Weather and Crop Report Pocahontas County
Five and a half inches of rain last week halted planting and plowing in Pocahontas County. Much corn remains to be planted with fields flooded and some replants needed. Soybeans just started but delayed since Thursday. Some hot weather boosted early corn, oats are good except flood low spots, alfalfa hay and gardens damaged by hail. Farmers who planted helped neighbors. students and farmers wives assisted with field work.
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Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
Annual convention notes and church tea in Iowa
The Iowa state Sisterhood convention met in Marshalltown May 16 and 17 with a tea after the program. Tulip decorations greeted guests at the tea table and buffet. The Presbyterian church hosted a May 17 luncheon and program led by Mrs. Boyce with solos, devotions, a Negro Spiritual, and a group presentation titled Foundation Builders.
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Iowa State
The
Sisterhood
Marshalltown
Presbyterian Church
Women’s Association of the Presbyterian Church
Division 2
Church
GC. B. Boyce
C. J. Morrison
M. T. Blessing
E. Boyce
Robert Mather
Glyde Brinkman
Morrison
Pocahontas Iowa Clerk of District Court Candidate
Katherine Boozell of Pocahontas announces candidacy for nomination to the Clerk of District Court in Pocahontas County. The primary election in June will determine GOP voters backing.
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Pocahontas County
Katherine Boozell
Pocahontas
Iowa
Suspensions Reported for Two Iowa Weekly Papers
The Iowa Publisher announces suspensions of the Blockton News and Anita Tribune due to revenue failures. The Blockton News publisher went to armed service, and the Anita Tribune, revived earlier, is again suspended. Also notes seed corn sale by Mullins Hybrid Dealer A W Hermansen and a junkyard property return notice for Brooks’ yard theft.
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Iowa
University of Iowa School “of Journalism
Blockton News
Anita Tribune
A. W. Hermansen
Mullins
Mrs Pease Hosts Home Club Meeting and Elections
The American Home Study club met May 19 at Mrs Loren Pease home. Officers elected for 1944 45 included A D Cleal president Telmer Sime vice president O A Jacobsen secretary and Robert Mather treasurer. A $5 Red Cross donation was approved. Lunches were served by hostesses Lena Vaughn and A W Ives.
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Pease
American Home Club
American Home Study Club
Loren Pease
Lena Vaughn
A. W. Ives
A. D. Cleal
Telmer Sime
O. A. Jacobsen
Robert Mather
Red Cross
A. D. Gleal
Sunday Worship Schedule With Picnic
Sunday school at 10 15 a m and morning worship at 11 a m. A children's program follows the worship service and a Sunday school picnic is held after.
Presbyterian Church Weekly Schedule and Vacation Bible School
W F Schneck pastor leads Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. A children's service is set for 7 30 p.m with Vera Jean Holt as leader. Choir practice is Wednesday at 8 30 p.m. A daily vacation Bible school continues through Friday June 2.
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Vera Jean Holt
Trinity Lutheran Sunday Schedule and Wording
The Trinity Lutheran Church led by Pastor J. O. Wangberg offers 9:30 am worship with the theme How to Obtain the True Ideal of the Christian Life based on John 14:28a. An offering for the synodical budget is received. Also at 10:30 am Sunday school and 8 pm Luther League. Catechism class meets Saturday at 1:45 pm and girls chorus at 3 pm.
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Luther League
Methodist Church announces Memorial Sunday service and VBS
The Methodist Church led by Rev. C. R. Buckwalter lists morning worship at 11 15 Memorial Sunday service Youth Fellowship at 6 30 and choir practice on Thursday. Vacation Bible School enrollment stands at 64 with four classes taught by Mrs. Alice Spencer Miss Hattie Lehnus Mrs. C R Buckwalter and Rev Buckwalter. Primary 28 junior 17 and junior high 18 with potential 50 percent increase if more children attend.
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Alice Spencer
Hattie Lehnus
C. R. Buckwalter
Buckwalter
Bradgate Church Announces Sunday Worship Schedule
Bradgate Methodist Church led by Pastor C. R. Buckwalter holds morning worship at 10 o clock with a memorial service to follow and Sunday school at 11.
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Bradgate
Freshmen Plans for Summer Iowa Enrollment Meet June 9
The first meeting for students intending to enroll at the University of Iowa for the summer session will be held June 9, as announced by Registrar H. G. Barnes. After initial steps, students will be sorted by college and proceed with registration under chosen advisers.
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University of Iowa
H. G. Barnes
No Fuel Shortage Forecast From Oil Shales
H G Verchew assistant state ecologist at the University of Iowa believes billions of barrels of petroleum will be yielded by oil shales and tar sands to prevent serious fuel shortfalls in the future.
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H. G. Verchew
University of Towa
1943 Christmas Seals Sell Record Amount Statewide
The 1943 town Christmas seal sale set an all time record of 279574.29 dollars, up 42 percent from 1942, with every county reporting gains and per capita sales led by Johnson and Dickinson. Funds support rehabilitation counseling vocational training and statewide x ray programs.
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Town Tuberculosis Association
Pocahontas County
Audubon
Johnson
Dickinson
Ida
Grundy
Linn
Pottawattamie
Magazine Story On Artist Ragan
Des Moines Tribune May 22 notes May issue of American Artist features Leslie Ragan an uncle of Marilyn Ragan of Rolfe. The piece says he has painted many posters for travel transportation and industry over 25 years born Woodbine later Humboldt high school Chicago Art Institute and taught at Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. Now with New York Central railroad the artist is known to many false people.
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Leslie Ragan
Marilyn Ragan
Rolfe
American Artist Magazine
Des Moines Tribune
the Tribune
Ragan
Woodbine
Humboldt
Chicago Art Institute
Chicago Academy of Fine Arts
Cumming School of Art
Des Moines
New York Central Railroad
They GIVE their lives you LEND your money Buy bonds
A terse wartime appeal urges readers to support war bonds by highlighting sacrifice and financial patriotism. It contrasts civilian loans with soldiers' devotion, framing bond purchases as a civic duty during the crisis.
Ration tire recaps and tire inspections update
Periodic passenger car tire inspections were discontinued on April 20 but owners must keep inspection records. An OPA authorized tire inspector must certify before replacing certain tires with a ration certificate. Commercial vehicle checks occur every six months or 5,000 miles. Various gasoline and sugar coupons remain valid or extended, with specific expiry dates and conditions.
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OPA
B & B Dairy Ends Ticket Plan Starting June 1
Dairy shifts customers to monthly billing with 30 day discounts and cash redemptions for on hand tickets. No one loses money. changes aim to reduce work. Also notes on poultry practices to improve egg quality.
Rules For Absent Voters In Iowa County
County Auditor Roy A Johnson outlines how absent voters may apply for ballots for their precincts and how notarizations, mail return, and deadlines operate. The article also notes an Iowa University plan to expand educational film production by the bureau of visual instruction for postwar distribution.
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Roy A. Johnson
University of Iowa
Extension Division
Bureau of Visual Instruction
Weathered by rain prompts drain tile demand
The piece notes heavy rainfall revealing wet spots and a surge in demand for drain tile with shipments lagging as factories struggle to keep pace. It mentions labor and timing constraints for delivery as customers order now to be served when possible.
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