Local News Notes From Algona Area Shares Travel and Visits
Mrs. W L Patterson visited her son in Baltimore last week. Irene Haade from Forest City spent Sunday home. Mr and Mrs M E Blanchard of Lone Rock were guests of the Klenks. Obe Hott plans a public sale in December and will move to Algona. Several residents attended gatherings and visits across Mason City and Titonka areas. Harold Johnson, Junior Blakey and Mervin Gray returned from Camp Farragut Idaho on 15 day leave. Herb Klassie visiting before transfer to Esterfield Louisiana. Halloween novelties for sale at the Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Patterson
Baltimore
Maryland
Irene Haade
Forest City
M. E. Blanchard
Lone Rock
George Klenk
G. D. Welhousen
Mason City
Garret
Obe Hott
Algona
Tom Forburger
Obe
Tom Louis
Kenneth
Bruno Stecker
Harley Brandt
Ardith
Stecker
Claus
Herb Klassie
Florida
Esterfield
Louisiana
Herb
Hallowe'en Novelties
Henry Plaisier
Baby
Ben A. Meyers
Hess
Fred Asche
Faye of
Bancroft
Thomas Louts
Buffalo Township No. 7
Harm Harringa
Ilene
Lorraine
Leta Mae
Grandma Harringa
John Harringa
James Winter
Mabel Wilson
W. J. Denton
W. A. Winter v
Lee O. Wolfe
John E. Sloper
Colorado
Elmore
George
Dan Gallagher
Nelsina -Hansen
Ray Hansen
Rosmug Hansen
Goldfield
George M. Nelson
Nelsina Hansen
Nelson
Rasmus Hansen
Holmes
Clarence Cooper
Clarence
Chas. Cooper
Harm Janssen
Snuttjer
Harm Goldhorn
Deloris
Glenn Goldhorn
Iowa
Seaver Pannkuk
Titonka
Rawleigh Pannkuk
Duncombe
Senus Isebrand
Harold Miller
Immanuel Luther League
Hawk
Hampton
G. Ottersberg
Waverly
Wartburg Luther League of
Robert Clemann
Johnny
Edw. Hagge
Janice
Buffalo Center
Otto Koppen
Katherine Becker
Lakota
Allen Smith
Allen
Emory Smith
Kassuth Hospital
Community Notes From Buffalo Center Area News
Sunday visits and travels span Buffalo Center Garner and nearby towns with locals at Herman Beenken's home and Des Moines guests. Veterans and family news include Dirksons visit Triumph and soldiers in North Africa, Italy, and Oakland. Community events cover Good Hope Lutheran Aid, skating rink sale, fall rally at Hampton, and hospital updates for Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Ravin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Berniece Pannhuk
Herman Beenken
Buffalo Center
Homer Downs
Garner
Ben A. Meyer
Marjorie
Thomas Learg
Kenneth
Connie Dirkson
Santa Ana
Calif
Dirksons
Triumph
Minn
Good Hope Lutheran Aid
Otto DeWall
George Johnson
Wm. Boyken
Edward Boyken
Karl Wright
Galesburg
H. A. French
Russell
Harry Reed
Charles
North Africa
Italy
Minnie Eden
Fannie Balman
Alexander
Harm Grais
Fred Ubben
William Kardoes
Ray Birdsell
Hampton Hospital
Blue Earth
A. Peters
Jim Hanson
Nevada
States
Naval Hospital
Oakland
Raymond
U. S. AL
Cosmetics and soaps for sale at the drug store
430 Harold Breen was in Titonka Tuesday arriving Sunday from Camp McCain Mississippi on a 15 day furlough. He visits his mother and sister at Algona and his sister Mrs Elmer Peterson of Titonka along with numerous friends.
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Harold Breen
Titonka
Camp McCain
Mississippi
Algona
Elmer Peterson
Rats outbreaks in Iowa prompt cleanup and prevention plans
Reports from many Iowa counties warn of a rising rat population that threatens feed stores and public health, especially during wartime. Entomologist Harold Gunderson urges thorough cleanup of hoard piles, old hay, and cribs, sealing openings, and applying creosote as a six to twelve month repellent, followed by poisoning. Also notes a long subscriber history for James Davis Sr. of Cascade with Pioneer-Advertiser dating to 1876.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College Extension
Gunderson
James Davis Sr
Cascade
Pioneer-Advertiser
Iowa Farm Kernels Cites Egg Contracts Release Large Eggs
Cancellation of dried egg contracts frees about 130 million dozen eggs for civilian use but Iowa State College economist Ralph Baker warns prices may not fall materially. October 1 corn stocks on Iowa farms are the lowest for that date since 1837 yet higher than any year before 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Baker
Iowa State College Extension
Iowa
Citrus Fruits Hard to Find in Midwestern Markets
Oranges are scarce nationwide as the War Food Administration limits early 1942 43 shipments. California Valencia oranges vanish from stores while Iowa homemakers are urged to rely on home canned tomato juice and other vitamin C rich foods as the new crop delays begin and a November 1 Texas Florida arrival is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Food Administration
Fannie Gannon
Iowa State College
Iowa
California
Texas
Florida
School News Highlights From First Page
The report covers school activities including a masquerade planned for a student event with no skate afterward. English classes review parts of speech and sentences across grades, with juniors rehearsing for a play next Tuesday and seniors reviewing essays and noun pronoun correctness. Agriculture covers alfalfa values while math and science focus on triangle congruence, reasoning from given conditions, air pressure experiments, and barometer-weather links.
National Honey Week Appeals For Local Use
Local honey encouraged to stretch sugar rations as Iowa crop shortens supply. Honey serves as a bread spread and butter extender and can replace sugar cup for cup in cakes and cookies with recipe adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Mary Rissinger
Iowa State College
Poison bait controls pocket gophers in season best
County Extension Director A L Brown notes pocket gophers are easily poisoned with bait, best applied in October, April and May when vegetation is short. Poisoning can kill 75 to 90 percent in one dose, with a follow up dose needed for remaining pests per Harold Gunderson Iowa State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Brown
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
Gunderson
Army gliders land in Iowa near Pleasantville and Milo
Two Army gliders towed by planes broke loose and touched down in fields near Pleasantville and Milo Iowa. The Pleasantville landing was on a level field and considered successful though the field was too small for takeoff. The glider was dismantled and transported to Des Moines on a large Army truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilders
Iowa
Lorge
Pleasantville
Milo
Des Moines
Runs Away Spare Tire Rumbles Through Grinnell
A loose spare tire from Ernest Mitchell’s Brooklyn truck rolled across a Grinnell sidewalk, narrowly missing a woman and child before crashing into the Gerard car in their driveway. No injuries or major damage besides the car, which is repairable. Nearby, Leland Roberta reports cork field yields about 112 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Mitchell
Brooklyn
Grinnell
H. Gerard
Gerard
Leland Roberta
Knoxeville
Cork
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Titonka Savings Bank
B.C
Callies Bros Store
America
Union
Chicago
Union Stockyards
Hitler
Europe
Nazi Germany
Towa
State College
Downs’ Store
Titanka, Iowa
G.W.C
Robin Hood
Agriculture News
Bonacker's
Monarch Coffee
Teple
Hoff
Shoe and Harness Repairing
Drs. Colby and Hayden Forest City
Sherman Meyer
Sawyer Building
Phone
Smith's Barber Shop
Titanka
Algona, Iowa
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