Eddie Rickenbacker and the Flying Circus Story
The narrative chronicles Eddie Rickenbacker, famed World War I ace and "Hat in the Ring" commander, from a tumultuous youth in Columbus to a fearless pursuit of flight and speed. It notes his early factory work, rapid rise in engineering roles, wartime heroism, and a suggested read Fighting the Flying Circus. Also mentions Mrs. R. C. Dyer visiting relatives in Iowa.
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Mid
Eddie Rickenbacker
America
Sir Ross Smith
Holy
Jerusalem
Cain
Eddie
Columbus
Ohio
Rickenbacker
France
General Pershing
Eddie Rickenbaker
Harold Moklestad Takes Bride Miss Martinson
Marriage of Marjorie Martinson of Lake Mills to Harold Moklestad of Forest City occurred Monday at the K K Nau home with Rev Wayne Staufer performing the single ing ceremony. The couple, attended by Norrine Butcher and Bill Henaman, planned a weeklong Black Hills trip and wedding home above the Grand Cafe. Moklestad manages the Grand Cafe. Mrs Moklestad was a cafe waitress. Also listed were weekend marriage licenses for Floyd Nehring and Ruby Bradshaw, and Kurt Spies with Wilma Irwin hosting a theatre party.
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Marjorie Martinson
C. Oscar Martinson
Lake Mills
Harold Moklestad
Peter Molkestad
Forest City
K. K
C. M. Gronsta
List
Bonnie Rousseau
Dale Noble
Graettinger
Johanna Hill
Rousseau
Spies
Estherville High School
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
Alpha Iota Sorority
State House
Graettinger High School
Iowa State College
Ames
Theta Nu Epsilon
Minnesota
EB. J. Maniece
Ruth
Elizabeth West
Ana
J. L. Hoye
Mary Ann
Jay Johnston
Lloyd Crim
Guy Nicholson
Don
Florence Norby
Meriel Vestrem
Paulinne Merriott
Woodrow Wilson
Leroy Merriott
Mary O'Rourke
Vacationers and visitors notable in Sleepy Eye area
Donald Miller of Rock Island and Mrs J S Miller visit this city with family. Howard and Barber families tour Ozarks and Crowley. Rev Riggs and relatives from Sleepy Eye host two of his sons. Local residents host and travel plans extend through Canada and Duluth. Chamber luncheon set Sept 1 at Gardston Hotel.
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Donald Miller
Rock Island
Mrs. J. S. Miller
A. Barber
Romaine Collins
Gail Collins
J. A. Riggs
Paul
Sleepy Eye
Minn
Rev. Rigg
Chamber of Commerce
Gardston
Fort Dodge Beef Show Opens with Cavalry Demonstrations
The Fort Dodge National Beef Cattle Show opens September 7 with fast moving entertainment. Troopers from Fort Des Moines perform maneuvers and trick riding, battle charges, and machine gun demonstrations. The event features 300 angus, hereford and shorthorn entries, 10 circus acts, a public wedding, and a car derby with 650 in prizes.
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Fort Dodge
United States Cavalry
Middlewest
Tacoma
Wash
Fort Des Moines
Spa
Mrs Caldwell Recital Series Opens With Pupil Performances
Mrs. R. L. Caldwell presents a city hall recital featuring her music students and their mothers. Les Butson wins first prize in a scale contest, with Carolyn Goldsberry, Kathryn Ann Horton, Helen Smith, and Joseph Shaw as top contestants. Additional performances include works by Williams, Marie Dale, Mildred Adair, Michael Barron, Cedric LaMort, Kantzler, Goodrich, Desbussey, Makowski, Zeckner, and Sinding.
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Caldwell
R. L. Caldwell
City Hall
Helen Smith
Joseph Shaw
Couras
Jean Bringle
Williams
Dolores Gustafson
Marie Dale
Ronald Gustafson
Mildred Adair
Thelma Stevens
Michael Barron
Litland
Cedric LaMort
Janice Lilland
Kantzler
Goodrich
Ruth Joratad
Desbussey
Madkowski
Clara Lofblom
Zeckner
Sinding
Travel updates and farewells in local society notes
A list of residents' travels and departures over the week includes L A Thorson heading to the Black Hills with a Sunday return planned, W W Goodge and Harry Wagner heading to Des Moines for the state fair, Helen York moving to Lake Prenton, and Margaret Vandenburgh starting a teaching post in Paulina. Other entries record visits to Chicago, Des Moines, Omaha, and Lake Preston with family gatherings, farewells, and a farewell party hosted by Adolph Questad for an assembled group of relatives and friends.
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L. A. Thorson
Black Hills
Chris Shipley
Sioux City
G H West
George
Agnes Hanson
Chicago
Emmet Trees
Marvin
Sidney
Lois
Bob Rankin
Betty Lou Vandenburgh
Pueblo
Colo
Alvin Crandall
Estherville
R. W. Boade
Eileen
Rodney
E. S. Camden
Alice
Freedom
Indiana
Faribault
Minn
John Camden
Iowa City
Ivadell Carson
Mildred Cronk
Adolph Questad
Richard Crong
Wayne
Luella
Lavern Hackerson
Irvin Cronk
Charles Mavis
Austin Fretty
Chas, Cronk
Avis
Phyllis
Paul
Wesley Cronk
Ed Carson
Harriet Fothergill
Paul Hegstad
Ruth
Soaring High to Open at Clay County Fair
The touring musical circus Soaring High arrives at Spencer's Clay County Fair to erect a massive portable stage and revolving machinery for a 14 act program. Headliners include Ross, Piere and Schuster with the Hudson Wonders and Empire Male Odette. Opening Monday night September 13 the fair promises its greatest season yet with sensational scenery, costumes and a faster moving show.
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Clay County Fair
Spencer
Ross, Piere and Schuster
Hudson Wonders
Dancers Deluxe
Empire
Odette
Mrs Kurt Spies Honored At Pre-nuptial Party
Miss Marton Rousseau became Mrs Kurt Spies of Graettinger on August 30 and was guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs Jay Johnston. Monte Carlo Whist yielded prizes for Mrs R N Rousseau and Mrs Charles Robinson. a lunch followed at a long table with elaborate crystal and pink tapers. Guests included the hostess, the honoree, and numerous friends from Graettinger, West Points New York, Hartley, and nearby towns.
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Marton Rousseau
Kurt Spies
Graettinger
Jay Johnston
Johnston
R. N. Rousseau
Charles Robinson
Miss. Rousseau
Mra
Carl Spies
Gracttinger
N. Rousseau
Lloyd Appleton
West
N.Y
Margaret. Kennedy
Ted Olson
Hartley
Mary Q’rourke
Martha” Robinson
J. , Hoye
Guy Nicholson
Woodrow. Wilson
Pauline Merriot
Carolyn. Osmundaen
Merle Wiseman
Margaret Troy Robinson
Excavation starts for banerne of bungalo project
An early notice indicates plans to begin an excavation for a bungalow project titled North to be built this fall. Details mention Mrs Bar Sorum and Mrs Nettle Toarow, with location cited as the north area of the project site.
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Excavasion
Reporter No 1 Echoes In Muckraker Tale
Former staff correspondent of a major news agency portrays a muckraking newspaperwoman whose ethics clash with her reporter sweetheart Fred MacMurray and editor father Charles Ruggles. Aian James writes motion picture scenarios for Paramount Pictures. Records do not disclose Charles Ruggles newspaper work, but he is Reporter No. 1 in America.
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Fred Mac Murray
Charles Ruggles
Aian James
Paramount Pctures
America
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Dale Carnegie
Eddie Rickenbakker
Continent
Plains
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R. C. Dyer
Salix
R. P. Kirk
Jackson
Geo. Nick
Ellwanger
Wood Laboratories
Michigan Ave
Vindigator
The
Vindicator & Republican Co
Iowa
Miss Martinson
Floyd A. Nehring
Grover
Ruby B. Bradshaw
Kurt R. Spies
Wilma Irwin
Miss Erwin
Lenore Henaman
Mary Belle Barrett
Lavohne Anderson
Bernice Estenson
Isabelle Paul
Marion A. Rousseau
Russell L. Stark
Fern C. Lanz
Mankato
Raymond Hulke
Stella A. Kahn
Courtland
Walter L. Athey
Reva L. Pickall
Dolliver
Harold A. Moklestad
Oscar Hager
Genevieve Hendry
St. James, Minn
Mrs
Jay Howard
Ozarks
Crowley
Mr. Howard
Howard Cut Rate Grocery
M. E. Wilson
Rousseau, Spies
Billy Rogers
Orleans
Orville Knight
Robert Kennedy
Robert Ellison
Robert Sanders
Bert Anderson
Port Arthur
Fort Francis
Canada
Duluth
Hibbing
Virginia
Twin Cities
Grand Theatre
Robert Sundere
Hutchinson's
Melvin Halverson
Lakefield, Minn
R. L. Tostenrud
Eldon Tostenrud
Litchfield, Minn
Mr. Tostenrud
Levi H. Minks
Russell Strait
Marian Willer
Virginia Reid
Leola Mulock
Edith Osten
Thelma Spear
Lucille Osten
Dickinson County
Kathryn Storey
Huntington School
Anna Geinitz
Topeka
Danielson
Hampton
C. H. Danielson
Frances Danielson
Herbert Challberg
Robert Challberg
Janet Challberg
B. Danielson
Dale
David
Donald
Herbert
John Challberg
Jersey
Red Hampshire
Eikes Barber Shop
South Fifth Street
Screen
John C. Moffitt
Kansas City
Benjamin Glazer
Philadelphia “Press
Frances Farmer
Guernsey
Norbert Kettler
Lakefield
J. A. Easter
Hotel Orleans
Grimms
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