Local Notes Highlight Wartime Activity and Social Scenes
W P Bryant travels to Hot Springs to meet in laws. Seversons welcome a son. Des Moines trip and hospital recovery for Lucile Grove. Kietzman returns from Ohio. Pocahontas residents head to army exemption reports. Willing Workers to meet privately. Patriotism fuels school program with speeches and music as community supports food savings.
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W. P. Bryant
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Champaign
Theo. Kietzman
Ohio
PL J. Shaw
Gowrie
J. R. Lundy
W. JL. Peacock
Fort Dodge
C. E. Watta
Audubon
Clarence
Maakestad
Pocahontas County
FE. &. Grove
Arlene
Story City
M. B. Church
National Army
M. Y. B. Club
A. B. Bush
Willing Workers’ Society
I. M
Fred McKim
P. J. Shaw
C. A. Garlock
Pocahontas
J. H. Pollock
Will Chinn
Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Edwin Johnson
Gus Johnson
Navy
Ed Lehnus
Clara
Bissie
Plover
Supt.Fyler
Henry Fitzgerald
J. M. Bush
Whetzel
Zella Wallace
Hancher and Son
Everett
Sam
Harry Kinsley
Community Activities Showcase at Riverside and Nearby
Riverside Church schedules a district conference at Marathon from March 4 to 6 with a Cathedral Quartet program on March 7. Various society meetings occur including Ladies' Aid and Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, a Gamma Taus gathering, and Red Cross volunteers.
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Aitensal
Shaw
Ettartay
Riverside Church— Bible School
Marathon
Cathedral
Ladies’ Aid Society
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
P. J. Shaw
Methodist
Whetzel
Misaes Lenore Mueller
Fern Dielman
Gamma Taus
Mueller
Red Cross
Bert Jeffries
Swanson
Bert Young
L. E. Boster
Gladys Jeffries
Ruth Ferguson
Ilers
Pollock
Smith
Mra. Comer
Dennis
Phillips
Wallace
B. Bush
Cimpson
Will Chinn
Bert Hilton
A. M. Cimpson
Jno, Henderson
Geo Shaw
J. H. Bucher
Will Jolliffe
P. G. Hess
Parradee
May Parradee
Pocahontas County Farm Bureau Selects County Agent
At a Pocahontas meeting the directors accepted Wm Maakstadt of Fort Dodge for county agent, to start about March 1. Born near Randall, he will bring farm management experience and has worked with Webster County Farm Bureau. Members urged immediate dues to fund the year's work and seed corn campaigns plus future hog cholera efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Fort Dodge
Webster County Farm Bureau
Bureau
Gend
Watts
Plover
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Pocahontas County
J Farmera’ Exchange
Soup Pot Tips for Leftovers and Waste Reduction
Home Economics instructors at Town State college advise using a soup pot to utilize odds and ends of food. Start with bones or trimmed meat scraps and add celery tops, lettuce leaves, gravy, vegetables, rice, and a little onion for nourishing, economical soup. Leftovers can also become salads with mayonnaise or dressing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town State College
Camp Dodge reforms and war routine in Iowa notes
Reports from Camp Dodge detail intensified rifle training and discipline for new arrivals, quarantine plans, and barracks fires amid Iowa’s wartime mobilization. Iowa soldiers die in France while local officials push for farm labor and fuel grain contracts as citizens adjust to shortages and redoubled duty.
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Jean Norris
Blouk
Cepert
Mason City
Food
Europe
Camp Dodge
B. H. Plummer
Western
Postcliffe
Peter Ties
Springbrook
A. Tillgrew
Storm Lake
Iowa
Camp Pike
W. L. Harding
George L. Wrightman
State Manufacturers’ Association
C. L. Eastman
John J. White
Epworth
France
Merle Hay
Glidden
Pershing
White
Tuccania
Charles Fenniger
Garner
Grinnell College
Russell Macy
Lynnville
Grinnell
Free Employment Department
Labor Commissioner's Office
J. C. Nietzel
Nietzel
W.H. Goy
Tabor
Food Conservation Department
Goy
Company A
Ordnance Corps
Casey and
Hummel
Meson City
Coun
FOR WOMAN MOTORISTS Fur trimmed wraps lead in cold weather
Milady favors heavy cloth outer garments with deep fur collars and cuffs. Ocelot and raccoon furs top long skirts and fur hats are worn in severe cold, with fur trimming on the ensembles.
Trains and Cars Clash Over Time and Grade Crossings
The article argues trains must follow fixed routes and stay on time while motorists can choose. It urges drivers to heed grade crossing signals and police presence to reduce frequent accidents at crossings as car use grows.
Queer auto stunt on Fort Peck reservation noted
A Fort Peck reservation report describes an Indigenous man attempting a tire repair by filling a leaky tube with oats and water. The oats swelled, causing a blowout after about three miles and a rough ride home on the tire. The anecdote opens a new wrinkle in local automotive fixes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Peck
Tim
Pierce Brockton
N. D
Culinary concoctions and beverages from an old handwritten note
A fragment lists several recipes and instructions for drinks and desserts. Mentions mint punch, chiffonade tea punch, a cherry and pineapple blend, Turkish coffee, and a chocolate syrup, with directions on mixing, chilling, and serving. Some phrases are garbled but indicate a cookbook-style guidance.
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H.geneepan
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People’s Savings Bank
Grove & Lathrop
Plover, Lowa
Pocahontas County Farm Bureau
Mr. Farmer
Troteky
Ravity
MNING
Ploklng
Milady
Were
Kitche
David Starr Jordan
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