Community events calendar for Pocahontas county April May 1931
List of upcoming meetings and social events across Rolfe Pocahontas Laurens and Des Moines Township. Includes track meets church socials school programs senior plays and commencements with dates from April 30 to June 5 1931. Individuals and local groups named include Sorosis Club Mrs F B Charlton Luther League Clarence Watson Rolfe Woman's I and Des Moines Township organizations.
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Sorosis
F. B. Charlton
Hursday
County Trackield
Pocahontas
Fiday
Luther League
Lutheran Church
Clarence Watson
Fonda
Iturday
Des Moines Township
T. Auditorium
Des Moines
Pocahontas County
Allen & Watson
Laurens
County
Gas Line Work Starts Near Manson
EWork has started on laying pipe for a natural gas line into Manson. The company under contract employs about 100 men. The gas will be piped from Fort edge about twenty miles. Completion expected early in the summer.
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Ework
Manson
Fe Company
Fort Edge
Bullheads Dumped Into Storm Lake Waters by Warden Crew
About 6 000 bullheads were dumped into Storm Lake waters Saturday night by a Warden Lepley led crew from nearby Spirit neighborhood. A larger figure claims 60 000 bulls were dumped, but the readable fragment notes the action and source.
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Spirite
Lepley
Soil and Land Valuation Short Course At Ames May 6 7
Seventh annual soil and land valuation short course at Ames outlines business methods in farming soil management and bank relations. May 6 7 features morning addresses and roundtable talks followed by a 145 mile field trip to Hardin Franklin Butler Marshall and Grundy counties to study peat alkali soils and soil types. External speakers include J Boatman Montezuma H A Wallace and L F Kenady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Io Hardin
Franklin
Butler
Marsall
Grundy
I. J. Boatman
Montezuma
H. A. Wallace
Farmublication
L. F. Kenady
Bancroft Banker
Narrow Escape in Auto Train Wreck at Rolfe Crossing
A Model T driven by A R Graham was struck by a west bound local freight at the C and N W crossing in Rolfe. The engine and cars derailed but Graham escaped with minor injuries after steering onto the track and crawling free from the wreckage. crowd of 3000 to 5000 watched as wrecking crews cleared the scene and the engine was returned to the rails. Graham, unhurt aside from stiffness, feared a new Ford.
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A. R. Graham
Cemetery Road
Railroad Street
Rolfe
Graham
Mr. Graham
Charlton
Ford Was Literally Torn To Pieces. Mr. Graham
W. Johnson
Andrew Young
E. W. Snow
Railway Company
Eagle Grove
Boone
Chas. Hurley
Johnson
Wilcox on Livestock Marketing at Cummins Township Meeting
W W Wilcox, Pocahontas county farmer and former Chicago stock yards worker, led a valuable discussion on livestock marketing at Cummins Township Farm Bureau Unit held at the Cowan home. The program also featured musical offerings by Pauline and Elanor Whannel and readings by Jane Neville, Beatrice Olsen, and Peggy Cowan, plus a talk on flowers and vegetables by Mrs. Harry Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Wilcox
Pocahontas County
Chicago
University of Chicago
Cummins Township
Peggy Cowan
Harry Howard
Garfield Township 4-H Club Meeting Report
The Garfield Township 4-H Club met at the home of Mr and Mrs Artman Christensen on Saturday Apr 25 with Delma Christensen as host. Eighteen members attended and Barbara Melson presided. Helen Wolcott spoke on Color Applied to Dress Design and a color chart for notebooks was prepared under Mrs Randall Melson. Refreshments were served by Mrs Christensen. Reporter.
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Garfield Township
4-H Club
Artman Christensen
Delma Christensen
Barbara Melson
Helen Wolcott
Randall Melson
H. D. Brinkman
Christensen
Pocahontas Youths In Auto Spill Escape Serious Injury
Four teenagers from Pocahontas and Fort Dodge escaped with minor injuries after a Ford owned by Leo Hammes slid on gravel, rolled onto its top, and occupants crawled through windows. Dorothy Dwyer suffered a severely lacerated knee while others were bruised.
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Pocahontas
Jack Flaherty
Leo Hammes
Fort Dodge
Dorothy Dwyer
Marguerite Harrington
Hammes
Improvements Begin on State Park at Rush Lake
Work started last Saturday to fence the state park at Rush Lake with plans for a two and a half mile lake shore drive after road completion. Palo Alto and Pocahontas county boards akan grade and gravel the connecting roads while the state board of conservation secures land title and vets improvements. The dam and embankments will be repaired to raise water, and thousands of fish from Spirit Lake hatchery have been stocked this season to sustain the lake’s ecosystem.
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Rush Lake
Lake Shore Drive
Board of Supervisors
Palo Alto County
Pocahontas County
C. L. Haman
Palo Alto
Board of Conservation
Spirit Lake
Laurens Sun
Stop and Listen: Traffic Offenses Surge Across Towns
Waterloo saw 326 arrests in one day for faulty auto lights, while Mason City fined 75 drivers $2 each for running Stop signs. The piece urges adherence to right of way rules to cut accidents and improve road safety.
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Waterloo
Mason City
Garfield Township Farm Bureau Hold Good Meet
The Garfield Township Farm Bureau Unit met at Mrs. Nels Ryen’s home on Thursday evening April 23. A program by Miss Maybelle Ryen’s pupils impressed attendees, with Miss Margaret White performing a flute solo and Mrs. A A Brinkman speaking on wild flowers. County Agent Bowers led a discussion on marketing as refreshments were served to about 185 people.
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Garfield Township Farm Bureau
Nels Ryen
Maybelle Ryen
Margaret White
A. A. Brinkman
Bowers
Des Moines Township Farm Bureau Meeting Draws 120 Attendees
One hundred twenty persons attended the Des Moines Township Farm Bureau Unit gathering at the D M T school building last Monday evening. The program featured motion pictures music a talk on profitable pork production by County Agent C R Bowers and an exhibit of home furnishing work.
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Des Moines
Automobile to Station Fee Sparks Debate
A phrase notes you can bring a car to a filling station but must pay to fill the tank. A separate line reports church attendance declined two percent in Iowa rural communities over the last five years.
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Iowa
Butler Team Wins First Game in Kittenball Series
Rolfe hosted a kittenball opener as Butler defeats Hunter 6 to 2. Shower and Learned led Butler with points while Carroll and Lothian starred for Hunter. Everett Rees hit the season's first homer as both starters pitched well. Next games set for City Park at 6 30 with Peterson and Egg House teams and a Butler Peterson clash planned for next Tuesday.
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Rolfe
Butler
Hunter
South
Butlerites
Carroll and Lothian
Hunter Clan
Everett Rees
Peterson
Egg House
4-H Club Members Entertain And Feast
About 175 4 H Club members, parents, and friends from Des Moines Powhatan Garfield and Clinton townships gathered at the K P hall Monday evening. The Rolfe High School Orchestra opened the program followed by community singing. New officers were elected Robert Melson president and Stella Mae Brinkman secretary. Frank P Reed Iowa State College club leader spoke on the Three I s Initiative Industry and Integrity. Lunch was served by the Rolfe Commercial Club and 4 H mothers.
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Des Moines
Powhatan
Garfield
Clinton
K. of P. Hall
L. W. Kennedy
C. R. Bowers
Rolfe High School
Alice Peters
Mary Shriner
Phil Cook
Harry H
Brig” Brigham
Rolfe Commercial Club
4-H Club
Palmer Lutherans Honor Pastor With Birthday Surprise
The Palmer Lutheran congregation surprised their pastor Rev. A. F. Groth for his seventieth birthday with a 2:00 p m gathering at the church. Ministers Rev. W J Lewinske Rev. W E Meier Rev. H Meyer and Rev. A J Seegers spoke, and a rocking chair was given as a birthday gift.
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Lutheran Church
Palmer
A. F. Groth
Groth
W. J. Lewinske
Pocahontas
W. E
Fire destroys cottage and boat house at Twin Lakes
A cottage, boat house, and a large passenger motor boat at Twin Lakes were burned in a fire of unknown origin a week ago Saturday. They belonged to Seth Culver, Pomeroy automobile dealer. Fire crews could not help as nearby farmers had taken their telephones out during a local controversy.
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Twin Lakes
Seth Culver
Pomeroy Automobile
Manson Journal
Rolfe School Displays Year End Program and Exhibits
Rolfe School capped its year with a large program where the high school orchestra placed sixth in the county and student acts from kindergarten to junior high entertained. Exhibits across classrooms showcased year long work, including typewriter demonstrations, domestic science, manual training, and an Iowa products display, drawing record attendance.
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Rolfe School
Rolfe
Iowa
Lathrop Buys Harness Shop In Rolfe
C. P. Lathrop became owner of the harness and shoe repair shop long run by W. R. Jones in Rolfe. Jones has served the community for over thirty years and plans retirement though his friends expect him to be seen around the old haunts.
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C. P. Lathrop
W. R. Jones
Jones
Rolfe
Mother Jones
Sunday School Convention Set for Plover May 19
The Annual County Sunday School Convention will be held at the Methodist church in Plover on Tuesday May 19 beginning at 9 30 in the morning State Secretary Walter Hutton and O G Herbrecht of Des Moines will assist with the program
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W. P. Wheeleruesday
St. Margaret Church
J. H. Man
Rolfe
P.O. Sisterhood
Tme
C. J. White
Des Moines ‘Ownship
Farm Union
Schooditorium
Des Moines
Methodist Church
Plover
Walter Hutton
O. G. Herbrecht
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Gil
Ames
School of
Experiencere
Farm Bureau
4-H
Palmer Lutherans
Lathrop
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