Local residents share holiday visits and anniversaries
Friday and weekend gatherings dot Pocahontas and nearby towns as the Nielsen and Shelgren families host relatives from Emmetsburg, Britt, Clar e and more. Guests include the Burns, Heiters, Kaiser, Wiegert, Shimon, Nelson, and Van Gorkom families among others visiting for Christmas season celebrations and milestone anniversaries.
Local News and Christmas Events in Pocahontas
Mrs F Joseph Schools Milton Hohensee underwent major surgery at Lutheran hospital Fort Dodge on December 15. DeLoss Drobney entered Mercy hospital Fort Dodge on December 14 for surgery. The W C O F met December 17 in SS Peter and Paul hall for a Christmas exchange and meeting with Mrs Lawrence Halder presiding. The attendance prize went to Mrs Margaret Mart. The junior W C O F held a Christmas party at the Don Hamilton home and made gifts for mothers. A doll from the junior court was won by Rosann Wienhold. Hunters reported deer bags during shotgun season on December 12 and 13 by Andrew McCormick Steve McCormick John Baldwin Bill Baldwin Bill Ries Lowell Luft Charles Flaherty and Gary Baker. The American Legion Auxiliary Liberty Unit No 18 presented Need a Lift a handbook on scholarships loans and jobs to Poeschenta s high schools and public library. Jerry Henry son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Picht completed training at McConnell Airline School and joined Braniff Airways as cargo agent in Chicago. Sisters of St Frances were honored at the Catholic Daughters Christmas party in Holy Name hall with Frs Grady and Borman Merle Garman Robert Shaw and a student choir from Pocahontas Catholic High School. Santa and gifts concluded the party with humorous tributes to the Sisters of St Francis as decorations added to the ballroom.
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Milton Hohensee
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
DeLoss Drobney
Mercy Hospital
W.c.co.f
SS. Peter and Paul’s Hall
Lawrence Halder
Margaret Mart
Playec
W.C.O.F
Don Hamilton
Rosann Wienhold
Sveral
Andrew McCormick
Steve McCormick
John Baldwin
Bill Baldwin
Bill Ries
Lowell Luft
Charles Flaherty
Gary Baker
American Legion
Poeshentas
Liberty Unit No. 18
American Letion Auxiliary
Jerry Henry
Andrew Picht
McConnell Airline School
Minneapolis
Minn
Braniff Airways
Chicago
Sisters of St. Francis
Catholic Daughters of America
Holy Name Hall
Frs
S. A. Grady
Charles Bormann
Merle Garman
Robert Shaw
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August Nielsen
Dale Johnson
Chow House
Pocahontas
Brenda Shelgren
Ed Shelgren
Eddie Shelgren
A. T. Heiter
Lloyd Williams
Beaver
Lawrence Heiter
Clare
Melvin Heiter
Pioneer
Abe DeVaul
Des Moines
Flossie de Vaul
O. E. Lehnus
Edna Henderson
Plover
David Henderson
L. R. Davidson
D. L. Davidson
Doug
Britt
L. D. Wilson
Richard Kaiser
Doug Kaiser
Barbara Wilson
Earl Martin
Laurens
Jim Martin
Gilbert Austin
Mable Neilson
Emmetsburg
Ellwood Henderson
Barbara
Robert Wiegert
Bernard Wiegert
Austin, Minn
George Topliff
Paul
Jerold
Gilmore City
Ronald Shimon
Davenport
Raymond Wiegert
Robert
Carol
Ed van Gorkom
Don
Clara Shimon
Raymond
Raymond Shimon
Ames
Mildred Fisher
State Center
Thomas Les
Willis Harmon
Armstrong
Lee
Eileen Maxon
Til
Don Cleat
Clarence Heathman
Bessie Cruickshank
Rutland Methodist Church
Craig van Gorkom
Lester Applegate
LeRoy Feaster
Badger
Francis Larson
Dianna
Humboldt
Gene Behrends
Dale Rickard
Cedar Falls
Pearl Rickard
Robert Thompson
Des Moines General Hospital
Harry Randall
Dallas Center
H. A. Kaiser
Glenn
Dows
Bertie Anderson
Charles Booth
N. A. Wilson
Inga Ryen
Harold Shelgren
Virgil Shelgren
Dallas Johnson
Mollie Johnson
C. W. Harris
Albert City Lions Club
Don Clear
H. J. Nielsen
Donald Nelson
Littleton
Colo
Emery Peterson
Aurora
Leo Egans
Ashby
Dan Egan
Howard Klein
Scottsbluff
Ivan Harris
John Thompson
Mallard
G. C. Harris
Fort Dose
Good Samaritan
Fay Wax
F. A. Pringle
Conrad Majorowicz
Vernon Harmon
Bonnie and
Joann
Spenc
Lee Harmon
Norma Head
Dorothy Pollack
Bellevue
Neb
LeRoy Nelson
Lawrence Firkins
Spencer
A. L. Firkins
Louis Wilson
Pocahontas News
Mrs. F
Mann's Garber Shop
Best
Dick’s Super “66
Dick and
Lloyd
Tion
Joe Lehman
Farm Service Company
Don and
Dorothy
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