Fort Dodge visit and local social notes
Lendit Paulson visited Fort Dodge on Wednesday. The Bon Ton Bridge club met Monday at Mrs. Jo Barnes’s home. Ed Gentry and a Des Moines friend started a 10 day trip to New York Wednesday morning. Mrs. B A Kerns and Mrs. Otis Cook went to Fort Dodge Tuesday to see Mr. Kerns in Mercy hospital. Mrs. George Elbert and daughter Mary Jo of Algona visited the Barnes home Monday. Mrs. Barnes accompanied them to AlgonaMonday evening and is visiting in her daughter’s home.
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Lendit Paulson
Fort Dodge
Bon Ton Bridge Club
Jo Barnes
Ed Gentry
Des Moines
New York
B. A. Kerns
Otis Cook
Kerns
Mercy’ ‘Hospital
Army Girl stars Preston Foster and Madge Evans in camp life
Preston Foster and Madge Evans headline Army Girl a wartime drama set in army camps. The film portrays daily life and challenges faced by soldiers and their families during service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Foster
Madge Evans
Local Family Visits and Health News Roundup
Mr and Mrs Ey H Clarke visited their son Gene in Denison over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Phil Martin and family moved into the house east of the Meintire funeral home last week. Bert Tibbets of Sutherland visited J Gunderson and Mrs Emma Lighter. W H Buchanan of Laurens called at Pirl Riches home Sunday after visiting Coon Rapids. Miss Cathryn Glascock and Mrs Sadie Shanzer of Grimes visited sister Mrs Fannie McIntire from Sunday to Tuesday noon. Bert Kerns underwent an operation at Fort Dodge Wednesday at 7 am. Mrs Kerns and son Guy were there early that day. The family reports Mr Kerns improving and remain encouraged.
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Ey H. ‘Clarke
Gene
Denison
Phil “Martin
Meintire
Bert Tibbets
Sutherland
Obrecht, John George dies at 85 in Mallard burial in Washington
John George Obrecht born in Alsace on April 15 1853 came to America at 14. He married Amelia Berger in 1875 and had six children. A longtime Iowa resident he served as mayor and bank president in Havelock before retiring. He died September 24 after a stroke aged 85 years 5 months and 8 days. Funeral services were held at Trinity Lutheran Mallard with burial in Washington cemetery.
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John George Obrecht
George Obrecht
Alsace
France
America
Indiana
Banfield
Ill
Amelia Berger
Albert
Grundy Center
Iowa
Illinois
Havelock
First National Bank
Will Nowack
Lutheran Church
Mallard
Lena Herscher
Kankakee
Clara Keerles
Julia Nowack
Livermore
Will Obrecht
Rolfe
Nowack
Trinity Lutheran Church
Carl Hendrick
Lewis Wittenberg
Laverne
Rolfe Sorosis plans homemaking conference and home projects
The Rolfe Sorosis club voted to sponsor students for a homemaking conference next August and to run home projects throughout the year. A committee including Mrs. Morris Webb and Mrs. Glyde Brinkman will select the girls in spring, while members attend a school program and view educational films at Rolfe High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe. Sorosis Club
Morris’ Webb
Glyde
Brinkman
John Brinkman
John Gunderson
Sorosis Club
McNee
Jeanette
Hauck
Evelyn
Hewlett
Rolfe
Ames
Witty Fragments Hint at School Picnic Plans
A fragment from a local item notes that winners will be treated to a 2 inch picnic while the seventh grade leads. The text is incomplete but suggests a school event linked to student achievement and a celebration.
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Presbyterian Church Announces Week Ahead Services
Rev H A Sinning will deliver the sermon next Sunday at 10 00 AM on the theme Measure of Our Faith The Sunday school meets at 11 10 AM The evening C B is canceled due to a Young People rally at Rockwell City with registration at 3 00 PM A light luncheon at 6 00 PM The Excelsior society meets Wednesday Oct 12 and Miss Desjardins will lead a conference on church literature Tuesday Oct 11 at 7 30 PM All members and workers are urged to attend
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Presbyterian ‘Church
H. A. Sinning
Phe
Presbyterian Church
Young People’s League
Rockwell City
Excelsior Society
New Methodist Pastor W.H. Lease Arrives in Rolfe
Dr W H Lease new pastor will preach next Sunday morning and plans to move to Rolfe next Wednesday. Epworth League banquet is tonight and Missionary Society luncheon Friday afternoon October 14 at the church. Andrew Heid enjoys a vacation at Rolfe Auto Co garage. Willard Klein and Wilbur Mason of Bancroft visited here weekend. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Allbee visited Peru Nebraska with Elmer Allbee. Mrs Agnes Pattee drove to Fort Dodge to greet her son Oswald and Arlene Cook visiting home folks.
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W. H. Lease
Rolfe
Epworth League
the Missionary Society
Andrew Heid
Rolfe Auto Co
Willard Klein
Wilbur Mason
Bancroft
Wilbur Allbee
Peru
Neb
Elmer Allbee
Agnes Pattee
Fort Dodge
Oswald
Arlene Cook
Bishop Heelen confirms twenty at St. Margaret's Rolfe
The Most Reverend Bishop Heelen of Sioux City confirms a class of twenty at St. Margaret's church in Rolfe on Thursday afternoon September 29 at 8 o'clock. The class includes Dorothy Beirman Gerald Cornwell Eugene Forey Morris Forey Edmund Hart Nellie Wilson Betty Schonberger Frances Phillips Kenneth Schott Kenneth Zeman Edwin Weishaar Alvin Riches Donald Wilson Bobby Schott Delores Schreier Richard Phillips Bobby Riches Erwin Obrecht Glenn Dailey and Golda Luft. Choir pieces performed include Veni Creator Tantum Ergo Divine Praises Holy God All Praise Thy Name and Panis Angelicus. The latter was sung for benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Heelen
Sioux City
St. Margaret’s
Rolfe
Dorothy, Beiderman
Gerald
Cornwell
Eugene .Forey
Morris Forey
Edmund Hart
Nellie “Wilson
Betty. Schonberger
Frances’ Phillips
Kenneth. Schott
Kenneth Zeman
Edwin Weishaar
Alvin Riches
Donald Wilson
Bobby Schott
Delores Schreirer
Richard Phillips
Bobby Riches
Erwin Obrecht
Glenn Dailey
Golda Luft
Veni Creator
Holy God
Pania Angelicus
Trinity Lutheran Service and Luther League Schedule
Rev J O Wangberg leads holy communion at 10 40 Sunday morning with Luther League in the evening The Brotherhood meets Thursday evening at the Nain Lutheran church cousin note: confirm location and service times.
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Luther League
Brotherhood
Nain’ Lutheran
Wechism class meats and church meeting notices
We Bi will meet at Qup q church. The missionary society will be at the home of Anna Reon Mt echommina Ryen Aggie ing hostess will be Mrs. 7 Soran a A ¢ good The P E O held its regular meeting at the home of Mrs hone Brinkman Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gamer of Sutherland spent the weekend at the Henry Anderson home. Mr. and Mrs. Mac Nicoson were guests at a family dinner at the Sam Nicoson home Sunday. Bob Cook and family moved into Tremont hotel building. Help Save a life Look where you drive and where you walk.
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Chineh
Qup Q
the Missionary Society
Anna Reon
Mtechommina Ryen
Gib
Palmer
Ed Ivey
Ute Pass
N. M
Hig. Brotha
George Ivey
P. E
Hone Brinkman
Bill Gamer
Sutherland
Henry Anderson
Mac Nicoson
Sam
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Rialto Theatre
Pocahontas, Iowa
Laurel and Hardy
George Raft
Dorothy Lamour
Dodge
H. P. Fuller-Johnson Gas Engine
Pocahontas
Dick Martin
Mgr
Dick Schott
Rolfe High School
Ball Bros
Algona
Emmetsburg
Estherville
Laurens
Humboldt
Helen Joyce
Edna Marcum
Marie White
Miss Hendrickson
C. G. Dreasman
Lila Lee Wilcox
Chelsea
Roger Chapman
West
Catalina Island
Loren
Peter Pumpkins
Belgian Congo
Pan-American Union
Washington
Trinity Lutheran
J. O. Wangberg
Wake
ANSUR
Rolfe State Bank
Rolfe, Iowa
Zonolite
Fullerton Lumber Company
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