Birthday Surprise for L. L. Harmon
A neighborhood group surprised L. L. Harmon on his birthday Sunday evening at his home. The gathering featured card games and a served lunch. Other items note Excelsior Society meetings, showers for Donald Cleal and Grayce Thompson, and a weekly Gar-Mac Lodge bridge social with hostesses and prize winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Harmon
L. L. Harmon
Harmon
Donald Cleal
B. Bowen
Cleal
Bob Shelgren
Mr. Bowen
Donald
Lawrence Kennedy
Bowen
Grayce Thompson
Otis Cook
Arlene Cook
Ralph Rickard
Donald Eikenberry
Curtis Jones
Plover
Mrs. Jones
Des Moines Township School Adds New Faculty for 2nd Year
Des Moines township opens Monday Sept 2 with one faculty change from last year. I K Martin returns for his third year as superintendent after training at Buena Vista and Iowa universities. New staff include Frances Hurley principal of high school and home economics, Louise Neal music instructor, Thelma Wood math and typing, Selma Peterson sixth seventh grade, Hattie Lehnus new 4 5 grade teacher, Eloise Cook second third grade teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Neal
Moorhead
Morningside College
Des Moines
Thelma Wood
Storm Lake
Buena Vista College
Selma Peterson
Bradgate
Iowa State Teachers College
Hattie Lehnus
Rolfe
Miss Lehnus
Boulder
Colo
Rolfe, Manson
Linn Grove
Eloise Cook
Platte
S. D
Miss Cook
Methodist Church notices and Harvest Festival plans
Pastor E. J. Plummer leads Sunday school at 10 a m and morning worship at 11 a m Epworth League meets at 7 p m The Woman s Society of Christian Service holds its first meeting at the church on Wednesday September 4 Dr Davies district superintendent conducts the last quarterly conference of the year Monday evening September 2 A basket supper at 7 p m invites the congregation Harvest Festival Sunday is September 8 with a Harvest supper Wednesday evening September 11
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
E. J. Plummer
Epworth League
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Davies
Presbyterian Church Morning Worship Schedule
The church announces morning worship at 10:00 and Sunday school at 11:10 led by Pastor W F Schneck. Choir members should meet Thursday at 7:00 pm and Sunday school teachers and officers have an important meeting Sunday at 7:30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
W. F. Schneck
Does God's Plan of Salvation Fit Our Age
Trinity Lutheran announces Sunday service with the theme Does God s Plan of Salvation Fit Our Age based on Luke 4 28 30 Pastor J O Wangberg leads the morning service Luther League gathers in the evening Catechism class meets Saturday at 1 30 p m at the church The Eagle Grove circuit choral union rehearses in Rolfe at 8 00 p m Monday August 26
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran
J. O. Wangberg
Luther League
Choral Union of the
Eagle Grove
Rolfe
School opens with new staff and courses at Buena Vista trained teachers
Miss Marjorie Lothian of Palmer receives a two year diploma and a standard elementary certificate to teach kindergarten and first grade for the coming year. Sam Nicoson, custodian, brings nine years of experience and has attended five short courses at Iowa State College. Bus drivers named Pease Schonberger Hewlett Sanden Lehnus. School begins Monday at 9 am with 10:30 dismissal. Kindergarten for five year olds before October first. Eighth grade joins high school. courses include typing manual training home economics physics world history American literature geometry sociology. Used books accepted from students or new texts from teachers. unsold books to superintendent Saturday August. Summer repairs completed. junior class play soon. basketball schedule pending. Des Moines township joins Double Eight conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Lothian
Palmer
Buena Vista College
Sam Nicoson
Des Moines
Nicoson
Iowa State College
State
Loren Pease
Roy Schonberger
Ted Hewlett
Maurice Sanden
Wesley Lehnus
All Star Football Tickets At Webb's Drug Store
Tickets to the Iowa All-Star game on Friday August 30 at Des Moines go on sale at Webb's drug store. Local fans expect a large turnout to see Clarence Lanus play guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb’s
Des Moines
Webb
Clarence Lanus
Nationwide Alien Registration Urged by Post Office
The Alien Registration Act of 1940 requires all aliens age 14 or older to register from August 27 to December 26 1940. Registration is free finger printing is required and penalties include a $1000 fine and six months imprisonment for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Department of Justice
Washington, D. C
A. M. Simonson
We Can Fix Your Roof and Furnace Before Winter
We offer furnace cleaning and inspection to prepare for winter. Ensure the smoke pipe is air tight and chimney clean. Have roof checked for leaks and consider roof paint to extend life. For new roofs we provide expert service.
Frances Rogers Weds Franklyn Donald Cleal
Frances Rogers daughter of Mrs Corda Rogers Rockwell City married Franklyn Donald Cleal son of Mr and Mrs A D Cleal Rolfe in a simple Sunday ceremony at the Presbyterian parsonage. Rev W F Schneck officiated with Dorothy Winkleman Lohrville and Donald Sroufe Rolfe as attendants. The couple plans a brief wedding trip and will reside in the Cleal residence after September 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Frances Rogers
Corda Rogers
Rockwell City
Franklyn Donald Cleal
A. D. Cleal
Rolfe
W. F. Schneck
Dorothy Winkleman
Lohrville
Donald Sroufe
Rockwell City Telephone Company
Cleal Arm
Family returns from 6150 mile western trip
Mr and Mrs Franklyn Strathman Mrs Josephine Posakony and children Kathleen and Jerry completed a three week vacation covering 6150 miles. They visited Black Hills Yellowstone Glacier Mt Ranier national parks Coulee Dam Vancouver B C and the Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco before returning through Salt Lake City and Denver. Frank reports 1000 feet of color movies showing trip highlights.
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Franklyn Strathman
Josephine Posakony
Kathleen
Jerry
Black Hills
Yellowstone
Glacier
Mt. Ranier National Parks
Coulee Dam
Vancouver
B. C
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Denver
Frank
Community business dinner planned at Gar-Mac Lodge
Plans for a community business affair proceed under Rolfe Business era at Gar-Mac Lodge in the park. The event, Thursday at 7 o clock, invites members to bring guests as tickets go on sale under committee chairman L A Dail. No liquid found in linseed oil used for wood surfaces.
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Acd
Gar-Mac
Rolfe
L. A. Dail
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Excelsior Society
Stanley
Presbyterian Excelsior Society
Warren Stanley
Ruth Webb
C. M. Patterson
Mary Graves
Rachel Wiegman
South
Clara Dawson
Arkansa
Jirs
Wrey Murray
Jim Willingham
Linda
Collins
Ark
Willingham
C. C. Willingham
Carl Sanding
Vincent Stoner
Leon Ralph
Mallard
P. M. Peterson
Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Society
P. M. Peter Son
Elmer Simonson
Esther Simonson
Hegstrom
Janet Thompson
Dora Simonson
Helen
Wangberg
Gar-Mac Lodge
Golf Club
Geo. Weible
L. W. McIntire
Anna Hamilton
Ann Hauck
Mesdames Obrecht
J. R. McIintire
Lomen
Allen Heathman
Hille, Palmer
J. T. Grant
Floyd Devaul
Pocahontas County
Resi
I. K. Martin
Iowa State Teachers
Buena Vista Colleges
Buena Vista
State University of Iowa
Martin
Frances Hurley
Eskader
Clarke College
RIAL
Northwest
Iowa
Pocahontas
Red” Barry
Luana Walters
Wayne Morris
Jane Wyman
High Seal
SUN
Mon
Bette Davis
Charles Boyer
Jeffrey Lynn
Barbara O'Neal
Heaven
Bob Hope
Paulette Goddard
Richard Carlson
Paul Lukas
Laurice Kerns
Des Moines Township
HeeHaw News
J.T. Grant& Son
Mildred
West Bend, Iowa
Colemay
Beneke
C. L. Zeman
Ther Ragan
Hans Nielsen
Newham
Ham Lloyd Cox
Lloyd Cox
Rowan
Willard C. Ke
Henry Westergaard
Ayrshire
A. V. Graeber
Agnes Pattee
Phillips Oil Station
Philco
Mrs. Agnes Pattee
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