Legion Auxiliary meeting plans Armistice day dinner
The American Legion Auxiliary held a Monday meeting at Mrs. B C Boysen home with 20 members and four guests. United Service Women of America joined and plans were made for Armistice day noon dinner and honoring roll dedication. Membership quota was reported as reached and carpet rag sewing planned. Lunch was served by Mrs Boysen and Mrs Rena Wilson.
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American Legion Auxiliary
B. C. Boysen
United Service Women of America
Boysen
Rena Wilson
Bus Driver Frank Eno Hired to Replace Cliff Ingalls
The board of education hires Frank Eno a local barber as bus driver for one school bus, filling the vacancy left by Cliff Ingalls who is entering military service.
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Frank Eno
Board of Education
Cliff Ingalls
Uncle Sam
Ration Registration Opens in Havelock for Book 4
The people of Havelock and nearby areas will begin registering on Wednesday for War Ration Book No. 4. Registration will occur at the school in the afternoon, with a change from the previous alphabetical ordering.
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Havelock and
Double Birthday Dinner for Edge Family
The Edge children hosted a noon fried chicken dinner at their home to honor both Mr. and Mrs. Edge on nearby birthdays. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Ray Grover, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Edge, and several Edge relatives. Mrs. Joe Edge was ill and did not attend.
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Verla
William Brazier
Havelock Women’s Club
Alice Quade
Marisaret
Fowler
Barnum
Herbert Fowler
Havelock
Emmetsburg
St. Mary’s
Chester Hendricks
Bovey
Minn
Louie Hendricks
Newton
Frank Krischel
Dale Cole
Fort Dodge
C. C. Cole
John Kline
Cliff Ingalls
Havelock Consolidated
Ronnie Walser
Dallas
Oregon
Cal Bass
John Woehl
Poala
Kansas
Howard Gail Legerwood
Paris
Texas
Alva Hesla
Orange City
J. C. Barth
Chet Hendricks
Minnesota
Henry Buck
Eldon Buck
Rolfe
Geraldine
J. L. Hunt
Fred Jurgens
Mallard
St. James
Benjamin Eby
Isernetta Leith
J. D. Wolcott
Spirit Lake
E. A. Markley
John Weoehl
Poola
H. G. Ledgerwood
Sac City
Thomas Edge
Havelock Methodist Church Announces Week of Prayer
John Drake Wolcott is pastor as Sunday school starts at 10 a.m. Morning worship follows at 11 a.m. Next Sunday evening the Woman's Society of Christian Service begins its Week of Prayer with a special service.
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Havelock Methodist Church
John Drake Wolcott
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Community notices invite service and drive
A church announces an 8 o'clock service with all invited. Next Tuesday a Good Will truck will visit to collect articles. The town circle of the W.S.C.S. will meet in the church basement this Thursday afternoon.
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W.S.C.S
Diphtheria Fears Rise in Iowa Prompt Immunization Call
Iowa state health officials report rising diphtheria cases in September, with 40 provisional cases vs 14 in August and 3 in July. Woodbury County shows the highest concentration as the department warns of fall and winter increases and urges parents to immunize to curb the spread.
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Iowa
State Health Department
Woodbury County
Home grown lumber saves Ed Schultz big poultry house cost
Ed Schultz of near Churchtown built a large poultry house using lumber from trees on his own land, saving about 175 dollars on an 18 by 40 by 110 foot structure.
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Ed Schultz
Churchtown
Fragmentary note on peach building materials and costs
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a peach building project with a cost around 224.07 and reference to accommodations. It notes three thousand board feet of material and mentions rings and dates, but the text is incomplete and unclear.
Movements From Farm Prompt Local Shifts
Seventy two years ago J Gy and singer from Grundy Center are moving from the family farm for the first time. Ha and Kinsinger relocate to a newly purchased home in Marshalltown as Bert and wife move to the home farm. The Kinsinger birthplace Bull Oy farm gains modern improvements.
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Grundy Center Way
Ying
Kinsinger
Hong
Marshalltog
Bert
Mr. Kinsinger
Bull Oy
Barn Fire Claims Two Young Lives and Man’s Arm Injury
A destructive barn fire caused the death of two young Duryee boys who were trapped in a cat bin as the flames spread. A third family member sustained a broken arm, with Loren aged 14 receiving treatment after the incident.
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Kenneth Duryee
Loren
National War Fund unites seventeen agencies under one drive
A new National War Fund consolidates seventeen war relief groups under a single drive endorsed by the President to reduce fundraising confusion. It promises to support USO, China Relief, British War Relief, and others while preserving each agency’s autonomy. Contributions fund both global aid and local services for families of service members and community welfare during wartime.
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National War Fund
USO
China Relief
British War Relief
United Seamen’s Service
Belgian War Relief Society
British War Relief Society
French Relief Fund
Friends of Luxembourg
Greek War Relief Association
Norwegian Relief
Polish War Relief
Queen Wilhelmina Fund
Russian War Relief
United China Relief
United Czechoslovak Relief
United Yugoslav Relief Fund Refugee Relief Trustees
United States
Comi Sar
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Velma Woehl
Irene Ledgerwood
Lilian Auten
Bernard
Ronnie
Jake Smith
Fred Moresbeck
Ayrshire
Bert Bass
Leonard
Rose Wieshaar
Fort Dix
N. J
Chris Hacker
Rutland
Hackers
Virgil
Arnold Williams
Sicily
John Whitman
Ordnance Proving Grounds
Camp Aberdeen
Whitman
Oscar Whitman
Matilda Buckwalter
Laurens
Carroll
Camp Kearns
Utah
Camo Aberdeen
George Cole
Frank Johnson
Kill Kare Klub
Dossie Brent
Lucile Wiley
Brent
Arnold Barth
America
London
3& B Dairy
Thompson Bros
Hunter’s Produce
J. R. Hakes
Wold
Central States Electric Company
Whitmer Bakery & Grocery
Shimon Feed Mill
Charlton Grain Co., Inc
J. T. Grant & Son
Nielsen Bros. Service
G. C. Harris
J. E. Rickard & Sons
Community Service
Moen Service
Brogotti Implement CO
Rolfe Auto CO
Rolfe Cleaners
Thompson's Billiards
Rolfe State Bank Super Valu
Peterson’s Clothe Cora Lighter
Ivey Lathrop Produce
Beckord's Hatches
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