Birthday party honors Mary Ellen Dixon at Young home
Mrs Earl Young and Mrs George Yabsley hosted 16 girls to celebrate Mary Ellen Dixons tenth birthday with games gifts and a cake from Don Howland. Other local club activities and gatherings are listed with dates and hostesses across Rolfe Pocahontas Des Moines Township and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Young
George Yabsley
Young Home
Mary Ellen Dixon
Mary Ellen
Will Howland
Don Howland
Alma Sandy
Howard Sandy
E. FP. Stallcup
Gihmore City
Rolfe Woman's Club
Sroufe
Rolfe Woman’s Club
Albert Sroufe
Lively Lassies
D.M.T
Des Moines Township
Marcia Jane Lehnus
Naomi
Thanks For Support In Monday's Election
A brief note from H. I. Wickre expresses gratitude for support in the upcoming Monday election, dated with a simple signature and the line 4-1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. I. Wickre
St Pauls Lutheran J O Wangberg Services and Meetings
St Pauls Lutheran announces 11 am morning worship led by J O Wangberg and E L Petersen with the sermon The Need of the Lords Help based on John 21 1 14 at the Nain church. Sunday school 10 am catechism classes Saturday 1 45 parsonages. Choir rehearsal Friday 8 pm Nain church. Congregation business meeting Monday April 5 7 30 pm Nain church. Mission meetings begin Thursday April 8 8 pm guest speaker Pastor Leo H Anderson of Waupaca Wisconsin. Services Friday 8 pm Sunday 11 am and 2 30 pm all are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul’s
Leo H. Anderson
Waupaca
Wise
Presbyterian Church Announces Sunday Schedule and April Meetings
Pastor W F F Schneck leads Sunday school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 a m with choir practice Thursday evening. The Women’s Association sets four groups meeting in April at designated homes with specific programs and devotions. The session convenes Monday evening April 1 at the home of Mr de T Craut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
W. FF. Schneck
The
Women’s Association
J.I. Grant
A. A. Brinkman
Robert Heathman
Walter Heald
Bert Phillips
Aivs
Wesley DeWalls
Vera Olerich
Lawrence Tunes
My. de T. Craut
VUE METHODIST CHURCH Schedule and Events
Pastor I V Barta leads services with church school at 1 15 p m worship at 11 15 a m youth fellowship at 6 p m and a 7 0 p m film No Greater Power Zaccheus. A projector dedication, Choix rehearsal Thursday 7 30 p m. W S C S circles meet Wednesday April 7 with hosts named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel
John Gunderson
Ruth
George Seiple
Rebecca
O. G. Morgan
Untamable World Den Cited Behind Teeth
A fragment notes an event on Sunday April 4 with an official board meeting and noon covered dish dinner at a parsonage. The line about the untamable world and its den appears as a stray quotation or proverb.
Orchard Spray Service Now Available in Pocahontas
County extension director Dale N. Goodell invites residents to join the orchard spray service list. The free program mails timely spray reminders and guidelines, noting dormant spray is due and that apple trees need spraying only if scale insects are present or past DDT use. Apply 13 gallons of dormant spray oil in 50 gallons of water or one cup per three gallons, before growth starts and after freezing danger passes 24 to 48 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale N. Goodell
Pocahontas
Goodell
University To Give Prizes In NEA Contest
University of Iowa School of Journalism to award NEA weekly newspaper general excellence prizes. NEA members alternate in presenting awards from a pool of 5,000 weekly newspaper members. Contest categories include circulation groups above and below 1500 and suburban weeklies. Judging covers mechanical quality, news, literature, promotion of commodity interests, editorial pages, and advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa City
Iowa
State University of Iowa
School of Journalism
National Editorial Association
Leslie G. Moeller
NEA
Paul C. Smith
Rock Rapids
Smith
SUL School of Journalism
Rock Rapids Reporter
Hold Clothing Training School Held at Poca County Courthouse
The third and final 4-H clothing training school took place at the Poca County courthouse on Tuesday March 23. Frances Friedell Iowa State College clothing specialist led lessons on color unity accessories and personal grooming with a demo on brushing hair. Forty five people attended the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas Courthouse
Frances Friedell
Iowa State College
Flax Growers Guide Third Printing Announced
E J Mitchell announces a third printing of the Flax Growers Guide with 75000 copies distributed since January. The 16 page illustrated book covers all aspects of modern flax growing and is available free from the county agent AAA office or Flax Development Committee, 710 Roanoke Building Minneapolis. Read Mercy Mission of a Merchant Prince in The American Weekly distributed with Sundays Chicago Herald American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Mitchell
Flax Development Committee
Mitchell
AAA
Roanoke Building
Minneapolis
the Great
Chicago Herald-American
February Violations Reported Across Fish and Game Laws
Conservation officers logged 70 February fish and game law violations with every case resulting in convictions. Courts assessed fines totaling 1589 dollars and 50 cents. 53 cases were illegal hunting, 14 fishing, and 2 trapping.
Bradgate social notes and church schedule update
Dinner guests Sunday at the N C Madsen home included the Madsens of Blair Nebraska and the Wiuffs and Madsens from Mason City and Bode. Local families hosted visitors from Ames and Waterloo. various Pendants visited an ill relative in Rolfe. Bradgate Methodist Church announces service, school, choir, and circle meetings for April 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C. Madsen
Dean Madsen
Blair, Nebr
Clarence Wiuff
Marjorie
Wilfred
Bode
Virginia Wiuff
Mason City
John Madsen
Henry Danner, Jr
Gary
Near St. Paul
Glenn Axne
Floyd Henderson
Waterloo
Donald Hemerson
Ames
Albert Hemerson
W. M. Gehrt
Maitland
Rolfe
Clarence Petersen
N. V. Petersen
Grace Petersen
Cedar Falls
Producers Livestock Commission Hosts Pocahontas Farmers Dinner
The Producers Livestock Commission Co. of Sioux City hosted 20 Pocahontas County farmers in Pocahontas on March 25 to discuss farmer owned marketing and converting corn on the farm to meat. Tom Fife warned that next year’s prices depend on this year’s crop and that efficient feeders survive while inefficient ones face ruin. Emery Dull recalled the shift to farmer controlled marketing centers and noted the commission’s growth to major terminal markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Producers Livestock Commission Co
Sioux City
Pocahontas County
Pocahontas
Commission Company
Tom Fife
Producers Commission Co
Cooperative Commission
Fife
Emery Dull
Northwest Iowa
State Farm Bureau
Narrow escape as tractor overturns near Manning farm
Three 15 year old youths from Manning were involved when a tractor driven by Charles Frank ran off the road shoulder and overturned last week. Two suffered minor injuries, the third escaped unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manning Farm
Charles Frank
Card of Thanks for Hospital Visit Fort Dodge
LeRoy Larson expresses gratitude for cards and gifts received during his hospital stay at Fort Dodge. Appreciation is extended to all who remembered him with thoughtful gestures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
LeRoy Larson
Thanks for kindness after funeral of wife and mother
W. H. Price and sons Charles and William express gratitude for the Royal Neighbors’ dinner service before the funeral and coffee after, and for the community bouquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Price and Sons
Charles
William
Gratitude From A W Powell After Mercy Hospital Stay
A W Powell thanks friends for cards visits and flowers during a hospital stay at Mercy Hospital Fort Dodge with appreciation for support received.
Cattle Feeders Plan April Tour and Banquet
The extension office announces the spring cattle feeders tour on April 13 with an afternoon tour and a Banquet at Havelock Methodist church in the evening. Speakers include Rex Beresford of Iowa State College and Tom Fife of Producers Livestock Commission Co. Tickets go on sale for advance reservations at county banks and at listed local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havelock Methodist Church
Rex Beresford
Iowa State College
Tom Fife
Producers Livestock Commission Co
Sioux City
Orvan Olerich
Rolfe
N. L. Peterson
Havelock
H. G. Brechler
Joe Arnold
Arlo Ives
Roy Simonson
C. D. Wenell
Laurens
S. W. Brown
Farming supply ad with roofing and farm products
An eclectic ad lists mule hide and Flintkote shingles, roof coatings, and aluminum coated building paper for poultry houses. It touts hog troughs and self feeding gear, plus a quip about margins on Wall Street and a pension fund cost estimate tied to mine operators.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Friendly Circle Club
Lizzie Dirris
Violet Higgins
F. W. Hronek
Casper Grant
Wilbur Alig
E. Eikenberry
Leonard Lindsey
Dick Higgins
Wesley Hronek
Ralph Philp
Mrs. Otis
Otis Cook
A.L.D. Club
Laura Jensen
Mary Thomson
Amvet
Plover
Plover High School
Alice Quade
Irene Heathman
Harold Carlson
Christine [Ichelberger
Palmer
Emmett Stallcup
Gilmore
Eilene George
I. J. Struthers
Mike Strong
Lee Harmon
P.E
Majorowicz
Franklin Majorowicz
Glyde Brinkman
John Evans
Joplin
Hattie Hauck
Robert Stelzer
Aberdeen
Wash
Marie Wiegman
Climax Mill & Feed Co
Robert Bruce
M. D. Anderson
Poland
Farrow
Raymond Sharp
Ed Weiland
Louis Paulson
Clinton
Arlo G. Ives
Towa
Sale—Singer
Harold Marchant
A. A. Wilkins
Monarch
Beckord’s Hatchery
Rolfe and
Ritz Theatre
Thunder Mountain
Wim Holt
Arizona
Mon
the Westee
Wagon Gap
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Marjorie Main
Deep Valley
Ida Lupino
Dane Clark
Wayne Morris
N.E.A
Hold Clothing Training School
Pri
Sat
Bogart, Walter Houston
Yim Holt
Bruce Bennett
Sun
Tues
Robert Young
Mary
Chapman Willard Parker
Technicolor
Thurs
Franchot Tone
Lucille Ball
Edward Everett Horton
Mikhail Rasumny
Bradgate News
Bradgate Methodist Church
H. V. Bartz
P.m
W.S.C
Gordon Hemerson
Dwayne Benge
Ole Knutsen
Mercy Hospital
A. W. Powell
Cattle Feeders
Harold Calligan
Climax Mi &R Co
Fay Farm
Farkley
Hamilton
Climax Mill & Reed Co
Chas
Hayswirth
Harold Hauswirth
Pride
O. K
We Cy
Jamesway
Pride of
Ty Farm
Ideal
O.K
Thieman
Beckops
Hatchery
Pocahontas Y Nat'l Farm Loan Ass
John Home
Treas
Pochontas
Pfister
WM. R. Fisher
Hunt Radio
Byron Hunt
Rolle
C. E. Lehnus
Pocahontas Mutual Fire & Lightning Assn
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance
Hee Haw News
Europe
Wall Street
Jobin Lewis
Elite Theatre
Rex Besch
John Wayne
Randolph Scott
Greer Garson
Robert Mitchum
Garson
Marise
J. T. Grant & Son
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