Tonka Toric and Area Subscriptions Highlight Local Paper
The paper lists subscription rates for Kossuth County and surrounding regions with annual prices and special rates for Canada and international readers. It also notes that ongoing local subscriptions continue until canceled and mentions staff names. The remainder describes classroom activities across grades focusing on history, geography, and recent student work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth
Titonka
Canada
Good Neighbor Policy Aids Woman After Fire Loss
Mrs. Mamie McGrathlin near Menlo lost her brooder and chicken house in a fire. Neighbors organized a chicken shower delivering 40 hens and cash to help replace the lost stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie McGrathlin
Menlo
Lucky Larsen's Inlet Plot Backfires at Governor's Cove
In a tale of scheming luck, Lucky Larsen and his mate Snowball lure Burke and his party to Governor's Cove using chum. A bonito surprise sabotages the plan as three lines snap and lose valuable tackle, while the unwanted catch feeds the bonitos beyond the breakwater, ending with the pair sailing back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S" Ucky" Larsen
Snowball
Lucky
Yassir
Cap’n Judy
Cap'n
Frank
Judy
Governor's Cove
Paylin
Mandy
Mr. Burke
Larsen
O. K
Burke
Yaasir
Motora
Old Yuan and the Buzzard in a War-Time Farm
In a sun drenched Chinese village Old Yuan shelters a conscripted farmhand Lun-ko by hiding him in a straw crib. An American officer questions him but leaves with praise for the old man’s harvest and his helpful buzzard, offering hope that war can end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Yuan
Chiang Kai-shek
Lun-ko
Yuan
Ture
America
The Little Giant Ironing Board Debacle
Wilbur brings home a “Little Giant” ironing board after a homefront leave. The model proves a mock-up, labeled all wood and metal but made of paper. It collapses under him, costing twelve fifty, leaving Helen amused and hungry for a sandwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilbur
Helen
Wilbur
Camel Humps Indicate Camels Readiness for Long Marches
Natives feed date stones to camels before departure hoping to strengthen humps. The hump serves as a reservoir of strength during food-scarce periods. A small fabby hump signals fatigue and poor health in the animal.
Lakota Senior Class Presents Love Your Neighbors Farce
Lakota high school staged the three act comedy Love Your Neighbors to a large Friday night audience. The cast included Bob Mittag Faustine Heetland Wan da eetland John Heetland Leona Christ Doris Asmussen Bernice Olson Fanchon Heet land Frederick Kahler Alfred Stenzel Gerald Swalve Judy Schroeder Avis Mitchell Wayne Heetland Virgil Sachs John Hippen Betty Lou Kienitz Jo hanna Asche Pat Mittag Elaine Koppen. Vivian Strand directed. Music between acts by the first second grade Rhythm Band and Boys Quartet. Local residents and faculty are noted for upcoming summer plans and recent moves and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakota
Bob Mittag
Faustine Heetland
Wanda Eetland
John Heetland
Leona Christ
Doris Asmussen
Bernice Olson
Fanchon Heetland
Frederick Kahler
Alfred Stenzel
Gerald Swalve
Judy Schroeder
Avis Mitchell
Wayne Heetland
Virgil Sachs
John Hippen
Betty Lou Kienitz
Johanna As
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Iowa
Wanda
Franklin
Paul
Harry
Betty
Marlene
Caro
Elvin
David
Roger
Bobbe
Doris
Ronnie
Joyce
Richard
Tody
Ruth
Harold
Blue Birds
Joy
Myrna
Denny K
Darlene C
Craig
Iowa Falls
Denny Krominga
Lara Hee
Devries Auction Company
Buffalo Center
Hamilton
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Austin
Wyandottes
S. C. Red
Hamilton Hatchery and Produce
Buzzards
Lakota News
Lawrence Stafford
Stafford
J. E. Ukena Hard I'ware
L. J. Needham
Spirit Lake
Alton Andersons
Orville Koppen
Albert Lea
Walter Schaumberg
August Schaumberg
Lutheran Ladies Aid
Ahrend Hans
Mary Zoller
Art Lester
Wilbur Wirtjes
Briton
Dakota
Ernest Christa
Edwin Christ
David Thompson
Geo, Wuerfliner
Henry
Scarville
Earl Paulser
David Price
Estherville
Ralph Clark
Waynesburg
Ley Garage
Geo. Heetland
Des Moines
Arlis
Mercy Hospital
Virgil, Wells of
Blue Earth
Albin Nelsons
Legion
Bancroft
Lynn Kerns
Earl Hunt
Guy de Leo
U. S
VU. S
Thomas Loats
Swea City
Mr. Farmer
Cargill
Isebrand
Tyke Theatre
Chas. Starrett
Phyllis Thaxter
Edmund Gwen
Edie Bracken
Veronica
Marjorie Reynolds
Jinx Falkenburg
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