Pocahontas News over weekend visits and returns
Pfc. Margaret Bollard returned Monday to Selfridge Field Michigan after visiting family in Pocahontas. Several residents, including Miss Shirley Reiter and Mrs Mary Schroeder, visited in Storm Lake Mason City and Twin Lakes over the weekend. Sister M DeChantel left for Mt. St. Francis Dubuque after two months with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Bollard
Selfridge Field
Mich
R. W. Bollard
Shirley Reiter
Storm Lake
E. H. Melcher
Mary Schroeder
Anna Bartosh
Henry Bartosh
Mason City
Myles Ollinger
Fort Snelling
Minn
John Ollinger
Leo Shelgren
Carolyn
James Turner
Mt. St. Francis
Dubuque
Josephine Stelpflug
Joe Fitzgerald
Donald
Donald McCurnin
Patsy Collings
Rockwell City
Kenneth Stelpflug
Addison Goodell
Patricia
Juneau
Alaska
Chicago
Ralph Hudek
Myrtle McCartan
Sioux Falls
M. D
Pocahontas
McCartan
Twin Lakes
Frank Ellis
Theo. McCartan
Mary Therese Ellis
M. Kolvek
Lohrville
Ray Dobbs
Dick Love
Golf Club
Club
George Shore
Jack Bouma
P. J. Quinn
Merril
Lowell Kehrberg
Mrs. Quinn
Mrs. Kehrberg
WAVES Petty Officer Returns on 10 Day Leave From Treasure Island
Miss Thelma Yocum Phar Mates 3/e of the WAVES stationed at Treasure Island California arrived home Friday on a 10 day extension after escorting a marine to a Great Lakes hospital. She heads the physical therapy department at the Treasure Island hospital and is the first Pocahontas County girl to enlist in the WAVES. She is on her first leave in three years and previously did physical therapy work at Palo Alto California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Yocum
Mate
the Waves
Treasure Island
Calif
Great Lakes
Miss Yocum
Treasure Island Hospital
Mate Yocum
Pocahontas County
The
WAVES
Palo Alto
Pocahontas
Phar
Lillie Yocum
Ralph Hudek
Infant Drobney Service Held in Pocahontas Cemetery
Services for infant son of Mr and Mrs Clayton Drobney mourn the loss of a baby born Sunday evening July 80 at Mercy hospital Fort Dodee and dying shortly after birth Burial was held Tuesday in Calvary cemetery Pocahontas He is survived by his parents and grandparents John Kopriva Mrs A J Drobney and others The Rev Harry S Dailey and Bill Linnan led Pocahontas youths on a Lake Okoboji outing Sunday at the Boys Camp run by LaSalette Fathers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drobney
Clayton Drobney
Mercy Hospital
Fort Dodee
Calvary Cemetery
Pocahontas
John Kopriva
A. J. Drobney
Harry S. Dailey
Bill Linnan
Pocahontas Bays
Lake Okoboji
War news and homecomings sweep through Pocahontas area
Father Dailey and Mr Linnan returned Sunday and boys came back August 6. Families report wounded soldiers in France James M Monkelien and Bernard Johnson. Pocahontas residents visit relatives in Washington D C Tucson Ariz and Indianapolis. Elizabeth Kemmer and Ella Mae Kemmer return from cities for two week visits. Rose and Beatrice Griffin accompany Ella Mae Kemmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
James M. Mon
Elien
War Department
James M. Monkelien
France
Monkelien
John Monkelien
Sherman Johnson
Pvt
Bernard Johnson
Ray O'Connor
Tucson
Ariz
Elizabeth Kemmer
Indianapolis
Ind
Joe Kemmer
Ella Mae Kemmer
Chicago
Rose
Beatrice Griffin
Kemmer
Varina
Local Social Notes Highlight Hemker Dinner Honorees
The column lists social visits and travel from Pocahontas and nearby towns. Honored guest Miss Joan Stevens of Coast to Coast plans college in the fall. Several families, including the Shimon, Linnan, and Pattee households, host or visit across Des Moines Chicago and Lake Okoboji. Wayne Reynolds leaves for Navy duty. Kenneth Hanson team heads to Eagle Pass. Town engages in the 1944 Food for Victory parade urging safety campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Hemker
Hotel Pocahontas
Joan Stevens
Hemker
Miss Stevens
Havelock News Notices of Local Travel and Visits
Havelock residents report vacations at Lake Okoboji and California prior weeks. Visitors include Mrs A R Vining and daughter Mrs Arnold Williams from near Rolfe with Mrs Lloyd Wagner. Esther Hawk arrives from Long Beach to visit relatives. County Auxiliary meeting attended by multiple area women at Plover led by Mrs Carl Barth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance Wiley
Lake Okoboji
Arthur Ralle
Will Steen
California
Marion
A. R. Vining
Arnold Williams
Near Rolfe
Lloyd Wagner
Williams
Jay Williams
Esther Hawk
Long Beach
Calif
Nellie Nickerson
Plover
Carl Barth
Adrian Logan
George
Vern Waters
J. C. Barth
William Brazier
Harold Shimon
Claud Wilson
Frank Johnson
Lena Malizahn
Frank Ratie
Nellie Nickelson
Local notes on furloughs service, visits and repairs
Harold Shimon arrived on a 21 day furlough to spend time with family and has World War I and current conflict service.
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B. M
Harold Shimon
Harold
Dale
Ivan
Havelock Club Hosts Gathering At Mrs Van Ballah Home
Mrs. Van Ballah hosted the Havelock Wednesday club at her residence with lunch served by Mrs. Ballah. Mr. and Mrs. C P Lathrop of Rolfe visited their son Byron and family. Mrs. Ernest Markley traveled to Sioux Rapids to spend the day with friends.
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van Ballah
Havelock
Ballah
C. P. Lathrop of
Rolfe
Byron
Ernest Markley
Sioux Rapids
Former Havelock Lad Wounded on Saipan Marine Corp
Word reaches that former Havelock resident Cpl. Junior Pieratt was wounded in the Saipan battle on June 27 while serving with the Marines since 1942. He formed the Meredith farm before enlistment and in a July 14 letter to his mother made no mention of his injuries.
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Havelock
Cpl
Junior Pieratt
Saipan
Marines
Meredith Farm
Havelock Methodist Church to Host Aug 13 Service
John Drake Wolcott pastor leads Sunday school at 10 am and morning worship at 11 am at Havelock Methodist. Next Sunday August 13 Mr Coker of Ware brings the message with assistance from George DeYoung who will transport him across the country. Hear this team and see what two Christian laymen can do.
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Havelock Methodist Church
John Drake Wolcott
Coker of
Ware
George DeYoung
New State Park Dedication at McIntosh Woods
Dedication ceremonies for Iowa's Serth state park at McIntosh Woods on Clear Lake will be held Saturday August 12 at 2 p.m. Honorable B B Hick enlooper governor Fred J Payneer chairman and Fred T Schwab director of the State Conservation Commission lead the program. The 60 acre wooded tract was acquired earlier this year under a 50th General Assembly act. A road and temporary picnic facilities exist with further postwar development planned. McIntosh Woods is named after a Cerro Gordo county pioneer family and is among the last two decades major public land acquisitions at Clear Lake.
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Iowa
Serth State Park
McIntosh Woods
Clear Lake
B. B. Hickenlooper
Fred J. Payneer
Fred T. Schwab
State Conservation Commission
50Th General Assembly
Cerro Gordo County
Feeding Oats to Pigs Weighing 60 to 75 Pounds
When oats are fed alone to pigs weighing 60 to 75 pounds they should be ground to medium fineness and soaked from morning until night. Feed as a mixed mash or slop for best results. Pigs will not eat enough dry oats to make satisfactory gains.
Mowing Controls Ragweed in Pastures
Annual weeds like ragweed in pastures respond to mowing before seed set. Begin mowing in early August as weeds begin to bloom. One year of timely mowing significantly reduces ragweed and improves grass growth.
Down the Well and Sheep Dipping Advice
Herman Wessels narrowly saved a tractor when it sunk into an old well hidden by mud after heavy rains. The article notes the well’s existence unknown to him but remembered by Mrs. Wessels. It also advises dipping lambs and ewes for ticks with standard arsenical or coal tar dips on a warm, dry day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Wessels
Near
Sheldon
Wessels
Iowa
Oats Shocker Helps Hospitalized Man At Corning
Nineteen American Legion members from Corning spent time after a regular meeting to shock 35 acres of oats for John Wolford who had been recently hospitalized. The act provided practical aid and support for the local resident.
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American Legion
Corning
John Wolford
Stormy Weather Damages Farm Buildings and Animals
A storm damaged the Andrew Boone farm near Mi with hail destroying a corn exit, killing most of the Chops chickens, and a hog house blown over. Lightning struck the house, fire entering the attic and forcing the family to endure a total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Boone
Mi Cently
Meg
Ney
Soqi
Centennial of Grand Lodge of Iowa Observed by Masons
Masonry marks the centennial of the Grand Lodge of Iowa founded January 8, 1844. The Iowa body grew from four lodges to 643 lodges with about 69 450 members, as noted by University of Iowa historian H J Thorny. Delegates from four Towns chartered the Grand Lodge of Missouri.
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Masons! Centennay Masonry
Grand Lodge of
Iowa
H. J. Thorny
University of Iowa
Grand Lodge
Tony
Missouri
Perfect cribbage hand rarity noted by Henry Bemiss
Henry Bemiss of Union recalls a single perfect cribbage hand in 3,000,000 hands during a game with Mrs Bemiss. The exact hand noted highlights the extraordinary rarity of such a deal in peg and point play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bemiss
Union
Mrs. Bemiss
New Books Add to Public Library Shelves
The public library welcomed new titles including An Apple for Eve by Kathe Leen Norris What Became of Anna Barton by Louis Bromfield I Never Left Home by Bob Hope Wilderness Trek by Zane Grey Born in Paradise by Armine Von Tempski Kenneth Wenck Betty and Sonny Huseby. Local residents visited family and attended events after recent rains paused threshing and a horse show at Ayrshire.
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Eve
Katheleen Norris
Anna Barton
Louis Bromfield
Bob Hope
Zane Grey
Kenneth Wenck
Betty
Sonny Huseby
Sioux Rapids
Rena Huseby
Luther Miller
Burt
H. Gill
Willis Speer
Jimmy Baier
Ayrshire
Denzil Johnson
Rolfe
Jack Jensens
Louis Voster
Curlew
Gordon Leigh
Kill Kare Klub
Arthur Ralle
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Jack Jensen
San Francisco
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Charles Gurney
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