May Meeting Schedule From Local Clubs and Societies
A series of May gatherings listed for Trinity Lutheran, Star enke Masonic, American Legion, A S D club, Des Moines Woman's club, Sorosis Club and American Home, with dates ranging May 8 to May 18. Baccalaureate for the Class of 1930 at Rolfe high school on May 18. Des Moines Farm Bureau unit meets May 19. annual lunch of the Woman's club on June 5 with details to follow.
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Kittenball Seaa Ite
Trinity
Luthid‘ Society
T. C. Thor
Star Enke Masonic
Smith to Speak in Emmetsburg May 14
Smith, gubernatorial candidate, will deliver an address in Emmetsburg on Wednesday evening May 14. He will discuss the issues of the current campaign and share views on taxation, urging residents to learn all there is to know about the topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Gover
Em- Wirg
Ed M. Smith
Ed M. Smith Endorsed as a Strong Public Servant for Governor
After decades in public life Ed M. Smith is praised for integrity energy and fiscal focus. Voters are invited to hear his tax policy views on Wednesday May 14 to decide between Dan Turner Otto Lange or Smith as governor.
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Smith
Dan Turner
Otto Lange
Ed M. Smith
Major Lund to Speak on WMT and KWOR Radio
Major Frank Lund will speak on WMT Waterloo Tuesday May 18 at 8 15 pm and on KWOR Cedar Rapids Monday May 12 at 8 30 pm. Easter lilies are now grown commercially in Florida. A new super power microscope magnifies an object 2260 times.
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Frank Lund
WMT
Waterloo
Town
KWOR
Cedar Rapids
Florida
Burdette Marchant Dies After Train Collision Near Bode
Burdette Wintrude Marchant, 39, of Rolfe, Iowa, was struck by train No. 923 near Bode Monday night while walking along the tracks. He died after being taken to Ottosen and later to his home, with his wife Grace Irwin at Des Moines and six children surviving. Funeral services were held at Rolfe with burial in Clinton Garfield cemetery.
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Burdette Marchant
Bode
Marchant
Ottosen
Chicago
Rock Island
W. M. Shipley
Albert Bergum
Mr. Marchant
Same
Bergum
Burdette Wintrude Marchant
Rolfe
Iowa
Amos W. Marchant
Grace Irwin
Des Moines
Harold Ivan
Carraline
Gertie
Genevieve
Betty Jane
John Wesley
John
Homer
Harold Marchant
Geo. Marchant
Gertie Schoenberger
Minnie DeGroote
Florence Kelsey
Roy Hawk
Zella Marchant
Amos
McIntire
J. P. Lester
Clinton-Garfield Cemetery
Accidents Injure Three in Laurens Area This Week
A trio of incidents in Laurens this week left Jean Calkins three with a broken right leg after a fall. Alice Johnson nine was badly bitten by a dog requiring stitches. Elmer Johnson suffered a toe wound when a loaded gun discharged in a car, the bullet piercing the floor.
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Laurens
Jean
Roy Calkins
Alice Johnson
G. W. E. Johnson
Elmer Johnson
Noah Offers Proof of Floating Population in Bible Times
A fragment states Noah demonstrates a floating population in biblical era. The remark suggests ancient lifeboat or ark-based mobility as evidence.
Rolfe Population Drops by Nineteen in 1930 Census
The preliminary 1930 census reports Rolfe with 1 012 residents, down from 1 081 in 1920. Pocahontas County totals show 15 516 people, rural 9 637 and urban 5 879, with Pocahontas town at 1 804, a two person gain amid broader declines. The text notes employment needs and local shifts reflect broader rural trends.
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Gladys W. Griffith
Rolfe
Pocahontas County
Pocahontas
Walter Harris
Bode Girls Injured in Bad Car Spill Near Havelock
Two Bode girls Mildred Chambers and Bernice Holden are hospitalized at Mercy Fort Dodge after a late night accident near Havelock. Companions Olson Lan sing and Olson were uninjured or lightly hurt. The group had been returning from Albert City after a cantata.
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Bode
Mildred Chambers
Bernice Holden
Mercy Hospital
Ft. Dodge
Havelock
Rodney
Lucile Olson
Lucile Lansing
Miss Chambers
Miss Holden
Olson
Westview Grain Elevator Records Big Oats Sale
The Van West Grain Co at Westview railroad station Lincoln township sold 100000 bushels of oats on Tuesday Apr 15 marking the largest single grain sale in Pocahontas county history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Van-West Grain Co
Westview Railroad Station
Lincoln Township
Pocahontas County
Father John Neppel to Celebrate Silver Jubilee Priesthood
Reverend John Neppel will mark his twenty fifth anniversary of priesthood with a celebration on May 14 at Mallard. More than fifty priests will attend to assist, and parishioners plan several special events for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Neppel
Mallard
Mr. Neppel
Laurens Farmer Poultry Vanished by Thefts
A Laurens area farmer Matt Donohoe reported thirty five hens stolen from his Will Mather farm east of Laurens. Sheriff Chas Stebbins and County Attorney Abe DeVaul investigated but could not identify the thieves. The birds were moved to Pocahontas and sold to Charlton and Bowen with a check to Roy Lester Newell. one man cashed it at Hammes store. Mrs Donohoe later identified the chickens in Pocahontas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Donohoe
Will Mather
Laurens
Chas Stebbins
Abe DeVaul
Pocahontas
Charlton & Bowen
Roy Lester
Newell
Hammes
Iguana facts: sea lizard once land dwelling
The iguana, a sea lizard, originated from land animals and breathes air.
Rolfe Seniors Present Class Play May 15
Rolfe high school senior class will present the three act comedy Back Seat Drivers by Laurence E. Johnson May 15 in the school auditorium. Superintendent C S Darrow directs rehearsals as the students memorize lines for an entertaining evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe High School
Laurence E. Johnson
Rolfe
Supt. C. S. Darrow
Old Rolfe High
Baccalaureate Service for Rolfe High School Class of 1930
The Rolfe high school baccalaureate services for the graduating class of 1930 take place at the school auditorium Sunday evening May 18 at eight o clock. Dr J P Lester will deliver the sermon and the Presbyterian church choir will provide the music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe High School
J. P. Lester
Presbyterian Church
Legionnaires and Auxiliary to Meet at Laurens May 12
Clifford Larimer Post No. 24, American Legion of Laurens invites service men and American Legion Auxiliary members from the county to a joint meeting at the Masonic temple on Monday May 12 starting at 8 00 p m all invited to attend
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Clifford Larimer
American Legion
Laurens
Masonic Temple
Editors Enjoy Des Moines Gathering For Local Press Club
Des Moines hosts a press association meeting with whist and golf events at Wakanda Club. Editors prize winnings amid reviews from five visiting professionals, plus a Greater Des Moines banquet at Hotel Fort Des Moines headlined by Walter M. Harrison.
First National Bank to Dispense Dividend
Receiver Peterson announces notices sent for dividend payments to proven creditors of the bank. Total distribution reaches seventy five percent, ahead of earlier expectations. Final payments await. Bank open Saturday night to facilitate payouts. individuals urged to call for funds.
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Peterson
First National Bank
Day Brothers Grow Prize Winning Corn Near Bradgate
Day Brothers of a south Bradgate farm excel in corn yield over five years in District No 5 with an average 68.76 bushels per acre, compared with 62.5 district average. Their open pollinated corn topped a Pocahontas County Farm Bureau test at 100 bushels per acre, with 22 entries. The Oesterland Yellow Dent has also shown strong results as a repeat high yielder.
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Day Brothers
Bradgate
Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
Day Bros
Pocahontas Mail Carrier Dies From Gas In Garage
Geo Wiegman Pocahontas rural mail carrier was killed by monoxide fumes from his car while grinding feed in his garage Tuesday morning last week. He fainted while opening the door for air then reentered to shut off the motor and was overcome. Neighbor R G Aden and Mrs Wiegman aided him and summoned a doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Wiegman
Pocahontas
Mr. Wiegman
R. G. Aden
Wiegman Yard
Mr. Aden
Mrs. Wiegman
Two Men Injured In Auto Mishap North Of Mallard
John Mugan and Harold Bradley of Emmetsburg suffered severe cuts and bruises when their car left the pavement and plunged into a drainage ditch two miles north of Mallard early Sunday. Mugan was blinded by oncoming headlights as he neared the bridge and struck the guards railing, catapulting the vehicle into the ditch right side up in two feet of water.
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John Mugan
Harold Bradley
Emmetsburg
Mallard
Mugan
Higby Civil War Veteran Marion R Higby Dies in Bradgate
Funeral services were held in Bradgate Friday for Marion R Higby Civil War veteran who died after a paralytic stroke. Rev L C Focht officiated with Cecil Cumming Post No 25 American Legion guarding and firing. Interment was in Union Cemetery Humboldt. Higby longtime Iowa resident since 1874 and once practiced law with C C Delle. Survived by sons Walter Frank Noble, Noble a rural mail carrier.
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Bradgate
Marion R. Higby
L. C. Focht
Methodist
Cecil Cumming
American Legion
Rolfe
Union
Humboldt
Higby
Iowa
C. C. Delle
Mr. Higby
Walter
Frank
Noble
KITTENBALL REVIVAL RESHAPES ROLFE PLAYING PLANS
A movement to revive kittenball in Rolfe gathers support with several men eager to play. First practice set Thursday at 6 30 PM on school grounds and a potential closer field than City Park is explored. Early next week organizers aim to form a three to four team league based on interest.
Rolfe Women’s Club Elects New Officers
The Rolfe Woman’s Club met in the school music room last Friday afternoon and elected officers: President Mrs C L Gunderson First Vice President Mrs C M Patterson Second Vice President Mrs H N Hamilton Secretary Mrs H D Brinkman Corresponding Secretary Mrs J C Olerich Treasurer Mrs F L Robinson. Patterson gave a talk on flowers. The board set Thursday June 5 as the annual luncheon date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Woman's Club
C. L. Gunderson
C. M. Patterson
H. N. Hamilton
H. D. Brinkman
J. C. Olerich
F. L. Robinson
Worth-While club notes on mother-daughter meeting
Des Moines township Worth-While club held a mother-daughter meeting at Marjory Vaughn's home with five mothers two leaders seven members and four visitors. Calisthenics health talk by Mrs Diggs and demonstrations on Quick Breads measurements temperatures and a test for plot followed. Club planning notebooks at John Madsen home for Wallace Farmer contest with each girl handling a notebook section. Lucille Weishaar reporter.
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Des Moines
Marjory Vaughn
Thos. Diggs
Lester Thorson
John Madsen
Maxine George
Lucille Weishaar
Ploth
Wallace Farmer
University Women Elect Officers at Rolfe Meeting
The May gathering of the American Association of University Women near Rolfe elected officers for the year: President Mrs. Claude VanGundy Pocahontas Vice President Mrs. Guy E White Rolfe Secretary Mrs Frank Rutgers Treasurer Mrs A A Brinkman Rolfe The group named delegates to the Cedar Rapids state convention May 15 16 and planned a June 26 closing picnic at City Park Shelter House Rolfe A note on giant armadillos mentions South American habitation up to 20 000 years ago.
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American Association of University Women
Glyde Brinkman
Rolfe
Claude VanGundy
Pocahontas
Guy E. White
Frank Rutgers
A. A. Brinkman
VanGundy
A. J. Shaw
Cedar Rapids
Lytton Strachey
Elizabeth
Essex
B. A. Peterson
Shelter House
City Park
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Pior Society
Presbyterian Flats
M. Smith
Lund
Westview Grain Elevator
Laurens Farmer's Poultry
Legionaires and Auxiliary
City OF
Down Press Association
Wakonda Country Club
Wakanda
Association
Hotel Fort Des Moines
Newton
Cherokee
Knoxville
Story County
Ames
Greater
Walter M. Harrison
Oklahoma City Oklahoman and Times
Sioux City Journal
John Cowles
Register
Tribune- Capital
The
Laurens Sun
Paul Blake
Pocahontas Record
Marion Bruce
Rolfe Arrow
Gilmore City Farmers
M. R. Higby
Rolfe Woman’s Club
South America
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