Pomeroy Herald, The (Newspaper) - November 18, 1948, Pomeroy, Iowa VOLUME LX NOVEMBER 1948 NUMBER Last Call Snow and Colder Check and Eliminate All Fire Hazards Fort Dodge Glee Club Pleases Pomeroy Audience The of the Pomeroy Com munity Club are to be commended for bringing to our people the splen did program presented at the public school auditorium Monday evening by the Port Dodge Mens Civic glee A large number of our as well as a number from nearby communi ties were present to enjoy the splen did renditions of the The chorus is sponsored by the Port Dodge man and jobbers and the Cham ber of The directed by Clay ton with Helen Nel son at the presented a variety program lasting more than an Shelby Nelson of was soloist and A sextet of Port Dodge high school young Jeraldine Nor ma Aleta Joyce Shirley Brooks and Wilma presented two At the close of the concert bers of the visiting were served a dinner at tables on the stage at the auditorium by Group VI of the Community Club the meal the glee club sang several num bers from the stage especially for those who prepared the meal and the young lady Loren a member of the glee favored with a piano This was the second visit of the Port Dodge glee club to the first being alb out twelve years we might should a future return engagement be the group will again receive a hearty wel Mortal anil GRETJE 83 neighbor ladles and friends gathered at the home of Peters on to assist the pioneer resident in the ob servance of 83rd birthday anni She was the recipient of many nice remembrance Lunch was served by bara Doyen and Ernest lat the close of a pleasant THANKSGIVING PARTY There will be a Thanksgiving Party at Marys Parish hall Tues day at 8 Appropriate Thanksgiving prizes will be AM will be cordially wel 1 IN APPRECIATION I wish to thank all my friends and relatives for the many cards and gifts I received while I was a patient in the hospital at Iowa John APPRECIATION I wish to sincerely thank all my friends and relatives for the letters and gifts sent to me during my recent stay in Mercy hospital at Port Harry APPRECIATION I wish to extend my sincere thanks to my neighbors and other friends for their flowers during my stay in the hos and for the many acts of kind ness rendered in my MET WEDNESDAY Emma Wells and Wen del Stuart were hostesses Wednesday afternoon to the Womens Society of Christian Service in the Methodist church In the absence of the president and vice Marple acted as president and conducted the led the devotions and Wickey was lesson her topic being Dawn Brightens in Lunch was served by the MARYS ALTAR SOCIETY The Marys Altar society met Tuesday afternoon at the Parish hall for the regular November meeting which is on Thursday but was ad two days this month because of Armistice Officers elected for the coming year are George Bo president Lee vice president and Harvey Gi Plans were made for the December meeting be the annual Christmas also some plans were made to help with the Christmas party fol lowing the Childrens Christmas pro gram in Lunch was by Donald Alfred Miss Agnes Fla herty and FAREWELL COURTESY Tillie was the guest of honor at her home Friday afternoon when a group of friends numbering sixteen gathered there as a farewell courtesy before her departure for Des Moines where she will spend the win ter months with af was spent in social games and after which brought by the was served Spiess was given several Present were Emma John Ernest Minnie Bud Oscar Nel Art Albert Harry Elsie Bessie Carlson and Kate Spiess will leave this week for Des POMEROY GARDEN CLUB The Pomeroy Garden club held the last meeting of the club year Friday evening in the home of Schmidt with 19 members The con the business Officers were all reelected for the coming year assisted by George Froom as vice president and Miss Ella Ivey as The calendar committee appointed for next year was Ella and The luncheon committee for the Feb ruary meeting will be appointed I As a help for the calendar each member gave a suggestion for next years program when roll call Members enjoyed a grab bag gift exchange ami the usual question box was conducted by the and Miss Lydia had charge of several social those winning the prizes being Ella Mrsr Peel and The club will vacation dur ing December and January beginning again with the annual luncheon in which will be held at the home of the com in charge being John Emma Elsie Stanley and Art Local Doings Those from Immanuel Lutheran La dies Aid who went to Port Dodge on Wednesday to sew at the Lutheran hospital were Ben Ben Fred and Emma Many Enjoy Class Play Junior class A Date With presented at the Pome roy auditorium Tuesday even drew a capacity house and every one enjoyed the production to the greatest All parts were nicely handled by members ptf the Miss Elizabeth teacher in our directed the and Robert George and little son Stephen went to West Branch Thursday for a weekend visit in the home of Georges and Neal Paulsen and two On Saturday and Louis Heide of accompanied by Miss Marilyn Hudson of Otho and Don Peterson of joined George and all witnessed the football game Saturday The group re turned to their homes Sunday even Will This Be the First Trip to the I KINDA GOT OUT OF CONTROL Pomeroy Local Items Janet daughter of and was ill last week and unable to attend school for a few Lorenz Heide of the Heide service has been spending the past two at Mason where he is picking up highlights at an oil dealers Monday visitors in the Lind say home included and Gus Ninneman of Al Henning of Chicago and Louise Wilson of Don Saathoff and Miss Elsie Davis Married Miss Elsie daughter of Regina Davis of and Don son of and Ekke Saathoff of were married in Pauls American Lutheran church in Manson on Novem ber The candle lighted altar was decor ated with lavender and yellow chry Their attendants were Lois sister of the and Alfred of of the The double ring ceremony was performed by the The bride was attired in a grey suit with royal blue She wore a corsage of red roses and white Her Lois wore a taffeta suit with a corsage of white and yellow The groom was attired in a grey suit with white carnation boutonniere and his attendant wore a blue suit with white carnation wedding reception was held in the Guild hall on Sunday Hostess was Regina Fifty close relatives of the bride and groom were A program was given by various members of the after which a lunch was The table decorations were carried out in pink and white pink can dles and flower bouquets of yellow and lavender The bride received many lovely and Saathoff will make their residence in Fort Dodge where they are both FIRE FIRE Shout Thursday night the sounding of the fire siren brought the local firemen out in quick but there was no Through an error at the telephone the wrong button was setting off the Rather an inconvenient time for the firemen to have such an inci dent JOLLEY FRIDAY NITE A group of students from Buena Vista Storm including Pat Marjorie Geral dine Darlene Haden and Ruth accompanied Lorna Jean also a student to Pom eroy Thursday to attend the Junior A Date With her brother Merle being a member of the The girls were guests of Miss Easing at home of her and John Essing that all returning to their college work Friday and Don Henderson and two children of were Mon day evening Pomeroy visitors among friends and attending the glee club program at the school Henderson formerly taught in the Pomeroy school and is now superin tendent at They were ac companied here by Miss Elaine teacher in the Havelock and Shelby muste director in the school and soprano soloist with the Mens Civic glee club of Fort The regular of Forest Chapter of Jolley will be held Friday evening with a potluck There will be initiatory also reports of Grand Members of Ruby Chapter of Pome roy are cordiality The Worthy Matron asks that the officers be on hand as early as possi ble at this Thanksgiving Lay Holiday To Be Observed in Pomeroy Next will be observed by the Pomeroy the postoffice and other places of business as a There will be no rural mail COMMUNITY CLUB The Pomeroy Community club will hold its regular meeting Tuesday This will be a Way Back When and each member is to wear an oldtime cos The music and program willl be in keeping with the Group III will serve with Grace Al brecht as ENTERTAIN AT DINNER David small son of and Loren was baptized at the morning services at Lutheran Sponsors were the and of Stan Little David wore the same dress which his father wore when he was Dinner guests at the Dahlquist home in honor of the occasion were and Olson and and Dahlquist of Stan ton and Maynard and Eugene Dahl quist of Fort Evening vis were and Parker and Lenz and and Lueders of Pomeroy were in attendance at the executive board meeting of Iowa Dis West and Walther League which was held at Ida Grove John Rosenboom left Wednesday from Carroll for San Di where he plans to enjoy the winter The Herald will keep him posted on home news dur ing his winter and Bertram and and Becker of Fort Dodge were Friday evening dinner guests in the home of and Lue Edwin accompanied them here and remained over the weekend with his and Donald Becker resid ing northwest of Pomeroy were week end guests in the home of and Elmer Heth and family at Pair Enroute home they vis with numerous friends at Water loo where they formerly WELLS SALE 1 Wells has decided to quit farming and will hold a closing out saile at the Ivey farm southwest of Pomeroy on Com plete details will be given in The Herald next and Ross drove to Dexter Sunday where they were brief visitors in the home of a and Ross and son also with and Jess Ross and and Joe the lat ter couple being up from Des Moines visiting in the Ross Gordon accompanied by Don and Rus sell all student at Buena Vista Storm were sup per guests Monday evening in the home of and later attending the glee club enter at the school and Hunbert Menk of and and Robert Murphy and and Ralph Grouse of were brief visitors Saturday in the home of and Lindsay and family in The group was enroute home from a business trip to Des Legion and Auxiliary At the last meeting it was decided to hold a dinner at the next regular meeting on for the Legion and Auxiliary members and their All members are to be Carrie George of Albert City came Monday to spend the day with relatives and friends and attend the 40th wedding anniversary of her and Fred She was an overnight guest in the Fred Meyer going Tuesday morning to Fonda from where she returned to Albert Herald Early Next Week As Thursday is The Herald will be published on Wednesday in order that the entire newspaper force may enjoy the holi Advertisers are asked to get j copy to us as early as I Correspondents are likewise urged to cooperate by getting their news items j and letters in Monday if Baur and son Bobbie of Van Meter and Audra son and daughter of Greenfield were Weekend guests in the parental home of and John Gutz in On Sunday Gibbs joined the also another daugh and Eldredge and little daughter of A pheasant dinner was served Basketball The Pomeroy Stores will be Closed 25 Thanksgiving Day Pomeroy Business Mens Club 19Lohrville H 23 Rockwell City T 30 Palmer T 3 Manson H 7 Rinard T 10 Fonda H 17 Somers H Homecoming 4 Palmer H 7 T 11 Lake City H T 1822 Girls 21 Manson T Boys 1st and 2nd 2629 Boys Manson 15 Girls Sectional Rolfe T 11 Lohrville T 15Rockwell City H 18 Newell T 2126 Boys Sectional FIGHT TB Buy Christmas Seals and Fred Meyer Observe 40th Anniversary and Fred Meyer were sur prised at their home in Pomeroy Monday evening when about forty relatives and friends gathered there to help them observe their 40th wed ding which was The evening was spent socially and lunch brought by the guests was A purse of silver was pre sented to and The honored couple have lived their entire married life in the vicinity of on a farm southwest of town and the past few years in Pom Meyer is the former Eai ma They are the parents of two Norman and both living in this Present Monday evening were Carrie Georgie of Albert and Pred Harjes of Storm and Charles Peters of Mr and Elmer Meyer and daughter of and Norman Meyer and and Wal ter Meyer and and and Harley and Emma Louis and and and Gerald Bever and and Herman and Everett Faulk ner and and Otto Baedke and all of BAKE SALE SATURDAY Marys Altar Society will hold a bake sale at the Francis store on Saturday starting at 1 Your patronage wall be 1 APPRECIATION I wish in this way to thank my rel neighbors and friends for their many kind remembrances of letters and flowers which I received during any recent stay at Mercy hospital in Fort Eddie APPRECIATION I wish to sincerely thank my rela neighbors and friends for their many kind remembrances of letters and gifts which I received during my recent stay at Mercy hos pital in Fort APPRECIATION I wish to extend my sincere thanks to my relatives and friends for their many kind remembrances of letters and flowers which L received during my recent stay at the Mercy hospital in Fort Dodge and since my return Katie JOHN LADIES AID The John Ladies Aid met at the church basement Thursday In opening the group sang their theme song Living for George Siefken read scripture and led in Two shown on the were sung by the and owing to it being Armistice a historical Our was It was planned to have an allday meeting for the regular December Christmas a noon day dinner to be served and no lunch after the The members voted to con serving the noon dinners for the men working on the new church The building fund banks are to be brought to the next Poege of Pocahontas gave a talk on her missionary experiences in New Officers elected for the coming year are Herbert Schultz vice George Bangert Lewis Doyen Louie Passow and birthday Minnie Lunch was served by George George Henry Ed Seehusen and Charles Coming To Pom Theatre a Another week of real Us promised at the Friday and 19 and and the Mermaids plus Arizona 21 and real Sitting Pretty with Robert OHara and Clifton Tuesday and Wednesday Prank Buck in Bring Em Back and third chapter of 28 and Emperors Waltz Bing Crosby and Joan And night Is
