Travel record and social notices from August 30 1962
Bruce Beckord sets a travel record hitchhiking to Seattle in three days and five hours while keeping travel costs under 150 dollars. A first wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Garth Smith is celebrated by 30 friends. Charley Accurso and Joe Accurso fly to Palermo Sicily to visit Charley’s relatives. Jean Wieeman leaves for Chicago for the 16th Evacuation reunion at the Conrad Hilton. Plover business leaders host a watermelon feed using 3 000 pounds of melons.
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Bruce Beckord
Seattle
Wash
Bruce
Garth Smith
Charley
Joe Accurso
Palarmo
Sicily
Chartey
United States
Jean Wieeman_ teft
Chicago
Conrad Tilton Hotel
Wheaman, Rin
Kathryn Bixler Returns Home After Seven-Week Assignment
Kathryn Bixler returns home after a seven week period of employment as an assistant. The notice notes the date and confirms completion of the assignment, marking her return on the referenced August 28, 1952 Thursday issue.
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Kathryn Bixler
Burley tobacco garden items noted in town
A 30 year old item mentions James Hunt growing Burley tobacco and cotton plants in the west part of town, described as interesting. It also notes Jerry Howland hosting 12 boys for his eighth birthday on August 18. Rolfe’s contribution to the national rubber campaign is referenced.
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James Hunt
Jerry Howland
Rolfe
Local notes on shipments, travels and community events
Several community items recap shipments to Chicago valued at 5 380 pounds and staffing moves to Nevada for R H Donnelly. Autogiro rides at the State Fair thrill Virgil Vaughn among five winners. County officials plan to heat the courthouse with Iowa coal and corn as fuel. Attendance at the Iowa State Fair is noted, plus local visits, church events, and health updates including two diphtheria cases quarantined. Graduating students reflect on education and local families attend gatherings and parades across Fort Dodge and surrounding towns.
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Virgil Vaughn
Virgil
Des Moines Register & Tribune
Board of Supervisors
Iowa
Pocahontas County
The Ringing Of School Bells Marks Time To Remember
The piece notes summer’s end and the start of school as a reminder to drivers to slow down for children. It mentions the 15th anniversary of Rolfe Community School graduation for the author and his 1997 classmates, reflecting on distant memories of commencement.
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Arrow
Rolfe Community School
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R. H. Donnely Corporation
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Frank H. Sherman
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