Birthday Dinners and Bridge Parties Highlight Community
A series of social events showcased town life with a Sunday birthday dinner for Carol and Carolyn Heathman at the Clarence Heathman home. Mrs. Bernice Hauck hosted multiple bridge sessions, honoring Janice Stelzer and Mary Jane Dow, with out-of-town guests. Other gatherings included a dinner hosted by G. G. Butler for Etta Symes and friends from Los Angeles, a Golf Club Auxiliary dessert luncheon, and a family picnic at the Wiegman home following church installation services.
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Clarence Heathman
Carol Heathman
Carolyn Heathman
Bess Cruickshank
Plover
Dean Stover
Robert Heathman
Orville Heathman
Bernice Hauck
Bridge
Janice Stelzer
Mary Jane Dow
Islea Graeber
Marian Gunderson
Dow
Stelzer
Joan Ballard
Bernice Sedlacek
Pocahontas
G. G. Butler
Etta Symes
Russell Dow
Los Angeles
R G. Hunter
Golf Club
Women's Golf Club
Maureen Ranney
Rosemary Loxterkamp
Evelyn Kaiser
Lois Accurso
Canasta
Rosemary Lexterkamp
Family Golf Club
Wiegman
Marie Wiegman
Presbyterian Church
Three Ring Circus to Visit Iowa State Fair
Des Moines announces a three ring circus at the Iowa State Fair from August 25 to September 1 to augment amphitheatre programs. Acts include the Aerial Hustress on a pole 182 feet high, the Three Franks, Gautier's Tallyho, Torelli's Circus, Art James and the Rudenko Brothers with trained animals, tight-wire walkers, and acrobats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
L. B. Cunningham
Cunningham
Three Franks
Gautier
Torelli
Circus
Art James
Rudenko Brothers
Franks
County 4-H Girls Attend State Convention at Ames
Fifteen Pocahontas county 4-H girls traveled to Ames for the Twenty first Annual State 4-H Girls convention on the Iowa State College campus. Leaders Maxine Lampe Lily Blondis and Dorothy Hodgskiss accompanied them. sessions ran Tuesday evening through Friday noon with tours, home economics talks, and a campus demonstration program. Murl McDonald of Ames was honored as an honorary 4-H member by Page county girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Iowa State College
Ames
Maxine Lampe
Pocahontas
Lilly Blondis
Laurens
Dorothy Hodgskiss
County Extension Home
Delores Aldrichs
Palmer
Bellville Belles
Naomi Diggs
Rolfe
Des Moines Lively Lassies
Janet Plantz
Grant Glisteners
Grace Shaw
Lincolnettes
Betty Huisebus
Manson
Lizard Loyal Lassies
Sherry Majorowicz
Powhatan Squaws
Dorothy Martin
Fonda
The
Cedarettes
Maxine Julius
Gilmore City
Lake Lassies
Nancy Shelgren
Garfield Gleaners
Mary Lou Naneman
Dover Doors
Ruth Vial
Sherman Senoritas
JoAnne Swalin
Pomeroy
Colfax Crickets
Charles E. Finley
Floyd Andre
P. Mabel Nelson
Margherita Tarr
June Brown
Emelda Kunan
Department of Applied Art
Campanille
Ira Schroeder
Mourning in Emmetsburg as Father Dies Nine Hours After Daughter
Nine hours after the death of Mrs. Daisy Van Gorden of Emmetsburg, her 91 year old father William Dick-Ped died following a prior stroke. He passed away without knowing his daughter had preceded him, and the two deaths occurred within a short span.
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Daisy van Gorden
Emmetsburg
William Dick-Peddie
Radcliffe firemen celebration faces midway concession closures
Crowds attended the Radcliffe firemen event but midway attractions were reduced as 15 of 24 concessions were closed by the sheriff hours after opening for gambling law violations.
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Radcliffe Firemen
Hoover Commission says $140 million savings for Post Office
The Hoover Commission reports annual savings of 140 million dollars if the U S Post Office Department updates its organization and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover Commission
U.S. Post Office Department
Liberty Horses Star in Torelli’s Circus Act
Liberty horses star in Torelli's Circus as precision comedy unfolds. Art James performs rapid roller skate dances and the Rudenko Brothers showcase a fiery juggling display with torches.
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Liberty Horses
Torelli
Art James
Rudenko Brothers
Installation of Rev Martin J Prehn at Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian church will observe the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper at the Sunday service and install Rev Martin J Prehn as pastor at 7:30 PM. Ministers assisting include Rev John E Wheatley, Rev Edmund L Marousek, Rev Fricke E Conaway, Rev Marion L Blake, Rev Joseph M Doms, and Rev Warren Ives. Visitors welcome. social gathering and refreshments follow. Session meets July 11.
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Edmund L. Marousek
Jefferson Church
Fricke E. Conaway
Estherville
Marion L. Blake
Lake City
Joseph M. Doms
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Fort Dodge
Warren Ives
Linn Grove
Lutheran Church Sunday Schedule and Activities
Pastor Fred Jacobsen leads worship at 9 a.m. with Sunday school at 10 a.m. The Luther League meets Monday evening at Roy Simonson home. Choir practice is at 8 p.m. Visitors are always welcome.
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the Lutheran Church
Fred Jacobsen
Luther League
Roy Simonson
Assembly of God Schedule for Rev. L. L. Fogelman
The Assembly of God lists Rev. L. L. Fogelman as pastor with morning worship at 11 a.m. and an evangelistic service at 8 p.m. A prayer service and Bible study are set for Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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Assembly OF God
L. L. Fogelman
Methodist Church Promotes Friendly Community Spirit
The Methodist Church invites all to a friendly community worship. Pastor Arthur G. Peterson leads 9:30 a.m. Sunday school and 10:30 a.m. morning worship with sermon on Retaining Our Nation's Christian Heritage. Evening services include 6 p.m. youth fellowship and an 8 p.m. official board meeting.
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THE
Methodist Church
Arthur G. Peterson
Survey Finds Taxes Burden Public Through Corporate Costs
The Brookings Institution and Council of State Chambers of Commerce report show federal taxes totaling 404 billion dollars last year. Personal income taxes provide 44 percent, corporate income taxes 28 percent, social security 6 percent, and various excise taxes 21 percent. A Ford executive notes price increases reflect after tax costs. families face sizable corporate tax components in prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Uncle Sam
Council of State Chambers of Commerce
Washington
Brookings Institution
Ernest Breech
Ford Motor Co
Bees Descend On Popcorn Stand At Tows Falls
A swarm of bees descended on Louis Knudson's popcorn stand at Tows Falls at noon. Paul and Albert Kulis removed the bees to their apiary west of Iowa Falls without anyone being stung and no customers were present.
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Louis Knudson
Tows Falls
Mr. Knudson
Paul
Albert Kulis
Iowa Falls
Strawberry Slug Control Using Rotenone In Stages
A grower plans to apply rotenone to manage strawberry slugs in patches where berries have begun to form. The treatment targets slug populations to protect early fruit development and reduce damage before harvest.
Iowa State Fair Announces Large Rodeo Contest
Des Moines reports the Iowa Mid-Century State Fair will host a wide open rodeo in August with over 6000 in cash prizes. Entry open nationwide for riders ropers and cowhands. Contests include bronc riding calf roping steer wrestling bareback plus trick riding and events daily August 25 to 27.
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Des Moines
United States
L. B. Cunningham
Cunningham
State Fair Board
Official Rodeo Cowboys’ Association
Grant couple marks 55th wedding anniversary at home
Mr and Mrs J T Grant celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary quietly at their home Sunday with their sons and daughters in law Rollin Grant of St Paul Minnesota and F E Grant in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Grant
Rollin Grant
St. Paul, Minn
F. E. Grant
Fatal Neighbor Altercation Ends in Mystic Man's Death
R. L. Nelson of Mystic died after a clash with neighbor Tom Lewis in which Nelson was struck on the head with a ball bat. He succumbed while en route to the hospital.
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R. L. Nelson
Mystic
Tom Lewis
Jefferson high grid stars hold reunion after two undefeated seasons
Thirteen members of Jefferson high school's 1928 and 1929 football team held a reunion at Jefferson. The squad, undefeated in two years, was scored on only once. A brick from a moving truck damaged Norman Dunitz's car near Grinnell with $50 in damage.
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Jefferson High School
Jefferson
Norman Dunitz
Newton
Grinnell
Iowa Doctor Receives Major Cancer Research Fellowship
Dr Horace W Gerarde of the College of Medicine at the State University of Iowa earned one of twenty American Cancer Society fellowships for young physicians and scientists training in cancer research. The award, announced in New York City, brings the Society’s 1950 51 fellowship total to 52 with 196 700 dollars in funding. Iowa officials say the prize marks a key step for SUI cancer research and follows two additional ACS grants of 10 000 dollars awarded last month to SUI scientists.
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American Cancer Society
Horace W. Gerarde
College of Medicine
State University of
Doctor Morgan
SUI
Society
Local Ties Tie Potts and Cornell Families Across Cities
Mrs. Thos. E. Potts of Charlotte North Carolina and Creighton Cornell of St. Louis Missouri visited for several days last week with their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cornell. Mrs. Potts was formerly Martha Cornell and once lived in this vicinity.
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Thos. E. Potts
Charlotte, N. C
Creighton Cornell
St. Louis
Ed Cornell
Potts
Martha Cornell
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Clif ford Nielsen
Jodee Lynn is the name of the daughter born to Mr and Mrs Clif ford Nielsen in Camas Washington on June 18. She weighed six pounds one hundred thirty four ounces at birth.
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Jodee Lynn
Clifford Nielsen
Camas
Wash
Unclear fragmentary note on shipment and design reference
The readable text mentions a shipment from Rapids via CRISP TM and a stray line about Stalin's designs and a girl next door with a junior reference. The fragmentary nature prevents a coherent event or outcome.
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Stalin
Girl Next Door
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Lulu White
Agnes Jacobson
Mary Blessing
Mrs. Stelzer
Pine Room
Jennie Bowen
Hauck
Iowa State Fair
Iowa
Ed Spear
Sioux Falls
Maurice
Fred Witt
Misa Freeman
Eccles Clothing
N. Carolina
Beckord’s Hatchery
H. Chapman
E. C. White, Jr
Hampshire
Climax Mill & Feed Co
Minnesota
Arthur Sparks
Sargeant
Minn
Austin
Angus Bull
Schiensig Bros
G. F. Ries
Gilmore
Climax Mill and Feed Co
Garst & Thomas
COON
Bath
Ge Peterson
Sec'y
Try Paul’s Lutheran Church
Brinkman
Dex Rolfe
Humberg’ Dering Co
Humboldt, Is
Mill & Feed Co
Cathrine Barr
Call Rolfe Phone
Plymouth
Fraser
Ford Tudor
Willys
FORD
DODGE
HeeHaw News
Illinois
Kentucky
John Lewis
Joe Stalin
Dar Rapids
J.T Grant & Son
Rolf
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