Holidays Bring Visits and News Across Cedar Falls
Local Diddings and families share holiday travels, visits, and celebrations across Cedar Falls and nearby towns. Residents greet relatives from Des Moines, Moline, Sioux City, and Chicago, join Norwegian parties, and host club gatherings as Christmas and New Year festivities unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Nelson
Cedar Falls
Bret
Ramona
August Nielsen
Etsburg
N. C. Nielsen
Des Moines Township
H. A. Beam
Moline
Ill
Ares
Tdea
W. R. Jones
Ts. Beam
Strathman
Pocahontas
J.—. Schnug
Storm Lake
Ed Dumbaugh
Elmer Schnug
Dows
Rolfe High Basketball Split With Plover And Declamatory Wins
Rolfe High teams split a pair with Plover on December 19 with the first string losing 25 24 and the second string winning 32 23. The school held a home Declamatory Contest with winners advancing to state and county rounds and Christmas activities closed the term with a holiday program and seasonal readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plover
Plover Gym
Ethel Howland
Jamita Smith
Fort Dodge
Ritz
Rolfe
Rolfe High Basketeers
Rolfe Boys
Rolfe Court
Mwa
Rolfe High School
Margaret Olson
Laurens
Supt. Hamilton
Fonda
Lois Hovenden
Rolfe School
Reuben Waneberg
Helen Kennedy
Grace McEwen
Gyla Shriner
Florence Peterson
Donald Davidson
Lupt
Laurens man elected Pocahontas County Farm Bureau president
Oscar Erickson of Laurens was elected president of the Pocahontas County Farm Bureau at its annual meeting held in the Pocahontas courthouse on December 18 following a legal session on December 15. New and returning officers and directors were named, with community entertainment and address segments marking the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Germany
St. Nicholas
England
America
Oscar Erickson
Laurens
Pocahontas County
A. W. Ives
Garfield Township
H. F. Olerich
Chas. E. Watts
John Misenhauer
O. FE. Erickson
John Grob
Bobby Lindeman
Helen Richman
Beverly Berry
Chas Hearst
Guy E. White
J. C. Hosier
Doris Young
Miss Chase
Havelock
June Neville
Chase Hearst
Letter to Santa on Practical Christmas Wish List
A humorous column blends goodwill and economics as readers request practical gifts for Christmas. The piece notes unpaid bills, repairs, and cheaper labor, urging optimism and urging readers to hire local workers like those in Rolfe. It mentions Verne Perrin as the week’s notable figure and includes a quip about a car on the way and coal prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Santa
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Albert T. Reid
Thay Chase
Cnerhaul
Giddaff
Las
L. A. White
Ily of
Terril
Andrew Feekete
New York City
The
State University
Norman Siefkin
Mr. Tekele
Ormman
C. L. Gunderson
Norway
Rolfe Woman’s Club
C. S. Gunderson
M. D. Anderson
Shenandoah
Mary Fuller
Valley Junction
Howard Bruce
Marie Nielsen
Sioux City
J. T. Grant
Jefferson
Charlotte Cumming
Lucile Bowen
Ivadel Cleal
A. D. Clear
University of Commerce
Des Moines
Evelyn Thompson
Waldorf College
Forest City
FE. B. Thompson
Ruth Fisher
Kansas City
Williows Training School
H. D. Brinkman
Lois Brinkman
Battle Creek
Mich
Paul Brinkman
Avon
S. D
Annabelle Brinkman
Ottumwa
Eldon Olerich
C. J. Club
Arthur Vaughn
Ernest Vaughn
Ray Ferguson
Glyde Brinkman
Leonard Smith
Anne Wiley
Chicago
Mrs
Loren Jenks
Mary Cornwell
Cherokee
Jas. Cornwell
Randall Melson
Mary
Betty Melson
Morningside College
Buena Vista College
Miriam Ives
Marjory Vaughn
Lee Struthers
J. Struthers
O. A. Zeck
Strathman Studio
Will Lillegarde
Lillegarde
Methodist Parsonage
Alfred Wilkinson
Kimberly
Wis
Ralph Wilkinson
Iowa City
Elma Wilkinson
Perry
Rembrandt
Wilkinson
American Home Study Club
Walter Lortz
J. L. Moore
Robert Mather
Maude Ives
C. E. Grant
F. L. Robinson
J. C. Olerich
Brownie
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Mallard Opera House
K. H. S. Arrothlet
R.H.S
Helen Tiedeman
Alice Peters
Helen Brinkman
Helen Thompson
Zickefoose
NEW Farm Bureau
Mark Twain
Sumatra
United States
Doris Rudolfson
HeeHaw News
Iowa
Verne Perrin
Uncle Sam
Hocking Valley
Dec Butler
J.T. Grant
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