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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
8
The Pocahontas mercial club offers prizes for best decorated holiday windows and post Christmas displays with ten dollars awarded in each contest. Judging occurs between now and Dec 18, using 60 points for artistic merit 26 for originality and 14 for decoration.
The Pocahontas unit of the Republican Women’s council hosted their husbands Friday in the courthouse assembly room with L. J. Elbert presenting films from Alaska and a New York trip. Thanksgiving gatherings featured local residents visiting relatives in Humboldt Spencer and Alton, including the Groff and Kuhl families, with several out-of-town guests.
Readers list alumni and relatives visiting Pocahontas Thanksgiving week. Names include Miss Ione Kopriva of Drake University pledging Kappa Gamma in Des Moines. Catherine Larson of LeMars. Bob Lorge Paul Hammes of Lovas College in Dubuque. families of Battershells, Albrechts, Schoofs, and Mefferds visiting from Iowa State and nearby towns. Several trips to Fort Dodge, Wesley, Templeton, and Ames noted as holiday travel.
Miss Myrtle Chinn of Spokane Washington visited Bradgate Tuesday evening at the Ted Woodruff home. Thanksgiving guests at the Dewey Lanning home included Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bradbury Marguerite Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Lanning and family Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jolliffe Mr. and Mrs. Duane Jolliffe and family and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Jolliffe and Jean at Frank Hundertmark home in Livermore.
The Get Together club gathered Friday afternoon at Miss Beryl Dickey's home for Progressive 500 on three tables. High score won by Mrs. Chris Benjamin. low score by Mrs. Lars Larson. traveling prize to Mrs. Harold Hemerson. Guests included Mrs. S. M. Kinseth and Mrs. Fred Benjamin.
Frances Carey of Fort Dodge spent Thanksgiving with the Dr. B. E. Kep ler family at Greene.
Mrs Larson’s sister Mrs Henry Olson and family hosted relatives. Mr and Mrs Ernest Niece of La Porte City visited the Fuller parents. Dewey Lanning and wife attended the Sunday Register rural carriers meeting at Hotel Humboldt in Humboldt. Wives of carriers were guests as games and refreshments followed.
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