Forty second anniversary celebration and local notices
Twenty five ladies gathered Friday afternoon to celebrate Mrs. Thos Phelps forty second anniversary with gifts and luncheon. Mrs. G A Gruver and son R E Gruver visited Rush Lake and noted improvements at the State Park. Doris Grove assisted with school books, while several residents visited surrounding towns. Hog cholera cases reported. many hogs vaccinated. Various residents visited relatives, including Miss Beulah Cole and the Chase family returning from Wyoming after a summer visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. Phelps
Phelps
G. A. Gruver
R. E. Gruver
Rush Lake Sundayton
Doris Grove
Stover
Havelock
Jessie Boysen
Grover
Everett Shaw
Harry Greene
Focahontas
Mabel
Lucile Swanson
Pocahontas
Des Moines
Luther Miller
Miss Dorothy
Mercy Hospital
Ft. Dodge
Dorothy
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
George Hawk
E. P. Hunter
Hawk
Local notes collection in Laurens and surrounding towns
A miscellany of social visits and travel reports from Laurens and nearby towns. Mentions include visits by Miss Flora Zablow to Des Moines, many residents traveling for business or family reasons, and updates on health, property, and community events. Several names appear with places like Pocahontas Emmetsburg Rolfe Mallard Laurens Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. F. Young
Ner
Arlene
Bass
Lillian Schallan
Young
Schallanen
Paullina
Omas Edge
Laurens
D. W. Glascock
Pocahontas
Clarence Zablow
Des Moines
Harley West
Emmetsburg
Flora Zablow
John Zablow
Chas, Grove
Pocahontas County
Harry Richthart
Valley Junction
Loretta Bass
Odebolt
Viola Albert
Cherokee
John Mulvihill
Omaha
Nebraska
Frank Merry
Dave Merry
Bessie Roberts
C. L. Cornwell
Jane Pence
Kenmare
N. D
Calvin Hersom
Woman’s Club
S. H. Gill
Earl Sandy
Fort Dodge
Jay Boysen
Will Hilton
Hilton
Wm. Brazier
George Suggett
Oscar Dyvig
Maxine
Chicago
George Dyvig
J. H. Eno
Florida
Southland
Selby Glenn
Will Johnson
Jule
Ayrshire
Lester Allen
Ware
George Allen
Ray Grover
Rolfe
Gordon Lee
George Davis
Stewart Whitmore
Stewart
H. N. Hamilton
J. P. Lester
Cedar Chest
Ottertail
Minn
Ed Price
Ava
Price
Havelock
Byron Boysen
Mt. Vernon
Gornell College
Marjorie Barth
Otto Hansen
Havelock Methodist Church Notes Services Schedule
Havelock Methodist Church announces church school at 10:00 a.m. and Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Rev. C L Day is the pastor. All are welcome to worship at the church home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havelock Methodist Church
C. L. Day
Voice of Bird-o-Freedom Sawin Fades From Public Squares
The Boston Transcript laments radio's rise as Bird-o-Freedom Sawin loses outdoor reach. Once drawing villagers on the green, his fervent speeches now occur mainly at broadcasting studios, with fewer in-person audiences and no Webster-style reunions. The piece notes Britain’s rainfall fact as a curious aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Daniel Webster
Bunker Hill Monument
Pocahontas County Board Proceedings 1931
Proceedings list payrolls and payments to Rolfe Auto Co and various laborers including J J Prendergast and Merle Sears. Adjournment noted for September 15 1931. Auditor Roy A. Johnson signs off on district expenditures and credits for repairs and gas oil stripping and labor across multiple vendors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Auto Co
Tage Nelson
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
John H. Kleen
Wm. Cavanaugh
Gerd Zimmerman
U. J. Donohoe
Fred Eickhoff
J. J. Prendergast
Max Hopkins
On Motion
Roy A. Johnson
Sosaebee
M. B. Rice
Merle Sears
Siee Fort Dodge Co
Shell Petroleum Corp
Gas and
Ward C. Ferguson
Orris Gadd
B. J. Stegge
J. M. Fraser
Jim Tolan
Labor
S. J. Carlson
Ed Gahm
P. KE. Winegarden
Willard Rude
C. L. Vote
Geo. Gilleland
Chris DeYoung
J. F. Worth
Walter Wennell
R. D. Farlow
Vern S. Coon
L. G. Schonberger
Ed Quinsland
H. F. Kirchner
J. W. Alexander
H. E. Dickey
J. R. Cain
Joe Reisel
H. Cavanaugh
Robert Sell
Hugh Huston
E. J. Kelly
Matt Fitzgerald
C. A. Reyman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Manpeings
Walter Chase
Oartle City
Elmer Bishop
Mallard
Henry Peters
Olivia, Minn
Lost Island
Ake
Sifr
Chas, Gurney
Mountain Lake
Mim
Hiss Beulah Cole
Eastern Star
Fillen
Gene Chase
Nathan Chase
Manston
Wyoming
Freddse
Miss Ruth
Wither
N &W
Chas. H.atcher
J. L. Jones
Soldiers’ Home
Marshalltown
Carl Barth
C. Ross
California
Jack Williams
John Bushman
Sebo Classen
Chas. Mann
Rush Lake
C. C. Cole
Walter Knight
O. J. VanHorsen
Big City
Oscar Osklakson
Canby, Mann
Thos. Edge
Geo. Waters
B. C. Boysen
Geo. Davis
Hakes Poultry House
Aso Ae
Prof
A. Piccard
Cripper
Anderson
Lem
Sults
Rolfe, Iowa
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