Past Matrons Society Elects 1954 Officers at January Meet
The Past Matrons Society met January 25 at the Masonic Hall with 14 members and three visitors. Officers elected for 1954 were Verne Olney president John Pierce vice president and Russell Harris secretary treasurer. Lyle Lund was initiated junior past matron. Members shared trip memories to the G.E.S. Home in Boone and raised funds for the Home. A social lunch followed. next meetings are set for April 26 July 26 October 25 and January 31 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Hall
Hattie Harris
Verne Olney
John Pierce
Russell Harris
Lyle Lund
Ernest Vaughn
Lena Vaughn
Wesley Lekins
Jennie Johnson
Boone
Homie Fund
Anna Wiley
Bessie Boyce
Ruth Olney
Gladys Larson
Political Announcements from Pocahontas County Candidates
Candidates announce bids for Pocahontas County offices with party labels and June primaries. Earl L. Chambers seeks State Representative. Guy G. Butler runs for State Senator. Kenneth Richardson for Sheriff. Gov Buckwalter and others listed for county offices. James W. Hudson seeks County Attorney.
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Pocahontas County
Earl L. Chambers
Gilmore City
Iowa
Kenneth Richardson
Pocahontas
Gov. C. Buckwalter
L mallLreps
James W. Hudson
Lutheran Church Service and Installation at Alton
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany on January 31 includes morning worship and communion at 11 AM. Installation of new officers and a sermon titled Faith Means Growth in Power. Sunday school for all ages at 9 46 and evening fellowship at 7 36 with Dr Mario Co- attending.
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the Lutheran Church
Alton Christensen
Mario Co
Catholic Priest Colacci Served Nine Years at Italian Seminary
The obituary notes Dr Colacci was a professor for nine years at the Pontifical Regional Seminary in Becaventa Italy and served many years as a Roman Catholic priest. A weekly calendar lists trustees and deacons meetings, parish education board, Sunday school staff, and choir practice from Monday to Thursday.
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Lacci
Colacci
Pontificial Regional Seminary
Becaeventa
Italy
Wednesdar
Board of Parish Education
Thursder
Presbyterian Church Youth Sunday Service Plans
The Presbyterian Church invites worship and Sunday activities including classes for all ages at 10 am and morning worship at 12 am. Youth Sunday features Senior-Hi and junior choir rehearsals, and the junior choir practices Saturday at 5 pm. A session meeting is scheduled Tuesday at 7:30 pm at the manse.
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Sunior-Hi
Mack Nelson
Russell Thomas
Methodist Church Schedule and Youth Programs
Arthur G. Peterson pastors a friendly church in a close community. Activities include Sunday school at 11 am and worship at 16 pm, youth fellowship for Senior and Junior Hi, choir rehearsals, a Father and Son banquet on Monday, and a Bible quote from Psalm 122.
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the Methodist Church
Arthur G. Peterson
David
Assembly of God Service Notice in Town
Fred Patterson pastor leads a local Assembly of God with a Sunday school at 10 a.m. morning worship at 11 a.m. evangelistic service at 7 30 p.m. Bible study and prayer with Mrs Cooksey Friday January 29.
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Assembly OF God
Fred Patterson
Cooksey
Garden of Eden Economy and Rural Supplies Update
Local notes praise solid market conditions while detailing farm supplies. A Kentucky Egg Coal load arrives for stove and furnace use. Gerald Graeber receives a hay bunk for cattle with plans for another. A 10 by 12 round roof poultry house features fire proof Flexboard and fir flooring alongside cement sow troughs.
Spiritual Message Encourages Receiving Food for Sons
A devotional line invites the faithful to come and receive food for their sons. It proclaims God loves you and offers forgiveness, emphasizing spiritual nourishment over sins.
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Henert
Bereavement thanks from the Alfred Gadd Family
The Alfred Gadd Family thanks friends for kind expressions of sympathy in their bereavement.
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Alfred Gadd
Garden wedding anniversary gratitude note
Mr and Mrs J H Bocher thank friends for cards and gifts in celebration of their garden wedding anniversary.
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Nus
J. H. Bocher
Mrs Merritt Bailey Thanks Lutheran Hospital Friends
A note from Mrs Merritt Bailey expresses gratitude to those who sent cards gifts and flowers during her stay at Lutheran hospital in Fort Dodge and after returning home. She thanks everyone for their thoughtfulness and remembrance.
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Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Merritt Bailey
Buckwalter Named Cancer Fund Chairman
George Buckwalter of Lanprens was appointed 1954 fund raising chairman for the Pocahontas County cancer control program by Mrs. Lois Hawke of Fonda, head of the county chapter of the American Cancer Society.
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George Buckwalter
Lanprens
Porghontas County
Lois Hawke
Fonda
Pocahontas County
American Cancer Society
Buckwalter Leads Pocahontas County Cancer Crusade Effort
John J. Williams announces Buckwalter as Iowa division chair for the 1953 Cancer Crusade in Pocahontas County. The pledge emphasizes education to save lives and fundraising for research, noting 19 local cancer deaths in 1952 and cancer as a leading Iowa killer. Williams thanks Iowans for past support and urges strong local participation.
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Yast Pocahontas County
Buckwalter
John J. Williams
Red Gah
Iowa
Williams
Hawke
Buockwalter
Congress
Cancer Central
Pocahontas County
Clothing pests topic set for Pocahontas 4 H on February 4
Harda Gunderson of Town State College will speak at 2 p.m. in the courthouse assembly room on moths beetles and silverfish as they relate to 4-H clothing storage. Virginia Harding will lead morning sewing demonstrations for leaders at 10 a.m. and guests are invited to attend the afternoon session.
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Pocahontas County
Harda Gunderson
Town State College
Gunderson
Virginia Harding
Mink Coat Craft Feels Hard to Reach for 4-H Leaders
4-H workshop on a cotton dress project planned for February March or April depends on 4-H leaders enrolled. Mink coat making noted as challenging by Dwight Ritter a Jefferson contractor who raises mink as a hobby for two years and explains it takes 450 choice pieces for one coat.
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Dwight Ritter
Jefferson Contractor
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Wma. Brinkman
Wm. Brinkman
Esther Wilson
Towa Children’s Home Society
Telmer Sime
P.W.O
Presbyterian Church
John Brinkman
Clark Home
F.A. P.E.O
T. S. Clark
L. W. Feldman
Jennie Bowen
Franklin Majorowics
William Brinkman
Arno Ives
William Fisher
N. A. Wilson
Future
Homemakers of America Organization
Pam Graves
Frank Griffith
Leonnie Krammer
Raymond Callen
Rolfe
Eileen Sennett
Carol Kirby
Ellen Ford
Laurens
Carol Bischoff
Pomeroy
Charles Flaherty
Jim Stoner
Art Snavely
Robert Blomker
Guy G. Butler
Peruaeeweers
Presbyterian
Martin J
Duncan Grant
HeeHaw News
Garden of Eden
Bishop Sheen
Gerald Graeber
Kentucky
Oklahoma
J.T. Grant & Son
G. Buckwalter
Cancer Fund
Hull
FBI
Humboldt, Iowa
Webb's Drug Store
Gunnerson
Chinsreld
G. Fred Smith
Pocahontas, Iowa
FORD
Plymouth Tudor
Studebaker
Ford Tudor F’matic
Chevrolet
Tudor
Ford Ford
Welch’s
Concord
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