Valley town calendar shows days of youth events and fairs
June listings include Luther League at P M Peterson home June 15 and Pocahontas Farm Folks Tour to Ames June 16. Des Moines Ship Farm Bureau meeting June 18 at 8 p m, plus June 20 Pierian Missionary Society and Woman's Project Rally at Pocahontas. June 20 21 events include Home Millinery Project and Pythian Kensington. June 22-23 Trade Merit Merchants’ Special Days and 1928 Rolfe Chautauqua, with Aug 17 Girls’ Clubs Achievement Day at Pocahontas.
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Luther League
Peterson
Pocahontas Farm
Towns College
Ames
Pocahontas
Des Moines Ship Farm Bureau
Huesday
Pierian”’ Missionary Society
Wm. Matteson
Annesday
Achievement fHome
Court J Pocahontas
Sday
Pythian Liskensington
K. of Phall Ay
Local HODIST EPISCOPAL Church Announces Weekly Schedule and Events
Rev J H Walker leads Friday service Sunday School and Bible Classes at 10:00 a m Morning worship and Womans Missionary League evening services. A piano recital by Miss Beth Bryan Sunday evening themed Exquisite numbers and artistic delivery. Rev B C Tang from China will speak at morning service as missionary to Korea. Dr Taylor, local Northwest Iowa speaker, to present. Vacation Bible School begins with strong attendance. Six classes underway as children explore new lessons.
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Beth Bryan
Rlch
Miss Bryan
B. C. Tang
China
Korea
Taylor
Northwest
Iowa
Bible
Presbyterian Church Notes by Rev J P Lester
Sunday morning worship Bible class and junior endeavor filled with praise. Children’s Day program delighted attendees. choir music and flower decorations praised. Church floor being oiled for new carpet to be installed next Sunday. Evening service held at the home of Mr and Mrs J C Olerich last week. weather permitting next Sunday service will repeat there with ample parking, a cool pulpit, and good singers.
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J. C. Olerich
Corn Billbugs Hit Pocahontas County Crops
Corn billbugs are injuring young corn across Pocahontas County with reports to the County Agent. On the Iver Brown farm in Des Moines township the pests damaged many plants, prompting notes on their larvae and detection. Control advised includes crop rotation and destruction of infested wild sods. Low ground near unplowed fields may increase infestation risk.
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Pocahontas County
Iver Brown
Des Moines
Local Merchants Unite To Advertise Rolfe
The Arrow begins a 12 part monthly series on making Rolfe a better city with a focus on community progress. Merchants sponsor a unified money saving sale on Friday and Saturday, June 22 and 23, with information and merchandise offered at very low prices in next week’s issue.
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Rolfe
Arrow
Hoover nomination looms at Kansas City affair
Reports from Kansas City indicate Herbert Hoover will be nominated for president at Andy Mellon’s homecoming gathering this week. The Arrow notes farmers may protest but cannot enter the convention hall, while focusing on co-ops, loans, and political maneuvering around Mellon and McNider. The piece also mentions Misses Grant, Larson, and Ryen visiting Lake Okoboji Tuesday.
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Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
Andy Mellon
Andy
Hoover
Hanford McNider
Iowa
McNider
Fess
al Smith
Houston
The
Arrow
Texas
Aletta Grant
Gladys Larson
Maybelle Ryen
Lake Okoboji
Pocahontas County Farm Folks to Visit Iowa State College
A Pocahontas county farm tour to Iowa State College Ames is planned for Saturday June 16 departing 6 45 AM from the court house. County Agent Bowers notes strong interest with many reservations and inquiries about sights and requirements. The day includes campus tours of the dairy and poultry farms meat laboratory livestock exhibits alfalfa plots agronomy farm gardens library and radio station with tours directed by Grant Chapman and college representatives.
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Pocahontas County
Iowa State College
Farm Bureau
Bowers
Court House
Pocahontas
Ames
Grant Chapman
Iowa
Music Test and Demon Demonstration on Friday
Mr. Parkinson and assistant in Sioux City led a music class at the school Music Room with 35 pupils enrolled. The Friday demonstration will decide who continues summer lessons under Miss Amy Ireland and Miss Charlotte Walker. Classes for grade children run each Friday afternoon with a 1:00 Kindergarten to Second Grade slot and 3:30 Orchestra Rehearsal for instrumental players.
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Parkinson
Sioux City
Amy Ireland
Charlotte Walker
Vigilantes Shoot Burglary Suspect at Mallard Creamery
A burglar trapped inside the Mallard Farmers Creamery was mortally wounded by vigilantes after an alarm drew the local patrols. The man, who refused to identify himself, had an accomplice likely fled via the back and fled in a nearby car with Minnesota plates. The incident follows recent creamery burglaries in Ottosen Laurens and nearby areas as authorities seek to curb the theft of butter and dairy products.
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Mallard
Ottosen
Laurens
Mallard Creamery
Carl Larson
Mallard Vigilance Committee
Emmetsburg
Minnesota
al Tho
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Women's Millinery Project Rally Day at Pocahontas
The Women's Millinery Project Rally Day will be held at Pocahontas on Wednesday June 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Mrs William VanBloom of Dayton Iowa, a noted Iowa farm woman, will speak after dinner. Township displays will show hat construction steps and finished hats. All county ladies are invited to attend and view the exhibits. Virginia Kent visited her grandfather J B Kent in Quimby on Sunday.
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Pocahontas
William VanBloom
Dayton
Iowa
Dual Iowa Wedding Links Hancher and Cannon Families
Virgil M Hancher weds Susan Jane Cannon and Margaret Bogart Cannon weds James Harvey Patton Jr in a noon ceremony at the Cannon home Paullina Iowa on June 9 1928. Rhodes scholar Hancher and Northwestern trained Cannon woman are highlighted with reception and guests from multiple states.
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Chas. C. Cannon
Paullina
Iowa
Susan Jane Cannon
Virgil Melvin Hancher
Chicago
Margaret Bogart Cannon
James Harvey Patton Jr
Sweetwater
Tenn
William Bartlett
Chattanooga
Cannon
Fannie McClain
John T. Metcalf
Lohengrin
G. F. Smith
Rolfe
A. B. Tanner
Arlen Wilson
Ill
H. C. Adkins
Nashville
C. E. Hancher
Plover
J. W. Gardner
Yuma
Colo
Sarah Paul
Clyde B
Arrow
Virgil Hancher
M. P. Hancher
Rolfe High
University of Iowa
Rhodes
Oxford University
England
Institution of Learning
Hancher
Sigma Nu
Phi Beta Kappa
Delta Sigma Rho
Kittenball Season Nears End With Muddy Diamonds
Twelve-game season sees Mather and C. B. contending for first place amid rainy conditions. Last week’s results include Mather 18, Mulford 2. C. B. 10, Cole baugh vi onday. Colebaugh 16, Mulford 10. Upcoming schedule lists Colebaugh vs Mather, and C. B. vs Theobald with more clashes to follow.
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Mather
Mulford
Colebaugh Vionday
Theobald
Colebaugh
Alma
Mulord
Save-A-Life period urged for free auto safety tests
Governor proclaims June first to June twenty third as a special period for life saving auto safety tests. Barages and Rolfe Auto Co cooperate offering free testing of all makes. Public urged to check lights and brakes now to avoid penalties after June twenty third.
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Rolfe Auto Co
Lizzie
Woman's Federation to Meet in Laurens June 22
The Federated Women's Clubs will hold the final 1946 meeting in Laurens at the Christian church on Friday June 22. Mrs Francis Hakes chairs the Fine Arts division with assistants Mrs Elmer Larson Mrs W F Hofert and Mrs S J Townsend. The program starts at 10 30 a m with board and committee meetings and officer elections followed by a luncheon at 12 15 p m. Clubs are asked to provide sandwiches salads and pies from listed towns.
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Federated Women’s Clubs
Laurens
The
Christian Church
Francis Hakes
Elmer Larson
Music
W. F. Hofert
Plover
Drama
S. J. Townsend
Gilmore City
Pocahontas
Palmer
Fonda
Varina
Rolfe
Havelock
Pocahontas County Boys Earn Degrees at Iowa State
Two Pocahontas county students were among 465 graduates at Iowa State College spring commencement in Ames. The event featured President R. M. Hughes and a ceremony in State Gymnasium. Kendall from Gilmore City earned a Master of Science in Applied Physics and Wright from Fonda received a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Arts.
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Ames
Pocahontas County
Iowa State College
R. M. Hughes
Clarence W. Kendall
Gilmore City
John R. Wright
Fonda
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Hodist Episcopal Church
J. H. Walker
Erning
Ae A.mpworth League
Ening
Presbyterian Church Notes
J. P. Lester
D. D
Pereiey
Junior Endeavor
Christian Endeavor
Morrill Hall
Poultry F Arm
Central Building
College
Woosu
Petty Wewees
Women’s Millinery Project
Virginia Kent
Quimby
J. B. Kent
Virgil M. Hancher
L Mather Ee Ee Sles
C. & B. Gag Ete
Mulford Eee Eens
Theobald Mee
Woman’s Federation
Iowa State
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