Local Social News From Rolfe Area Observes Birthdays and Confirmations
Roll of events includes Anne Wiley birthday reception by Bon Ton Bridge Club with Doris Sharp present. Palm Sunday potluck at Clara Shimon home honors Roger Van Gorkom and Marilyn Shimon after First Lutheran church confirmation in Gilmore City. Neighbors and families from Rolfe, Gilmore City, Fort Dodge, Badger, and Clarence noted among attendees. Dr. and Mrs. L. M. Graham return from three week trip visiting Kansas City Vicksburg Biloxi Sarasota Quantico. Marsha Graeber hosts eighth birthday party with nine girls and favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Wiley
Bon Ton Bridge Club
Doris Sharp
Eagle Grove
Clara Shimon
Roger van Gorkom
Marilyn Shimon
First Lutheran Church
Gilmore City
Ed van Gorham
Amnella
Donie
Robert Wiegert
Raymond Wiegert
Robert
Rolfe
E. Bohling
Clarlen
Johnni
Iaac van Gerkom
George Wiegert
Allan
Albert Wiepert
George Topliff
Bert Paul
Jerald
Gi -City
Paul Wat
Charlie City
Ciara
Fionald
Raymond
Lester Applegat
Potluck
Eugene Applepate
Raymond Gudieran
Fred Guderian
Elmer Jensen
Fritz Guderian
David
Julius Guderian
LeRoy Feaster
Badger
LeRoy Guderian
Eugene Bundy
Fort Dodge
Harold Guderian
Clare
L. M. Graham
Kansas City
Inlaw
W. J. Allen
Vicksburg
Biloxi
Gulfport
Miss
Sarasota
Fla
Henry Otto
Grahams
Quantico
Marsh
Marsha Graeber
Gerald Graeber
Marsha
Hospital Appreciation Note From Lester Spangler
Lester Spangler thanks relatives friends and neighbors for many cards gifts and kindnesses during his hospital stay and after returning home.
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Lester Spangler
Society Items Crowded Out for Later Run
Several society notices could not fit this week and are postponed to a future issue due to space constraints.
Heiter Brothers Meet on Kwajalein Island
Mr and Mrs A T Heiter announce a visit from their son C N Gerald L Heiter of the Seabees on Kwajalein Island where his brother S N Berlyn Heiter of the navy aboard the USS Badoeng Strait CVE116 stayed for three hours of touring the 24 mile by 3 mile island before departing for a secret mission and to return later.
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A. T. Heiter
C. N. Gerald L. Heiter
Kwailien Island
S. N. Berlyn Heiter
Navy
Badoeng Strait
Berlyn
Golden Wedding Anniversary Thanks at St. Pauls Lutheran
Mr and Mrs Victor Hermansen thank relatives friends and neighbors for cards gifts and calls at St Pauls Lutheran church on their Golden Anniversary. A special thanks to Mary Martha Circle for their help and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Mary-Martha Circle
Victor Hermansen
Rolfe Family Named March Family of the Month
A note thanks participating merchants for the Family of the Month program. The John Rickles family expresses thrill and gratitude for being Rolfe's family of the month in March and the gifts and privilege enjoyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
John Rickles
Presbyterian Church Service and Activities
Martin J. Prehn is pastor. Sunday schedule includes Morning Worship at 9 50 a m and 11 a m Junior High Fellowship at 5 30 p m with Wilma Seals Senior High Fellowship at 5 30 p m with Jeanne Lavery Choir rehearsal Thursday at 7 30 p m The April lesson meeting will be at the manse Monday at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dhool
Wilma Seals
Jeanne Lavery
Why miss church next Sunday on summer time
The Methodist church invites all to return next Sunday as the summers schedule begins. Attendance was high last week, and the pastor urges a steady routine, noting Sunday school at 9:49 and worship at 10:30. The cordial welcome and satisfying service are promised every week, not just on Easter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
O. M. MacQuary
Emmetsburg
Congress
Avis Hudson
Linda Imhoff
Jane Lund
Ronny Ryen
D. A. Lavery
Marie Turley
Karen Kirchner
Norma Lietz
D.M.T
Does God Surprise Sermon at Lutheran Church
The Luther an Church of Alton with Pastor Christensen hosts Easter Sunday worship and an April 8 service. Activities include Bible school at 9 45 a.m Morning Worship at 11 a.m with sermon Does God Surprise Ladies aid meets Wednesday at 2 p.m Mary Martha Circle in charge Senior choir Thursday at 8 p.m Confirmants Saturday at 9 a.m Junior choir 10 30 a.m Easter crowd near 400 gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Christensen
Sunday Bible School
Ladies Aid
Mary-Martha Circle
Easter invitation from St Pauls Lutheran church
A church notice emphasizes Easter as a yearly condition created by God in a willing heart. It invites readers to experience Jesus Christ’s resurrection and to join the congregation at St. Pauls Lutheran church this Sunday and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Easter Treats and Visitors at D.M.T. School
Mrs Lent and Mrs Lavery shared a surprise from attic cleanup with puzzles for the students. Easter treats included jelly beans cookies and chocolate bunny rabbits. A pair of Mexican dolls visited from Ensenda. Vickie Lee had the flu and returned to class.
Back to School After Easter Vacation
The class returns from Easter break with students Susan Debbie Becky Dennis Donald and David posting perfect spelling scores in second grade. All but one earned 100 in first grade as they start the final unit More Friends and Neighbors and enjoy teacher placed supplementary readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan
Debbie
Becky
Dennis
Donald
David
End of six weeks tests loom as students return
Easter vacation ends and the six weeks grading period closes. Teachers note third graders finished Health and Indians study while fourth graders review geography questions. Chica Dawn Wilkin returns after a week absent as all students earned perfect spelling last week.
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Chica Dawn Wilkin
Seventh Eighth Grades Learn Checks Volume Areas
Seventh and Eighth Grades under Mr Russell cover spelling scores with several students earning 100 in 6th grade. Sixth graders study gym baseball basketball. Eighth graders explore areas curved surfaces volumes and formulas for cones pyramids cylinders and spheres while seventh graders learn check writing and banking tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Nowack
Bette Jo
Carol Jean
Mary Jane
Georgie
Gloria
Ronnie T
Joann
Darlene
Linda J
Linda B
Kenny
Peggy
Senior Class to Present My Little Oscar Play
DMT Senior Class will present the play My Little Oscar on Friday April 6 at 8 p.m. Cast includes Stella Piper Luann Triplett Vicki Piper Marcella Zeman and other townspeople. Lunch follows the performance. directed by Mrs Propst.
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D.M.T
Little Oscar
Stella Piper
Luann Triplett
Webster Piper
Richard Lehnus
Vicki Piper
Marcella Zeman
Andy Piper
Ron Ives
Hal Russell
Loel Diggz
Jean Sterling
Kathy Majorowicz
Betty Eastman
Shirley Isacson
Sue Barton
Karen Imhoff
Betty
Jean
Odessa
Jeanne Lavery
Daisy Laverne
Janet Hudson
Circus
Mrs. Propst
Families of Ottosen Area Gather for Reunion
A list of attendees and relatives from Ottosen and nearby towns including Mason City Orion West Bend Round Lake Worthington Heron Lake Swea City Algona Gilmore City Eagle Grove Fort Dodge and other communities. The note mentions Mrs. and Mrs. numerous Satern and Enockson families among many others and guests from Bradgate and Plover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Burtis Eastman
John
Orion, Ill
Ernest Rydberg
New Lenox
Maurice DeBoo
East Moline
Ill
John Satern
Independence
Maurice Satern
Rochester
Bode
Conrad Satern
Humboldt
Howard Chism
Cylinder
Thorstein Satern
Marie Cobb
Joe Dunn
Hugh Dunn
Elizabeth Anliker
Virgil Knockson
Louis Hendrickson
Ivan Schneider
West Bend
Howard Post
Marion Willardson
Round Lake
Minn
Albert Poal
Worthington
Emmet Hendricks
Heron Lake
Ronald Willardson
Ringsted
Henrietta Thompson
Swea City
Victor Bargman
John Shriner
Rodman
Lafe Hinton
Lake Park
Clifford Teeters
Algona
Lowell Shelgren
Gilmore City
LeRoy Kleppe
Eagle Grove
Harlan Worster
Fort Dodge
Eddie Moore
Ed Erdman
Hardy
Cecil Jolliffe
la Verne
George Enderton
Webb
Clarence Bendixon
Sidney
Exemae Moore
Mallard
Buelah Hewitt
Hermansens Honored at Silver Service Reception
Mrs Chris Knudsen of Humboldt and Miss Hilda Nielsen presided at the silver service for the Hermansens with Evelyn Thompson serving punch. The gift table featured lace and yellow roses while Arlen Hermansen and Lowell Thorson led the guest book with 300 names. Attendees came from Hollywood Md Fort Dodge Humboldt Gilmore City Bode Ottosen Mallard Swea City Clarion Rock Rapids Hampton Bradgate Plover Laurens Des Moines and Rolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Knudsen
Humboldt
Hilda Nielsen
Evelyn Thompson
Merlyn Dierksen
Gilmore City
Virgene Thorson
Arlen Hermansen
Lowell Thorson
Hollywood
Fort Dodge
Bode
Ottosen
Mallard
Swea City
Clarion
Rock Rapids
Hampton
Bradgate
Plover
Laurens
Des Moines
Rolfe
Hermansen Golden Wedding Celebrated at Rolfe Iowa
Mr. and Mrs. Hermansen marked a long marriage with family from Denmark and the United States in Rolfe Iowa. They met in Bornholm and married in Omaha in 1906, lived there until 1918, then moved to Rolfe where they raised a family and served their church. They retired in 1947 and received many gifts while relatives from Seattle and Denmark joined the celebration.
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Hermansen
Axel Wiberg
Seattle
Wash
Denmark
Thomas Kofoed
Springfield
Fred Jacobsen
Albert Lea
Minn
Victor Hermansen
Anna Wiberg
Bornholm
United States
Omaha
Albert
Rolfe
Henry
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Rolfe State Bank
Virgil Thorson
Dinner at Farm Home Attended by Local Women Circle
Sunday dinner at the Thorson farm home featured Mrs. Thorson assisted by her sister Mrs. Albert Sorensen of Hampton. The serving was by Circle Mary Martha of the local church. Mrs. Chris Sorensen chaired the circle and Mrs. Franklin Majorowicz helped as a dining room hostess.
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Thorson
Albert’ Sorensen
Hampton
Circle Mary Martha
Hermansen
Chris Sorensen
Circle
Franklin Majorowicz
Leroy Worster Rites Continue Funeral Attendees
Out of town relatives join funeral services for Leroy Worster. Attendees include Merton Worster and grandson James Worster of Dolliver, Floyd Worster, Patricia and Eugene from New Hampshire, and Mrs Wayne Hartwigsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merton Worster
James Worster
Dolliver
Floyd Worster
Patricia
Eugene
New Hamp Shire
Wayne Hartwigsen
Rotary hoes available at reduced prices this season
The season for rotary hoes is here and a few are left. Cut costs on cultivation with a sturdy hoe that saves moisture.
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Bruce Fisher
Wm. Fisher
Heiter
Kwajlien Island
Presbyterian Church
Martin J. Prehn
the Lutheran Church
Allis-Chalmers
Iowa
John Swope
Blackman
Storm Lake, Iowa
D.M.T. School News
Mrs. Madden
Nielsen
Russell
Hermansens
RIAL
Pocahontas
Shepherd OF the Hills
John Wayne
Betty Field
Harry Carey
Jane Wyman
van Johnson
Peggie Castle
Fred Clark
Joe Lehman
Olney Food Market
Brookfield
Manchester
Enright
Leroy Worster
Pfister
P.A.G
WM. R. Fisher—Rolfe Marshall Otto—Rolfe
John Deere
Spike Robinson
Oliver
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