Des Moines Area Girls and Boys Win In Basketball and School Events
D M T School News reports the Des Moines area girls defeat Pioneer 64 to 26 with Marjorie Peterson scoring 31 points. Boys beat Varina 25 to 16. A Valentine dinner for home economics boys is described with menu and hosts Loren Thompson and Miss Wood. Election results list officers and honor roll names, plus a seventh grade playlet for February Woman's club meeting.
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Des Moines
Pioneer Girls
Rolfe
Marjorie Peterson
D. M.T
Thelma Boyd
Shirley Heathman
Varina
Loren Thompson
Elroy Ripperger
Ridhes
Miss Hurley
Miss Wood
Dale Hewlett
Gerald Hamilton
Donald Spencer
Melvin Sanden
Richard Sanden
Ronald Spencer
Billy Spencer
Rval Heathman
Robert Koenig
Virgil Heathman
Loren Heathman
Eugenia Fanning
Rita Zeman
Lois Carpenter
Mary Dean Fanning
Marvin Zeman
Washington
Woman’s Club
Beryl Lehnus
LeRoy
Violet Fish
Paul Knudsen
Donna Capesius
Keith Hewlett
Laurel Lehnus
Genevieve Majorowicz
Yvonne Osking
Richard Zeman
Bruce Fisher
Charles Gerdes
William Henderson
Gerald Joens
Betty Peterson
Decorah Man Escapes House Fire From Roof Ice
John Hegg of near Decorah is fortunate after a night of heavy roof ice likely prevented a pipe fire from sparking a blaze. A potential over heated pipe near the chimney could have endangered his home, but the icy roof kept danger at bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hegg
Decorah
4-H clubs plan events and elect leaders across Pocahontas Iowa
The Des Moines Merry Mixers and Pocahontas county 4-H groups announce meetings and officer training for February and March. Officers named include Wilda Kilbourn and Jean Johansen. clubs such as Cummins Up and Coming and Powhatan Squaws plan enrollment, parties, and county events with leaders present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Merry Mixers
Wilda Kilbourn
Jean Johansen
Shirley Fisher
Shirley Heathman
Agnes Thompson
Meraim
Ripperger
Heathman
Pocahontas County
Helen Moe
Laurens
Cummins
Carmen Krohn
Swan Lake Cloverleaf
Donna Jeffers
Powhatan Squaws
Suzanne Roush
Central Stars
Ruth Hike
Dover Do Ers
Margaret Murphy
Garfield Go Getters
Beryl White
Marshall
Merry Maids
Mary Dusing
Des Moines
Merry Mixers
Mary Margaret
Brinkman
Carlinda Hammes
Cummins Up and Coming Club
Alice
Dorothy
Ruth Lathrop
Marshall Merry Maids
Dover Doors
Kathryn Wells
Joyce Meredith
Dorothy Schlensig
Cedarettes
Shirley Bagge
The
Des Moines “Merry Mixers
Hearing Notice on Proposed Secondary Road District Formation
Pocahontas County Iowa schedules a hearing for February 18, 1941 at 2 02 P M in the court house to consider a petition to establish a secondary road district surfacing gravel on roads between sections 24 25 93 32 and around railroad lines with listed property owners including H D Brinkman Melissa E Learning J D Hollenbeck Andrew Simonson Jame DeWolf Philander Strong Jr and others present to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
N. Pt. Na Sey
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Pocahontas
Towa
Rolfe Local News Highlights Social Visits and Travels
Mrs Ed O Donnell and daughter of Bradgate were Rolfe callers Monday. Various local families hosted and hosted dinners including Jon’s fourth birthday. Epworth League rally attendees listed, with multiple Deans and Greens. Visitors included the Graham and Peterson families en route to California. Drake student Marsh Graham spent weekend with parents in Rolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne
Lolabeth
Ruth Green
BE. J. Plummer
A. R. Graham
Guy Graham
Pioneer
Ben Anderson
Yvonne Graham
Marion
EB. J. Struthers
Edward and
Lee
Des Moines
Evelyn Struthers
American Institute of ‘Business
Leoné’ ‘Chapman
A. B
Struthers
Edward
Kenneth. Peterson
St. Paul
P.‘J. Riches
Peterson
California
Riches
Marsh Graham
Drake University
L. M. Graham
Graham
Humboldt
James Cuff
Said roads to be surfaced in District Subdivision details
Road surfacing plans cited for the Said District include the Subdivision Sec 10 47 with specified routes and projected work scope. The notice outlines the district’s intent to improve pavement in targeted sections under municipal procurement processes.
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Salaroaas
Ve Surfaceu
Suffering in Fragments: A Partial Local Note
A fragmented unreadable notice mentions BC Mire and the Grahams with vague references to visits or health. The text is too garbled to identify clear names, places, or events beyond scattered proper nouns and a possible health reference.
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Humboldt
Grek
Fragmented OCR Summary of Local Story
A damaged OCR snippet mentions a local event with unclear details and names. The readable portions reference a place and people but lack complete context or a clear outcome.
Home Damaged Again in LeMarg Car Crash
Mrs Wanderschaa reports the Pau Wanderscheid residence in LeMarg struck by a vehicle for the fifth time, noting repeated disruption to the house and landscaping as repairs proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pau Wanderscheid
LeMarg
Silver Union pays salaries with 5000 silver dollars
The Silver Western Union college at Taye settled the first of the year bill salaries using 5,000 silver dollars. The coins weighed 312 pounds and, if laid end to end, would stretch 625 feet, forming a long display.
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Western Union College
Taye
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J. A. Cordes
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Julius D. Hollenbeck
John W. Heald
Mary E. Short
Edna C. Otto
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