Local News Highlights From Mason City Area
The Boyken Insurance Agency took over the Henry Meyer insurance business. 4 H home demonstration girls Alice Budlong and Ola Mae Miller placed in the white ribbon class at the Iowa State Fair. Various local residents visited from Swea City to Garner, Des Moines, West Bend and beyond for fairs, family visits, and reunions. O K Maben, Hancock County Mutual Insurance secretary, died aged 70 in La Crosse Wisconsin. funeral held in Garner.
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Boyken Insurance Agency
Henry Meyer
Alice Budlong
Ola Mae Miller
Mason City
Goshen
Ind
Clarence Cooper
Swea ‘City
Hilda ‘Hesvig
Robert Bryan
Estherville
Homer Fry
John Eade
Decatur, Ill
Fry
Blakley
West Bend
O. K. Maben
Hancock County Mutual Insurance Company
LaCrosse
Wis
Garner
Maben
Forest City
County Mutual
Local notes from Kossuth County fair and surrounding towns
A compilation of social visits, family gatherings, and travel around Mason City Spirit Lake Estherville and Lakota. Attendees include the Winter and Newville families, H A Jennings, Myers, Sachau, Pink, Stott, and many other residents. A motorcycle trip to Shel don and Sauerkraut Day at Lakota are noted along with a few birthdays and a baby news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witonka
Wesley
James Winter
Clarence
Mason City
Martin Larson
H. A. Jennings
Frank Newville
Carlyle Egesdal
Baby
Egesdal
Belmond
John Pink
Robert
Keith Stott
Delles
Wisconsin
Everett Rippentrop
Lakota
Minnesota
Myrtle Sachau
Chicago
Ill
John Sachau
J. C. Newville
Wallace Weller
Will Newville
Des. Moines
George Sonnenberg
George Tjaden
Spirit Lake
Estherville
Andrew Petergen
H. A. French
R. C. Ball
Algony Court House
Titanka
Duito
Marion Thornton
Minneapolis
Minn
Bernard Hench
Britt
Boyd
Abbe Winter
Ben Slater
Iowa City
Tyke Theatre
Edward Knutson
J. E. Keil
Maurice
Len’ Callies
Jackie
Florence Reaser
Doyle
Emma Krueger
Wayne Miller Farm
Herbert Klasse
Art Askin
Sheldon
Iowa
Pierre Sartor
Guido
Mercedes
Childrens Hospital
Chicago University
Bradford Buffington
Harold Trasamar
Harold Milley
Joan
Jean
Doris Hagen
Nancy
David Adamson
Loren Hansen
Collesa Rippentrop
Lavon Graham
Jean French
Ferne
Doris Krantz
Betty
Dorothy Budlong
Krantz
Clifford Krantz
Doris
Asay
Nationally Advertised Brands Week Observed Weeklong tribute
From September 1 to September 10, Nationally Advertised Brands Week honors the Drug Store’s community service. The nationwide observance spotlights brands and retail service within local stores.
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All the Nation
Titonka vs Forest City Collegiants Preview
Titonka travels to Forest City to face the Collegiants next Sunday. Hardy Miller and Fred Hagen hauled a truck of honey to Kells in Sioux City Saturday evening. Kenneth Swan attended his grandmother's funeral in Morning Sun last week and then drove home to Spirit Lake with his brother. C. V. Pendergast family returned from Watertown August 28 with Mrs. Jacobson and son, visiting Coulter, Ames, and Miss Gobbes and Craven, then went to St Paul for the state fair and to see daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Kent
Wesley
Lillie ‘Wood
Mary Jane
Martin Bleich
George Breen
Minnesota
Mineapolis
Dale Craven
Donald Wood
Richard Cosgrove
Lost Island
Donald Caylor
Estherville
Harold Johnson
Irma Steinmetz
New England
North Dakota
Ernest Giesking
Richard Downs
Jim ‘Cooney
Whittemore
C. C. Kramer
Springsfield
Minn
A. Kilian
Earl and Herman Blakley
John Eades
Homer Fry
Decatur, al
Hades
Herman Blakley
Fry
Earl Blakley
Burl Woods
C. A. Hoon
Maxine Peterson
Raymond Ricklefs
Lucille Peterson
Dorothy Gartner
Russell French
Clarice Falk
Supt. Hoon
Titonka
Forest City
Hardy Miller
Fred Hagen
Kells
Sioux City
Kenneth Swan
Morning Sun
Iowa
Spirit Lake
C. V. Pendergast
Watertown
Bernard Phelps
Leroy
L. R. Daniels
George Moore
Des ‘Moines
J. M. Allen
Louis Heinz
Plandreau
South Dakota
Bartlett
Lora Allen
Pittsburgh
Kansas
Burt
Louis Bartlett
Lora Aflen
Algona
Lucille Bartlett
Ruth Henken
Ray Ladendorf
Lester Small
Washington
George
Harvey Graham
Graham
Fred Jennings
George Graham
Dwight Graham
Roy Clark
Jacob Godden
Leo Fox
Roy Ringsdorf
Wendel
Donald Ringsdorf
Gene
Kenneth White
Nebraska
Loreen Carlson
Arthur Jackman
Lotts Creek
Lloyd Bartletts
Alvin Godfredson
Lyle
Mason City
Re-Employment Agency Posts 68 August Placements
The National Reemployment Office in Algona reports Kossuth County made 68 placements in August out of 116 within four counties. Of Kossuth’s totals 38 were private placements for men and 30 for women. There were 36 public placements, 40 new applications and 296 names in active files. A total of 933 people were interviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Kossuth County
Humboldt
Mmet
Palo Alto
Kossuth
Pioneer Seed Corn Open House At Algona Draws 4000
Four thousand people attended the Pioneer HiBred Seed Company open house at its new plant north of Algona last Friday and Saturday. Lunch was served at noon and visitors toured the fielder and over 600 experiments. Open house continues this week for corn enthusiasts from northern Iowa into Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Pioneer HiBred Seed Company
Iowa
Minnesota
Flour IGA Fancy Ad and Town Council Actions
An advertisement for Flour IGA Fancy promotes a $149 49 lb sack. The Town Council met Sept 6 1938 at Dr Hamstreet's office with Mayor Hamstreet and officials present. Expenses approved include gas and oil for H C Ailts and multiple vendors. meeting adjourned with clerk Florence K Reaser recording minutes. Attendees at the state fair included Mr and Mrs Will Petersen and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagen
Gamble Stores
Lcrane CO
Ceca Seracenene
Reinder Krominga
Interstate Power Co
He. GC
Alltaceseeeeceses
Brank Clark Veveeeerenee
W. H. Rickless
Guy Brune
Beed Hardiware Eeeerarere
Harold Miller
Dr. H. I. Torgergen
Florin Bartlett
Florence K
Reaser
Bartletts and Friends Attend Social and Travel Frames
Portland community notices detail residents visiting Des Moines for the state fair and Lake region trips. Families including Bartletts, Allens, Grovers and Snows share visits, reunions, and birthdays across Algona, Burt, Pittsburgh, and Mason City with multiple gatherings and hospital clinic trips noted.
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Meyer
Titonka Savings Bank
Devil’s Food Angel Food
CREME
Canning
Callies Bros
W. J. Denton
Pioneer
I. G. A. Store
Wheaties
Johnson’s. Isoda
Lg.a. Cereals
Council Proceedings
Will Petersen
Marilyn
Marjorie
Bernard Thompson
Ray Oesterreicher
Leota
Lavonne
Keil’s
Manchester
Baby Food
Krystal Glass Cleaner
Lic
Keil’s Food
Portland News
Bonacker
Campbell's Tomato Soup 2
Black Oolong
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