Funeral Services for Mrs. Frank Johnson Held at Mallard
Mrs. Emma Pauline Freh Johnson 54 died at home near Havelock. Funeral at Trinity Lutheran Mallard with Rev. Carl Hinrich officiating. Burial in Washington cemetery. Survived by husband Frank Johnson and four children, plus six sisters and three brothers.
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Frank Johnson
Havelock
Trinity Lutheran Church
Mallard
Carl Hinrich
Harold Brechler
Will Goodwild
John Fokken
Herman Clausen
Will Nowack
Otto Trebbens
Washington Cemetery
Emma Pauline Freh
August Freh
Manson
Lutheran Church of
Dickens
John Froh
Henry Froh
Detroit
Mich
Gehrt Family Reunion Held at Spencer Park
The Gehrt families gathered at Spencer Park Sunday with 69 present. RE Gehrt was the oldest attendee and Joan Gehrt Booth, 34 months old, was the youngest. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Otto Malthan, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ransdei, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gehrt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Wenck
Sioux Rapids
Danny Wenck
Baby
Marathon
Rena Huseby
Dan Eno
Alsea
Ore
J. H. Eno
Nellie Nickelson
Robert Randell
Ed Gehrt
Franklin Grove
Otto Maitzahn
Harold Wright
James Lahnus
Melvin Knoblauch
Albert City
Omaha
Nebr
George Lanus
Virginia Lanus
Heavy Rain Floods Basements in Havelock Area
An 8 inch rainfall Saturday afternoon drenched Havelock and nearby areas with flooding in basements. A severe electrical storm accompanied the rain as residents note July totals reach 11 inches.
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Havelock
Havelock Amvets stretch win streak to 18 in 8-1 victory
Havelock Amvet baseball team beat Mallard 8 to 1 under the Pocahontas field lights to extend their 18th straight win. Barry Waters pitched a three hit game with fielding errors by teammates. Ottosen awaits Sunday league finale with league title likely decided.
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Havelock
Mallard
Havelock Amvet
Pocahontas Field
Barry Waters
Amvets
Ottosen
Visitor to Wright and Lanus Homes Stirs Local Interest
Residents at Wright and J. L. Lanus homes are abuzz as an expected visitor is announced. The event draws neighbors, local officials, and community groups eager to meet the guest and hear remarks.
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Wright and
J. L. Lanus
Post Master Vern Waters Hospitalized After Illness
Taken to Lutheran hospital in Fort Dodge after a sudden illness at home Saturday evening he was briefly in a coma. He remains for observation with wife and Barry and Mrs. Wayne Arnold. Other local notes record visits, a Sunshine club picnic plan, road resurfacing, and a veterans hospital visit for surgery.
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George Alig, Jr
Fonda
A. W. Vodraska
Mametsburg Hospital
Francis Slattery
Cylinder
George Alig
Vodraska
Slattery
Iowa City
Bill Bromert
Ottawa
Kansas
Pocahontas
Douglas Tuttle
Howard Kuh
Sean
Jay
Jerry
Philippine Islands
Walton
Marie Kuh
Clarence Groff
Groff
Alton
Kuhl
U.S.N
Washington, D. C
M. Leonarda
Dubuque
Anna Storr
Leonarda
Loras College
Carl Storr
Genevieve Storr
Monica Storr
Storm Lake
Leonard Storr
Dale Westell
Des Moines
Nd Westell
J. Edmundson
Frank Homan
Vernor
Homan
Milwaukee
Joseph
Joe Homan
Vine Sianer
Pierre Gilchriss
Ariz
Gilchrist
Gilchris
Claude
Lynn
Bobbie Wise
Madi S, PD
Oscar Nelson
Mra
Ratp
Ethel Smith
West Brook
Wiliger
Renner DePese
Janet
Ron Portes
Humbodt
Humbodt Returned Weetie Sees
Ray de- Pow
Okobofi
Pocanontas County
Dean Loos
Shirley Ann Jennings
Arthur J. Johnson
Kay M. Murray
Francis Stoulll
Margaret Scott
Will Fron
Gillett Grove
Susie Thompson
Harry Sampson
Mason City
Thompson
VT Newspong
Mel Thomson
Hound
Oy Arditta
Elens Tax
Vern Waters
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Barry
Wayne Arnold
Elwood Miller
J. B. Sheldon
Estherville
Jay Williams
George Davis
Dale Williams
Nobb Davis
Algrona
Sam Veazie
Gerald Johnson
Sunshine Club
Veazie
Marathon Park
W. H. Golly
Winnebago
Minn
Veterans’ Hospital
Lawrence Heathman
Vern
George
Eugene Waters
Lohrville
Roy Waters
Harvest Festival Attended by Local Families in Fort Dodge Area
Notices detail births at Emmetsburg hospital, festival attendance by the Whitman, Hartsock, Bohn, Worthington, and Gibson families, and progress on a Will Goodchild farm barn replacing a fire-destroyed one. Auxiliary activities by Amvets, house to house canvass, and proceeds aiding World War II veterans are noted along with social visits and local trades.
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Kenneth Hartsock
Emmetsburg
John Whitman
Jo Ellyn
Sue Ann
Pamela
Clint Bohn
George
Enid Worthington
Duane Gibson
Fort Dodge
Will Goodchild
Amvets
Mable Hendricks
Henry Buck
Garnet Peterson
Spencer
Havelock
J. L. Lanus
Webb
Howard Luft
Pocahontas
Melvin Buck
Busy Bee Rebekah Lodge
Legion Hall
Doris Jacobson
Bert
Norman Jacobson
Alameda
Calif
Iowa FFA Dairy Cattle Judging at Waterloo Set
Iowa FFA Dairy Cattle Judging contest will run October 3–9 at Waterloo with the National Dairy Cattle Congress. Judging starts 7:30 am October 3 as part of three contests, drawing participation from National Intercollegiate and National Invitational 4-H. Last year nearly 100 Iowa chapters competed and over 500 boys entered nationwide.
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FFA Dairy
Waterloo
Iowa Ffa
National Dairy Cattle Congress
United States
Hampton Hall
Iowa
National Office
The
Future Farmers of America
Washington D.C
Reunion Brings Father Estal Spencer Back After 17 Years
Rev. John Spencer, fishing on Chariton lake, hailed from the bank and rowed over to greet his father Estal Spencer, unseen since 1932. The elder Spencer had left Knoxville summer of 1932 and wandered through Texas, Louisiana, Alaska and Canada during the intervening years.
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John Spencer
Estal Spencer
Mr. Spencer
Knoxville
Texas
Louisiana
Alaska
Canada
Threshing duo Bob and King run 25th season in 80-year spans
Wilbur Cole owns two gray horses named Bob and King near Jefferson. The pair, aged 80, are starting their 25th consecutive threshing run this season.
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Bob and King
Wilbur Cole
Jefferson
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R. L. Hudson
William Farquhar
Virginia Ann
Mresno
M. Lolita
Chris Lange
Happy 8 Club
Leo Weiken
C. A. Schott
Richard Ballard
William Schott
Havelock News
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Franklin, Il
Floyd Dertley
Virginia
Dertley
Princeton
Arthur Ralle
Ginger Lee
Raymond Hartseck
Charles Mankle
Rolfe Arrow
Chevrolet
Rolfe Auto CO
Rolfe, Iowa
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