Family dinner hosts and social gathering notes
A village social page records a family dinner hosted by the Bucks with numerous relatives from Pocahontas and nearby towns. Recurring mentions include Martha, Harold, and other kin, with guests from Hyannis, Humboldt, and Emmetsburg. The Nielsen home hosts a Sunday evening gathering with extended family and friends from Westfield, Emmetsburg, and more, featuring homemade cream and cake.
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Wir
Biers
John Tierner
Pocahontas
Win Tiernan
Leo Tiernan
Jas
Helen Sruce
Mary Kien
Merrill Stoner
After Age 35 Gnaw Meat to Save Teeth
Doctor advises after age 35 gnawing meat harms teeth and warns of infection risk. He says many use front teeth for mere smiles and apple bites, and urges jaw exercises and sensible diets.
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Boston
FSU
Charles Lee H
Willis J
Toronto
Mother Dies Minutes After Viewing Son’s Body in Atlanta
Mrs. Susan Alice McCorkle, 70, of Tampa, died shortly after viewing her son Dr. Robert L. McCorkle who perished in an auto crash near Gaffney, South Carolina. The doctor was electrocuted when his car struck a pole after attempting to reenter the vehicle as a 733000 volt line fell onto it. Several relatives and mourners accompanied the family in Atlanta for the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Susan Alice McCorkle
Tampa
Notice for Bids at Consolidated School Directors
Notice from the directors of the consolidated school inviting bids for the new year project and related protection. Bids must be received by the secretary Donald Carlton by next week. Old newspapers offered at five cents per bundle by Bolfe Arrow.
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Bolfe Arrow
Lost veteran’s checks and stop payment procedure
Veterans who lose compensation checks should notify the VA and the Treasury once a check is found or cancelled. The notice advises the department to stop payment and coordinate recovery with the veteran to avoid further loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imare
Levan Agminiziter
Jeter
Treneary
Sted
Patchy Civil War Era Paper Keeps Family News Alive
A fragment recalls a family’s paper founded after a Civil War return in 3465, claiming no weeks missed. It mentions corn crop yields and a Navy note on trades, then urges planting new trees to curb weeds.
Army Nurse Corps seeks reserves in new plan
The Army Nurse Corps offers 201 000 reserve commissions based on age and nursing experience. Major Kathryn E. Witter, ANC, arrives from Denver to Omaha to advise and assist applicants. Need registered nurses aged 22 to 45 who are single or married. former ANC service not required.
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Army Nurse’ Corps
Kathryn E. Witter
ANC
Denver
Omaha
Marses
Witter
Army Nurse Corps
Enjoy Western Trip Ends With Return Home
Watters of iv arrived July 15 with parents Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Fives after an extensive vacation. They toured Glacier National Park and Waterton Lakes, visiting Can tee Dam, Seattle, Miller, S. C., and Heginald on a farm before returning east by a different route.
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Meriang Mrz
CE. Watters
A. W
Monay
Miler
S&s. D
Waterton Lakes
United States
Canada
Cantee Dam
Seattle
Wesh
Miller
S. C
Cheeper
Wamera
Heginald
Dennis
Pocahontas County Budget Hearing August 6 1948
The Pocahontas County Iowa board of supervisors will meet August 6 1948 at 10 00 A M at Pocahontas to hear taxpayers for or against the proposed expenditures for the 1949 fiscal year beginning January 1 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Pocahontas County
Iowa
Pocahontas
Mrs Jones Finds Apartment in California
Mary E. Jones writes from Pico California that after two years she has found an apartment at 31 Cottage St. California. She says she is anxious for news from Rolfe. Her daughter Ann is acting in the Summer Theater at Santa Barbara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Jones
Calif
Cottage St
California
Rolfe
Ann
Santa Barba
Child killed by falling window box during game
Four year old Charles Hof of Humboldt was crushed when a window box toppled during play last week. Playmates escaped injury as the hazard caused a fatal accident at the scene.
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Charles Hof
Hum
Tesidt
Atl
Lsese
Balloon inflation and Old Ben oil headlines on local notice
A fragment filled with quirky lines mentions a balloon origin from a shirt on a line and promotes Old Ben oil as a coal substitute. It notes new sewer pipe and nit fiber pipe, discusses window screens and a bustling teacher pupil dialogue about a drug store item.
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Raunter
Choes Heer
Etieeere
Yee
ED Su
Steen Staal
Bucks Huld
le Wiener
Tiernan’s
A, Baughman
Whitehall
Wisc
Robert Sennett
Verle Hudek
E. R. Baughman
Danny
Boia Mow
Cam
Tory
Geoffrey White Tieft
Richard Baer Ienter
St. Paul
Ceurch
Donald Carlton
Navy
Marie Pavik
Board of Education
Fairgrounds
Spec. Const. Rd. Fd
D. Maint
Opti. & Mill
F. Road
Webb’s
Leon
Paul Sinek
Despina
Nelle
Ie Gray
Bydegyud
Gl Cs Feed Co
Penta
Alga Gem
S/ Ebing Machine Co
Szete Hal Natl Farm
Lemast Home
Treas
Pixhontas
Byron
Dea
Paul Terrell
Mane
Eyfagnesi
J. T. Grant & Son Coalumbermen
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