Social News From Havelock and Surrounding Areas
Mrs W A Bloomer and Grace visited Rolfe for a New Year dinner at Will Hilton’s. Dinner guests at Mary Boysen’s included Ray Woodin Jr and others from Pocahontas and Ames. Several local families hosted meals and church gatherings as the holiday season continued, with many relatives visiting in Emmetsburg, Fort Dodge, Laurens, and Estherville.
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W. A. Bloomer
Grace
Rolfe
Will Hilton
Mary Boysen
Ray Woodin, Jr
Pocahontas
William Boysen
Bruce
Dean Sandy
Willard George and Sons
Newton
Elmer Clayton
Ames
Marl Sandy
Martha Herscher
Wayne Arnold
Mmimetsburg Hospital
Clarence Carlson
Sandy
Uwene
Archie Johnson
Dean Ann
Fremildine
Richard
Melvin
Judy
Melvin Buck
Jerry
Lawrence Buck
W.S.C.S
Methodist Church
Lloyd Emery
Fern
Robert
Osgood
Harry Herscher
Harold
Geraldine
Earl Sandy
Lawrence Kemmer
Emmetsbburg
Willard George
Fort Dodge
Lawrence
Anniversary dance honors Herschel couple with wide turnout
About 400 relatives neighbors and friends gathered at the Riodotto ballroom Monday for the silver wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Harry Herschel They received many gifts Guests traveled from Minnesota and across the county The couple wed in Fonda on December 26 1923 Mrs Herschel seen as Clara Stover They have two children Geraldine and Darrell.
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Ridotto Ballroom
Harry Herschel
Minnesota
Fonda
Herscher
Clara Stover
Lou Stovers
Geraldine
Darrell
Horse Dies in Head-On Crash Near Cedar Falls
A horse pulling a buggy crashed into an automobile near Cedar Falls. The horse was killed, the buggy wrecked, and 86 year old Edward Shields suffered a mild head cut and was hospitalized.
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Cedar Falls
Edward Shields
Triple Birthdays Mark Bergdale Family Celebration
December 5 brings twin surprises for Russell Bergdale of Hawarden as his wife and two children share the same birthday. Barbara aged 3 and Larry aged 1 will join in a triple birthday party at the Bergdale home. The lemon note adds a tangent about a native of India.
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Russell Bergdale
Hawarden
Barbara
Larry
Bergdale
Pocahontas News Personal Tumult of New Year Visitations
Pocahontas society notes New Year weekend visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Leo Collins and children Patsy and Mike of Fort Dodge staying with Mrs. Josephine Stelpflug. Ray Halder to undergo surgery in Sioux City. Joan Spindler of Schaller vacationing at home. Teaching staff members and relatives visited across Havelock Dysart Atlantic Fonda and Newark during holidays.
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Martin Schnetter
Mercy Hospital
Fort Dodge
Leo Collins
Patsy
Mike
Josephine Stelpflug
Collins
Israel Halder
Ray
Sioux City
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Joan Spindler
Schaller
Dorothy Lathrop
Havelock
Jack Anderson
Dysart
George Hermann
Atlantic
A. R. Omtredt
Bonnie
Fonda
Robert Stemne
Storm Lake
Cecil Schossow
Billy
Darlene Schossow
Otto Johnson
Zelle Pattee
Newark
J Returns Home After Holidays with Family
J. arrived home by plane Saturday after visiting her mother Mrs. Fretta Pattee and sister Miss Erma Pattee over the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fretta Pattee
Erma Pattee
Funeral Services for Louis H. Hammer Held
Funeral services were held Sunday at the Hammer home and at the Methodist church for Louis H. Hammer 71 burial in Summit Hill cemetery. Hammer died Thursday at Swallum hospital Storm Lake after a major operation left him unconscious. Survivors include his wife four sons and five daughters with twenty grandchildren. He was born January 8 1877 in Effingham county Ulinsis and later lived in Pocahontas county before retiring to Pocahontas.
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Hammer
J. R. Kirby
Louis H. Hammer
Summit Hill
Swallum Hospital
Storm Lake
Walter
Estherville
Marvin
Boxholm
Herbert
Louis
Pocahontas
Verne Danielson
Albert City
Bob McConnell
Bahlgren
Virginia
Norman Johnson
Ames
Lester Zemke
Newell
Mitton Olson
Effingham County
Ulinsis
Mary Westmoreland
Rockwell City
Buena
Holiday Party Of St Joan Of Arecourt Event
The annual holiday party of St. Joan of Arecourt 1113 Women's Catholic Order of Foresters was held Thursday evening in Holy Name hall with more than 50 in attendance. A regular business meeting preceded refreshments by candlelight. Games prizes a gift exchange and seasonal decorations followed.
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St. Joan of
Skating Injury Sends Local Youth to Mercy Hospital
Jerry Alexander a 15 year old son of Mr and Mrs Martin Alexander underwent a major operation at Mercy hospital Fort Dodge Thursday morning and returned home Sunday. He was injured in a fall while ice skating Tuesday December 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Alexander
Martin Alexander
Mercy Hospital
Fort Dodge
New Year Guests Visit Rolfe Residents
Mrs Emma Amick and Mrs Johnnie Davis with children, all of Rolfe, visited New Year day at the home of Mr and Mrs Paul Amick. Miss Frances Crotty, a St Louis University student, returned home for the holiday with her parents Mr and Mrs John Crotty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Edge
Ray Graver
I. H. Brokaw
Claude van Gundy
W. EH. Gower
Fort Dodge
Virginia Watts
Waldo Mick and
Ogden
G. E. Bork
Elfrieda Ploen
Margaret Scott
Paullina
Lois Miller
Ottumwa Heights
Ottumwa
Roy Miller
Paul Amick
Emma Amick
Johnnie Davis
Rolfe
Frances Crotty
St. Louis University
John Crotty
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