Quad State Minimum Tillage Field Day Set Near Ida Grove
The annual Quad State Minimum Tillage Field Day near Ida Grove will be held April 30 with rain date May 3. Nearly all phases of minimum tillage for corn and soybeans will be shown by 16 manufacturers with 24 pieces of equipment at the George Hoffman Jr. farm three miles north of Ida Grove on Highway 59. Demonstrations run 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with each machine operating twice. Ninety acres of corn will be planted using various methods under ISU agronomist guidelines. A taxi from Ida Grove airport will transport visitors. lunch, parking, and ladies’ features are provided. More than 4,000 farmers are expected from Iowa and nearby states. cooperating groups include Ida County Agricultural Council, WNAX Radio, ISU, and Ida County Junior Chamber of Commerce. Contact the county extension office to join travel plans.
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Tai
Ida
Grove
Darrell, Clark
Pocahontas County
George Hoffman, Jr
Ida Grove
Highway 59
Vern Meyer
Iowa State University Agricultural Engineer
Iowa State
University , Agronomists
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
Ida County
Fleisher Mfg
Woods Bros. Mfg
International’ Harvester’ Co
J. T. Case
John Deere
Kewanee Machine and Conveyor
Lundell Mfg. Co
Midwest Industries
Oliver
Side Winder
Winpower Manufacturing . Co
Ford Motor Co
Howard-Rotovator Co
Clark
Summer Session Planned at ICCC Across Three Campuses
Iowa Central Community College announces summer classes from June 3 to July 17 on its Fort Dodge Eagle Grove and Webster City campuses. Open to visiting students and seniors aiming to get a head start with courses in education psychology mathematics literature science and more. pre registration advised in April or May.
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Dean Cramer
Iowa Central Community College
ICCC
Seasion
Iowa
Central Community College
Fort Dodge
Fort. Dodge
Eagle Grove
Webster
City
Democrats Name-County Delegates To State Conventions
Delegates from Pocahontas County and other areas were named at a Democratic organizational meeting to attend Sixth District caucuses and the State Convention. The schedule includes May 24 in Des Moines, June 28 and June 20 at Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines. Names appear among the selected delegates.
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SPF
Pocahontas
Mammit¢anshald
Anvil
WCHL
Des Moines
Veterans
Jacobs Resigns From Bradgate-Rolfe Cooperative
Bernard Jacobs, manager of the Bradgate-Rolfe Farmers Cooperative for 29 years, resigns effective July 1 after board acceptance. Earlier Fred McKim Jr. resigned April 30 to lead West Bend Elevator from May 1. A general manager will be hired to operate both elevators as board seeks applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Jacobs
Bradgate
Bradgate-Rolfe Farmers _ Cooperative Company
Jacobs
Rolfe
Fred McKim, Jr
McKim
West Bend
Eldon Ham
Bradgate-Rolfe Farmers Cooperative Board
Annual Meeting for Community Chest Set for April 30
The Northeast Town and County Community Chest will hold its annual meeting Tuesday April 30 at 8 00 p m in the recreation room of Town Electric Light and Power Residents of Clinton Des Moines Garfield and Powhatan townships may attend Board members and other officers will be elected Questions about the Chest may be asked Attendees will hear reports Jerry Hughes served as Chest Chairman Tim Kemna was Campaign Chairman Mrs Curtis Kerns is secretary treasurer
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Town and Country Community Chest
Electric Light and Power
Clinton
Des Moines
Garfield
Powhatan
Community Chest
Jerry Hughes
Tim Kemna
Curtis Kerns
Draft call lists four youths from county depart for service
Edward Vaughn of Rolfe 21 with four county youths left April 17 in the Selective Service draft. Vaughn, son of Mr and Mrs Alvin Vaughn, is now at Fort Bliss Texas in basic training. A Rolfe graduate of 1965 joins Dennis Gustafson Albert City Frank Post Laurens Carl Ellwood Wenell from Laurens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Alvin Vaughn
Rolfe
Fort Bliss
Tex
Pocahontas
Dennis John Gustafson
Albert City
Frank Charles Post
Laurens
Carl
Ellwood
Wenell
Coffee Break Tickets On Sale For Sky Skippers Event
Tickets for the C B Coffee Break sponsored by the Sky Skippers CB Club are available from Leo Diederich Tim Ricklefs and John Shimon. A pancake sausage breakfast runs Sunday April 28 from 10 am to 2 pm at the Pocahontas Catholic School Gym with radios antennas and walkie talkies on display.
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Sky Skippers CB Club
Leo Diederich
Tim Ricklefs
John Shimon
Pocahontas Catholic
Rebecca Louise Orwig Receives Nurse Cap at St. Joseph Mercy
Rebecca Louise Orwig of Rolfe received her nurse’s cap at St. Joseph Mercy School of Nursing in a traditional capping ceremony at Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City. The Rev Father Lawrence L. McCarty spoke as principal figure, with open house at the nursing school preceding the event. Miss Orwig, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Orwig, is a 1967 West Bend High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Louise Orwig
Rolfe
St. Joseph” Mercy School
Cathedral of the Epiphany
Sioux City
Orwig
Rolfe School District Plans May 23 Bond Election
The Rolfe Community School District schedules a special election on May 23 with two bond propositions totaling 48000. Voters will use Des Moines Township School for District 1 and Rolfe School for Districts 2 3 4 and 6. Proposition one seeks 40000 for boilers water heater and related equipment. proposition two seeks 8000 for bleachers and athletic field equipment. Superintendent Wolverton notes a conversion heating system may use natural gas or fuel oil and a coal stoker boiler replacement is needed. Notice appears elsewhere in the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board ‘of Education
Rolfe Community School
Des Moines: Township
Rolfe
Wolverton
Rolfe Girls Join MYF Group on World Peace Seminar Trip
Rolfe seniors Sandra Spencer and Kathleen Rickard join 39 youths and adults from the Fort Dodge District United Methodist Church on a May 2 World Peace Seminar trip to Washington DC and New York. Briefings focus on Southeast Asia and Human Rights with visits to Gettysburg Arlington Cemetery and the United Nations. Rev. Arthur Campney leads the tour. Sandra and Kathleen will meet Senator David Stanley on April 28 at Fort Dodge First Methodist Church.
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MYF
Sandra Spencer
Kathleen Rickard
Fort Dodge
United Methodist Church
Washington, D. C
New York City
Washington
New York
Southeast Asia
Jack Miller
Sandra
Kathleen
First Methodist Church
David Stanley
Rolfe Community School
Don Spencer
Lois Rickard
Services Held For Mrs. R. Mylenbusch in Fort Dodge
Mrs. Helen Elizabeth Thompson Mylenbusch 58 of Otho died Friday April 19 at Lutheran Hospital Fort Dodge after extended illness. Services were held Monday at St Olaf Lutheran Church Fort Dodge with Rev George Larson, burial in North Lawn Cemetery. Survivors include husband Russell, brother Melvin Thompson Minneapolis, sisters Evelyn Thompson Rolfe and Grace Sime Humboldt.
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Russell R. Mylenbusch
Otho
Helen Thompson
Rolfe
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
George Larson
North Lawn Cemeery
Helen Elizabeth Thompson
Eric and
Nellie Thompson
Iowa
Russell H. Mylenbusch
Paton
Russell
Grace
Sime
Humboldt
Senior Class Colors and Dance Night Highlight
The event showcased the Senior Class colors red and white with dancing entertainment. Students enjoyed an evening of music and celebration, as attendees participated in the festive activities.
Time Change Signals sunrise shift for Rolfe Iowa
Rolfe residents must set clocks ahead one hour at 2:00 a m Sunday as Daylight Saving Time begins in Iowa. The change takes effect on the night of Saturday April 27 following legal requirements.
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Rolfe
Iowa
April Meeting of Pocahontas County Historical Society
The April gathering of the Pocahontas County Historical Society met at the Courthouse on Monday evening with about 45 members present. The group discussed local history including Ware, noted as the fastest growing town in the county, and referenced land donors who provided the depot area and right of way.
Grice Accepts Coaching Post at Spirit Lake
William Grice, longtime history teacher and head basketball coach at Rolfe Community School, resigns to become head basketball coach and assistant football coach at Spirit Lake. His Rolfe teams posted a 31-11 record and won the Twin Lakes Conference title in 1967. this season they lost in Sub-State to Paullina. Grice praised Rolfe athletes and staff before departing with his wife Carol, a third grade teacher, both Buenavista College alumni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Grice
Rolfe Community School
Grice
Spirit Lake
Paullina
Rolfe
Pohlman
Carol
Buenas Vista Collége
Swing Show May 1 at Rolfe Memorial Auditorium
A Swing Show with music by the Swing Choir directed by Curtis Svalstad and The Stage Band led by Eugene Wibben will be held May 1 at 8:00 PM in Rolfe Memorial Auditorium. The Foremen barbershop quartet will also perform. Admission is 1.00 for adults and 0.50 for students.
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Rolfe Memorial
The
Curtis. Svalstad
Eugene Wibben
Democratic Hearing Committee To Meet In Pocahontas County
A Democratic hearing committee chaired by Roy L. Simonson of Pocahontas County announces a meeting for representatives from the Sixteenth District. The gathering aims to discuss party standing and local information, with Emmersburg mentioned in relation to Wharf on May 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy L. Simonson
Pocahontas County
Haa
Gas To Be Supplied Here On FPC Order
The Federal Power Commission on April 17 affirmed a January 18 decision authorizing Northern Gas Company of Omaha to supply natural gas to Rolfe Gilmore City Laurens Pocahontas and Albert City. Northern will spend about 1.64 million dollars on facilities. An election will be held after the service order to authorize Rolfe to buy gas. A Cub Scout den mother report notes no meeting April 16 and no further meetings unless a den mother and two den mothers are provided by April 27.
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Rolfe
Gilmore City
Laurens
Pocahontas
Albert City
Federal Power
Alvin A. Kurtz
Northern Gas Company
Omaha
Inowa
Michigan
Northern
Ing
Rolfe A
Gimore City
Pat Wood
Federal ’ Power Commission
Toa
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Diane Sinck
Jon Kennedy
Jenny Tutt
Joy Howard
Ruth Rickard
Randy Yuck
Susan Wilson
Dave Bennett
Imuste
Oriental Gardens
DMT
Historical Society
Mark Oltse
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