Christmas memories and community notices from Havelock
In loving memory dedications for local families mix with holiday church events and neighborly gatherings. Reports list organ dedication at the Methodist church, Christmas carols, dinner visits, and community news from Emmetsburg to Laurens, with multiple family names and local clubs noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Garlock
H. H. Schoenene
Early
H. C. Nordby
Kimballton
Neil Thomas
Thomas Guess
Emmetsburg
Earl Guess
Powhatan Squaws
Lois Forsythe
B. D
W. H. DeWall
Jane Eshouse
Graettinger
Gary Pringle
Northwestern Railway
Hawarden
Local Families Gather for Visits and Births in Iowa Town
Community notes from Havelock Pocahontas Laurens and surrounding areas celebrate a range of events. An emergency appendicitis operation for Darrell Simonson nine months old is reported along with care for siblings. A farewell dinner honors Warren before his induction. Santa arrives in Plover for a December 20 visit. Household moves and table visits occur across multiple families including Waters Arnold Schroeder Bush Henderson Kerns Griffin and Shade. A Christmas party hosts Pocahontas Elevator Co. employees. A new great grandmother title for Mrs Pirie accompanies the birth of Pauline Enfield December 12 in Nora Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Legion Auxiliary
Bob Reiter
Elting DuBois
Virginia
Bobby
Birmingham
Mich
W. H. Sroufe
Marvin Sroufe
Lois
Kathy
Clarence Sroufe
Gilmore City
Learn A Little Study Club
Glenn Forsythe
Eleanor
Cecil Twigg
Fred Gembler
Des Moines
Ed Wiendel
Wynn, Ark
N. J. Meurer
B. E. Martin
Linn Grove
James Schweppe
Webster City
Fred McKim
Melvin Pedersen
Bob Pedersen
Bud Goodchild
Alice McKim
Rolfe
Lawrence Henderson
Jim Schweppe
Arizona
Vern Waters
Barry Waters
Havelock
J. W. Arnold
Darrell Roy
Lowell Simonson
Fort Dodge
Lyman George
Simonson
John Schroeder
Wayne Burns
Pocahontas
Gerald Henderson
Warren
Henry Hotovee
Ware
Donna
Geraldine Henderson
Pocationtas
Edna Henderson
Elwood Henderson
Santa Claus
Plover
Russell Stowell
Dakota City
Merle Boitnott
John Bush
Gordon Rogers
Ariel Peterson
Newell
Gerald Kerns
Elaine Cox
H. C. Shrader
Rockwell City
Jack Baldwin
Walter Grethen
Guy Barker
Hawley
Laurens
Mike Strong
Chartres Henderson
Sam Flagstead
Fannie Barrick
Renwick
Charles Henderson
Grace Brandhay
Harry Hilton
Havenstein-Johnson
Emmetsburg
Jane
Varina
W. Brown
Lynch
Rochester
Richard Bush
W.S.C.S
Dorcas
A. R. Glasco
Pauline
Wayne Enfield
Nora Springs
Charles Waske
Wasko Family Guests Visit Rolfe in Buford Cuthbertson
Mrs Max Wasko and Gary and Gilbert and Dick Schmidt of Mallard visited Monday evening at Rolfe hosted by Buford Cuthbertson. Mr and Mrs Charles Wasko were the guests of Rolfe in Buford Cuthbertson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Wasko
Gary
Gilbert
Dick Schmidt
Mallard
Charles Wasko
Rolfe
Buford Cuthbertson
Plover Methodist Church Christmas and New Year Events
Eugene M. Rasmussen leads Sunday services with a Christmas program at 7 30 p m and a White Offering gift drive for Sioux City. Youth Fellowship caroling social hour chili supper 10 and watch night service 11 30 p m with tickets 50c adults 35c children.
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Plover Methodist
Eugene M. Rasmussen
Sioux City
Youth Fellowship
Waukon man injured in blasting powder accident
Last Wednesday Da vid Ludeking from Waukon was hurt in a blasting powder mishap. Reverend Walter Clausing helped him to a hospital after their gar collided with a cow, causing damage but no further injuries. Hunters near Manning bagged pheasants, a fox and a tom cat, which escaped after startling the hunters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ludeking
Waukon
Walter Clausing
Elizabeth Slater Reaches 100 in Pasadena
Former Iowa teacher Elizabeth Slater, who served in a rural school between Cantril and Milton, celebrated her 100th birthday at her Pasadena home. She is a direct lineal descendant of Captain John Smith.
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Elizabeth Slater
Cantril
Milton
Pasadena
Calif
Captain John Smith
Mumbo Jumbo junior play brings Voodoo folklore to Des Moines town
D M T students announce Thursday and Friday performances of Mumbo Jumbo by Des Moines Township Players. Jack Barnard's play relocates Voodoo to a New England farmhouse on a state highway and features local teens in an authentic folklore setting.
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Papa Nebot
Dumballa
Des Moines Township
Haiti
Jack Barnard
Barnard
New England
Rutland D.M.T. Boys Win In Doubleheader
Third and fourth graders Kenneth Johnson Karen Fish and Carol Thorson have been absent with chicken pox. Rutland and D.M.T. basketball squads split a doubleheader on December 13 with Rutland girls 61 to 29 led by Barbara Fisher 32 and Judy Isacson 16 while Rutland boys won 64 to 44 with Dick Bennett 27 points.
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D.M.T
Bradgate
Dick Bennett
Kenneth Truelson
Barbara Fisher
Kenneth Johnson
Karen Fish
Carol Thorson
Rutland
Judy Isacson
Campbell at International Exposition shines with calf Blue Boy
James Campbell of Gilmore City led Aberdeen Angus calf Blue Boy at the International Livestock Exposition. Blue Boy placed 2nd in the 25 senior calves class and 8th in the 26 senior open class. The Iowa state Angus group won all-state. Jim plans possibly Houston or Fort Worth shows next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Campbell
Bain Campbell
Gilmore City
Blue Boy
Iowa
Jim
Huston
Fort Worth
Texas
All Vegetable Products Were Sugar in Leaves of Plants
A concise historical note states that all vegetable products originated as sugar in the leaves of green plants, highlighting the plant process from photosynthesis to edible yields.
Future Farmers of America Meet Promotes Seed Sales
The Future Farmers of America held a regular meeting on Monday December 8 with 18 members present. The group discussed mixing seeds for members and selling garden seeds to the community before adjournment and playing basketball. A stray .22 bullet lodged in a chair on the Gus Kipp farm near LeMars. the chair was unoccupied.
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The
Future ' ‘Farmers of America
Larry Kerns
Gus Kipp
LeMars
John Deere Tractors Emphasize Performance and Longevity
A John Deere newsletter extols tractors and implements built for long life, operator comfort, and efficiency. It invites readers to compare prices, notes popular gift ideas for Dad and the kids, and humorously warns that a man’s lapel may carry a louder boom than powder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Deere
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Plover Church
Fay Pirie
Maude May Forsythe
Isaac Meredith McKim
Eleanor Lois Pirie
Martha Jo Sellers
Mervin R. Iler
Florence Angeline Bush
Delila Rae Baker
Ernest Hanisch, Sr
Jean Ann Henderson
Anna Rebecca Lathrop
Kenneth Oliver Lehnus
Harvey Minkle
Dick Henderson
W. H. Henderson
Thor
Ed Davis
Bob Weseloh
Birmingham, Mich
H. F. Webbink
Floyd Hoover
Gowrie
E. W. Kerns
Bill Goodchild
Ramora
Paul Kerns
Brikman’s Standard Service
Humboldt Rendering Co
Double Trouble
Manning
Pocahontas, Iowa
Ford Tudor
FORD
Lincoln
Hudson Tudor
Plymouth
Buick Ford
Chevrolet
Eccles Clothing
D.M.T. School News
Greece
East South Central States
Mendaco
Campbell
Newton
Humboldt
Phon
American Bricks
Doctor
Firkins Supply Store
Future ‘Farmers OF America
Webb
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