Local Happenings From Freeport to Mankato and Beyond
Local notes recount visits to the John Harringa home in Freeport and surrounding towns. Residents Paul Bruns and family update from Camp Cooke while service members return home after overseas duty. Community events include WA CS activities, hospital visits, vacations, and church group meetings. Frequent mentions of veterans, visits, and relocations reflect postwar life and local social ties.
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Reymond Dert
Freeport
John Harringa
Henry Meinders
Richard Gray
Bon U. Meyer
Marjorie
Senna Isebrand’s
Lee
Nurmberg
Germany
Mra
Bill Peterson
Roy Budlong
W. H. Stott
Hart
John
Julia
Maxine
Guy of
Garner
Mr. Stott
Mankato
Rev
A. Mardorf
Iona
Mardorf
Bativelt
Milway
John Rawlings
Air Service
Imola
Thomas Loats
Kenneth
Help Loats
Buffalo Center
Community Notes From Algona And Nearby
Mrs Elizabeth Amesbury and Clara of Algona hosted Sunday dinner with Dr and Mrs R C Ball. Tuesday bridge guests included Mrs Henry Orthel and others. high scores awarded to Mrs Orthel and Mrs Krantz. Local hospital visits and travel to Rochester noted for Harry Beed and family seeking eye care and relief. Ads promote gifts at the Drug Store. A sale of three Mickley Estate farms near Ackley drew buyers, with average price 165 dollars per acre for farms in north Grundy county.
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Elmon Sunkin
Jefferson Barracks
Hess
Florence Willison
Telephone Ofce
Stephen Calhoun
M. F. Calhoun
Richard Isebrand
Senua Isebrand
Lina Rippentrop
Bancroft
Pearl Beenken
Evelyn Beenken
Harald Schaa
Kamrar
Gelder of
Wellsburg
Wm. Huisman’s
J. B. Pannkuk
Alic
Minnie
Dick Beenken
Louis Bartlett
Wisconsin
Louis
Sever “Pannkuk
Alice Buffington
Menno
J. D. Thacker
Maxine Peterson
Los Angeles
Elmer Peterson
Ames
Maxine
Jerry Wibben
Leo Richter
Keith
Henry van Hove
Squar
Lester Prewitt
Forest City
H. I. Torgersen
Maxine Stott
Des Moines
W. H. Stott
Merwin Bristow
Algona
Iowa City
Pueblo
Raymond
Miss
Louise Baade
San Francisco
Pacific Audit Business School
Irene
Treng
California
Elizabeth Amesbury
Clara
J. Budlong
R. C. Ball
Robert Lang
Gueata
Henry Orthel
Sartor
Sophus Nelson
Clarence Schutter
Kenneth Swan
Orthet
R. L. Krantz
Swanlow
Edward Boyken
Mark Hidward
Mason City
Harold Ricklefa
Mercy Hospital
Harry Beed
Rochester
Beed
Wilbur Schram
Harry
Epoyket
Harm Eden
John Greenfield
Henry 0. Bruns
Geo. L. Eden
Lulu Eden
Magdalene Ortman
Fred
Ben Eden
Mickley
Ackley
North Grundy County
Used Cars and Trucks Wanted in Lakota Iowa Ad
W E Ley Lakota Iowa seeks all makes and models of used cars and trucks. Top prices paid. Write, phone or visit in person. 42-43u.
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W. E. Ley
Lakota
Iowa
Octobsr Good Time To Requeen Bee Colonies
October is seen as a favorable time for requeening Iowa bee colonies after the breeding season. Use standard queen introduction cages with candy end, place queens on top bars, cover to prevent chilling, and remove cardboard. If left more than a day, make hive queenless with a screen, and consider a roofing nail method to seal candy.
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Iowa
F. B
Titonka Feed Mill Closure Notice
For your grinding call 109 or Farmers Elevator before bring ing in your load. Due to inability to get repairs promptly the mill is closed longer than expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titonka
Gunderson Explains Using DDT In Homes For Insect Control
Iowa State College extension entomologist Harold Gunderson explains household DDT use. Insects may die 30 minutes to hours after contact. 60 seconds contact needed. Oil mix should be 5 percent DDT, lasting weeks to months unless alkalies or metals reduce toxicity. Wear gloves, eye protection, and wash saturated clothing. DDT effective against flies fleas bedbugs moths mosquitoes and more, with limited tests on some ants and cockroaches. Also includes a home baking tip and notes cattle on feed in Corn Belt states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State Colege
Gunderson
Wesley News Highlights Local Social Roundup and Baptisms
Wide array of weekend visits and gatherings across Clear Lake and surrounding towns. Notable events include baptisms at St Joseph's church, bridge club gatherings, and extended family visits from Fort Sheridan Denver and Livermore. Names such as Lichttig McMahon Wingert Studer Bleich Kraug and Ward recur, with multiple relatives visiting, hosting, and attending church and social functions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Lichttig
Clear Lake
John Lichtelg
J. T. Meurer
Mra
Tom McMahon
Frank Bleich
Bleich
Raney Low
Mark Studer
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Louis Wingert
St. Joseph's Church
L. N. Klein
Carl Louly
J. P. Studer
Oscar Erickson
Elmhurst
Evelyn Moore
Glen Allyn
Til
Oliver Young
Ted Worsley
Ventura
Beatrice Hildman
Catholic Daughters of America
Katherine Krieps
Theresa Otis
Elaine Downs
Mildred Berger
Florence Olson
Ruth Mary Hisenbacher
Thos, McMahon of
Garner
Tom
Mary Susan
Salem
Dak
Jane Goetz
Bernadine Johnson
Sylvia Ann Gerdes
Iowa University
Ihna Gerdes
al Wagner
Denver
Colorado
Peter
Pfc
Clarence Gorazowski
Swea City
Helen Johnson
Sgt
Howard Lorenz
Julius Lorenz
Teresa
Chas. Kraug
Thon Kraus
Bunday
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Jackie Jr
Harry Lang
Jack Haverly
Jack Stott
Titonka
William David
Vincent Cruise
Will Mullin
Hutchins
Marlene Rita
Charles Heinan
Walter Elsbecker
Bancroft
Park Hospital
Mason City
Jeanette Hopkins
Presbyterian Church
Livermore
Ino Gerdes
Bernadine
Dorothy Goetz
Henry Goetz
Mary Lou Haverly
Rosalie Anne
Northfield
Minn
Rosalie
St. Olaf's College
Dale Swaney
Garner Nursing Home
Swaney
Rosemary Seller
Frankcis Dale
Jack Sherman
Ft. Dodge
Reta Ricke
Elizabeth Ma~tern
Pat
Sam Haags
Fort: Sill
Oklahoma
George Ward
Haags
Whittemore
Ligale Schumacher
Detroit
Mich
Henry Kesaler
Jackie
Marshalltown
Local Families Welcome New Babies and Settled Moves
The community notes several family events including the birth of Gary Lynn West and baptisms at St Joseph's church, the Griffhorst family purchasing a local drug store from H J Brayley, and Cpl Al Erpelding returning home with his wife Vera Forburger. A 16 day furlough brings Alber Lichteig to Algona to visit relatives as well.
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J. M. Kunz
Gary Lynn
Wilbur West
St. Joseph's Church
Paul Studer
West
Carol
Dennis
Art Rosenmeyer
St. Benedict
Richard Griffhorst
Kanawha
H. J. Braeley
Griffhorst
Cpl
al Erpelding
Camp Bander
Florida
Erpelding
Vera Forburger
Jung
Tom Fore J
Also Mentioned on This Page
Titonka Savings Bank
Electric Shop
Donna Krominga
Titonka, Iowa
Callies Bros Store
A.B.C
Keokuk County
Wright County
Corn Belt
Intermill
Post’s
Wheaties
Ige
PEAS
Crisco
U.S. NO
N. D
Wesley News
Bonacker's Food Market
Kellogg
Kellogg’s
Londonderry
Bluwhite
Nabisco
Campbell’s
Fred Hagen
Farmers Elevator
Britt
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