Rolfe social events honor residents in July and August
Mrs. Borge Pedersen was honored with a shower July 26 at St. Pauls Lutheran church with gifts and piano solos. A Friendship Haven talk by Effie Savage followed at Rolfe Methodist W S C S. Rolfe Golf Club Auxiliary hosted a July 26 luncheon with a Hawaiian theme, and a shower for a recent bride, Mrs Leroy Schoon, July 28 at St. Pauls Lutheran. An August 2 Golf Club Auxiliary meeting featured dessert, bridge and 500 with scores recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borge Pedersen
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Pedersen
Inlaw
Henry Pedersen
Phyllis Pedersen
William Kloster
Mrs. Pedersen
Humboldt
Mr. Pedersen
Sterling Simonson
Eddie Wilcox
Robert Pedersen
Andrew Pedersen
Roy Simonson
Melvin Thorson
Virgil Thorson
Chris Sorensen
Friendship Haven
W.S.C.S
Rolfe Methodist Church
Mike Schmidt
Russell Jordan
Fay Schon
Effie Savage
Fort Dodge
Helen Baker
Rolfe Golf Club
Pocahontas
Bode
Rolfe
Golf Club
Mary Ellen Eccles
Beth Hook
Lois Sroufe
Doris Freeman
Norman Struthers
Mable Frigaard
Esther Wilson
Evelyn Kaiser
Leone Gudek
Mavis Hemmstead
3Ode
Maxine Streit
Rose Calligan
Pat Brock
Cathy Shors
Norma Byerly
Fern Olson
Rolfe State Bank
Lenore Richardson
Leroy Schoon
Beryl Wickre
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
H. S. Wickre
Henry Schoon
Leroy
Carol Jean Lehnus
Jean Henderson
Helen
Bridge
Mamie Sime
Carol Pedersen
Emma_ Coddington
Suma Butler
Etta Wold
Ruth Long
Hazel Streit
Birthday gatherings honor Mrs Johnson and Mrs Taylor
Mrs Kenneth Zeman hosted a coffee gathering honoring her mother Mrs George Johnson with cake gifts and lunch. Earlier Mrs Taylor hosted a party at her home in Manson with family and friends, presenting birthday cakes baked by Mrs George Johnson and Mrs Shekey and hosting a luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Junkman
Manson
Louis Junkman
Fonda
Taylor
Cheryl Shekey
George Johnson
Shekey
Struthers
Johnson
L. H. Smith
Lee Harmon
Bates
Ronda Peterson
Dickie
Michael
Joan Shekey
Bradgate
Zeman
Kenneth Zeman
Joe Taylor
Ninth Sunday After Trinity Worship Invitation
The Lutheran Church invites worship on August 7 1955 at 9 a.m. Sermon by Pastor Alton Christensen titled The Necessity of Newness. Board of Parish Education meets at 8 p.m. August 7. Ladies Aid guest day Wednesday August 10 with Dr Paul Murmu missionary doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Christensen
Christensen
Board of Parish Education
Ladies Aid
Paul Murmu
India
Church Service At Methodist Church August 7 10:30
Change of plans will move Sunday worship to 10 30 at the Methodist Church with the sermon The Church of the Open Doors There will be no Sunday School that date The Official Board meets Sunday at eight o clock and the regular schedule resumes August 14 Community notice asks members to spread word to all who wish to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
QO. M. McQuary
Thank you for flowers and memorials from Muriel Spencer
The Spencer family expresses gratitude for flowers, cards, memorials and favors received during their sorrow. Special thanks go to the W S C S auxiliaries of the American Legion V F W and Amvets for the dinner and the Rebekah Lodge for the lunch served Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S.C.S
American Legion
Amvets
Rebekah Lodge
Muriel Spencer
Mrs Martin Peterson Thanks For Cards After Rochester Visit
Mrs. Martin Peterson expresses gratitude for cards letters and visits received during her Rochester stay and after returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Martin Peterson
Card of Thanks from the Spencer Family
The Harry Spencer families express gratitude to the community for kindness and help during their time of sorrow. God bless you all from Mrs Muriel Spencer and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Spencer
Mrs
Muriel Spencer
August Hay Fever Peak Expected Across Nation
Estimates indicate around 5 to 8 million Americans will suffer hay fever by mid August. Symptoms include itchy eyes nose and frequent sneezing with watery eyes and facial itching. Some cases may start as a summer cold and progress to sinus infection.
Hay fever causes and prevention tips from a doctor
The piece explains hay fever origins from dust, animal hair, feathers, and pollens with ragweed being common in late summer. It stresses diagnosis by a physician, warns that remedies vary by individual, and urges pollen reduction and early destruction of ragweed to ease symptoms.
State Commission Requires Bonds for License Depositaries
Under a new ruling by the State Conservation Commission most hunting fishing and trapping license depositaries must post at least 1000 bond to continue handling licenses. All depositaries except county clerks recorders justices of the peace and other public officials face the bond requirement. The policy takes effect with the new license year starting April 1 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Conservation Commission
Justices of the Peace
Merits of Stilbestrol to be Checked at Fair
4-H baby beef feeders in Pocahontas County will report stilbestrol feeding at the 4-H Club Fair August 8 11. They will state daily amounts and start dates while Extension officials collect data on carcass grade dressing percent and selling price to guide next year’s recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Tom Wickersham
Extension Animal Husbandman
Iowa State College
Donald Shelton
Extension Service
Impossible Feat Opens Mind and Mouth Wide
A quirky note highlights the impossible challenge of keeping the mind and the mouth open simultaneously, inviting curiosity about the body’s limits and funny demonstrations.
ASC Committee Elected in Pocahontas County
Henry H. DeWall of Lincoln township was reelected ASC chairman for Pocahontas County at the July 30 convention. Gerd E. Peters of Lizards township was named vice chairman with LeRoy J. Nelson of Des Moines township as third member. First and second alternates are Charles A. Olson and Harry L. Lund. All serve a one year term starting August 1 and will oversee county level ASC operations including price supports cost sharing and production adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. DeWall
Lincoln Township
Pocahontas County
Passing on the hill ends in tragedy on rain soaked highway
A year ago a young driver following a gas transport in rain tried to pass on a hill. The truck driver said he saw the car coming and tried to give the passer a chance, but a fatal collision occurred. Rescue workers, witnesses, and a patrolman described the final, lonely scene as cars burned with Christmas light flares.
Heat, soot, and a church paper’s odd notes from Phoenix
,A bizarre collage of local non sequiturs and advertisements. A Presbyterian paper in Phoenix reports heat where a dog burned a door, while other bits tout cement mixes, coal sales, and two words left “on track.” The item mix includes jokes about youth, a rural Ames view on coal soot, and playful quips about money lessons for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Arizona
P. S
4 H Girls Exhibits to Hit All Time High at Pocahontas Fair
4 H enrollment reaches record 340 and nutrition leads with 1500 exhibits expected. Entries open Monday and Tuesday with specific judging times and a panel including Mrs. Dale Irwin, Mrs. Margaret Pratt, and Mrs. W. W. Harding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Avery Shold
Dale Irwin
Sac City
Margaret Pratt
Emmetsburg
W. W. Harding
Rockwell City
Shold
Lars Mehl
Fonda
Wesley Splittgerber
Varina
Higgins
Gilmore City
4-H Bakery to Sell Fresh Exhibits After Judging
To prevent waste at the fair two 4-H Bakery booths will sell senior and junior division products starting noon Tuesday August 9. Proceeds go to the county 4-H Girls treasury and the local club. Mrs Lars Mehl will supervise with Joyce Jarnagin assisting. Others helping include Mrs Darwin Larson Mrs James Bartosh Mrs Carl Stamper Lanore Anderson and additional 4-H girls and leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Lars Mehl
Fonda
Joyce Jarnagin
Darwin Larson
James Bartosh
Carl Stamper
Lanore Anderson
Pocahontas Auto Dealers to Feature New Models in Parade
Pocahontas plans a Night Show Parade of Champions on August 9-10 with auto dealers displaying new model cars. John Dlugosch, chairman, says spectators enjoy new cars even if ownership isn t possible now. Shorty Freeburg notes Studebaker may field a Champion in the parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas Auto
John Dlugosch
Shorty Freeburg
Studebaker
Pocahontas County Farm Bureau Women’s Booth Highlights Weight Control
The Pocahontas County Farm Bureau Women’s booth at the fair August 8 to 11 features miniature dolls exercising and a skeleton diet to illustrate weight reduction. Theme reflects a year of weight control study by the group and will also be shown at the State Fair in Des Moines later this month. Chairwoman Mrs. Harley McLain of Havelock leads the committee with Mrs. Arlo Ives Rolfe Mrs Harold Larson Palmer and Virginia Harding Extension Home Economist assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Rolfe
Harold Larson
Palmer
Virginia Harding
County Extension Home
Pocahontas FFA Moves Livestock Office to Fairgrounds
The Pocahontas FFA relocates the junior livestock show office to the Fairgrounds into a larger building with ample light. Anderson Farm Store supplied the tractor and trailer for moving, with county instructors and extension staff handling the loading and unloading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas Ffa
Anderson Farm Store
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Ann Woods
Sharon Wickre
Wm. Kloster
Sharon
Carol Simonson
Marsha Graeber
Gloria Nielsen
Maria Woods
Carolyn Schoon
Margaret Schoon
Helen Ann Woods
C. G. Ryen
Andrew Simonson
Don Eikenberry
Jim Keeble
Guy Kerns
Art Erickson
Dora Simonson
Gladys Larsen
Verna
Olive Ryen
Belmaritas
Ellwood Olerich
Wm. Fisher
Caroline Olerich
Bruce Fisher
Chapman
Bicknell Park
Iowa City
Charles City
Des Moines
Humbold
Rutland
Hattie Chapman
Vivian Cook
Archie Cook
June Lea Glaser
B. Chapman
Ernest Struthers
the Lutheran Church
the Methodist Church
ASC
Midwest Limestone Co
Gilmore City, Iowa
Bob Hullihan
HeeHaw News
Ames
Moscow
Illinois
Devil
J. T. Grant & Son
Women’s Fair Booth
Fair Livestock Office
Ottosen
Iowa
Kermit Fowler
Merle Holt
Sage Oe
Mic
Gene Autry
All Americas
the Sport of
Hall of Scia
St. Te
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