Pocahontas Ideas and Housing Debate in Town Page
Local notes discuss a North Dakota style shack replacing a home on the town’s edge and the housing issue. Writers praise school lectures for high and junior high students while condemning a talk opposing secret organizations and promoting a European Sabbath. Community figures, Red Cross errands, and upcoming county candidate activity are mentioned.
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Gighe American
Legion
Publi Wreed
Mnday
McMichael 7
Fonda
Ford
Grace
A ‘Eaton
Antoinette Bonstetter
America
Pocahontas
North Dakota
Great American Wonders collection funded by late Charles Gunther
Charles F Gunther of Chicago left a vast collection of historical documents autographs and relics to permanent quarters in Chicago. The display traces westward expansion from Atlantic colonies to the Pacific and includes Washingtons compass the 1650 first mention of America the 1685 Gazette the Grant surrender table the Lincoln era items the Louisiana transfer 1803 and other artifacts. The estate reportedly spent about one million dollars over forty years in pursuit. Ragel Rags offers payment per pound for clean cotton rags.
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Maxx
Charles F. Gunther
Chicago
America
Atlantic
Pacific
George Washington
Te Gazette
Oxford
England
Grant
Lee
Appomattox Court House
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Louisiana
Spain
France
United ‘States
Gunther
Voters in Rolfe vote out pool halls
The Luverne News comments on Rolfe voters closing pool halls and questions whether the change improves matters, contrasting with concerns about gambling when prizes or jackpots are involved.
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Rolfe
Luverne News
Rolfe School Students Prepare for Contests and Performances
Marion Hollis will speak at the pre district declamatory contest in Sheldon Friday evening March 3 and may advance to the district in Spencer. Miss Elsie Kane was out sick Tuesday and Wednesday. The girls basketball team travels to Pocahontas next Saturday, while the operetta Snow White debuts March 10 and 11 in the school auditorium. The high school orchestra features the debut of the Boys Glee Club. Vivian Showers helped in the fourth grade Wednesday afternoon. The boys head to Storm Lake Friday for the Buena Vista basketball tournament.
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Marion Hollis
Sheldon
Spencer Goon
Elsie Kane
Storm Lake
Buena Vista
Farm Bureau Meeting and Bees Demonstration
The Lake Township Farm Bureau met Feb 28 at Emmett Stallcup’s home near Gilmore City with 27 members. Bee specialist Newman Lyle presented lantern slides on proper bee management and a soil test demonstration was planned for March 7 at the Lake Township center school. Local youths in Cedar Township formed clubs for corn and poultry under new officers Fosier Thornberry and Wim Carey Jr. The Cedar club will meet March 16, with entries closing then. bees demonstration was also noted as Newman Lyle visited Pocahontas Feb 23-24 to review apiaries.
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Lake Township
Farm ‘Bureau
Emmett
Stallcup
Gilmore City
I Lyle
Lake Township- Center
Cedar Township
Corn and
Farm Bureau
Fosiier Thornberry
Wim. Carey Jr
Newman Lyle
Pocahontas
County apiary project plans two year phase and new sites
The plan confines demonstration work to two years and three apiaries in the county with five colonies under a specialist. The colonies use improved handling methods to prevent swarming and strengthen swarms, boosting honey crop. Demonstration apiaries at Allbee and Minkler farms near Plover enter second year, Ed Kirby farm near Gilmore City hosts a new site, and Ben Behrendsen’s Gilmore City farm starts under county agent supervision. Farm Bureau schedules include county board May 6 at 1:00 pm and township meetings in Marshall Powhatan Garfield Cedar Lake on March 10 11 16 16 28 at 7:30 pm.
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Allbee
Minkler
Plover
Ed Kirby
Gilmore City
Ben Behrendsen
Farm Bureau
Marshall
Powhatan
Garfield
Cedar
Lake Township
Des Moines Tribune News Offer and Subscription Card
Local ad notes price drop to four dollars a year for The Des Moines Tribune. Mentions free samples and a local representative H. F. Thomas with phone numbers 146 and 1280 ready to assist subscribers.
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H. F. Thomas
Petersons Clothes Shop Ad Promotes New Spring Stock
To the people of Bradgate and community we welcome you to our store to inspect our new spring stock of men's young men's and boys clothing fresh from manufacturers Latest in suits furnishings and shoes Come to our store first we can save you money on your clothing wants For the ladies we have the Phoenix silk hose For Sale 240 bushels of potatoes 175 per bushel Have just finished sorting them Suitable for eating or for seed F Tompkins Rolfe Iowa 47-2
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Bradgate
Phoenix
F. Tompkins
Rolfe
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Rolfe School
Vivian
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NEWS
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Iowa
Peachat Line Outfiters
Independent
General Fund
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