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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1966
Page
2
In Rolfe a new flashing light was installed at the east turn from Highway 44 after prior accidents. Financed by the town, the light costs about four dollars per month. The signal warns drivers of a sharp curve and can be seen for roughly five miles.
20 years ago after 19 months in the navy Robert Schott son of Mrs Dorothy Schott was discharged and back at Rolfe high school to finish his course he was inducted in September 1944 at the start of junior year Mr and Mrs J B Loss formerly of Bode moved into a Girard department over the Super Valu store Mr Loss plans to open a roller skating rink in the old dance hall. A ditch accident on Main Street led to John Brazier being buried when the ditch caved in his head was buried and he would have suffocated if not for O D Van Horsen who happened to be passing by. Larry Burns six year old son of Mr and Mrs Everett Burns fell from a horse last Saturday breaking both bones in his lower body.
Kenton Kerna earns a 1956 57 marketing scholarship at Morningside College. Applegate family learns their son Harvey Applegate has arrived in Tokyo Japan to be stationed there. Daisy Ellis Britt and Oliver Steffanson Iceland guests at Raymond Ellis home. Jerry Hughes Pilot Creek FFA Member of the Month, sixth to win and first freshman recipient.
Five young women were chosen as the most beautiful coeds at Iowa State College Ames with Janice Wiegman among them. Wiegman a senior is the daughter of Mr and Mrs H G Wiegman.
Donald Green of Rolfe was among 11 freshmen awarded numerals by the Iowa State Teachers College athletic board for wrestling in the 176 lb division. The piece notes other local items and mentions residents involved in a late night marriage ceremony and Pacific Junction high school students.
The text notes a school board strike led by Supt Evans and a student protest. It mentions a prior superintendent sacking in Rolfe and a city council meeting that evening resulting in a plan to fund a new city government with 9100.00.
A.V Graeber is named focal agent for Hudson Essex automobiles. The note thanks the son of Aidlam for assistance in distancing the firm from the theft of a spare tire and rim from a Ford on Sunday.
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