Roy and Calvin Roy celebrate 25th wedding anniversary
Roy and Calvin Roy marked their 25th wedding anniversary September 1 at the home of their daughter Mrs Wilbur Schnell near Wallingford. A mock wedding, races, and a four generation photo plus a buffet dinner and gifts from relatives capped the celebration with numerous guests from Rolfe Mountain Lake Terrell and Jeffers Minn.
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Calvin
Roy
Mrs. Wilbur
Schnell
Wallingford
Arlene Roy
Harry Willard
Calvin Roy
Wilbur Schnell
Joan Schnell
Eldon
Esther
Floyd Struthers
Bill Hartman
Rolfe
Edwin
Johnson
Helen
Mountain
Seventeen Join Women's Club at First Meeting
Seventeen new members were welcomed into the Women's club at the year's first meeting held Friday afternoon at Mrs. G. G. Butler's home. About 50 attended. the art department led the program with Butler showcasing foreign arts and Mrs. O. B. Fuller Jr. discussing Iowa painters. Lunch followed by the executive board.
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G. G. Butler
Butler
O. B. Fuller, Jr
Iowa
Hattie Hauck
Marion Bruce
Des Moines
Oda Reid
Hortense Sieflin
Pioneer Club
Pocahontas County
W. F. Schneck
Roll Eall
Siefkin
Sunday Services and Classes Schedule
Sunday morning service with Holy Communion at 11 a m. Sunday school and Bible class at 10 15. Sunday evening fellowship at the parsonage at 8 o'clock. Saturday, Sept 14. Confirmation class at the parsonage at 1 30 p m.
Trinity Lutheran Mission Services and Meetings
J O Wangberg and Geo O Holm will lead Sunday services at regular hours with mission offerings. Holm speaks Friday at 8 pm. catechism class meets Saturday at 1 30 pm. Ladies Aid meets Wednesday Sept 18 with Mrs Richard Hovland. bring mission boxes.
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Wilber Woods
Trinity Lutheran Aid
Dorothy Simonson
Esther Simonson
Storesund
Margery Thomason
Wanghre
Richard Hoveland
Trinity Lutheran
J. O. Wangberg
Geo. O. Holm
China
Holm
Ladies’ Aid Society
Richard Hovland
Methodist Church notices announce Sunday schedule and conference
The Northwest Town annual conference will meet in Sioux City on September 24 at the First Methodist church. Bishop Edwin H. Hughes of Washington D C will be the special speaker. Sunday school at 10 a m morning worship at 11 a m choir practice Thursday at 8 00 p m all are welcome.
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Methodist Church
E. J. Plummer
Northwest Town
Sioux City
First Methodist Church
Edwin H. Hughes
Washington, D. C
Presbyterian Church Schedule and Bake Sale Notice
The W. FY Schneck Presbyterian Church announces morning worship at 10:00 and Sunday school at 11:10. The missionary society meets at 2:30 on Wednesday September 18 at Mrs. A W Ives's home. A bake sale by Presbyterian ladies is planned for Saturday afternoon at Shriner's Grocery. All are welcome, including children in age appropriate Sunday school classes.
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Presbyterian Church
Card of Thanks to Fort Dodge Neighbors
A note from P. W. Peterson thanks neighbors and friends for kindnesses during a hospital stay at Lutheran hospital Fort Dodge. Appreciation is expressed for visits cards and flowers that made the hours more pleasant.
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Fort Dodge
P. W. Peterson
Farm Family Income Studied Through Poultry and Egg Production
The Pocahontas county club will study farm income under the program Farm Family and the World Today led by Genevieve Colgan. The Livingston family will be examined in four weeks across counties, following a 95,000-member study of the Armstrong family. The project explores transport, production, and markets shaping farm income and future agriculture stability.
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Genevieve Colgan
Pocahontas County
Paul Livingston
Armstrong
Livingston
Miss Colgan
Money found in Indiana lot tied to Miss Jackson relatives
Three boys found a paper sack containing 1700 dollars mostly in old bills in a Clar inda lot. Relatives of the recently deceased Miss Sadie Jackson believe she hid the money, which was airing after a bedding shift outdoors. The money is being held for Miss Jackson's relatives.
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Clarinda
Sadie Jackson
Miss Jackson
Schmuecker Advises Beef Club Members in Pocahontas County
County Agent E J Schmuecker urges 4 H members ages 10 to 21 to enroll for the 1941 baby beef club. Eligible calves are Hereford Aberdeen Angus or Beef Shorthorn born after March 1 1940 and kept as steer calves. Financing and insurance available through the Farm Bureau and Pocahontas County Mutual. Local leaders Floyd Green E J Kelly Vergil Wenell Harold Ryan Gail Ives Harvey Minkler Virgil Vaughn Morris Ives Vincent Branigan assist enrollments.
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E. J. Schmuecker
Schmuecker
Farm Bureau
Court House
Pocahontas
Floyd Green
Fonda
Cedar
E. J. Kelly
Dover Township
Vergil Wenell
Laurens
Marshall Township
Harold Ryan
Swan Lake
Gail Ives
Havelock
Cummins
Harvey Minkler
Rolfe
Powhatan
Township
Virgil Vaughn
Des Moines
Morris Ives
Garfield Township
Vincent Branigan
Center Township
Farm Women Plan for Extension Program
Pocahontas county home project committees met at the county courthouse for a planning tea to outline this year’s educational program sponsored by the Iowa State College extension service and Pocahontas County Farm Bureau. The first meetings begin September 17 with morning sessions on organizing the program and afternoon farm family discussion.
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Pocahontas County Home Project
Pocahontas County Court House
Iowa State College Extension Service
Pocahontas
Colfax
Bellville
Swan Lake
Cummins
Garfield
Des Moines
Powhatan
Marshall
Sherman
Cedar's
Dover
Chickens vanish then return to Nora Springs pen
The Glen Beirne family of Nora Springs found all 40 chickens missing one night and awoke to them back in the pen the next morning. Clarence Baughman of Pleasanville won first prize in the state fair old fiddlers contest while his barn burned causing hay loss but no livestock damage.
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Glen Beirne
Nora Springs
Nero Clarence Baughman
Pleasanville
Nero
Kensett School Roof Collapse Spares School Day
Pupils at Kensett school faced a partial roof collapse last week. Two feet of water flooded the gym as the accident occurred, but classes proceeded without interruption.
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Kensett School
Soils Conservation Service Members Host Marion Banquet
Members of the Soils Conservation Service in Marion were entertained at a banquet hosted by three members. The menu featured baked lake trout, with a 26 pound total dish mentioned in the readable fragment.
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Soils Conservation Service
Marion
Hanquet
Hurts Eye Seaman Loses Vision After Screwdriver Accident
Charles Mueller of Emmetsburg recently lost the use of one eye when a screwdriver he was using slipped and pierced his eyeball.
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Charles Mueller
Emmetsburg
Monster Mass Meeting discovery in Red Oak column
A handbill advertising a Monster Mass Meeting for Republicans of Southwest Iowa was found hidden in a living room column at the T. C. Murphy home in Red Oak. The column dates back to 1896, left by house contractors.
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Iowa
T. C. Murphy
Red Oak
Apples on a stem found by Don Haloupek in Belle Plaine
Two apples growing on one stem were found by Don Haloupek in Belle Plaine this year. Both apples were fully developed and complete. A large highway fill near Ute caved in due to heavy rains, with no injuries. New Sharon firms were told none would appear on the delinquent tax list this year. Harry O Larson of Elkader notes that two pounds of potatoes make one peck.
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Don Haloupek
Belle Plaine
New Sharon
Harry O. Larson
Elkadr
Ute
Spencer drama training school for amateur directors
A district drama training school will be held in Spencer on September 16 for those wanting to direct one act plays and develop dramatic features for local meetings. County extension agents 4 H leaders Rural Young People's delegates church and Grange representatives from rural schools are invited to attend. Zaneta Eager Extension Assistant Sociologist leads the sessions focusing on selecting analyzing and casting plays with demonstrations for amateur directors. Practice safety yourself Others will follow you.
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Spencer
The
Grange
Zaneta Eager
Water proof your roof with Certigrade Red Cedar shingles
Weather turns colder and snow and ice worsen roof leaks. Install Certigrade Red Cedar shingles to seal the roof and improve warmth. learn about installation steps and costs from the supplier.
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Winifred Brinkman
Glyde Brinkman
Ernest Vaughn
Clyde Zimmerman
Ayuents
Xene
Frances Waugh
Caret Brinkman
Frankle Brinkman
Emma Zimmerman
Ames
Bertha Peterson
Vera Behrendsen
Mabel Weigert
Myrtle Ricklefs
Misionary Society
Ives
Presbyterian Missionary Society
A. W. Ives
J. E. Tutt
J. ©. Hosier
R. B. Mather
M. W. Webb
Abs
Jim George
Merle McAnineh
Marvin Burroughs
Brinkman
Henry Brinkman
Mand Ives
Grant Pollock
Wesley Wheeler
Helen McDonald
S. S
Central Gates Electric Company
Study Club
American Home Study Club
Telmer Sime
Earl Young
Needle and Thread Club
Thelma Firkins
Bessie Roberts
Mayme Carpenter
Mary Lawman
Nellie Struthers
Nain Lutheran Church
James WN. Lund
Beef Club
Farm Women
T.C
Malcolm Price
Marshall Allen
RIAL
Red” Barry
Janet Waldo
Walter Pidgeon
Florence Rice
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MON
Wm. Powell
Myrna Low
Wednes
Thurs
Ann Sothern
Lee Bowman
V. Weidler
S. Summerville
Maisie
Arrow Adley
Phillips
Henry Wegaard
Towa
J. A. Johnson
Jady
Rolfe State Bank
Dery Grocery
Humboldt
Pat Wood
J. P. Wagner
Green
Thon Bros
Harry Woducka
N. R
D. E. Kulp
It Lake
Jo. Barnes
Webb’s Drug Store
Rony
Blue Arty
Prof. Anderson
Jimmy
Dr. Molyneux
Big Red
Sunset Hill Orchard
J.T. Grant& Son
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