Birthday Dinner Honors Buck and Young Family Members
Mr and Mrs Alva Buck hosted a birthday dinner Sunday for Mrs Buck and Garey and Viola Young with a large group from Rolfe Ware Mallard and surrounding areas attending including the Hofferts Krieg Gaskill Phelps and several Young family members. Various clubs and social groups held meetings and dinners across Pocahontas and nearby towns with programs on nursing child welfare dental exams and world tour readings.
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Donald
Bernard
Bonita
Mattie Young
Sanford
Viola
Irene
Rolfe
Roger Ives Birthday Party Celebration Notes
A birthday anniversary party for Roger Ives was held at the Ives home on Wednesday evening. Guests included Mr and Mrs Niels Niel sen Mr and Mrs Tony Nielsen and family Miss Hilda Fremond and Vic Nielsen. The Presbyterian Missionary Society to meet April 17 with Mrs W L McIntire presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Nielsen
Carla Bixler
Bixler
Roger. Ives
Roger Ives
Ives
Niels Nielsen
Hilda, Fremond
Vic Nielsen
Trinity Lutheran Confirma tion Services Sunday
Pastor J. O. Wangberg will administer the Rite of Confirmation at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Trinity Lutheran. Luther League is in the evening. W. M. I. meets at Primghar on April 17 at 10:30 a.m. Bring Penny-a-meal containers. W. L. Watkinson blessing asks when to consider salvation.
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Trinity Lutheran
J. O. Wangberg
Luther League
Primghar
W. L. Watkinson
Methodist Church Plans Annual Thank Offering Service
The E. J. Plummer pastor leads Sunday services at the Methodist Church with a 10 a.m. Sunday school and 11 a.m. morning worship. The annual thank offering service is hosted by the Ladies Missionary Society followed by a Fellowship Dinner. The mother and daughter banquet is set for Wednesday April 17 with speaker Mrs. M P Arrasmith of Fort Dodge.
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Ladies’ Missionary Society
M. Pp. Arrasmith
Fort Dodge
the Missionary Society
C. P. Lathrop
Addie Roberts
B. A. Kerns
Marine
Lesson
H. D. Brinkman
Conrad Majorowicz
Woman’s Home Missionary Convention
Humboldt
Wilbur Longstreth
Presbyterian Church to Welcome Supply Pastor on April 21
Rev. William Sneck of Highland Wisconsin will supply the pulpit at the Presbyterian church next Sunday April 21 with regular services planned. Sunday school follows the morning service and the Woman's Missionary society meets April 17 at Mrs W L McIntire's home. The Ft Dodge church rally at Spirit Lake is set for April 14 with registration at 2 45 and program at 3 15. Lunch 25c and a free will offering will cover expenses. Wool prices depend on Empire wool exports. pelt values are expected to be higher than last year.
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Presbyterian Church
William Sneck
Highland
Wis
Woman's Missionary Society
W. L. McIntire
H. C. Wiegman
Roof upgrades and building supplies advertised for savings
A promotion touts Certigrade Red Cedar Roof shingles lasting 30 years for under $100 and about $3 per year protection. It notes Mayflower coal, movable hog and poultry structures, creosoted posts and poles, southern red cedar posts, and oak posts with creosoted butts at 22 cents. Local workmen supply custom builds on short notice.
Jenny Lind Grave Location in Malvern England
Jenny Lind the Swedish nightingale is buried in Malvern England with historical notes on her final resting place and fame as a 19th century concert star.
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Jenny Lind
Nightingale
Malvern
England
Watches Once Small Clocks
Watches originated as small clocks worn from the girdle since they were too large for pockets.
Scotland's first glass maker found in Wemyss cave
George Hay born 1566 to 1625 is noted as Scotland's first glass maker after using a naturally formed cave at Wemyss on the Fife coast to set up his furnace.
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Scotland
George Hay
Wemyss
Fife
Traditional Attire Marks 1890s Senate Style
In the nineteen hundreds senators favored Prince Albert frock coats as a symbol of statesmanship, while a beard signified maturity and substance among men.
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Prince Alberts
United States
Red Coral Prized for Safety and Mystery Through Ages
Red coral has long been valued not just for jewelry but as a charm for safety, health, and hidden knowledge. Ancient Gauls trusted coral in their shields. Italians and Indians seek it against the evil eye. The Mediterranean reefs off Africa supply the world's red coral, largely gathered by Italians.
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Mediterranean
Africa
Washington Post
Road to Singapore and Farmers Daughter at Rial theater
Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour and Judith Barrett star in Road to Singapore shown Sunday to Tuesday April 14 15 16. Martha Raye Charles Ruggles William Frawley Richard Denning headline Farmers Daughter Friday and Saturday April 17 18 with a plot about a stage show producer in a small town.
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Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
Judith Barrett
Singapore
Martha Raye
Charles Ruggles
William Frawley
Richard Denning
Farmers Daughter
Martha
Family Dinner Hosts and Car Fire Reported in Bode
The R. B. Green family were dinner guests Sunday in the T. B. Torkelson home at Bode. Billy De Wolf's car was slightly damaged by fire Saturday afternoon while parked on Main street in front of Shriner's store. Mrs. De Wolf, who was in the store, saw smoke and found the rear seat on fire. the blaze was quickly extinguished with water.
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Billy de Wolf
Shriner’s
Des Moines Couple Visits Sroufe Family in Pocahontas
Mr and Mrs Harold McBride of Des Moines visited the Sroufe home this weekend. Mrs McBride stayed for a week while Mr McBride returned home Sunday. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Clifford Slayton and Jerry of Pocahontas.
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Shimons
Shimon
Leslie Shimon
Harold Shimon
Lester Shimon
Havelock
Clarence Johnson
Albert City
Stella Shimon
Emmetsburg
Boyd Sanders
Floyd Callon
Harold McBride
Des Moines
A. G. Sroufe
Farmers Use Lime Under Grant Aid Program Rise in 1939
Under the grant-of-aid program the AAA notes farmers in 1939 registered more than 660000 tons of lime for soil improvement, over nineteen times the amount received under the same program in 1938.
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AAA
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Ryinity Aid
Pocahontas
Trinity Lutheran Ladies’ Aid
J. M. Severson
FE. Simonson
Anna Ryen
T Severson
Clara Riverson
Vera Ryen
Gertie Kerns
Marian Ryen
Wangberg
Andrew Simonson
Frigaard
WMF
King’s Guards
Kings Heralds
Cora Ivey
Edward Duffy
Bridge Club
Double Six
J. T. Grant
A. G. Hille
E. H. Clark
Duffy Home
Shirley Thornton
Marian Wheeler
W. P. Wheeler
Frances Woolward
Clear Lake
Mary Wheeler
Marie
Glenn Loomis
Port
Minnie Jarvis
Claribel Michalek
St. Petersburg
Fla
W. R. Rogers
Nan Peterson
Federated Clubs
Fonda
Esther Ragan
King’s Heralds
Kings Guards
Flossie de Vaul
India
Betty de Vaul
Marilyn Ragan
Happy Learned
Stanley
W. L. Stanley
Fred Nelson
H. F. Olerich
M. D. Anderson
ALL. D. Club
C. L. Gunderson
G. B. Palmer
Brooks Atkinson
A. R. Thornton
Roll Call
Mel King
Patterson
New Jersey
Palmer
Ader
American Home Study Club
Arthur Ader
J. E. Rickard
MelIntire
Missionary Society
The
Presbyterian Missionary Society
H. C.wiegman
L. A. Hansen
J.T. Grant & Son
RIAL
Iowa
Pocahontas, Iowa
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
June Storey
R. B. Green
T. B. Torkelson
Bode
Gabardines
Young Men’s
Peterson’s
Pocahontas Rendering Works
Paul Amick
Central States Electric Kitchen
Westinghouse Ranges
Buell
Westinghouse
Home Economics Department
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