Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
Monday visits reported with Mrs J H Eno and relatives. LL Stover traveled to Ft Dodge to see his brother Jake. Mrs N D Snell returned from Kansas City where a doctor pursued post graduate work. Vivian Peterson visited Grant township relatives. Grace Classen aided Byron Lathrop in Plover. I O O F dance drew the season’s largest crowd. Mrs BE Sandy and Mrs R Higbee shopped in Fort Dodge. Roy Hawk hosted a dozen children for Anna Jean’s anniversary party. Will Ralph recovering well after surgery and expects return from hospital.
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J. H. Eno
LL. Stover
Ft. Dodge
Jake
Fercy Hospital
N. D. Snell Havered
Kansas City
BE. J. Sandy
R. Higbee
Fort Dodge Shop
Roy Hawk
Anna Jean
Donna Jean
Will Ralph
Local notes from Laurens area week events and visits
Albert Edwards drove from Ft Dodge to handle business and visit friends. Mrs Willis Knight visited Laurens. Holy Week services and an Easter cantata were held at the Methodist church. Frank Higbee traveled to Fort Dodge. Oscar and David Johnson came from Pocahontas for a family visit. Dr and Mrs K P Hunter shopped in Fort Dodge. Royal Neighbors hosted a dance. A Pocahontas County Cow Testing Association meeting occurred at the Odd Fellows hall. Several residents visited relatives in Gowrie Lake City Rolfe and Newton. Birth announced for a son to Mr and Mrs Jack Chase in Evanston Wyoming. P O Anderson the state automobile inspector visited. Local attendance at I O O F dance plus Royal Neighbors and other social activity noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert. Edwards
Ft. Dodge
Willis Knight
Laurens
Frank Higbee
Fort Dodge
Oscar
David Johnson
Pocahontas
G. A. Grover
Marion Gruver
Gowrie
Lake City
Newton
Havelock Methodist Church Notes Rev. C. L. Day
Services according to the schedule during the coming week. All are cordially invited to make this their church home.
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Havelock Methodist Church
C. L. Day
Paston
Farm Bureau Leaders Plan for Stronger Organization
About twenty leaders from across the county met at Pocahontas for a noon dinner on Wednesday March 27. After the dinner the Farm Bureau board held its regular meeting followed by a discussion on organization led by Ora Beeler. The board assigned the organizational matter to President Wade DeMill who received pledges of loyal support from the directors. Attendees included Wade DeMill H F Olerich Peter Asch enbrener C B Bowen Edgar Cornell J O Hosier Ben Weeks Edw Whannel A G Obrecht Guy E White A W Ives John Hisenhauer Ora Beeler and M N Ives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Farm Bureau Board
Ora Beeler
Organization Department
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Wade DeMill
DeMill
H. F. Olerich
Peter Aschenbrenner
C. B. Bowen
Edgar Cornell
J. O. Hosier
Ben Weeks
Edw. Whannel
A. G. Obrecht
Guy E. White
A. W. Ives
John Hisenhauer
M. N. Ives
Mitchell Deemed Democrat in Who's Who Entry
The new Attorney General William D. Mitchell is listed as a democrat in Who's Who. His appointment is seen as an early efficiency move by President Hoover, suggesting Mitchell should vigorously lead his department.
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William D. Mitchell
Hoover
Mitchell
Poca hontas County Cow Testing Assn Reports February 1929
The report highlights Merle Bohn’s purebred Holsteins at Havelock leading with 1206 lbs milk and 42.8 lbs butterfat per cow for February. It lists other top herds, including H G Albaugh Have lock and J T Seifert Rolfe, and notes Seifert’s Cherrie Guernsey with 1344 lbs milk and 71.2 lbs butterfat, plus praise for his silo cutting winter costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Bohn
Havelock
H. G. Albaugh
J. T. Seifert
Rolfe
Thos. Edge & Son
Louis Nemecek
Pocahontas
Hauck & Spencer
R. G. Hamand
Cleo Searcy
Mallard
George Aschenbrenner
Mr. Seifert
Seifert
Farm Bureau activity surges in Pocahontas County meetings
Pocahontas County Farm Bureau reports large turnouts across January through March with over 1 000 attendees in January 2 000 in February and strong March participation. Des Moines township hosted a supper and orchestra while the Ghost Story at Marshall Township drew 125 viewers. Achievement Day for Home Management drew about 75 ladies, Wade DeMill presided at a dinner, and 40 carloads of Livestock have shipped to Chicago Producers. A Girls Club leaders training drew more than twenty attendees with a call for broader township involvement.
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Farm Bureau
Pocahontas County
Des Moines
Marshall Township Farm Bureau
Edw. Whannel
Pocahontas
Wade DeMill
Garfield Township Unit Holds Big Meeting
One hundred and twenty five farm folks met at the home of Mr and Mrs Nis Behrendsen on Thursday evening Mar 28 for an enjoyable gathering. Members answered a roll call with favorite dishes such as applesauce weiners sauer kraut corned beef and cabbage mush and milk cookies and cocoa. A twine committee was appointed by President Ives to arrange cooperative purchasing of binder twine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nis Behrendsen
Ives
Hammill Endorses Iowa Soil Saving Campaign
Gov John Hammill backs Iowa Soil Saving Campaign urging preservation of soil fertility as Iowa crops and livestock add 700 million dollars annually. He cites 86.785 billion dollars in plant food value and 1.5 million acres eroded, with all counties affected, pledging cooperation with R K Bliss and the Extension Service Calcutta India Dr Alums hospital dedicated for safety razor victims.
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Iowa
John Hammill
R. K. Bliss
Iowa State College Extension Service
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Critics Financed Purchases Shape Public Disclosures
The text argues critics pay for entertainment and books with personal funds, suggesting this funds a candid public view. It warns that abolishing juries without a new livelihood for many in the profession would be socially dangerous and economically unsound.
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Pocahontas Rendering Works
EB. C. Olson
Wonder
New Hampshire
Bebe
M. &. Fisher
Rotte, Iowa
General Motors
Delco Light Company
Dayton
Ohio
Jack Chase
Evanston
Wyo
Walter Saathoff
Plover
Frank Hudson
Marathon
Epworth
Ec Eae
The
Garfield Township
Hammill
Calcutta
India
Dr. Alum’s Hospital For
Amite
Reed
Geo. C. Hauck & Co., Rolfe
Lowa
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
North Dakota
Kansas
Michigan
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
WGN
Chicago
Wie
Miltoaukeas Woc
Davenport
WHO
WOW
Omaha
Whar
St. Louis
KSTP
St. Paul
WEBC
Superior
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