Juan's Club Closes After Successful Year of Work
A local women’s club ends a productive year with a picnic, talks on municipal housekeeping and the U.S. constitution, and a review of achievements since its March formation. Members recall activities from July to June, including fund drives, a lecture series, and community service events.
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Juan
Woman’s Club
Harry Kauffman
Aj Wo
Herbert Hoover
D. K. Folk
A. R. Thornton
United States
Wotan
Ife
K. PI
Sendar
Iowa
Community club seeks new members for broader reach
The group praises a successful year's work and thanks the Kauffmans at Thursday's close. A lecture course is booked for next season. Members urged recruitment from the country to strengthen community service and address local needs.
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Kauffmans
Jefees
Idella Brinkman
Red Cross Contributions in Pocahontas County Report
The Pocahontas county Red Cross fund tallies show Laurens and Swan Lake 1497.50 Marshall township 654.00 Cummins township 735.00 Grant township 1600.00 Pocahontas and environs 1588.00 Fonda and Cedar 1205.50 Rolfe and community 1200.00 Palmer and Bellville 823.00 Some areas had not yet canvassed and totals remain partial. When all funds are in the county will likely show a strong total.
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Red Cross
Pocahontas County
Laurens
Swan Lake
Marshall Township
Cummins Township
Grant Township
Pocahontas
Fonda and
Cedar
Rolfe
Palmer and
Bellville
School Opens September 3rd
At a Monday school board meeting the start date for fall instruction was set for September 3rd. The decision favored an earlier opening after holidays to allow a moving period and a longer break, with teaching staff secured and to be announced next week.
Red Cross Reports and Fort Dodge Visit Inspire Home Efforts
The Red Cross reports total memberships 460 with 1124.00 in fees and 34.92 in contributions. Members including Mesdames Kent Folk Wilson Carroll Wiewel Olerich Larson Lemon Cook and others visited Fort Dodge to learn better organization and to collect usable hospital linen.
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Red Cross
Fort Dodge
Mesdames J.B. Kent
D. K. Folk
E. W. Wilson
J. A. Carroll
Jos. Wiewel
J. C. Olerich
L. W. Larson
J. K. Lemon
Geo
R. Cook
Meyers
Robert Kent
Odd Fellows Install Officers and Banquet Set for Saturday
Members are urged to attend a Saturday night installation of officers and banquet. The Chautauqua event begins the following Sunday, with all members encouraged to participate.
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Order
Chautauqua Opens Next Sunday With Varied Program
The Rolfe Chautauqua Association will start an eight day event Sunday July 8 featuring Verne Marshall an ex infantryman with first hand battlefield accounts from Verdun and Dead Man's Hill. The lineup includes Vierra's Hawaiians Round's All-Star Ladies Orchestra the Anderson Opera Company and Gov H A Buchtel lectures among others with daily performances on Beard Street near Peter Johnson lots in town.
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Verne Marshall
Verdun
Bameé
Marshall
Dead Man's Hill
Cedar Rapids Company
National Guard
France
Europe
Vierra
Holliday
America
Rolfe
Victor Murdock
Wichita
Kansas
Murdock
Hugh Anderson
Harriett Gunn
Roberson
Anderson Opera Company
Nichols
London Artillery
Ypres
Belgium
Altho
Round
Rolfe Association
Round’s
George E. Colby
Clare Vaughn Wales
H. A. Buchtel
Colorado
Clare Vaughn Wales Lyceum
Mrs. Wales
Ward Ferguson
Ward
Peter Johnson
Beard Street
Bank Corners
Rolfe Boys enlist in diverse branches to aid war effort
The Rolfe family lists many sons entering or preparing for service in World War I. Entries include Lieut. D. C. Kent with the Canadian overseas contingent in England, Lowe Hartman as commissioned officer, Wayne Coffin as bandman in the Philippines, Ralph Hoover in the ambulance corps at the Presidio, Ben Hall with Iowa National Guard at Cherokee, Lavern Miller in aviation at Fort Sam Houston, Frank B. Charlton and Shannon B. Charlton in field artillery at Fort Snelling, Paul Graham and Eugene Lighter in the marines at Port Royal, Cal Bonner in a submarine chaser, Ronald Wiewel in the ambulance corps, Joe Wolf an ambulance driver, Walter Green in the National Guard at Fort Dodge, and Lou White and another at Fort Dodge. The article invites readers to supply additional names and notes the list will appear regularly.
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Rolfe
D. C. Kent
Intelligence Department
England
Lowe Hartman
Wayne Coffin
Philippine Islands
Ralph Hoover
Ambulance Corps
63Rd Infantry
Presidio
California
Ben Hall
Iowa
Field Artillery
Fort Snelling
Minn
Frank B. Charlton
Paul Graham
Marines
Port Royal
South Carolina
Eugene Lighter
Cal Bonner
Navy
Ronald Wiewel
Regular Army
Omaha
Nebr
Joe Wolf
France
Walter Green
National Guards
Ft. Dodge
Lou White
Fort Dodge
Cecil Cumming
Ames Specialist Diagnoses Contagious Cattle Disease
Dr. Murray of State College at Ames examined Peter Welse’s cattle last Friday and identified a highly contagious cattle disease. He noted the illness spreads from feed or soil, advised inoculation for all neighborhood cattle, and reported the serum supplied by the college. Weisel lost six head but no further spread is expected.
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Murray
State College
Ames
Peter Welse
College
Weisel
Laurens Sun
Campaign Promotes Home Canning in Pocahontas County
Pocahontas County launches a July 9 campaign to demonstrate the cold pack canning method and other food-saving techniques. An Iowa State Extension demonstrator will visit for two weeks, holding about twenty meetings across Lake, Plover, Piketown, Rolfe, Des Moines, and Garfield townships with times listed for July 17 to 19. Speed up war plans notes end with a call to action.
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Pocahontas County
Agricultural Extension Department
Iowa State, College
Ames
Lake Township
D. K. Folk
Plover
Pikertown
A. Simonson
Rolfe Fourth of July Race Meet Draws Big Crowd
A Rolfe public Fourth of July event drew an estimated 8000 to 10000 attendees at Rolfe park. Theday featured a Chau tauqua style track program, heavy car traffic, and a doubleheader baseball game between Rolfe and Pocahontas with Rolfe winning 4 to 0. Box scores and full race results promised next week as celebrations continued.
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Rolfe
Rolfe Park
Jimmy Conwell
Mallard
Johnson
Carmichael
Blexrude
Mather
Pocahontas
Taylor
Parker
Blanchard
A. Rinehart
Gunderson Hospital Intern Appointed in Internal Medicine
Gunderson, longtime intern at State University Iowa City, is appointed interne in internal medicine under Dr. Howard at University Hospital. Described as a lifelong student, he aims to further perfect himself for his chosen profession.
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Art Gunderson
State University At
Iowa City
Howard
University Hospital
Gunderson
Presbyterian Church Notes Rev R D Echlin Pastor
The church will not hold evening service next Sunday due to the chautauqua. The morning union service at the chautauqua tent begins at 10 30 with Rev C B Burnette as speaker. Bible School sessions are omitted for two Sundays and Sunday Schools will not meet during the chautauqua period.
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Chautauqua
Burnette
Our Bible School
Bible Schools
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Dr. Dewey
Despines
Red Cross News
Rolfe Chautauqua Association
Call Ames
Zabreer
Gunderson Hospital
Interne
Presbyterian Church Notes
R. D. Echlin
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