Drowns inriver near Bradgate Wilkelson of Bode dies
Wilkelson of Bode drowned in the river south of Bradgate while fishing with his son Reuben. Funeral services were held at Bode on Sunday afternoon. The story lists visits and travels of local families and residents, mentioning multiple towns and individuals across a wide region.
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Wilkelson
Bode
Fe Sver
Bradgate
Reuben
Fessay
Jack Tackaberry
Jameer
F. F. Caywod
ABR and Methodist Church Weekly Schedule and Notices
The notice lists church activities led by Rev. Burnette including morning worship at 10:00, Sabbath School at 10:30, Junior League at 11:45, Haworth League at 3:00, Evening Praise at 7:00, PLM at 8:00, and Thursday prayer and Bible study at 8:00. It notes a Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meeting at the R. C. Grant home Friday afternoon with autos provided, and a $150 deficit in the $762 fundraising goal. It mentions a faulty light in last lecture, an India lecture at 8:00, and a move to MKE church for lighting. Prayer meeting and Bible school on the parsonage porch tonight. Regular preaching next Sunday at 10:30. all members and visitors welcome.
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Haworth League
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
R. C. Grant
India
M. KE
Presbyterian Church Notes Rev BR D Echlin Pastor
No preaching or Sunday school next Sunday morning Christian Endeavor service at 7 00 Union services at the M E church in the evening Regular services expected August 12 Watch announcements in this paper Harvest rush over by then and be in church Sunday school and Christian Endeavor
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Christian Endeavor
M. E
Ruth Gunderson Bridal Shower for Ruth Gunderson
Miss Ruth Gunderson was honored at a miscellaneous shower hosted Friday evening July 27 by Mrs Stella Boyce and Mrs Alletta Grant in Orange City Iowa. About 35 guests attended a two course luncheon and gifts for the bride to be were received with thanks and plans for a home and future entertaining.
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Stella Boyce
Alletta Grant
Ruth Gunderson
Ruth
Orange City
Towa
Triplett Sandham Theatre Co. Plays In Rolfe Tent
The Triplett Sandham Theatre Co. performs all week under canvas on Peter Johnson lots east of the bank corner. Audiences praise the balanced company with an excellent orchestra and plan to present The Shepherd of the Hill and Experience before the engagement ends. An exchange protests pockets in men garments, editors have no use for pockets.
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Triplett-Sandham Theatre Co
Peter Johnson
Bank Corners
Rolfe
Wristlets for Soldiers Sent Direct to Colonel McCarthy in France
A WWI appeal urges women to knit wristlets for soldiers in France. Col Daniel E. McCarthy thanks contributors and asks that all future wristlets be mailed to him at American Expeditionary Forces in France via the New York Depot Quartermaster for distribution to troops.
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France
Daniel E. McCarthy
Pershing
McCarthy
New York
Red Cross Benefit by Rolfe Young People
Local talent events raise funds for the Red Cross. On Saturday evening August 11 Miss Mattie Wiley and Miss Daphne Malcolm will perform at the Methodist church in reading and musical recital. Wiley is a state champion and Northwestern University alumna. Malcolm is a trained pianist from Drake University.
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Red Cross
Mattie Wiley
Daphne Malcolm
Methodist Church
Rolfe High School
Malcolm
Drake University
Des Moines
Rolfe
Harvest Boost as Outcrop Promises Record Yield
Harvest begins under clear skies with hot onsets and strong wages for shockers. Oats are well filled, many fields may reach seventy five bushels per acre. corn thrives amid recent heat with rain needed. Weather and markets favorable, threshing soon to provide definite reports. An appeal urges sowing ten acres of winter wheat as a patriotic duty. Lillian Russell quip about kissing ends the note.
Interesting Y M C A Talk By Virgil Hancher At Church
Virgil Hancher spoke Sunday morning at the Presbyterian church about the Y M C A convention at Lake Geneva Wisconsin. He summarized the summer meeting’s key points with nationwide speakers and emphasized his note taking and selection of notable ideas. The audience found the talk very engaging and well delivered.
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Presbyterian Church
Virgil Hancher
Lake Geneva
Wis
Mr. Hancher
Rebekahs Serve Ice Cream and Cake on Mrs Fae McEwen Lawn
The Rebekahs of Rolfe host an ice cream and cake social on Saturday evening on Mrs Fae McEwen’s lawn. Half the proceeds go to the Red Cross and the organizers urge a large turnout with invitations to all.
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Rebekahs
Rolfe
Marcus First War Bride Weds Aide In Ames Home
Lieutenant Benjamin H. Hall of Company M NX G marries Miss Harriet E. Fry of Marcus at 3 30 pm Monday in Ames Iowa. The couple met five years ago and reunite after Hall’s service on the border. They will make Cherokee their home after the war ends. The bride, daughter of the late Dr and Mrs W N Fry, is a Marcus graduate and veteran teacher. They left Marcus for Lake Okoboji after the ceremony.
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Emily
I. W. Dayton
Lake Okoboji
Mig Ruth Main
Burtapent
J. R. Madison
Arthur E. Olson
Alta
Anna Peterson
Linn Grove
Esther
Nina
Faith
Benjamin H. Hall
Cherokee
Harriet EK. Fry
Marcus
F. M. Stewart
Ames
Stewart
Hall
Des Moines township youth breaks collar bone in scaffold fall
Alvin Rowe, a young man employed on the Consolidated school building, fell from a scaffold Monday forenoon, breaking a collar bone and badly bruising a shoulder. He was brought to Dr. Wilson where the fracture was reduced and dressed, and he is recovering as well as can be expected.
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Alvin Rowe
Des Moines
Wilson
Rolfe High School Alumni Banquet Sees Low Attendance
The Rolfe high school alumni banquet at the K of P hall Tuesday drew few attendees due to delays and extreme heat. Only seven of twenty two from the Class of 1917 responded, with Miss Norma Thornton leading a physical culture initiation. Games followed and refreshments were served cafeteria style amid light participation.
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Rolfe High School
K. of P. Hall
Norma Thornton
Birth Announcements From Local Homes This Week
The Cradle notices record a daughter born July 26 at Carl Berendsen's home, a son born July 29 to R J Gardner, a daughter born July 29 to Mark Shaw, and a son born July 31 to John Severson. Too much Denman too much Goethals too few ships. Get busy.
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Carl Behrendsen
R. J. Gardner
Mark Shaw
John Severson
Denman
Goethale
Laurens Boy Adrian Lynch Breaks Into Pro Baseball
Laurens native Adrian Lynch, once a standout high school pitcher, earned a tryout with Waterloo and this season has pitched well for the team. Last week the Washington American Association club filed a waiver and he is set to report after the season. If he gains more experience, he is expected to secure a spot in the major leagues, with scouts closely watching his progress.
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Adrian Lynch
Laurens
Neck of the Woods
Young Lynch
Lynch
Waterloo
Washington
American Association
Correction issued on Dewey Gibbons Pocahontas bond omission
The article notes that Dewey Gibbons was not taken to Pocahontas after his confession and instead posted bonds. It clarifies previous wording that implied otherwise and reflects on the impact of such publicity on families, especially mothers, and community perception.
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Dewey Gibbons
Pocahontas
Trim Poca Again Defeats Pocahontas at Ware Picnic
Rolfe beats Pocahontas 9 to 6 with local players at Ware picnic. Kendall and Mather score for Rolfe while Bush and Parker fail to stop slugging. Rolfe leads from the start and has now defeated Pocahontas three of four meetings this season.
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Rolfe
Pocahontas
Ware
Bush
Parker
Kendall
Mather
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W. D. Burr
W. Turley Sr
Fort Dodge
John Logan
Lulu
Traer
Cedar Rapids
William Lancaster
W. ‘Ridson
Whittemore
John Anderson
Fenton Sanday
Ed O'Donnell
Roy Kelsey
Nao
Colfax
Jake Henderson
Ivan Godden
Mud Lavalle
Ft. ‘Dodge
Harry Persons
Web
Art
Carl Brodalen
O. A. Wiesley
Famly
James
Gilmore City
Eagle More
Eva Tilton
the Lakes
Walter Hammersly
George ‘Wallace
Bryarly
Near Into City
Ruby Chastin
Gon
Fo Leon
Mary Hazlet
Brighton
Colo
D. A. Wieeley
Or & M
Frank Seaman
Farally
Lake Okobod
Russia
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. C
Burnette
Lillian Russell
Lillian
B. H. Hall
Harriet Fry
Laurens Boy
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