Fire and burglary tales from Aavelock area report
Weekend visits in Aavelock area mingle with a break in at a farmers cooperative elevator and a major barn fire near N. L. Peterson farm. Sheriff Stahly investigates the safe was intact. New gym construction at the school nears completion with rose walls 750 seat capacity and added facilities.
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Goldie Ralle
Swea City
Will Mathers
Farmers Co-Operative Elevator
Pocahontas County
E. R. Stahly
Havelock
N. L
Darwin Goodchild
Fort Hood
Tex
Lester Goodchild
Dennis
Curtis Burgett
Des Moines
Donald Cornwell
Marvin Brownlee
Wendell Christenson
Curlew
Terry
Christensen
Verla Brazier
Will Braziers
Marian Cornwell
Methodist Church
Thelma
Judith
Anne Wendell
Hazel Dunn
Eugene Waters
Paul’ Larson
Elim Nickelson
Paul Larson
Pocahontas
Chester Cornwell
Marilyn
Cheryl
Dickens
Don Hurley
Mallard
Wesley DeWolf
Rolfe
Mildred Enyearth
Vincent Triggs
Laurens
Daphne Moore
LaDonna
Varina
Plumbine
Heatire
Havelock builds pride with new gym and school upgrades
Dale McIntosh will head the school as superintendent with two new staff. the old gym steps were replaced and desks sanded and varnished as the building nears the August 30 opening. Many residents and local families visited, travelled, or hosted relatives, and events include Harvest Festival attendance and a Farm Bureau leadership election.
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Larry Brazier
R. Gruver
F. Merry
Havelock
Community
Dale McIntosh
Ware
W.S.C.S
Methodist Church
Earl Hamling
Ellen Eno
Davenport
Marjorie Kunz
Mark
Karen Eno
Herbert Bachman
State Center
Otto Maltzhan
George Gist
Delores
Sharon
Cherokee
Frank Merry
Waterloo
Genevive Mulvihill
Omaha
K. Myrtle Jepson
Sioux Rapids
C. B. Perry
Donald
Waukegan
Ill
Harold Cornwell
Legrange
Harold
Ed. Allies
Joe Edge
Roger
Ray Gruver
Frank
Krischel
Darlene
Fort Dodge
Kenneth Hartsock
Canada
Niagara Falls
East
Dana
Raymond Hartsock
Wayne Philp
Roy Gaskill
Des Moines
Sanford Young
Veterans Hospital
Dick Henderson
Bethseda, Md
Navy
California
Medical Administration
Ray Denlinger
M. Set
James Davis
Cartoon Characters Urge Contributions To Kenny Polio Fund
Four famous comic figures Bugs Bunny Dennis the Menace Ddon ald Duck and Jane Arden appeal for donations to the Sister Elizabeth Kenny polio fund. Creators contributed services by preparing Kenny fund cartoons for nationwide newspapers.
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Sister Elizabeth—Kenny Foundation
Bugs Bunny
Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc
Dennis the Menace
Hank Ketcham
Ddonald Duck
Walt Disney
Jane Arden
Girl Reporter
Kenny Fund
Marvin L. Kline
The
Kenny Foundation
National
Minneapolis
Minn
Notice of Probate of Will in District Court
In Pocahontas County Iowa the court fixed September 14 1954 for hearing proof of the last will and testament of Mary C Markin deceased dated January 31 1953. Interested parties must appear at 3 00 PM at the Pocahontas Court House to show cause why the will should not be probated. Dated August 16 1954. Clerk Katherine Boozell.
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State OF Iowa
Pocahontas County
Mary
C. Markin
Pocahontas
Iowa
Said County
Polcahontas
Katherine Boozell
Notice of Sale of School Bonds
Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Secretary of the Consolidated School District of Des Moines Township in Pocahontas and Palo Alto counties Iowa until 1 30 oclock P M on August 30 1954 for 75000 of School Bonds of said School District at which time and place they will be re-
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Camp McCoy
Wis
Dick Brown
Emmetsburg
Merman Clausen
Minnesota
Darlene
Linda Krischel
Pocahontas
Westphal
Russell Waters
Farmers Cooperative
Byron Rude
Dale McIntosh
Sioux City
Tommy
Mr. McIntosh
Will Boysen
Richard Behrends
Ronnie
Randy
Lonerock
John Hatteberg
Genevive Mulvihill
Minneapolis
Minn
Ambrose Doller
Greeley
Colo
Oskaloosa
Nancy Leigh
Gordon Leigh
Nancy
Avonell Keeler
Louie Bozikowski
Jane
David
Rochester
Eugene Waters
Roy Gaskill
Ozarks
Missouri
Sanford Young
Alva Buck
Clare
Judy
Susan
A.R. Gaskill
Sherry
Cheryl Boyd
Boone
Gaskill
Mary Margaret
Don Gugeler
Des Moines
Gugelers
Naomi Stover
Laurens
A. A. Howe
Lake Okoboji
Roger. Edge
Henry Hansens
Burgett
Humboldt
Donald Cornwells
Otto Maltzhan
Rassler
Varina
Palo Alto
Iowa
School bonds bid sought by Des Moines Township board
The Consolidated School District of Des Moines Township invites sealed bids for $5,000 bonds dated Sept 1 1954 with interest payable May 3 and semiannually thereafter. Bonds mature Nov 1 each year 1955 through 1969. Bids must specify rate. par plus accrued interest preferred if equal. Sale subject to approval by Des Moines attorneys Bannister, Carpenter, Ahlers and Cooney. Right to reject bids reserved. Florence Thorson secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bannister
Des Moines Township
Palo Alto
Pocahontas
Town
Rolfe Town Council Approves Theatre Platform and Bills
Rolfe Iowa council meeting August 9 1954 approves William Obrecht to install a raised front platform at his theatre and authorizes payment of numerous local bills including utilities, labor, repairs, cement and signs. Budget hearing set. storm sewer costs to be estimated by Currie Engineering. meeting adjourned.
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Rolfe
Iowa
Fred Witt
Henry Wickie
L. A. Hansen
A. A. Firkins
Lloyd Cox
George Schonberger
Schonberger
Cox
William Obrecht
Rolfe Arrow
Don
Elmer E. Tubbs
Ramon Hinde
Richard Home Service
Neptune Meter Co
Thompson-Hayward Cheman Public Safety
J. H. Brinkman
Marshal’s Bond
Dakota Fire Appa. Co
Rolfe Machine Shop
W. S. Darley & Co
Recreation L. P
Luther Thompson
Dick’s Phillips
George’ Schonberger
The
Taylor's Royal
Jamene Suedterene
Mary Jones
B. Fuller Jr
Bishop
O. B. Fuller Jr
Hansen
Wickie
Council
Firkins
Currie Engineering Company
Administratrix Appointed in Wheeler Estate
Notice in the matter of the estate of Howard N Wheeler declares Iaa E Wheeler has been appointed and qualified as Administratrix of Pocahontas County Iowa deceased. Creditors and claimants must present debts or claims as required by law. dated August 9 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard N. Wheeler
Pocahontas County
Iowa
A.D
Tornado T J Raynes Insurance of All Kinds
Local ad for Rolfe listing insurance services including hail and accident coverage. Provides phone contact 39 and promotes comprehensive policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Raynes Insurance
Rolfe
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Robert Swan
Marion Bruce
Iowa Press Association
National Editorial
Assoc Tein
PSP GT
Aavelock News
Gene Autry
Cass County
Fair Board
Kenny
Tave
Towa State Commerce Commission
Florence Thorson
Bradburn Truck Lines
State of ‘Iowa
Iaa
E. Wheeler
H. G. Frigaard
Rolfe, Iowa
Carl J. White
Dr.’ L." W. Feldman
Clark
D. C
F. H. Molyneux
J. E. Hynds
Ritz
Kennedy Agency General ’ ‘Insurance
G. Fred Smith
Automobile & Property Insurance
Fuller
E. P. Hansen
Optometrist
Humboldt, Jons
Jean Pringle
General Insurance
Loxterkamp
M.D
Rolfe Clinic
America
United States
U.S
U S
U. S
Treasury
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