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Date of Work

November 30, 1947

Description

A program, with handmade cover, for a dinner event honoring North Dakota Governor Fred G. Aandahl and his wife, Luella Aandhal nee Brekke. The event was sponsored by the Republican Organizing Committee (ROC) of Grand Forks, Pembina, and Walsh Counties. Aandhal was a founder of the ROC, a conservative faction within the North Dakota Republican Party. He served as governor 1945-1951. The evening included the reading of a poem which Lydia O. Jackson wrote in Aandahl’s honor; it is printed in full on the back of the program. The poem speaks to Aandahl’s agricultural background and public image as a “dirt farmer” with a college education. Jackson wrote poems in honor of several public figures, including North Dakota Governor John E. Davis.

Keywords

Fred G. Aandhal, agriculture, farming, governor, Grafton, Grand Forks, nature, Pembina, poetry, politics, legislators, Republicans, Walsh

Organizations Referenced

National Republican Convention, Pembina and Walsh Potato Growers, Republican Organizing Committee (ROC) of Grand Forks, Pembina, and Walsh Counties

People Referenced

Fred G. Aandhal, Luella Brekke Aandhal (Mrs. Fred G. Aandhal), Sue Allen, Ben Arness, E. P. Beaudry, Gene Beaudry, J. B. Bridston, Anna Bridston (Mrs. J. B. Bridston), O. B. Burtness, Clarence P. Dahl, Caroll E. Day, Thomas E. Dewey, D. K. Dike, Wilmer E. Dike, Homer E. Dixon, Hallfridur “Freda” Snowfield Einarson (Mrs. Freeman Einarson), C. L. Erickson, P. J. Flaten, Carl Hvidsten, Lydia O. Jackson, Harley Kingsbury, Charles J. Lester, Albert Lundberg, Roy Miller, Lloyd Morwood, Franklin Page, Ross Page, Kirb Parnell, Carroll Reece, Carl Rinde, Elton Ringsak, Ruth Elton Ringsak, H. A. Stewart, Harold E. Stassen, Gust Swenson, Robert A. Taft, A. B. Thompson, L. E. Tibert, Albert G. Tverberg, Arthur Tweet, Earl Warren, Chris Williamson

Physical Location

Lydia O. Jackson Papers (OGLMC 987), Series: Poetry, Sub-series: Published, Box 4, Folder 20: Poems Honoring Dignitaries, 1947-1965.

Event Program for Venison Dinner Honoring Governor and Mrs. Fred G. Aandahl, 1947

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