Rosary Society Holds Regular August Meeting
The Rosary Society met in St. Margaret's church basement for devotions led by Mrs. Joe Krebsbach. A short business session followed with corsages and gifts given to recent brides and brides to be of the parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosary Society
St. Margaret’s Church
Joe Krebsbach
Robert Struthers
Elmira Schott
Pocahontas
Robert Scanlan
Beverly Hughes
Mary Lou Dailey
Lehman Janssen Wedding at Manson Lutheran Church
Miss Merna Lehman and Erwin Janssen were married at Manson Lutheran Church on Sunday. After a wedding trip the couple will live in the Witt apartment house in Rolfe northeast and Janssen will work as a mechanic at Rolfe Auto Company.
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L. M. Paulson
L. R. Davidson
Don Davidson
Douglas
Merna Lehman
Erwin Janssen
Manson Lutheran Church
Mrs. Janssen
Witt
Rolfe
Mr. Janssen
Rolfe Auto Company
Couple Honored on Silver Anniversary in Rolfe Farm Home
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Thorson celebrated their silver wedding anniversary with an open house at their farm near Rolfe. 160 guests from Pocahontas County and beyond attended, including relatives from Des Moines and Tucson. The couple, married August 1, 1931, were praised for active community work and received many gifts and telegrams of congratulations.
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Mike Strong
Virginia Harding
Pocahontas County
Madrid
Ames
Rita Tarr
Lege
Strong
Mary Glee Watson
Miss Watson
Sanborn
Virgil Thorson
Rolfe
Lowell
Virgene
Dennis
Ireland
Lee Thorson
Ted Truelson
Melvin Thoron
Earl Stang
Humboldt
Wayne Lund
Chris Sorensen
Frieda Thorson
Ruth Thorson
Ellwood Olerich
Alan Ives
Jerry Sorensen
Roger Ives
Clara Shimon
Thorson
Henry Hermansen
Hollywood
Gilmore City
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Havelock
Pocahontas
Laurens
Mallard
Emmetsburg
Dickens
Spencer
Iowa's Great Crop and Its Uses Across Industry
The Iowa corn crop, estimated at 643,609,000 bushels, fuels meat production and industrials. It feeds livestock on farms and drives wet milling, starch, syrup, and byproducts for aluminum, dynamite, medicines, paper, textiles, and defense.
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Iowa
United States
Pocahontas County
U.S
America
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Ohio
Michigan
HeeHaw News on Winter Prep and Local Coal Prices
A local note urges furnace maintenance for safe winter heating and highlights coal varieties and briquets. It mentions SAKRETE mixes for home projects and cautions about equipment care and child safety around tractors. The piece previews upcoming coal deliveries from Illinois Stoker East Kentucky Stoker Leatherwood and Briquettes, with Oklahoma Stoker planned for September at reasonable prices.
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Illinois Stoker
East Kentucky Stoker
Leatherwood
Hometown loyalty echoed in mutual friendship
A sentiment praises the bond between a resident and their hometown, noting that being a good friend to one’s town strengthens community ties and mutual support. The piece frames hometown fidelity as a reciprocal relationship enhancing local life.
Relatives Attend Last Rites for George Philp
George Philp of Jackson Minnesota died at 74 after a long illness and heart attack. Funeral services were held at Crouse Funeral Home in Jackson with Rolfe relatives and several siblings and nieces attending from nearby towns. He was born in Tama County and lived in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. He never married and had recently resided in a convalescent home in Fairmont Minnesota before being brought to Jackson.
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George Philp
Tom Philp
Havelock
Tama County
Pocahontas County
Iowa
Minnesota
Fairmont
Minn
A Better Man than Superman Service At Methodist Church
The Methodist Church invites all to join Sunday services with pastor WM Matauaty. Bible study at 9:30 and worship at 10:30, followed by fellowship and a warm welcome. Sermon titled A Better Man than Superman based on the Sermon on the Mount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TRE Methodest Church
WM. Matauaty
Methodist Church
Superman
Civil Service Exams Announced For Engineering And Geophysics
The U S Civil Service Commission lists examinations for Valuation Engineer Mining Radio Engineer and Geophysicist Exploration with salaries from 3 670 to 11 610 a year. Jobs span the western states Alaska and U S territories with the Commission in Washington D C providing details. Applications accepted until further notice. In Des Moines a 5 year old farm boy suffered severe head injuries after a tractor accident near Albia. also a 74 year old man died two days after falling into an empty oats bin while clearing grain spouts on his farm.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Land Management
Department F the Interior
Alaska
Federal Communications Commission
United States
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Washingtonia
D.C
Albia
Tommy Mack
Blank Memorial Hospital
Des Moines
Tom Doyle
Graettinger
Card of Thanks from Dolan Couple
Mr and Mrs Joe Dolan express gratitude to all who sent cards and letters during Joe Dolans stay at the Veterans Hospital in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Dolan
Joe
Veteran’s Hospital
Des Moines
Thorsons Thank Community for Silver Wedding Joy
A sincere thank you to everyone who helped make our Silver Wedding Anniversary such a happy occasion. The gifts flowers money and many cards of good wishes will always be remembered. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Thorson.
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Virgil Thorson
Thank You to Friends and Relatives for Support
Mrs. Russell Winkleblack and Jeanell express gratitude for the many cards flowers and gifts received during their hospital stay and after returning home.
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John Pascal
Gladys Larson
Mary Short
Beatrice Munson
Black Hills
Mrs. Robinson
Ward Strong
Strong-Hammen
Kendall Young Memorial Park
Webster City
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Clarion
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Homemaker’s Leadership Camp
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Lloyd Thoren
Barbara Ann
Sara Jane Bekord
Rita
Curt Wood
Anna Weishaar
Thoren
Don Howland
Will Howland
Roger Howland
George Yabsley
Jerry Howland
Grove Laboratories, Inc
Rolfe Auto Co
Corn Industries Research Foundation
Corn Belt
Rickard’s Home Service
HeeHaw News
Creidita
T. Grant & Son and
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