V F W Auxiliary Meets and Community Notices
The May 10 meeting of the VFW Auxiliary in Central States basement planned a candy box for Knoxville Veterans Hospital and reported on the Algona district convention. Other items include bridal and luncheon events, senior breakfast notices, Rolfe and Mortensen home gatherings, and an A L D club May breakfast at Central States dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V.F.W
Central States
Veterans Hospital
Knoxville
Leonard Lindsey
Lindsey
Art Erickson
Algona
George Schonberger
Roy Brooks
Casper Grant
R. C. Mortensen
J. H. Brinkman
C. W. Bielefeldt
W. R. Fisher
J. R. MeIntire
J. T. Grant
C. J. White
Mortensen
Rolfe High School
Supt
R. O. Mortensen
Rolfe
A.L.D. Club
Central States Dining Room
Methodist Church announces weekly schedule and open house
Arthur G. Peterson leads a Sunday program with 10 a.m. church school 11 a.m. worship. Open House at the parsonage 2 to 5 p.m. Youth Fellowship 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Friendship Class monthly party. W.S.C.S. meets midweek with officer installations planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Arthur G. Peterson
Party of Friendship
W.S.C.S
The Lutheran Church Service and Programs
Fred Jacobsen is pastor for The Lutheran Church. Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. The Luther League meets Monday at 8 p.m. Ladies Aid circles meet Wednesday at four locations listed. Bible study and prayer fellowship Wednesday at 8 p.m. Choir practice Thursday at 8 p.m. Visitors welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther League
Ladies’ Aid
G. Ryen
Guy’ Kerns
Lowell Simonson
Johnnie Loss
Worship Next Sabbath at 11 A M with Dr Sampson
The Presbyterian Church announces services next Sabbath with 11 a.m. worship led by Dr Sampson. A sermon links healing of the body to mountain air and the soul to the air of prayer, praising perseverance through adversity.
Birthday party honors Connie Bauer on second birthday
A birthday party for Connie Bauer, age two, was hosted by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Garth Bauer on Friday May 12 at their home. Attending were many relatives and friends including Mrs. Charles Duncan Mrs. Glen Duncan Glenda Dennis Mrs. Norman Krause Christine Sac City Mrs. P. C. Bauer Pocahontas Mrs. Don DeMers Margo Elk Point S D Mrs. Leon Erickson Patty Sandra Mrs. Bud Harris Mrs. Don Weishaar Elaine Kathie Mrs. Duff Peterson Judy Carol Jean Mrs. M. L. Robinson Linda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Bauer
Garth Bauer
Charles Duncan
Glen Duncan
Glenda
Dennis
Norman Krause
Christine
Sac City
P. C. Bauer
Pocahontas
Don DeMers
Margo
Elk Point
S. D
Leon Erickson
Patty
Sandra
Bud Harris
Don Weishaar
Elaine
Kathie
Duff Peterson
Judy
Carol Jean
M. L. Robinson
Linda
Mothers Attend Sioux City Tea and Banquet
Mrs. Birt Osking and Mrs. Flossie DeVaul drove to Sioux City Friday for a 4 o'clock tea at the Kappa Pi Alpha sorority where their daughters Yvonne and Virginia are members. They later and Mrs. Conrad Majorowicz attended a 6 o'clock mother daughter banquet at the Mayflowers hotel with Franklin DeVaul and Genevieve Majorowicz returning home for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birt Osking
Flossie DeVaul
Sioux City
Kappa Pi Alpha Sorority
Yvonne
Virginia
Conrad Majorowicz
Mayflowers
Franklin DeVaul
Genevieve Majorowicz
Harae
Arrange Now for 14-H Tour Dates
Glen Anderson, Pocahontas county extension youth assistant, starts June 19 and will tour local clubs the week of June 19 and early July. The Bellville 4-H club tour is set for June 20 and Grant boys for June 21. County extension director E I Rosen berger says local club leaders should file tour requests with the county extension office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Anderson
Pocahontas County Extension
Bellville
Grant Boys
County Extension Office
Anderson
E. I. Rosenberger
Featherbedding blamed for railroad fireman strike mockup
A management spokesman charged the unions with padding payrolls via imaginary jobs as the National Mediation Board failed to avert the four system strike. Daniel P. Loomis of the Association of Western Railways said there is no need for extra firemen on diesel locomotives and that the safety claim hides featherbedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Mediation Board
Daniel P. Loomis
Association of Western Railways
Roosevelt
Truman
Loomis
Contact timings for county extension personnel
Farm people should call the county extension office on Mondays and Fridays for best results. Office conferences with Farm Bureau staff occur Mondays at 9 a.m., making most personnel available then. Friday afternoons are the second peak for office calls, with in person appointments advised for very important matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Mocca Nominates Offenhauser for Iowa State Fair Car Championship
Bantam racer Phillipe Mocca from St. Louis will drive a factory-new Offenhauser in the Decoration Day big car championships at Des Moines Iowa State Fair Grounds. He faces Frankie Luptow Deb Snyder Bobby Grim Bert Hellmueller and others in the Tuesday May 30 contest. His 270 cubic inch engine is as large as rules allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillipe Mocca
St. Louis
Offenhauser
Iowa State Fairgrounds
Des Moines
Mocca
Frankie Luptow
Deb Snyder
Bobby Grim
Bert Hellmueller
Tooth Decay Reduced By Brushing After Eating
D. O. E. Hoffman of the Iowa State Health Department cites a two year study showing tooth decay can be cut by 50 to 60 percent with brushing and rinsing immediately after meals. The research involved 9,460 students across five colleges including Simpson College in Indianola and Drake University in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. O. E. Hoffman
Division of Dental Hygiene
Iowa State Department of Health
Hoffman
Simpson College
Indianola
Drake University
Des Moines
Auto Races at Spencer Set for 200-Lap Stock Car Event
Advance preparations for the 200 lap one hundred mile stock car race are near completion at the Clay County Fairgrounds Spencer. More than 20 entries are expected with late model cars since 1946. A pre race parade is planned for Saturday May 20 on Spencer streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay County Fairgrounds
Spencer
Spencer Streets
Rabies Control Principles Urged by Iowa Health Official
Dr. Ralph Heeren, head of the Iowa Division of Preventable Diseases, urges dog owners to vaccinate annually for rabies and supports impounding stray dogs, licensing all dogs, and applying these principles to both cities and rural areas as a general control plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Heeren
Iowa State Department of Health
Burned Monti resident saved from brush fire
Frank Worster aged 74 was severely burned after fainting and falling into a brush fire he was tending. Sam Bacon, driving by, saw Worster in the flames and pulled him out to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Worster
Monticello
Sam Bacon
Mr. Worster
Tractor plunges through bridge rail injuring driver
Hart A. W. Morton of near Griswold was hurt when his tractor skidded on snow and mud and fell 20 feet through a bridge railing. He suffered a broken wrist and shock from the plunge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart A. W. Morton
Griswold
Iowa produces one tenth of world corn in 1949 50
The U S Department of Agriculture estimates the world corn crop at 5 550 million bushels for 1949 50 with Iowa contributing 653 847 000 bushels. Iowa led in yield at 48 9 bushels per acre over Europe 22 bushels. Iowa farm acreage totaled 11 326 000 acres versus Europe 29 690 000 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
U. S
Department of Agriculture
North America
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
Driver Proves Value of License in Rural Iowa Encounter
A highway stop near Cedar Falls reveals Aaron Miller plans a living fence of 10,000 rose bushes along a three mile boundary. The tale recalls a driver who retrieved his license from under a car seat hidden in a bag, insisting he would not drive without it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hullihan
Iowa
Aaron Miller
Cedar Falls
Miller
Wanted Ads and Offers for Farm Sale and Plants
Wanted ads list evergreen trees and asparagus for sale by Mrs. Alvin Jensen. Also requests farm-for-sale listings with contact to R. C. Hill of Omaha Nebraska and T. L. Maitland as representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Jensen
R. C. Hill
Omaha
Nebr
T. L. Maitland
Representative
Slick combi nation step ladder advert and random notes
An assortment of ad copy describes a flexible ladder that can convert to a straight or extension form and adjust for stairways. It also mentions other ladders and fiber pipe for sewer drains. The piece adds quirky lines about kitchen accidents, a garden wire guard, and a lone verse about visiting churches before death.
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Glyde Smith
Nora Clarke
Guy Eccles, Jr
F. E. Grant
Canasta
D.M.T
Des Moines Township School
Supt. A. 0. Garlock
Plover
Mesdames Garlock
Roy Schonberger
Roberta Beck
Esther Moss
Rolfe School
Royal 400
Fort Dodge
Climax Mill and Feed’ Co
Smith
Ahe Town
Climax Mill & Feed Co
Schuller & Hamilton, Mallard
Singer
Kreul
Federal Land Bank
Nat'l Farm Loan
Alan
O. E. Franck
Sec’y-Treas
Towa
Rockwell City
Electrolux Cleaners
G. F. Ries
Gilmore
Brinkman Standard Service
Rolfe, Phony
Humboldt Rendering Co
Humboldt, Ia
Detroit
Michigans
Lavina
Jerry
M. J
Anon Toukp
Havelock
the Lutheran Church
Fred Jacobsen
Morningside
Chevrolet
Elwyn Ives
HeeHaw News
J.T Grant & Son May CO
A. V. Graeber
Pocahontas, Or
Ford Tudor
FORD
DODGE
Bradburn Implement Co
DeKalb
O. A. Jacobson
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