Residents Visit Algona For Winter Home Event
Mrs Ernest Wilson Mr James Winter and Mrs W J Denton visited Thursday at the Ww A Winter home in Algona. Mrs C G Dennis and Mrs Wm Schutter attended a miscellaneous shower at the H L Dickmeyer home near Burt for Miss Verna Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Wilson
James Winter
W. J. Denton
Algona
Ww. A. Winter
C. .G. Dennis
Wm. Schutter
H. L. Dickmeyer
Burt
Verna Stewart
Visits by Wessels Family From Falls and Friday
Mr Evert Wessels and daughter Pauline from Long Falls visited from Friday until last Thursday with relatives and friends here and at Buffalo Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evert Wessels
Pauline
Long Falls
Buffalo Center
Mrs Hamstreet and family visit Mason City Sunday
Mrs W F Hamstreet and her children drove to Mason City on Sunday to visit her husband, Dr Hamstreet, and spend time together at his home. The brief social note records a family outing and reunion with Dr Hamstreet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Hamstreet
Mason City
Dr. Hamstreet
Residents visit and household news from Portland township
Mr and Mrs Wm Larsen returned Sunday evening from Reserve New Mexico where they visited their daughter Mrs Wilma Wasson and husband for an extended stay. Mr and Mrs C G Dennis of Wesley and Mr and Mrs Wm Schutter and children were Sunday dinner guests at the D M Stewart home in Portland township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Wm. Larsen
Reserve
New Mexico
Wilma Wasson
Husband
C. G. Dennis
Wesley
Wm. Schutter
D. M. Stewart
Portland Township
Mrs Ernest Wilson and Family Visit Dentons in Mississippi
Mrs Ernest Wilson and son Robert Tsthula, Mississippi, Mr James Winter Gilmore City, and Rev J B Hackersmith Hedrick spent a week at the W J Denton home as guests of Mr and Mrs Denton in a local social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Wilson
Robert
Tsthula
Mississippi
James Winter
Gilmore City
J. B. Hackersmith
Hedrick
W. J. Denton
Public Speeches Vary by Town Size in Elections
In rural towns public speakers running for office adapt their delivery compared with speeches in large cities, reflecting local audience expectations and community differences. The contrast highlights how venue and audience shape political messaging and tone.
Callies Family Plans Des Moines Health Clinic Visit
Mr and Mrs Garl F Callies with Miss Leota Oesterreicher travel to Des Moines for Sharon and Shirley Callies twin daughters to be examined Monday at the State Fair health clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garl F. Callies
Leota Oesterreicher
Des Moines
Sharon
Shirley
State Fair Health Clinic
Local residents conduct town business and plan events
Robert Welter in Wesley and L F Callies in Kanawha transact business Tuesday. The pheasant hunting season opens in Minnesota October 24 for nine days. The Lutheran Ladies Aid to hold an ice cream social Saturday evening September 6 in Callies Store. Henry Bruns and Lee visited Mason City for eye care. Mrs C I Durland and Betty Lee return to Cedar Rapids after a week with Titanica relatives. Emery Stuart moves into John Falk apartment. he becomes music teacher. Herman Franzen and friends attended the Des Moines state fair last Friday. Mrs Charlie Anna visits East Chain Minnesota with daughter Mrs Frank Tryon. Miss Viola Rike, teacher at Arnolds Park, to begin duties next Monday and attend a Saturday teachers meeting. Teiko Sietsema rents Mrs Stohy residence and will move after repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Rike
Arnolds Park
Farm Loan Association member visits Algona area
Herman Carlson of the Wesley-Titonka gravel road area visited town on Thursday. He is a member of the Algona National Farm Loan Association and was in town with others to pass loan applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Carlson
Wesley-Titonka
Carlson
Algona National Farm Loan Association
Bank's Last Dividend Leaves 11 Cents Lost Per Dollar
The defunct State Bank of Fenton pays a final 15 percent dividend totaling 89 percent overall. Customers lost 11 cents on each dollar deposited when the bank closed. "That bank should not have been closed."
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State Bank of
Fenton
Ames Boy Undergoes Emergency Appendicitis Operation
Keith Hoff of Ames underwent an emergency appendicitis operation Tuesday morning. He had spent the summer with his grandparents and returned home Sunday with his parents. He is recovering at Greeley hospital in Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Hoff
Ames
Greeley Hospital
Mrs Pendergast Hosts Bridge Club Jolly Afternoon
Mrs C V Pendergast entertained the Tuesday afternoon bridge club with high scores by Mrs George Bonacker, second by Mrs Martin Bleich, and low by Mrs Johnny Bleich. Guests included Mesdames H A French, George Bonacker, Mrs Johnny Bleich, Mrs Craven, and the Keagles en route to Urbana Missouri. A silver wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Guy Barton was celebrated by about eighty relatives with a mock wedding, songs, recitations, and a piano program, culminating in a silver gift for the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. V. Pendergast
George Bonacker
Martin Bleich
Johnny Bleich
Mesdames
H. A. French
Craven
Guy Barton
Barton
Frank Mulligan
Bancroft
H. W
R. A. Nelson
A. J. Nelson
John Hanson
Mason City
Thorkief Rikonsrud
New Richland
Minn
Ole Rikonsrud
Kanawha
Otto
Oren
Melvin
O. J
Helmer Hansen
Martin Hanson
George C. Johnson
Herman Johnson
Belmond
Localities report midweek business and travel
Alfred Oesterreicher conducted business in Algona on Friday afternoon. Mrs. Will Rickless transacted business in Mason City on Friday. Abbe Winters drove to Fort Dodge Sunday to bring his wife home for a short visit from Sunday noon to Monday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Oesterreicher
Algona
Will Rickless
Mason City
Abbe Winters
Fort Dodge
Mr and Mrs Homer Downs Attend Iowa State Pair Visit
Mr and Mrs Homer Downs drove to Des Moines Monday afternoon to spend a couple of days at the Iowa State Pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Downs
Des Moines
Iowa State
Bancroft Family Visits Clarence Cooper Home
Mr and Mrs Charles Schottes and family of Bancroft were Sunday evening visitors at the Clarence Cooper home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Schottes
Bancroft
Clarence Cooper
Forest City visitors share Sunday with Albert Lea friend
Mr K J Ness and son Martin of Forest City visited his daughter Mrs Clarence Cooper and family Sunday. In the afternoon they visited a friend at Naeve hospital in Albert Lea Minnesota. Sumner Hudson of Clear Lake was there last week soliciting Chevrolet business. He had sold 169 cars since January. His son Russell studies for the priesthood in Hollywood, California, working through school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. J. Ness
Martin
Forest City
Clarence Cooper
Naeve Hospital
Albert Lea
Minn
Sumner Hudson
Clear Lake
Nelsons Adopt Baby Son In Ames Homecoming
Mr and Mrs Miller Nelson adopted Ronald James, a one year old, last week in Ames. The child, born Tuesday, joins the Nelsons who previously lost two children in infancy. they now have a new home for Ronald James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller Nelson
Ronald James
Ames
Ronald
Nelson
Rainfall Blesses Farmers Despite Crop Damage in Iowa
Six inches of rain fell in a section of Iowa over the past week. The storm, lasting several hours Thursday night, damaged some corn and soaked the ground, hindering late planting but leaving farmers grateful for the precipitation and the chance for fall grass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Risius Jr. Builds Farm Empire in German Township
The article recounts Joe Risius Jr.’s rise from purchasing his first farm in German township in 1902 to expanding to over two sections. It notes his early tiling work, $4,000 in water outlet assessments, and further land purchases. His farms now thrive, run by him and his sons, showing strong cultivation and rising wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Risius Jr
Lakota
Mr. Risius
German Township
Taw
Risius
Iowa
Local Folks Visited Fort Dodge and Area Friends
Mr. Paul TMenan visited Fort Dodge on Sunday. Miss Myrtle Anna began teaching school at German Valley on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Johnson visited Sunday with friends at Clear Lake and Mason City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Anna
German Valley
Harold Johnson
Clear Lake
Mason City
Garner couple guests at Stroebe home dinner
Mr and Mrs Wm Lawhorn and family of Garner were dinner guests at Charley Stroebe home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Lawhorn
Garner
Charley Stroebe
Miss Myrtle Anna Returns From Orient Iowa Visit
Miss Myrtle Anna came home Saturday from Orient Iowa after visiting a school friend last week. Three Fort Dodge children visit this week with her mother, Elizabeth Kennedy. Mr and Mrs Gordon Hansen and daughter Druscilla stayed in Eagle Grove Friday with Harry McElroy hosts. Rev Muhleman of Algona led morning service at the Methodist church and conducted the quarterly conference in the evening. Hol Rike and daughter Viola visited Arnolds Park Sunday with his brother Louie Rike and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Anna
Orient
Iowa
John Sturdevant
Fort Dodge
Elizabeth Kennedy
Gordon Hansen
Druscilla
Eagle Grove
Harry MccElroy
Muhleman
Algona
Hol. Rike
Viola
Arnolds Park
Louie Rike
Student Mary Alice Clipsaddle Heads to Iowa State University
Miss Mary Alice Clipsaddle of St Genevieve Missouri will matriculate as a freshman at Iowa State University this fall. She graduated from high school last spring after an extended visit with her daughter Vilma and husband in Morianity New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Alice Clipsaddle
St. Genevieve
Missouri
Jowa State University
Visitors From Zimmerman and Maple Plain Call On Mark Bacon
Mrs Will Swanson and daughter Phyllis of Zimmerman Minnesota and Mrs Adrian Helgren with children of Maple Plain Minnesota visited Saturday and Sunday at the Mark Bacon home east of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Swanson
Phyllis
Zimmerman
Minn
Adrian Helgren
Maple Plain
Mark Bacon
Town
Ill Nate Walsh Taken by Ambulance to Des Moines
Nate Walsh was transported by ambulance from Algona on Sunday and was to be moved to the Veterans Hospital in Des Moines where he was reported quite ill. Mrs. Myron Schenck and Miss Maude Schenck of Minneapolis visited Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Roy Budlong en route to Crystal Lake to see Horace Schenck. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hoff of Ames spent the weekend with Rev. and Mrs. H. W. Schoenlein as their three grandchildren who summered in Titangka returned home with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nate Walsh
Algona
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Myron Schenck
Maude Schenck
Minneapolis
Roy Budlong
Crystal Lake
Horace Schenck
Carl Hoff
Ames
Rev
H. W. Schoenlein
Titankg
Republicans Face Question On Changing Leaders In Crisis
The spokesman argues against more radical shifts, confirming the party’s stance against returning to old economic policies linked to Hoover and the New Deal era, stressing continuity over upheaval.
Don Dewel Heads to Washington for Overseas Trip
Don Dewel former Bancroft Register editor departed Bancroft late last week heading to Washington and then to New York to sail abroad. He plans visits to France Germany Wales England and other countries on his itinerary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Dewel
Bancroft Register
Washington, D. C
New York
France
Germany
Wales
England
Lakota Teachers Featured. Topic Seeks Titonka Parade
The Lakota Record published photos of new teachers last week on the first page. The Topic notes the staff are good looking and offers to extend the same feature to Titonka’s new teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakota
Lakota Record
Titonka
Mrs Durland and Betty Lee Return From Titonka Visit
Mrs C S Durland and her daughter Betty Lee returned to Cedar Rapids on Saturday after spending a week visiting relatives in Titonka and Forest City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Durland
Betty Lee
Cedar Rapids
Titonka
Forest City
Callies Family Takes Short Vacation to Nashua and Ames
Mr and Mrs Leonard Callies and their family traveled Thursday for a brief vacation visiting relatives in Nashua and Ames and returned home Sunday evening
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Callies
Nashua
Ames
Smith Harris and Gladys Ann Visitrelatives in Parkersburg
Mr and Mrs L G Smith Harris and Gladys Ann returned Thursday from Parkersburg and Holland where they had been visiting with relatives and friends.
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Titonka Savings Bank
Chet Lamoreux
Prop
Dodge Street
Iowa State Bank
Cretanns
Ber
Teres
Rockford
Sonnenberg’s Store
Robert Welter
L. F
Lester Callies
Minnesota
Lutheran Ladies
Aid
Callies
Henry Bruns
Lee
C. I. Durland
Titanica
Emery Stuart
John Falk
Second Street
Mr. Stuart
Herman Franzen
Charlie Anna
East Chain
Frank Tryon
Teiko Sietsema
Mrs. Stohy
Raymond Keagle
Urbana
G. Keagle
Lake of the Ozarks
Gartner’s Apiaries
Titonia
Ben W. Pannhuk
Graham Bros. Pd
Geo, IL
Schmidt
Bay Gelding
Call Arch Burger
Hamilton Hatchery
Bancroft, Ja
Hiram Buckholdt
Toplo
Woden
Ted Hinders
Lee O. Wolfe
Tonle
Paul Tmenan
Wilbur Nutt
Elmore
Hart Nutt
Glen Nutt
Fairmont
Charlie Stroebel
Newbrough Pharmacy
Bonacker Bros
Lux
Wheaties
Zic
Georgie Porgie
Morton
Ane
Bill’s
Atwood
W. H. Stott
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