W S C S Met at Church in Havelock
The W S C S met at the Methodist church with 25 members 4 guests and 4 children present. Mrs Willis Speer led devotions from The Upper Room. A visiting committee planned 22 calls and illness reports. Mrs George Johnson and Mrs Otto Keerles arranged Christmas gifts for the baby fold. The next meeting is Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Mr and Mrs Leland Williams and sons arrived from Bellevue Nebraska to spend the weekend with the James Williams family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S.G.S
W.S.C.S
Willis Speer
George Johnson
Otto Keerles
Albertson
O. D. van Vorsen
Gordon Leigh
Arnold Barth
George Partridge
A. A. Catanzaro
Newell
Kingdom Hall
Carl Barth
Craig Barth
Janet
Chandler, Ariz
Danny Gabrielson
Sharon Marie
Stephen Carl
Palmer
Claude Barth
Storm Lake
J. C. Barth
S. H. Gill
Ivan Shimon
George Speer
Pocahontas
Ivan
Jay Williams
George Davis
Webb
Nebb Davis
Algona
Lea Williams
Des Moines
Arnold Williams
Havelock Opens Season with Wins Over Ware
Havelock high school basketball split with Ware Friday night as girls roped 86 to 52 and boys 21 to 17. The 1949 50 schedule lists games through Feb with county and sectional tournaments for both girls and boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havelock High School
Ware
Bradgate
Mallard
Palmer
Pocahontas
Plover
Fonda
Rolfe
Gilmore City
D.M.T
Laurens
Curlew
Ed Christensen Visits Old Friends In Rolfe
Ed Christensen came from Rolfe Thursday to visit old friends. Several locals were out visiting and news notes mention Mrs. Henry Buck and Mrs. Earl Sandy traveling to Rolfe and Ayshire. Community events include the Havelock club election, with Butler Parris as president Floyd Dunn as secretary and treasurer and an oyster supper to close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Christensen
Rolfe
Henry Buck
Richard Buck
George Miller
Earl Sandy
Martha Herscher
Ayshire
Don Henderson
Duane Gibson
Havelock
John Whitman
Fort Dodge
Martin Larson
Albert City
Krump
Ernie
Melvin Buck
G. A. Hollenbenck
Lutheran Hospital
Herman Buetter
Bode
Norman Jacobson
Gibsons
Hatteberg
Craig Barth
Chandler
Ariz
Car Barth
Craig
Air Force
Plover
Barth
California
Shelby Nelson
Lucylee Lund
Janet Hauswirth
Robert Decrtley
Pocahontas Players Earn All-Conference Honors
Four Pocahontas high school football players received Twin Lakes Conference honors at a coaches meeting in town. Charles Blomberg, Indian fullback, named to the first team. Dick Walters, junior, placed on the second team at left end. Honorable mention went to backs Darrell Johnson and Dick Monkelsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas High School
Charles Blomberg
Dick Walters
Darrell Johnson
Dick Monkelsen
Roof Fire Causes Minor Damage at West Pocahontas Home
A chimney spark started a small blaze at the O. A. Zech residence in west Pocahontas last Thursday morning. Neighbors noticed the fire and Pocahontas fire department extinguished it. Oscar Trimble returns from Chicago for Thanksgiving and plans to resume a building construction course at Chicago Technical College. Arend Poppe and family visit from Monticello. Victoria Tjebben RN of Sioux City visits Tjebben home. Past Noble Grand Circle met at Mrs. Herman Yocum’s home with a social hour and refreshments. C M Miller of Vincennes Ind visited in Tjebben home last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. A. Zech
West Pocahontas
Pocahontas
Oscar Trimble
Chicago
Trimble
Peterson and Simonson Discuss Cattle Feeding at KAYL
N. L. Peterson and Elmer Simonson of Rolfe spoke with county extension director R. L. Rosenberger at KAYL station in Storm Lake on Tuesday. Peterson addressed issues in cattle feeding and related challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. L. Peterson
Elmer Simonson
Rolfe
Storm Lake
Peterson
Kayl
R. L. Rosenberger
Mr. Peterson
Christmas Club Social and Family Visits Reported
The Sew What club met at Mrs. H. H. Winegarden’s home with Mrs. Ada Webster attending. Attendees planned a Christmas potluck at Mrs. Ben Olson’s home after a social afternoon. sisters and relatives gathered at John Clark’s house and Titonka visitors from Milo Miller's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. K. Coll
John Clark
Titonka
Milo Miller
Wednessy
H. H. Winegarden
Ada Webster
Ben Olson
Methodist group meets for Pakistan program and luncheon
The W S Q S of the Methodist church met Thursday afternoon in the church parlors with Mrs. Loell Streit presiding. Mrs. John Eisenhauer led devotions and Mrs. Loren Oleson led the Pakistan themed program. The afternoon began with a 1:15 luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.s.qs
Methodist Church
Loell Streit
John Eisenhauer
Pakistan
Loren Oleson
Evening Socials and Family News From Gowrie Area
Mrs Selina Karhoff celebrated her 80th birthday with a handkerchief shower and cards at the home of Mrs Bernard Forkenbrock. Various residents visited Rochester for eye checkups and joined gatherings in Gowrie with weddings births travel and club events noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selina Karhoff
Father Karhoff
Bernard Forkenbrock
Josephine Stelpflug
Karhoff
W. W. Waldron
Rochester
Minn
Mr. Waldron
Addison Goodell
A. H. Turner
van Gundy
Margaret Holder
Happy 8
A. Schott
Leonard Stoull
Co. J. Albrecht
C. A. Schott
Paul Wahlgren
Lulu Wahlgren
Fort Dodge
Gowrie
Community Update From Ho Memorial Hospital Care
A patient receiving treatment at Ho Vendon Memorial Hospital is improving and is now being cared for at home by Mrs. Anna Blaha. Mrs. John Kleen and her son Eddie have returned from Minnesota where Eddie hunted a deer, and Mrs. Kleen visited friends at Chicko.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hovendon Memorial Hospital
Anna Blaha
John Kleen
Eddie
Minnesota
Kleen
Chicko
Storage Permits Allow Extended Game Holding for Hunters
Under Iowa rules all game must be disposed within 10 days after seasons end unless a free permit from the State Conservation Commission allows storage until June 30 next year for all game except waterfowl. Migratory waterfowl permits extend 90 days after season close. Applications are mailed to the commission at 914 Grand Ave Des Moines Iowa and are issued directly by the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Conservation Commission
Assny
Grand Ave
Des Moines
Iowa
Big conservation meeting in Sioux City chamber program
The Permanent Agricultural committee of the Sioux City Chamber of Commerce held an outstanding conservation program on Tuesday November 22. Delegates from Pocahontas county attended led by Art Johnson representing the Pocahontas soil district commissioners, Dick Hogue from the Soil Conservation Service, and E I Rosenberger of the county extension service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sioux City
Selecting a Pump for Your Well Advised by ISU Engineer
Harold Beaty an agricultural engineer at Iowa State College urges choosing a pump that fits the well. He stresses matching pump capacity to water supply and well depth to ensure efficient water system operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Beaty
Iowa State College
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Leland Williams and Sons
Bellvue
Nebra
James Williams
J. F. Lanus
Grace Bloomer
John Hatteberg
Ms. Stover
Mia
Will Nowack
Will Boysen
Bert Jacobson
Clint Bohn
Harold Hauswirth
Enid Worthington
Pearl Mick
Carlson
Ridotto
Emmetsburg
Chester Speer
Ronald Rutgers
Veterans Hospital
Ray Proctor
Blue Earth
Gerald
Frank Ralle
Graettinger
Eldon
Will P. Hulse
Terrill
Washington Cemetery
Virgil Wright
Frank Johnson
Creston
Pva Anderson
Pocahontas News
Elaine Wahlgren
Ed Carlson
Wahlgren
Dennis Wolken
Garnet
Kansas
Leo Wolken
Ray Beck
Linda
Remsen
John Beck
Beck
Ames
Margaret O'Brien
Elior Peterson
Lawrence Seifried
Wilfred Eberle
James Zdrazil
Marian Hoffert
Zdrazil
W. B. Linnan
Donald
A. C. Shimon
Dorothy Ann Shimon
South Bend
Ind
George Ferris
Saginaw
Mich
Notre Dame
Charles Shimon
F. R. Williams
Richmond
Calif
Sheldon
Vernon Malm
John Rigby
Vincent Murray
Atlanta
C. E. Calligan
Denver
Colo
Virginia Calligan
St. Joseph Hospital
North Platte
Nebr
A. J. Callighan
C. W. Bush
Chevrolet
America
Rolfe Auto CO
Rolfe, Iowa
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