Date Goodell To Take Position At Hawaii Univ
Pocahontas county extension director Goodell announced in the Farm Bureau board meeting that he will resign in May to join the University of Hawaii extension staff. He began as Youth Assistant in 1946 and will relocate to Kauai first, about 90 miles from Honolulu.
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Goodell
Pocahontas County
Farm Bureau Board
University of Hawaii
Max Naylor
Far Bureau
Towa State College
Hawaii
Island
Kawaii
Honolulu
Cummins Wins 4-H Championship in Pocahontas County
Cummins township outlasted Powhatan 27 to 26 in the Pocahontas County 4 H basketball final at Pocahontas High School on March 26. Anderson led Cummins with 10 points while Maitland also had 10 for Powhatan. Des Moines Township beat Grant 32 to 30 in the consolation, led by Kenneth Lehnus with nine points and five straight free throws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummins
Anderson
Maitland
Powhatan
Des Moines Township
Grant
Des Moines
Kenneth Lehnus
Nedved
Grant Township
Monke Hen
Walrath
Attend County Club Convention in Laurens by Rolfe women
Twenty Rolfe women attended the Pocahontas County Federation clubs convention held at the Laurens Methodist Church with Laurens Woman's club as hostess. O A Jacobson chaired, assisted by Russell Harris. The County Chorus directed by F L Meyer performed two numbers. Rolfe participants included J E Hynds, L C Olney, Arnold Wold and others from A L D Y W Tuesday and Woman's clubs. Holy Week services listed for Presbyterian and Methodist churches with Palm Sunday film Showing Reaching from Heaven. Navy C-4 emergency ration provides 3800 calories per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Pocahontas County
Des Moines
Mesdames J. E. Hynds
L. C. Olney
Arnold Wold
Mesdames Jacobson
Harris Alta Hewlett
Muriel Wilson
Earl Chambers
Libby MacVey
Iva Brown
Mary Grethen
J. E. Hynds
M. R. Soth
J. C. Nelson
C. B. Olerich
H. F. Olerich
H. F E. Girard
LeRoy Larson
R. B. Ranney
R. Q. Slattenow
Cora Belle Pollock
A.L.D
Y.W
Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church
Services Held for Hans Worster
Funeral services were held at the Rolfe Methodist church for Hans Worster 77 of Bradgate. The Rev H V Bartz officiated the 1 80 o'clock services at the home and 2 o'clock services at the church. Burial was in Clinton Garfield cemetery. He died at his home Mancing April 3 after a several months illness. He is survived by his wife
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Methodist Church
Hans Worster
Bradgate
H. V. Bartz
Clinton-Garfield Cemetery
Mgr. Vorster
Mancing
Youth Groups Plan Activities in County 4-H Program
Farm Bureau volunteers set up the 1949 county 4-H clubs with at least 26 boys and girls clubs planned. Enrollment is expected to reach 550. Rural Youth has 65 members with Virgil Shelgren as president. Young Married Couples group holds monthly educational meetings. next gathering April 19 with place to be announced. Farm Bureau President Don Trenary calls the programs one of the county’s most important activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
County Farm Bureau
Don Trenary
Pocahontas County
Virgil Shelgren
Trenary
Cripples Make Easter Lilies In Five States
A quarter million paper lilies were made by Iowa’s handicapped workers for the Easter Seal program across five states. Lilies from Iowa will be sold the week before Easter in Nebraska South Dakota Georgia Arizona and Iowa. Volunteers mainly students conduct sales under the Iowa Society for Crippled Children and Adults supervision with Homer Ganong directing rehabilitation.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Towa
United States
Nebraska
South Dakota
Georgia
Arizona
Iowa Society For
Homer Ganong
Society
Des Moines Township Farm Bureau Met at Schoolhouse
Des Moines Township Farm Bureau gathered Friday evening March 25 with good attendance. Dale Goodell spoke on trade policies and their effect on the country. One act plays drew applause, new community members were introduced, and violin selections entertained.
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Des Moines Township Farm Bureau
Dale Goodell
Naomi Diggs
Laurel Lehnus
Melvin Thorson
Roy Cobb
Irene Imhoff
Heat Lamp Fire Hazard Focus At Spencer Mutual Meeting
North west Iowa mutuals held a Spencer gathering with 10 directors and officers to discuss reducing farm fire losses from electricity. Topics included unsafe heat lamps and electric brooders, wiring upgrades, proper grounding, and the need for public education by county mutuals. O'Brien and Clay County mutuals hosted. Pocahontas representatives included O I Lehnus and C F Hawley.
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Lowa County
All County Mutuals
O'Brien County Mutual
Clay County Mutual
Bill Keifer 78 Dies at University Hospital Town City
Pocahontas county resident for about 60 years died April 2 at University Hospital Town City after being brought there March 28. He came from Pomeroy after marrying Edith Fredenberg, farmed then ran a dray business. Survived by sons Kenneth Kellogg Iowa Elmer Arizona and daughters Madge Holdeman Palm Springs and Mrs Ralph Finkle Berwyn. Mrs Keifer died in 1947 and a daughter Nellie predeceased him.
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Pocahontas
Bill Kiefer
Pocahontas County
University Hospital
Town City
Kiefer
Pomeroy
Edith Fredenberg
Nellie Kiefer
Kenneth
Kellogg
Iowa
Elmer
Arizona
Madge Holderman
Palm Springs
Calif
Ralph Finkle
Berwyn
Ill
Sunday School Workers Attend Training Conference
Eleven Sunday school workers from the local Methodist church attended a training conference at the Humboldt Methodist church last Wednesday afternoon. The session focused on available materials and their use, led by Dry. C. J. Semans assisted by Dr. C. O. Strohl Rev. Lawrence Carleton and Miss Mae Boorman. Attendees from Rolfe included Art DeVaul and several local members.
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Humboldt Methodist Church
Dry
C. J. Semans
Area Office of Christian Education
Des Moines
C. 0. Strohl
Lawrence Carleton
Mae Boorman
Rolfe
Art DeVaul
O. A. Jacobson
Spring farm work delayed in Pocahontas county
Soil temperatures remain low and moisture levels high delaying spring field tasks in Pocahontas county. With improved weather, farming activities are expected to start early next week. Pig litters for the season are slightly above last year with one farmer noting an average of 11.4 from 10 litters.
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Pocahontas County
Heifers Sell At Chicago Yard For 25.25 Per Cwt
Donald Trenary of Pocahontas county shipped 972 pounds of heifers at the Chicago Stock Yard yesterday. The cattle sold in the morning trade for 25.25 dollars per hundredweight according to market officials.
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Chicago
Donald Trenary
Pocahontas County
Farmers Learn Methods of Weed and Pest Control
Farmers attended weed and pest control clinics held across the state organized by the Iowa State College Extension Service the Town Department of Agriculture and the Farm and Home Register. Harold Gunderson noted June and July moth activity for borers urging timely DDT treatments while Sylvester stressed integrating chemicals with good cultural practices and proper dosages for 2 4 D.
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Poedwhontas County
Spencer
Lowa State College Extension Service
Town Department of Agriculture
Baw Farm and Home Register
Harold Gunderson
Gunderson
Silvester
Garfield Hustlers 4-H Club Meeting Highlights
The Garfield Hustlers 4-H club met Monday night at Jon Olerich's home. Jon made a wire recording of the meeting. Merle Dailey and Kenneth O'Donnell were chosen to attend the summer camp at Lake Okoboji. John Shelgren was elected to attend the short course at Town State college at Ames. Lunch was served by Mrs. Olerich.
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Garfield Hustlers
4-H
Jon Olerich
Jon
Merle Dailey
Kenneth O'Donnell
Lake Okoboji
John Shelgren
Town State College
Ames
Olerich
Sivertson Funeral Held After Fargo Death
Helmer Sivertson aged 53 died March 17 in Fargo North Dakota. Funeral services were held March 21. He was a son of Andrew and [unreadable] Sivertson longtime Rolfe residents who left town about 30 years ago.
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Helmer Sivertson
Fargo
N. D
Andrew Sivertson
Rolfe
Fragmented OCR Item Yields Sparse Details
The readable text fragment shows garbled phrases and names with unclear context. It references hosts, payments, and a few disjoint terms but lacks coherent events, dates, or identifiable organizations to summarize into a clear news item.
Rural Women's Day Draws Crowd to Pocahontas
Rural Women's Day at Sacred Heart Holy Name hall featured Martha Duncan speaking on homemaking and women’s radio editing at WOT, with two white horses used as examples. Charley McLain of Havelock praised the National Barn Bureau trip, a panel discussed county work, and local sextets performed. Attendance listed by township totaled around 200 plus attendees.
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Ieveryone
Martha Duncan
Sacred Heart Holy Name Hall
Pocahontas County
WOT
Martha
Fred
Bertha
Charley McLain
Havelock
New Jersey
Bse
Proup
Gottlieb Janssen
Palmer
Richard Stamper
Gilmore City
George Lehnus
Rolfe
Mare
Walter Wooodin
Luturvens
County View
Vue Des
Center
Swan Lake
Cammins
Powhatan
Des Moines
Marshall
Sherman
Roosevelt
Garefield
Dever
Grant
Bigger premiums at Iowa State Fair
The ninety-first annual Iowa State Fair August 26 to September 2 will feature an all time high in cash premiums totaling about 148 500. Added livestock classes push the increase to 3 500 over 1948 with roughly 22 000 for horses 85 000 for cattle 18 200 for swine 7 600 for sheep and 5 800 for poultry and pigeons. 4 H and Future Farmers of America will compete for about 27 000 in livestock and project prizes an increase of nearly 1 000 over last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Es Moines
Iowa
L. B. Cunningham
4-H
Infant William Sroufe Dies in Fort Dodge
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Donald Sroufe of Fort Dodge died Wednesday March 36 in Lutheran hospital where he was born the day before. Last rites were held 1:00 Friday April 1 at Memorial Park cemetery officiated by Rev B L M Watson of Fort Worth Methodist church. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Albert Stoufe of Rolfe attended.
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William Albert Sroufe
Donald Sroufe
Fort Dodge
Lutheran Hospital
Memorial Park Cemetery
Blm. Watson
Fpworth Methodist Church
Albert Stoufe
Rolfe
Kirchner Sells 160 Acre Farm to George Majorowicz
The 160 acre farm of FHBF was sold last week. Kirchner sold the property to George Majorowicz.
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Kirchner
FHBF
George Majorowicz
Allee Named Donor as Morningside Breaks Ground for Field House
Ground breaking for a new 500000 field house at Morningside College in Sioux City will occur April 6 at 10 45 with George M Allee of Newell the naming contributor as guest of honor The facility seats over 4700 and will include a basketball floor swimming pool classrooms offices and locker rooms The old alumni gym will become a library and the project aims to finish for the 1949 50 season completing a 1 000 000 expansion program over two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morningside College
Sioux City
George M. Allee
Newell
Morningside
Allee
HE. A. Roadman
Sioux City College
Johnsons Return From San Diego Winter Stay
Mr and Mrs d A Johnson return Monday from San Diego California where they enjoyed the winter. Mrs Johnsons health greatly improved. They were met at Boone by Mr and Mrs Grant Johnson of Forest City who had come to Rolfe Saturday to prepare the home for Mr Grants parents.
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D. A. Johnson
San Diego
Calif
Kenneally Marks Six Years at Chapman Tamber Co
Tort Kenneally of Independeres completes six years of service at the Chapman Tamber Co in the Jesup office. He began his connection with the fire department back in 403.
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Kenneally
Independeres
Chapman Tamber Co
Flo
Jesup
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