Pocahontas Relays Set for Friday April 16 in Iowa
The 14th annual Pocahontas relays, oldest in this Iowa region, will be held on the local track Friday April 16. Seven relays plus events like football throw and various field events. Over 30 boys report to Superintendent J R Grant to coach the team. 1942 squad members Johnston, Norman Johnson, Vosika, Dale Johnston, Peterson, McCormick and Barnhardt plan sprint and distance entries. Also notes the death of R C Dultmeier of Paola Kansas at 4 15 am Friday at Wadsworth Veterans Hospital in Leavenworth following illness. he was a World War I veteran and farmer, unmarried.
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Iowa
J. R. Grant
Norman Johnson
Hudson
Vosika
Dale Johnston
Peterson
McCormick
Barnhardt
Johnston
Petersoon
R. C Dultmeier
Paola
Kansas
F J Strathman
Louis Schools
Wadsworth Veterans’ Hospital
Weavenworth
Dultmeier
Funeral rites held for Sister M. Loyola at Mt. St. Francis
Sister M. Loyola 68 of the Sisters of St. Francis died April 6 after a 20 month illness. Funeral services were held last Thursday at the convent chapel in Mt. St. Francis Dubuque. Survived by two brothers Vincent Fuchs of Fonda and John of Los Angeles and six sisters in Iowa including Mrs James Sinek Pocahontas Martha Fuchs Varina and Leona Fuchs Fort Dodge. Additional attendees noted Mrs KE Lewis Pocahontas county farm woman and Julia N. Ramsey Pocahontas AAA secretary attended a Spencer radio work meeting April 9.
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Sisters of St
Ray Walsh
Varina
J. R. Prendergast
Fonda
Horace Bindner
Cherokee
Leona Fuchs
Fort Dodge
KE. P. Lewis
Pocahontas County
Julia N. Ramsey
Lucian Schott
Camp Barkeley
Texas
Wil! Schott
F. M. Hudson
Pocahonts
Lloyd Johnston
Cape Maternity
Harry Pace
I. H. Brokaw
William Coonan
Mason City
Mac Kreul
Pocahontas
St. Thomas Catholic Church
Emmetsburg
Coonan
Miriam Rose
Roy Ryan
Emmetsbure
Raymond Kreul
Roy Eichler
Joseph Schoofs
Army Technical School
Sioux Falls
S. C
Gary Johnson
Fidred Johnson
Pomeroy
Mercy Hospital
Louis Kopriva
Lawrence Wells
Northwestern Bell Telephone
Winona Terry
Edine Hudek
Des Moines
Isabelle Goodyear
Rebekah convention gathers districts 76 and 11 leaders
A Rebekah convention of districts No. 76 and 11 met at the L.C.0.F. hall with towns Poca hontas Storm Lake Newell Marathon Havelock and Fonda represented. Ruth Hamlin of Marshalltown attended as state president. officers named Ida B. Oleson Pocahontas president Eva Lou Wykoff Fonda vice president Ruby Wainwright Pocahontas secretary Margaret Lawson Storm Lake treasurer.
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Rebekah
L.c.0.f
Pocahontas
Storm Lake
Newell
Marathon
Havelock
Fonda
Ruth Hamlin
Marshalltown
Ida B. Oleson
Eva Lou Wykoff
Ruby Wainwright
Margaret Lawson
Club Sens for Hospital Luncheon Supports Veterans
Mr and Mrs F M Hudson and Mrs G A Pattee hosted the Friday club at 1 15 luncheon at Town Pump cafe. Guests included Mrs Claude Van Gundy and Mrs Eugene Patrick. The group spent the afternoon sewing carpet rags for the Veterans hospital in Knoxville.
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F. M. Hudson
G. A. Pattee
Town Pump Cafe
Claude van Gundy
Eugene Patrick
Veterans’ Hospital
Knoxville
Sacred Heart School Honors Pastor with Student Program
Sacred Heart school's grade pupils presented a program in the Holy Name Hall on Friday afternoon to honor Pastor Rev. G. I. Wessling as part of Feastday greetings.
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G. I. Wessling
Sacred Heart School
May Morning Breakfast Plans Honor Auxiliary Mothers
Plans to honor Auxiliary mothers with sons in service were made at the regular Auxiliary meeting at Mrs. H. B. Kiko's home. A flag drill and ethics lesson by Mrs. C. C. Johnston were part of the program, followed by an evening of sewing carpet rags.
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H. B. Kiko
C. C. Johnston
McLains Entertain Jolly 16 Club At 500 Party
Mr and Mrs B A McLain entertained the Jolly 16 club and Mr and Mrs Harley McLain of Havelock at a 500 party Sunday. The McLains won the high score prizes while Mr and Mrs Eric Carlson received consolation awards. Donald McLain won the traveling prize. A lunch was served by the hostess.
Sew on Red Cross Quilt by local club
The Sew What club met last week Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. S. L. Dunn as hostess. Guests included Mrs. Slyvia Hayes Mrs. Robert Wainwright and Mrs. Robert Salsbury. The group spent the afternoon sewing a Red Cross quilt and were refreshed by the hostess.
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Red Cross
S. L. Dunn
Slyvia Hayes
Robert Wainwright
Robert Salsbury
Forty Hours Devotion Ends at Sacred Heart Church
The annual forty hours devotion in honor of the Blessed Sacrament closed at Sacred Heart church with solemn exercises after opening Sunday at 8 o'clock high mass. Father Balgeworth of Milford assisted. Also noted are local social and military updates including air service and court news, a birth, a piano recital, a funeral, and several local residents marking military service or medical events.
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Sacred Heart Church
Father Balgeworth
Milford
Mrs Emma Pieratt Joins Week with Local Families
Mrs Emma Pieratt visited the Car Barth home and will stay a week with Perry and McConaughy families. She recently returned from San Diego California where she spent time with her son Junior and stayed with Myrl Barth Gabrielson Roy Hersom and daughter Virginia and with Lucien Hersom Joyce and Rodney due to the illness of Mrs Hersom. Mr and Mrs David Stevens of Rodman visited the G A Gruver home Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Pieratt
Car Barth
Perry
Auxiliary Plans June Meeting At George Cole Name
The American Legion Auxiliary met Monday evening to plan the June meeting for officer elections. Havelock Rolfe and Plover will entertain at a county meet in Rolfe. Mrs. W R Randolph assisted Mrs. Cole in serving. Mr. and Mrs Bert Clouss and daughter Phylis Marie visited from Sioux City.
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American Legion Auxiliary
George Cole
Havelock
Rolfe
Plover
W. R. Randolph
Cole
Bert Clouss
Phylis Marie
Sioux City
Clous
J. W. Reimer
Raymond Knittel
W. B. McTaggart
David
Fort Dodge
Certified Seed Guards Against Disease Loss
Plant diseases cause millions of tons of food loss yearly according to county extension director Max O Nay lor. Victory gardens rely more on disease free seeds and plants and gardeners should burn garden trash to prevent outbreaks. Some seeds are labeled disease free and certain varieties resist diseases such as bean blight and cabbage yellows.
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Max O. Naylor
Victory Gardens
Mrs Speer Hosts Havelock Woman's Club Meeting
Mrs George Speer entertained the Havelock Woman's club at her home on Wednesday afternoon. After the regular business session lunch was served by the hostess and her assistant Mrs Sam Gill.
Mrs Knight Hosts Thimble Club Meeting
Mrs Walter Knight welcomed Thimble club members at her home for a Wednesday afternoon business meeting followed by lunch. Scouts for purple martins arrived earlier than usual this year, and Arnold Sandvig left for army service as the third Sandvig to join the forces.
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Purple Martins
H. D. Grover
Lavera
Maurine Spiker
Marlene
Rolfe
Elmer Sandvig
Arnold Sandvig
Sandvigs
Christian Reisner
Zenda
Anthony Hope
Havelock Club Hosts Social and School Plays
Havelock Wednesday Club met at Mrs. Lloyd Wagner home with lunch served after the session. A school drama class staged three one act plays Friday evening titled Child Wonder Good Night Please and Peggy before a large audience. Clifford Steen of Camp Barkeley Texas visited week with his parents and Gerry transferred to a camp in Arizona. Rev Weilander and Mr and Mrs Gust Ahlmstron of Pomeroy visited Miss Laura and Mrs N B Hersom Monday.
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Peggy
Clifford Steen
Camp Barkeley
Texas
Eame
Will Steen
Gerry
Arizona
Weilander
Gust Ahlmstron
Pomeroy
N. B. Hersom
Laura
Fritz Johnson
Axel Iverson
Hans Nielsen
Richard Hovey
Camp Rucker
Alabama
Earl Johnson
Johnsons
Rutgers Brothers
Mads Johnsen
Havelock Methodist Church Schedules Worship and Baptism
Havelock Methodist Church led by Pastor John Drake Wolcott invites Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Palm Sunday approaches and baby and child baptisms are welcomed next Sunday with prior notice. The town circle of the Woman's Society meets with Mrs. Jess De Vaul Thursday. hostesses De Vaul Goffrey Cornwall, and Frank Kirby conducts devotions with Vern Waters guiding the lesson. Bring rolled bandage material.
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Havelock Methodist Church
John Drake Wolcott
Woman’s Society
Jess DeVaul
DeVaul
Goffrey
C. Cornwall
Resistant Varieties For Common Garden Vegetables
The Shamrock cucumber Sephago potato and several crops show disease resistance. Most hybrid sweet corn and three tomato varieties Marglobe Pritchard Rutgers resist common diseases afflicting their produce.
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Pritchard
Rutgers
Des Moines Two: Weekend Socials and Visits
Des Moines area families and service members were noted visiting kin and friends across communities. Attendance included Lester Johansen at a Camp McCoy leave, Mr and Mrs Dale Johansen with baby in Bradgate, and numerous dinners and birthday observances in Maillard, Emmetsburg, West Bend, and nearby towns.
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Lester Johansen
Lester
Camp McCoy Wis
Dale Johansen
Baby
Bradgate
Emil Johansen
Glenn Carpenter
Lois
Avery Carpenter
Maillard
Wesley Carpenter
John Russett
Hartford
Russett
David
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
John Gembler
Clarence Perkins
Henry Schmidt
West Bend
Ed Schmidt
Rittgers Celebrate 53rd Wedding Anniversary at Home
The Rittgers family gathered at the B. F. Rittgers residence for a covered dish dinner honoring Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Rittgers on their 53rd wedding anniversary. All children attended except Mrs. Bob Barron and Mrs. Blanche Hansen of Wichita Kansas. Others included Mr. and Mrs. Grover Rutgers of Rippey Iowa, and Mrs. Harold Hovey and her boys.
Beavers Trap Near Bedford Attract Noted Capture
Warden near Bedford was authorized to trap nuisance beavers. Harold Freemyer displayed a 42 pound female beaver caught in a steel trap. The prime fur valued at about $35. He was to turn the animal over to the State Conservation Commission.
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Bedford
Harold Freemyer
State Conservation Commission
Record Broken Ends 21 Year Run at Iowa State
Hubert Rug gles left Iowa State College in Ames to join the Army Air Force, ending a 21 year streak of continuous enrollment by a member of the O. L. Ruggles family from Hedrick. Eight family members enrolled. six graduated.
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O. L. Ruggles
Hedrick
Iowa State College
Ames
Hubert Ruggles
Army Air Force
Pocahontas County Board Approves Special Warranty Deed Sale
Pocahontas County supervisors adopt a resolution approving the sale of the NE of Section 19 Township 91 Range 34 to Leo Lamereaux and Edmond Hauser for 6400 dollars. The deed will be issued by Chairman C F Young and County Auditor Roy A Johnson upon full payment. The Fowler Petition was postponed to March 16 1948 and the board adjourned.
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Pocahontas County
Iowa
Leo
Lamereaux
Agmond Hauser
Leo Lamereaux
Edmond Hauser
Pocahontas
Board of Supervisors
C. F. Young
Roy A. Johnson
Poccahontas
Leo Lamereoux
Leo Lamereous
Johnson
Jensen
Fowler
Pistol Found In Wall Reveals Century Old Gift
A percussion-lock pistol once given by Martin McLaughlin to Vie Zolt of Waukon is now in Zolt’s possession. Estimated to be around 100 years old, the gun was found during the McLaughlin home demolition. The trigger still works but there is no aiming sight.
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Martin McLaughlin
Vie Zolt
Waukon
McLaughlin
Unusual cedar lamp with horn birds formed by T A McAlpin
A red cedar base of unusual shape supports an electric lamp crafted by T A McAlpin near Willisea. An imitation bird carved from polished cow horn sits on the base, depicting a hummingbird on one projection and a magpie on another.
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T. A. McAlpin
Willisea
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Sinek
Rebekahs
Oyens
John Meis
Clara Serge
Faye Vogel
Rock Island
M. A. Hammes
Paul
Washington, D. C
Charlotte
N. C
John Marolf
Hammes
Marolf
Loras College
Dubuque
Washington
Luke Hammes
U. S. Navy
Vincent Mart
PF. J. Mart
Air Force
Clearwater
Fla
Mus
Charles Swalin
Carl Kleen
John Kleen
F. M. Hudson, Jr
Jefferson Barracks
Army Air Forces
Mason Hall
Michigan State College
Lansing
Mich
Club Sens
Edward McCartan
Newark
N. J
Viola McCartan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Clarence C. Smrkovski
James Smrkovski
Knute Hatteberg
North Camp Polk
Havelock News
David Stevens
Rodman
G. A. Gruver
Knight
Walter Knight
Thimble Club
Richard Hersom
Iowa City
Charles
Sdra Shideler Watson
Duluth
Minn
Atlantic
G. W. Shildeler
Lucille Byran
Rockwell City
Byran
Forbes
Richard
Lloyd Wagner
Wagner
Ue Tollowa
Commodity Credit Corporation
Ilinois
Indiana
Iowa Agricultural Conservation Committee
American Soybean Association
Davenport Elevator Company
West Bend, Iowa
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