Two Iowa Weddings Tie Communities Across States
Miss Elvina Herbrandson daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Herbrandson of Petersburg and Arthur Luscombe son of Mr and Mrs James Luscombe of Dolliver wed at Worthington Minnesota with Rev Paul Koch officiating. The ceremony featured navy dresses yellow accents and a formal wedding dinner. A second ceremony united Miss Jeanne Parsons daughter of Mr and Mrs G Parsons Sr of Estherville and Lieut Francis W Sparks son of Dr and Mrs F F Sparks of Waverly at St Peters Rectory in Columbia South Carolina read by Lt Walter J Poynton. The bride wore turquoise and white lace with gardenia corsage. attendees included Mrs Carl E Hageman and Dr Sparks. the reception followed at the Wade Hampton hotel Colathnia. Lt Sparks a Columbia air base officer and florist wife attended by his father Dr Sparks. The notes end with a quotation from Mary Baker Eddy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elvina Herbrandson
Henry Herbrandson
Petersburg
Arthur Luscombe
James Luscombe
Dolliver
Worthington
Minn
Paul Koch
Jeanne Parsons
Carl FE. Hageman
Waverly
Dr. Sparks
Wade Hampton
Colwinthia
Sparks
Warne Smith
Sidney Beardsley
Leon Potter
Wich
Miss Janice Ihlan Married Wednesday at Jackson
Miss Janice Thlat daughter of Mr and Mrs R M Ihlan and Robert Tvedte were married last Wednesday evening at 7 oclock at the Presbyterian parsonage in Jackson with Rev Paul Shedd officiating The bride wore a rose French alpaca dress and corsage of small roses They returned from a four day wedding trip and Mr Tvedte will report to Des Moines then Great Lakes naval training for aviation basic training Mrs Tvedte graduated Estherville high school and attended junior college He graduated from Dolliver high school and has worked at Neil Finns grocery and in the local A and P store for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Thlat
R. M. Ihlan
Robert Tvedte
Hans Tvedte
Dolliver
Presbyterian Parsonage
Jackson
Paul Shedd
Tvedte
Des Moines
Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training School
Naval Aviation
Estherville
Neil Finn
Focal A. & PB
Neighbors Embrace War Time Welfare Pledge
Mary Ames recalls a postwar pledge adapted for wartime to conserve resources. The group discusses planning meals, avoiding waste, saving bread, reducing burned toast, and preserving vitamins by proper cooking. They emphasize fat salvage, cold storage, and making milk go further with cooking and recipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ames
Europe
United States
River floods Riverside park after heavy rain in area
River levels rise after rainfall in the region spreading into Riverside park. The stream slowly returns to banks as floodwaters recede, with the high water affecting West Des Moines and nearby areas. Temperatures cool after a weekend heat wave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Riverside Park
British Commandos Trainer Demonstrates Extreme Hand-to-Hand Tactics
Major W. Fairbairn, veteran British trainer on loan to U S forces, showcases a brutal Ju Jitsu based method blending Hell's Kitchen grit and Port Said combat to teach Marines and soldiers how to kill or capture. His demonstrations at the Hotel Astor room feature judo grapples, disarming techniques, and bone breaking holds tailored for silent close-quarters warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. ¥. Fairbairn
United States
Fairbairn
Hotel Astor
College
Dannerbrook
Air Force
Navy
Army
Major Fairbairn
Kodokan Ju-Jitsu University
Tokyo
Shanghai
United Nations
St Paul Open spectators visit for golf tournament
Mr and Mrs Melvin Handeland of Chicago visited the home of Bert Pandeland and others in St Paul as spectators at the St Paul open golf tournament. Miss Wanda Fretty substituted for Miss Blanche Maaland in the Sorum office during Maaland's vacation. Mayhew Sliter went to Des Moines for a physical. Hattie Osmundse returned to county recorder duties after a vacation. Milly Riley admitted to Park View clinic. Mr and Mrs Charles Robinson tested in Chicago and planned to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Handeland
Chicago
Bert Pandeland
Jack White
G. Ee Raife
Joh Raife
Vic Perkins
Dr. J. M. Fredericksen
St Paul
Minn
Wanda Fretty
Blanche Maaland
Marie Sorum
Miss Maaland
Miss Sorum
Hattie Osmundse
Court House
James Walsh
Knoxville, Tenn
Milly Riley
Charles Riobinson
Park View Clinic
Charles Robinson
Urge Prevention of Disease Spread During Harvest
Authorities from the American Foundation for Animal Health warn inexperienced harvest crews to prevent hog cholera and other diseases spreading between farms during threshing. Keep out of neighboring hog lots, avoid driving through hog pastures, and restrict access to shares of wagons and trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Foundation For Animal Health
Foundation
Foundations
Rang
Spirit Lake Weekend Visit Noted by Jansen Family
Mr and Mrs Bernard Jansen and Dixie spent the weekend at Spirit Lake visiting Mr and Mrs Victor Smith and family. The reflection on expectation and enjoyment precedes the note, highlighting a social visit rather than a major event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Jansen
Dixie
Spirit Lake
Mrs
Victor Smith
Emmetsburg Boy Fatally Injured In Motorcycle Crash
Lawrence Johnson an 18 year old Emmetsburg resident died after a Sunday morning motorcycle collision with a car on highway 30 four miles west of Tama Iowa He was thrown against the windshield sustaining a broken neck a crushed chest and other injuries and died about half an hour after being taken to Deaconess hospital in Marshalltown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Johnson
Herman Johnson
Emmetsburg
Highway 30
Tama
Iowa
Johnson
Deaconess Hospital
Marshalltown
Emmetsburg Teacher Joins WAAC in July
Miss Hina Jane Hilliard mathematics instructor at Emmetsburg High and Junior College was sworn in as an officer candidate in the WAAC on July 25. She has resigned her post and plans to move from Madison Wisconsin to Emmetsburg to report for duty at Fort Des Moines on August 25. Her one year as a teacher was well regarded and her departure is a loss to the school system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hina Jane Hilliard
Emmetsburg High School
WAAC
R. W. Newell
Miss Hilliard
Emmetsburg
Madison
Wis
Fort Des Moines
What You Buy With WAR BONDS
The 75-millimeter gun served as a divisional anti-tank weapon but is being replaced by the 105 as the division's heaviest weapon. The 15mm gun, costing $12,000, has been converted by Ordnance into a "blacter" twice as efficient as in the first World War.
Young pilot Adolph Paul Jr. Gets Car License
Sixteen year old Adolph Paul Jr. holds a student pilot’s license and can fly five types of airplanes but could not drive a car until recently. He explains he spent the last two years learning about airplanes and only then earned a driver’s license yesterday. The piece closes with a Goethe quote and a note on striving toward higher aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Adolph Paul, Jr
P Aul
For Sale Good Electric Refrigerator and More
For sale good electric refrigerator priced at 67,560 dollars. Bill Benning, Used Furniture. Dead animals removed free by Estherville Works. Phone 700. Rendering services available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Benning
Estherville Works
Mr. and Mrs. Utz Visit in Davenport Weekend
Mr and Mrs Carl Utz of Davenport visited at the John Utz home this weekend. Mr Utz, father of Carl, is seriously ill after a cerebral hemorrhage last week. He is reported to be improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Utz
Davenport
John Utz
Coleman hospital lists several surgeries and births this week
Multiple families report births at Coleman hospital this week including a daughter born August 2 to Private and Mrs. Robert Langmo and a daughter born August 1 to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Anderson of Terris. Major operation on Malcolm Pederson and several tonsilectomies performed for local youths. Mrs. William Keller was hospitalized after a fall at Spirit Lake with facial injuries but no broken bones reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman Hospital
Dale Ross
Harold Ross
Estherville
Judith Kay Forney
Dallas Forney
Arnold’s Park
Jack Fena
Dale Fena
Spencer
Joe Lytle
Russell Lytle
Armstrong
Robert Langmo
Malcolm Pederson
G. C. Pederson
Ringsted
Ed Anderson
Terris
William Keller
Spiritlake
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Miss Herbrandson
Henry Schakel
Terry Schakel
Luscombe
Jackson High School
FW. Woolworth
Petersburg Creamery
Mr. Luscombe
Dolliver High School
Mary Baker Eddy
Janice Ihlan
John
Steh
H. L. Pre. Tata Eeenne
Vince
New York
Hell's Kitchen
Port Said
Marquis of Queensberry
Mayhew W’. Sliter
Teng Wise Says
America
U.S
Feltham
U.S. Treasury Department
Goethe
H. W. Reecher
Mankato Commercial College
Mankato
Adelaide Nichols
Soviet
Russia
Germany
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