Flag Raising to Mark Opening of Havelock School
Havelock-A school opens Monday with a 9:00 flag raising led by Mrs. Carl Barth county auxiliary president. Pupils and teachers attend. public invited. School operates morning only on opening day with established book rent rates and semester typing fees. extracurriculars include six man football music and drama. transport limits shape game schedule.
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Havelock
Carl Barth
North Central
Lloyd Godfrey
Food Administration
Gathool
Bert Gaskill
Ray Gruver
Cliff Ingalls
Walter Knight
Vance Wiley
Will Brazier
Lavina Eby Visit Spreads to Pomeroy Dinner Hosts
Lavina Eby and a companion visited Sioux Rapids on Saturday and then traveled to Pomeroy where Mrs. Eby and Nancy were dinner guests at the home of Mrs. Glen Nelson and family.
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Lavina Eby
Sioux Rapids
Pomeroy
Mrs. Eby
Nancy
Glen Nelson
Pocahontas School Canning Project Reaches 825 Quarts
The Pocahontas public school sponsored community canning project reports 20 women enrolled and about 825 quarts of vegetables and fruits canned by mid August. Four more weeks of operation planned under supervisor S L Dunn.
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Pocahontas
Pocahontas Public School
Bertha Hunt
Cora Hoffert
S. L. Dunn
Deals in Dirt From Laurens Buy 80 Acre Logan Farm
Deals in Dirt reports deals across area as Laurens buyer Miss Carlson purchases the 80 acre farm of the late James Logan northeast of town at 135 dollars per acre. Arthur Ralle buys the C W Miller place from Smith Cole. Klaus Johnson, local trucker, trips to Emmetsburg on Tuesday. Mrs Israel Halder Evelyn and Raymond of Fonda visit Mrs Winifred Mason. Calista returns home after several days with Mrs Mason. Mrs Bert Clouss and daughter Phyliss Marie return to Ravenport after visiting John Reimer.
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Miss Carlson
Laurens
James Logan
Here
Arthur Ralle
Smith Cole i
C. W. Miller
Klaus Johnson
Emmetsburg
Isreal Halder
Evelyn and
Raymond
Fonda
Winifred ‘Mason
Calista
Woman's Society group meets at Methodist church Parlor
The town group of the Woman's Society of Christian Service met at the Methodist church parlors on a Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Byron Lathrop led the lesson, with Mrs Charles Philp in charge of devotions. Lunch was served by Mrs Martha Herscher Mrs Cora Sharp and Mrs Julia Cornwell.
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Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Byron Lathrop
Charles Philp
Martha Herscher
Cora Sharp
Julia Cornwell
Havelock Team Wins 12-2 Over Rolfe Sunday
Win Again from Rolfe the Havelock baseball team traveled to Rolfe Sunday to defeat the Rolfe squad 12 to 2. Mrs Clyde Speer and children shopped in Fort Dodge Tuesday. Klaus Johnson made a business visit to Fort Dodge Friday. Ted Fisher of Algona and James Farrell of Whittemore attended a Sunday dinner at the Henry Buck home. Mr and Mrs Bernard Leith and daughter Nancy Walser and Mrs
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Clyde Speer
Fort Dodge
Klaus Johnson
Ted Fisher
Algona
James Farrell
Whittemore
Henry Buck
Bernard Leith
Nancy Walser
R. W. Forbes
Byron
Lakes
Isaac Roberts
Rochester
Minn
Roberts
Joe Hauswirth
Richard Muller
Laurens
Floyd Muller
Roland Keerles
Fort Lewis
Wash
Sioux Rapids
Cpl
Joseph F. Schoofs
Army Air Force Technical Training Command
Boca Raton Field
Fla
Seymour Johnson Field
N. C
Alcan
Pocahontas
Robert Pattee
Mercy Hospital
Pattee
Army Coast Artillery
West Coast
Clarence Groff
Dickie Groff
Jay Kuhl
Pensacola
Dickie
Dorothy
Jimmy Kelly
Charles Allen
Sue O’brien
Jackie Pearson
Ronnie
Donnie
Kathryn Becker
A. J. Huewe
Madrid
Joseph Schoofs
Father Huewe
Schoofs
Howard Kuhl
Sandra
Suzanne
Aitken
Douglas
Mae Lynch
Connie Shearer
Coach Kraai to Lead Helstein Team Following Stover Stay
The Kraai family Mr and Mrs Russell Kraai and son Robert plan to move from the Stover residence this week as Russ assumes a coaching role at Helstein. Over the past three years he coached locally and friends regret their departure.
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Helstein
Russell Kraai
Robert Russell
Stover
Russ
Services Held for Mrs. Louie Oleson in Sedan
Funeral services for Mrs. Louie Oleson 67 who died of a heart attack at her Sedan Minnesota home were conducted August 13 at the Presbyterian church in Sedan with Rev. Ben Clark officiating. Interment followed at Glenwood cemetery. Survivors include Ludvig M Oleson and seven daughters and sons in law and a sister, with services noting songs The Old Rugged Cross Beautiful Isle of Somewhere and God Understands.
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Barnsdale
Minn
Sedan
Britt
Iowa
Ludvig Martin Oleson
Spirit Lake
Oleson
United Service Women of America Host County Representatives
The United Service Women of America will host county representatives at the Methodist church in Havelock on Wednesday afternoon August 25 at 2:00 PM. Mrs. Ervin Goff will present arms of the organization, and local members will serve refreshments after the meeting.
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Havelock
United Service Women of America
Methodist Church
Ervin Goff
Havelock Methodist Church Lays Out Sunday Service
John Drake Wollcott, pastor, leads Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. The girls of Camp Quest provide special music during the service offering gospel messages. Prepare for sorrow or tragedy by seeking God amid the present war and daily misfortunes.
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Havelock Methodist Church
John Drake Wollcott
Camp Quest
Great fellows these Japs for making the same mistake
A wartime line ridicules Japanese commanders for repeatedly sending convoys out without protection, implying repeated errors in convoy strategy during the conflict. The remark uses hostile language characteristic of period wartime sentiment to mock enemy decision making.
Dinner Honors Manships in Pocahontas Area Home Event
A Saturday 7 pm dinner at the Olson home honored Mr. and Mrs. Truman Manship and their two sons who depart Sunday for Reinbeck where Mr. Manship will coach. The note lists local attendees and other brief family movements including service members and travels.
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Manships
Emma Olson
H. Wiese
Don Neville
Olson
Truman Manship
Reinbeck
Manship
Pocahontas Public School
Wartime Shopping Pressures Shape Childrens Wardrobe
Mary Ames writes from a wartime market viewpoint about constrained clothing supply. Frills vanish as manufacturers stretch fabrics, dye stocks shrink, and colors soften. uniforms shift to mid tones. Wool supplies expand for civilians as army delays half of its wool orders, boosting civilian production while urging prudent buying.
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Army
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Hosts
Miss Ruth McIntire visits Des Moines at the T. L. Mc Creery home. Mrs. William Farquhar and daughter return to Knoxville after a stay with the R. L. Hudson family. Mrs. John Oleson hosts the Aloha club. Franklin Hogan visits Des Moines with Gene Alexander, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Alexander.
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Pital
American Rangers
Ruth McIntire
Des Moines
T. L. McCreery
William Farquhar
Knoxville
Tenn
R. L. Hudson
John Oleson
Aloha Club
Franklin Hogan
Gene Alexander
Martin Alexander
First Report on Oats Plot Planted in Grant Township
The preliminary oats plot report from 1943 on the John Earnhardt farm in Grant township shows yields and weights for varieties including Marion 60.3 bu/ac and 28.4 lb/bu, Gopher 48.0 and 25.8, Vanguard 47.6 and 23.8, CI-8907 50.8 and 27.5, CI-3663 66.7 and 29.4, CI-3971 62.7 and 26.6, Sel. 1088-8 46.8 and 29, Boone 56.8 and 29.7, Tama 58.9 and 28.2, Iowa 105 52.6. The overall average yield is 55.12 bu/ac with 27.57 lb/bu. Bushel weights vary, and farmers are urged to select good oat varieties for next year, including Boone Tama Marion and Control, with other tested varieties to be announced.
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John Earnhardt
Grant Township
Farm Bureau
Pocahontas Ffa
Pocahontas County Farm Bureau
Pocahontas County
Boone
Tama
Iowa 105
Earnhardt
Marion and
Control
Dill Pickles Preserve Crispness For Winter Meals
Dill pickles enhance winter meals during shortages. Use 40 to 50 fresh cucumbers of uniform size washed and drained carefully to avoid bruising. avoid hollow pickles by not letting cucumbers stand more than 24 hours after picking. Include fresh or dried dill and two inches of headspace.
How to make mixed pickle and a note on toast with applesauce
Instructions describe brine composition using vinegar salt sugar and soft water, packing cucumbers under brine with dill, and fermenting at 70 to 86 degrees. It notes keeping cucumbers submerged, removing scum, and sealing in sterilized quart jars for longer storage. A closing aside mentions using jars for non acid vegetables and a French toast with applesauce suggestion.
Homemakers Urged to Monitor Prices in Pocahontas County
Pocahontas county homemakers are urged to clip top legal price lists from their newspaper and compare local retail prices with ceilings. Miss Julia M. Faktinson, extension home economist, says households can help hold down food costs and make rationing effective by checking prices and reporting discrepancies.
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Pocahontas County
Julia M. Faktinson
Home Front pledge advocates price control and ration integrity
The campaign urges shoppers to report price violations to retailers and the War Price and Ration board if prices aren t lowered. The Home Front pledge, sponsored by the Office Price Administration, calls on women to stamp out price chisel and ration rackets and ensure fair distribution of essential goods. It promotes no more than legal prices and using stamps, and outlines plans for handling expired stamps and a portable hog wallow to reduce disease.
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War Pi
Home Front Pledge
Office Price Administration
Farmers favor corn ceiling to resist wage inflation
Indianola residents report farmers prefer keeping corn prices steady and oppose wage hikes, signaling a stance against inflation by maintaining current prices and resisting labor cost increases.
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Indianola
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