Country News Family Visits Across Town and States
Mason City and Manley couples spent a few days at Strawberry Point with the Andersons. Mrs. L C Nipher hosted her sister from St Ans gar Ta. Mr and Mrs L E Sargent welcomed children and families. Mrs Sol Silverman of Anchorage Alaska visiting sister A S Anderson and family.
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Fred Gabel
Mason City
Grover Social Notes From Miss Marion Ramsey’s Move
Local items recap visits, moves, and club happenings. Miss Marion Ramsey leaves Grover for Mankato Minnesota to enter business college. Families visit, a Chicago trip returns, farm relocations, and Midway Country Club luncheon details with members listed. Trilla Whitacre starts at Howard Bammer ice cream factory. Lakeside club hosts, next meeting set for September 27 with guest notes and roll call prompt. Long Beach visits noted for Mrs Stewart Harvey and family.
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Marion Ramsey
Mankato
Minn
Mankato Business College
Harry Krull
Janet
James Whitacre
Maxine
Freeport
Whitacre
E. M. Pickell
Walter Smith
Hardy
Soren Sorenson
M. Chukker
Dorothy
Chicago
Wm. Ramsey
Grover
Jens Christensen
Minnesota
George Vavra
A. M. Brown
Bernadine Wertz
Owen Wickens
Wm. Kamerer
Midway Country Club
Jim Hoien
Elmer Spoo
Sara Wilder
Lloyd Dable
Alan Hiles
Jim Holen
Frank Kreiger
Alan Kreiger
Jess Kissinger
Orvie Salmonson
Chris Spoo
William Kamerer
Trilla Whitacre
Howard Bammer
Barbara Cornwall
Gull Point
Orie Myers
Lakeside Club
Charles Logan
Robert Woods
J. K. Carey
William Harvey Jr
Lee Shult
Stewart Harvey
Alvin Ehlers
East 64Th St
Long Beach
Calif
Superior Guests and Faculty Arrivals for McCoy Home
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Otto McCoy include Mr. and Mrs. Jay Wardrip and sons from Butterfield Minnesota, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wardrip and children of Odebolt, and Ray Wardrip of Swea City. Faculty arrive for the new school year. Students and staff will reside at several local homes through the year, with plans for weddings and showers noted among the social round.
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Otto McCoy
Jay Wardrip
Butterfield
Minn
Clyde Wardrip
Odebolt
Ray Wardrip
Swea City
Alice Sunde
Leland
J. C. Smith
Erma Lincoln
Marce DeKok
Laurence Reulands
Agnes Haugen
Ann
Missionary Society hosts tea and guests day planned
Mrs L P Stillman opened her home for the Missionary Society of Community church with Mrs M C Peterson in charge. Attendees included Mesdames Smith Peterson Mereness Mitchell and others as Phyllis Arbogast from South Dakota visits. Guests day set for Oct 2 with an interesting program and tea.
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James H. Smith
Phyllis
Lundahl
Farmers Creamery Co. Inc
Land O'Lakes Creamery, Inc
Minneapolis
A. 8. Olson
Alen
Eva Olson
Des Moines
Earl Morrow
Mary
Alden
M. J Iverson
Olson
Iverson
C. W Dickenon
S. D. Mereness
American Legion Auxiliary
Emmet County
Art Williamson
Estherville
Dickenson
Mereness
Ely Ayers
Claude Hartman
Harry Hansens
Chris Jesperson
Maple Hill
Mr. Hansen
Birthday Party Honors Joyce Langlie and M E Carnahan
Mrs Geo Langlie hosted a birthday party at her home with guests including Mesdames Art Lynch Christie Richard Elizabeth Turner Mary Reed and her daughter Patsy Joe, Mrs Clara Christ and Mrs M E Carnahan with Ruth and Ellen. Refreshments served and a social afternoon enjoyed.
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Geo. Langle
Joyce
M. E. Carnahan
Mesdames Art Lynch
Christie Richard
Elizabeth Turner
Mary Reed
Patsy Joe
Clara Christ
Ruth
Ellen
Pigeon Band Baffles Conservation Leader in Emmet County
James Stillman of the Emmet County Conservation League reports a domestic pigeon leg band AU-39-Z.2301 found near the area. He seeks more details about the band while work continues on local repainting projects at the Mere ness and Sullivan homes.
Hessian fly free dates announced by entomologist
Ames Iowa Hessian fly free dates set from September 16 in northern Iowa to September 28 in the southern tier of counties announced by Harold Gunderson Iowa State College extension entomologist. He warned wet July and August may boost fly numbers and urged plowing under volunteer wheat before mid September to avoid infestation next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College Extension
Gunderson
Bids Sought for Algona Municipal Power Plant
Bids will be opened October 1 at Algona city hall for a new municipal power plant. Burns and McDonnell of Kansas City acts as architect. Plans require all materials and work per specifications with no withdrawal within 30 days. A public hearing will follow at 7 30 p m to hear objections. Plant located on North Hall Street with hillside grading underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona City Hall
Burns and McDonnell Engineering Company
Kansas City
North Hall Street
Water mains and sewer funding approved at Terril
WPA allotment of $11 890 was approved for water mains and service connections at Terril. The announcement serves as a reminder to return to constitutional principles to preserve liberty and opportunity. The Iowa Great Lakes sanitary sewer system operation costs exceed 6 000 per year. The state board of conservation has assumed operating expenses for the rest of the year, with local towns having paid about 5 900 since Sept 1 1939 under the original $6 000 annual estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terril
Lake
State Board of Conservation
Iowa Great Lakes
Lake Region
B. A. Miguel
State Commission
Spies Resigns as Ruthven Creamery Manager
O F Spies son of Mr and Mrs Carl Spies of Graettinger resigns as manager of the Farmers Creamery at Ruthven after 12 years with the Ruthven creamery. The resignation takes effect the last of August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. F. Spies
Carl Spies
Graettinger
Ruthven
Spies
Estherville Iowa City Council Proceedings 1940 Aug 5
The Estherville Iowa council meets in regular session with Mayor Ehlers. Minutes from July 1 to date approved. Transfers moved and approved by the State Comptroller reallocating funds among Gas, Comfort Station, Swimming Pool, Street Oiling, Meter Deposit, and General Funds. Budget adopted. J P Larson & Co. hired as accountants. Dorothy Rogers as Assistant Deputy City Clerk. H C Keeler as plant engineer. Contracts with Jay W Craig Co and L G Thompson approved. Detailed list of electric light fund bills and other fund expenditures recorded. Meeting adjourned.
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Sweet
Hedrick
Howard
Ellen Kepler
Joe Crowley
Comfort Station
J. P. Larson & Co
Dorothy Rogers
H. C. Keeler
Jay W. Craig Co
L. G. Thompson
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