Amvet Auxiliary to Meet June 5
The Amvet Auxiliary will hold a regular meeting at the lounge on Thursday evening June 5 at 8 o'clock. Serving committee includes Mrs. B F Stallcup Mrs Frances Perigal and Mrs Dale Buck. Shower Honors Marilynn Barrett
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Amvet
B. F. Stallcup
Frances Perigal
Dale Buck
Marilynn Barrett
Robert Post
Presbyterian Church
A. A. Brinkman
Arlo Ives
Charles Lehnus
Minnie Jarvis
H. I. Olerich
J. O. Hosier
Darrell Noll
E. J. Struthers
Earl Young
Lee Fisher
Jennie Johnson
Clarence Jensen
A. W. Ives
B. A. Peterson
Lena Vaughn
James DeWolf
Lois Schneck
Earl Chambers
Jane Peterson
Phyllis Molyneux
Mildred Ives
Nan Peterson
Marilyn
Community clubs host final year meetings and parties
A string of social gatherings closed the year. The Every Member program featured current events and an art exhibit at Jennie Bowen's home with J H Brinkman and J R McIntire assisting. Humboldt hosts A L D club final meeting following a 1 30 luncheon. Attendees included Harriett Banghart and Ida Boerner. A party at Owen Patterson’s honored Mr. and Mrs. John Freel with guests from Spencer Ames Marathon and Ida Grove. F V C class held a May 20 party at Marvin Turley home with Arnold Hansen assisting.
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Bon Ton Bridge Club
Kerns
Mesdames
B. A. Kerns
M. R. Soth
Jennie Bowen
Robert Hunter
Bowen
A. Jacobson
Otis Cook
J. H. Brinkman
J. R. McIntire
A.l.d.club
Humboldt
A.L.D
C. R. Buckwalter
Harriett Banghart
Storm Lake
Ida. Boerner
Port Washington, Wise
John Freel
Limon
Colo
Owen Patterson
Doc Freel
Mayme O’donnell
Spencer
George Graham
Harry Hall
Ames
Gerald Thomas
Charles Thomas
Marathon
Elizabeth Stewart
Ida Grove
Alvin Freel
Azro Shaw
Lillian Patterson
Turley
F.V.C
Marvin Turley
Arnold Hansen
Urge Use Sugar Stamps Now
The Pocahontas county extension office urges homemakers to cash sugar stamps promptly to prevent shortages and aid transportation. Stamp 11 should be used immediately and stamp 12 after June 1, as box cars will be diverted to move the wheat crop soon.
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Pocahontas County
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Indianola Woman Bit by Dog After License Swap
Ungrateful Mrs L D Weeks of Indianola bought a dog license for the Grant dog while neighbors Dr and Mrs G A Grant were away. She took the license to the Grants home, but the dog bit her when it greeted her in the yard.
Croatt Couple Celebrates 60th Anniversary
In these days of frequent divorces and short marriages, Alton points with pride to Mr. and Mrs. Nick Croatt, who celebrated their 60th anniversary. They were married April 25, 1887, at Hospers and have had nine children, eight of whom are still living.
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Alton
Nick Croatt
Hospers
Infant Jeffrey Jay Arnold obituary and family funeral
Plover News Services reports the death of Arnold infant Jeffrey Jay Arnold son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Arnold who died Saturday May 24 at Emmetsburg hospital. Funeral services were held at the baby’s grandparents home with Rev. L. H. Gartner officiating and burial in Powhatan cemetery. Out of town relatives from Rolfe Havelock Marathon and other areas attended.
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Arnold
Jeffrey Jay Arnold
Jay Arnold
Emmetsburg Hospital
George Arnold
L. H. Gartner
Kathleen Bucher
Jesus
Clifford Wilson
Wayne Henderson
Wayne Arnold
Claire Enge
Guy Kerns
Powhatan
Fred Kerns
Marathon
Paul Kerns
B. A. Kerns
Marion Baker
Rolfe
William Goodchild
Havelock
Tom Diggs
Naomi
Loel
C. E. Epplesheimer
Ipplesheimer
Karlene
Kenton
J. M. Bush
Rolfe School
Jane Peterson
R. E. Houck
T. R. Jones
Roy Smith
Fred Smith
Cecil Twigg
Rex Rouse
Bill Twigg
Ayrshire
Clyde Maulsby
Dick Bush
Marin Srouse
W.S.C.S
Methodist Church
Homer Osborn
Joe Arnold
Pocahontas
George Pirie
Ida Grove
W. F. Hofert
Clarence Lathrop
Sutherland
Ernest Nelson
Ida Forney
Karlene Epplesheimer
Methodist Young People
Elizabeth Horton
Aliene
Gerald Joens
Clintonville
Wisc
Raymond Henderson
Merle Johnson
Boulder
Colo
Arthur Johnson
Mattie Bruner
Fort Dodge Family Attends Funeral in Faribault
A. W. Hess accompanied the Gembler families of Fort Dodge to Faribault Minnesota Sunday for funeral services Monday for John Gembler’s father who died Friday in a Minneapolis hospital. The patient is reported to be gaining strength and improving.
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A. W. Hess
Gembler
Fort Dodge
Faribault
Minn
John Gembler
Minneapolis
Memorial Day Services And Community Visits
Memorial Day services are scheduled for 9 30 a m at the schoolhouse followed by services at Powhatan cemetery Rev L G Gartner will speak. Emmetsburg visitors Mrs Nealy Kay Mrs Hattie Goodmanson and Mrs Tyrus Dobbs and Sharon of Moline Ill called on F I Broadwell and A W Hess.
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Powhatan Cemetery
L. G. Gartner
Nealy Kay
Hattie Goodmanson
Emmetsburg
Tyrus Dobbs
Sharon
Moline
Ill
F. I. Broadwell
A. W. Hess
Carol McKim
Methodist Church
Fred McKim
Fred Grove
Fred Forsythe
Anna DeWolfe
R.N
Savanna, Ill
Card of Thanks for Loss of Son and Grandson
Mr and Mrs Jay Arnold and Mr and Mrs George Arnold thank readers for kindness during illness and passing of their little son and grandson. Mrs Jay Arnold also thanks for cards and letters received while in hospital.
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Jay Arnold
George Arnold
Rubel-Spencer Wedding Details At Laurens
The wedding of Rubel and Spencer was held in Laurens with 175 guests attending the church reception. The bride, a North Western Bell employee since 1944, wore red Tubal jersey and a gray coat. The groom, a WW II veteran discharged July 1945, works at Royal 400 filling station. They toured Yellowstone Park Greely and San Bernardino on their wedding trip.
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Laurens
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Des Moines
Leona Richardson
Cecil Fuchs
Darlene Dixon
Rolfe
Kay Crotty
Yellowstone Park
Greely
Colo
San Bernardino
Calif
Maurice Sanden
Loren Pease
Sylvester
Fay Wax
Paul Kerns
Wilbur Roberts
C. J. Leadley
Wallace Taylor
Stanley Whitmore
Stewart Whitmore and
Kay
John Lawman
Orville
Blooming Prairie
Minn
Coal shipments slow crank up next winter warn locals
We have orders for several cars of coal but shipments are delayed. Some customers have ordered coal for future filling when shipments arrive. Strikes in oil refineries cut 220000 barrels daily. Mule-Hide Co plans roofing crews in two to three weeks for new roofs or repairs.
County Meeting of Farm Bureau in Pocahontas
A county-wide Farm Bureau meeting will be held at the Pocahontas courthouse on Thursday evening May 29 at 8 30 p m. Members from all townships are invited to participate with both men and women welcome. Township directors have arranged to bring key members to discuss financing and expanding the county program and its activities.
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Pocahontas
Farm Bureau
County Farm Bureau
Pocahontas County
A. H. Turner
B. W. Lathrop
State Livestock Committee
Melvin Thorson
Don Trenary
LeRoy Getting
Awning saves man as tar bucket falls at Mt Pleasant
Harold Lamm walked under a downtown awning in Mt Pleasant when a tar bucket from roof work fell and was caught by the awning, sparing him injury.
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Mt. Pleasant
Harold Lamm
Vandalism Hits Palo Alto Gun Club Storage Shed
Members of the Palo Alto Gun club in Emmetsburg damaged a small storage house on the club grounds and dumped it into the Des Moines river. The loss was about 250 dollars. The article notes the United States adopted the budget system in 1921.
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Palo Alto
Emmetsburg
Des Moines
United States
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George Anderson
Rita Zeman
Phyllis DeWolf
Roger Chapman
John Shimon
Jimmy Nelson
Higgins Farm
Biedermans
Lester Ferden
Joe Biederman, Jr
Ardock
N. Dak
George Bunting
E. J. Struthers Low
Lester Ferden Low
Plover News
Rubel-Spencer
Hee Haw News
B & B Dairy
J.T. Grant & Son May
M. W. Webb
Coronado Radio
Mercy Hospital
Margie Hughes
County Meeting of Farm Bureau
Vivian Johnson
Rouse Plover
Electricity and City Nice
EB. J, Sorgdrager
Lh.c
LeRoy Miller
Pocahontas Cs
Nail Farm Loan Ass
John H Home
Sec
Treas
Iowa
Climax Mill & Feeq Co
John Deere Repairs
Thompson Bros, AQ
Rolfe Arrow
Mason
Eddie J. Aden
Eccles Res
Ridotto
Ding Ellis
Admiral
United Veterans
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