Struthers Celebrate 45 Years of Marriage in Rolfe
More than 100 relatives and friends gathered Sunday to honor Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Struthers on their 45th wedding anniversary. Family members and out of town guests from Manson Correctionville Evansville Rolfe Emmetsburg and other places attended.
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E. J. Struthers
Will Struthers
Ernie
Bob
Leo Shelgren
Struthers
Gerald Foust
Edward Struthers
Lee Harmon
Robert Kutz
Manson
Carolyn
Shelley
Correctionville
Floyd Struthers
Ayrshire
Walter Knight
Lester Goodchild
Havelock
James Truelsen
West Bend
Chris Knudsen
Gilmore City
J. E. Grove
Plover
Will Stoulil
Poephontas
Bob Foust
David
Peggy Struthers
Santa Ana
Shelley Shelgren
Jay
Joe Gans
Evansville
Kathy
Timmy
Rolfe
Jimmy
Janet Kutz
Lee Struthers
Gans
December Bond Sales Forecast for Iowa and Pocahontas County
Louis J. Elberts Pocahontas county chairman of the U S savings bonds division reports Pocahontas county buys 51661 in November with total county sales 66651 across series E H J K. Iowa November purchases total 8341331 with October at 8079788 and defense bond share remains strong. Elberta predicts December will set a record and Iowa may top 2.5 billion in purchases since 1941.
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Louis J. Elberts
Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
U. S. Savings Bonds Division
Iowa
Elberta
Watch Night Service at Methodist Church New Year Eve
A Watch Night service and program will start at 9 oclock New Year s Eve at the Methodist church. The evening will feature colored sound pictures, a social hour, refreshments, and a devotional for bidding farewell to the Old Year and welcoming the New Year. All are invited to bring the whole family and stay as long as you can.
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Methodist Church
Rural Mail Service Friday holiday for December 26 1952
In accordance with a presidential executive order December 26 1952 will be a Postal Service holiday. Window service and city delivery will operate to meet public needs while mails are dispatched as usual. Rural carriers are not required to report for duty and no rural mail delivery will occur. D. J. Spencer Postmaster.
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Truman
D. J. Spencer
Christmas Operetta At D M T Grade School
Monday night December 22 the grade school presented their Christmas operetta under Mrs. Jake Rutgers with assistants. The cast included Susanna Santa Claus and various children in roles such as Papa Mamma and Uncle Felix among others with a large group of carolers and helpers.
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Jake Rutgers
Carole Jean Ryan
Anton Nielsen
Barbara O'Neill
Rams Defeat Mallard 62 44 In Conference Clash
Rolfe over Mallard 62 to 44 on Friday as the Rams notched their sixth win in seven starts. A slow start saw a 6 6 first quarter, then Rolfe pulled away with a 24 17 halftime lead. The Rams share the Twin Lakes Conference lead with Manson, two conference wins, no losses. Pvt. Lawrence E. Bishop of Rolfe serves in Japan with the 1st Cavalry Division, veterans from Korea era, after enlisting last May.
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Rolfe
Mallard
Rams
Twin Lakes
Manson
Lawrence E. Bishop
Elmer Bishop
Japan
Korea
1St Cavalry
Rolfe High School
Bishop
Light Co Granted 25 Year Franchise in Havelock Election
A special election in Havelock on December 18 awarded the Iowa Electric Light & Power Co. a 25 year franchise after the Central States Electric Co. franchise ended. Ninety votes were cast with 78 for and 12 against, with Shelby Glenn Bert Jacobson Mrs. Adrian Logan Mrs. Walter Knight and Miss Sadie Goodchild serving on the election board. The company plans improvements in service following the franchise vote. The Iowa Electric Light & Power Co. had purchased Central States Electric Co. two years earlier, prompting the election in its name.
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Havelock
Iowa Electric Light & Power Co
Shelby Glenn
Bert Jacobson
Adrian Logan
Walter Knight
Sadie Goodchild
Central States Electric Co
Central State Co
Midnight Mass at St Margaret's Church Details
Silent Night procession and Mass readings honor St. Aloysius led by John C. Bonner. Offertory and communion songs include Adeste Fidelis We Three Kings and The First Noel. Altar boys, acolytes, and candle bearers listed with roles and leaders.
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ST. Margaret's Church
John C. Bonner
Bethlehem
Noel
Tom Schott
Thurifers
Carroll Peters
Y M F Meeting Draws Many in Rolfe
More than 40 young married rural residents attended the December Y M F meeting in Rolfe on December 16. Wallace Ogg of Iowa State College led a discussion on six to seven key national issues and then organized groups to seek solutions.
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Y.M.F
Rolfe
Wallace Ogg
Iowa State College
LeRoy Rude
Don Ferry
Lawrence Henderson
Loren Heathman
Desmond Crotty
Clarence Lindsey
December 31 Deadline To Qualify for ACP
The article notes a December 31 1952 cutoff to qualify for the Agricultural Conservation Program and a January 9 reporting deadline for conservation work completed in 1952. Henry Loots of the Pocahontas County PMA Committee stresses compliance with program standards and a county review of all practices. He describes ACP as a partnership between the people and farmers funded by national funds to protect soil and water.
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Henry Loots
Pocahontas County
PMA
Loots
ACP
One Dish Meals aims to save time in Pocahontas meals
Virginia Harding leads a series of extension home economics lessons titled One Dish Meals across Pocahontas county. The program offers four meal types and noon tastings with post lunch discussions on time saving cooking, with sessions set for January across multiple towns.
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Pocahontas County
Virginia Harding
Merle Himrod
Lake Two
Harding
Lake
Merle
Himrod
Marshall
Robbert Johnson
St Pauls S S Presents Christmas Pageant Sunday
St Pauls Lutheran Sunday school children staged a Christmas pageant and service led by Esther Burris. The program featured two parts with choirs, speakers, recitations, and songs including Away In A Manger and Angels We Have Heard On High. The event concluded with a collect of offerings for Lutheran Welfare.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Esther Burris
Melvin Thorson
Ralph Mortensen
Diane Larson
Carolyn Nivelsen
Janis Loss
Carol Sandvig
Judy Taylor
Shirley Nielsen
Barbara Peterson
Jesus
Karen Baade
JoAnn Gaskill
Maynard Tebben
Virginia Simonson
JoAnn Logs
Gary Post
Mary Orwig
Jane Bielefeldt
Anita Barg
Kent Haynes
Becky Ives
Joe Pedersen
Joyce Lindegaard
Eddie Rude
Steven Jacobsen
Becky
Patty Orwig
Kenneth Simonson
Jane Taylor
John Mortensen
Paul Johnson
Ruth Jacobsen
Phyllis Pedersen
Beatrice Haynes
Joseph
Lee Thorson
Mary
Karen Rude
Shepherds
Loren Peterson
Raymond Jacobsen
John Orwig
David Pedersen
Kenneth Ryen
Steven Pedersen
Angels
Patsy Sandvig
Marcia Larson
Linda Johnson
Susan Johnson
Judy Nielsen
Paul Jacobsen
Randall Larson
Janice Frigaard
Jerry Nielsen
DeAnne Tebben
Julie Bielefeldt
Jesus Our
Pocahontas County Duo Named State Extension Directors
Virginia Harding and E. I. Rosenberger, both from Pocahontas County, were elected state association directors representing the third district of Northwest Iowa. It is unusual for two officials from the same county to win the same term. Retiring district directors are Mrs. Carmen L. Dewar of Cherokee and John H. Longstreet of Primghar, O Brien County.
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Iowa Association of County Extension Home Economists
County Extension Directors’ Association
Virginia Harding
Pocahontas County Extension Home
E. I. Rosenberger
Pocahontas County Extension
Iowa
Home Economist Group
Carmen L. Dewar
Cherokee County
John H
Longstreet
Primghar
O’brien
County
Vaughn couple mark 40th anniversary with open house
Mr and Mrs Ernest Vaughn hold an open house Thursday afternoon January 1 from 1 to 6 oclock observing their 40th wedding anniversary. All friends and relatives are cordially invited. Roger Chapman arrived from Omaha Monday to spend the holidays at his parents home and is studying telegraphy.
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Ernest Vaughn
Roger Chapman
Omaha
C. B. Chapman
Midnight Mass at St Margaret’s Christmas Eve
Notice announces Christmas Eve Midnight Mass at St Margaret’s Catholic Church inviting all parishioners and visitors to attend.
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St. Margaret's Catholic Church
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