Farm Bureau Drives Membership in Pocahontas County
Pocahontas County Farm Bureau plans a December 3 drive inviting farmers to join the Iowa and national Farm Bureau networks. About 200 active members will canvass each township to promote membership benefits and the organization’s role in farming, with quotas set countywide for 1941.
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Pocahontas County
Ahantas County Farm Bureau
Organiz
Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm Bureau
Amerfi Farm Bureau
Ryvil] Arquain
Wade DeMill Brings Potatoes From Idaho
Wade DeMill of Twin Falls Idaho arrived in Rolfe last Friday evening with a truck load of potatoes. He traveled from Idaho through Wyoming and completed the trip with minimal spoilage. Accompanied by a neighbor, he plans to return soon with purchased Shorthorn heifers.
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Wade DeMill
Twin Falls
Idaho
Rolfe
Hme
Wyoming
Tey
AAA Meeting On Use Of Lime Phosphate
A meeting of northwest Iowa counties in Julian Jensen's district was held in Pocahontas at the courthouse assembly room from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Pocahontas County Agricultural Conservation Association committee hosted to discuss the conservation material program focusing on lime and triple superphosphate. State attendees included H. E. Hazen William Brady and F. W. Roeve. About thirty five people attended.
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Pocahontas
Iowa
Julian J. Jensen
Court House
Pocahontas County
Kruchpen Buys Local Beer Parlor in Rolfe Move
V L Kruchpen of Fonda buys the beer parlor south of the Standard Service station from Larry Bloomcamp. The Kruchpens move to Rolfe into the A P White residence on West Elm Street. They have a one and a half year old daughter. Bloomcamp remains employed by Kruchpen.
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V. L. Kruchpen
FONDA
Larry Bloomcamp
Kruchpen
Rolfe
A. P. White
West Elm Street
E. T. Duffy
Bloomcamp
D M T Girls Edge Rodman In Season Opener
Des Moines Township girls upset Rodman 48 to 34 at Rolfe gym as Marjorie Peterson led D M T with 28 points and Thelma Boyd added 12. Rodman boys beat D M T 80 to 29 in a tight, back and forth game with Firkins scoring for the visitors.
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Des Moines
Rodman
Rolfe
D. M. T. Girls
Marjorie Peterson
Bonstetter
Fandel
Winey
Thelma Boyd
Ardeth
Shirley Fisher
Mabel Coyle
Auriel Lowe
Jean Johansen
Agnes Thompson
Rodman Boys
D. M. T. Boys
Thompson
Hewlett
Ripperger
Heathman
Sanden Brothers
Firkins
Ottosen
Pris
Ottosen Boys
Chicago Stock Yards cattle top market reports
Chicago Pocahontas county cattle led a high selling market at the Chicago Stock Yards last week. Duthbert Brothers of Laurens shipped a large consignment of Hereford heifers averaging 927 pounds, selling at 12.25 dollars per cwt for 644 head. Strong farm incomes year to date totaled 2,276,000 dollars.
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Chicago
Pocahontas County
Duthbert Brothers
Laurens
Juniors Stage Huckleberry Finn Comedy At Auditorium
The junior class of the high school presented the comedy Huckleberry Finn at the school auditorium Friday evening November 15 to a large audience under Miss Ruth Wilson. The production showcased period costumes and lively humor with students in key roles including Huck Finn Tom Sawyer Aunt Polly and Mary Jane. Special musical numbers featured Gerald Thompson on clarinet and a dance by Carol Johnson and Jo Anderson.
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Ruth Wilson
Mark Twain
Amy Wopping
Lola Beth Green
Miss Wilson
Tom Sawyer
James Hauck
Huckleberry Finn
Garth Stouse
Aunt Polly
Eloise Hewlett
Jenny Lind White
Patsy Hurley
Fred Raymond
Elwyn Ives
Ruth Watson
Mary Margaret Brinkman
Mary Jane
Ada Marie George
Clara Woppinger
Ida Jane Roberts
Amy Woppinger
John Finn
Don Sinek
Huck
Garth Stoufe
Mariah Watson
Watson
Mississippi
Missouri
Gerald Thompson
Rachel Wiegman
Carol Johnson
Jo Anderson
Carl Vohs
West Bend
Rolfe School
Catherine McIntire
Jeanette Hauck
Jimmy McIntire
Birthday anniversaries mark November 16 in Rolfe
November 16 is noted in Rolfe as the birthday anniversaries of W. M. Obrecht Junior Eccles Mrs. Etta Grant and I Wikenberry.
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Rolfe
W. M. Obrecht
Junior Eccles
Etta Grant
1. Wikenberry
Eikenberry's Store Celebrates 21st Anniversary Sale
The Eikenberry Grocery marks its twenty first anniversary with a broad bargain list this week. The ad promises the best opportunity in years to stock up groceries at reduced prices as the store reaches its majority. See page 5 for details in The Arrow.
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Eikenberry
The
Arrow
Joint Legion and Auxiliary Meeting in Pocahontas County
A joint meeting of Pocahontas county American Legion and Auxiliary is set for November 27 at the Ridotto ballroom. State Commander Robert Shaw of Sigourney will speak while the county Legion elects and installs next year’s officers. Lunch will be served and dancing will follow the business session.
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Legion and Auxiliary
Pocahontas County
American Legion and
American Legion Auxiliary
Ridotto Ballroom
Robert Shaw
Sigourney
County Legion
Tuberculosis Decline Highlighted In Iowa History
State health official Dr. Walter Bierring notes a drop in tuberculosis deaths from 822 in 1930 to 479 in 1939, with a 1939 total of 487 the lowest on record. He credits democratic public cooperation across institutions and advocates continuing unity in the Christmas Seal campaigns across Iowa.
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Iowa
Walter L. Bierring
Annual Praise Service at Presbyterian Church
The Woman's Missionary Society's Annual Praise Service will be held Sunday morning November 24 at 10:00. The program includes organ preludes, hymns, scripture, prayers, announcements, and a sermon by Rev. Schneck with a focus on the mission spirit needed today.
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E. J. Plummer
Methodist Church
Woman’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Greenland
Toy Mountains
C. BE. Boyce
H. C. Wiegman
Grant Pollock
C. W. Siefkin
H. F. Olerich
Rev. Schneck
C. L. Gunderson
W. L. MelIntire
W. Schneck
D. McGirk
C. B. Bowen
Schneck
Twin Lakes Jamboree Brings Neighbors Together
J B Lowe injured in a car accident weeks ago hosted a community jamboree at his farm. About 50 neighbors picked his corn and shared a dinner prepared by local ladies, with families including Vaughn Schonberger Wiegman Zeman Twigg Wax Shaw Hronek Shimon Kauffman Cordes Meisenbach Vaughn Smith Heathman Freel Burns Cordes Papenfuhs Jensen. Lowe visited town Monday, still recovering but improving slowly.
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J. B. Lowe
Lowe
Lena Vaughn
George Schonberger
Roy Schonberger
Henry Wiegman
Geo, Zeman
Ed Twigg
Fay Wax
Azro Shaw
Frank Hronek
Frank Shimon
H. CG. Kauffman
J. A. Cordes
Joe Meisenbach
Ernest Vaughn
Fred Srith
Ben Lehnus
Guy Smith
Clarence Heathman
Alvin Freel
Everett Burns
Jack Cordes
Herbert Papenfuhs
Bert Jensen
Bert Jensen. Mr. Lowe
Presbyterian Young People rally held in Al gona district No 2
The annual Presbyterian Young People rally for district No 2 met at the Al gona church with strong representation from Dickinson Emmet Kossuth Clay Palo Alto Buena Vista Pocahontas and Humboldt counties. Rolfe attendees included Lawrence Kennedy Calvin Schneck Lu Mae White James Hauck Doris Johnson and others. Joe Show of Wesley Ia chaired the meeting. After a pot luck supper at 5 30 the evening program featured Howard Daven Iowa secretary on Youth of Today in a Changing World.
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Presbyterian Church
Algona
Dickinson
Emmet
Kossuth
Clay
Palo Alto
Buena Vista
Pocahontas
Humboldt
Rolfe
Lawrence Kennedy
Calvin Schneck
Lu Mae White
James Hauck
Doris Johnson
Roger DeWolf
Lois Schneck
W. F. Schneck
Marie White
Marian Heald
Mary Margaret Brinkman
Joe Show
Wesley
Howard Daven
Iowa
Iowa to Play Illinois in Restored Midwest Rivalry
Iowa and Illinois meet at Iowa Stadium in a bid to revive a midwest classic. The series, once vital to the era of Iowa Minnesota, lapsed in the 30s with the last game in 1986. They are scheduled through 1944, in the final season game with conference standings at stake.
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University of Iowa
University of Illinois
Iowa Stadium
Iowa
Double 8 Conference to Hold Jamboree at Plover High
The Double 8 basketball conference will stage a jamboree at Plover High School Saturday Nov 23 featuring girls games at 7 30 and boys at 8 30. West vs east matchups include Cylinder Rutland Havelock Ottosen Plover D M T Redman Bradgate Rodman and Rutland with officials drawn from coaches and superintendents.
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Bradgate
Cylinder
Des Moines Township
Havelock
Ottosen
Plover, Rodman
Rutland
Plover High School
Plover
Redman
Rodman
Wixon and Truesdell
Sanders
Anderson
Devine
Krail
Jennings
Johnson
Kinkear
Marcus
Gam Ifarris
Helland
Prochaska
Martin
Wixe
Eight Schools In Twin Lakes Jamboree At Rolfe Gym
Eight teams from Albert City Laurens Rolfe Pocahontas Rockwell City Manson Lohrville Lake City clash in a two half games jamboree at Rolfe gym Nov 25. North half vs south half scoring spectacle with dances between halves and season ticket offer.
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Twin Lakes
Albert City
Lake City
Laurens
Lohrville
Manson
Rockwell City
Pocahontas
Rolfe
Rolfe Gymnasium
Hood
Peterson
Phares
Evans
Jack Patterson
Dale Rickard
Don Cornwell
Glyde Smith
Freddie Beuchle
Junior Smith
Gerald Hart
Earl Twigg
James McIntire
Arney” Sanding
Gerald Cornwell
James’. Hauck
Garth Syrouse
Charles Stanley
Don Schonberger
Edmund Hart
Duke Green
Herbal Chapman
Robert Blomker
Earl Monday
Jack Beyers
Donald Maasen
Bud Harris
Virgil Shelgren
Robert Dalley
Ronald Marchant
Donald Peters
Humboldt
Livermore
Gowrie
Logan
Swea City
Twin
Fonda
Everly
Checks arrive for Pocahontas county 1940 farm program
Pocahontas county producers received final payment checks totaling 105 146 50 in the 1940 government farm program. The county’s to date amount reaches 396 409 00 as of Nov 18 with 550 000 00 still expected. Aerial farm measurements for 1941 began Monday from photographs at the conservation association office led by Henry H DeWall Jr.
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Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
Agricultural Conservation Association
Conservation Association
Henry H. DeWall, Jr
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Rm Bureau
Ery Pocahontas Co
Nty Farm Bureau
Europe
Hancher
University of Town Realty
Vir Hancher
Iowa Union
Blizard
Inc
Vgurtant KC
Twin Lakes Conference
J. B. Lowe Farm
Illinois
Westin
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