Local Club Activities Highlight Summer Socials and Birthdays
Mrs Julius Hansen hosted the PEO club with eight families at Pocahontas and guests from California and Iowa attended. The KSK club met with Mable Hendricks and entertained by Mae Trimble and Mabel Pirie. A birthday celebration for Mrs Gunderson featured Naomi Gunderson and violin performances by Mary Deane Vande Steep. Out of town visitors included Mrs Arculus and Dr Gunderson. The Presbyterian Women plan a July 17 meeting in Rolfe with Barbara Olerich organizing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I.S.K
Hendricks
K.S.K
Mable Hendricks
Eleanor Hendricks
Mae Trimble
Mabel Pirie
Naomi Gunderson
A. J. Vande Steeg
John Gunderson
Centennial Belles to headline Iowa State Fair revue
Des Moines announces a three hour Centennial musical extravaganza titled Centennial Belles for the State Fair in August. The open air show on a long stage features Iowa centennial numbers, a Broadway chorus Gloria Hight and the Twelve Song Welders, with nearly 200 cast members plus 38 ring circus acts. Fireworks close each evening.
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Des Moines
Iowa
L. B. Cunningham
Gloria Hight
Methodist Church Announces Camp Methoji Week At Camp Grounds
Rev C R Buckwalter leads Sunday services with Dale Hewlett. no Youth Fellowship or choir this week. Bible conference set for July 28 to August 4 at the Camp Grounds described as a weeklong adult camp with cottages available for immediate planning and attendance.
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THE
Methodist Church
C. R. Buckwalter
Dale Hewlett
Nain Lutheran Church Announces July Activities
Emery L Petersen, pastor, invites Rutland Aid members to attend the July 13 meeting at 2 30 p.m. and announces a July 13 confirmation class at 2 30 p.m. Junior choir at 3 30 p.m. Sunday school and Bible class July 14 at 10 a.m. Worship at 41 a.m. Senior choir July 16 at 8 30 p.m. Ladies Aid July 17 in Mrs Claude Camper s home with Mrs Art Norgaard assisting. Sunday school teachers meet July 18 at 8 30 pan.
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Nain Lutheran Church
Emery L. Petersen
Ladies Aid
Rutland Aid
Claude Camper
Art Norgaard
Trinity Lutheran Church Service Announcement
The Trinity Lutheran Church led by Pastor J. O. Wanghberg advertises a 9 30 a m morning worship with the theme Judge Not That Ye Be Not Judged from Matth 7 1 6. Special choir music and 10 50 a m Sunday school and Bible classes are noted with choir rehearsal at 8 15 p m on Monday. A Bible Camp at Lake Okoboji starts Sunday afternoon July 1.
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Lake Okoboji
Presbyterian Church Weekly Schedule and Vacation Notice
The article lists services at 10 a.m. Sunday school and 11 a.m. morning worship led by Pastor W. Schneck with choir practice Thursday at 8 p.m. The Women's Association meets on July 27. The pastor starts his annual vacation July 22 with guest speakers supplying the pulpit during his absence.
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Women’s Association
Iowa Greyhounds Head East for Summer Racing
Twenty three greyhounds owned by Art Wilson from Dow City travel by truck and trailer to eastern tracks to chase mechanical rabbits at Wonderland Mark in Boston this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Wilson
Dow City
Boston
New York Times Highlights Iowa 100 Years Of Progress
The Times reports Iowa's share of national crops and industry, citing Bernard Nowack. It notes Iowa produced 17.9 percent of corn and 15.9 percent of soybeans, plus prominent butter, eggs, and poultry values. In 1945 farm and manufactured products totaled 2.75 billion dollars.
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New York Times
Iowa
Times
Bernard F. Nowack
Iowa Development Commission
New York
America
Take It Easy Safety Slogan Urges Caution
R. E. Rhoades of the Motor Club of Iowa warns that undue haste causes inattention and is fueling a surge in traffic deaths and injuries. He notes fatalities ran 40 to 50 percent higher recently, with 1945 totals near 28,500 deaths and about a million injuries.
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R. E. Rhoades
Motor Club of
Iowa
Rhoades
A.A.A
Demonstration Open House At Des Moines Cerebral Palsy School
A statewide open house will be held at the Demonstration Cerebral Palsy School in Des Moines on July 12. Dorothy Phillips, executive secretary of the Town Society for Crippled Children and the Disabled, sponsor of the school, announced the event. Jayne Shover, director of the cerebral palsy division of the National Society of Crippled Children and Adults, will be the guest speaker. Attendees will witness demonstrations in speech correction and physical therapy and see special education in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Dorothy Phillips
Town Society For Crippled Children and the Disabled
Spastic Club of Iowa
Iowa
Jayne Shover
National Society of Crippled Children and Adults
Phillips
Three Iowa artificial breeding groups to unite as one
Norman Welander reports a movement to consolidate the Kanawha Humboldt and Sheldon artificial breeding associations into a single Northwest Iowa Cooperative. A July 5 meeting in Sheldon voted unanimously for consolidation and formed a committee to draft by laws and select bulls. The new cooperative aims to operate by September 1946 with location to be decided and members from Pocahontas and other counties urged to join.
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Northwest Iowa
Norman Welander
Pocahontas County
Kanawha
Humboldt
Sheldon
Welander
Pocahontas
George Aden
Charles Bischoff
Eber Eldridge
Karl King to Lead Clay County Fair Performances
Clay County Fair secretary W J Knipe announced Karl L King and his band will perform daily on fair grounds before the 10 000 seat grandstand joining the afternoon and evening program The band includes many former servicemen now rejoined under Kings leadership and will provide music to dance to during the fair starting September 27.
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W. J. Knipe
Clay County Fair
Karl L. King
Knipe
King
Karl King
Clay County Fairgrounds
Iowans Win Prizes At Regional Sculpture Show
Prof Humbert Albrizio of the University of Iowa art department and two of his pupils earned prizes in the third regional exhibition at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis Minnesota. Albrizio won a $600 purchase prize a year after previously earning top prizes. Two third awards were given to Helen K Carter and Houston E Chandler both pupils of Albrizio.
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Humbert Albrizio
University of Iowa Art Department
Walker Art Center
Minneapolis
Minn
Albrizio
Helen K. Carter
Houston E. Chandler
Nationwide Gasoline Prices Midyear Tabulation
A 50 city price tabulation shows the average price per gallon for gasoline at service stations is 20.21 cents, with an average tax component of 6.05 cents. The figures reflect typical regional pricing and tax shares across major urban areas.
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Ragan
Long Beach
Calif
Lester Mason
Joy
Jennalea Hansen
C. L. Gunderson
Grant
Ernest Arculus
Allie Grant
Winchester
England
Lena Vaughn
Rolfe
Presbyterian Women’s Society
Women’s Association of the Presbyterian Church
Barbara Olerich
Trinity Lutheran
J. O. Wanghberg
Paator
Iowa Greyhounds
Palsy
Wallace
U. S. Treasury Department
King’s Band
Bernice Hauck
Greater Rolfe Club
Club
Martin Christensen
Rochester
Harrison Knapp
Byron Hunt
Salisbury House
Shaw & Shaw
Arrow
National Steel
William Peterson
Arrow Office
Verne Perrin
Wold Hardware
J. L. Chism
Spencer Music Supply
Spencer, Iowa
Victor
Columbia
Decca
Capitol Records
Spencer, Town
Fullerton Lumber Co
E. W. Meredith
Hunter’s Produce
Rolfe, Iowa
U. S. War Department
Bureau of Public Relations
Cay Phong
Gilmore
Rolte
Nes Ine
Buy Seit Ben Binder
Weve
Chan Stenson & Feed Co
Max Milt Adit
Pocgcahontagon
Havelock
J. W. DeVaul
Climax Mill & Feed Co
Fullerton, Lumber Co
Anna Pautz
P. D. Box
Vancouver
Wash
Os Laboratories
Bir
Mason
Eddie J. Aden
Lee Harmon
HeeHaw News
OPA
O. K
J.T. Grant & Son
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