Midway Highlights Local War Efforts and Social
Community notes celebrate a successful Red Cross Social at G Wheater's barn raising forty dollars for the Red Cross. Updates cover neighborly visits, family news, a barn dance, and plans for mobilization including a Navy enlistment and twenty one local men heading to Camp Pike. A piano ad from Lyon & Healy and a call to enroll as student nurses to release graduates for service conclude the item.
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Mother Earth
Red Cross
G. Wheater’ Barn
Cross Club
J. H. Larson
Larson
Fort Betge
Cornelius
Bocelyn
Iowa
H. A. Smith
Spirit Lake
Mr. Smith
D. B
Canada
Sam
Scobey
Rathman
Estherville
Will
Atkins
H. A. Nasby
Leora Watson
Thos. Ruckman
Donat Cockburn
Poad
W. H. Schacherer
JSON
Ralph
Carroll
Lewis Sevatson
Selmar Dybdahl
Minnesota
Percy Herem
Des Moines
Will Owens
Mabel
Milford
Bernice Borman
Wallingford
Henry Schubbe
Ed Dalman
Raleigh
George Zitterick
G. Gilbert
George Kent
Louisiana
Halvor Larson
Camp Pike
Lewis Robernus
Lewis Peterson
Len
C. H. Danielson
U.S
Europe
Yona
Womens Council of Defence
Peculiar Evidence On Perse In Estes Park
A prominent schoolteacher who recently traveled from Colorado recounts a 4-150 mile open auto trip through Estes Park. She describes sunburns on shoulders neck and arms despite wearing a veil and thick face powder to protect exposed skin, noting no tan on her waist.
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Colorado
Extea Park
Vail
Stockdale case defense and call for public review
The letter explains that Stockdale’s draft deferral was lawful and public, with all related correspondence kept open. It asserts no secret action, defends Stockdale’s character, and argues the District Board’s delay was reasonable while detailing the roles of local banks.
Iowa official defends actions on military留 matter and quotes poem
A statement defends official integrity over possible delays in a soldier entering military service. It argues no improper motive by Stockdale or speaker, cites Governor and Adjutant General, and urges fair reading to dismiss rumors. The piece also includes a poem about steadfastness and ends with community notes from Estherville and nearby areas.
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Soaite Gyoka
Mel Stei
Thinhat
Community Notes and Local Visits Reported
Local residents share visits across Spirit Lake Superior and Echols Minnesota as families gather. A Milwaukee Air Power Water System demonstration is scheduled at A D Root Lumber Company on July 26 and 27 with evening hours. J J Harker, manager. Also promoting Double Indemnity Policy via J P Littell and National Life agents.
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Milwaukee Air Power
A. D. Root Tumber Company
J.J. Harker
Me Mi
Fey
Boiled Oats For Chickens From Pennsylvania Experts
Poultry specialists in the Pennsylvania department of agriculture report boiled oats as a cheap, safe, and effective poultry feed. They advise soaking oats 12 hours, adding salt, boiling the soaking water away, and feeding warm. White Leghorn pullets may receive boiled oats twice daily while older hens need one daily serving to avoid excessive fat.
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Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Do Not Cut Marcus Wheat Until Dead Ripe
Frank L. Curry, Food Administrator, warns not to cut Marcus wheat until dead ripe as it is hard to thresh from straw and will not shell out if cut green. He urges waiting to ensure harvest efficiency and quality.
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Marcus
Frank L. Curry
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Mlwaukee Air Power
A. D. Root Lumber Company
Republican
Gunderson
Maxwell Auto
Jackson
Lyon & Healy
Music House
Chicago
Lyon& Healy
Steinway
Weber
Steck
Fischer
Krakauer
Washburn
Adv
Rai
Perse
Estes Park
Derstanding
Mr. Stockdale
Harding
Logan
Kirby
First National Bank
Smith
State Bank
Rhodes
Firse ‘Trust and Savings Bank
Iowa Savings Bank
Ralph Miller
Bgrnings Bank
Con
Mack ,J. Groves
Towa Savings' Bank
Petersburg
Rey
Akre
State Line
Andrew Benson
Ladies Aid
Alice
Hagbert Nasby
Henry Brunsvold
Cehildren
Hanlontown
Telesfrud
North Dakota
Hans Olson
S. A
Huntington
Harry Frits
Ead
Mason City
En ‘Arty Bidles
Key
B. C. Rombergey
Fred Bundayee Iy
Barth
Ave Reimet
Pearl Weis
Superior
Walter Fads
Leslie Eads
J. P. Littell
National Life
Lakefial
Farmers Union
Lakefield
the Vindicator
Harry Bauman
Oak Hill Fruit Farm
H. G. Graaf
P. Coth
G. A. Nichols
Michigan
Jens Hansén
Weyburn
Osage
Dalby
Spurbeck-Lambert Company
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