Lawrence Buck to Sing over Radio From Chicago
Lawrence Buck son of Mr and Mrs Henry Buck a Navy recruit at Great Lakes has radio bookings from Chicago this week. He has appeared on K V F D Fort Dodge sung to 5000 soldiers and performed with Orrin Tucker and Eddie Peabody plus daily practice with Peabody. Several local residents and events are noted including farms, sales, travel and visits around Laurens.
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Havelock—Lawrence
Henry Buck
U.S. Navy
Great Lakes Station
Chicago
Lawrence
K.V.F.D
Fort Dodge
Orrin Tucker
Eddie Peabody
Peabody
John
Jake Smith
Great Lakes
Winging
Registration of 234 Cars for Gas Ration Books
Gas ration book registration took place at the school under Supt. L. Godfrey and teachers. By Saturday afternoon 234 cars and 3 motorcycles were registered and received their gas ration books and windshield stickers.
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Supt. L. Godfrey
Immunized and Vaccinated at Local School
Dr W B McTaggart led immunization for diphtheria and vaccination for small pox at the school. Tuesday 121 diphtheria and 120 smallpox vaccines were administered. His wife, a registered nurse, assisted. Legion Auxiliary hosts, Armistice program at local school, Mrs J C Barth and Mrs Harold Crowell served lunch. Rev and Mrs J D Wolcott visited Spirit Lake. Byron Boysen, at Des Moines radio school, visited family nearby last week.
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W. B. McTaggart
McTaggart
J. D. Wolcott
Spirit Lake
Byron Boysen
Des Moines
Mary Boysen
Harvest Sunday Observance At Havelock Methodist Church
Havelock Methodist Church announces Harvest Sunday observing the Town Farm Bureau request. John Drake Wolcott, pastor, with Sunday school at 10 and morning worship at 11. The Helping Hand circle meets Friday at Irene Roberts’ home and hosts a needlework and food sale Saturday in the church basement. Antiques on display. donations invited. Town circle of WSC S meets Thursday November 19 at Mrs Boysen’s home. October November December are birthday months.
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Havelock Methodist Church
John Drake Wolcott
Town Farm Bureau
Francis Johnson
Irene Roberts
Geo. Waters
Helping Hand
Wolcott
Frank Ralle
W.S.C.S
B.C. Boysen
Mesdames
Burt Jacobson
Chas. Philps
Donald Cornwell
Accident Victim In Bad Condition After Week’s End
Pocahontas Clayton Swalin seven was critically injured Friday afternoon November six in an automobile crash near Pocahontas. He remained unconscious at Lutheran hospital Fort Dodge during the early part of the week. His cousin Chester Haugen of Fort Dodge escaped serious injury. Deputy Sheriff C W Gilchrist investigated the wreck. A marriage license was issued to Melvin Pedersen and Dorothy McKim.
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Pocahontas
Clayton Swalin
D. A. Swalin
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Chester Haugen
Palmer
Haugen
Pocahontas County
C. W. Gilchrist
Melvin Keneth Pedersen
Rolfe
Dorothy Lou McKim
Plover
Lloyd Snyder
Greenfield
Roy Hall
Jewell Bailey
AAA
Herbert Dugdale
Chicago
James Donahue
Dugdale
Bertha Strong
Armistice Day Program at Sacred Heart School
One of the school’s largest gatherings marked Armistice Day as Sacred Heart sodality hosted a program with glee club songs and talks on WWI and the Armistice. Rev. Wessling and Rev. Dailey attended and a half holiday followed. Three senior papers aired on KVFD on topics including war tuberculosis, public safety items, and the Christmas Seal. Major and Mrs. Malcolm and daughter are on a 10 day furlough near Chicago, while Mrs. Gilbert Lambertson visits from New York two weeks with relatives. The country circle of the Methodist church met Thursday afternoon.
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Sacred Heart School Sodality
G. F. Wessling
Harry Dailey
Sacred Heart School
KVFD
Ruth Bike
Howard Shimon
Phyllis Murphy
George Malcolm
O. P. Malcolm
Major Malcolm
Chicago
Gilbert Lambertson
New York City
William Lambertson
Mary Johnson
The
Methodist Church
Loyalty Circle meets at Methodist church parlor
A Loyalty Circle meeting at the Methodist church was held in the church parlors with committee members Mrs Mary Johnson Mrs S Madsen and Mrs Charles Meyers and Mrs Roy Segar leading devotions. The notes also mention local residents and several military assignments and moves.
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Nels Madsen
LeRoy Beneke
Methodist Church
Mary Johnson
S. Madsen
Charles Meyers
Roy Segar
Jerry Zatloukal
Viktora Zatloukal
Great Lakes
R. Nelson
Hermanson
Northwestern University
Navy
Orville D. Forbes
Fort Leonard Wood
Mac
George Forbes
Nashville
Tenn
Frank Shaw
Nevis
Minn
Clarence Groff
Jack Vodraska
John Kleen
Donald McCormick
Richard McCormick
Army Air Corps
Omaha
Carl Paulson
Boyer
Trueman Manship
Loren Oleson
Francis Kelly
Manship
John Klocko
Army
Btry
C.A.T.B
Camp Wallace
Texas
Tractor Overturns Injuring Nedved in Pocahontas
Nedved, a Pocahontas farmer, was injured Thursday November 12 when a tractor overturned. He suffered a head injury, a broken vertebra, and a wrist sprain and was taken to Mercy hospital in Fort Dodge. Local farm observers rescued him from the scene.
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Nedved
Joe Nedved
Pocahontas
Mercy Hospital
Fort Dodge
Reprint Mixup In De Coroh Journal Names
The Way Back When column repeats a twenty year old item with errors and a hunting note. A picture mix up shows Bill Janson and Bill Johnson, the wrong man pictured previously, as editors work to correct the names and images.
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Decorah Journal
Bill Janson
Bill Johnson
Woman's Club Program At Des Moines Township School
The Des Moines Township Woman's Club met November 10 at the schoolhouse. A piano solo Shower of Stars and a Carnival Mazurka duet were performed and a Junior Trio sang Robin in the Rain. A talk on The Flag of the United States followed, with Marine Day songs led by Mrs Diggs. A business meeting decided to skip Christmas gifts, instead each member will donate a dime to the hot lunch project. A tasty lunch closed the meeting, served by Mrs Don Weaver Mrs Melvin Thorson and Mrs C E Leh nus.
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D.M.T
Des Moines
Eugenia Fanning
Ita Zeman
Alene Joens
Sally Thompson
Shirley Heathman
Shirley Fisher
Robin
United States
Merriam Ripperger
Local families share weekend dinner visits and travel notes
The notice lists numerous households hosting or visiting relatives and friends over a recent weekend. Names include Henderson, Gaskill, Nielsen, Jensen, McKim, Burns, Orr, Thorson, Cox, Nielsen, Thompson, Kerns, Webb, and Hertz, with references to Mallard, Sibley, Ringsted, Camp Barkeley, Lacomb, Des Moines, and Illinois.
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David “Henderson
Billy
Jeanie
Gaskill
Mads Johansen
Marie Jensen
Minar Espersen
Allander
Joe’. West
Oris Gadd
Sibley
Fred McKim
Plover
Joe Boles
Camp Barkeley
Texas
Nielsen
Bert Lowe
Elsmer Lowe
Jackie
Mallard
Everett Burns
Oscar Orr
Lacomb
Ill
Lester Thorson
Janet
Ida Thorson
Hubert Cox
Navy
Frank Cox
Hans Nielsen Nome
Hans’ Thompson
Ringsted
Guy Kerns
Fioyd Fish
Bert Webb
Des Moines
Joe Hertz
Hertz Family and Friends Gather in Des Moines Region
Elmer Hertz and family visit Des Moines area relatives including Mrs. John Evans, Robert Rittgers, and Harold Johns. Weekend hosts include the Johnia, Emut, and Vaughn homes with visits from Don Oleson, Dan Hetty, and Floyd Warren.
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Elmer
Don Oleson
Inger
Nevada
Daiter
Dan Hetty
Mina Hertz
Hong
Vaughn
Floyd Warren
Moines
Guy -Smith
Walnut lumber output rises as demand grows in wartime
The report notes 1941 production of 3,254 board feet of walnut lumber by GUN MATERIAL Towa. It highlights booming walnut prices due to government demand and suggests mills seek trees at least 124 inches in diameter to maximize yields, with operators urging mature stock for better lumber returns.
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Towa
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