Town Clerk Resigns as June 1 Effective Change
J.H. Brinkman resigns after 16 years as Town Clerk with July 1 effective date. Mrs. Evelyn Leadley appointed to succeed him by town council. Rollie Mann named manager of local liquor store. Diane Sinek Cindy Taylor Barbara Lexterkamp and Jill Brinkman attend Camp Lakota near Dayton with others. Lynn Guess visited grandmother May Guess in Exmetsburg from June 24. Also notes on 20 years ago events and 1956 poultry course attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ace
J Rollie Mann
Diane Sinek
Cindy Taylor
Barbara Lexterkamp
Dayton
Jill Brinkman
Cheryl Rickard
J.H. Brinkman
Evelyn Leadley
Brinkman
Lynn Guess
Exmetsburg
May Guess
John Newcomb
Sidney Beccord
Beckord's Hatchery
Dr. Saisbury
Charles City
Local notes recall longtime community events across decades
A collage recalls events from 30, 40 and 50 years ago. Eldon Obrecht joined the National Symphony Orchestra for summer and winter sessions in Washington D C. Joe Lehman buys Thompson Brothers building with occupancy planned in September. Jensen resigns from Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors. J M Bush appointed to finish term. Local families vacationed near Havelock and Des Moines, while Melba Ader wins a 1936 amateur contest and a mail carrier’s duties shift temporarily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradgate
Eldon Obrecht
W.M. Obrecht
Washington, D.C
National Symphony Orchestra
Joe Lehman
Thompson Implement
Thompson Brothers
Lehman Famlie
Elevance Jensen
Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors
J.M. Bush
Plover
Jensen
Shirley
Susann
Linda Hughes
Leslie and
Margie Hughes
Havelock
Melba Ader
D.M.T. Woman's Club
Oswald Pattee
Bradgate United Methodist Church hosts May social and 85th birthday
A May 27 social at the Bradgate United Methodist Church marked Jim Jennings and Sue Hanson’s engagement reveal, with readings by Mrs. Dale Wagner and songs by Kathy Benge. Guests and family from Rutland Humboldt Gilmore City and Eagle Grove attended. Also noted were an 85th birthday open house for Nelle Tutley and a Confirmation service led by Rev. Warren Bintz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradgate
John Schults
Jim Jennings
Sué Hanson
Rutland
Lyle Jennings
John. R. Hanson
Bertha. Jennings
Humboldt
Dan Bradley
Gilmore City
John C. Hanson
Erwin Lehman
Eagle Grove
Dale Wagner
Kathy Benge
Something
Jackie Nelson
Jerry Paulson
Sue
Jim
Ron
Julius
Lynn Jennings
Tracy Julius
Shelley Shimon
Chris Wagner
Leonard Jensen
Iver Behrendsen
Erling - Dasphagn
Steven
Cheryl
Wadeca,Minh
Arlo ‘Jacobson
Des. Moines
Stanley Benjamin
Fred Benjamin
Roger Benjamin
Virgil Hacker
Marsha
Jim Peebles
Crystal Lake
Rudy Olson
Larsen
Gotch Park
Lawrence Harris
Lompoc
Calif
Carlos Harris
Harris
Russell Lanning
Rolfe
Jean Vote
Larry Junkman
Ricky
Rockwell City
Julie Kinseth
Carroll Kinseth
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Virgily
Ida
Frank
Rodney Hacker
Cakaloosa
Ing
Meas
Elim Nickelson
Havelock
Nelle Tutley
Bradgate United Methodist Church
Milford Zeman
Kenneth Placar
Bennett
Wisc
Donald Boyen
Paul Trexal
Velma Gifford
Plato
Keith Gayers
Robert East‘man
Lucille Shipp
Pine Bluff
Wyo
Genivive Gratm
Rawlins
Elmer Naeve
Morris Fuller
Ottosen
Bernard Jacobs
Hum- Cheyenne
Howard Parsons
Seattle
Wash
Wyoming
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Missouri
Iowa
Warren Bintz
Kenneth Dayton
Ee Delmar
John
Bony
Jay
Mitch "Naeve
Naeve
Chevy Lanning
Gordon Lanning
WF. Hundertmark
Livermore
Leroy Larsen
Pete Sorlein
Caldwell
Idaho
Alvin Pederson
Algona
Merle Sorlein
Delva Pederson
Merle
Bede
Nelle Turley
Donald Bowen
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Kenneth Pederson
Little Son
Kenny
Fort Worth
Tex
Jane Shelgren
Harold Shelgren
B.A
Des Moines
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sam Miller
Abe DeVaul
Fonda
Clyde Charlton
Polk County
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the Legion Hall
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