Funeral for Will A. Bloomer Held at Havelock
Will A. Bloomer 79 died at his home in Havelock on Tuesday. Funeral services were held at his home and at the Methodist church with Rev. J. D. Wolcott officiating. Burial followed in Washington cemetery. He was born January 25, 1853 in Beaver Dam Wisconsin and married Mary Stracke in 1888. Survived by wife two daughters and two granddaughters. several relatives from distant towns attended. The community noted his years as a mail carrier and longtime church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Speer
E. J. Sandy
Bert Sheldon
G. A. Grover
Charles Mann
Will Fowler
Martin Larson
Washington Cemetery
William A. Bloomer
Beaver Dam
Wisconsin
Havelock
Mary
SS. Stracke
Vinton
Wm. Hilton
Wm. Voy
Waterloo
Grace
Edmond Bloomer
Des Moines
Bloomer
Iowa
West Union
Methodist Church
Frank Stracke
Gertrude Thompson
Roy Pressler
Alice "Wood
Lydia Gray
Eagle Grove
Evelyn Fuller
Boone
Pearl Bloomer
Verta Marie
Coleen Ann
Charles Grove
Lehigh
Ben Fischer
Franklin
Francis Ellis
Edith Swallin
Pomeroy
Bernard Johnson
W. C. Gilchrist
Pocahontas
Charles Cope
Mallard
Katherine Hilton
Marguerite
Will Voy
Local notes correct misinformation on music supervisor vacancy
Last week the paper corrected a report about Mrs. Forbes possibly filling the music supervisor role since Mr. Forbes enlisted in the navy. The note asks readers to send items with names kept confidential to keep news accurate. A busy week includes visits, travel, a child’s injury, animal incident, and community updates among families in Havelock and surrounding towns. United Service Women organize in Havelock with officers listed and a meeting set for August 25 at the library inviting relatives of service members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Forbes
Forbes
Pearl Mick
United Service Women
Havelock Unit
United Service Women of America
Howard Gibson
W. C. Steen
Bert Jacobson
Frank Ralle
Loyd Oleson
George Speer
Quade
Havelock Red Cross
Sacred Heart Plans Aeronautics Course for Seniors
Sacred Heart high school will offer an aeronautics course this year for seniors. The program is prepared with the Civil Aeronautics Administration and U.S. Office of Education and covers aerodynamics meteorology navigation radio communication and safety. Prerequisites include algebra geometry and physics.
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Pocahontas
Sacred Heart High School
Civil Aeronautics Administration
U.S. Office of Education
Schoofs Jewelry Reopens After Seven Month Absence
Joseph Schoofs returned to his jeweler shop last week after a seven month absence due to a major operation. Joseph Schoofs Jr. managed the store in his father’s absence while he recovered.
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Jos, Schoofs
Joseph Schoofs
Schoofs
Joseph Schoofs, Jr
Local Notes on Births Visits and Family News
Frank Nedved returns home from Mercy hospital Fort Dodge after seven and a half weeks with four operations. A son was born Saturday afternoon August 8 at Mercy hospital Fort Dodge to Mr and Mrs George Shors. Families travel to Charles City and Dubuque for religious ceremonies and visits. Roy Miller and Cletus Keleher visit a Veterans hospital patient in Des Moines. Dorothy Wessels returns from vacation and visits in LaCrosse with a sister in a convent. Park Kauffman begins work at Ankeny ordinance plant while Park’s Service continues. Darlene Allen visits Des Moines with sister Vernon Chandler. The McAlpins and relatives visit Theo Miller home and Nick Stelpflug. Frank and John Allen welcomed a daughter born August 5.
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Gerald Ersland
Iowa Falls
Clyde Speer
Bertha Sorbe
Elsie
Herman
Dolores Lady
Storm Lake
Rolfe
Mamie Green
Almon Young
Gordon
Omaha
Portsmouth
Nebraska
William Leary
Charles Grove
Lehigh
Edith Pike
Henry Buck
J. D. Wolcott
Spirit Lake
W. A. Bloomer
Ella Chase
Rochester
Minn
Louie Bozikowski
Familly
Vern Dale
Eugene Waters
Lois Emory
Minnesota
Illinois
Des Moines
Loyd Emory
Charles Gurney
Marion Gruver
Slifer
G. A
H. D. Gruver
Burton Jacobson
Danbury
Laurens
Bert Jacobson
Havelock
Oscar Nystron
Sioux City
Fred Hauswirth
Eagle Grove
Harlan Dale
Henry Edge
Claud Wilson
Dale Williams
Sioux Rapids
Dale
George Shors
Mercy Hospital
Fort Dodge
Joseph Schoofs
Margaret
Grace
Charles City
Louis
Schoofs
Dubuque, Ja
Catherine Schoofs
Joseph Schoof
New Hampton
J. H. Wessels
Wessels
LaCrosse
Wis
Park Kauffman
Ankeny
Phil McAlpin
Jimmy
James McAlpin
Pomeroy
Donald McAlpin
Camp Barkeley
Texas
Theo. Miller
Nick Stelpflug
Frank Allen
John
Harold Chandler
Prairie City
Truro
Iowa
Rollin Cruickshank
Marathon
Bess Cruickshank
Howard DeWolf
Gilmore City
Raymond Isacson
Henry Monkelsen
Pocahontas
Robert Rutgers
Blanche Hanson
Robert Barron
Humboldt
Wichita
Kansas
David Henderson
Billy
Jeanie
Glenn Gaskill
Mads Johansen
Karl Cooksey
Larry
B. F. Rutgers
Chris Knudsen
Albert Hermansen
Callender
Ida Thorson
Ruth Thorson
Minneapolis
Freda Thorson
Herbert Laws
Dixie
Richard
Jane Snook
Mallard
Lester Thorson
Loren Pease
Sylvester
DeGrotte
Bicknell Park
Nels Ryen
George Ryen
Barbara Bush of
Plover
Wesley Lehnus
Havelock Church Welcomes Pastor Back for Sunday Service
Havelock Methodist Church announces John Drake Wolcott returns to the pulpit next Sunday August 16 after a brief vacation. Sunday school at 10 am morning worship at 11 am with the new message Some thing New Has Been Added encouraging parishioners to attend.
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Havelock Methodist Church
John Drake Wolcott
House of God
Social Afternoon Hosts Honor Guests At Judge Hudson Home
An afternoon courtesy at the Judge Hudson residence honored Miss Jane Thornton of Honolulu and other guests including Miss Helen Thornton and Mrs Eva Musil. About thirty attendees from the Phoenix club and Greene figure among the visitors, with bouquets and light refreshments noted. Floyd Kirkendall arrived from Wichita for a month with his aunt, Mrs H K Young, and Mrs Minnie E Dutch visits from Yuma. Twin Four Contract Club met at Mrs S L Dunn’s home, with prize won by Mrs W De Jong and farewell gifts given to Mrs De Jong and Mrs Don Rubendall.
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Jane Thornton
Honolulu
Helen Thornton
Winterset
Eva Musil
Merino
Colo
Erma Pattee
Spencer
Zelle Pattee
Newark
New Jersey
F. M. Hudson
Josephine Posakony
Viola McCartan
Judge Hudson
Phoenix Club
E. C. Kepler
Greene
Floyd Kirkendall
Wichita
Kansas
H. K. Young
Minnie E. Dutch
Yuma
Ariz
C. J. Harris
Lloyd Robinson
Pocahontas County
War Service Council
Fred Ellis
Havelock
Clarion
Twin Four
S. L. Dunn
Loren Oleson
Wm. DeJong
DeJong
Don Rubendall
Des Moines Two: Weekend Social Roundup
A series of social visits spans West Bend Pocahontas Humboldt and nearby towns. Mr and Mrs Henry Schmidt and many regional families hosted or visited relatives and friends including the Pirie Rutger Hovey Monson Chanler and Henderson households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Schmidt
Lena Perkins
West Bend
Harry Tyler
Humboldt
Bob Heathman
Bess Cruickshank
Jud Pirie
Pirie
Baby
Ted Munson
Olive Day
Danny
George Marine Home
Ora Alberts
Lester Thorson
David Henderson
Dick Bush
Plover
M. O. Meyers
Sioux City
Wesley Lehnus
Orville Jurgens
Eldon Perking
Fort Dodge
Dale Nicoson
Miss Arlene Battershell Returns From Chicago Visit
Miss Arlene Battershell returned last week from Chicago where she was employed this summer. She has resumed local duties and plans to resume social activities at the town club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlene Battershell
Chicago
Gilmore City hires music instructor for coming year
Mrs. Al Chase of Des Moines visited her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Battershell last week. Irene Johnson started work at the Northwestern Bell telephone office last week in Des Moines city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore City
al Chase
Des Moines
Charles Battershell
Irene Johnson
Northwestern Bell Telephone
Rubendall’s Des Moines trip after steak fry sendoff
Don Rubendall, longtime employee of the Buttershell Market, left Sunday for Des Moines to enter the U.S. signal corps school. He traveled with his wife and son Alan. A farewell steak fry hosted at Loren Oleson’s home gathered friends Thursday. County attorney A. C. Carmichael and his family visited Des Moines Thursday for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Rubendall
Des Moines
U.S. Signal Corps School
Alan
Rubendall
Loren Oleson
Elderly farmer continues work at 79 on 160 acre farm
A. G. Alltemeier of Grundy Center, age 79, farms his 160 acre property mostly alone. He receives only light assistance during very wet periods and has no complaints about aging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Alltemeier
Grundy Center
Mr. Alltemeier
Flower judging at Pocahontas county 4-H fair set
Mrs A Al son of Spencer and Mrs Anderson of Iowa Federated Clubs will judge flower exhibits. Exhibits are in the Girls Building and judging starts at noon Thursday August 20 at the Pocahontas county fair.
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A. ¥. Alson
Spencer
Anderson
Federated At Clubs of
Iowa
Pocahontas County
Elo
Girls
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Margaret Lorge
Pocahontas State Bank
W. Y., Smith
Harriet
Stratford
Virginia
Indianapolis
Rose and
Genevieve Forey
P. I. Harrold
Christina Lampe
J. H. Lampe
Jack Lampe
Lampe
Pascal
C. E. Watts
Virginia Watts
Ames
Amelia Kopriva
Isabelle Kopriva
Clayton Drobney
Helen Leary
Waverly
R. N. Brenny
W. R. Leary
Frank Nedved
A. C. Carmichael
Young” Farmer
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