Grandson born to Harris family in Orlando
Mr and Mrs Carlos Harris report a grandson born August 15 to S/Sgt and Mrs Lawrence Harris of Orlando Florida. He weighs seven pounds four ounces and is named Larry Gene. Lawrence is stationed at Pine Castle Air Base Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos Harris
Lawrence Harris
Orlando
Fla
Larry Gene
Lawrence
Pine Castle Air Base
Marvin Hartong
Gaza
Hartong
Hazel
Flora Murphy
Kingsport
Tenn
Walter Frank
Pioneer
Marie Benjamin
Stanley Benjamin
Roger Benjamin
Waltham, Minn
Darrell Jones
Oliver Lee
Near
Ottosen
Carlysle Halsrud
Near Bede
Albert Helle
Robert Munson
Morris Halsrud
Mrs. Halsrud
Henry Olson
Steamboat Lake
Minnesota
Mr. Olson
LeRoy Hanselman
la Verne
Carvel Risvold
Corwith
Clarence Hanscom
Scottsbluff
Nebr
Willie Hanson
H.C. Worster
L. J
Hans Isacson
Dale Runyon
Des Moines
Vickie Runyon
Hiram Hewitt
Livermore
Ernest Flickinger
Fort Dodge
Wendt
Bede
Donald Stamper
Gilmore City
Francis Wolf
West Bend
O. H. Doeringsfield
Clarence Graves
Momence
Clifford Graves
Clarence
Clifford
Earl Olson
Travelogue of Mason R. Smith in Western Europe 1955 tour
Mason R. Smith editor of Gouverneur New York’s Tribune Press travels western Europe for two and a half months as special correspondent for The Rolfe Arrow and other papers. He explores Benelux customs, economies, and postwar recovery in Luxembourg Belgium and the Netherlands noting the Benelux customs union, easy border controls, and rapid reconstruction aided by the Marshall Plan. He observes rural life, modernization, and challenges like high taxes and cost of living while praising progress and shared aims with America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Rossiter Smith
Weekly
Tribune Press
Gouverneur
N. Y
United States
Europe
Rolfe Arrow
U. S
Mr. Smith
Sarah Jane
Mason Evertt
Marion
Frederick
Hague
Holland
Naples
Rome
Florence
Venice
Munich
Paris
London
Switzerland
America
Luxembourg
Belgium
Als
Bastouwne
Seavoast
Brussels
Germany
Netherlands
Benelux
Belgium- Netherlands-Luxembourg
France
Canada
Rotterdam
Social calls and dinner visits noted in local residences
Tosen spent Friday evening in the Fred Benjamin home. Recent visitors in the Clifford Graves home were Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Colburn and grandson, Larry, of San Diego, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Stallcup of Gilmore City were dinner guests in the Clifford Graves home August 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tosen
Fred Benjamin
Clifford Graves
M. A. Colburn
Larry
San Diego
Calif
Emmett Stallcup
Gilmore City
Extension Director reports slow cattle sales this summer
Pocahontas County Extension Director Francis A. Kutish notes ranchers have sold stockers and feeders more slowly this season than last year. He cites grass conditions across the west as the best since 1951, leading ranchers to wait for higher prices.
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Colorado
Texas
Corn Belt
Francis A. Kutish
Iowa State Farm
West
Rats and Rodent Control Methods For Homes Farms and Factories
Rodents cause major damage and disease across homes, farms, and factories. The article urges coordinated, tested control methods, starting with detection through gnaw marks runways and flour prints, followed by baiting in protected stations to lure and safeguard rodents.
Guideline on Rat Control Baiting Practices
The text explains that trap and bait structures prevent pets from taking poison. Inspect bait traps daily and keep them filled. About two weeks of baiting typically controls rats on properties. Prevent reinfestation by placing stations where rats were seen previously.
Drive Carefully As Schools Open
A public safety message urges Iowa drivers to slow down near schools as the new term begins. It stresses obeying stop signs, avoiding passing on crowded streets, and watching for children on the way to and from school or at play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
United States
America
Pocahontas Exhibit Draws Attention At Iowa State Fair
The Pocahontas county rural women's exhibit in Des Moines featured a diet and exercise theme. A rotating dietary table showed meals while a fat lady doll demonstrated bending exercises during the 10 day fair along with a slim model. Volunteers from Rolfe Havelock Palmer Pocahontas and surrounding areas guided visitors and explained the diet program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Pocahontas County
Harley McLain
Havelock
Arlo Ives
Rolfe
Harold Larson
Palmer
P. L. Strong
Ed Lavery
Fred Frevert
Pocahontas
McLain
Virginia Harding
Joyce Jarnagin
E. I. Rosenberger
Ives
Don Trenary
Dollars Are Banked by Those Who Don’t Deposit Quarters
A quirky note explains people save money by not wasting coins on chairs and suggests thrift or budgeting habits. It highlights a humorous view of common saving tricks without naming individuals or places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Pocahontas News Highlights Local Family Travel and Visits
Mrs Archie Tate returns from Lodi California to Pocahontas after visiting her brother in law Bill Tate and family. Donna Hotovec arrives from Des Moines for a week with her parents. Senior Catholic high school class of 1955 holds a reunion at the Peterson home with Rev Jerome Koenig in attendance. The Naughton family returns from a South Dakota trip covering the Bad Lands Black Hills and Mt Rushmore plus Corn Palace. A gathering honors them at the Naughton home. Leo Schoofs of Milwaukee visits the Schoofs household in Pocahontas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Tate
Lodi
Calif
Bill Tate
Donna Hotovec
Des Moines
Jerry Hotovec
Catholic High School
Elder Peterson
Jerome Koenig
Sutherland
Pocahontas
Petersons
Donna
Iowa
James Naughton
Dennis
John
Nancy
South Dakota
Black Hills
Mt. Rushmore
Mitchell
Highmore
S. D
James Goldsmith
Pierre
Elmer Naughton
Naughton
Deadwood
S. C
Joe Hotovec
Andrew Hronek
Leo Schoofs
Milwaukee
Wis
F. Joseph Schoofs
W C Swan Former Morning Sun Mayor Dies at 94
Morning Sun mourns the death of W. C. Swan age 94 a longtime resident and former mayor who spent his life in the city.
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Morning Sun
W. C. Swan
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the Rolfe Arrow
Robert Swan
Marion Bruce
MUA PRESS \ASSOCIATIO R
Ational Editorial
Association
Bradgate News
Travelogue
Ocean
North Sea
Reader's Digest
Lydia Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia
Sby
Gibson
Radio TV
Kelvinator
AMANA
Armstrong
Richard Home Service
State Fair Goers
Vic
Veterans Administration
Pocahontas News
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