Pocahontas County Supervisors Meet March 19 1940
The Pocahontas County Iowa Board of Supervisors met in regular session with C F Young as chair and members E A Rude and Clarence Jensen present. A drainage attorney was appointed, bids for Drainage District 60 were opened and awarded to Robson and Johnson, engineer appointed, and a resolution authorized Chairman Young to sign a special warranty deed for Lot 5 Block 1 Inc Rolfe. Various county fund claims were audited and allowed and the board adjourned to April 2, 1940.
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Court House
Board of Supervisors
Pocahontas County
Iowa
C. F. Young
E. A. Rude
Clarence
Jensen
A. C. Carmichael
Robson
Johnson
P. Malcolm
Rude
Young
Pocahontas’ County
Q. F. Young
Viola F. McCartan
P. M
Ray R School
N. W. Bell Tele. Co
Fonda Times
Prig
W. E. Bolard
Amelia Kopriva
Hubert Kapsch
C. W. Gilchrist
Pris
Joyce Johnson
Record Democrat
Rolfe Arrow
Laurens Sum
Palmer Press
Panama Carbon Co
Jenkins Fergemann Co
Klipte Loose Leaf Co
Holley School Supply Co
Marathon Bookbinders
Hedman Mfg. Co
P. Groff
Fullerton Lumber Co
W. P. Stoulil
Geo, Reiff
Lst
Assoc. General Contractors
Allyn & Bacon
Simmons Book Concern
Wilcox & Follett Co
Insane Fund
Rent
Kaplan Food Market
Mdse
M. & J. R. Makes
Montgomery Ward & Co
Harry Levene
J.D. Adams Co
Int. Chemical Co
Sieg Fort Dodge Co
United Chemical Co
Inc. Pocahontas, Light
Langan Paper Co
Darrow Chemical Co
Mason City Builders Supply
Barton Warner Co
Duthbert Oil Co
Lee
Electric Service Co
Fairchild Motor & Impl. Co
Farmers Co-Op. Co
Fullerton
Dale Johnson
Pe Linnan
Ragline
R. D. Mitchell
Pocahontas Auto Co
Inc
Pocahontas
Rolfe High Highlights Films and School Activities
Rolfe Arrowwlet showcases The War in Finland and Conquest of the Air films for students, with notes on aviation history and early flight attempts. Gerald Thompson and Everett White led screenings in Rolfe and nearby schools. Also covered are cooking school attendance, prize draws, a shift from baseball to spring football practice, and normal training teaching observations plus a Pocahontas relays track meet where Rolfe earned no victories.
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Finland
Rolfe
Havelock
Des Moines
Gerald Thompson
Everett White
Parity payments and compliance rules for corn and wheat
Farmers who overplant wheat within their allotment may still qualify for corn parity payments if they stay within their corn acreage allotment. Wheat parity eligibility is lost if overplanted. A corn loan next fall requires signing to participate before May 1, which also triggers a farm inspection to verify compliance. without requesting inspection the county committee cannot determine if planting stayed within the corn allotment.
Mills County Man Reaches Third Set of Teeth
John Edie aged 85 is reported to be cutting his third set of teeth and they are described as good and usable. His vision also improving as he can read without glasses and seems to be gaining a second sight.
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John Edie
Mills County
Mr. Edie
Clarinda Man Seeks Relief From Persistent Hiccups
Lincoln Griffith of Clarinda endures weeks of hiccoughs with stretches of eleven days five days and eight days without stopping. He hopes for a remedy or relief.
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Lincoln Griffith
Clarinda
Mr. Griffith
Collision injures grocery clerk during street crash
Irvy Kra mer of Dyersville drove his car into Anthony Pine a grocery store clerk on a street in Dyersville last week. The egg casualty was the major loss from the collision.
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Irvy Kramer
Dyersville
Anthony Pine
Pine
Pony Passes After Long Family Service at Leon
Death last week brought sorrow to the Ronald and Stanley Sears households in Leon as Bobby the pony, aged 35, who had served the family since childhood, quietly passed away to join his equine forebears.
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Ronald
Stanley Sears
Leon
Bobby
Nashua Woman Dies at 95 After Long Life
The Nashua family physician once told Mrs. Caroline Tupper she had a heart strong enough to live to a hundred. She died last week at age 95, just over four years short of that estimate.
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Caroline Tupper
Nashua
Saved girl William Effie Perry rescues jumper
A navy sailor cited for bravery for diving into the water to rescue a girl who jumped from a pier. The rescuer is not from China where rescuers are personally financially responsible for lives saved.
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William
Effie
Perry
China
Life of Hamilton Traced From Farm to Lumber Empire
The obituary chronicles a life spanning 84 years from a forty acre Iowa farm to helping grow a lumber business from four yards to over forty. It notes his marriage to Anna M. Whitmore in August 1921, retirement that October, moves to Rolfe, church and lodge affiliations, and his death after weeks of illness on a Wednesday evening in Rolfe. He is survived by his wife and six stepchildren including J A Mahaffey of Plover and Mrs Katie Long of Rolfe.
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Michigan
South Dakota
Bijou Hills
Ocoma
J. F. Anderson
Anna M. Whitmore
Rolfe
Hamilton
Dunkard
Rolfe Presbyterian Church
I. C. C. F. Lodge
J. A. Mahaffey
Plover
Katie Long
Leone B. Hamilton
Local Notices Include Family Details Across Regions
Fragmentary obituary style item mentions Hazel Lothian of Palmer Carlyon of Storm Whitmore of Fentgi and Kaiseree Nashington with nephews and nieces across Michigan and Washington D.C. plus fourteen grandchildren and other relations.
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Hazel Lothian
Palmer
Carlyon
la Stenant” ‘Whitmore
Fentgi
Kaiseree Nashington
D.C
F E Van All for Clerk of District Court
I hereby announce my candidacy for the official Clerk of District Court of Pocahontas County subject to Republican voters decision at the primary in June Katherine Boozell Pocahontas Iowa
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Ytorney
Geo. A. Shors
Pocahonta County
Katherine Boozell
Pocahontas
Low
Republican Candidate Seeks County Supervisor Nomination
A. Nixo announces candidacy for Republican nomination for County Supervisor for the term starting January 1, 1942. He seeks the support of Republican voters in the June primary.
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Ca Didate
A. Nixo
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Plover Lumber Co
School Board
Colfax
W. A. Reynolds
Rolfe Auto Co
J. T. Grant
Laurens’ Lumber Co
Ries & Johnson Garage
Superior Mfg. Co
E. Schulz
W. W. Hudek
Labor
Tom Gannon
Edgar Gahm
Ray Boyd
Will Miller
Chas. Joachims
F. L. Johnson
Vern S. Coon
F. J. Worth
Fred E. McKim
L. G. Schonberger
H. Cavanaugh
J. C. Gilchrist
Robert Sell
John P. Anderson
B. R. Wiemers
Marvin Kruchten
Hugh Huston
Homer Rathbun
Frank E. Calkins
Matt Fitzgerald
Francis Teeters
Robert Williams
Buena Vista County Auditor
Russell Filloon
Burte DeYoung
John Hess
R. D. Farlow
W. W. Green
Paul Snook
Geo. W. Johnson
W. E. Boles
FP. E. Calkins
Henry Buck
Edna George
Ed Burke
Battershell Grocery
Coyles Briardale
H. C. Coleman
Hikenberry
Fonda Creamery
Gibson Store
Haynes Cash Grocery
C. M. Heflin
M. Hakes & Son
Hauck’s Market
Mullen Grocery
Madsen’s Variety
Morey Food Market
H. G. Peterson
Gust Peterson
Geo. Peters
Shriner
Welter Store
Hammes Shoe Store
J. E. Turner
J. E. Tutt
Capitola Colby
W. A. Kelley
Agt
Cora Lind
Esther Ragan
Royal
Oil Co
McGregor Bros. Co
Beatrice Hurley
Bertha Point
Gust Wahlgren
Lutheran Hospital
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Calc
Roy A. Johnson
The
Arrow
Iowa State Aaa
Central States Electric Company
Alice Brueck
Westinghouse
Marjorie Taylor
Rachel Wiegman
Washington
Dunlap
Becker Florists
West End
South Walnut
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Hamilton Rites
Cme
Jy Torney
F. E. van All
Belgium
Ben
Firestone Tires
Stettler
Skelly
Stromberg
R.O.P
Hatchery
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