Numerous Iowa residents visit kin and attend society events
Rural community notes list visits among Mankato and Armstrong families, hospital trips for John Olsen, and travel by John Christensen Jr. to Goldfield as relief agent. Local gatherings include Danish Brotherhood and Eastern Star meetings, bridge clubs, and a 89th anniversary luncheon, with multiple hosts and guests from Armstrong, Rae City, Jewell, Swea City, and Humboldt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Christensen
Mankato
Minn
John Christenizen
Rasmus Madison
M. C. Monson
Northfield Minn
Matt Monson
L. A. Petergren
Rochester
John Olsen
Mr. Olsen
Algona Hospital
Henry Lange
Armstrong
John Andreasen
John Christensen, Jr
Goldfield
Earl Keeton
Minneapolis
Howard Underwood
Storm Lake
Warren
Baby
John Christensen
Jewell
Chris Andersen
Andersen
Herman Strucker
Roderick Darnell
Estherville
G. W. Darnell
Kimball Madsen
John Wiley
Ruth Wiley
Melvin Weisbrod
Ames
Jensen
Carl Benson
Ralph Andersen
Humboldt
Wilbur Clause
Gerhart Will
Social and neighborhood events around Superior Iowa
Social Hour hosts Valentine party at R 3 Ewing home. Ann Rutledge article read by Mrs Esta Johnson. Miss Flossie Zerfoss led . Valentine contests and exchange. Mrs Sylvia Reinitz co hosted with Mrs Ewing. Mrs Mary Harris returns from Spirit Lake. Families near Superior attend farewell parties as neighbors host. Farm changes: Scott rental bought by Ben Griffiths Spirit Lake. Route visits include Estherville Hull Lake Park Armstrong Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Tow
Russell Tow
Lucius Tow
Terrys
R. 3
Spirit Lake
T. Hogue
Arlene
Slater
Norman
Chester Frowell
Sewing Club
Hannah Wade
John Deling
Lyle Lewis
Walter Triggs
M. E. Leek
Eldon Leek
E. Baker
Glen Slingerland
Superior
Albert Scott
Scotts
Ben Griffiths
Elmo, Bartleman
Estherville
Shepard Place
Mel. Welty
Bridge
George Reuland
Hull
Iowa
Will Woods
Iowa Falls
L. L. Weaver
George Langs
Fred Lundbeck
Lake Park
Leslie Larson
Worthington
Minn
Larson
Hassell
Grace
Mary
Frank Sawyer
Jackson
George Sangli
Albert Heywood
Clear Pictures for Good Snapshots in Any Setting
Learn to balance subject and background for sharp clear photos. Use light backgrounds for dark subjects and dark backgrounds for light ones. Outdoors a blue sky can be enhanced with filters. without filters the sky brightens. Steady the camera with supports and use tripods for time exposures. For moving subjects use higher shutter speeds. 1/100 second for a person approaching. Measure distance to ensure focus. use a tape or range finder for close ups.
Dunnell Seniors Win In Sherburn Elocution Contest
Two Dunnell high school seniors won top prizes at a Sherburn declamatory contest. Paul Morton took the oratorical section and Merle Anderson won extemporaneous selection. The event included E C Headley turning 70 at a family gathering with Faye Headley and others present. Ice cream and cake followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunnell
Sherburn
Paul Morton
Merle Anderson
E. C. Headley
Faye Headley
Welcome
B. G. Cross
Ben Bettin
Clarence Headley
J. R. Woods
C. &. Zender
St. Paul
Lake Fremont
Township offices filed before Feb 27 for Lake Fremont vote
Australian ballot rules require candidates for township offices to file with the clerk by February 27. Lake Fremont election is set for March 12 with clerk, one 3 year supervisor, a constable, and a justice of the peace to be filled. Co L Larson is clerk and M H Silcox is a supervisor. Walter Deering is constable and H A Dreke is justice of the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Fremont
Justice of Peace
Co. L. Larson
M. H. Silcox
Walter Deering
H. A. Dreke
Local notes and visits from Dolliver area events
DOLLIVER reports Audit ing Service of Minneapolis examined Farmers Creamery books last week. Supt. James H. Smith of the local school has influenza. Hi E. Rogers and grandson Earl visited from Gruver. Mrs. James H. Smith attended a shower in Emmetsburg for Mrs. James Conlon at V Chapman home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Ernster
Alma Smeby
Co-operative Auditing Service, Inc
Minneapolis
Local Notes From Halfa and Surrounding Area
Gossip and updates from Halfa and nearby towns. Mentions visits by Leona Walsh and the Goddalls, Caylers from Spirit Lake, Nadine Stillman returning from Algona, illnesses including erysipelas and spinal meningitis, theater attendance in Estherville, incubator installation at Gardner Hatchery, bridge games, travel to Renwick and Spirit Lake, and a Feb 19 telephone patrons meeting detailing new lines and elected officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Stillman
Percy Whitehill
Ruth Ann Moltzen
Coleman Hospital
Estherville
James H. Smith
Gerald Stow
H. D. Mereness
Frances Stech
Ellabel Johnson
Walter Gardner
East Chain
M. L. Owens
Gardner
Gardner Chick Hatchery
Owens
W. L. Whalen
Bridge
C. P. Stow
Stephanie Cowling
CDC
Decorah
Leslie
Ft. Des Moines
Stegens
Walter Clarksean
Olson
Town Hall
Harvey Eggestein
Frank Wieskus
Sec'y-Treas
Clarence Olson
Henry Ebeling
Henry Gilbert
Hnemen
Herbert Shelgren
John Libra
Petersburg Social News Highlights Several Local Visits
Mrs Harold Stanwick hosted sewing club. W V Peterson and sons, Claude Rasmussen and Larry, visited H P Peterson. Olaf Gilbert family to move to Spirit Lake area. Dinner guests included Martin Stanwick, Ed Healey, Sharon. Nearby visits by Schmidt, Knutson, Roggow, Seeger, Johnson, Wendeladorf, and others. Olson family moved to vacated buildings. Dingman workers recently employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Rasmussen
Ray Rasmussen
Claude Rasmussen
Malyen Dorr
Fairmont
Lester Peterson
Bertha Gilbert
Mankato
Bert Gilbert
Petersons
Floyd Johnson
Luella Cox
Leo Cox
C. H. Olson
Jackson
C. A. Nasby
Petersburg Farm Bureau
W. A. Poynter
A. A. Nasby
St. Paul
L. J. Tessien
Geo. Russell
Farm Bureau
W. Withers
Roy Moses
G. Russel
J. Hasberger
Fey
Harold Stanwick
W. V. Peterson and Sons
Larry
H. P. Peterson
Henry Gilbert
Olaf Gilbert
Spirit Lake
Ebn
Sharon
St. Peter
Minn
Earl Schmidt
Superior
Alvin Knutson
Fred Roggow
Dunnell
Karl Seeger
Ray Johnson
Sylvia
Carl Johnson
Charley Roggow
Andrew Jensen
Dorothy
Ralph Skow
J. J. Wendeladorf
Gerhard Olson
Ruth Smith
Geo. Dingman
Rock Island announces Rocky Mountain Special train service
The Rock Island Railroad will launch a new fast train named the Rocky Mountain Special between Chicago and Colorado, starting June 21. It will run Fridays to Sundays from Chicago and Saturdays to Mondays from Denver and Colorado Springs, continuing through Sept. 2, with sleeping, lounge, dining and deluxe chair cars, departing LaSalle Street at 12 45 p.m. and returning routes via Colorado Springs and Denver in the afternoon. The service supplements existing routes to popular national parks and offers direct connections to Yellowstone and Yosemite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Colorado
Rocky Mountain
Rock Island Railroad
A. D. Martin
Denver
Colorado Springs
LaSalle Station
Rocky Mountain Region
National Park Service
National Parks
Martin
Rocky Mountain National Park
San Isabel National Forest
Mesa Verde Nat'l Park
Yellowstone
Yosemite
Hot Springs National Park
Arkansas
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
el Paso
Texas
Southern Pacific
Tax Filing Time Expands for Federal and State Returns
The notice urges individuals to file income tax returns by March 16 or March 30. It details thresholds: singles with net income 1000 or more, married couples with net income 1500 or more, or gross income 3000 or more must file. State returns go to Des Moines and DMV locations. first-time inclusion applies to federal and state employees, teachers, and local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bot Shell
Collector of Internal Revenue
United States
Des Moines
Iowa
Towa
When to say go to bed Lesson From a Child’s Chance
Madge Irons scolds seven year old Jimmy for not tidying toys. Her sister Irene Brandt suggests a kinder approach using impersonal framing and conditional timing to encourage obedience. The dialogue includes a Browning quote and a medley of misquoted lines about growth and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Madge Irons
Madge
Irene Brandt
Jim
Rural electrification in Iowa falls short of goal
E C Collier, head of REA utilization at Des Moines, says nearly a quarter of Iowa farms have electricity though 167000 farms still lack service. At the Rural Electrification Conference in Ames he urged finding ways to extend power, noting benefits like poultry lighting to boost egg output and livestock care with automatic devices. Longfellow quote appears as epigraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
E. C. Collier
REA Utilization Division
Des Moines
Collier
Amea
Thought and unity in nature and society
A reflective excerpt attributes value to generative thought and asserts human beings are part of a single body. It emphasizes mutual love, social life, and the duty to work for the common good as nature instills an obligation to uplift the whole.
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Country News
Laverne
C. J. Lavera
Thorvald Petersen
C. A. McAdams
Swea City
Joe Oakes Jr
Dean
Lena Nelson
F. A. Nelson
C. E. Christiansen
Gayle Andersen
Monterey
Anna Larsen
Sisterhood Lodge
V.R
Che Snapshot Guild
Ed Hubbert
Erick Johnson
Claire Will Nye
Hubbert
Erick Duliusons
Imnogene
Alfred Osberg
Lindahl
Aavey
Clarence Carls
Harold
O. B. Carlson
Bode
Walters
C. R. Silcox
F. A. Silcox
Lo Ann
R. W. Swenberg
Francis Brundage
Huntley
Brundage
Mesdames E. Whitehead
Minnie Peterson
Emma Dikes
P. A. Peterson
Dolliver
Sen
King of
Utah
Tommy
William King
Foggy
Petersburg
Rock Island Lines
Browning
Longfellow
G. T. Tostenson
Golden Sun Milling Co
Farmers Produce Assn
First Ave
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