Reunion Picnic Celebrates Pocahontas County History
The Historical Society sponsors a reunion picnic inviting all ages to commemorate over a century of Pocahontas County history. Further details will appear in the Arrow. participants include Barbara Weese, Mick Bennett, Lenox residents, and others from Clearfield Anita Havelock and more.
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Historical ‘Society
Vicluas
Pocahontas Co
Barbara Weese
Mick Bennett
Lenox
Gayland Bell
Clearfield
Joe ‘Martin
Anita
Darrel Herscher
Havelock
Jerry Hughes
Judy Rickard
Birthday Toasts and Socials Highlight Rural Parish News
Mrs Mary Grethen celebrated her 80th birthday with a Saturday gathering at St. Margaret's parish hall attended by over 10 guests led by Mrs Leo Clark. The party featured a flower corsage, tea and coffee service, and remarks from Mrs Liberty Schultz. Other items note a Hughes Kemery wedding party at another home and golf auxiliary activities with a July 6 meet and potluck. The report lists numerous local residents and their kin across several towns.
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Mary. Grethen
St. Margaret's Parish Hall
Ronoree
Leo Clark
Liberty ‘Schultz
Pervice
Grethen
Leo Grethen
Holdan
George
Leona) Miller
Los Banos
Calif
Bill
Alice
Schnieders
Ralph
Lillian) Schnieders
Mallard
Gene Grethen
Greenfield
James
Harris - Hughes
Mirs
Mary
Norger
Robeiary Kemery
Kansas
Ci Mo
Roy ‘Kemery
Keith
Gene Maina
Miri Ronald
Bownes
Presbyterian Women Luncheon Held at P W C Church
The P W C women met June 23 at 1 p m in the social room for a luncheon served by Group III. Mildred Ives presided. program featured a drama Mission The Christians Call ing. Present were Vera Olerich Grace Whitmore Betty Marine and Mildred Ives. Marilyn Rickard gave a birthday tribute and Ethel Cordes handed out hand crocheted bookmarks to June birthdays. Prayer closed the meeting.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Mildred Ives
Christians
Vera Olerich
Grace Whitmore
Betty Marine
Marilyn Rickard
Ethel Cordes
Auxiliary golf, potluck and cards follow June events
Descriptions of Auxiliary and Chapter BB activities include a June 29 golf event with 4:90 prize, a July 6 potluck and cards, and summer gatherings. Founders Day was organized by Edna Davidson. Linda Hughes received a bridal shower on June 22 with Miss Linda Hughes honored and performances by Janet Jordan and Judy Peterson.
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T-T.t
Ruth Long
Edna Davidson
Linda Hughes
Methodist Church
Garfield Farm Bureau Meeting At Jtownship
Garfield Farm Bureau gathering held Thursday at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Gera Post with assisting hosts, including the Brinkmans and the Shimon and Ellwood families. Program chairs Arlo Ives and N. A. Wilson led community singing. Mrs. Durbin reported on the Rural Women Summer Conference in Des Moines. Norton Ives showed Africa trip pictures from the Task Force.
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Jtownship
Gera Post
E. P.' Brinkman
Nellie
Arlo Ives
N. A. Wilson
Wilson
Wm. Durbin
Deg, Moines
Norton Ives
Africa
Open House for Mrs H F Olerich 90th Birthday
The Ellwood Olerich home hosts an open house from 2 to 6 p m on July 6 to observe the 90th birthday of Mrs H F Olerich. Community announcements note a bridal shower for Mrs Jerry Kilbourn on Saturday July 3 at 7 30 p m in St Paul s Lutheran Church. The Jaycees meet July 6 at 8 p m in the Jaycee hall and church circles of St Paul s Lutheran hold Bible studies with various hosts and guests.
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H. F. Olerich
Ellwood Olerich
Jerry Kilbourn
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Rolfe Improvement Committee to Meet and Hospital Notes
Johnson as co hostess and Mrs Gerd Post led the Bible study with thirteen members present. The Rolfe Improvement Committee will meet Tuesday July 6 at 8 p m in the recreation room of the Electric Light and Power building as embers are urged to be present. Notes announce Mrs Lawrence Kennedy has surgery at Lutheran Hospital Fort Dodge, and Mrs Wm Spencer also had surgery there. A baby born June 26 in Fort Dodge weighed eight pounds seven ounces with two sisters Therese and Cheryl and grandmothers Mrs Mary Majorowicz Rolfe and Mrs Mary Peterson Pocahontas.
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St. Paul’s Lu
Jaycees
Theran Church
Hall
Elizabeth Cirele
Telmer Sime
Pete Bielefeldt
Arnold Wold
Alfred Bergeson
Eunice Circle
Bill Henderson
Henry
Rolfe Improvement Committee
Lawrence Kennedy
Lutheran Hospital, Fort Dodge
Wm. Spencer
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Fort
Dodge
Therese
Cheryl
Mary. ‘Majorowicz
Rolfe
Mary Peterson
Pocahontas
Surplus Commodities Distribution Planned for Rolfe
The Surplus Commodities foods for July will be distributed at the County Shed in Rolfe on Friday July 9 from 9 to 10 a.m. This one month allotment provides residents with access to staple food items.
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Rolfe
Veterans urged to reinstate GI insurance by May 2 1966
E W Christensen, director of the Des Moines VA Center, reports only 84 percent of Iowa World War II and Korean Conflict veterans have reapplied for GI life insurance under the new law. The one year window ends May 2 1966. Details available by writing calling or visiting the Des Moines VA Center at 4th and Walnut Streets Des Moines.
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Iowa
E.W. Christensen
Des Moines
VA Center
4Th and
Walnut Streets
Also Mentioned on This Page
Golf Auxiliary
Judy Applegate
Mamie
Sime
Kay Blair
Marge Wright
Suan
Johnson
Vernis Biedermann
Maureen Ranney
Alma Ogden
Mary Ellen Beccles
Vietta Wold
Hdna
Davidson
Helen ‘Mungon
Vi Wold
Revi
Buster
Brown
Ton
P.W.C
Meni the Rolfe
Desgert
T.T.T
Darrel Herschel
Dean Stockwell
Miss Hughes
Elmer Leadley
Janet Jordan
Linda Helmke
Judy Peterson
Herscher
Stockwell
Garfield’ Farm Bureau
ST. Paul’s Circles
Jaycee Meeting
Michael P. Majorowicz
Raymond Majoro
Conoco
Taylor’s Oil Co
Rolfe, Iowa
Archie
Helen
Fostoria, Imperial, Candlewick & Fenton
Pat and
Edna
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