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Odds Ends Sunday evening we were ed by our youngest, age three, to "come out and see what 1 got my coat." We did, and at his suggestion innocently plunged our hand into the coat pocket and right into the middle of a mess of worms, freshly gathered from the Snyder garden diggings across the street. Speaking of worms. -and ing-veteran Union Slough fish- ere officially say that open the until season they doesn't spot Mrs. Florence Bleich and Mrs. Rose Medin at some likely point in the Slough the season.

northerns doesn't open dritil May 15, according Wendell Simonson, conservation officer, and these two women are reported to bc about as successful catchera northerns as there arc in tho county." And another thought-are we going to have fly eradication spray campaign in Algona. this spring? Maybe wrong, but it seemed to us and others as well that JayCees campaign last spring practically eliminated the fly nuisance in the area for nearly the entire summer wasn't until late in August that a few of them showed up. An Associated Press research writer that the "bald headed man. is. the man of the future." The hairy man has had his day of history and is on the way out, the story says.

The story gave scientific foundations for the claim, naming a number of experts who all think the same thing. The only, persons not quoted were the barbers. We're been to a number of men's newspaper conventions, but last Saturday was the first time we ever sat in on a woman's newspaper you guessed it, 'conversation prior to the evening banquet turned to the topic of and the prevalling price of newspaper women's hats ranges from a $2.95 bargain being worn by a member from. Indianoto $25 aton head offa woman publish Lamoni but don! wrong the girls talk: newspaper, sho: -Della Welter. HOSE week to make what the female.

.5 not. to: overlied Rayon tive bow in scores of alley. only consecuthat seldom happen pr. in a nas It bowling that maga- she'll zine result. There's.

a group of little girls 'around town. who call tHemselves the Brownies a age group. seeking way to make a tie money. for their treasury they came up with the idea of making Maybaskets, to be sold A at Sc the thing got entirely out of control, and the Brownies have sold about 1,000 of the keis, according 10. Lloyd Rauze, who has had occasion to watch the sales campaign.

in view of the fact that Mrs. Rouze is a Brownie. sponsor. Gordon Gammack in his Des Moines Tribune column, Dr. reports among other things that A.

W. Gugisburg, dentist, wears a tic made Gugisburg of a. is pretty well flower print known around Burt, where he practiced dentistry one summer number of years ago he's now in Des SHORT EDITORIOL: Harold Stassen's stature on the republican political front bounded high after the Wisconsin priv mary Nebraska's results are and if he does it is fairly certain welling, there with delegates that he will be a real possibility brought a breath of fresh air to for the nomination. -Stassen has sive national viewpoints politics. that He make has a aggres: very contrasted to.

the usual variety of down-to-earth appeal to people, political slop." He is the only republican possibility who has a chance to gath: er liberal votes in quantity, and the votes of the millions wha are not hidebound to either party, If Senator Vandenberg It. throws his ported support to Monday he: might do, he Stassen, was re has received further valuable as: sistance from a highly respected Stassen. had whip the old guard in his party in will Minnesota have to' become governor; he to do the same thine on the DA: tional scene to. win, but it begins to had look a tendency to laugh him. off as though anyone who has has been, making in mistake.

in It will be. interesting to see those the party, who have been either start against to him climb on the pandwagon. or only as soon as they think he might win. Famous your but don have one al them on the The ESTABLISHED 1865 $50,000 1,600 Honor Doctor With 50 Years Service Given New Car Officiated At 5,000 Births During Career By Chris he popular doctor. Graduated in 1898 On April 6, 1898, J.

W. McCreery, son of Mr. and Mrs. In Presentation Academy. hall at Whittamore.

Sunday evening, some 1600 of the neighbors and friends. of Dr. J. W. McCrecry.

Whittemore practicing physician for almost -a half century, gathered to' pay honor to their friend medical. adviser, his mother and his wife. As a practical demonstration of the honor, respect and love these neighbors and friends had for the doctor, he. was presented with 8. Buick car, the latest in modern.

automobiles, purchased by admiring neighbors and friends in a wide and extended neighborhood of Whittemore. west Kossuth and cast Palo Alto counties. Guests Introduced Preceding the presentation sevcral numbers were given by the Presentation girls' glee club. Then Dr. C.

H. Cretzmeyer, Algona, master of. took over and presented a number of medical associates of Dr. McCreery. Thoy were Dr.

L. R. Woodward, Mason City; Dr. Woodbridge, Emmetsbury; Dr. Fred Knowles, Fort Dr.

Martin, Dodge; Pierre Sartor, Titonka: and. Dr. Waite of Fenton. Others Introduced were Frank: and longtime. friends.

fu hittemore doctor, and the Rev. C. P. Sweeney, Fort dge; Each named was on the stage with the guest of. honor, his nother and his wife.

Each one of these paid high tribute to their friend and corworker of many years, holding him an outstanding, active, respected and beloved citizen of Whittemore and neighborhood. Doctor: Cretzmeyer then, on behalf of some nearly 600 donators, presented the doctor with -a -key the new Buick and extended best wishes for his continued health and activity in their midst. Following a response by Doctor McCrcery in which. -He said hat not find words to express his grateful appreciation for the evidenced feeling of high regard his many friends had for timself and his wife and mother, ice cream and cake were served and a social Hour enjoyed by the friends and admirers of Trank McCreery, Greene county. Iowa, was graduated from the medical school of Drake university in Des Moines.

He opened an office and practiced medicine in Pioneer, Iowa, for one year and eight months following his graduation, and then he came to Whittemore. He has been that town's only practicing physician during the nearly 49 years since. And as to his proving his worth AB 4 medical adviser, as a citizen and as friend to all in the community the demonstration Sunday even spoke louder than' words. Recalls Early Days The nearly 50 years of practic. ing in Whittemore, from the mud roads and horse and buggy days when a call often meant A half day's travel, to the present good roads and eight-cylinder motor travel when a call 1s only a.

matter of minutes, have been busy ones. for Doctor McCreery, It was in 1916 that he three-bed has proved of and valuhospital in and this able benefit to patients of Whittemore and vicinity. Ella Burke has been the nurse in charge since the hospital was opened, It is estimated that he brought about 5.000 babies into the world. Participating in the doctor's hap: piness and opservation of his half century practice in the medical field were his mother. Mrs.

H. S. Dailey, now 91, and residing in the son's. home town, and his wife, whom, he married In 1899 and who came to Whittemore with him and who bas ever and always stod beside. him.

in his life's work to ease the suffering the illness of the people pf his Dr. and Mra. Me Creery lost two daughter Ruth 8, who passed away In 1907 and Catherine, 13. whose death per curred, in 1924. Doctor Creery holds a place Remember Them? 13 Sets Of Twins One Set Triplets but twins and triplets, yincluding the two sets of cer.

twins. In. the back row, left to right, are Helen and Dorothy Nelson. James and Vipond, Eunice and Bernice Burlingame, and Helen and Historical Dept. I Moines; Iowa Algona Upper Des Moines ALGONA, IOWA; TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1948 THREE SECTIONS-22 PAGES 8 Page Tabloid Rural Gravure Damage Suit Opens Dr.

McCreery, Howard: Just in front of them are Esther and Margaret and Gertrude, Grace and McNeil. In second TOW from the bottom are Bill and Charlotte Hilton, Robert and William John and James Spencer, and Idalla and Ilda Patterson. In the front row are and Harlan Helen and Ellen Johnson, Harlan and Helen Lashbrook, and Margaret and Johanna Silver Dollars Free; Friday, Saturday Twin Dollar Days come to Algona. 'Friday and Saturday, April 18 and 17 And don't be surprised if a Silver Dollar. stops you, asks you for a sales slip from an Algona place of business, dated that day, and presents you with a shiny new Silver Dollar if you have the slip, There wil be 50 Silver Dollar Men walking Algona streets, and their sole job is Chic Long Sells His Studio Here Chic Long announced the sale of his photo studio here; Monday morning, to Russell Studios of Mason City.

The sale becomes effective next -Monday, Mr. and Mrs. Long expect to move to Phoenix, in the where they will Mr. engage same business. Long will take some of his equipment has with him, and the balance been sold to the Mason City concern, which it was understood will continue to operate the studio here.

Mn Long opened his studio here 14 months ago, after returning from army service and attending school of photography in New York, Ex-Corwith Pastor Dead At Age 71 The Rev. Karl W. G. Hiller. 71, who served as Corwith Methodist pastor from 1935 till 1940, died Saturday morning at the Lutheran hospital, Fort Dodge, which he entered two 'weeks before for treatment of pneumonia.

Mr. Hiller, who was a well known figure in the Northwest Iowa Methodist Conference, was retired in 1945, but retained dence at Newell, where he serveq his last, pastorate of five More To Red Crass Since last week's Red Cross report was published, L. W. Nitchals, county fund drive chairman, has had reports from LuVerne which sent $197 and LuVerne township $38, and Prairie township, $177. The county total to date now totals $9,336, and there are still seven communities that have not VOL.

83-NO. 15 Here Jury Selection Begins In Case Against Railroad Driver Fined, Divorce Granted In Other Cases SPEAKING OF TWINS! Here's something for' jany community or school to shoot at in the way of records. The above. picture; taken some e. years ago when J.

F. Overmyer was: Algona Supt. of Schools, contains nothing Kossuth Girl Is Fourth In lowa Spelling Meet When the state spelling contest: at Dos Moines. was over Saturday, and Marilyn Batt, Kossuth's representative came out fourth she was almost as happy if sho had been winner. But not quite, Many things happened to make the 8th grade girl from St.

Benedict feel glad that she was a contestant. In the first place her expenses for the, trip were paid by Father Ahmann, parish priest. Then the folks in the community, to make things even nicer, gave Marilyn $18.11 to 'spend'. A glass jar was placed at a filling station, and at the general store, in a anyone contribution the speller. who wanted; to, dropped At a banquet Friday night given by the Des Moines Register it which the contestants were quests, each was presented with bronze plaque, Inscribed with heir name and county, Saturday morning 103 contestants presented themselves at 9.

o'clock for the written contest. Marilyn finished 10th. She fell before the word spelling it She knew better but just got mixed from up on St. her. Benedict homonyms.

Those attended the contest besides Marilyn were her teacher Slater Clement, Sister Helen Patricia Rosenmeyer, La Vonne Youngwirth, Rose Marie Kunkel, Mrs. Emma Youngwirth; Helen and Edna Batt and Mrs. Batt. in the hearts of his, townsmen, neighbors and friends by right of having contributed, to their wellseing and every hope and wish of everyone is that he may see continued health: happiness and joy in. his practice and life in Whittemore and He mentioned Sunday evening that he he he felt as though he could continue practice another 50 years.

And during the past week he delivered two, pables in the hospital, performed an appendectomy, made his regular rourd of visits and maintained his office hours daily, 8:00 to 0:00. Yes, Dr. AcCreery may well be proud of his record in his halt century of practice in Whittemore and Koscounty, Fiene. I As you will note, styles have changed somewhat, but most of those pictured and still living in this vicinity are quite recognizable. The picture of the twin group was furnished by Roy Hilton.

Former Owner Algona Bakery Dies In Oregon L. F. Rice former owner of the Algona bakery, dropped dead in his garden at Springfield, Friday. News of his sudden death reached Algona Saturday when Rice telephoned to Ralph Dieckmann. The body is to be taken to Rawlings, and funeral will be held there Thursday afternoon, April 15.

Mrs. Rico's brother. Lewis Banker of Kanawha, will the rites. Masonic bradend will conduct the services, He operated the bakery until July, 1945, when he sold it to the present owner, Ralph Dieckmann. LeRoy F.

Rice was born in Concordia, Kansas, Aug. 28th, 1876, He was a graduate of the versity of Kansas in Law in 1900. 1932 he located in Algona, Iowa, where he owned and operthe Algona Baking Company. Here he affiliated. with the First Presbyterian churcH and Masonic.

Order and the Order of Eastern Star of which he was Past Patron. He was a member of the Royal Arch Masons, Royal and Masters of Iowa, Past Commander of Holy Grail Commandery of Emmetsburg, Iowa, Scottish Rite Bodies of Des Iowa, Za-Ga-Zig. Temple Des Moines Past Lecture of Iowa. He was also Grand Officer of Grand Commandery of the State of Iowa. In Jan.

1946, Mr. and Mrs. Rico and the latter's niece, Janice Gill moved to Wamsutter, where Rices had a tourist. court for a time. In the of 1946 they sold that business and moved to Springfeld, where they bought a nut farm chicken ranch.

They had since resided there In 1945, when the family lived here, Mr. Rice developed a heart condition and he had since had several attacks. Mr. Rice was 71 years old. He is survived in the immediate family by Mrs.

Rice and the niece who made her home with them, two daughters, Mrs. Dorthea Lamont of Bugene, Oregon, and Mrs. Hope Arstell of Camas. Wash, and a brother, Raymond and sister, Gertrude. Moore, both tor Angeles A damage suit in which tha plaintiff is seeking damages of $50,699.60 from the; Chicago, Rock Island Pacific opened today In Kossuth district court.

Judge Harry Narcy of Spirit Lake. is. on the bench. Lawyers for the opposing sides were selecting a jury today. A special panel of jurors was drawn to insure having enough.

Mrs. Margaret Benton, as administratrix of the estate of Delbert M. Benton, is plaintiff: in the action. Her husband was killed in a car-train crash at Waterloo, Jan. 26, 1947.

Charge Negligence In the complaint filed by the plaintiff, it is alleged that the railroad was negligent in the method of signals and warnings at the crossing in Waterloo. The accident happened at 1:30 a. m. The Steven car involved was owned by Dwyer Jr. and was driven by his wife, Lena Dwyer, at the time.

There were two other fatalities in the crash besides Benton. Mrs. Stephen Dwyer Jr. of Waterloo, and the plaintiff's father Stephen Dwyer Sr. of Humboldt, both died.

Similar suits growing of the same accident have been file ed in Waterloo, the home of Mrs. Dwyer Jr. and also in Humboldt: the home of the senior Mr. Dwy: er; Fined. $300.

Costs Invother district court Gottlieb Reefer of Algona enter ed $300 a plea of guilty and was fined erating and a costs motor on a vehicle charge of op' toxicated. while inlast Reefer was arrested in Algona week, and had a preliminary. hearing April 9 before Justice Della: district Welter. He waived to the court. A divorce was Emma granted to Gerald L.

Geesman. from J. Geesman. The ple were married: June '29. 1947, at Lone Rock and sided together at Burt until recently.

The. charged. cruel and inhuman treatment. There is one settlement: was, Judge Narey, also' ruled' in case at in the matter of he Francis Frochlich, Wesley, V5. Pratt Electric Appliance Co.

Cor The verdict went to the plaintiff the sum of Order Bank to Pay In a very unusual 'court development, two" decisions were also handed down in cases involving judgments, One case was that of the Wein. rich Cooperatiye Co. vs. Anthony (Tony) -Goeders (and the United Home Bank Trust Co. of Mason City, The second was the Castle Sales Co, vs.

Goeders, and the bank, also, It seems that in 1928. and 1930, court judgments were entered for the plaintiffs against Gooders over the when matter Goeders certain payment, was: associated in a soft drink bottling business here. The judg. ments have carried since that time, but had not been: collected. Investigation that took, place: lieve recently led the plaintiffs to beGoeders had funds in the Mason City bank.

He is now employed in Mason City, The bank was then ordered by the court tp pay a judgment of $147,45 to the cooperate firm, and $477.27 to he sales company, from Goed. ers' funds in the bank. passersby and ask them that question: "Do you have a sale slip; dated to- day, from an Algona place of business?" In addition to the usual type of Dollar Day bargains, offered by practically every Algona business place, a number of local firms are planning individual events in their own stores. Full details of these noval It Paid To Be Honest! LuVerne Barbara Hardcopf, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Hardcopf, who is employed in Los Angeles, appeared on the "People Are Funny" radio program March 19. During the week they had sent her a $10 bill with note saying, "Here is the money I owe signed Fred, Then they came to her home and asked her about it, and since she was Truthful about it, they took her back to the studio and had her on the air and awarded her an extra $25 for her honesty, Honor 3 Algona News Women One Algona newspaper writer was honored with two awards, and two other staff members were elected to offices, at the annual spring meeting of the Iowa Press Women, held Saturat the Hotel Savery, Des Inez Wolfe won first place for the best news story in a weekly written by a woman, and third place in the feature story. classification. Mary Frances Carney was re: elected treasurer of the organization, and June A. Corey was elected treasurer of the Past Presidents club of the associa.

tion. Miss Corey completed a Year as president, being succeed. ed to: that post by Margaret Rankin of Eagle Grove. B. Waller, co-publisher of The Algona Upper Des Moines, was one of the speakers on the ram following the banquet, stunts in the stores will be found in the store ads.

in this issue. It is the first specially designed civic bargain event of the year, and, preparations been going on for some weeks. in the stores for this Friday and Saturday. It will pay all of our readers 10 study all sections of this sue for needed items at duced prices. To Build $16,000 Home In Algona Approval of several building permits was the chief item of business at the semi-monthly meeting of the Algona city council, last Thursday evening.

Dr. John Schutter was sworn in as city health officer, and Lewis Ferguson was hired as part time city engineer at a stipulated wage per hour when working on city matters, A building permit for a new $16,000 home was approved for Mrs. Alice Kirk. The new home will be located on South Jones and Kennedy streets. Dick Mc-1 Alpin purchased the former Kirk home, An application for a new $3,500 office building for the Harms All Gas Co.

on South Phillips St. was also approved, Other permits for minor repairs and alterations were ap-. proved for Loren Courtney, A. J. Eason and H.

Cowan. A permit to mave the house on E. State St. owned by the V. F.

W. to a site owned by Dale Hasty was also approved. The V. F. W.

plans on building a new structure on a site across the street and just east of the Algona creamery. Foil Thieves In Robbery Attempt City, police, making an alley check Sunday, night, found the screen door cut open at the rear entrance to the Potter Lockers on South Dodge Stir Investigation proved that the building had been entered. and the prowlers evidently had made a quick, exit when they saw the police car approaching 21 To Graduate At St. Cecelia's Commencement exercises the class at Cecelia academy will he held the even: ing of May The graduates are Betty. Hentses, Ruth Kollasch, vice Wanda Sherman, Gilbert Elm cher, treasurer: Helen Irene.

a Traman Marvin Erne Jetta Forsber Betty eyes Hutchison Toan Jeanne Loss Phyllis Reynold tes. Arlene Sati Bernad Geraldine.