Local Happenings in Stour City and Nearby
Homer Downs attended a Curtis Candy Co. salesmen meeting in Stour City. Several residents reported visits with friends including Tim er Harms and Garret Kinsae in the Aleutiang. A Jones club banquet at Mason City drew the Inter national president and many prominent club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Downs
Curtis Candy Co
Stour City
Dunhiox Friest
Timer” Harms
Garret Kinsae
Aleutiang
Jay Budlong
R. C. Ball
Mason City
Salt Lake City
Misa Hdith Budong
Hampton
J. J. Budlong
Titania
Harold Schan
Kamrar
Dick Meyer
Buffalo Center Hospital
Martha, Schutter
Henry H. Bruns
Colfax Sanitarium
Fred Gray
Floyd Huisman
Eadert Smith
Willow Lake
Ss. D
Garret DeMotts
Chicago
Ramsey Church
Fred Henken
Ramsey Reformed Church
Mra
Peter Abben
Herman Dreesman
Lilly
W. J. Denton
Will Harrison
Algona
Ray Bonacker
Andrew Cebulka
Titonka
Cebulka
Swea
M. C. Amundson
Iowa Falls
Wilbur Schram
Camp McCoy
Wis
Wm. Schram
Harry Reed
Harold Clark
Bancroft
Audrey Underkoffer
Frank Clark
Underkofler
The First Leaf and Foliage Talks From Countryside
A Countryside column reflects on the meaning of the first autumn leaf and the family tradition of recognizing it with a keepsake. It wryly notes the eight year old’s red maple claim, questions fairness, and muses on foliage plants, garden duties, and cucumber picking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Solomon
Red Leaf
Missing hat mystery rattles family in Rochester
In Rochester the narrator recalls losing a hat and denying leaving it at business places or farms. After searching and ruling out wind, they bought a cheaper cap and argued with Susan about definitions of cap versus hat. They plan to wear the cap until the missing hat or hats turn up before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mama
Daddy
Rochester
Farm Bureau
Susan
Price Panels Authorized to Settle Complaints
Under a new price control act provision, local War Price and Rationing Boards may negotiate voluntary settlements with retailers for overcharges. Settlements may involve repayments to customers or the Treasury, with penalties up to three times the overcharge or $50, whichever greater. John Goebel will assist price panels in this expanded program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
U. S. Treasury
John Goebel
Des Moines
Walter D. Kline
Congress
Treasury
The Vase of Roses Reveals a Murder Try
Inspector Bucknam solves a death at Melville estate by noting dust ring marks and withered roses. Butler Yeaton claims to have moved the vase to the desk, but the detective uses evidence of rose petals and vase placement to question the crime and timing of the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imon Melville
Gerson
John Bucknam
Yeaton
Mr. Melville
Bucknam
Simon Melville
Yearton
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Pierre Sartor
John Bleich
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Johnnette Bleich
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Harold Miller
Dutch
Elliott
Titonica
Brooklyn
Mary Hlliott
Burleigh
Ivan
Swen City
Park
Gordon Gjerke
A. M. Priest
Lowell
Leland
Marshall
Clear Lake
Betty Ann
Herman Tapper
Titanica
Lowell Bentley
Lela Peterson
California
Ernest Peterson
Pacific
Lela
Albert Lea
Frank Callies
Forest City
Myr
S.C. Wood
Warburg
Schalkhauser
Waverly
Leota Schutter
Bill
Patricia
Clifford Waltman
Burt
C. G. Dennis
Dennis
Conrad Schmidt
Methodist Church
Raymond Bartlett
Pfasler
Hol Zwiefel
Frank Fisher
Mra. Stockwell
Margaret Pratt
Lang
Wayne Milter
Bridge Club
Sartor
Ball
Downs
Ball Law
Ellen Tjaden
Bonacker
Ray Hansen
Harvey Harms
Tommy
Erwin Eden
O. J. Peterson
Crystal Lake
Gilbert Nelson
Anna Andrews
Callies Bros Store
Blue Earth
Springfield
LeCenter
Intermill’s Store
Titonka, Iowa
Krumbles
Georgie Porgie
Ralston
Esmond
James Freeman Aceatrtataeee
FBI
SAT
MON
Jar Welch
Zion Mello
Hoff
D-X Station
K. & H. Co-Op. Oil Co. No
Algona No
Algona Rendering Co. Peralt
Cally
Fred Hagen
Farmers Elevator
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