Havelock School Opens September 4 With New Staff
The Havelock consolidated school will open September 4 under Roy E. Jennings with three new faculty members Richard Forbes music supervisor from Keosauqua Russell Kraai coach from Orange City and Misa Bernice Van Pearsen sixth grade teacher from Maurice. Many residents moved in or nearby as occupancy fills houses and apartments.
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Havelock
Roy E. Jennings
Richard Forbes
Keosauqua
Russell Kraai
Orange City
Misa’ Bernice van Pearsen
Maurice
Local Homes Undergoing Improvements And Visits
A North site partition adds an extra room to the house to be used by Kath erine Grove of Plover who will open a beauty shop. E H Winne of Laurens visited Walter Dale at the bank. Myrle Barth returned from a trip to Alaska via San Francisco where she stayed with former Havelock residents and others then toured Long Beach Boulder Dam and the Grand Canyon before resuming teaching at the Jordan consolidated school near Boone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrle Barth
Alaska
San Francisco
Havelock
Richard Jacobson
Walter Cleveland
Long Beach
Lewis Hawk
Boulder Dam
Grand Canyon
Myrle
Jordan Consolidated School
Boone
Havelock Methodist Church Announces Program and Year-End Remarks
Pastor John Drake Wolcott invites worshipers at Havelock Methodist Church with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning service at 11 a.m. He notes the conference year ends Sept 26 and urges members to join in hospital, college, and mission work as the church resumes after vacation. There is a welcome for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havelock Methodist Church
John Drake Wolcott
Local Roster Updates and Farm News From the Community
The page records various local happenings including injuries at the Coyle grocery slicer where Mrs. Rex Coyle lost the tip of a finger, medical care by Dr. McTaggart, and reports on burns treated for a boy in Rochester. It notes travel, reunions, visits, and several family moves across Fort Dodge, Des Moines, Omaha, and West Bend, with multiple names and destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Coyle
Coyle Grocery
Dr. McTaggart
Local Folks Visit Friends and Attend Business
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jacobson and daughter of Spencer spent the weekend with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meier were at Fort Dodge Wednesday visiting relatives and attending to business matters.
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Charles Miller
Fort Dodge
Ella Hagerman
Gylinder
Eunice Goodchild
R. R. Allen
Pocahontas
Betty Shimon
Emmetshburg
Stella Shimon
Lloyd Olson
Laurens
Ridotto
R. E. Grover
Joe Edge
Bert Clouss
Phyllis Marie
Charles City
John Reimer
Martin Larson
Idaho
Cless Dexter
Maude
Ware
Lester Goodchild
L. J
Arthur Jacobson
Spencer
Fred Meier
Estimated Corn Yield Per Acre Highest On Record
Iowa corn crop prospects are estimated at 465,072,000 bushels based on August 1 conditions reported by the Iowa and Federal Crop and Livestock Reporting service. The 1939 yield per acre is forecast at 47.5 bushels, the highest on record for Iowa, though total production is about two percent below last year due to lower overall yield despite better per acre results.
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Iowa
Federal Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Typewriter Recovered After PawnShop Bail Out
Leon Morrison of Creston recovered a borrowed typewriter from an Omaha pawn shop after paying 18.70 to bail it out. The recovery followed Nebraska law requiring pawn shops to report to police all items they loan money on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Morrison
Creston
Mr. Morrison
Ian Omaha
Nebraska
Farmers push corn reserve to shield livestock market
County AAA chairman Harry Lund says farmers should reseal stored corn to build a reserve against market overload and drought risks. He cites 1933 corn loan relief and notes droughts in 1934 36 increased feed costs and high meat and corn prices, urging ample reserves for livestock feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Lund
County Aaa Committee
Lund
Long time no see reunion after 85 years
George Strong, 87, of Davenport, visited his sister Mrs. John Ivey, 81, of LeMars, for a first meeting in 85 years. The siblings last connected as children, marking a rare family reunion in recent memory.
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George Strong
Davenport
John Ivey
LeMars
Man Bites Dog: Pittsfield Vendor Quits After Unlucky Run
At a Wayne county old settler picnic a vendor Harry Scroggins who ran a game of chance concession quit after a customer won three blankets in a row. He claimed no one could win honestly from his machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Scroggins
Wayne County
Iowa State Exposition Showcases Corn Research And Uses
The display on the West end mezzanine of the Brand building centers on Iowa State corn. Exhibits from agriculture, engineering, science, and economics explain production, research work, seed treatments, insect control, and corn as a food.
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Iowa State
Towa
Coasi
Agriculture Division
Buried Body of Transient Found Near Train In Crawford County
A transient’s body was found by a passing freight train in Crawford County. Authorities have no identification clues, with only a postmark from Sterling and a salutation reading Dear Orin as possible leads. Authorities investigate whether the death was accidental or foul play.
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Crawford County
Sterling
Orin
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R. Preston
Merry
Harold’ Forbes and Son
J. B. Sheldon
Havelock Ladies and Society of the Methodist Church
Carl Barth
B. C. Boysen
Will Smith
Bert Jacobson
A. R. Gaskill
Ralph Cole
Jay Williams
H. D. Grover
Lavera
Maurine Spiker
Marlene
Elmer Landing
Rolfe
John Ewing
Ralph Hawn
Farnhamville
Old Settlers
Des Moines
Dean Armstrong
Dean Sandy
Arnold Maleschek
D. J. Wenek
Sioux Rapids
Rena Huseby
Betty
Sonny Huseby
Walter Satoof
Gilmore City
Edge
Will Brazier
Will Fowler
Southern
Rochelle
Nelson Muller
Calif
Floyd
S. T. Mason
G. Grover
Paul Porter
Central States Electric Company
George Cole
Ernie Froh
Myron Oleson
Eddie Moore
Petit Jury
George Dickerson
Blanche ‘Worthington
Worthington
Lone Rock
George
Edward
Will DeVeres
Marion
Robert
Anna Eienhuth
Kankakee
G. A. Hollenbeck
Black Hills
Yellowstone Park
Fea
Frigidaire
America
W. B. McTaggart
Emory Kirby
Roland Ginder and Son
Gallatin
Adrian Logan
Rochester
Minn
Danny
Fred Truog
Mallard
Myrtle Tracg
Blanche Worthington
George Speer
Orville Klinge
Speer
Galesburg
Gibson
Dale Cupp
G. A. Grover
Edward Madsen
Madsen
Omaha
Neb
Henry Buck
Melvin
Milford
George Gist
Owen Dahl
Gist
George Lanus
Mary Virginia
Hal Wright
M. G. Hercher
Lloyd Emory
Louie Bozikowski
Jean Ann
Ella Chase
Bozikowski
Giles Gist
Roger
Will White
West Bend
Byron Boysen
Simmersburg
C. A. Hunt
Claud
Lake City
Rhea Mote
Chicago
Barth
Barth and Mann Homes. Mrs. K. P. Hunter
John
Wapello
Charles Mann
Wisconsin
Dells
Comstock
Mr. Mann
Ira Rouzer
Charles Philp
Farnhamsville
Kresswell Klinge
U. S. Navy
Astoria
John Schroeder
St. Marys
Frei
Representa
Elfe
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