Bradgate Alumni Banquet Celebrates 68th Annual Event
The Bradgate high school alumni held its 68th annual banquet at the school Saturday evening with 96 members present. Officers were elected, including president Darwin Jolleffe and vice president Mrs. Keith Shaw. A large group of attendees from nearby towns joined, with many guests listed from Livermore, Jefferson, Boone, Clarion, Humboldt, and other communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradgate
Bradgate High School
P.T.A
Owen Curry
Treva Worster
Thelma Ham
Gordon Lanning
Worster
Keith Show
Bob Benjamin
Frank Marchant
Marvin Olson
Clara Bow
Joyce Chinn Wilson
Anita
Suzie
Mary Pickford
Doris Hoag Olson
Livermore
Paul Wright
Peggie O'Neill
Dana Daniel Johnson
Boone
Randolph Valentina
Darwin Jolleffe
Keith Shaw
Wilbur Law
James Burris
Stanley Benjamin
George Lanning
Ayrshire
John Hinners
Ochevedan
Ray (Junior) Locke
Robert Hoagall
Des Moines
Laddie
Robert Locke
Clarion
L. E. Cupp
Eagle Grove
Homer Johnson
Marion Youngblood
Jefferson
David Nelson
Webster City
John Olson
Lawrence Hauk
Claude Dailey
Havelock
LeRoy Dahlberg
Laurens
Edward Miller
Algona
Rena Dayton
Bob Rutgers
West Bend
Mae
Sidney Moore
Near Mallard
Rolland Hoag
Anna Butler
Gladys Qodland
Humboldt
Rutland
Wesley van Ornum
Fort Dodge
Richard Schott
Rolfe
Ottosen
Gilmore
Local weddings and social notes fill Pocahontas event pages
The section chronicles marriages and gatherings from Pocahontas and nearby towns. Notable items include the Thoma Bourgeois wedding with details on attendants and reception, Trimble Anderson nuptials, and multiple family visits after commencement. Numerous relatives from Humboldt to Tomahawk are listed among guests.
Pocahontas Club Notices and Social Brush of May Events
Pocahontas news notes multiple social gatherings. Charles Mayo hosted the 25 club with Mrs. Waldo Mick and others. prizes awarded for high and low scores. The 9-4-1 club met at Mrs. Charles Fitch with guest prizes given. The 11-48 club held a luncheon and bridge at Mrs. Fitch’s, with Mrs. Rayburn and Mrs. Schools earning prizes. Also mentions visits, hospital patients, a medical patient in Mercy Fort Dodge, and Lt. John Miller on furlough. multiple households hosting guests and moves announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Pedersen
Thora Pedersen
Rolfe
Laura Pedersen
Russell Giddings, Jr
Humboldt
Dale Kunert
Douglas
Dakota City
Harold Willams
Near Livermore
Ed Paulson
John and Jerry
Fort Dodge
Rudy Olson
Hans Isacson
A. C. Johnson
N. C. Madsen
Victor Madsen
Caroline Madsen
Esther Christensen
Dale
Wanda
Fred Benjamin
Ted Benjamins
Teresa Nan
Glenn Nelson
Magnus Hansen
Goldfield
Forest Laikey
Eagle Grove
Glenn Hansen
David Nelson
Webster City
David Hansen
Duane Jolliffe
Bessie Briggs
Paul Wilson
Lake City
Bruce Lanning
Joe Horn
Laurel Worster
Dewey Lanning
Mary Buck
Inga McCreary
Philip Beam
R. E. Hoag
Robert Hoag
Trudy
Des Moines
Dean Hoag
Dee Ann
Birthday Club
Carlos Harris
Mabel Vote
Dennis
Pocahontas
C. W. Jarvis
Lester Spangler
Clifford Graves
Francis Ann
John Pierce
Marie Benjamin
Ettia Benge
Roger Isacson
Independence
Petersen
Beverly Hughes
Benna Vista College
Storm Lake
Barbara Thoma
Holy Name Hall
Fred A. Thoma
A. J. Kleen
George Schott
Guy Hedrick
Miss Thoma
Thomas Gannon
Ed Buttner
Joe Milefchik
Monica Hammes
R.N
Stanford
M. H. Hammes
Ted Hammes
Leo Hammes
M. Pauline
M. Anita
Mercy Hospital
Charles Mayo
Waldo Mick
Charles Heinze
Bonalee Peterson
Gary Steen
J. F. Schoofs
Mick
al Lichter
Sioux Rapids
Charles Fitch
Elgin Allen
Eugene Strathman
Kenneth Richardson
Anne Peterson
Frank Rayburn
J. F
Charles Russell
Bennington
Kan
E. C. Wimmer
Fort Peck
Mont
A. R. Peters
Gertrude Orth
John Miller
Fort Sill
Okla
Wedding Portrait in Lavender and Yellow Attire
Miss Phyllis Martens of Pocahontas presided as friend of the bride with LeRoy Kerr of Mt. Pleasant as soloist. The gown featured Chantilly lace over satin with tulle yoke and a lace veil. A lavender and yellow gladiolus bouquet complemented bridesmaids and attendants, while a four tier cake and bells final accents marked the reception in lavender and yellow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chantilly
Vincent Hallman
Norman Stiff
Karen Wenzel
Wall Lake
Charles Beevers
Grace Bunke
Lee Williams
Fort Dodge
Phyllis Martens
Pocahontas
LeRoy Kerr
Mt. Pleasant
Larry LehrKamp
Carroll
Marlyce Trimble
Patty Kearns
Britt
Dennis Tate
Leith Wimmer
Fort Peck
Mont
Donald Anderson
Gary Leith
Ware
Lee Siddall
Laurens
Hazel Klocko
E. C. Wimmer
Boyce Crone
Riverdale
N. D
Archie Tate
Lloyd Leith
Les Siddall
Roy Segar
Lowell White
Gaylord Nowack
Shirley Niemand
Grace Johnson
James Dexter
Havelock
Alma Kerr
Helen Stoner
Wedding Details of Pocahontas and Mt. Pleasant Graduates
Mrs. Moles served as piano accompanist for the wedding of a Pocahontas high school graduate and a Mt. Pleasant high school alumnus. The groom works for Peake Transfer Co. of Chester Neb. They left for a brief wedding trip and will reside in St. Joseph Missouri. The bride wore a black and gray corded stripe suit with red accessories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corrine Wenzel
Bernard O'Brien
Duncombe
Eugene Ryan
Pocahontas
John Dondhoe
Des Moines
Sacred Heart High School
St. Joseph’s School of Nursing
Dubuque
Tomahawk
Wis
Navy
Loras College
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Ave
The Highway Story
Bob Hullihan discusses Memorial Day traffic risks in Iowa noting thousands of graves and injuries. He cites 15000 anticipated graves, about 100 hospitalizations, 800 accident reports, and half a million dollars in costs with rising insurance claims and repair bills. He urges careful driving to avoid these losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hullihan
Iowa
State Safety Department
Public urges against keeping wild animal babies as pets
The State Conservation Commission warns that spring and early summer activities lead many Iowans to rescue orphaned fawns rabbits raccoons and other wild babies. Rescue often condemns the animals to death or lifelong captivity as they fail to reintegrate with the wild or pose danger to humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Conservation Commission
Iowa
The
Conservation Commission
Fur law notice and field care guidance from Iowa
The notice warns outdoorsmen that removing fur bearing or game out of season is unlawful and punishable by fine. It urges leaving wild young animals alone and reporting injured mothers to conservation officers so orphans can be cared for at Boone game farm. It also reports Ben Grimm of Humeston discovering a class ring lost 15 years, belonging to Mrs Theo Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algo
Boone
Ben Grimm
Humeston
Theo. Cook
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Near
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Sammy
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Darrel Jones
Elmer Naevée
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la Verne
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Earl Smith
Rock Rapids
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Magnus Larsen
Roy Miller
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Minn
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Randy
Waterloo
Mr. Paulson
Miller
Trimble-Anderson
Janice Darlene Trimble
Oscar Trimble
Glen Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
Robert Moss
Iva Moses
Pocahontas News
Long Bros. Construction Co
Ernest Palmer
Palmer
Ernest
Palmer For Governor Club
Ken Evans
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Decorating Center
America
Webb’s Drug Store
Henry Fehr
H. G. Frigaard
Rolfe, Iowa
Carl J. White
DR. L. W. Feldman
Clark
D. O
F. H. Molyneux
Methodist Church
J. E. Hynds
Ritz
T. J. Raynes Insurance
G. Fred Smith
Automobile & Property Insurance
Fuller
E. P. Hansen
Optometrist
Humboldt, Jows
Jean Pringle
General Insurance Notary Public
Plover, Iowa
Loxterkamp
M. D
Rolfe Clinic
Rolfe, IA
Andy
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