Pocahontas Area News Highlights Local Notices
Local residents pursue education and new births. Donna Stathman begins nurse training at St Marys Rochester after vacation with parents Mr and Mrs F J Strathman. Several youths enroll at Briar Cliff College Sioux City and University of Iowa. A son Stephen Leslie born to Mr and Mrs Andrew McCormick in Laurens. Karen Ann Alig dies at Mercy Fort Dodge after appendectomy. funeral at Sacred Heart Pocahontas. A social event covers a treffie law briefing and a bridal shower for Mrs Julia Steiskal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Stathman
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Minn
F. J. Strathman
Ruth Kemmer
Joe P. Kemmer
Ann McCartan
Arthur McCartan
Briar Cliff College
Sioux City
Andrew McCormick
Stephen Leslie
Hovendon Memorial Hospital
Laurens
R. P. McCormick
George Anderson
L. J. Elbert
Eva Sykes
Elbert
Woodstock
Iowa
Joseph Sykes
Sykes
Fretta Pattee
Irma Pattee
Palmer
Stella Adams
Ina Ferris
Underwood
Fretta Patiee
Pauline Pavik
R.N
Chicago
Marie Pavik
Joseph A. Lynch
Iowa State Teachers College At
Cedar Falls
Carol Hunter
Charlene Meyer
Norma Jean Hudek
Howard Shimon
Dorothy Ann Shimon
A. C. Shimon
Des Moines
Drake University
Duane Shimon
Drake
Shimon Drug Store
R. H. Wienhold
Joseph Schoofs
Margaret Schoofs
Clara Lorge
Emmetsburg
Will Anthe
Anthe
C. W. Myers
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Karen Ann
Clem Alig
Pocahontas
G. F. Wessling
Calvary Cemetery
Karen
Mercy Hospital
Fort Dodge
Varina
St. Columkille’s
St. Columbkille’s
Sacred Heart Catholic
Gerald
Beverly
George Alig, Jr
John T. White
Bradgate High Defeated by Havelock 15 14 In Tuesday Game
Havelock welcomed Bradgate to the school diamond Tuesday afternoon and won 15 to14 on a close score. Teachers received a reception at the school Friday with a piano duet, vocal solos, and flowers, as the event drew a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradgate High School
John Whitman
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Gary Waters
Eugene Waters
Storm Lake
George Gist
West Bend
George
Kenneth
Laverne
Shelby Nelson
Mary
Lynn
Renwick
Mary Wilson
Claud Wilson
Sutherland
Alice Lathrop
Mallard
Dolores
Guttenburg
Lilah Daniels
Hartley
Hallie Rodda
Shelby Glenn
Compton
Calif
F. F. Eno
Glenn
Enid Worthington
Norma Jean Edge
Kenneth Silvey
Marilyn Nystrom
Havelock students head to college plans
Off to college for Havelock youths as Virginia Oertley attends Cornell College and Rose Lou plans further study. The notice highlights local families sending young people to higher education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havelock
Virginia Oertley
Cornell College
Rose Lou
Infantile Paralysis Case and Local Moves Reported
Infantile paralysis confines Roger Drobney five to Mercy hospital Sioux City after a Saturday transfer to an iron lung. Iowa updates note John Donohoe returns to Iowa State College Ames. Mary Theresa Reigelsberger and Jean Mick resume studies at Winona Minn and Iowa City. Elder Peterson family relocates to a Lang home. Lowell Streit heads to St Louis for embalmer course before returning to Pocahontas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Drobney
DeLoss Drobney
Mercy Hospital
Sioux City
John Donohoe
E. R. Donohoe
Iowa State College
Ames
Mary Theresa Reigelsberger
St. Teresa’s College
Winona
Minn
L. B. Reigelsberger
Jean Mick
W. E. Mick
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
Jack Mell
University of Iowa
Elder Peterson
John Lang
Peterson
George Forbes
Lowell Streit
Kay
Gary
St. Louis
Streit
Rudolph and
New Federated Club Forms in Pocahontas at Sts Peter and Paul
The Pocahontas Federated Women's Club met at Sts Peter and Paul parish hall on September 10 with 42 present. Theme is Better Living. officers chosen include President Mrs Loren Reid and Vice President Loren Oleson. Regular meetings are the second Wednesday. Membership now about 50. The group contributed to mental health and the Virginia McCray fund and held a blue book quiz. Contacts listed for joining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas Federated Women’s Club
Sts. Peter and Paul’s Parish
George Shors
D. C. Hood
Hell
Loren Reid
Loren Oleson
S. F.C
Iowa
American Légion Auxiliary
Lenning
Dickinson
Pocahontas County
Hubert Kanpsch
Gare Schoofs
Grace Schoofs
Virginia McCray Fund
O. C. Johnston
C. R. Bush
Harry Levene
Sherman Tohnson
F. H. DeHaan
Local and area notices from community columns
Amvets Auxiliary meets at Legion hall on Friday September 19 with a call to bring 13 dozen cookies or candy for veterans hospital patients and clothing for Iowa flood victims. Several travel and visit items noted including retirees, births, hospital stays, and retirees from Hinsdale and Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amvets Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Iowa
Birthday Party For Mrs Mary Bloomer At Home
A Tuesday birthday gathering at Mrs Mary Bloomer home featured relatives and friends who left gifts and enjoyed visiting before lunch. Attendees included Mrs Anton Anderson Clarion Mrs Will Voy Waterloo Mrs Will Hilton Relfe Mrs Charles Hilger Mrs Frank Eno and Pearl Mick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Point
Dan Fitzgerald
Fonda
Pocahontas
Ray Morrisson
Pittsburg
Calif
Margaret Anderson
Clarion
Mary Bloomer
Margaret Murray
Henry Murray
Robert Johnson
Curlew
Johnson
Leora Maltzahn
Shelby Glenn
Emmetsburg Hospital
Ann Goodchild
Hinsdale
Ill
Harry Hilton
Waterloo
Will
Rolfe
Anton Anderson
Will Voy
Will Hilton
Relfe
Charles Hilger
Frank Eno
Pearl Mick
Plover
When You Have Soft Corn pamphlet issued
Town State college releases pamphlet No. 122 on harvesting storing and using this year’s corn crop. Extension Director Max O Naylor says copies are available to Pocahontas county farmers from his office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town State College
Max O. Naylor
Pocahontas County
CARE Expands Ways To Aid European War Victims
CARE announces nine new aid packages to help Europe’s winter relief effort, including layette infant care and baby food parcels. Each package costs 10 dollars and targets Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Romania. CARE also offers single item parcels like 24-pound flour and 10-pound card to most CARE countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
CARE
Paul Comly French
Jone
Europe
Poland
French
Broad Street
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Netherlands
Rumania
Eire
Seed Oats Offered At Standard County Price
Pocahontas county farmers can buy Benton oats for seed at a standard price of one dollar above the next December market price. County Extension Assistant Dale N Goodell notes some sellers ask higher prices, but Benton seed is available in every county of Town at the agreed rate set last spring when distribution occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Goodell
Clinton
Joe L. Robinson
Iowa State College Agronomist
Marion
Pocahontas County
Dale N. Goodell
Farm boy to social dictator of New York
Paul Gallico profiles Sherman Billingsley known as the Host of the Stork Club. Charting his rise from rural roots to high society power in New York, the piece examines influence, celebrity, and the club’s cultural reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paul Gallico
Sherman Billingsley
Stork Club
American Weekly
Great
Herald-American
Pilot Training Openings Announced for 1947 Class Beginning October 15
Colonel I. Doane of the Nebraska Wing District announced a primary aviation cadet training class starting October 15, 1947. Applicants must be married male citizens 20 to 26 years old with college experience or the ability to pass examinations. Exams will be held at Air Force stations including Low Fig, Denver, Scott Field, Chanute Field, Offutt Field, and Fort Crook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civity
I. &. Doane
Nebraska
Air Force
Low Fig
Denver
Colo
Scott Field
Bellevu
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Thian Offutt Field
Fort Crook
Nebr
Army
AAF
Eral
Towa Sees Horned Toads Found Again in Gardens
Henry Wiedner found a horned toad in his garden named Osea while Oscar’s court located one at Denison. The pair prompt curiosity about how western desert natives reached Towa and whether more sightings will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reg
Towa
Henry Wiedner
Osea
Oscar
Denison
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Pocahontas News
Karen Ann Alig
the Lanes Social Society of
Sts. Peter and Paul's Parish
Myron Poduska
Paul Poduska
Isabelle Koprivave
Buena Vista College
Richard Freeurg
Adrian Levene
Genevieve Ryan
Robert Ryan
Shirley Wolfe
Pine Room
Robert Hudson
Evanston, Ill
North Prortam University
Havelock News
New Federated Club
Randolph
Francis Shimer
Mt. Carroll
Betty Huseby
Dorothy Lathrop
Francis Nowack
Buena Vista
Leroy Aden
Wartburg College
Waverly
Gerald Barth
Boyd Daniels
Briarcliff College
Morningside College
Robert Oertley
State University of Iowa
D. H.peterson
Pomeroy
Clint Bohn
Russell Gentry
Lee Center
Oregon
Homer Gentry
California
B & B Dairy
DeKalb
O. A. Jacobson
Rolfe, Iowa
Royal “400
Zenith
Axel Iversen
Harry Tyler
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