Local Social notes span Bradgate area events
Mrs Tillie Gangsted Miss Macy Christianson Miss Edna Christian son and Mrs Blanche Christianson of Bode visited Mrs H C Worster. Pocahontas club meeting hosted by Mrs Hazel Streit. Miss Helen Helgeson of Graettinger spent weekend with Mr and Mrs Albert Ellingson. Des Moines trip with Principal Maud and economics pupils led by Mike Gehrt. Albert Zeman and family celebrate 40th wedding anniversary with relatives from across Iowa. Morris Halsrud and son Dennis marked fourteenth anniversary with dinner. Madsen family travels to Blair Nebraska and Dana College. Otto Burninghaus visits Ellingson. Mrs Glenn Nelson visits Webster City hospital patient Mrs David Nelson post surgery.
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Tillie Gangsted
Macy Christianson
Edna Christianson
Blanche Christianson
Bode
H.C. Worster
George Curry
Tole
Hazel Streit
Johnson
Pocahontas
Helen Helgeson
Graettinger
Albert Ellingson
Maud
Des Moines
Mike Gehrt
Albert Zeman
Dakota City
Art Zeman
Melford Zeman
Robert Zarley
Lester Zeman
Sac City
Lawrence Hawk
Livermore
Ernest Turnwall
Webb
Joe Zeman
Ed. Zeman
Bradgate
Francis Howell
Rutland
John Madsen
Blair
Nebr
Norman Madsen
Marvin Olson
Dana College
Madsens
Dean Madsen
Herman, Nebr
H. C. Olson
Fred Benjamin
Marvin Madsen
Robert Munson
Morris Halsrud
Otto Burninghaus
West Beace
Glenn Nelson
David Nelson
Webster City Hospital
Bridal shower and upcoming wedding announced in West Bend
Leona Anliker was honored at a church shower as preparations continue for her marriage to Don Lanus set for April 24 at the Methodist church in West Bend. Readers note a long list of dinner guests and social visits from Humboldt Dakota City and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Anliker
George Wolcott
Dorothy Olson
Leonard Lanus
Edna Marchant
Edna Nelson
Edna Madsen
Esther Curry
Mary Ellen Marchant
Emma Gehrt
Harriet Olson
Joyce Dailey
Ruth Shiflett
Helen Larsen
Rowena Jarvis
Alice Zeman
Alvina Qolland
Muriel Wright
Irene Neighbors
Euelah Benjamin
Gunna Ellis
Gladys Jacobs
Phyllis Wallace
Miss Anliker
Don Lanus
Methodist Church
West Bend
D M T Livewires Hold Meeting and Elections
The D M T Livewires meeting opened at 8 00 p m with 12 members two visitors and one leader present. Rich Lehnus led as short course delegate with Don Cruickshank as alternate and Eddie Ward Gary Imhoff with Benny Leh nus as alternates for campare. Ads for the 4 H Club Fair book named Lee Diggs Rich Lehnus Ron Ives Gary Imhoff and Eddie Ward. A resignation of the assistant leader was accepted and a committee of Roger Ives Loel Diggs and Rich Lehnus was named to select a successor. Reports included crop rotation profits by Ron Ives and green manure crops by Rich Lehnus. The next meeting is May 10 at Pat and Gary Imhoff s. The Foppe department store a Rock Valley staple since 1882, closes after 73 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loel Diggs
Rich Lehnus
Don Cruickshank
Campare
Eddie Ward
Gary Imhoff
Benny Lehnus
Lee Diggs
Ron Ives
Roger Ives
Pat
Pat Imhoff
D M T High School Senior Events and Honors
Senior events outline includes dates for banquets May 6-7 in Fort Dodge and May 18 commencement with May 19 senior breakfast at the schoolhouse. Honor Roll lists seniors Joyce Bennett Kathy Majorowicz LuAn Triplett Jeanne Savery Marcella Zeman Joan Rutgers with grades from 3.00 to 4.00. English Literatur e and Spanish notes include Victorian authors and irregular verbs. Music contest program aired April 14.
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Wahkonsa
Fort Dodge
Wisconsin Dells
Joyce Bennett
Kathy Majorowicz
Triplett
Jeanne Savery
Marcella Zeman
Joan Rutgers
Karen Truelsen
Pat Imheeff
Gene Trenary
State Music Contest Results At Bode
On April 15 and 16 music contestants traveled to Bode for the State Music Contest. Ratings included Kathyrn Majorowicz and Joan Rutgers in multiple events, Gary Fisher and Richard Lehnus earning top marks. Also noted are III ratings for Cornet solo Richard Lund and Trombone solo Loel Diggs amid several ensembles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bode
Joan Rutgers
Kathyrn Majorowicz
Karen Truelsen
Jeanne Lavery
Janice Hansen
Richard Lehnus
Gary Fisher
Richard Lund
Ronald Ives
Loel Diggs
Darlene Nilges
Progress on the D M T gymnasium takes shape
Students in number class count groupings while brick layers rise seven to eight feet high and tan bricks add appeal. Plumbers also work as holes around walls are filled with clean dirt, vastly improving the project’s look and promising a building the community can be proud of.
The Highway Story
Three drivers converge in a fatal highway crash. A signalless turner a tail-lightless vehicle and a tailgating driver collide when a sudden stop forces a rear end crash, tragically injuring a three year old as the city driver pays for neglect.
Improbable Patrol Story Baffles Witnesses
In the front seat a man was thrown through the windshield and died before reaching a hospital, according to patrolmen at the scene who insist the tale is true despite its implausibility.
Wildlife Meeting Set in Ottumwa For April 22
Iowa conservation groups urge attendance at the annual Wildlife and Fisheries Research Meeting to be held at the Hotel Ottumwa starting at 9:00 a.m. The event, sponsored by Iowa State College units, covers pheasants rabbits quail muskrats and fish studies from Clear Lake rivers and ponds. An afternoon waterfowl management session with U S Fish and Wildlife Service leaders will follow, plus a 6:30 p.m. banquet featuring Dr J P Lunduska in Washington D C.
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Iowa
State Conservation Commission
Ottumwa
Hotel
Wildlife and Fisheries Research Units
Iowa State College
Clear Lake
D. H. Janzen
TIT
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Francis Gillette
Fish and
Best Food Buys in April
Homemakers scan April markets for bargains on pork and beef as well as seafood like haddock halibut and shrimp. Also listed are tuna eggs milk dairy staples citrus canned vegetables grains and dried beans with regional notes on lamb and lard.
Notice of Probate of Will in Pocahontas County
In District Court Pocahontas County a will for Mads Johansen dated October 8, 1936 has been filed. A hearing is fixed for May 10, 1956 at 2:00 PM at the Pocahontas Court House before the District Court or clerk to determine if the instrument should be probated as the last will and testament. Katherine Boozell, Clerk of District Court, 73.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Iowa
Pocahontas County
Mads Johansen
Pocahontas
Iowa
District Court
Said County
Katherine Boozell
Volunteer rates highlight Red Cross reach in US
A report notes that one in 102 Americans is an active Red Cross volunteer. The statistic underscores the organization’s broad community involvement across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
The
American Red Cross
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