Thanksgiving weekend notes in Ames area
N Rolfs and Bob Schmidt spent the holiday weekend at home in Ames with Werereere. Bob Eccles and Maurice McAninch left Friday for active duty in Alexandria Louisiana with the 133rd Aircraft Control and Warning squadron. Eldon Ham suffered leg injuries from a horse accident while chasing cattle Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werereere
Bob Schmidt
Ames
Bob Eccles
Maurice McAninch
Auto
Alexandria
133Rd Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Eldon Ham
TV translator tower under construction near Rolfe
Construction began this week on a television translator tower on the R. N. Kelchner acreage. The tower will bring WOI TV to the Rolfe community on UHF Channel 72. Mrs. M. W. Webb and companions visited Spencer for a bazaar. Ex change students A. H. El Hadre and Song Hi Sung, guests in the Jim Martin home, are at ISU Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. N. Kelchner
Woi-Tv
Rolfe
M. W. Webb
Muriel Wilson
Verdie Nelson
Robert Hunter
Spencer
Jim Martin
A. H. el Hadre
Wad Medani
Sudan
Africa
Song Hi Sung
Korea
ISU
Ames
Barbara Fisher At All State Music Festival In Des Moines
Barbara Fisher spent the holiday weekend in Des Moines participating in the clarinet section of the All State Music Festival. Naomi Diggs and Tom Clark are noted as accompanying or mentioned in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Fisher
Des Moines
Naomi Diggs
Tom Clark
Dinner guests, Legion meet, and Des Moines duo win
On December 4 1941 Mrs Ellen Paulson and the Ryens hosted dinner for Mrs Nels Ryen and family. Twenty four American Legion members dined cafeteria style at the Legion Hall. Des Moines girls added to the page with a fifth consecutive win.
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Ellen Paulson
Local team defeats fast Bode sextet on Humboldt floor
The game ended 31 to 25 as Shir ley Heathman scored 13 points and Shirley Fisher added 12. The report notes a past five cent price did not sustain business, with mention of a Tuesday deal.
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Humboldt
Shirley Heathman
Shirley Fisher
Sheep shipment to Sioux City faces unsaleable outcome
E. E. Wilcox shipped a double deck load of sheep via Earl Fisher's truck to Sioux City. The sheep were unsalable in Sioux City by Monday. Art Lighter and Herb Sanford attended hound dog races at Fonda and reported fine races. Hog buyers purchased several car loads at the lowest Rolfe price in over thirty years. Bread prices in Rolfe advanced to eight cents per.
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E. E. Wilcox
Earl Fisher
Sioux City
Art Lighter
Herb Sanford
Fonda
Rolfe
Pocahontas County Orders Corn Burnings Amid Fuel Shortage
A 1921 Pocahontas County board of supervisors ordered corn burned as fuel in county institutions to cut costs during a severe cold period. Corn burned for less than one-third of a cent per pound while soft coal retailed around two-thirds of a cent per pound. Louise Nemecek visits Des Moines for Thanksgiving break and Russell McIntire is laid up with a severe cold.
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Louise Nemecek
Des Moines
Russell McIntire
Board of Supervisors
Pocahontas County
Rolfe Christmas Promotion Draws For Kids And Adults
Registration opens today at participating Rolfe businesses for separate children and adult drawings with prizes of 1.00 Lucky Buck for kids and 5.00 for adults. Shop in Rolfe for gifts and service after Christmas. Snow brings excitement for snowmobilers awaiting the season's first flakes.
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Rolfe
Winter Signs Fade as Spring Arrives in Town
The piece notes residents sporting Think Snow signs on hats while welcoming the first signs of spring. It mentions Mr. and Mrs. George Smith and families from Plover and Lake City spending Thanksgiving at Louie Krischel's home in Havelock, with other local names listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Smith
Garland Smith
Jerry Krischel
Plover
Bill Campidilli
Perry
Ida Vining
Lake City
Louie Krischel
Havelock
Local social notes from Poca hontas and surrounding towns
Locals mention Mr. and Mrs. John Tiernan hosting in Poca hontas for Julie Tiernan’s fifth birthday with the granddaughter visiting. Also listed are Friday guests at Mrs. Guy Kerns including Art Myhes of Duluth and several Kerns families from St. Paul, along with Hilda and Fremond Nielsen. Dr. and Mrs. R. B. Ranney visited Grand Ridge with W. O. Calhoun family. Calhoun is Ranney’s sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tiernan
Jim Tiernan
Pocahontas
Julie
Tiernans
Guy Kerns
Art Myhes
Duluth
Minn
Kenton Kerns
St. Paul, Minn
Cleve Kerns
Curt Kerns
Hilda and
Fremond Nielsen
R. B. Ranney
W. OO. Calhoun
Grand Ridge, Ill
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Woua Presse Association
Iowa
Greg Kaiser
Joan Kaiser
Eveleyn Kaiser
Society
N Rolfs
Neval Yale Servic Bank
Federal Degas!’ Insurance Corporation
Rolte Szate Bank
G&l
Aerotroltx
Kenneth Pederson
Freeman’s
Clover Farm
Eee
Io Kraft
Hershey’s
Freeman's
Rolfe Arrow
Gooch
PREMA
Joe Lehman Poduge
Wood
Chamber of Commerce
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