Local Notes and Socials From Pocahontas Area
Many brief items show residents visiting family and friends, military households, and travel. Names include Mrs Francis Heel, Mr and Mrs Norton Ives, Lt Loren Gans, Miss Anna Ryen, Mrs Eva Knapp, and Mrs B E Phillips. Events cover births, operations, leave paydates, and visits across Pocahontas, Emmetsburg, Humboldt, Spirit Lake, Rutland, and Des Moines, with several Navy and WAVES connections noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Heel
Fort Dodge Saturdey
Pocahontas
Rolfe
Des Moines
Dale Day
Berty Young
Ivy
Ottosen
Pain Ote Jones
Merchant Marines
U.S.M.S.T.S
Avalon
Icalif
Norton C. Ives
St. ‘Paul
Minn
Sanerite
Rossie Long
Spirit Lake
Long
Lake
O. B. Fuller, Jr
George J. Ownen
Keith Haynes
Beatrice Ann
Gerald Haynes
Humboldt
Kathryn Sandvng
Washington, D. C
George Zeman
Rita
Roberta
Charles Reckard
Emmetsburg
L. E. Reigel
Charles Howland
Jack
Will Howland
Bro Lansing
Jack Paulsen
Rutland
Louis Lansing
Harlan Berge
Bode
Calvin Schneck
S. 2
Garth Short
Brush
Colo
Emery Petersen
Petersen
Doris
Loren B. Gans
Camp Hale
Gans
Leo Shelston
Gerald Oust
Plover
Navy and Merchant Ships Unite in War Bond Drive
In a wartime message the home front is urged to sustain victory through war bonds while sailors, merchants, and convoys play crucial roles in the Battle of the Atlantic. The appeal stresses ship delivery, convoy signaling, and ongoing bond purchases to support the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mietory
U.S. Treasury Department
Iowa Relays Team Commits to Drake Competition
Ten University of Iowa athletes will compete at the Drake Relays in Des Moines on Saturday entering two relays and a pair of special events. Rex Whitworth a medical scholar and former lend lease hurler will run the 120 yard high hurdles. Iowa fields a 440 yard relay, a two mile relay and possibly a distance medley team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Iowa
Des Moines
Rex Whitworth
Iowa
Battle of Zama Ends Carthaginian Power in the Med
In 202 B C the Carthaginians were defeated by Romans under Scipio Africanus near Zama in Tunisia. This decisive engagement ended Carthaginian power in the Mediterranean after centuries of Punic Wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunisian
Tunisia
Zama
Mediterranean
Hannibal
Spain
Gaul
Alps
Italy
Africa
Tunis
Scipio Africanus
New Georgia Island In Pacific Danger Zone
New Georgia, a large Solomons island northwest of Guadalcanal, is volcanic with high northern peaks and 45 miles of irregular coastline. It hosts Roviana and Marovo lagoons, key seaplane anchorages, and a dense native settlement prior to the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Georgia Islands
New Georgia Island
Guadalcanal
Solomons
National Geographic Society
New Georgia
Solomon Chain
Roviana Lagoon
Marovo Lagoon
South Pacific
Care of Horsehair Paint Brushes During Wartime
Wartime brush makers advise combing horsehair straight before use to maximize life and application. Do not soak new horsehair brushes in water as it curls and mats the hair. For cleaned brushes, use soap and water then comb straight and dry thoroughly. after combing, new brushes should go directly into paint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Russia
Khaki's Origin and Spread in British Army Deserts
The term khaki comes from Hindustani and Persian meaning earth or dust. British troops in India during the 1845 49 Sikh wars dipped uniforms in muddy water to gain camoufl age and adopted khaki as standard for East Indian campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Africa
National Geographic Society
India
Salute to Brother Rat in Health Observation
The article extols the white rat for its 1000 day life span as a compact model of human aging. It notes rat experiments sped advances in nutrition and supports the minimum daily requirements set by the FDA and endorsed by the AMA. It thanks Brother Rat for contributing to these vital figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brother Rat
Food and Drug Administration
American Medical Association
Brogotti Called to Fort Dodge Over Brother-in-Law’s Illness
J. C. Brogotti was summoned to Fort Dodge Monday due to the serious illness of his brother-in-law Fred Foust who died at 11 p m The funeral took place Wednesday at the Duncombe Methodist church conducted by Rev Vernon Sharp Foust was James Foust’s father who visited the Brogottis last summer and James is serving overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Foust
Donna Jean
Bobby
Marl Firkins
Charlene
Plover
D. E. Young
B. C. Rudolfson
Westbrook
Minn
Rudolfson
James
Cora E. Iveys
Calvin Henley
West Bend
Louis Lansing
Keith Haynes
Lester Ferden
Charles E. Lansing
Indianola
Bro Lansing
D. G. Taylor
Gottfried
Earl Young
Jimmy
Barton Strait
Victorville
Calif
Strait
Marjorie Hansen
L. A. Hansen
Francis Hood
Mary
Alice Ann
John Condon
Clare
Kenneth Kirkpatrick
Clifford Meyer
Washington, D. C
Bregatti
F. E. Lewis
J. R. Vande Pel
Fort Dodge
Kathryn Warner
Lewis
Vande Pol
Brogotti
FT. Dodge
J. C. Brogotti
Fred Foust
Duncombe
Vernon Sharp
Foust
James Foust
Bregotti
Powhatan Pushers 4-H Meet Discusses Livestock Health
The Powhatan Pushers 4-H club held a regular meeting April 20 at Dale Ferguson’s home with 14 members and two guests. Byron Pirie reported on Controlling Livestock Diseases. New members Dick Henderson and Garland Westerman joined. Max Naylor, county extension director, showed a film on Poultry Production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powhatan Pushers
Dale Ferguson
Byron Pirie
Dick Henderson
Garland Westerman
Max Naylor
Eddie Hubbeil
New Books in Rolfe Public Library Display
New titles added include Dawn's Early Light Wolfe Our Children Face War Hindus Mother Russia O Hara Thunderhead Tarkington Kate Flemingate Glick Shake Hands With the Dragon Lent Belle Air Patrol Andret Happy Times in Norway R Franklin Claudia and David.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Public Library
Wolfe
Russia
O’hara
Tarkington
Kate Femingate
Glick
Lent- Belle—Air Patrol
Andret
Norway
R. Franklin
Claudia
David
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Ritz Theatre
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Ann Savage
Tom Neal
Fortune Hunters
Sun
Tokyo
Cary Grant
John Garfield
Dane Clark
Robert Hutton
Warner Anderson
Coastal Command
Britain
Royal Air Force
RIAL
Northwest
Union Pacific
Barbara Stanwyck
Joel McCrea
Robert Preston
Akim Tamiroff
American West
Sun. Mon
Joe Spencer Tracy
Irene Dunne
Thurs
Ray Milland
Ruth Hussey
Jamesway
Beckord’s Hatchery
Elite Theatre
Laurens
Mama Ruth Terry
Robert Livingston
William Boyd
Hopalong
Cassidy
Mon
Tues
Bridge OF San Luis Rey
Lynn Bari
Nazimova
Francis Lederer
Thornton Wilder
News and Cartoon
Mary Lee
Gladys George
Sun, Mon
Claudette Colbert
Fred MacMurray
Web
Johnny Andrews
Harriet Hilliard
Dracula
Chaney Louise Allbritton
Deanna Durbin
Franchot Tone
Arthur Lake
Jane Lawrence
Pine Ridge
Noah Beery
Lynn Merrick
Hamburger
Pork Chops
Fee
Folger
Campbell’s
California
E. Eikenberry
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