Top Corn Yield Producer Named At Livestock Producers Banquet
At the Pocahontas Spring Banquet 106 county producers and supporters heard Dr. William Murray propose tax reform including elimination of personal property tax in favor of a sales and income tax. Harold Johnson of Havelock received the Kiwanis award for the highest 1964 corn yield, 149.68 bushels per acre on a five acre test. Other county winners and their yields were listed, with plans for future beef cattle production and a contest sponsored by the county Extension Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Pocahontas Lutheran Church
Alvin Andersen
William Murray
Towa State University
Murray
Harold Johnson
Havelock
Pocahontas Kiwanis
Jim Fitzgerald
Kiwanis
Pocahontas
Harold
Randox T
Robert L. Aden
Palmer
Martin E. DeWall
Rolfe
W. C. Spanier
Laurens
Deland
Wells
Fonda
Alfred Tuma
Delbert Wenell
James Turner
Gary D. Smith
Curtis W. Carlson
Joe Brabec
Albert City
Vincent W. Branigan
L. J. Turley
E. I. Rosenberger
LeRoy Beneke
George T. MecCartan
Wayne Aden
Teen Hop at Jaycee Hall Saturday in Rolfe
Teens from Rolfe and surroundings invited to a TEEN HOP at Jaycee Hall with Tempos of Mallard providing music. Dance starts 8 p.m. chaperoned by local couples and admission 50 cents. Refreshments available and event may influence future teen dances. Jaycees welcome all teens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JC Hall
Rolfe
Jaycee Hall
Robert Pedersen
Gary Smith
Jaycees
Talent Show at Gilmore School Highlights Local Winners
Gilmore City Bradgate Community School P T C staged an Iowa State Fair Talent search at the Gilmore City High School auditorium on March 24. Contestants included Jane and Jerry Benjamin piano duo and Robin Jennings vocal solo chosen for KRNT TV appearances. Charles Claussen swept sax solo and Armona Frank took second with a cornet solo. Proceeds supported the new stage curtains, with Des Moines sponsors covering expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore City
Gilmore City- Bradgate
P.T.C
Bill Riley
Krnt Radio and TV
Marlon Steinberg
Jane
Jerry Benjamin
Robin Jennings
Sheryl Marchant
Karrie Smith
Christie Nielsen
Kant-Tv
Charles Claussen
Armona Frank
Susie Gangestad
Joan Saathoff
Cindy Cook
Sally Oberhelman
Rita Walker
Des Moines
Lazy M Shoe
Thermogas Company
Iowa Mutual
Iowa Mutuals
Reeds
Krnt-Tv
Market Report April 1 1965 Hogs No 1 White Oats
Market notes list prices for hogs oats soybeans and corn with top eggs referenced. The page provides brief commodities pricing and related market cues typical of a late March to early April report.
Dates Set For Parent Teacher Conferences
Rolfe elementary schedules spring parent teacher conferences after the third quarter. Kindergarten to grade five meet Wednesday April 7, grades six to eight Thursday April 8 in the D M T building. Some sessions may shift. schedules will be sent to parents today or tomorrow. schools close for conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
D.M.T
Federated Clubs Meet in Laurens Convention
Mrs. John Crabb of Jamaica will speak at the Pocahontas County Club convention in Bethany Lutheran Church Laurens on Monday April 5. Her talk is The Stubborn Ounces and the convention theme is Living a Life of Quality. Registration starts 1 15 p m with the meeting at 1 30 p m. Rolfe participants include Mrs Wallace Taylor Mrs Fern Pease Mrs Brownie MacVey and Mrs N A Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Crabb
Jamaica
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Pocahontas County
Fern Pease
Brownie MacVey
N. A. Wilson
The
Federation
Lions honor 48 with scholarships at banquet
Deane Gunderson presents senior Gary Post with one of 48 honor certificates awarded at the scholarship banquet. Many other students are listed as recipients. A memorial drive in Emmetsburg aims to raise 50000 for Palo Alto County Hospital equipment as a new 62 bed facility nears opening. The hospital will replace the 35 bed Palo Alto Memorial Hospital serving several counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deane Gunderson
Lions Clas
Gary Post
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto County Hospital
Henry Willingham
Palo Alto Memorial Hospital
Palo Alto
Pocahontas County
Clay, Emmet
Kossuth
Willingham
Scouts To Aid In Goodwill Drive
The Prairie Gold Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America plans a Good Turn Day for the Handicapped clothing drive in Rolfe. Cub Scouts will hand out Good Turn Bags on April 10 for donations of usable clothing and small items, then Boy Scouts will collect them on April 17 for delivery to Goodwill Industries in Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub
Boy Scouts of the Prairie Gold Arena Council
Boy Scouts of America
Rolfe
Prairie Gold Council
Cub Scouts
Richard Schott
den Mothers
Boy Scouts
Don Shoemaker
Goodwill Industries
Sioux City
Scouts of the Prairie Gold Area Council
Lions Club hosts 6th annual scholarship banquet
Dr. W. Robert Parks LSU Ames spoke at Rolfe Community High School to honor roll students and describe the true scholar. Deane Gunderson opened with welcome as the Lions Club hosted a French horn solo, Mozart selections, and a three course meal prepared by local cooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Robert Parks
Lions Club
Deane Gunderson
Relis Tions Club
Rolfe Community High School
Parks
Robert Parks
LSU
Ames
Rolfe
Virgil Hancher
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Divinity School
Emerson
Dr. Parks
Mozart
Allegro
Kathleen Rickard
Mary Ann Brinkman
Carol Biedermann
Jane Bielefeldt
Linda DeWolf
Martha Gunderson
Fetherston
Keith Hauser
First Methodist Church
Gordon Mehaffey
Muriel Spencer
Dale Buck
Brinkman Kaiser Earn Local Basketball Honors for 1964-65
Rolfe Rams players Marsh Brinkman and Kurt Kaiser earned high honors during the 1964-65 season with honorable mentions in the ID.P.A. group and Jack North selections. Coach Dan Offenburger hailed a balanced scoring attack led by Brinkman Hodo way and Kaiser as the Rams rebounded from a 1-5 start to win 10 of 14. Brinkman scored 396 points at 19.8 per game, Hodo way 346 at 18.2, Kaiser 342 at 17.2. The team’s high points included a 94-91 win over Laurens and a sectional title clincher over West Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Rams
Marsh Brinkman
Id.p.a
Kurt Kaiser
Jack North
Bob Brown
Messenger
Dan Offenburger
Rams
Craig Hodoway
Brinkman
Hodoway
Iowa
Steve
Kaiser
Laurens
West Bend
Offenburger
Rolfe Students Rated At Speech Contest
Eleven Rolfe Community School students attended the State Speech contest at Heelan High School in Sioux City. Coach Dobrovolny accompanied the group. Two entries earned a I rating: Jane Bielefeldt for Dramatic Declamation and Janet Jordan for Interpretive Prose Reading. The group also had ratings for Linda DeWolf, Fayeth Walton, Richard Peterson, Bechi ves in various categories. The one act play In the Shadows earned a I rating with cast members Richard Peterson JoAnn Gaskill Maribelle Ives Mike Brinkman Candy Carlson and Marc Sroufe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Hee- Jan High School
Sioux City
Dobrovolny
Jane Bielefeldt
Janet Jordan
Linda DeWolf
Fayeth Walton
Richard Peterson
Bechives
JoAnn Gaskill
Maribelle Ives
Mike Brinkman
Candy Carlson
Marc Sroufe
Ives Family Begins European Trip To Promote Meat Exports
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ives of Western Springs Illinois left March 27 for Europe to meet U S D A colleagues in Brussels and visit countries to boost meat export efforts. Ives, with the American Meat Institute in Chicago, will also visit their daughter Pam at the University of Aix en Provence before returning April 25.
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Russell Ives
Western Springs
Ill
Europe
Ives
Brussels
Belgium
U.S.D.A
American Meat Institute
Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Pam
University of Aix
States
Maude Ives
Seven Seas Named in Global Ocean List
The passage enumerates the seven seas as the North Atlantic South Atlantic North Pacific South Pacific Arctic Antarctic and Indian Oceans.
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Seven Seas
North Atlantic
South Atlantic
North Pacific
South Pacific
Arctic
Antarctic
Indian Oceans
Rites Today For Shelby Murray
Shelby Murray, 85, of Sirous City died there Tuesday March 80. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at Streit Powers Funeral Home. Rev. Erwin Osterberg will officiate. Burial will follow at Clinton Garfield Cemetery. Survived by several children including Wiley and Mitchell Murray of Rolfe. Wife preceded him in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby Murray
Sirous City
Streit-Powers Funeral Home
Erwin Osterberg
Bethel Baptist Church
Sioux City
Clinton-Garfield Cemetery
Wiley Murray
Mitchell Murray
Rolfe
Northeast Town and Country Community Chest Meeting Postponed
Due to bad weather the Northeast Town and Country Community Chest postponed its annual meeting to Monday April 5 at 8 pm in the recreation room of Town Light and Power. Directors for the coming year will be elected. Open to residents in Powhatan Des Moines Clinton and Garfield townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeast Town and Country Community Chest
Town Light and Power
Powhatan
Des Moines
Clinton
Garfield
Community events schedule for Rolfe area in April 1965
Multiple notices list events from St Margaret parish Smorgasbord to Promenaders square dance April 3 at 8 p.m. Rolfe Improvement Committee meeting April 5 at 8 p.m. Easter Sunrise Choir rehearsal April 2 7:30 p.m. at Methodist Church. Lions Club benefit auction April 10. Rolfe Progressive Club meeting April 6. District meeting in Laurens April 5. Surplus Commodities April 9 9 to 10:30 a.m. at County Shed. WSC general meeting April 7 with Florence Mac Vey lesson It is my Son. Garfield Township Farm Bureau Women April 5 2 p.m. guest Virginia Harding How Safe is Iowa's Food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O
Donna) Heathman
Rolfe
Women's Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Florence Mac Vey
Garfield Township Farm Bureau
Lee Bendixon
Virginia Harding
Iowa
Rolfe High School Athletic Banquet Tickets On Sale
Tickets for the Rolfe High School Athletic Banquet go on sale soon for the event held Tuesday evening April 20 at 6 30 p m in the school dining room. Wayne Cooley executive secretary of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union is the speaker. Tickets available at Calligan's the Superintendent s office and from the athletes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe High School
Wayne Cooley
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Local SCI Student Named To MAIB
Linda Rickard of State College of Town is named among 15 SC T bandsmen chosen to join the Mid American Intercollegiate Band for performances April 2 and 3 in Cedar Rapids. The 85 player ensemble includes musicians from 13 colleges in Iowa Illinois and Minnesota and will premiere a piece by SCI professor William P. Latham. Cmdr. Charles Brendler, USN Ret., will guest conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Rickard
Lois Rickard
State College of Town
Cedar Rapids
Frank Pierson
Town State University
Donald Marcouiller
Drake University
SCI
William P. Latham
MAIB
Latham
Cmdr
Charles Brendler
Uls.n
Ret
Washington D.C
Kindergarten Roundup Scheduled for April 19
The annual kindergarten registration will be held Monday April 19 with rural families at 9 30 a m and town children at 2 p m. A child must be five on or before September 15 to enter school. Parents may have their child tested if questions about readiness arise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Vial
Weather report notes heavy snow and rising waters
Residents face flooding after weeks of heavy snowfall. Temperatures rise four degrees above average over the next five days. The Des Moines River east of town runs over its banks. Farmer Earl Ives had to move pigs from a barn endangered by high water with help from neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moine
Earl Ives
Ives
Ives’ Barr
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Market Report
Marshall Brinkman
Kathy Ives
Joann Loss
Sara Olerich
Barbara Otto
Arlene Rickard
Chris Trimble
Mary Jo Vannreb
Dean Behrendsen
Randy Howard
Bennett Ricklefs
Paul Tange
Dennis Vaughn
Carla Hansen
Carol Lehman
Deborah Lehnus
Ann Cleal
Teresa Dixon
Sandra Bennett
Linda Heathman
Marcia Hood
Becky Ives
Laura Kennedy
Marilyn Long
Susan Ricklefs
JoAnn Truelson
Lynn Bendixon
Jack Feldman
John Kennedy
John Rickard
Sara Beckord
Brenda DeWall
LaNell Ramsvig
Sandra Spencer
Susan Wilson
Emmetsburg Hospital
Don Lynam
Brinkman-Kaiser
St. Margaret’s
Rolfe Improvement Committee
Office
Iowa Light and Power
Progressive Club
Rolfe Progressive Club
Charles Lehnus
W.S.C.S
Farm Bureau Women
Calligan’s
Supt’s
Sandra Pearson
Weather Report
Ed Weiland
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