Community notices from Pocahontas county events
July 20 events include the Rolfe Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary meeting at the M E church basement at 8: 00. Trinity Lutheran Thurediv and Missionary Society groups plan gatherings at members’ homes around July 26.
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Rolfe
American Legion Auxiliary
Pocahontas County
M. E
Trinity
Luth- Thurediv ‘Id Society
Carlandvig
Ednesday
Trinit
Missionaryociety
Lena Johnson
Episcopal Church Rev T H Bassett Pastor Services
The article lists a schedule for Episcopal Church activities with Rev T H Bassett as pastor. It notes worship and Sunday school at 11:00, eight oclock services, and sermons by Rev Herbert Clegg D D. It mentions an outdoor union service at City Park and a sermon by Rev J A Kettle Pocahontas, plus a union youth service at the Presbyterian church. It also references Ladies Aid Kensington meeting, a Bible Conference at West Okoboji July 30 to Aug 6, and Piney Woods Singers missing their date.
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Herbert Clegg
D. D
Gilmore City
Flesher
City Park
Ovek
J. A. Kettle
Pocahontas
Presbyterian
Ladies’ Aid Society
Kensington
Methodist Camp
West Okoboji
Piney Woods
Presbyterian Church Notes Sunday Schedule and Outdoor Service
Rev. C Paul Carlson outlines church activities with Sunday School at 10 morning service at 8 and evening worship at 8 with a large turnout for communion. Outdoor services at Rolfe City Park next Sunday feature Rev J A Kettle delivering the sermon titled Who wears a crown must fear to see.
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Rolfe City Park
J. A. Kettle
Pocahontas
Trinity Lutheran Church Services Notice
Pastor Rev J O Wangberg announces Sunday morning worship with Sunday School Luther League and choir music. Mid week prayer meeting Thursday 8 pm. Luther League meets at Mr and Mrs T C Thorsons home Sunday evening. Missionary Society meets July 26 at Mrs Lena Johnsons home. A righteous person walks in the steps of Jesus.
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Luther League
T. C. Thorson
The
Missionary Society
Lena Johnson
Jesus
NAIN LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES
Rev L H Kjoller presides with Sunday School at 10 morning worship at 11 and evening service on the 1st and 3rd Sundays at 8. Mid week prayer meeting Thursday 8. The first Sunday monthly morning service in Danish, others in English. Rolfe community invited to attend.
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Nain Lutheran
L. H. Kjoller
White Freeman Nuptials Tie Doris White Warren Free Man
Doris White and Warren Freeman were united in marriage at Fort Dodge on Tuesday July 11 at 3 00 p m They were attended by Mr and Mrs Jemn White of Fort Dodge Doris is the daughter of the late Earl White and granddaughter of J White of Rolfe She is a Rolfe High School graduate and has worked as a clerk at Eikenberry s store Freeman is the eldest son of Ben Freeman of Rolfe and has worked at the Hakes poultry plant The couple will reside with Freeman s parents and begin married life among local friends.
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Doris White
Warren FreeMan
Fort Odge
Jemn White
Fort Dodge
Doris
Earl White
J. White
Rolfe
Rolfe High School
Eikenberry
Freeman
Ben Teeman
Hakes
Cris
Warren
Ben Freeman
Homecoming of William Longnecker After Weeks Away
William Longnecker returns home after spending several weeks with his grandmother and relatives. The brief item notes a family reunion and the boy's period away from home.
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William Longnecker
Rolfe Promotion Club Meets In Heat This Thursday
The Rolfe Promotion Club met at Riches Cafe with Rev. C. Paul Carlson presiding. Little business was conducted due to hot weather. July 27 will see Grover S. Shriner chairing, with Cliff Howe to officiate August 10.
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Rolfe Promotion Club
C. Paul Carlson
Riches’ Cafe
Shriner
Cliff Howe
Howe
Guy Butler
Earl Ferguson
G. Jolliffe
Lola Cornell
J. T. Grant
Zack Carroll
Edgar Cornell
Rolfe
J. H. Brinkman
L. R. Davidson
Carlson
Cora Lighter Ivey
Hattie Lehnus
Grover S. Shriner
Eagle Grove Beats Rolfe In 2 To 1 Golf Match
Eagle Grove sent twenty three players to Rolfe for a match while Rolfe fielded twenty two players, largely from out of town. The Eagle Grove team, known as a hard to defeat squad, fell to Rolfe by a two to one score, a result Rolfe praised as a fine showing.
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Eagle Grove
Rolfe
Rolfe Club
Jolliffe Adds Slicing Machine At Local Bakery
C G Jolliffe installs a slicing machine to keep his bakery in the public eye and offer sliced loaves cheaply. The small town shop aims to offset rising prices while maintaining a top quality, with a well equipped bakery and growing attention.
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C. G. Jolliffe
Jolliffe
Altho
Clark
DeVaul Clan Gathers for Long Awaited Reunion
The Jas DeVaul family and connections held a large gathering at the Des Moines township home of Mr and Mrs Jas DeVaul. Thirty six attended a picnic dinner and social hours. Attendees included extended family from Denver Ames Iowa City Detroit and Blairsburg with two sisters and brothers from Rolfe and Ames. It marked the first time the family circle was complete in thirteen years.
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DeVaul
Jas. DeVaul
Des Moines
Marion
James
Abe M. DeVaul
Rolfe
Jess DeVaul
Wilma Brechler
Havelock
Arthur DeVaul
Denver
Colo
Charles DeVaul
Gon
Iowa City
Gene Foster
Detroit
Mich
F. P. DeVaul
Frank DeVaul
Hauck Family Weekend Visit to Jewell Parents Home
Jeanette and Jimmy Hauck joined their parents for a Sunday trip to Jewell and stayed a week at the H. D. Foval residence.
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Jeanette
Jimmy Hauck
Jewell
H. D. Foval
Mayor Brinkman Grapples Bread Price Inquiry Telegram
Secretary Wallace asked Mayor Brinkman to investigate rising bread prices linked to an agricultural processing tax and higher wheat costs. Henry Stude of the American Bakers Association urged for information, noting increased farmer purchasing power and efforts to curb profiteering.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Brinkman
Henry Stude
American Bakers’ Association
Seventy Women Attend Canning Demonstration in Poca hontas
Miss Helen Swinney demonstrated canning at the court house in Poca hontas last Friday to about seventy ladies from the county. She is an experienced canning instructor for the Girls' 4-H Clubs in Iowa and has led demonstrations for four years assisted by Miss Marjory Vaughn, a former 4-H member and state champion canner.
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Helen Swinney
Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
Swinney
Miss Swinney
Iowa
Rolfe trounces Pocahontas in lopsided K-ball clash
Rolfe beats Pocahontas 8 to 1 as Showers pitches seven strike outs and LeRoy Miller homers. Pocahontas managed only one extra base hit, a Shors three bagger, while Rolfe rapped five earned runs off five hits.
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Rolfe
Pocahontas
County Seat
Showers
Peterson
Poca
Shors
Berry
Lieb
Rolfe Boys
LeRoy Miller
Abrhpore Pollock
McIntire
Graves
Miller
Duffy
Landvig
Wilson
Abrh Poae
Shimon T ' Hotovek
Kelley
Hudek
Eberle
Goodyear
Johnson
Jim” Wilson
Rolfe Farmers Enter Community Service Business
Jens Thompson and B C Lehnus, noted Des Moines township farmers, acquire the former Farmers Union service station from the bankruptcy trustee late in June. They rename as Community Service and plan bulk fuel at Rolfe with gasoline kerosene fuel oil lubricants and tires while retaining old staff.
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Jens Thompson
B. C. Lehnus
Des Moines
Rolfe
Farmers’ Union
Community Service
Pocahontas
Young Ladies to Entertain at Kensington Program
The Methodist Ladies Aid Society hosts a Kensington in church parlors on Wednesday July 26 at 2 30 pm. Mrs Geo F Smith oversees a devotional then a program of songs duets and readings led by local young women including Arlene Cook Marie Wheeler Virginia Vaughn Stella Brinkman Barbara Melson Doris Kauffman Frances Vaughn and the Christensen Sisters继续
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
Geo. F. Smith
Theo Gaskell
Arlene Cook
Marie Wheeler Cornet Salo
Virginia Vaughn
Stella Brinkman
Barbara Melson
Doris Kauffman
Oye Cee Et Junior
Betty Colee
Hog mauling at farm near Rolfe injuries described
Papenfaus employed on J. C. Gunderson's farm southwest of Rolfe was severely bitten by a sow while locating two missing sows. His young son interrupted the attack, driving the animal away and likely saving his father's life. The elder is recovering well after treatment.
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Em. Papenfaus
J. C. Gunderson
Rolfe
Mr. Papenfaus
Papenfaus
Babe Killed Near Laurens in Car Accident
George Pauk backing his car from the garage four miles north of Laurens struck and killed his 20 month old daughter Lois as she lay near the vehicle. The infant, youngest of seven, died from a fractured skull.
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George Pauk
Pauk
Laurens
Lois
Evans Prominence at Corn-Hog Conference in Des Moines
In Des Moines on Monday A. M. Evans of Laurens was named to a three member committee to redraft Iowa conference resolutions. The meeting discusses framing a workable Corn Belt plan for national adoption and pork producers form an association during the conference.
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Des Moines
M. Evans
Laurens
Iowa
Evans
Pocahontas County
Pikertown 8S S Reunion Picnic Brings Pikertown Families Together
The fifth annual Pikertown Sunday School picnic and reunion was held at the Pikertown school building on Sunday July 16 with seventy six attendees. Goldie Ralle and Sarah Knapp supervised entertainment including contests and candy prizes. A next year committee was named with Bessie Roberts and Carrie Hoffert.
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Pikertown
Goldie Ralle
Sarah Knapp
Bessie Roberts
Carrie Hoffert
Harold Shimon
Elmer Campney
Elmer Simonson
John Thompson
H. A. Minkler
Maurice Pike
Chas. Otto
Earl Kilbourne
Henry Buck
H. F. Knapp
F. E. Hoffert
Frank Ralle
Miss Brinkman Returns From Epworth League Institute
Miss Stella Mae Brinkman came home Sunday evening after a week at the Epworth League Institute on the Methodist Camp Ground. Earl Fisher left Wednesday morning for Minneapolis with his threshing machine, joined by Louis E. Peterson and Donald Cornell. Mr and Mrs Morris Webb and family visited Holstein to spend the day with Mrs Webb's sister Mrs Irving Johnson and family. Mr and Mrs Harold Gordon of Rockford Illinois attended and completed the family circle.
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Stella Mae Brinkman
the Lakes
Epworth League Institute
Earl Fisher
Minneapolis
Minn
Louis E. Peterson
Donald Cornell
Morris Webb
Holstein
Webb
Irving Johnson
Harold Gordon
Rockford
Rolfe Local News Highlights Social Visits and Outings
Local items note Dr. L. M. Graham visiting Des Moines, Mervin Drier and Gordon Hoard visiting Laurens, and Miss Maxine Lothian from Humboldt staying with Clarke Jolliffe. Families and friends traveled to lakes, with Betty Melson returning from Morningside College. Nell Ratcliff returns from California to spend summer with relatives. Joyce Christensen hosts a surprise birthday party at City Park followed by a kittenball game.
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L. M. Graham
Des Moines
Mervin Drier
Laurens
Gordon Hoard
Maxine Lothian
Humboldt
Clarke Jolliffe
Loraine Dawson
Gladys Larson
Aletta Grant
Beatrice Munson
Maybelle Ryen
Clara Dawson
the Lakes
Jerry Hotovek
Baby
Pocahontas
James Sennett
Hampton
Lee Sernett
Mary Sernett
Randall Melson
Robin
Betty Melson
Morningside College
Nell Ratcliff
San Bernardino
Calif
C. W. Siefkin
Hattie Ratcliff
J. H. Goodchild
Havelock
Henry
Joyce Christensen
Joyce
What No Beer and The Past of Mary Holmes at the Ritz
The Promotion Club shows What No Beer on Saturday and Sunday July 21 22 starring Buster Keaton with Jimmy Durante. On July 24 27 The Past of Mary Holmes stars Helen MacKellar and Eric Linden. The Ritz promises cool air and entertaining film fare.
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Buster Keaton
Jimmy
Durante
Mary Holmes
Helen MacKellar
Eric Linden
Ritz
Refinancing plan begins to operate in Iowa banks
Iowa joined July 11 in a Farm Credit Administration drive to refinance farm mortgages held by closed and restricted banks. A Des Moines branch will assess eligible loans with Omaha Land Bank ready to buy at cash value, reducing balances and interest for borrowers. Bates notes 738 town banks hold 35.715 million in farm first mortgages.
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Iowa
Farm Credit Administration
D. W. Bates
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Clyde L. Herring
D. P. Hogan
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Bert Waddell
Land Bank
Omaha
Omaha Land Bank
State Capitol
Des Moines
State Banking Department
Bates
School board seeks host families for student room and board
The Board of Education requests notices from families willing to host a high school student for room and board during the coming school year. Rural families needing schooling arrangements are encouraged to inform the board, and those already hosting a student should notify the district.
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Board of Education
M. D. Anderson
Harvest Progress and Drought Pressure in Local Fields
Harvesting advances with no rain hindering work and late oats proving easier. Hail district oat fields largely unharvested while threshing soon begins. corn drought threatens yields unless moisture returns within days. Showers skirt the area as officials hope for a downpour soon.
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Hail
Local visitors arrive for week with relatives in Rolfe area
Mrs Hattie McNabb of Britt arrived Monday evening to spend the week with her sister Miss Ina Joliffe. Mr and Mrs Darwin Beck of Springville were visitors from Friday until Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Julius White and with other White family members. They were married July 9 and visited Rolfe as part of their wedding trip. They then went to the Lakes.
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Hattie McNabb
Britt
Ina Joliffe
Darwin Beck
Springville
Julius White
Rolfe
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Rev. T
Bassett
Presbyterian Church Notes
Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev. J.0. Wangberg
Uueluaseey
Evelyn Bates
Wm. Tate
the Arrow
Vas Wows
Havelock Rolfe
Eagle Grove Trims
Oshkosh
Wis
Bradgate
Alway
Edgar Showers
Carroll
Apple
Rutland
McKnight
Point
Sennett
Wilson’s
Sluggers
Pollock's Parrots
Rolfe Farmers
Babe
John Condon of
Ware
Pikertown 8S. S. Reunion
Miss Lois Jessie Brinkman
Accou
H. N. Hamilton
Ray Wax
John Wax
Glenn Ives
Garfield Boys’ Club
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