Poppies On Sale May 25 Reflect Veterans’ Stories
Mrs. C. B. Chapmans of Rolfe Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary explains Poppy Day observances. Poppies arrive from Marshalltown, made by disabled veterans of both world wars, each unique. The sale supports veterans financially and provides occupational therapy while honoring those who served.
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C. B. Chapmans
Rolfe Unit
Mean Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
Marshalltown
Europe
Pacific
America
American Legion Auxiliary
Pocahontas 4-H Chooses Camp Candidates
Pocahontas county selects Beverly DeWolf and Phillips Brinkman for the 1946 national 4-H club camp in Washington DC. Four state trip winners will be chosen after eight candidates are interviewed in Des Moines. expenses for one boy and one girl funded by the Des Moines Register and Tribune.
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Pocahontas County
Washington, D. C
Beverly DeWolf
Phillips Brinkman
Max C. Naylor
Des Moines Regist
Tribune
Haveeen Personnally
Des Moines
Ocahontas County
National Club Congress
Beverly
Phillips
Pocahontas Coun Oya’ Club
400 Chickens Suffocated On North Of Roife Farm
Mr and Mrs Albert Jensen report the loss of 400 chickens to suffocation after a parrow s nest fell during the night of April 24. The 400 birds, 300 pullets and 100 mixed, died by morning and shortly after.
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Albert Jensen
Farm&s
Ife
Parrow
Sen
Emergency Seed Drive for German Garden Needs
Miss Harriett Damborg of the Red Cross in Germany telegraphed her father for seeds to supply a 1000 man garden for American servicemen and families. J C Damborg used a personal check to order seeds and a letter of explanation was promised.
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Germany
Red Cross
Harriett Damborg
J. C. Damborg
Miss Damborg
Poll of Farmers Approves OPA Despite Doubts
A Wallace Homestead poll of Iowa farmers shows 69 percent favor extending OPA, with 43 percent supporting a one year continuation and 26 percent six months. Only 19 percent want immediate end, 12 percent undecided. Draft extension also splits opinions, with 65 percent favoring six months and 31 percent ending May 15.
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Des Moines
Wallaces
Iowa Homestead
OPA
Dewey
Iowa
Army
Rexall druggists hold regional convention in Minneapolis
M W Webb reports on the Rexall convention in Minneapolis where over 700 independent Rexall druggists from Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota and Iowa gathered. Justin W Dart optimistic on business outlook and war time easing to allow more products and store improvements. Minnesota Rexall club officers C A Waldron E T Schmidt C Schuehle Jr and W S Smetana hosted the event.
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M. W. Webb
Minneapolis
Rexall Druggists
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Rexall
Webb
United Rexall Drug Company
Justin W. Dart
Minnesota State
Rexall Club
C. A. Waldron
E. T. Schmidt
Buffalo
C. Schuehle, Jr
Fairbault
W. S. Smetana
Hopkins
Pocahontas County crops begin as planting starts
Farmers in Pocahontas County report corn ground ready and corn planting underway with some soybeans planted. Oats and alfalfa show good growth and livestock have been turned into pastures.
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Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
Jook Around Your Home Today Promises Tomorrow’s Glimpse
Readers are invited to explore how today’s domestic spaces reflect future trends in culture technology and lifestyle. A brisk tour of common rooms reveals emerging ideas shaping tomorrow while highlighting everyday objects and practices.
Pocahontas County Forms Soil Conservation District
About 120 landowners voted 88 to 32 on April 27 to create the Pocahontas County Iowa soil conservation district. Polling sites were in Pocahontas Laurens Rolfe Palmer and Fonda. Harry L. Lund received the most votes for district commissioner for six years. Arthur M. Johnson for four years. Fred C. Gilchrist for two years. Three other candidates drew similar totals. The new commissioners met April 30 with assistant state soil conservationist Wm Maakestad to plan work for the district.
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Pocahontas County
Fred C. Gilchrist
Swan Lake Township
Frank Farrell
Dover Township
T. A. Nixon
Center Township
Bert IX. Rude
Grant Township
Wm. Maakestad
Play Features Y. W. Club Supper Monday
The Y W club hosted new members at a Monday supper on April 29 at the Lounge. Purple and white lilacs, white candies, and May basket place cards decorated the table. New president Hattie Lehnus spoke after Ward Brinkman welcomed guests. Anita Beckord presented remembrances, and a play titled The 100 000 Club Paper was staged by members including Barrington Girard Lee Lund and Lehnus. Supper was prepared by retiring officers with help from four high school girls.
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Y.W. Club
Ward Brinkman
Hattie Lehnus
Anita Beckord
Beckord
Barrington
Madge Girard
Mystery Play Set For Des Moines Farm Bureau Meeting
Strange happenings in the Greater Rolfe Lounge lead to the reveal of a play by a Young Women's club cast. The performance titled Where Are You Going Friday Night will be at 8 o'clock Friday May 3 in the D.M.T. schoolhouse as part of the Des Moines township Farm Bureau gathering.
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Rolfe
Young Women’s Club
Des Moines Township Farm Bureau
D.M.T
Couch Will Talk To Farm Group
A. A. Couch, president of the Iowa State Federation of Labor, is scheduled to speak to the Pocahontas county young married couples group. The gathering at the Legion hall in Palmer on Thursday evening May 2 starts with a 7 p.m. dinner followed by a recreational program.
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A. A. Couch
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Pocahontas County
Legion Hall
Palmer
Leg Breaks in Car Crash Involving 18 Year Old
Donald Lanus 18 son of Art Lanus suffered a broken leg and severe cuts and bruises April 21 when a car struck the pickup he rode in. He rode with his seat hanging out over the endgate and was treated by a doctor. He is recovering at his brother Leon ard Lanus home in Gilmore City and is reported to be improving.
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Donald Lanus
Art Lanus
Donald
Leonard
Gilmore City
Pocahontas County Plans Centennial Observance Across Iowa
Pocahontas county prepares to observe Iowa’s centennial with a county-wide event during the 4 H club fair and an Old Settlers program. Co chairmen Frances Young and Hugh Moore head the effort with secretary Mrs Keleher. Local communities may stage centennial activities through summer and fall under county committee guidance.
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Pocahontas County
Iowa
Courthouse Board
Frances Young
Hugh Moore
Pocahontas
Keleher
Old Settlers
Matie L. Bailey
Carl Flanagan
Fonda
L. W. Rouse
Varina
Herbert Hammer
Dover Township
Melvin Royer
Cedar Township
C. E. Peterson
Colfax Township
Grace Maurer
F. C. Gilchrist, Jr
Laurens
Harry Lund
Cummins Township
Erick Blomgren
Marshall Township
Mary Peterson
Swan Lake Township
Palmer
W. J. Lampe
Bellville Township
George Peters
Lake Township
Arnold Thalaker
Lizard
A. J. Shaw
Francis Young
Matie Bailey
Cal Bash
Sherman Township
Ray Crummer
Grant Township
James Bartosh
Roosevelt Township
Ray Miller
Lincoln Township
Girls Improve Home Ec Rooms in Redeccorating
Sophomore home making class completes redecorating project for the home economics rooms. Improvements include new curtains for seven kitchen windows placques above the refrigerator pictures for the sewing room chair seat covers refinished sewing machines cabinet refinished woodwork cleaned waxed repainting of chest of drawers breakfast room set mirror pantry china closet addition of cactus plants and new greenery. Public invitation extended to visit the department.
Pipe Falls on Foot at Charlton Farm
Vern Peters suffered severe bruises when a pipe fell on his foot at the Charlton farm occupied by Art Hanson a week ago Tuesday. He was taken for a doctor visit and X-rays were taken to locate the injuries. He has been walking with crutches for the past week.
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Vern Peters
Charlton
Art Hanson
Six Boys Inducted At Fort Snelling
Pocahontas county youths were inducted into the armed forces at Fort Snelling Minnesota within the past week. Inductees include Tilbert O Hatteberg Fonda Donald G Hudek Kenneth D Lady Havelock Robert W Madsen Rolfe Melvin F Grund Marathon John E E Redshaw Fonda.
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Pocahontas County
Fort Snelling
Minn
Tilbert O. Hatteberg
Fonda
Donald G. Hudek
Pocahontas
Kenneth D. Lady
Havelock
Robert W. Madsen
Rolfe
Melvin F. Grund
Marathon
John EE. Redshaw
Congress
LaVerne L. Schossow
Harold C. Hansen
Glenn A. Reinders
Plover
Donald L. Peterson
William E. Brown
Laurens
Norman D. Brown
Sewel L. Lyon
Gilmore City
Clifford S. Powers
Lyle K. Brown
John K. Kirby
Dale L. Orr
Warren
Gower
Royal
D. Kaiser
Palmer Donald C
Work on Highway 44 to Start Soon
Resident engineer Mr Stevens of the Iowa Highway Commission told the Greater Rolfe club at lunch that grading on highway 44 south of town would begin soon. He added the Pocahontas county farm to market road survey is finished but a firm start date is unavailable. Jean Wiegman attended as a guest of his mother Marie Wiegman.
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Iowa Highway Commission
Stevens
Greater Rolfe Club
Pocahontas County
Jean Wiegman
U. S. Army
Marie Wiegman
Senior Class Play At Rolfe High May 10
Rolfe high school presents the three act comedy Guest in the House in the auditorium Friday May 10 at 8 p.m. The cast includes Ann Proctor Joan Buckwalter Lee Proctor Cleo Hansen Hilda Vera DeVaul Rev Dr Shaw Harold Guderian Aunt Martha Proctor Marilyn Ragan Miriam Blake Carla Bixler Dan Proctor Dick Fisher Douglas Proctor John Wiegman John the butler Paul Sinek Evelyn Heath Ann Jones Frank Dow Virgil Ricklefs Mrs Dow Gloria Delle Miss Rhodes reporter Sally Webb Cam Tracy photographer Eldon Cox.
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Rolfe High School
Ann Proctor
Joan Buckwalter
Lee Proctor
Cleo Hansen
Hilda
Vera DeVaul
Shaw
Harold Guderian
Martha Proctor
Marilyn Ragan
Miriam Blake
Carla Bixler
Dan Proctor
Dick Fisher
Douglas Proctor
John Wieg
Virgil Hancher
State University of Iowa
M. W. Webb
Board of Education
A. Frances Chambers
Marie M. DeVall
Gloria Delle
Maggie DeVries
Mary Lou Grethen
Caroline G. Hartman
M. Ann Jones
Doris J. Harmon
Althea M. MecCullough
Lois A. Madsen
Marilyn O. Ragan
Esther Mae Shelgren
Dorothy M. Trupe
Shirley J. Wolfe
Sally M. Webb
Mary Fuller
Lester Bishop
Robert W. Bradburn
Elden L. Cox
R. Eugene Cornwell
Joseph A. Ferden
Richard D. Fisher
Harold H. Guderian
Byron J. Hunt
Harry M. Murray
Virgil L. Ricklets
Paul L. Sinek
Carl L. Wheeler
John H. Wiegman
Everett Roberts
Navy
Wraywood
Fort Dodge
Weiland Reaches 26th Anniversary as Local Agent
Weiland marked his 26th anniversary as agent for the M. & St. L. on Sunday April 28. He recalled farmers lagging on field work that year due to heavy rains with ponds remaining in nearly every field.
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Weiland
Commencement Addresses and Graduates Named at Rolfe High
Rolfe High School holds commencement for 34 graduates with Virgil Hancher of the State University of Iowa delivering the address. Diplomas go to named Rolfe seniors with one student earning a diploma in lieu of Navy service. events include a junior class banquet at Fort Dodge and baccalaureate on May 19. Also 16 Sacred Heart seniors graduate May 23 with Rev. Bernard T. Dillon as speaker. Pocahontas seniors, 34, graduate May 24 with no speaker yet announced.
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Sacred Heart High School
Sacred Heart Church
Bernard T. Dillon
M.S
LaSalette Fathers
Milford
Iowa
Thomas Bollard
Frances Crotty
Marillyn Hronek
Dennis Kleen
Bernice Kennedy
Eileen Mart
Lorraine Miller
Mark McCartan
Mary Terese Reigelsberger
Jeanne Reiter
Dolores Ryan
Genevieve Ryan
Margaret Schoofs
Mary Shaffer
Dorothy Ann Shimon
Rose Ann Shimon
William Schott
Leo Schott
Pocahontas High School
Lorna Mae Anderson
Mary Anderson
Elsie Blomberg
Inez Bohanan
Norman Brown
Marjorie Carlson
Byron DeWall
Lois Emery
Warren Gower
Robert Harter
Darlene Hatfield
Norma Jean Hudek
Delores Johnson
Adrian Levene
Maynard Minnich
Marvin Moses
Charleene Monkelsen
Hubert Menkelsen
DeWayne Mosbach
Dorothy Nielsen
Mabel Olson
Geraldine Payer
Geraldine Quade
Dale Rude
Doris Schoon
Larry Smith
Mary Jane Streit
John Swalin
James Tscherter
John Vaughn
Beverly Vinsend
Lois Vogel
Charlene Wainwright
Robert Young
Cooper to Speak To Lutherans
Fred N. Cooper superintendent of the State Training School for Boys at Eldora will be the main speaker at the Lutheran Welfare Society of Font Dodge quarterly meeting at Clarion First Lutheran church Sunday May 5 at 8 p.m. George Westby and Rev Louis Sagert will also add greetings. Rev H H Steege will preside with Rev E L Peterson as board member. Musical numbers by Clarion church members and light refreshments served by the Ladies Aid after.
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Fred N. Cooper
Eldora
Lutheran Welfare Society of
Font Dodge
Clarion
George Westby
Lutheran Welfare Society of Iowa
Louis Sagert
H. H. Steege
Gilmore City
Pocahontas County Legion Meeting May 6
Pocahontas County Legion holds meeting at Varma on Monday May 6 with initiation of new members. L F Shimon, commanding adjutant, notes event details.
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County Legion Meeting
Pocahontas County Legion Meeting
Varma
L. F. Shimon
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