Havelock Happenings and Local Visits
A busy week in Emmetsburg and surrounding areas with dances at Emmetsburg and numerous visits. Sheriff Robt Winegarden of Pocahontas and families from Varina and Slifer were among those noted.
23 Nov 1922
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1922
Page
1
A busy week in Emmetsburg and surrounding areas with dances at Emmetsburg and numerous visits. Sheriff Robt Winegarden of Pocahontas and families from Varina and Slifer were among those noted.
Charles DeVaul travelled from Spirit Lake for a social visit with friends. He plans to visit his son Frank DeVaul in Lehigh. Irvin Gurney and H. D. Grover attended events at Rush Lake. A Ladies' Aid meeting at the M. E. church concluded with praise for hostesses Herscher Whitney and Dunlap. I. C. Smith visited Rolfe for business and relatives. Mrs. Abe Nichols of Stockton Mo arrived for a family visit. The Nichols family once lived near Pocahontas. Walter Hersom and daughter arrived from Minnesota to stay with grandmother C. E. White while the daughter attends school. Will Froh handled business in Mallard. Many residents attended the Havelock Plover basketball game. Plover won. Vera Reents aided Mrs. W. M. Froh with housecleaning. Andrew Smith and Clyde DeVaul helped Peter Smith with coin picking. Walter Maltzahn visited William Froh. Henry Buck conducted business in Plover. A. F. Mick returned from Laurens after electrical work. C. R. Swanson resigned as manager of Hakes store after six years.
Rainy afternoon through evening weeks the school conducts throat cultures for diphtheria carriers with Keith Evans identified as carrier at the high school. Students prepare for the home contest with two weeks of training by Mrs. O'Brien of Des Moines. The humorous class elimination contest last Saturday saw ten entrants, four selected for the home contest. Four junior high pupils are absent due to diphtheria. faculty entertained at the Day and Taylor home Tuesday. Miss Ember Day of Gilmore City visits the grades. Mrs. Randall Melson visits first and second grades.
City council adjourned meeting of November 8 1922 called to order by Mayor McCray with councilors Dawson Grant Bruce Rudolphson and Obrecht present. Bills approved including light bill 73.50 and Wiegman voucher 15.50. various repairs and street work listed. sanitary committee to clean stale bakery water and signs ordered. council adjourned and reconvened as board of health.
The store closed Saturday night and will reopen only if a new manager is found. If not, the stock will be moved to Laurens. Frakes and Frederick are holding a closing out sale of their hardware stock and will leave Havelock on December 1.
Dr Miller of Humboldt pro calls in town Tuesday. Mrs John Hopkins heads to Chicago for winter with son Wilson. Miss Pearl Kent returns from Fort Dodge for two weeks then Cedar Falls State Teachers College. Josephine Templeman visits Storm Lake. Teachers institute closes Humboldt schools. A O Pederson family and Mrs Hoganson visit Bode. Nichols spend Sunday near Rolfe. Somerset Club meets at I W Dayton home. Astrid Larsen visits Humboldt friend Lucile Buck. Theron Kendall family visiting Hoag home. Higby visitors from Hecla South Dakota. Dickey Kellogg visit Rolfe. Rev Dyson and Mrs Walter Larson Humbolt shoppers. Icel Bull, Josephine Templeman, Nina Smith motor to Rolfe. Lillian Watts and Jennie Kannenberg Rolfe shoppers.
Plover High beat Havelock High 37 to 8 in a Friday showdown here. Havelock rivaled with a strong squad, while Plover prepares to face Ware next Friday. The Epworth League sets a Thanksgiving devotional with John Gembler leading on Sunday. The Ladies Aid Bazaar and supper arrive at M E church parlors on December 9 with apron and craft contributions encouraged. Mrs. Watts and daughter plan Thanksgiving in Audubon. Des Moines and Fort Dodge visits noted from last week.
The Rolfe Iowa board of health orders weekly culture tests for all school children to stamp out diphtheria. The mayor and health officer Dr Florence Fuller White coordinate quarantines and reporting of suspicious cases to authorities for containment.
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