Wesley and area residents attend concerts and events
Wesley and nearby towns saw visits, travel, and gatherings this week. Notable items include Miss Clara Sherman arriving from Dunlap to teach, Theodore Doerfler returning to Charles City, and several residents shopping, visiting relatives, or moving. The Wesley High School held a baccalaureate sermon by Rev. J. D. Fisch and a concert by the High School Choral Society with Prof. Gorman directing. Mrs. Gorman and the choir received praise for the performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Ftems
Clara Sherman
Dunlap
Iowa
Theodore Doerfler
Charles City
Klinepeter
Haverly
Algona
W. Hopks
Mazon City
Anna Johnson
Nels John
Fami
Sunda
Harry Stow
Burke Esther
Julius K Z
Law ¢ Hanent
Ben Felt
Lofty
Mason City
Bert Giddings
Lincoln
Neb
J. N. Dawson
Looft
Parkersburg
Ihna Gerdes
Neva
Garden Grove
Calif
H. Anderson
Gerdes
George
H Zhum
Pontiac
Isle of How
Inno Gerdes
Sabell Matz
Axel Johnson
Antone Goetz
Baldwin Piano Go
Ed Kunz
Clark
Shno Gerdes
Emma Butts
Plymouth
Frank Day
Stillwater
Minn
Joseph Cosgrove
Theodore Roeder
Anne Quirk
J. D. Fisch
St. Joseph's Church
Wesley High School
Bell Theater
Fisch
High School
M F.C. Gorman
F Gorman
Wesley
Gorman
Portland Gleanings Local notes from Burt and area
Dr. Clapsaddle and Dr. Wallace removed Miss Helen Ollom's tonsils last week and she is recovering. Local residents report visits, travel, and farm activity including a tractor news update, telephone line additions, and a planned ice cream lawn party on June 1. Community members share illnesses, visits, and school events amid weather delays.
Burt area social and road update from the week
Ross receives a new paint coat aided by Mr Giddings of Burt. Miss Rake of Brockton visits Miss Ages Bisgard. Portland sees notable road work. Claude Sigsbee family and Bill Swisher visit Ed Huber Leonard Daniels and Del Fitch homes. Will Leeck assists the Fred Paul tiling crew near the Robinson farm. Rev Aug Mueller fills in at Burt German Lutheran church as Rev Treskow tends his daughter in Hampton. Otto Busse visits W G Leek. Mrs Geo Koestler and daughters dine with Rev Maeler. Burt High graduates enjoy a timber picnic on Geo Stone farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross
Mr. Giddings
Burt
Miss Rake
Brockton
Ages Bisgard
Portland
Claude Sigsbee
Bill Swisher
Ed Huber
Leonard Daniels
del Fitch
Will Leeck
Fred Paul Tiling
Robinson Farm
Aug. Mueller
Treskow
Erna
Hampton
Otto Busse
W. G. Leek
Geo. Koestler
Maeler
Lyle Mann
Letha
Geo. m
Burt High School
Geo. Stone Farm
Burt items reflect community life and arrivals
Burt notes celebrate a fourth birthday and an eleven pound birth, church services, visits by relatives from Algona and Lake City, enlistment in the army, and a cement sidewalk project. Local students, picnics, and social visits fill a week of small town happenings.
Postmasters Civil Service Plan Won't Stop Political Influence
The Postmaster General announces a plan to place all first, second and third class postmasters under civil service by next month. Examinations will replace appointments, except for incumbents. Congress Critics warn it could topple local machines while praising efficiency. A Ames Extension Dept demonstration on cold pack canning and a librarian visit are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyn Service
Burleson
Civil Service
Taft
Palo Alto Tribune
Fat Ames
Blue Laws Stop Evening Strolls In City
Poem fragment recalls a pretty girl on a Sunday stroll who cites blue laws as a reason to refuse. The piece contrasts with wartime garden drive rhetoric urging thrift and patriotism through home gardening and self-sufficiency.
Free canning demonstrations planned across Kossuth County
The Home Economics Department of the Extension Division at Ames will conduct June canning demonstrations in Kossuth County to teach saving vegetables fruits and meats. The program is free with no admission or tickets and a tentative calendar lists dates and towns including Lotts Creek Fenlol Gerled Germania Grant Ledyard Seneca Swea City Bancroft Titonia Lone Rock Burt Sexton Wesley St Benedict Irving St. Joseph Luvera Crescochurch W Bent Hobart Whittemot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth
Home Economics Department
Extension Division
Ames
W. A. Wentworth
Algona
Lotts Creek & Fenlol
Gerled & Germania
Grant & Ledyard
Seneca & Swea City
Bancroft & Titonia
Lone Rock & Burt
Sexton & Wesley
St Benedict & Irving
St. Joseph & Luvera
Crescochurch & W Bent
Hobart & Whittemot
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lennox
Hanson Bros
Titonka
Colorado
Rock Island Lines
Denver
Colorado Springs
Bal
Gen'l Pass
Dee Mennen
Laws
Clapsaddle
Wallace
Helen Ollom
R. A. Bleich
John Falk
Herbert Nelson
A. Bonkofske
D. E. Fitch
Warnie Ringsdorf
Henry Monson
Hank
LeRoy WeWhorter
Bisgard Place
W. H. Smith
Httle Lelia
Iday
BE. O. Mann
Will
Ross Ringsdorf
Dell Fitch
GotlHeb Bleich
Simon Wabben
Dr. Fitch
Fitch
Fairview
James Ollom
Orra Ollom
Nina Bigsbee
Euelah Larson
Elia
Lavina Rike
Dean Mann
Alice Rike
Smith Sisters
Albert Bonkoivke
Jim Lewick
Mr. Lucius
Nebraska
Geo Koeatler
Mies Garlock
Wm. Johns
Chas Mann
D. BH. Fitch
Bill Elvidge
Burt Items
Mervyn Cunningham
E. Watters
A. H. Aten
Lone Rock
Chas, Larson
Eva Mansmith
Warner and Whitney
Will John
C. T. White
Lake City
Homer Fish
A. J. Trainer
Holland Sherwood
Northwood
E. E. Schweitert
Ben Knoll
Presbyterian Church
BBC, Erickson
B. W. Daniels
Russel Peters
Bessie Mansmith
John Clark
Eliza’ Rake
Blockton
Buffalo Center
Zada Grover
Mt. Vernon
Harold
E. C. Erickson
Evelyn
Ketchum
Polvlard Grove
Mr Ketchum
Jand
Dorothy Hawcatt
Selena Clifton
Gertrude Graham
Ed Marlowe
Redfield
S. C
E. E. Paine
Dorothy Hawcett
Selina Cliffton
Cedar Falls
Titanka
Lou Oesterreicher
Schram
G. D. Welhensen
McMahon
Frank Ringedort
J.ow. Sullivan
J. J. Cosgrove
Wm. Dosge
Wm. Brandt
Gaba Janasen
John K. Rippentrop
BH. J. Murtagh
Henry Meyer
Wmn. Boyken
Sinna Rippentrop
J. E Keil
Ford
America
Detroit
Titonka Motor CO
J. E. Buns
Jowa
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