Appeal for the Fourth Red Cross Call
Maj Gen Merritte W Freland urges universal Red Cross support for postwar Army welfare. He notes wartime recovery progress, the need to rehabilitate maimed veterans, and the Red Cross role in peacetime military and public health efforts. He calls for maintaining active membership and backing the new Roll Call campaign.
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RED Cross
Merritte W. Freland
UU. S. A
American Red Cross
Baltimore
War Department
American+Red Cross
Visiting Nurses Association
Birth Reports from October and November
Birth notices list four new arrivals with parents and locations: Kile Milburn Beard at Ringsted to George Gervaise and Emma Rhumke Beard born October. Ruth Fern Meyers daughter of George C. and Carrie Jensen Flint Meyers at Armstrong Grove township born October. Olson son of John and Susie Swift Olson born October at Estherville. Hireley daughter of William Louis and Goldie Eloise Thompson Hireley born November at Twelve Mile Lake township.
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Kile Milburn Beach
George Gervaise
Emma Rhumke Beard
Ringsted
Ruth Fern Meyers
George C
Carrie Jensen Flint Meyers
Armstrong Grove Township
Olson
John
Susie Swift Olson
Estherville
Hireley
Wiliam Louis
Goldie Eloise Thompson Hireley
Twelve Mile Lake Township
Marriage Licenses for Several Iowa Couples and Circus Sale
The notice lists marriage licenses issued on various dates in November, naming pairs such as Fred S Gehlker with Matta I Kruse, Harold BE Jorgensen with Madeline HL Gangsatead, Clifteon W O Bryan with Bessie Carson, Williams Blair with Edith Lavelle, and Chas Johnson with Eva Phillips. It also reports Selis Floto Circus changing hands, sold by H H Taminen and F G Bonfils of Denver to Jerry Magivan of Denver, owner of Hagenbeck Wallace and other shows. the sale price was not disclosed.
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Fred S. Gehlker
Wallingford
Matta I. Kruse
Fatherville
Harold BE. Jorgensen
Esthervilks
Madeline HL. R. Gangsatead
Halfa
Clifteon W. O. Bryan
Liscomb
Bessie Carson
Armstrong
Williams Blair
Blue Farth
Minn
Edith Lavelle
Estherville
Chas, Johnson
Eva Phillips
H. H. Taminen
F. G. Bonfils
Denver
Jerry Magivan
Magivan
The Everyday Life Of A Working Girl
A poem depicts a working woman's routine from morning prep to end of day, ending with the same grind tomorrow. It contrasts daily toil with routine tasks and lacks dramatic events or names. A second item notes skunk hides worth a million, a USDA circular, and Miss Elsie Howard's standout farming feat in Ayrshire, praising her work ethic.
Vaccination Urged To Prevent Smallpox In State
State board of health calls strict quarantine and vigorous vaccination drive as smallpox spreads in several communities. All school children must show vaccination certificates. Diptheria also prominent. 150 anti-toxin packages sent to various sections in one day. Jim Hill, wounded overseas, unfit for duty but improving after operation. Wood men aided with corn field work for him.Miss Ruth Felkey hosted a bridal shower for Madeline Gangsted at her home. Armstrong Journal.
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State Board of Health
Wek
Halfa
Jim Hill
Ruth Felkey
Madeline Gangsted
Iowans Eat More Ice Cream Than Ever
Iowa statistics show residents averaged two and a quarter gallons of ice cream per person in the past year. Five and a half million gallons valued at seven million dollars were produced and disposed of in the state for the year ending September 1, up twenty thousand in value from the previous year due to higher prices and war taxes. Northwestern Iowa bricklayers and plasterers met at Fort Dodge to press wages of one dollar and twenty cents per hour, amid general agricultural stagnation and high costs impacting building activity.
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Iowa
State Dairy and Food Commission
Fort Dodge
Wisconsin Beats Minnesota 8 to 0 At Homecoming
Nansen Toratenson Lou Donaldson and Paul Trussell flew to St Paul for the Wisconsin Minnesota football game, reaching Speedway Field in two hours ten minutes for Wisconsin's 8 0 victory. They visited the Ross Davis home in St Paul and all reported feeling fine before returning Tuesday amid a snow storm.
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Nansen Toratenson
Lou Donaldson
Paul Trussell
St. Paul
Speedway Field
Wisconsin
Estherville Hardwood Milling ad offers direct mill pricing
Farmers and teamsters are urged to buy wagon tongues eveners reaches and other dimension stock in oak hickory and red elm. Timbers and lumber are available to order. Prices claim to save money by buying directly from the mill at Estherville Hardwood Milling Company located on Forest Street and Lincoln Street.
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Estherville Hardwood Milling Company
Foerest St
Lincoln St
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Clabes
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Grover
Jas. W. Darling
Eatherville
New York State
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Elsie Howard
M. B. Kane
Ayrshire
Howard
Emmetsburg
Democrat
Armstrong Journal
Soeth
Poland
China
Volunteer
Maple Wood Wonder
M. L. Soeth Wallingford, Iowa
Minneapolis
Reagy
Sconberg & Kilgore
Lady Gold Bag
Middle West
Oak Hill Guernsey Co
GEO. A. Nichols
Adelaide Nichols
Estherville, Iowa
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