Community Meetings and Events This Week
Coming events listed include a meeting of the depositors of State Savings Bank at P hall in Rolfe at 8:00 p m on Friday July 8. On Sunday July 10 Pikertown Lun a School plans its annual picnic dinner at Pikertown schoolhouse. Des Moines Man's Club meets Tuesday July 12 at the D M Hornoo building in the afternoon. Friday July 14 Trinity Lutheran Aid Society rides to the home of Mrs B Thompson.
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State Savings Bank
of P. Hall
Rolfe
Pikertown Luna School
Pikertown School
Des Moines Man’s Club
D. M. Hornoo
Trinity Luthen Bodies Aid Society
B. Thompson
Pocahontas Boys Show Strong 4-H Club Work
Leon Wiegman of Pocahontas plans Iowa State College dairy manufacturing studies with funds from 4-H work. Eldon Ham of Rolfe and Des Moines township peers raise sheep and beef cattle for fairs. Cecil Rubel near Laurens shows top beef at Spencer fair and Vinton Howie of Fonda keeps purebred sheep and beef entries.
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Leon Wiegman
Pocahontas
Iowa State College
Leon
Eldon Ham
Rolfe
Des Moines
Ellis Struthers
Virgil Vaughn
Virgil
Cecil Rubel
Laurens
Ilson Bolen
Vinton Howie
Fonda
Garfield Farm Bureau Presents A Good Play Back Home Again
A Garfield Township Farm Bureau meeting featured the three act play Back Home Again staged at the Hosier home with about 300 attendees. Cast included May belle Witt Theodore Truelsen Frank Cornwell Mary Cornwell Lester Applegate Veronica Cornwell and Delmar Truelsen. Specialities from Des Moines township and acts by 4-H Club members plus music by the Garfield Township Orchestra highlighted the evening. Refreshments were served by 4-H Club girls.
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Garfield Township Farm Bureau
J. O. Hosier
Maybelle Witt
Theodore Truelsen
Frank Cornwell
Mary Cornwell
Lester Applegate
Veronica Cornwell
Delmar Truelsen
Melson Chosen Chairman of County Republican Central Committee
Following a meeting of the Republican convention last Saturday, the county central committee organized for the year naming Randall Melson of Garfleld township as chairman, Mrs. C. P. Malcolm of Pocahontas as vice-chairman, Ponty Treaslas, and L. O'Keefe of Onda as treasurer. The group planned a vigorous campaign for the county ticket.
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County Central Committee
Randall Melson
Gareld Township
C. P. Malcolm
Pocahontas
Ponty Treaslas
L. O’keefe
Onda
Meeting of Depositors at Rolfe July Tenth
Meeting of depositors and other creditors of the Savings Bank in the K P O Rolfe on Friday evening July 8 to form a non mutual benefit association. All depositors and creditors urged to attend as vital matters will be considered by the committee.
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de Positors
Re Savings Bank
P. O. Rolfe
Pb. m
John Brown
Lloyd Garrison
Golf Match Set Between Rolfe and Eagle Grove Club
Members of the Rolfe Golf Club will visit Eagle Grove next Sunday for their annual contest at 1 30 p m The traditional meeting between Rolfe and Eagle Grove is expected to draw a good turnout and a competitive afternoon of golf as the season progresses
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Atembers
Rolfe Golf Club
Gle Grove
Eagle Grove
Rolfe
Eagle Grove A
Apostolic Faith Assembly Announces Special Meetings
Butler Ball Polte Iowa hosts a two day event Saturday and Sunday with Bilder J A Nelson and Comet evangelist. W J Davis Pastor invites all to hear the full Gospel Sage and attend the special services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apostolic Faith Assembly
Butler Ball Polte
Iowa
Suncorey
Bilder
J. A. Nelson
Comet
W. J. Davis
Republican county convention elects officers and sets out platform
The Pocahontas County Republican convention opened July 2 with F. M. Hudson as temporary chairman. Delegates chosen to resolutions and credentials, committees named, and the permanent organization approved. Resolutions called for farm mortgage relief, monetary inflation, tariff reductions, international cooperation, smaller government, and bank bond proposals. Parker named coroner. Ellis declared sheriff after three ballots. State officers and delegates selected. Gilchrist telegram read. Convention adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Hudson
Hudson
Marion Bruce
L. M. Buck
G. Rassler
J. P. Mullen
Henry Loots
C. W. Peterson
A. J. Shaw
L. R. Davidson
Martin Olson
J. Ryan
W. E. DeMill
D. Hauser
L. W
Chas. Long
F. A. Fairburn
C. B. McCartan
J. H. Wilson
Clarence Johnson
Thos. Edge
O. E. Lehnus
Wesley Hawke
N. G. Lokerse
A. E. McLain
A. Hendricks
W. E. Campbell
H. H. DeWall
H. L. Gerdes
H. J. Lundblad
G. A. Everson
F. W. Hronek
Harry Woodin
M. C. Anderson
J. L. Miller
Committee On Permanent Organization
Roberts
W. J. Allen
Committee On Delegates
Des Moines
F. C. Gilchrist
R. M. Evans
Randall Melson
T. D. Jones
Fred Hudson
A. G. Rassler
John MceBride
Fred Hauswirth
Byron G. Allen
Wm. Wiegert
Cedar Rapids
R. L. Hudson
A. C. Carmichael
Robi. Bruce
W. W. Harris
J. W. Berry
Anton Mackovets
Abe DeVaul
Simmetsburg
Norman Norland
Pocahontas County
Gov. Turner
Congress
Fred C. Gilchrist
C. B. MacCartan
Garner F. Parker
Pocahontas
Dr. Parker
J. L. O’keefe
Butler
Ellis
Hiatt
Stahly
Reyman
Thompson
West
Workinger
Karl Fischer
Thomas Martin
Four Tined Manure Fork Hailed by Entomologists at ISU
Entomologists at Iowa State College praise the four tined manure fork as one of the best fly swatters of the modern age. Flies suffer as manure is hauled away quickly from barns and sheds on farmsteads.
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Iowa State College
Thos Ellis Nominated Sheriff on Third Ballot
Thos W Ellis of Lincoln township wins the Republican sheriff nomination on the third ballot at Pocahontas last Saturday. He led after the first ballot with rural support and consolidated votes from southeast county. Butler held solid support from Clinton and Garfield townships. Ellis, a farmer, gained strength from the state and rural townships, with the convention aiming to avoid deadlock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Thos. W. Ellis
Lincoln Township
Ellis
Clinton
Garfield Township
G. G. Butler
Kittenball Standings and Thursday Raindrops Upset
Kittenball standings show Showers of Carroll leading before Thursday's late inning loss as Harold Calligan hit a crucial homer to swing the Raindrops to a 4 3 win. Earlier Carroll defeated Wilson 4 2 as Carroll brilliantly fielded. Fans crowd the field nightly to watch the free games.
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Carroll
Cox’s Army
Wilson
Harold Calligan
Wilsonites
Carrolls
Day for representative from Pocahontas at convention
G W Day of Fonda was nominated by the Democrats of Pocahontas County for state representative at their last Saturday convention. Myray had no competition. write-in efforts failed. Day has long served in county offices and now runs a collector’s office and acts as justice of the peace in Fonda.
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Pocahontas County
Pocahontas
G. W. Day of
Fonda
Myray
Geo. W. Day
Rolfe High School
Plover
Court House
Day
Army Worms to Stage Three Assaults on Crops
The first army worm crop has damaged Pocahontas county crops. Three worm crops exist and the second can cause more harm than the first. Worms are light sensitive and active after sundown, making them easier to spot in oat and grain fields. Control uses poison bran available from County Agent Bowers for fifty cents per hundred, supplied by the State Department of Agriculture for about half price. The Farm Bureau may run demonstrations on army worm and grasshopper control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Bowers
State Department of Agriculture
Farm Bureau
Good die young idea prompts moral doubts, doctors warn
Medical men say nerve strain and purse strain afflict the present generation, casting doubt on moral progress as the belief that the good die young persists in shaping attitudes.
Brinkman Family Holds Rain Delayed July Fourth Picnic
Nearly one hundred Brinkman family members gathered at City Park for a July 4 picnic despite rain forcing last minute changes. A Methodist church parlor offered shelter, with a big family dinner and an impromptu program featuring Frank Caf free, Douglas Hope, Islea Beth Schaged, Park Kauffman, Norton Ives, Mary Beth Brinkman, Divonna Vaughn, Annabelle Brinkman, and others. Out of town guests included Hope of Chicago and Caf free of Des Moines, with Rev Bassett attending the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brinkman
Haven
Douglas Hope
Frank Caffree
Chicago
Donald
Victor Martins
Carolyn
Los Angeles
Cal
Will Brinkman
Billy
Eldon Olerich
Des Moines
Paul Brinkman
Grand Forks
N. D
Park Kauffman
Pocahontas
Jesse C. Hosier
L. W. Ives
C. Vaughn
T. S. Bassett
Fort Dodge
Twin Lakes
4 H Club Convention Inspires Girls in Iowa
About 1,400 to 1,500 girls participated in a pageant at Iowa State College on May 29 with an attendance exceeding 3,000. Pocahontas county sent Violet Jones and Stella Mae Brinkman among others. several were featured in the choir for Station WOI and the event included sessions led by notable college talent. Local families from Pocahontas County attended the pageant and supported the participants.
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Iowa State College
Fannie Buchanan
Terahontas County
Pocahontas County
Violet Jones
Pocahontas
Stella Mae Brinkman
Margaret Virginia White
Veronica Cornwell
Rolfe
WOI
Iris Vining
Fonda
Mary Rose McCartan
Maxine Lampe
Delores Kopriva
Ruby Carlson
George Wiegman
A. L. Jones
Ray Crummer
Ameil Johnson
G. Schold
Eleanor Crummer
Mrs Peter Johnson dies after illness in Rolfe Iowa
Mrs Peter Johnson died at her home in Rolfe on July 4 1932 after a long illness. Born Oct 30 1878 in Cedar Falls she moved to Rutland then Rolfe marrying Peter Johnson Feb 6 1898. Survived by husband a daughter a son three grandchildren mother and five sisters funeral held at Rolfe Methodist Church with Rev Bassett and burial in Clinton Garfield cemetery.
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Peter Johnson
Fort Dodge
Margaret Anna
Ole and
Marie Paulsen
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Rutland
Rolfe
Mahon
Guinevera
Denzil
Johnson
T. S. Bassett
Methodist Church
Clinton-Garfield Cemetery
Farm Youth Clubs Exhibit Growth in 1931 Fair Displays
In 1931, 629,248 American boys and girls ran home making farm enterprises and entered county fairs with year end summaries. Projections for 1932 estimate enrollment at 925,000 youths in club work nationwide.
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United States
Tax Distribution Across Iowa Farms by District
A county analysis shows farm tax variation across school districts, with Cummins township highlighting five millage rates among independent and consolidated districts. The Arthur Vaughn farm in Des Moines township, 156 acres, is used to illustrate these differences amid state tax allocations to public institutions and general administration totaling 24.91 dollars per thousand.
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Cummins
Ee - Cummins
Haveloc Consolidated
Mallard-Cummins
Plover-Cummins
Laurens-Cummins
Arthur Vaughn
Des Moines
Iowa State College
Ns Fo
Teachers’ College
Anamosa
Ft. Madison
Eldora
Mitchell
Rockwell City
Insane
Cherokee
Clarinda
Independence
Mt. Pleasant
Glenwood
Woodward
Toledo
Davenport
Marshalltown
Oakdale
General Administration
State Departments
Arthur “Vaughn
Court House
Obituary of Mrs. M. A. Robinson in Rolfe Iowa
Mrs. M A Robinson died July 1 1932 at her daughter Lendit Paulson s home in Rolfe Iowa aged 80 10 17 born Emmaline Clarke in Ohio Aug 14 1851 married M A Robinson in 1903 mother of nine children seven daughters two sons two daughters predeceased Funeral conducted at the Lendit Paulson home with Rev Chas Flesher and Rev T S Bassett. interment followed.
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M. A. Robinson
Lendit Paulson
Rolfe
Emmaline Clarke
Ohio
Hettie Kennedy
John Lowell
Jennie Oswald
Veronia
Ore
Rolfe, Iowa
Hazel O’tool
Sioux City
Iowa
Disa Burkhart
Salix
Fannie Rhoades
Asa B. Smith
Arthur L. Smith
Clarksville
Tenn
Robinson
Methodist Church
Chas. Flesher
Gilmore City Methodist Church
T. S. Bassett
Clinton-Garfield Cemetery
What Think You Aboard the Sinking Steamer of Help
A neighborhood parable about a community fund and a picture show at risk from a lack of support. It asks readers to consider how a small loss affects everyone and urges collective action to keep the project afloat.
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Ikey
Jakey
Married men know all the excuses as collectors say
A witty remark notes that married men make good collectors because they understand excuses and likely collect more than stories.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pocahontas Boys
Garfield Farm Bureau
Melson
Republican Central Comm
Illinois
Zan Canyon
Utah
Dan Turner
Congress of the United States
Thos. Ellis
Brinkman Clan
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