Hhisman
Call State Park
Titanica
Burt
Wayne Miller
Robert Lang
Ray Miller
Louis Huber
Lela Zwiefel
Titanka
Algona
David Slayden
Jack Hoon
Richard Downs
Harry Hansen
Gerald
Martyn Bonacker
J. J. ‘Warms
John
John A. Harms
Ralph
Henry Harms
Jesse Harms
Dick Harms
Ed Ites
Donn
Titonka
Ralph Ites
Nordman
Buffalo Center
Alden
Warner Smith
Floyd Huisman
Buffalo 4-H
Beryl Bonacker
Krd
Donald Budlong
Leo Strong
Arthur Buffington
Larry Stafford
Galena
Ill
Wilbur Sparks
Sandra
Graettinger
Sparks
Della Grace Kline
Harold Goodwill
Merrill Sparks
Kline. Goodwill
Afton
Creston
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Fred Schroeder
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Titonka Savings Bank
Lava
Kellogg’s
Graham Crackers
Eeseeen TV
Hoowis Lys, & Cats
Mother’s Day
Angel
Dorester
Callies Bros Store
Bnko Smidt
Greta
Harold Schag and Son
Kamrar
Fwill
Mark Bacon
Shirley
Ina Lee
Judith Ann
Joe Larson
Mary Oesterreichher
Blue Earth
Jean
Mason City
Alice Burter
Myrtle Anna
Hinckley
Woodrow ‘Peterson
Lions Club
J. G. Gartner
Carl &. Callies
Miller Nelson
Martin ‘Larson
Rey Budlong
George Bonacker
Northwest
Women’s Society of Christian Service
A. Hoon
Thursday
Manwiller
Edward ‘Boyken
Edward Satheoff
Frank Fisher
Sathoff
Ray Rippentrop
John Rippentrop
George
Colfax
Intermill
Lermond
Kenneth Cota
Ronald
Karen
Harold Johnson
Cota
Inez Wolfe
Mayme Peterson
Mona Bonacker
Dick B. Meyer
Ben A. Meyens
Frank Reynolds
Roy Fellows
Lilian
International Falls
Clyde BE
Gardner
Effie, Minn
Lillian
Effie
W. J. Denton
I.G.A. Store
IGA
Imother
German Township
Titonka Implement Co
American Legion Auxiliary News
Council Proceedings
Florence K. Reaser
Taylor County
Everett King
Adams County
FBI
SAT
MON
Zac
Rinso Large Box
LUX Soap
Bonacker
Lakota News
Algona Rendering Co
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