Pocahontas County News Wide Odometer of Local Life
Recap of community notices and family milestones across Pocahontas County including births and marriages. Highlights include the Hartung and Shimon families, Jeanette Young and Lois Miller visiting, and Dr. Joseph Schoofs welcoming son Christopher Eric. Also reported are hospital updates, school activities, and upcoming travel plans of Mrs. Grace Pascal and son Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. K. Young
Emmetsburg
Laurend
Leo Shimon
Pocafogtas
Robert Conrad
Sve
L. J. Elbert
Shimon
Strathman
Jeanette Young
Iowa State Lege
Ames
Lois Miller
Waterloo
Roy Miller
Joseph F. Schoofs
Christopher Eric
Saunday
Mercy Hospital
Fors Dodge
Texas
Arizona
California
Pocahontas County
Humboldt
Doris Dickason
Iowa State College
Charles Mayo
Pocahontas
The highway story of a fatal snowbound accident
A motorist passing a semi in slick snow triggers a chain reaction on an Iowa highway. The crash injures 12 plus costs in property and leaves one survivor amputated, illustrating how others inherit a driver’s mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hullihan
Iowa
Burned Dunlap Youth Suffer Burns From Cabin Stove Blast
Paul Baker a 14 year old Dunlap youth sustained second degree burns when a kerosene stove exploded in a cabin during an overnight camping trip. He received the full force of the blast and is being treated. the incident is cited as a caution for polio fund awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Baker
Dunlap
Paul
Notice of Probate and Administratrix Appointment in Pocahontas County
In Pocahontas County Iowa the District Court issues notices of probate for multiple estates and appoints Nettie E Hewlett administratrix of John Hewlett deceased. Hearings set in February 1950 for the wills of Henry D Brinkman John Owens Emma Owens, with Katherine Boozell as clerk of court and probate entries Nos 3457 3455 3453 3452.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
State of
Iowa
Pocahontas County
John Hewlett
Amd
State OF Iowa
Henry D. Brinkman
Pocahontas
Towa
Jaidor
Katherine Boozell
John G. Ownen
District Court
Said County
Emma L. Ownen
Sak
Catgut origin and Arrow Want Ads boast in ad copy
The notice explains catgut quality as sourced from lean ill fed livestock and touts Arrow Want Ads as real salesmen highlighting the urban commerce language of the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrow
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Potag
Geneseo
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Margaret McNeil
Hartung
General Mercantile Busieg
Fota
Is. Hartung
Hodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Shis
M. Harvey
Austin
Minn
E. F. Rorapugh
Sioux City
EK. If.er
Panama City
Fla
Jean Rorapaugh
Will
Chulasta
Calif
W. D. Hartung
New Joans
Frank
Sioux Oe
C. E. Calligan
Rolfe
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Waldo Mick
John Paola
Harry Levene
Hudek
John Mordan
Ian Stoup
Mallard
Stroup
Levene
Francis Eberle
Vincent Eberle
Fort Dodge Hospital
E. Calligan
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Olka
McAllan
Bolton
Edward Parrish
Tucson
Ariz
S. E. May
John McShane
Denver
Colo
Virginia
St. Joseph's Hospital
Standard
Vie Vet
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nettie E. Hewlett
Polio Fund
Rolfe High School
Af States Electric Company
Hamilton
Hunter’s Produce & Appliances
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Ydeskewshore
Golden Conor
Iunity
Denier
Nommend
Cupid
Boston
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