Community events schedule for March and April
A dense list of local meetings and happenings includes Pythian Kensington, Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid, Methodist Missionary Society, C E S School of Instruction, Premiere Bridge Club, Willing Workers, Farm Bureau units, Dads and Lads Banquet, County Spelling Contest, A L D Club, Presbyterian and Sorosis Club gatherings, Bon Ton Bridge Club, Rolfe high school play Here Comes Patricia, American Home Study Club, Y M C A Bridge Club, Tuesday Club, Garfield Township Farm Bureau, 4 H Girls Club, and Farmers Union Local No 973 plus the D M T Senior Class production. Dates span March 12 to April 14 with multiple venues.
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Pythian
Kensington
K. of P. Hall
Trinity Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Society
Clarence Watson
Methodist Missionary Society
R. C. Grant
C. E. S. School of Instruction
Premiere Bridge Club
Wm. Obrecht
Methodist Parsonage
Powhatan Unit
Farm Bureau
Plover
Des Moines Township Farm Bureau
Presbyterian Church
Pocahontas
A. L. D. Club
T. D. Jones
Presbyterian Missionary Society
C. W. Siefkin
Sorosis Club
Owen Patterson
Bon Ton Bridge Club
W. P. Wheeler
Rolfe High School
American Home Study Club
B. A. Kerns
Y.M. C. Bridge Club
H. S. VanAlstine
Gilmore Sty
Garfield Township
J. O. Hosier
Patricia
Farmers’ Union Local No. 973
D M T Farm Union Local 973 Meets in Des Moines Township
Farmers' Union Local No. 973 met Mar 10 at the D M T school building in Des Moines township. The group voted to hold regular meetings on the second Tuesday each month and enjoyed an evening program with local performers and a luncheon afterward. The next meeting is set for Apr 14 at the same venue.
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Farmers’ Union Local No
Des Moines
Ben Lehnus
Manley Johnson
Homeward trek from California ends in Rolfe
Mr and Mrs T O Lowery returned Tuesday from a winter in the west. They left Rolfe in September and drove through Oregon Washington and along the West coast highway. They spent time at Alhambra near Los Angeles and visited a cousin in the Texas Panhandle.
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T. O. Lowery
West
Rolfe
Oregon
Washington
Alhambra
Los Angeles
Bob Janssen
Highway No. 80
Las Cruces
XN. M
Rolfe High Basketball Team Honored by Town Dinner
Town leaders and business people honored the Rolfe High School basketball squad with a dinner served by Muriel Wilson. Dr. C. W. Siefkin acted as toastmaster and speakers praised sportsmanship and training rules as the team heads to the district tournament in Spirit Lake tonight and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Wilson
C. W. Siefkin
F. B. Charlton
T. D. Jones
Marion Bruce
G. &. Shriner
Sam Zickafoose
Frank Charlton
Rolfe
Spirit Lake
Mrs Jas C Truelsen Carded In Garfield Township Obituary
Friends learned Tuesday morning that Mrs Jas C Truelsen died suddenly at her Rolfe area home following an ear infection and high blood pressure leading to a brain hemorrhage. She had long resided in Garfield township. funeral services were set for 1:30 p.m. at the home and 2:00 p.m. at the Rolfe Presbyterian church.
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Jas. C. Truelsen
Rolfe
Vancouver tourism and Fairbanks college paper reach readers
Among 1929 visitors to Vancouver 17 percent stayed at tourist camps. A student monthly at Alaska College Fairbanks now circulates to about 4,000 in the region.
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Vancouver
B. C
Students of Alaska College
Fairbanks
Northern Territory
Sub-District Declamatory Contest Set for Rolfe Tonight
Rolfe high school hosts a northwest Town sub district declamatory contest at 8:00 p m Thursday March 12 in the Rolfe school auditorium. Contestants Reuben Wangberg and Grace McEwen represent Rolfe in the parlor and dramatic divisions after winning in the first round of state competition. Admission is 35 cents for adults and 25 cents for children.
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Rolfe
Northwest Town
Albert City
Laurens
Mallard
Silver Lake Township
Ayrshire
Curlew
Emmetsburg
Ruthven
Rolfe School
Rolfe High School
Reuben ‘Wangberg
Grace McEwen
Des Moines Township 4-H Girls Meet for Sewing Project
Six girls of Des Moines township gathered at the Arthur Vaughn home on March 7 to discuss tools for efficient sewing and to make sewing cases. They sang music memory numbers for babies, then enjoyed a light lunch. The next meeting in two weeks will organize the club and elect officers inviting all girls interested in the clothing project.
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Des Moines Township
Arthur Vaughn
Movers Take Up Residences and Farms in Area
The list details numerous moves and farm acquisitions across Rolfe, Charlton, Pocahontas, Mallard, Plover, Manson and surrounding towns. Entries include Tilly family moving to Mrs. Ed Paulson residence and others settling on farms or homes such as Iver Brown in West Bend and A L Roberts north of Plover.
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Tilly
Ed Paulson
Mads Johansen
Rolfe
Leslie Hughes
Charlton Homestead
Harris Hughes
Charlton Farm
Frank Rutgers
Pocahontas
Iver Brown
West Bend
J. Christensen
Frakjar Place
A. L. Roberts
Plover
Milo Ives
Ted Hewlett Farm
Casper Shimon
Geo. Jolliffe
Metha Peterson
R. Feaster
F. L. Robinson
Mallard
Matt Moore
Bradgate
Ottoson
Mr. Burns
Shannon
Hogs Should Be Raised on Clean Lots
Farmers in Pocahontas County report stronger hog returns by keeping pigs on clean ground for at least four months, avoiding parasites from old lots. County Agent Bowers notes disease risk from old sites and promotes inexpensive hog houses and free bulletins from the county agent office.
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Pocahontas County
Bowers
Pocahontas
Charlton and Davidson Elected to School Board
In a heated school board race, F B Charlton won 179 votes and L R Davidson 157, with Mrs B A Peterson 85 and Mrs Grant Pollock 71 also on the ballot. Twelve ballots spoiled. RE Eikenberry declined candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IF. B. Charlton
L. R. Davidson
B. A. Peterson
Grant Pollock
F. B. Charlton
R. G. Hunter
G. G. Butler
E. Kikenberry
RE. Eikenberry
Obituary for Isom Jamieson of Altoona Iowa
Isom Jamieson born June 21 1875 in Altoona Iowa was the son of Robert and Atlanta Jamieson. He farmed in Palo Alto county near Rolfe and died March 2 1931 after pancreatic cancer surgery in Fort Dodge. He married Lourne Bohm on March 15 1917 and leaves a wife three brothers two sisters and many relatives. Funeral services were held March 4 and interment in Clinton Garfield cemetery Rolfe.
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Isom Jamieson
Altoona
Iowa
Robert
Atlanta Jamieson
Palo Alto County
Rolfe
Fort Dodge
Lourne Bohm
Bloomington
Belle Garber
Herb Smith
Hugh Jamieson
Charles Jamieson
Dent, Minn
Will Jamieson
Bondurant Town
H. S. Pharo
Methodist Church of
West Bend
Grant Johnson
Nellie Smith
W. P. Wheeler
J. B. Kent
A. R. Graham
John Hewlett
Powhatan Farm Bureau Meeting Set for March 16
Farm Bureau program at Plover public school Monday evening features motion pictures music and a farce. Mrs J H Pollock leads the program with Mrs F St Eggspuchter handling musical numbers. All invited.
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Farm Bureau
Plover
J. H. Pollock
F. St. Eggspuchter
Nine of ten spinsters never stop yearning
A humorous reflection notes that nine of ten spinsters remain hopeful and yearn for romance, suggesting enduring desire regardless of age.
Pocahontas County teams shine in state basketball tourneys
Pocahontas County squads posted strong showings at last weekend's sectional events. Rolfe won Class A at Plover by beating Plover 27-25 and Algona 27-20, while DMT reached Class B finals before losing to Mallard. Andrew Truelsen Jr. of Cummins Township starred as a standout guard.
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Pocahontas County
Rolfe
Plover
Algona
D. M.T
Mallard
Andrew Truelsen Jr
Cummins
Varina
Seneca
Webb
Laurens
Arona
Ware
Gillette’s Grove
Fort Dodge
Pocahontas
Gowrie
Palmer
Dayton
Solmers
Otho
Lehigh
Agro
Ralfe
Spirit Lake
Battle Creek
Boone
Webster City
Communities told to stop violating state gambling laws
Attorney General John Fletcher warned county attorneys of common violations by merchants offering premiums to attract trade. He noted that drawings constitute lottery schemes and violate state law, with prizes often including cars. The notice urges stoppage before arrests, distinguishing legal guessing and voting contests from drawings.
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John Fletcher
DeVaul
Farm Bureau Offers Aid to Red Cross in Relief Efforts
Pocahontas County Farm Bureau directors pass a resolution to provide the bureau’s means and services to the Pocahontas County Red Cross for relief work in drought and other needy areas. The group notes requests to assist Piney Woods School in Mississippi and plans a coordinated effort with Red Cross as Clem McCastan coordinates a fuller announcement next week.
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Pocahontas County
Red Cross
Piney Woods
Laurence C. Jones
Broken serial romance by Ruby Ayres to debut in The Arrow
The Arrow obtains serial rights to Ruby M Ayres newly acclaimed tale Broken about Giles Chittenham and Julie Farrow. A man seeks revenge for his brother by wooing the wrong woman, then falls truly in love while bound by prior marriage and tangled loyalties. First installment appears Thursday March 26.
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Ruby M. Ayres
Miss Ayres
Altho
Giles Chittenham
Julie Farrow
Rural libraries spark countywide library experiment
The Black Hawk County Library System tests free service from September 1930 for a year. Stations in seventy eight one room schools reach 1,300 students. a Ford wagon delivers books to communities thrice weekly. Iowa lags in library service and a county library may be needed.
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Black Hawk County
Waterloo
Teachers to Entertain DM T Farm Bureau Unit
Des Moines Township Bureau Unit of the Des Moines school will hold a meeting at the T M T school building on Monday March 16. R MeIn chairman invites attendance and promises an entertaining program.
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DM. T. Farm Bureau Unit
Des Moines
Cip
R. MeIn
Cairman
Gete
Iowa road program to continue despite court questions
The article notes the Iowa paved roads constitutional amendment faces possible Supreme Court action, but the road program proceeds regardless, with higher costs. It urges supporting home owned stores.
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Spencer News-Herald
Supreme Court
Iowa
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D. M. T. Farm Union
California
Germany
England
France
D. M. FT
Charlton
Davidson
Powhatan Farm Bureau
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