Social visits and probate notice in Algona area
Household guests join from Clear Lake Blue Earth Spirit Lake and Ventura as families host dinners and gatherings. A probate hearing is set for the will of Sophie Conradi Deceased dated September 19 1947 in Kossuth County Iowa with Alma Pearson presiding and L A Winkel as attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Parcel
Algona
Harvey Larsen
Lester Godden
Doxie
Clear Lake
Keith Young
Blue Earth
Dick Young
Loyal Young
Henry Mertz
Dean Andrews
Near Burt
Dale Struthers
Lynn
Kirk
Lee Struthers
State OF Iowa
Kossuth
Sophie Conradi
Iowa
District Court
Alma Pearson
L. A. Winkel
Pond Brings Family Life, Livability to Indiana Farm
C H Drew of a 160 acre Huntington farm invested in an 80 acre field drainage fed pond eight to twelve feet deep for recreation. He hired a bulldozer to dig it out and notes it keeps children at home through summer swimming boating fishing and winter skating with as many as 30 neighborhood kids visiting. The pond is stocked with bass and bluegill and yields good catches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.H. Drew
Drew
Huntington
Indiana
Recre
Local Socials Highlight Week Across Britt Area
A busy weekend featured Eastern Star breakfast at the Britt Masonic hall and multiple birthday surprises. Algona residents visited in Britt while high school events and community gatherings drew turnout at the junior play and girls basketball clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Tindall
May Goslin
Madge Christensen
4-H Canning Freezing Programs Reach 47 States
Two key 4-H projects 421 canning and frozen foods involve over 217 000 members in 1950. Supervised by the cooperative extension service, the programs aim to preserve homegrown products year round and cut food costs. County winners receive medals. state champions earn a trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago in November. Kerr Glass company provides awards and six national college scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooperative Extension Service
Chicago
Kerr Glass Company
Clip Wings Protested for Household Flocks
An article proposes a home solution to keep chickens from flying. It suggests wrapping a short wire solder around the three largest wing feathers to prevent full spread and weigh the wing so that attempts at flight are hindered.
Bulletin on methods of house preservation for farmers
The bulletin outlines causes and general safeguards against termite damage. It covers durability of new building materials and care of homes to deter wood eating insects, with recommendations for farmers on delaying rot and extending structure life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anans Nouse
Department of Agriculture
Wesley News Highlights Local Visits and Notes
Over the weekend Des Moines visitors called on Mrs. Tillie Hildmen and relatives. Several residents hosted gatherings, birthdays and sewing parties. Local elections chose a new mayor and council members, while births and marriages were announced among Wesley families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Hildman
Des Moines
Tillie Hildmen
Nutrena Egg Feed Offers 10 Percent Egg Guarantee
Nutrena Egg Feed promises flocks a minimum 10 percent increase in eggs in the first 30 days after switching to a special layer formula. Tests show average gains around 32 percent, with cash compensation if the target isn’t met, excluding moulting or diseased flocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EN Cobh
Local social notes and wartime loss reported in Wesley region
Mrs. Carson Simpson hosted an oyster supper on November 2 for 18 relatives in honor of her husband. Attendees included the Lloyds of Algona and the Larsons of Buffalo Center among others. Lt. R. K. Rowley Jr. from Wesley died in a KC-97 crash at MacDill Field, Tampa, after a WWII B 17 mission record of 35 combats. The Rowleys are former Wesley residents and the senior Rowley once led the local school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hammond
Racine
Wis
J. A. Eisenhacher
Don Powers
John Amesbury
Britt
Wesley
Nora Springs
Beatrice Hildman
Burt
Elred Hinldman
George Foertsch
Grand Meadow
Minn
Theresa Foertsch
Robert Kirkpatrick
Colleen
Des Moines
Lucille Kirkpatrick
Earl Robinson
Lake Charles
Clair Robinson
Louis Swanson
Marshalltown
Fred Seefeld
Leon Gardner
Helen Johnson
Martha West
Esther Hansen
Ray Hansen
Aftenoon
John Muehe
St. Annis Hospital
Mark Wiliam
Anthony
Harold Hemingsen
Thomas J. Wilson
C. J. Wilson
Belmond
Virginia Benton
Ed Drotloff
Church of the Wayfarer
Carmel
California
Bentons
Carson Simpson
Huband
Lloyd
Algona
Art Larsom
Buffalo Center
Anton Pearson
Stanley Simpson
Louis Simpson
Gloria Simpson
Snook
Esther Bkow
Jurgen Shaw
Ole K. Flom
Tampa
Florida
MacDill Air Force Base
Rowley
Mac Dill Field
Rowleys
Row
Anniversary at Hamburg Mohlers mark 60 years
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Mohler celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary on October 30. Married in 1891 the Hamburg couple have spent their entire married life as residents of Hamburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
J. D. Mohler
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Louis Hansen
St. Ann Hospital
Dean Woman's Club
Fred Asa
Mary Young
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Fred Funk
Wayne
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Jerry
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Swea City
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Sandra
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Ted Dunmire
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Dorothy
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Wilbur Sexton
Loreen
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Virginia Haag
Robert Haag
Don Buffington
Forest City
Tlo Budifington
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Vern
Teeter
Merle
Ross Bullingtons
Carl Hansen
Herbert Homen
Tom Young
Bob Larsen
Minneapolis
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Clinton
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Wendall
David
Ross Buffington
Sylvan Hanna
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Virgil Isebrand
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Woden
Buffalo Luys 4-H
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Maurice Billborough
Merle Hoover
Ted Hoover
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Clara Smith
Las
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Gladys Weishaar
Ivalou Thilges
John Rudisill
Harold Ludeking
Waukon
Ernest Giesking
Dale Rittenhouse
Legion Hall
Titanica
Lena Thieben
Ackley
Jake Thieben
Wm. Wood
Claus Thieben
Eagle Grove
John Rudisil
Bernard Devine
Merle Cushman
Robert Ellefson
C.J. Kramer
Geneva
Farmers Elevator
Tonka Britt Teerco
Lieense
Farland Barker Shop
Modern Cleaners & Tailors
Algona, Iowa
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John Hutchison
Bob Kollaseh
Irene Hanig
J. T. Meurer
Fort Dodge
Cheryll Meurer
Ed Dusold
Timmy
Ann Richter
Mason City
John Rich
Lena Larson
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Paul McNeills
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Maily
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Robert Munson
Sherry
Bradgate
Eunice Nelson
Chas, Mullin
L. T. Root
Albert Neuroth
Riess Martin
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H. E. Hemingsen
R. E. Neubrough
Otto Henderson
W. F. Loebig
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Roy Kollasch
Marian Kleinpeter
Mercy Hospital
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Pfeffer
Methodist Church
Wintown
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W. J. Denton
Devries Sales Co
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Titonka, Iowa
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