Amvet and Golf Club Auxiliaries Host Meetings and Birthday Observance
Amvet Auxiliary met at the lounge on Thursday July 25 with entertainment by Miss Roselyn Brock and piano by Miss Eloise Hewlett. Guests included Mrs. Alta Hewlett and others from the Plover unit. The group planned Greater Rolfe club luncheons for August 5 and 19 with committees named. The next Amvet meeting is August 29. The Golf Club Auxiliary held a dessert lunch at 7:30 pm with prizes awarded for high and low scores and bingo. Etta Symes of Des Moines attended as a guest and the next meeting is today with a 1 pm dessert luncheon. A birthday party for Mrs. Jane Ralph drew old friends to her Des Moines Township home, where she is recovering from a fall and uses crutches. Guests listed include Niels Nielsen, Roger Ives, and Jens Thompson among many others. daughter-in-law Leon Ralph baked a birthday cake. One daughter, Mrs. Elian Spry of Pocahontas, could not attend due to illness.
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Amvet
Amvets
Anita Beckord
Roselyn, Brock
Eloise Hewlett
Frances Perigal
Alta Hewlett
Brownie Rickard
Stanley Farlow
Lyman George
Roselyn Brock
Jens Thompson
Plover
Greater Rolfe Club
Harry Spencer
Lee Harmon
Golf
Golf Club
C. J. Morrison
Harold R. Shelgren
M. R. Soth
Tony Nielsen
B. C. Rudolfson
Low
M. D. Anderson
Franklin Brinkman
Glyde Brinkman
Jennie Bowen
Etta Symes
Des Moines
Jane Ralph
Ralph
Twp
D.M.T
Leon Ralph
Niels Nielsen
Roger Ives
Lyle Kilbourn
O. G. Ryen
William Struthers
John Howe
George Lehnus
Trinity Lutheran Service Promotes World Action Offering
J O Wangberg pastor leads morning worship with theme Christian Charity Knows No Limit from Luke 14 12 15 An offering for World Action will be received Special music by the choir Choir rehearsal Monday 8 15 pm Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
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World Action
NAIN LUTHERAN CHURCH Schedules and Choir Practice
Emery L Petersen pastor leads Saturday junior choir practice at 3 30 p m Sunday school and Bible class at 10 a m Morning worship service at 11 a m Communion service senior choir practice Tuesday evening at 3 30 p m in the David Henderson home Wednesday Ladies Aid guest day 2 30 in the park
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David Henderson
Ladies Aid
Methodist Church Calendar and Bible Conference Update
Rev C R Buckwalter presides at Sunday school 10 15 a m and morning service at 11 15 a m sermon Blasphemy Against God Circle meetings Aug 7 2 30 p m Circle 1 Mrs George Majorowicz Circle 2 Miss Alletua Grant Circle 3 Mrs Harry Howard Fourth quarterly conference Aug 11 basket dinner noon meeting 2 p m with dayighurst presiding Bible conference ongoing this week at the church
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THE
Methodist Church
C. R. Buckwalter
Woman’s Society
George Majorowicz
Alletua Grant
Cirele
Harry Howard
Dlavighurst
Presbyterian Church Services and Meetings Notice
W F Schneck pastor leads regular Sunday services with Rev Warren Ives preaching. Choir practice Friday evening at 6 30. Women's Society group meetings scheduled for August 7.
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Presbyterian Church
W. F. Schneck
Warren Ives
Women's Society
Stable Flies Challenge DDT as Horn Fly Responds
County extension director Max Naylor notes DDT remains effective against horn flies but fails against stable flies in livestock. Iowa State entomologist Harold Gunderson reports July timing shifted the problem, with stable flies appearing after initial sprays and undermining control efforts.
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Max QO. Naylor
Naylor
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
Iowa
Women’s Society Meets At Methodist Church
At a Methodist Church general meeting the Women’s Society of Christian Service read letters from a Dutch school linked to their food and clothing packages. Mrs. Nic oson resigned as president. devotions led by Mrs. Earl Chambers. Lesson on Trustees of the Future by Mrs. John Gunderson. Camp Quest report by attendees Vera DeVaul and Marilyn Ragan. Lunch by Circle No 1. Next meetings set for August 7 for Presbyter ian Women’s groups with four divisions and listed committee heads.
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Women’s Society of Christian Service
Netherlands
Sam Nicoson
Earl Chambers
John Gunderson
Vera DeVaul
Marilyn Ragan
Circle No. 1
Reed Canary Grass Proves Profitable On Waste Land
Pocahontas county farms can turn wet weedy areas into assets by seeding reed canary grass says county extension director Max O Naylor. Prepare a good seedbed in late summer and use fresh high germination seed to establish a dense stand before seeding in late August.
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Pocahontas County
Max O. Naylor
Naylor
Stable fly control measures for cattle outlined
Recommendations include spraying barns and fences with 2 pounds of 3 percent DDT per gallon of water, outside spray every two weeks, scattering litter like manure and wet hay, spraying cattle with the same DDT solution, and using night cattle fly spray on dairy herds to curb stable flies.
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Catle
Gunderson
Naylor
RCMP Vessel Lt Rock Surges Northwest Passage Record
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police motor schooner Lt Rock stands as the only ship to have traversed the Northwest Passage in both directions linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Rock
Northwest Passage
Atlantic
Pacific
Oat Rust and Fertility Guide for Pocahontas Farmers
Iowa State College agronomist Dyas urged high soil fertility to curb oat rust and blight, noting rust hits poor soils harder. He discussed varieties for 1947 including Boone Tama Marion with cautions on H-96 blight and suggested Clinton Benton for 1948 while urging seed treatment and fertility. He advised sowing brome and alfalfa after mid August and maintaining weed-free moist soil through disk cultivation.
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Dyas
Iowa State College Extension Agronomist
Pocahontas County
Pocahontas
Iowa 105
Boone
Tama
Marion
Clinton
Benton
Towa
Conservation prosecutions tally for June reaches fifty two
June prosecutions by State Conservation Commission officers totaled 52 with convictions in every case. Fines amounted to 727.50 dollars and no jail sentences were imposed. Of the 52 cases, 48 involved fishing infractions, two hunting, one navigation, and one miscellaneous offense.
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State Conservation Commission
WHO Broadcasts Iowa Program Series Tonight
Garry Lenhart, writer and research man in the WHO news bureau, broadcasts a nightly series on Iowa history and development from 11:30 to 11:45 p.m. The program continues each night through July 20.
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Garry Lenhart
WHO
Iowa
Lenhart
Outdoor Highway Maps Released for Public Distribution
The State Conservation Commission announces new and revised Outdoor Highway maps now ready. Forty thousand copies were printed due to ongoing demand. Maps feature a full scale up to date highway face and five regional maps covering fishing waters, shooting grounds, game distribution, parks and reserves, and trout streams. Requests can be sent to 10th and Mulberry Des Moines Iowa.
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State, Conservation Commission
State Conservation Commission
10Th and Mulberry
Des Moines 8
Iowa
Appreciation for neighbors after sickness and death
Mr and Mrs Clarence Jensen thank neighbors for kindness during their son James illness and death. They express gratitude for sympathy and support and say the thoughtfulness will be remembered. 21-1
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James
Clarence Jensen
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Illness and Death
Mildred Jensen and sons Lance and Larry thank friends and neighbors for flowers and help during the illness and death of their husband and father.
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Mildred Jensen
Lance
Larry
Prepare Now for Alfalfa-Brome
Pocahontas county farmers should plan fall seedings of brome grass and alfalfa and arrange seed now. Grounds should be weed free until seeding time per county extension director Max O. Naylor. Harvest of brome is under way in Nebraska and western Iowa, with Lincoln and Fischer varieties preferred if available.
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Pocahontas County
Max O. Naylor
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Naylor
Fair Races Highlight Wilburn in Des Moines Auto Classic
In Des Moines Fair races, champion Jim Wilburn a two time national dirt track champion in 1941 and 1942 competes among fifty drivers on the fair half mile dirt track. Notables include George Robson winner of the 1946 Indianapolis Speedway classic. Auto racing dates are Friday August 23 Sunday August 25 and Friday August 30.
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Des Moines
Jim Wilburn
George Robson
Government plan for builders sparks market debate
A letter column criticizes a government guaranteed market plan for builders of unsold housing, arguing dealers should be allowed material supplies without guarantees. The piece notes postwar material shortages, cites cement imports, and questions OPA spending and effectiveness in curbing black markets.
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Trinity Lutheran
J. O. Wangberg
Women’s Society
Presbyterian Women’s Society
Nellie Grant
J. T. Grant
A. C. Thomas
Jennie Johnson
Laura Jensen
E. W. Wilson
Edna Marcum
Marie Wiegman
L. Ives
V. D. Hauck
Paulette
Ation
Paulette Goddard
Hollywood Star
Britain
Ministry of Food
London
Iowa State College Agronomists
Gilmore City
Henry Burke
F. S
Forsythe, Plover
Freeman Cafe
Will
Ralph Kauffman
E. R. Pollock
Dakota City
Don Cleal
Rolfe
Farm Bureau
Climax Mill & Fong Co
Hole
John Deere Blow
J. P. Krebs
N. Rolfe
Webster
Joe Lehman
Spencer
Town
Roody Spencer
Victor
Capitol Records
Spencer Music
Jamesway Hay Cartier
Roy Simonson
Climax Mill & Feed Co, A
Climax Mill & Feed Co
J. L. Chism
Rolfe Paty
Pocahontes
No. 3
Havelock
J. W. DeVaul
and Arthri
Anna Pautz
Vancouver
Wash
Neovo Laboratories
Mason
Eddie J. Aden
Hunter’s
Hee Haw News
Owen Patterson
Quikard
OPA
J.T. Grant & Son
Paone
RCLFE
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