Begin Taking 70 Census Here
Pocahontas County census workers have started the 1970 enumeration under crew leader Mrs Glen Neuent. An enumerator study session occurred March 30–31 in Rolfe with 3 weeks allotted for completion. Enumerators names and townships are listed. households received questionnaires for later pickup. Each census taker will display a red white and blue credential card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Glen Neugent
Rolfe
Phil Brinkman
Dean Poppen
Carl Hansen
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Deborah Poppen
Pocahontas
Jaccaueline Donovan
Pocahonhontas
Center Township
Beverly Lumsden
Cummins
Sherman
Charlene Anderson
Marshall
Dover
Ernella van Horn
Lincoln
Grant
Gail Aden
Palmer
Lake Township
Marlene Noman
Fonda
Louella Moritz
Cedar
Colfax
Donna Stall
Bellville
Lizard
Easter Egg Hunt Cancelled After Snow Storm
Lions Club in Rolfe postpones the Easter egg hunt and Sunrise Service due to heavy snow. Char ls Lehnus reports the event is cancelled for this Saturday after more than eight inches of snow fell Wednesday and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions
Rolfe
Charles Lehnus
Lions Club
Open House Celebrates Two 25th Wedding Anniversaries
Mr and Mrs Ray Smith mark 25 years with an open house at the Methodist Church social rooms from 2 to 5 pm on Sunday April 5 hosted by their children. Eldon MacVey and wife also observe 25 years with an open house at their home from 2 to 4 pm on Sunday April 12 hosted by their children Sandra MacVey of Waterloo and Dennis MacVey of Plover noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Smith
Methodist Church
Eldon MacVey
Plover
Sandra MacVey
Waterloo
Dennis MacVey
Pocahontas Fire Damages Liberty Inn and Nearby Businesses
A blaze at the Liberty Inn in downtown Pocahontas caused extensive interior damage to about half the brick building. The fire, discovered around 2 15 Wednesday morning, is under investigation with no estimated loss figure yet. smoke damaged three adjacent businesses: Mackovets Insurance Agency, Strathman Studio, and Riverside Floral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Liberty Inn
Mackovets Insurance Agency
Strathman Studio
Riverside Floral
ISU Student Visits Stern Family Home Over Weekend
Jack Feldman a student at ISU stayed at the parental L W Feldman home from Thursday through Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Feldman
ISU
L. W. Feldman
Foremen Quartet to perform in Fort Dodge Parade of Quartets
The Foremen Quartet from Rolfe, fresh from a U S O tour of Japan Guam and the Philippines, will appear at North Junior High School auditorium in Fort Dodge at 8 p m Friday in the annual Parade of Quartets. The event is sponsored by Fort Dodge chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America. The Fort Dodge Town and Country Chorus will also perform George M Cohan music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S.O
Japan
Guam
the Philippies
Fort Dodge
Rolfe
North Junior High School
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
America
Town and Country Chorus
George M. Cohan
Host Families Sought for IFYE Exchange Delegates in Pocahontas County
Pocahontas County 4-H leader Ellen Dee Jolly says area families are needed to host IFYE delegates this summer. Up to fourteen exchangees may visit Iowa with three weeks on farm hosts and ten days in non farm homes. Applications due May 15 at the county extension office. In a separate crash six miles north of Rolfe, highway patrol reports death of Lawrence L. Kennedy 50 Rolfe rural mail carrier in a two car crash. Bargman 35 of Rodman injured. Kennedy’s funeral services pending. Kennedy served on the Rolfe School Board and is survived by his wife and five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Ellen Dee Jolly
Towa
IFYE
United States
International Farm
National 4H Foundation
Washington, D.C
Lawrence L. Kennedy
Rolfe
Kennedy
James Bargman
Rodman
Bargman
State Highway Patrol
Powers-Turner Funeral Home
Palo Alto Memorial Hospital
Emmetsburg
Auto
Beverly
Lions Auction Set for Saturday on Rolfe Main Street
The Lions Club will hold its annual auction Saturday April 4 at 1 30 on Rolfe Main Street. Proceeds benefit Lions projects with items donated by the community and free pickup offered by Lions members. Auctioneers Jay Arnold and Don Kauffman lead the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Rolfe Main Street
Lions
Jay Arnold
Don Kauffman
Tuesday Club Awards Highlight Arts and Crafts Honors
The Tuesday Club earned superior awards in Arts and Crafts and Cultural Heritage and Fine Arts and an excellent award in Restoration and Youth Development. Four members received reporting awards for 15 books. Attendees included Mesdames Higgins Wilson Hansen Ricklefs Strickfaden Ricklefs Burns Majorowicz Diggs DeWolf Vaughn DeVaul Henderson Taylor and others from local federated clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
R. D. Higgins
Louis Wilson
Chester Hansen
Bernard Ricklefs
Paul Strickfaden
Myrtle Ricklefs
Everett Burns
A.L.D. Club
Conrad Majorowicz
Thos
Diggs
Wesley DeWolf
Lena Vaughn
Flossie DeVaul
Progressive Club
Lawrence Henderson
W. G. Taylor
Rolfe Chamber Sends Check for Pony Express Ride
Rolfe Chamber vice president Jerry Hughes presents Stub Johnson of Spirit Lake a $25 check as John son passes the six mile corner south of Rolfe bound for Des Moines with the Pony Express Ride for Camp Sunnyside. Spirit Lake to Camp Sunnyside raised about $9,000 to $10,000. the statewide event tallies estimated at $27,000 to $30,000 for crippled children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Hughes
Rolfe Chamber of Commerce
Stub Johnson
Spirit Lake
Rolfe Chamber
Johnson
Rolfe
Des Moines
Pony Express
Camp Sunnyside
Camp Sun
Public Meeting On Property Tax Increases Planned
A public meeting about property tax increases is set for Tuesday evening April 7 at 8 00 at the Farm Bureau Building in Pocahontas. The Pocahontas County Farm Bureau sponsors the open event inviting all interested taxpayers to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
Coming Events At Rolfe Garden Club And More
Rolfe Garden Club meets April 9 at Mrs H E Peters home. A L D Club gathers April 7 at 2 00 pm in Mrs Ed Shelgrens home with Cyprus exchange student Anna Miltiadous as speaker. Square dance April 4 in the school lunchroom with Dick Reisinger calling. Chapter BB TTT luncheon April 6 at 1 30 at Bode cafe. Rolfe Progressive Club meets April 7 at 2 00 pm at Mrs Paul Strickfaden home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Rolfe Garden Club
H. E. Peters
A.L.D
Ed Shelgren
Anna Miltiadous
Cyprus
Rolfe Promenaders
Dick Reisinger
T.T.T
Bode Cafe
Progressive Club
Rolfe Progressive Club
Paul Strickfaden
Local Hospital Admissions and Discharges Noted
Willis Puff of Ankeny, formerly Rolfe, is at Mercy Hospital Des Moines after a severe heart attack. Inga Monkelsen admitted to Pocahontas Community Hospital. Fred Hendrickson hospitalized at Pocahontas hospital after admission Tuesday. Amelia Kirchner discharged from Pocahontas hospital after early week admission. Mabel Peterson patient at Bethesda General Hospital Fort Dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Puff
Ankeny
Rolfe
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Inga Monkelsen
Pocahontas Community Hospital
Fred Hendrickson
Pocahontas Hospital
Amelia Kirchner
Pocahontas
Mabel Peterson
Bethesda General Hospital
Fort Dodge
Services Here Sat For Mrs Dixon
Mrs Charles Dixon formerly of Rolfe will have funeral services Saturday at 1 30 p m at Powers Turner Funeral Home Jife officiated by Rev Warren A Bintz of the United Methodist Church Burial will be in Clinton Garfield Cemetery She died Monday in Glendale Surviving are her widower two sons Don Dixon Des Moines and Richard Spear Havelock a daughter Mrs Earl Reed Glendale Ariz plus several stepchildren and 23 grandchildren They moved to Glendale three years ago from Des Moines Friends may call at the funeral home Friday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dixon
Glendale
Ariz
Rolfe
Powers-Turner
Jife
Warren A. Bintz
United Methodist Church
Clinton-Garfield Cemetery
Dixon
Don Dixon
Des Moines
Richard Spear
Havelock
Earl
Frances) Reed
Caroline Telford Dies Rites Today at Ottosen
Caroline Telford 100 died Monday at Sunset Hill Manor nursing home Ottosen. Born January 29 1870 east of Ottosen she celebrated her 100th birthday this year. Services at 2:00 p.m. Thursday in Ottosen Presbyterian Church with burial Union Cemetery. Surviving two sons a daughter 14 grandchildren 29 great grandchildren two great great grandchildren a brother Fred Ehrle Belfield ND.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Telford
Sunset Hill Manor
Roy
Ottosen
Lawrence
Marshallown
Gladys) von Bank
Fred Ehrle
Belfield
N.D
Rolfe Community School Holds Kindergarten Round-up
The Rolfe Community School schedules a Kindergarten Round-up in the kindergarten room on Monday April 6 at 1 00 pm. Parents with children who may turn five by September 15 1970 should attend with the child and birth certificate. Mrs Duerling’s room in the Rolfe building hosts the event and nurse Mrs Vial will check eyes and weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Community School
Wirtz Announces Run for State Representative in Palo Alto and Pocahontas
James E. Wirtz 26 of Emmetsburg, a partner in Hughes Brennan and Wirtz insurance and real estate, seeks the Republican nomination for State Representative. A Rodman native, he studied at West Bend Mallard schools Emmetsburg Community College and Wayne State College. He and his wife Donna Hughes reside at 307 State Street with one daughter and attend St Paul Lutheran Church. Active in civic life he directed the Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce civic bureau and belongs to Kiwanis. Rick Cordes begins as Area Conservationist in Williamsbug, a ISU graduate living in Ottumwa with wife Linda a music instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Wirtz
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto
Pocahontas
Wirtz
Hughes, Brennan
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Market Report April 2 1970 Yellow Corn Soybeans Eggs
Market report notes minimal trading data for April 2 1970 with no quoted prices for yellow corn soybeans or eggs. The fragmentary text provides no specific figures or entities to anchor a fuller summary.
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Rolfe Viail
Ft. Dodge
Acci
Wood Rolfe
Lawcar
Jim Bargman
Ken
Nedy,s
Colli
Sion
Bent
Wotes
C. Dixon
Bradgate
Missouri
Art Cruickshank
Cruickshank
Rick Cordes
The
Soil Conservation Service
Williamsburg
Cordes
Linda Robinson
Ottumwa
Weather Report
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S.1
Market Report
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