Havelock News Captures Local Social Notes and Visits
Ralph Cole of Sioux Falls spent the weekend at his Havelock home while Lyle Froh from Fort Leonard Wood is on furlough. Numerous visitors, travels, and family gatherings populate this week’s social calendar with arrivals from Emmetsburg, Pocahontas, Rolfe, and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dren
Leroy Miller
Rolfe
James Logan
Marathon
Adramn Logan
Emmetsburg
M. V. Krischel
Mercy
George Obrecht
Melvin Buck
Herman Buettner
Mallard
Harold Auten
Malta
Auten
George Price
Iowa Falls
Raymond Knittel
Okoboji
John Reimer
Evelyn Erring
Lillian Worthington
Lone Rock
Edith Worthington
Chicago
Blanche Worthington
Idith
25Th
United States Army
Enid Worthington
Worthington
Social visits span towns in Des Moines area
Numerous families and friends from West Bend Rolfe Whittemore and Laurens gathered for weekend and weekday visits. Host homes in Rolfe Pocahontas Emmetsburg and Fort Dodge hosted relatives from Ames Detroit Milwaukee and Chicago.
Public Health Nursing Council Meets in Pocahontas Courthouse
The first Pocahontas county public health nursing council meeting was held at the courthouse on Thursday night July 23. Miss Erna Matthias outlined duties and explained plans to form quarterly community nursing councils to educate residents and address questions and problems. Dr. Donald Harris spoke on the State Department of Health in the district meeting, with films shown on public health nursing work. The gathering discussed committee formation and future organization efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Public Health Nursing Council
Pocahontas County
Erna Matthias
Public Health’ Nursing Council
Donald Harris
Public Health Nursing
Spencer
State Department of Health
Iowa State Department of Health
Miss Matthias
Matthias
Ries Family Reunion After Long Iowa City Stay
Mary Ann Ries returned from a 74 week stay as a patient at the children's hospital in Iowa City. Her parents and brother Donald drove to Iowa City to bring her home. The family then visited Des Moines and Pocahontas with relatives, including Mary Kay Carlot visiting from Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Ries
8. Ries
Iowa City
Children’s Hospital
Donald
Roth
Mary Kay Carlot
Kansas City
Mrs. Roth
Isabella Kopriva
Omaha
John Kopriva
Amelia Kopriva
M. H. Hammes
Lolita
Des Moines
Hammes
Mercy Hospital
Gilmore City and Pocahontas Bands Stage Poolside Concert
Under the baton of J R Grant of Pocahontas the Gilmore City and Pocahontas bands united for a Friday night concert at the local swimming pool. They paraded downtown then performed at the pool band stand after a swim and picnic dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore City
Pocahontas
J. R. Grant
Pocahontas Dental Society Meets With Dr Hughes
A Pocahontas county dental society gathering occurred Tuesday evening July 21 with Dr C T Hughes as chairman. After a Hotel Pocahontas dinner the business session convened at Dr Hughes office attended by Miss Erna A Matthias the county health nurse. Mrs Joseph Schoofs and Miss Florence Schoofs hosted a card evening at the Schoofs home in a surprise courtesy to Miss Emma Hodapp on her birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dental Society
Pocahontas County
Joseph Schoofs
Florence Schoofs
Schoofs
Emma Hodapp
Bank Reelects Officers Willis Rich Presides at Pocahontas
Willis Rich of Fort Dodge was reelected president of Pocahontas State Bank at the annual stockholders meeting held last week. Rich assumed the role after R. E. Courson of Belmond died in winter. Reelected officers include L. E. Eckerson as vice president and cashier Edmund Carmody as assistant cashier and several tellers and directors, with multiple directors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Rich
Fort Dodge
Pocahontas State Bank
Rich
R. E. Courson
Belmond
L. E. Eckerson
Edmund Carmody
Margaret Lorge
Keith Oleson
L. S. Homan
N. B. Homan
Bernard Bohlke
Remsen
Navy Band Member Plays Navy Relief Show at Santa Cruz
Navy Band member James Naughton son of Mr and Mrs A J Naughton serving in the U S Navy was stationed at the aviation radio school in Alameda California and played in a 19 piece dance band for a navy relief show at Santa Cruz Tony Martin also of the navy was featured
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
James Naughton
A. J. Naughton
U.S. Navy
Aviation Radio School
Alameda
Calif
Santa Cruz
Tony Martin
Singer with the Band for the Show
A fragment notes a singer with a band performing for a show and mentions a person named James described as a Hrombont, with garbled phrase Tnakrament in the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Tnakrament
Removal of Tonsils Operations Among Named Patients
Fragmentary list names several individuals tied to tonsil removal operations with one July date and multiple surnames. The readable items include Donald Beckman Patricia Kemmer Joan Jean Ham mer Mary Lou and Doris Hauswirth Mrs John Machian and Agnes Her man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald’ Beckman
Patricia: Kemmer
Joan
Jean
Bike
Mary Lou Hammer
Allen
Doris Hauswirth
John Machian
Agnes. Herman
Naval Reserve Enlistment of Leonard Sernett Noted in Des Moines Visit
Leonard Sernett son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Sernett enlisted in the U S Naval Reserve and left Thursday for Des Moines His sister Mrs Garth E Howard from St Paul arrived Thursday for the send off and visited with the family Monday at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Reserve
Leonard Sernett
Joseph Sernett
U.S
St. Joan of Arc Court Postpones July Steak Fry
The July meeting of St. Joan of Arc Court No. 1118 WCOF will be at Mrs. James Ryan's home this Thursday evening July 30. The steak fry moved from July to August due to threshing season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joan of Arc Court
St. Joan ‘of Arc Court
W.C.O.F
James Ryan
Mrs Schade Hosts Neighborly Courtesy Afternoon
Mrs Lester Schade entertained a group of neighbors and friends at her home last week in honor of Mrs Rexford Schade a recent bride. Ranhart Johnson won the high score prize and Frances Schade received the consolation prize. Guests gave gifts for the new home on the Schade farm. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schade
Lester Schade
Rexford Schade
Ranhart Johnson
Frances Schade
Ruthven
Schade Farm
Mothers of Sacred Heart Organize Sewing Aid
The Mothers organization at Sacred Heart parish met at Crosssewing rooms on Wednesday night July 22 to assist in sewing projects. Mrs John Marolf, a former nurse Dine Hammes, left for New Jersey to join her band and is now working in Long Branch. Mr and Mrs A Dining reported their son Clayton was with them from Monday afternoon to Wednesday of last week in Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Breiholz
Delores
Bobby
West Bend
Yvonne Kilbourn
Webb
B. F. Rutgers
Ernest Vaughn
Islea Hope
Douglas
Islea Beth
Andrew Johnson
Chicago
Ill
Victor Martins
Alma Louise
Los Angeles
Calif
Don Henderson
Rembrandt
H. F. Olerich
Rolfe
John Masbach
Whittemore
Harry Price
Boone
Chet Carpenter
H. J. Nielsen
Bradgate
Nielsen
Palmer Michelsen
Sharon
Minneapolis
Minn
Lois Carpenter
Ivan Smith
Avery Carpenter
Glenn Carpenter
Helen Galbraith
Albert City
Carol Smith
Gilbert Austin
Emmetsburg
Lena Vaughn
Lester Yoder
Janet
Jane
Ames
Grace Winegar
Detroit
Michigan
Don Oleson
Graettinger
B. F. Rittgers
Frank Rittgers
Pocahontas
Ruth Thorson
Fort Dodge
Tillie Halverson
Millwaukee
Wis
Ida Thorson
Melvin Thorson
Lester Thorson
Julius Hansen
Harold Hansen
Ernest Hansen
Will Hansen
Clarence Hansen
Dale Winn
Ruthven
David Henderson
Einar Espersen
Violet and
Arnold
Callendar
Mads Johansen
Glenn Gaskill
Marie Jensen
Heart
John Marolf
Ice house blast causes damage in Clear Lake
Damage estimated over $1,000 after an ice house two room structure collapsed spilling ice into a side street. Officials described the incident as an explosion with the facility at a capacity around 2,000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheat & Chizek
Clear Lake
Dancing Soldier to Perform at Camp Wolters Texas
Pvt. Pete L. Karpan of Alid has been chosen to act in a show at Camp Wolters Texas to support Army Emergency Relief. The performance starts at 5 30 and will feature Karpan as a dancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete L. Karpan
Alid
Camp Wolters
Texas
Karpan
Life Insurance Agents Promote War Savings Drive
Agents of the States in a voluntary campaign for government financing report selling War Savings to over seven and a half million American workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pli
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Havelock News
Ralph Cole
Sioux Falls
S. D
Lyle Froh
Fort Leonard Wood
Ernie Froh
Rochester
Elmer Clayton
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Vel‘ma
Martha Herscher
Florence Emory
Herscher
Junior Hendricks
Frank Ralle
Plover
Henry Buck
Lewis and
Chester Hendricks
Betty Barcus
Bovey, Minn
Ralle
Eldon Buck
Milt Hilton
Woonsocket
Washington
Bovey
Ralph Walser
Glenn
Ronald
Buck Leith
Manson
Glenn Nelson
Pomeroy
Elmer Wilson
Hiva
Buck
Adram Logan
Minnesota
W. B. McTaggart
Donna Jean
Lou Ann
Billie
David
New York
Elvin Lindstrom
Palmer
Floyd Muller
Haines
Betty
Floyd DeVaul
Alice Quade
Margaret
Munz
Ran‘toul
Earl
Louie Krischel
Edd Krischel
Ida
Minois
Frank Krischel
Claude Dailey
Humboldt
Dailey
Myr
Ed Carlson
James Filloon
Jimmy
Arnold Johnson
Morgan, Minn
Public Health Nursing Council At
P. T. Monaghan
Catherine Monaghan
Aberdeen
Miss Monaghan
Mary Monaghan
Monahan
Ed Seifried
Joseph ‘Seifried
Seifried
National Tea and Food Store Company
Waterloo
Paul Hynish
U.S. Army
P. G. Hynish
10Th Station Hospital
Northern Ireland
Art Hudek
Ireland
Hynish
Ralph Saathoff
Paul Fischer
Watertown
James C. Hudek
Bennie Hronek
Emmanuel Hronek
Marilyn Hronek
Hronek
Rochelle
Bennie
Malmo
Nebr
Harry Malm
Mary Jo
Havelock
Illinois
Harry Brown
Ellen Carey
Lillian Kraska
Cedar Falls
U.T.C
Ernest Johnson
Maxine Lampe
Lores
Maxine
N. C. Nielsen
Jens Nielsen
Milton Munson
la von Snook
Janet Thorson
Milo Ives
Mora
Violet Esperson
Jeanie Henderson
Glyde Brinkman
Rolf
Shirley
Hans Isacsen
Bess Cruickshank
Wm. DeWolf
Harry Tyler
Blanche Neaved
Nedved
Frank Nedved
Ewt
Estherville
Sioux City
Carl Hansen
Rolfe, Iowa
Cook
War Production Board
Central States Electric Company
Tiny UN
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