Globe-Gazette from Mason City, Iowa • 8

Algona Makes Move to Relieve Housing Shortage Jan. 23, 1946 MASOX CITY GLOBE-GAZETTE DIES OF STROKE WHILE AT SALE W. C. Sovereign's Body Found in Parked Auto Meetings Of North Iowa Organizations PHONE COMPANY PAYS OFF DEBT Manly Concern Burns Note Lowers Dues Manly The last payment on the Funeral services for Ward C. Sovereign, 67, will be held at the Congregational church Thursday afternoon, the Rev.

4 Home Again for Garner Servicemen Garner Kenneth Becker, pharmacist mate 2c in the navy, was discharged the past week. He was stationed at the U. S. naval hospital at Norman, and his wife and daughter, Patricia Ann, have been there with him. He has been in service almost 2 years.

He and his wife visited at the parental Pete Becker and Ed Jante homes until Monday when they returned to Clear Lake where Mr. Becker will assume his former position at the Ward furniture store and funeral home. T4 Alton Upmeyer, son of Mr. note of $2,000 which was incurred F. Byers officiating.

Burial will be in New Oregon cemetery south by the Manly Telephone company 500 AT HANCOCK CO-OP MEETING Grimes, Hall Address Oil Company Session Garner Five hundred persons at the annual meeting of the Hancock County Co-Operative Oil association here Monday heard J. M. Grimes, treasurer of state, discuss the state gasoline tax and the benefit of co-operation. W. Earl Hall, managing editor of the Mason City Globe-Gazette, spoke on "Our Shrinking World." The association reported of business last year with a patronage dividend to members of $8,837 and a capital stock dividend of $709.79.

Undivided profits of $3,317.85 were reported. In the 15 years of operation the association has paid $71,669.20 in dividends and has increased the membership from 200 to 600. PROPOSED HOME FOR AGED MANLY Mrs. George Neuzil was to be hostess to the women of "Our Lady of Victory Guild" at her home Wednesday evening. BUFFALO CENTER Rainbow Chapter O.

E. S. will meet Thursday evening. Initiation will follow regular business. GREENE The O.

S. club will meet at the home of Mrs. Albert Mahnke Thursday afternoon. GREENE Mrs. Lew Squire will be hostess at her farm home to the Coldwater Community club Thursday.

BELMOND Mrs. Theodore Johnson was to entertain the Kensington club Wednesday. BUFFALO CENTER Women's TRIES TO OBTAIN GAMP BUILDINGS Other Iowa Groups to Bid on Prison Surplus Algon a A 1 a residents, aroused over the housing situation, have taken steps to obtain some of the buildings at the prisoner of war camp to be used for temporary quarters for those unable to obtain homes. Mayor Frank Kohlhaas, City Attorney Joe Lowe, and Leighton Misbach, secretary of the Algona chamber of commerce visited the prison camp here, and investigated procedure for obtaining some of the buildings for temporary housing locally. Inquiry was begun as to the possibility of Algona obtaining the prisoner of war camp site, and some of the permanent buildings, for use as a municipal airport site.

The Algona camp has not officially been declared surplus, but the German prisoners remaining were being moved out. Some 600 of them were taken by truck, ot Cresco. Mr. Sovereign was found dead in his car Tuesday at the Julius Clauson farm 13 miles southeast of Cresco. Mr.

Sovereign had attended Mr. Clauson's farm sale Monday afternoon and was almost the last one to leave the place about 6 o'clock. He had come late and parked his car at the edge of a corn field where it was not easily seen'from the Clauson home. It is believed that Mr. Sovereign was stricken with a heart attack after getting into his car and turning on the ignition.

His lifeless body was found slumped over the steering wheel Tuesday morning. Howard County Coroner E. L. Bradley and N. A.

Bradley PASTOR TO OPEN HOME FOR AGED Britt Minister Buys 1 1 -Room, 3-Story House Britt The Rev. B. A. Rust, Baptist pastor, purchased from Mr. and Mrs.

W. F. Rankin of Manson the former Moses Brown residence which he will convert into a home for the aged and invalid. It is situated well back from I Fellowship society will meet I Thursday afternoon at the Con at the time the lines were changed over to the dial system, has been made, it was reported at a recent meeting. In connection with the burning of the note, it was also voted to lower the annual dues from $22 to $20.

Officers elected were Ed Hovel, president; Fred H. Logeman, vice president; R. A. Culver, secretary and treasurer. A committee of 3, composed of Art Doebel, Claus Randall and C.

B. Broderson was appointed to go over the shares of stock bringing all matters pertaining to that department up-to-date. The following directors were elected: A. E. Hungerford, Louis Schneider, Herbert Backhaus, Albert Meyer, Irving Meyer, A.

J. Bonker, Cecil Hill, Henry Plath, Maurice Hovel, D. Aiitz, Arno Backhaus, Fred H. Logeman, L. L.

Field, Glenn Reindl, Jas Hunger-ford, C. B. Broderson, Phillip Strand and Herman Athen. YVIXS GOLD BAR Herbert A. Lund, son of Mr.

and Mrs. A. S. Lund of Northwood, is visiting at his home on delayed travel enroute from Fort Sill, where he recently received his commission as second lieutenant in the field artillery, to Fort Bragg, N. where he will serve as an instructor.

Lt. Lund is a grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Chris Rye of Mason City. gregational church.

GREENE The Altruistic club will be entertained at the home of Mrs. Harold Stuntz Thursday. BUFFALO CENTER The Reformed church Ladies Aid will meet Thursday with Mrs. Guy Wessels as hostess. and Mrs.

Arthur Upmeyer, was discharged from the army at Ft. Logan, Colo. He served as radio repairman in the signal corps. He served 13 months in New Guinea and Finchhafen. Lt.

Lowell Peck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Peck, is on terminal leave and expects to be officially discharged some time next month. He is visiting with his parents and friends here and expects to begin classes at the University of Iowa the second semester.

He was inducted into service in October, 1940, and served 21 months in New Guinea, Luzon and the Philippine liberation. His wife is teaching at Sioux Falls, S. Dak. All the directors of the association were re-elected, as follows: Carl Woiwood, Alvin Goll, Ed Schoenwetter, Oscar Greiman and Emery Brown. The directors will meet the second Tuesday in February to elect officers.

W. J. Barz is manager and Veronica Liska assistant manager. The association operates stations at Garner, Klemme and Ventura and tank service at Garner, Klemme, Ventura and GoodeU. Saturday to Fort Crook, Nebr.

Others were scheduled to go this week. City authorities were Informed that delegations from both Ames (Iowa State college) and Storm Lake (Buena Vista college), have visited the local camp and "earmarked" buildings for claims. The city authorities did likewise. highway 111 on North Main street, on a beautiful plot of ground, landscaped and covered with shade trees. A beautiful lawn will allow ample room for the patients in the summer to enjoy the sunshine and out of doors on pleasant days.

The house has 3 floors with 11 rooms. There are 2 good stairways. RESULTS OK IN CLOTHING DRIVE brought the body to the Bradley funeral home and on Wednesday it was to be taken to the Sovereign home southwest of Cresco. Mr. Sovereign was born and lived all his life in this vicinity.

He was well known in the county. He followed the vocation of farming until the last few years when he engaged extensively in baling and marketing hay. He is survived by his widow, 3 sons, Claude and Gerald of Cresco, Clark of Charles City, and 3 daughters, Mrs. Emmett Wilson of Cresco, Mrs. George N.

O'Donnell, New Hampton, and an adopted daughter living in California. Soldier, Deafened by War, to Be Discharged Whittemore SSgt. Eugene Zei-met expects to be discharged from the hospital in which he has been studying lip reading for several months. He had an ear infection while serving overseas in the Pacific area which left him deaf. He was returned to this country and hospitalized so that he would be able to engage in earning a living after discharge.

At the present time, while plans Officers Elected by Church at Riceville Riceville At the 88th annual meeting of the Riceville Congre are still being formulated by city and chamber of commerce leaders, it seemed likely that Algona would request that certain of the buildings be turned over to the city for housing, and that the land gational church the following oi-ficers were elected: Iowa Falls Residents of Iowa Falls contributed between 7,000 and 8,000 pieces of clothing and bedding in the current drive for clothing for relief of people in liberated countries, according to a report by F. R. Newman, chairman of the drive in Iowa Falls. Because of the splendid response a house to house drive for clothing will not be made. The drive will continue through Jan.

31. Clothing is being left at the postoffice, oil stations, and the Farmers Elevator. Forest City Seaman Ends Naval Service Forest City Harry R. Steffen-sen, seaman 2c, returned home after receiving a discharge at Minneapolis. He is a son of Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Steffensen of Forest City, living with his parents on a farm northwest of town until he enlisted Aug. 31, 1945. In October he received an appointment to the. U.

S. military academy at West Point from Congressman James I. Dolliver and he expects to go there in July. He spent a year as an engineering student at Iowa State college. Ackley Pvt.

Bernard Oelmann has gone to California to report at Fort Ord, for further duty, after spending a furlough with his wife and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Oelmann. Don't Ignore Stomach Ulcer and Gas Pains Mm 25c Hum Trial Mmi paias Dm to Excess Acid or Doubt Moaty Back Sufferer who pay the penalty of stomach or ulcer pains, caused by excess acid, should try L'tiga for quick relief. Recommended for sour of upset stomach, indigestion, gas.

heartburn, too. Get a 25c box of Udga Tablets from your druggist. Over 200 million used. First dose must convince or DOUBLE YOUR MONEY BACK. Deacons to serve for 2 years, Earl St.

John and Emil Zidlicky; trustees to serve for 3 years, Earl St. John and Arnold Niedert; clerk, Stella Miles; treasurer, Charlie Potter; deaconess, Josephine Zidlicky; assistant, Mildreth Hooper; S. Si superintendent, Arthur Minnis; assistant, Willa Swan; pianist, May Peters, and choir dircetor, Lois Torney. New Mail Carrier for Mason City, Lyle Route Olranto The Mason City-Lyle Star mail route has a new carrier, Melvin Andersen of Lyle. He succeeds Clarence Thompson who has operated the route for 10 years.

Facing south, the home has large windows to allow plenty of light and cheerfulness in winter. It has 2 bath rooms. This haven will be conducted in conjunction with Bethel Baptist church, which stands directly across the highway from the home. Here the aged and invalid who need rest and companionship during the twilight and sunset of life will find a home. Already admitted are L.

D. Butts, of Wesley; Mrs. Ina Carpenter, of Klemme; and arrangements to admit Mrs. A. Veer and Mrs.

Anna Heath, of Britt, who have been cared for at Rest Haven in Mason City, have been made. Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson and daughter June recently moved into the home from near Forest City. They will act as steward and stewardess.

Because of the scarcity of houses, a daughter and husband of the Johnsons, Mr. and Mrs. William R. Drabek, have been and permanent portions of the camp be turned over to the city for an airport. If either of these is done, housing might be provided.

In the event that the city might get the land, buildings such as the hospital at the camp might be converted into apartments. If the city obtains only some buildings, they would have to be moved into the city and set up on an appropriate site. Suggestion has been made that this might be done on the city-owned block in the west part of of Lady Jane Grey was queen England for only nine days. Chapin Parents Hear From 2 Soldier Sons Chapin Mr. and Mrs.

J. C. Merfeld received word that their son, Dale C. Merfeld, has received a promotion to technician 5th grade Dec. 31.

Dale is located at Fusan, Korea, and at present is doing carpenter work with a construction battalion. Mr. and Mrs. Merfeld also received word from another son, Sgt. Claude E.

Merfeld, landed at New York Jan. 14, after having been on the water 31 days. He arrived on the U. S. S.

Enterprise. They had been in a storm off the Azores at Christmas time and their ship had been damaged. Claude had spent a year in Europe, having been in service 4 years, and is now receiving his discharge at Camp Grant, 111. the city, used at one time as a tourist camp park. Another local suggestion, still a rumor and not acted upon, is that a representative of Algona be sent to Washington to expedite matters.

given domicile in one of the apartments until such time as it is needed for some aged or invalid person. GREENE CITIZEN SUCCUMBS AT 71 Rites Thursday for Longtime Resident Greene Funeral services for Timothy J. O'Brien, who died at 3 Candidates Enter Race for Supervisor Lake Mills N. E. Johnson and Nels Dolen announce they will be candidates for county supervisor.

They oppose the present supervisor, W. S. Grotewold, who is a candidate for re-election. his home at Greene Tuesday after a 2 weeks illness, will be held Thursday morning at St. Mary's Catholic church of which he had Officers Installed by Order of Rainbow West Union Lois Martin was installed worthy advisor of the West Union chapter of the Order of Rainbow for Girls Saturday evening.

Carleen Sturch is worthy associate advisor; Kathryn Light, charity; Maxine George, hope; Patty Schara, faith; Patty Eastman, recorder; Mary Woodard, treasurer: Patty Camp, chaplain; Shirley Weston, drill leader. Other officers are Mary Louise Swale, love; Alice Payne, religion; Peggy Spencer, Clermont, nature; Diane Schatz, immortality; Jane Falb, Elgin, fidelity; Joan Mosby, Elgin, patriotism; Marjorie Knarr, service; Dawn Dummermuth, confidential observor; Marie Mann, outer observor; Shirley Anfinson, musician and Jeanette Niehaus, choir director. been a life long member. Chester Mr. and Mrs.

H. K. Aldridge went to Des Moines and adopted a 22 years old son. He was bora in Butler county Oct. 21.

1874, where he lived his Wvs ctmoifs entire life. He was married to Miss Mary Ann Dailey, Dec. 16, 1897. They farmed south of Greene until 26 years ago when they moved to Greene. He was street commissioner here for 18 years, until failing health forced him to resign.

Be Relief At Last For Your Cough Creomulslon relieves promptly because it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel Rerm laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, in-named bronchial tnnrniia mam. sides nis wile, ne leaves one daughter, Mrs. Frank Kielty of Waterloo; one son, Eugene O'Brien, at home, a brother, Robert, also of 1913, West Point, N. A straggling squad of 18 football players came out of the Midwest to battle the mighty Cadets to give them a "breather." The New York newspapers sent cub reporters to watch the workout. And they saw plenty! They saw forward passing the like of which had never before been seen on an eastern gridiron.

They saw the brash young men from the prairies take a 14-13 lead at the half, and go on to win, 35-13, in a game that established Notre Dame as a football power. And three Greene, and 5 grandchildren. The Rev. P. J.

Boyle will con duct the funeral rites and burial branes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the un. will be in the Catholic cemetery at By a congressional act of 1799, Coast Guard cutters were authorized to fire on a vessel if, after the Coast Guard ensign had been hoisted, the vessel persisted in refusal to heave to. Greene. flerstanding you must like the way it Quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money back.

CREOMULSION for Couzhs.Chest Colds. Bronchitis ISTC PLANS FOR The membership of the Francaise is limited to 40. wv4: wA COMMENCEMENT of the touchdown passes were caught by Notre Dame's captain, a tow-headed end named KNUTE ROCKNE. 1 946, anywhere in the Midwest, another great thrill! Split-second starting with Standard Red Crown or Standard White Crown Gasoline, now stepped-up with aviation fuel ingredients. Yes, there's a thrill you'll appreciate Saturday Date Fixed for Benefit of Alumni Cedar Falls In anticipation of these cold days.

Quick starts flashing pick-up full, smooth power thrifty mileage. Find out, today, how well your car can perform. For quick starting, say to your Standard Oil Dealer the large alumni attendance of pre-war years at commencement activities, the Iowa State Teachers college announced this week change from its traditional Sun day commencement exercises. As a result of the lifting of the war cjtlM-fc (SlBifflLfiV II, in Mil i -i- mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm (pijLfe C' time restrictions on travel, the day 'XTS. has been changed from Sunday to Saturday, May 25, at 4 p.

m. "This change will allow grad uates, some of whom will still be teaching, to attend an alumni reunion luncheon Saturday noon and the commencement program in the afternoon and still have time to return to the towns in Pepsi-Cola Company, Long Idand City, N. Y. Franchised Bottler: Pepsi-Cola 3ottling Mason City which they teach in time for re sumption of their duties, Monday I Xjrf morning," said Frank w. Hill, chairman of the commencement committee.

The baccalaureate service will be held Sunday morning. May 19, at 10:30 a. in the college audi tonum. jko REAL ESTATE LOANS NSt)ii Butler Men Register Enlist in Service Clarksville The following But ler county men registered for in duction into the armed forces Arnold Laverne Eilderts, Parkers He made a "breather" game breath-taking, see story above) burg; Albert Leonard Riekan, SheU Rock. The following men enlisted in mssmi 111 ,1 the armed forces: Kenneth Brower, Aplington (navy); An ton Harm Johnson, Parkersburg (army); Devvitt Muller, Parkers burg (army); Warren Dean Eb (PREMIUMJ ling, Bristow (army).

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