Rolfe area visitors and family updates read at Fort Dodge hospital
Mrs Leslie Allen and her aunt Miss Rachel Nelson visited at Lutheran hospital in Fort Dodge where Miss Nelson remains with a broken leg pegged. The report notes numerous local visitors, weddings, births, and trips across Pocahontas, Emmetsburg, Curlew, Alden, and surrounding towns with several family gatherings and military notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Allen
Rachel Nelson
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Nelson
0. G. Ryen
Gene Ryen
Hans Ryen
Carlbad
N. M
Kenny Ryen
Dorothy Farlow
Don Depew
Connie
Curlew
George Smith
R. W. Lightle
Ruthven
Earl Chambers
Ray Smith
Ed. Smith
Smith
Harry Green
Pocahontas
Lee Harmon
Floyd Pullen
Carol
Ray Wolfe
Sharon
Johnson-Newman
Emmetsburg
Ed. Struthers
J. Struthers
Leo Shelgren
Correctionville
Gerald Foust
Manson
Glen Gaskill
Des Moines
Veterans Hospital
Jim Wilcox
Gaskill
Rolfe
Glen
Jim
Dave Bower
Aaron Bishop
Dale Richard
Carroll
Clark Jon
Richards
Kurt
Harold Lawton
Fred Lawton
Alden
Garth Sroufe
Myrtle Sroufe
Clifford Slayton
Pecahontas
William Hay
Hay
Donald Sroufe
George Marine
Mary Lou
Coy Coan
Graettinger
Art Firkins
Maynard Firkins
James Schmidt
Rodman
Cpl
Don Firkins
Oklahoma City
Okla
Merle Tellis
Ada Seberling
Joe Girard
Iowa Falls
Charles Hansen
Wm. Fisher
KQTV
Eve Rubenstein
State Fair Swine Contest To Award Large Cash Prizes
Iowa State Fair announces more than 21400 in cash prizes for swine competition in August. Open class offerings total 1700 more than last year, with 19455 from the fair and 1955 from breed associations. 4-H and FFA pigs add 3819 and 3277 respectively. Copies of premium list available from the State Fair Board secretary in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Cunningham
Poland
Chester
State Fair Board
State House
Des Moines
Local Boy Wounded by Rifle Accident
Allen Mehaffey son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Mehaffey of Rolfe was accidentally shot in the back with a .22 rifle while fishing at Thompson's pond. The bullet penetrated two and a half inches near the lung. treated by a local doctor and later moved to Fort Dodge hospital for bullet removal. He is recovering but missed school due to the injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Allen
Ale
Narlan Troup
Betty Jo
Plattsmouth
Nebr
W. FF. Allen
Robert
Ardis
Rock Valley
Richard Inman
Tra
Gilmore City
Ira Allen
Pocahontas
Shirley Autent
Zane Ohrtinman
Will Ohriman
Poccahontas
T0th Armored Paeid
Germany
Bottery C
Ohrtman
Camp Chefsee
Ark
Gale Cooksey
L. P. Peterson
Rolfe
Sharon Murphy
Iowa
American Cancer Society
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Fort Dodge
S. S. Whitmore
Kay Whitmore
Dallas
Tex
Whitmores
Texas
Rolfkebekah Lodge
West Bend
Dorothy Farlow
Rolfe Auditorium
Eddie Kleen
Legion Auxiliary
Leland MacIntire
Paul Biedermann
Alta Hewlett
Lovell Long
John Rickless
L. M. Paulson
Mary Weible
James Trimble
Art Boeckholt
Don Cran
Bradgate
John Boeckholt
Swea City
Alfred Tuma
Charles Nichols
Clarion
Eddie Aden
D. A. McKinly
Carroll
Doris McKinly
Maryville
Lee Harmon
Glenn
Cpl
Dale Taylor
Hatfield
George Israel
Newton
Fred Froh
Harold McCullough
Floyd Minkler
Plover
Cecil Hocking
Taylor
Pfe. Harmon
Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Korea
S. A. Berlyn J. Heiter
The
U. S. Navy
A. T. Helter
Japan
U. S. S. Badoeng Strait
U. S. Ith
Martin J. Prehn
University of Dubuque
Morningside Maroons
Rolfe Consolidated School
Jerry Freeman
Darold Puff
Bob Puff
Anna Howe
Ankeny
Howard Willett
Willett
Tauberan Hospital
Des Moines
Charles Groves
Lake City
Boyd Hook
Lloyd E. Jones
Manson Journal
Arrow
Paullina
Stanhope
Wm. Garner
Eagle Grove
al Jensen
Allen Mehaffey
Gordon Mehaffey
Allen
Thompson's Pond
Iowa Fort Dodge area March employment up 1 percent
Total employment among major Fort Dodge area employers rose 1 percent in March from February and 16 percent from March 1954 due to recalls in the Brick and Tile industry and gains in Electronics and Farm Machinery Manufacturing. Hiring is expected to rise 2 percent by July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Hat Lady to Speak at Rural Family Night in Relfe o
Mrs. Lloyd White, famed Hat Lady, will headline Family Night at Relfe High School auditorium Tuesday evening April. She brings a collection of hats and weaves a "sugar coated sermon" titled Philosophy Through Your Hat. Proceeds benefit her Sunday school projects and foreign students' college aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd White
Pourhontas
Sito Pena
First Baptist Church
Indiana
White
Butler University
Indianapolis
Ohio State University
Arlo Ives
Farm Bureau
For Sale Walnut Dining Set with Buffet and Sturdy Chairs
Household goods of Mrs. Aliee Jones II include a walnut dining table with six chairs and a buffet. Also listed is a G. I. Refrigerator and a compact apartment-size stove. Bert Thomas and Mione b2R2 note the items are for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mione
Bert Thomas
Aliee Jones ii
G. I. Refrigerator
Fas
Power Company Elects Officers In Annual Meeting
The Dowie Power Company re elected officers and directors at the stockholders meeting. Dows was named chairman and president, with Duane Arnold as vice president and GM, and a slate of vice presidents and officers including Woodward Henderson Lear White Dreher Smith and others. The board also reaffirmed the officers and noted ongoing plant maintenance and inspections. A separate item lists farm equipment sales and a cattle herd for sale with breeding and testing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodddors
Idea ii
Threeiarsy Tacth Bashover
Cooilhate
Wile Fiam
Crawford
Ati
Pave
Phaard R. Green
Robert A. Maes
Ray J. Mills
Wd. Milavisen
Mieing
Mr. Dows
Boare
Duane Arnold
Co. S&s
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alice Jones
Good Samaritan Home
Richard Brown
Karen
Woden
J. A. Cordes
Bertha
B. M
Rolfe Auto Co
Rolfe, Iowa
Eagle Furniture
United States
Red Cross
Richard Hardware & Appliances
Jomber
Fullertons
Cook
Power Company
Cess
Austin
Maire Tas
Aes
Servey Dou
Paul Bleeping
Brower
Pat Woerl
Ritz Theatre
Randolph Scott
Dolores Dorn
Marie Windsor
Warner Color
Sun
Richard Widmark
Victor Mature
Susan Ball
John Lund
Crazy Horse
Jane Powell
Pony Martin
Debbie Reynolds
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