Community Notes: Lutheran Aid Meets and Local Parties
Mrs. T. O. Lowery hosted Trinity Lutheran Aid Society at her home on August 11 with devotions by Rev. Wangberg and a report on the Okoboji Bible conference. A potluck lunch followed. Bernard Philp’s surprise birthday party featured Evelyn Kipfer and other guests, with movies and gifts. Mrs. Carlson received farewell courtesy from American Legion Auxiliary and a Ranney-hosted party included bridge and lunch. The R.B. club held a farewell for Corliss Stegge, with bridge prizes and kerchief shower as the Stegges prepare to move to Oakland, California.
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Lutheran Aid Society
Lowery
T. O. Lowery
Trinity Lutheran Aid Society
Chiang Kai Chek
E. P. Lomen
Lutheran Bible Conference
Okoboji
Lois Johnson
Wangberg
Bernard Philp
Ralp Philp
Por Entertainment
Ivelyn Kipfer
Bernard
Evelyn Kipfer
Walter
Gene
Mary Lou Grethen
Loraine Anderson
Leo MacVey
Don Stoner
Florence Faux
Ed Schonberger
Owen Klieg
Louie Schonberger
Carlson
Harold Carlson
American Legion Auxiliary
Ranney
Mac Nicoson
Clarence Ogden
Harald Gordon
Soren Christensen
R. B. Club
Stegge
R.B. Club
Corliss Stegge
Lon
H. A. Kaiser
Warren Freeman
Lester Ferden
Francis Hood
Garland Bradley
Vernet Johnson
John Tier
Des Moines Township Women Elect Officers At Meeting
Des Moines Township Woman's Club held an August 10 session at the schoolhouse for officer elections. New officers elected: president Mrs Sam Nicoson. vice president Mrs Roy Schonberger. secretary Mrs O E Lehnus. treasurer Mrs Tom Diggs.
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Des Moines
Maxine Mann
Wesley Lehnus
Lois Carpenter
Lena Vaughn
Eloise Cook
Harold Gordon Completes Poultry Disease Course
Harold Gordon of Webb's Drug Store returned from Charles City where he attended Dr. Salsbury's school of poultry diseases. The 44 students from 12 states and Canada studied anatomy, physiology, immunology, and flock management while observing research at the 55 acre Salsbury Laboratories farm. Gordon earned the highest grade in the final examinations.
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Harold Gordon
Webb
Charles City
Harold
Mile
Verwald Family Repeats of Appendix Surgery
Crit Verwald of Elkader recently had his appendix removed by Dr. W J McGarth. It marks the seventh such operation in years for members of the Verwald family including his siblings and four sisters of Mrs. William Verwald, the boys' mother.
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Crit Verwald
Elkader
W. J. McGarth
Verwald
William Verwald
Nain Lutheran Church Announces Weekend Schedule
Emery L. Petersen, pastor, leads Friday Ladies Aid picnic. Sunday school and Bible class begin at 10 15 a.m. Morning worship is at 11 a.m.
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Nain Lutheran Church
Emery L. Petersen
Ladies Aid
Vacation Fading as Guest Speaker Set for Aug 22
Pastor W. F. Schneck invites worshippers to Sunday services at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. with choir practice Saturday at 8 p.m. The 1943 vacation period is over and attendees may return with joyful hearts. guest speaker to deliver message on Sunday, August 22.
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Presbyterian Church
W. F. Schneck
Trinity Lutheran Worship Note and Events
J O Wangberg pastor leads 11 am morning worship with the theme Stewardship from Luke 16 10 to 1. 10 am Sunday school and Bible classes. Prayer meeting Thursdays. A reception for new members is Sunday evening at A M Simonson's home.
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Trinity Lutheran
J. O. Wangberg
A. M. Simonson
Methodist Church Back To Busy Year After Vacation
Rev Buckwalter calls congregation to resume activity and regular attendance. Sunday school at 10 15 a m and morning worship at 11 15 with sermon As Ye Sow So Shall Ye Reap. Potluck for board after service and board meeting at 2 p m Woman's Society meets August 25 Circle No 2 serving.
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Methodist Church
C. R. Buckwalter
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Circle No. 2
Safety Points For Home Canners
Miss Julia M. Faktinson Pocahontas county extension home economist warns fatigue risks in busy canning days and advises splitting tasks, sitting for prep, shielding the face when opening, using towels to prevent spills, and seeking help with pressure cookers. Safeguards include keeping constant pressure and cooling before opening, plus caution with paraffin sealing due to flammability.
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Julia M. Faktinson
Pocahontas County Extension Home
Well-Stocked Larder From Deloit Farm Canning Effort
Mrs. Ivan Croxell near Deloit aims to beat last year’s 1184 quarts of canned food. A new farm cave will store the harvest and late vegetables while five Croxell children help with canning and farm work.
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Ivan Croxell
Deloit
Croxell
Calls Attention To Cemetery In Old Rolfe
A Des Moines Township article urges visiting the Old Rolfe cemetery to honor pioneer families buried there. It notes the graveyard’s poor condition and calls for a meeting before the old settlers picnic in Pocahontas or August 26 to discuss a historical marker and preservation.
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Pocahnotas County
Des Moines
Rolfe
Fort Dodge
Des Moines Township
Pocahontas
Red Cross Officers Elected in Rolfe Branch Meeting
The Rolfe Red Cross elected new officers for the coming year at a meeting hosted by Mrs. Marie Wiegman on August 16. Officers named: chairwoman Mrs. T. D. Jones, vice chairwoman Mrs. Marie Wiegman, secretary Mrs. A. V. Graeber.
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Rolfe
The
Red Cross
Marie Wiegman
T. D. Jones
A. V. Graeber
Jurors Drawn For August Term in Pocahontas County
The August term of district court in Pocahontas county will convene August 30, 1943, with Judge F. C. Davidson presiding. Grand jurors report August 31, and petit jurors appear September 7. list of drawn jurors includes residents from Pocahontas, Laurens, Rolfe, Fonda, Havelock, Plover, Palmer, Manson, Gilmore City, Varina, and Have lock.
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Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
F. C. Davidson
Emmetsburg
R. H. Aden
Havelock
Wilbur Alig
Coletta Becker
Fonda
C. W
G. G. Lent
A. G. Lund
Laurens
E. T. Lyon
Harriet Morgan
A. E. Nelson
Manson
Loren Oleson
Henry G. Peters
H. A. Peterson
Palmer
Henry Roeve
Wayne Rowland
Florence Schoofs
J. C. Sennett
William Shimon
G. A. Speer
Leonard A. Stoulil
J. J. Turner
Ruth Marie van Alstine
Gilmore City
Ray Walsh
Varina
Hattie West
Ed Winegarden
Charles Zeman
Rolfe
Grateful for Neighborly Service in the New Year
A courteous note thanks a neighbor for readiness and good will. It expresses appreciation for his service and the trouble and expense caused, wishing a continuation of cooperative spirit in the coming year.
Farmer tossed by bull ends up victorious near Birmingham
George Den Beston, 45, a Birmingham area farmer, was attacked while driving hogs and tossed headfirst over a barbed wire fence by a young bull. He escaped uninjured, deciding to confront the bull again the next day and succeed.
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George den Beston
Birmingham
den Heston
Don Beston
Adam and Eve in Trouble for Gossip in Garden
A biblical aside notes that Adam and Eve were fine while tending the garden but fell into trouble when they began to gossip. The line emphasizes the perils of idle talk in a simple moral vignette.
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Adam
Eve
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Russo Hess
Navy
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Southseas
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Plover
Wit
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