Kirbys to be Honored on 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Frank Kirby will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house Sunday January 10 in the Theatre building Gilmore City from 2 to 4 30 P M Hosts are the Kirby children and their families Also noted is a 47th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Sohn Rickless celebrated at the Gerald Graeber home near West Bend with several relatives in attendance A civil service placement test is set for 8 30 local time on January 10 at Room 414 Federal Building Fort Dodge and 800 other testing centers nationwide participate Also listed are Legion and auxiliary meetings in Laurens Rolfe and nearby towns with planned dinners and officer installations Commodity Foods for January will be distributed January 8 at the County Shed Rolfe from 9 to 10 30 A M Bring containers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kirby
Gilmore City
Kirby
Sohn Rickless
Gerald Graeber
West Bend
Merlin Rickless
Rochester
Federal Building
Fort Dodge
Civil Service
U.S
Rolfe
Circles of St Pauls Lutheran Hold December Meetings
Eunice Circle met December 14 at the church with 10 members and one guest for Bible study and a Christmas variety program plus a potluck lunch hosted by Mrs. James Hulgan and Mrs. Berle Anderson. Sarah Circle met December 2 at the Chow House Pocahontas for lunch then attended a Christmas workshop at St. Peters Pocahontas and visitors went to Good Samaritan Home. Elizabeth Circle met December 30 at the church for a potluck dinner with 11 members and seven guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Eunice Circle
John W.wielsen
Hai
James Hulgan
Berle Anderson
Sarah
Pocahontas
Installation of Officers at Pi-Yat Lodge No 467
Pi-Yat Lodge No 467 held its installation of officers on Monday January 4 1965 at the Masonic Temple. Installing officers were Ervin B E Dubbere Fred Forsythe and Rev A Keith Hauser. Officers installed included Rodell Long Worshipful Master Jerry Lapour Senior Warden and others with Lawrence Turley Chaplain John Young Senior Deacon Roy Thompson Senior Steward and Don Shoemaker Junior Steward. A trombone solo by Russell Long with Henry Brinkman at the piano followed and Ervin Opheim of Dakota Guy gave a Masonry lecture. The meeting opened with a 26:30 dinner prepared by OES officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Erwin BE. Dubbere
Fred Forsythe
Laurens
A. Keith Hauser
Rolfe
Rodell Long
Jerry Lapour
James Block
John Brinkman
Conrad Majorewicz
Lawrence Turley
John Young
Kenneth Pederson
Roy Thompson
Don Shoemaker
George Lehnus
Tyler
Russell Long
Henry Brinkman
Ervin Opheim
Dakota Guy
O.E.S
Peace Corps Test At 8:30 am This Saturday
The Peace Corps will hold a test at 8:30 am this Saturday January 9. Eligible applicants should bring valid ID and arrive early for registration and seating.
Untitled obituary poem reflects on a mother’s life
The text mourns a mother whose life spanned joys and hardships. It lists survivors including five sons, one daughter, 84 grandchildren, 57 great grandchildren, and a great great grandchild. It ends with a solemn exhortation to face death with trust and peaceful rest.
Card of Thanks for Bereavement and Anniversary Wishes
The family of Marion Overmire thanks relatives and friends for sympathy after the bereavement and for wedding anniversary cards and other expressions of support.
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Marion Overmire
Anniversary thanks and holiday drawings in Rolfe
John and Myrtle Rickless thank merchants of Rolfe for gifts and greetings on their anniversary. Dennis Shimon and Mrs. Buster O Neill express gratitude for a bed spread and humidifier won in Christmas drawings. The family of Mrs Hattie Ives thanks friends for sympathy after her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Myrtle Rickless
Rolfe
Dennis Shimon
Buster O'Neill
Hattie Ives
Community thanks for support after bereavement
The Boyd Imhoff Sr. family thanks everyone who assisted them after their loss and expresses appreciation for flowers, cards, memorials, and acts of kindness and sympathy. They will never be forgotten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Imhoff, Sr
Bowling Report From The Bonnie Bowl Event
Bowling results list teams and scores from Bonnie Bowl with high team game by Havelock Amvets Aux 834 and high team series by Unruh's Furniture 2421. Individual leaders include Erma Jones 554 and Betty Tutt 189 as top game honors go to Erma Jones 200 and Helen Woodford 192.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta’s
Havelock Amvets
Iowa Hydralettes
Bonnie Bowl
Spike’s Deeres
Wood’s
Brownlee Implement
Laurens Dry Cleaners
Unruh’s
Sennett’s Standard
Family Shoe Store
P & M Insurance
Unruh
Erma Jones
Opaldine Clausen
Helen Woodford
Local Auctions List Name Brands and Buyers in Pocahontas Area
A partial list shows buyers and vehicle brands including International truck Buick Rambler and Plymouth from sellers in Pocahontas Laurens Gilmore City Fonda and nearby towns. Names include Abrahamson Etta Mefford Dorothy Olson Eloise Stewart Ernest John son and Bernard Shimon among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Hakes
Laurens
Chevrolet
Marvin F
Rosella Lexterkamp
Ford
Edwin L. Eberle
James BE
Carrie F. DeWolf
Gilmore City
Plymouth
Johnson Electric
Pocahontas
G.M.C
Dean Louis Johnson
Rolfe
Mercury
Melville I. Welty
Buick
Harold L
Mary M. Dodd
Jon Edwin
Pocahontas County Discusses Financing Public Services
Alvin M. Andersen says Pocahontas County will join a statewide 1965 discussion on financing public services. The County Extension Council will organize groups to review current services and funding methods, project future needs, and address citizen roles in financing the common good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Alvin M. Andersen
County Extension Council
I Finan cing Our Public Services discussion groups
County Extension offers four week weekly discussions starting February for small groups of four to six couples. Iowa State University prepared fact sheets guide dialogue without dictating action, ensuring decisions stay with individuals. This follows the 1958 and 1961 Iowa Future Series participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State University
Ames
Andersen
Iowa
Iowa Future Series Discusses Public Financing
About 550 Pocahontas County residents joined the Challenge series and over 600 took part in Future discussions. The program invites households to host talks on Financing Our Public Services with no formal training required. Contact Andersen at the County Extension Office in the courthouse, phone 2316.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Iowa
Andersen
County Extension Council
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank Kirbys
Ricklees
Greater Rolfe Club
Iowa Light and Power
Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Legion
American Legion
ST. Paul's Circles
Pilot Lodge
Ives Aites
Joe Lehman
Vyeld
American Cancer Society
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Rolfe State
Sapphire
Armstrong
Rickard’s Hardware & Appliances
Suimgnass.nnsitivi
Otfii
Astaduns
Jdin
Ayaao
Upim Syp
Russell
Winkleblack
The
Farmers Cooperative Co., Bradgate and
Russell Winkleblack
Bradgate and
Farmers Cooperative Co
Bradgate
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