Pocahontas County Audit Details 1974-75 figures released
Auditor Lloyd R. Smith releases the 18 month 1974-75 Pocahontas County audit filed in Des Moines for inspection. Key totals include state funds of 1 040 109 91 and grand total 6 011 641 67 with real estate values and tax distributions across city rural districts and nine towns. Schools receive 3 698 277 35 in orders and county funds show investment gains totaling 188 290 29 over five years.
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Lloyd R. Smith
Pocahontas County
Auditor of State
Des Moines
Pocahontas
Smith
General County Fund
Telephone & Telegraph
Fonda
Havelock- Plover
Laurens
Palmer Consolidated
Rolfe
Albert City
Truesdale
Gilmore City
Bradgate
Mallard
Manson
Pomeroy
West Bend
Area ‘School of Community College
Havelock
Palmer
Plover
Varina
Cooper Cove Park Announces Opening Date and Access
The Cooper Cove Park gate opens to the public at 12:00 noon on Sunday July 25 announced Don ald Bierstedt of Fonda chair of the County Conservation Board. The 19 acre park lies 7 miles east of Palmer and a half mile south with access from Gilmore City via 7 miles south then west 1 mile and south 0.5 mile. The park, run by the Pocahontas County Conservation Board, is developed on a 50-50 cost sharing plan with the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation and will be open daily 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. after July 25.
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Cooper Cove Park
County Conservation Board
Donald Bierstedt
Fonda
Palmer
Gilmore City
Pocahontas County
Pocahontas County Fair Opens With Family Fun July 22
The Pocahontas County Fair begins Thursday July 22 and runs through Sunday July 25. Events include science and art exhibits, 4-H, dairy judging, garden contests, and a series of Sunday contests such as nail driving, hog calling, tug of war, and foot races.
Open House for New Pastor Haider at United Methodist Church
The congregation of the United Methodist Church in Pocahontas invites the public to attend an Open House honoring the new pastor and his wife Rev and Mrs Clifford Haider from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday July 25 in the church social rooms. Executive Officer E I Rosenberger and board members Don Bierstedt Ray Wessels Palmer Paul Biedermann Rolfe Larry Brady Clyde Peterson named in notices.
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County Park Board
E.I. Rosenberger
Pocahontas
Don Bierstedt
Ray Wessels
Palmer
Paul Biedermann
Rolfe
Larry Brady
Clyde Peterson
Laurens
The
United Methodist Church
Clifford Haider
School Board Election Set For District I and II
A school board vote is scheduled for Tuesday September 14 to elect one director from District I and one from District II. Nomination papers are available from secretary Mrs. Harley Peterson Jr and must be returned by 5:00 pm Thursday August 5. Incumbents Tim Kemna and Theo Ripperger will not seek re election.
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Harley Peterson, Jr
Tim Kemna
Theo Ripperger
Rolfe Man Escapes Injury In Farm Tractor Fire
Gus Brinkman 20 escaped serious harm when the tractor overturned on a gravel road near Rolfe. The machine caught fire after gasoline leaked and exploded the tank. he crawled free as fire spread toward a soybean field. He suffered a scalp wound and bruised leg. the $3,000 tractor was a total loss. insurance partially covers it.
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Rolfe
Gus Brinkman
E.P. Brinkman
Gus
Brinkman
Young Brinkman
Brinkmans
Rolfe Fire Department
Pocahontas Community Hospital
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Pocahontas County Fair
Fredom” Singers
Fairgrounds
Pocahontas County Conservation Board
Mary Cooper Behrends
Robert Reinhart
Board of Supervisors
County and Areas Soil Conservation Service
Darlene Hudek
Gilmore
Gity School
Rev
Haiders
Lally
C. Wm. Kemna
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Rob Dixon
Rolfe Man
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