Community clubs and society notes from local gatherings
Mrs. Peterson hosted the Nain Lutheran ladies aid with 18 in attendance in Pocahontas. Various clubs met, including Double Six bridge, Carefree, American Home Study, Trinity Lutheran, Presbyterian Missionary, S T C, and A L D clubs, with programs, lunches, and prizes noted. Several anniversaries and farewells were celebrated, and birthdays marked at local homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Nain Lutheran Aid
Metha Peterson
Nain Lutheran Ladies -Aid
Franklyn ‘Majorowicz
James N. Lund
Presbyterian Society
The
Presbyterian Missionary Society
George Ham
Ellen Mather
E. J. Struthers
Emma Hewlett
H. A .Sinning
W. L. McIntire
J. E. Tutt
Bell Home
Howard Tuel
Bert Penerstorf
Richard
Ralph Patrick
Leo Kinnick
Karen Kay
Coon Rapids
LeRoy Carter
Manson
Ray Bell
A. H. Patrick
Bell
Tuesday Club Meeting Honors Mrs Vaughn With Papers
Mrs. Ernest Vaughn hosted the Tuesday club on October 24. Fifteen members answered roll call with Favorite Hymns. former member Mrs. Marion Bruce attended. A paper on Schools traced Pocahontas county public schools, followed by a musical reading In The Days When I Went to School. Mrs. C E Grant accompanied on piano. A second paper cited Biblical references to music. Mrs. Hattie Hauck reported on the Eighth District Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs meeting at Estherville October 17 18. Refreshments closed the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn
Ernest Vaughn
Marion Bruce
Pocahontas County
C. E. Grant
C. B. Bowen
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Estherville
Hattie Hauck
Plover Notes Show Visits Travel and Community Events
Plover residents Mrs. Allen Heathman and Janet joined Mr. and Mrs. Geo Ham of Rolfe on a Tuesday trip to Alta to visit Mr. and Mrs. Morris Peterson and Dennis. The Town reports business calls, Scouts meet with 16 attending, and local club meetings and showers bring regional guests and neighborhood activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Heathman
Janet
Geo.Ham
Rolfe
Alta
Morris Peterson
Dennis
W. John Pollock
Fort Dodge
W. H.sroufe
O. A. Smith
George Heathmans
J. M. Bush
Glenn Page
J. J. Pavik
J. D. Mehaffey
Gilmore City
American Legion Auxiliary
Epworth League Plans Rally in Humboldt Sub District
The Epworth League cabinet and members met at the parsonage to plan the first Epworth League rally for Humboldt sub district, set for Rolfe on Monday evening Nov 6. A mid week prayer meeting and choir practice are scheduled for Thursday evening at the parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Epworth
Tebara
Epworth’ League
Epworth League
Humboldt
Rolfe
Trinity Lutheran Church Service and Meetings Notice
J. O. Wangberg, pastor, conducts regular services Sunday morning and communion at 10 45. Catechism class Saturday at 1 30 pm. Teachers course at Bode next Sunday at 4 60 and 7 00 pm. Potluck lunch at 6 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran J. O
Odd Note Clause Baffles Iowa Borrowers in 1890 Case
A historical Iowa note from 1890 exhibited by M C Bigelow of Onawa describes extreme terms. The instrument pledges to levy on all possessions from clothing to tombstones if sued for collection and even sells family services until the debt is paid. It also requires attorney fees, board, and corn bread with sorghum molasses at 10 percent interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Bigelow
Onawa
Lost the Sale and Unusual Fire News
Lost the sale incident reports a life insurer's agent quitting after a skunk and dog attack near a chicken house. Milton school district bought eighty tons of stocker coal and volunteers moved burning coal to the yard. Tighe couple found their Rockwell City apartment on fire with their ten month old son coughing but unharmed in the crib.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Smyth
Elmer Naeve
Bradgate
Smyth
Milton
van Buren County
T. J. Tighe
Rockwell City
Sib ley Future Farmers dig and sell 180 bushels of potatoes
The Future Farmers class at Sib ley High School harvested 180 bushels from their school plot and sold the crop as part of a school project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sibley High School
October Planting Guide for Winter Bulbs
October is ideal for planting tulips hyacinths narcissus and daffodils to create a bright winter garden. Early bulbs bring blooms as snows melt and provide color as cold days pass.
Dust, I Be My Destiny shown with Garfield cast
A Sunday to Tuesday program highlights John Garfield Priscilla Lane Alan Hale and Charles Grapewin in Dust I Be My Destiny. The story follows a boy who believes the whole world is against him in a highly emotional dramatic presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Garfield
Priscilla Lane
Alan Hale
Charles Grapewin
Modern Stoker Economicers Boost Home Comfort
Advertised notes trumpet coal supply growth driving car shortages and slow deliveries as Eastern coal sales soar. Des Moines Township farmer builds crib and granary while Rolfe Auto Co embraces luxury stokers. Readers urged to stock up before cold season, with building materials and deals.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hood
Francis Hood
George Shors
Pocahontas
American Home Study Club
Leroy Nelson
L. A. Hansen
Victor Shimon
Harry Emerson Fosdick
H. A. Sinning
Trinity Aid
Larson
Trinity Lutheran Ladies’ Aid
L. W. Larson
Luther Thompson
Dora Simonson
Stores
Lake Church
Goldfield
Marie Halverson
Kenneth, Minn
Elmer Simonson
Clara Everson
A. Simonson
S. T. C. Club
S.T.C
Leo Shelgren
Carl Hansen
Paulson
Ellen Paulson
Peter
Lendit Paulson
Richard Hovland
Lewis Paulson
Simon Simonson
Andrew
Sterling Simonson
Sioux City
South
Arthur Vaughn
E. P. Lomen
Maude Ives
Constitution Avenue
Washington, D. C
Alice Dickinson
Graham, Minn
BE. A. Messenger
Roger Witt
Marguerite Markley
Christibelle Bregotti
Harold
Fritz Guderian
Marjorie Lou
Bertha Ellen
Naomi Jean George
Bernard Siefkin
Marilyn Diederich
Alvin Ennen
Rosebud Staccup
Christibelle Brogotti
Roger Gardewine
Ronald
E. N. Bendixen
Guy and Lee
Glenn
Inez Mae Markley
Donald Colee
John Pouelsens
John Pouelsen
Chris Knutson
Fin
Paulsens
J. E. Rickard & Sons
Beckord’s
Beckord Hatchery
Heald’s
Plover
Plover Lumber Company
Stan Richey
Ed Garlock
Walter Jackson
David Guess
Claire Enge
Clyde Perrigo
Robert Page
Marion,Ham
Bill Hough
George Roush
J. K. Grove
VanAlstine
A. G. Heathman
Roger
Geo. Oakland
Badger
Casey Heathman
Baby of
Ames
United States
Antonio Longoria
Cleveland
Ohio
Iowa
Rome
Bacchus
RIAL
Northwest Iowa
Pocahontas, Iowa
Bill Elliott
Dorothy Gulliver
Lone Star Pioneers
Lynne Overman
Susan Paley
Siefken
Chi
Sale—Typewriter Boat Team
Clyde B. Charlton Farm
Nic P. Peterson
Arrow Offic
Win. Matteson
Mi Abel
Lathrop
Emmetsburg Rendering Works
Glenn Henrich
McCormick-Deering
Brogotti
HeeHaw News
N. C. Nielsen
Des Moines
Rolfe Auto Co
Henry Brinkman
Beverly
Catherine
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