Retired Rolfe Coach Art Evans Long Career in Iowa Education
Rolfe educator Art D. Evans, famed for guiding Rolfe basketball to state finals in 1937 and 1938, will retire after the 1966 67 school year. He spent 26 years at Keokuk Junior High, moved from Rolfe to Keokuk in 1942, and earned degrees from Ellsworth College and Iowa State College while shaping many local youths.
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Rolfe
Art D. Evans
Keokuk
Shelby
Iowa
Evans
Ellsworth College
Iowa Fells
Ellsworth
Iowa State College
Ames
New Sharon High School
Melrose
Lawrence
Kennedy
Keith Rickard
al Rudolfson
Leo Cornwell
George Marine
Bobby Watts
Rickard
Marine
Ab Ty
Diagonal
Ed Smith
Keokuk Junior ‘High
Rolfe Dry Goods Store Reopens With New Front After Accident
Exterior undergoes modernization featuring aluminum trimmed glass front and green paneling. A driverless car rolled from neutral, jumped a curb, and damaged the display window, triggering the installation of the new front and window.
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Rolfe Dry Goods
Services Held For Mrs. J. Peterson 97
Funeral services for Mrs. Jens Peterson, age 97, were conducted at the Bradgate Methodist church with Rev. Galen Peckham presiding. Burial followed in Union Cemetery at Humboldt. Surviving daughters Lena Kinitson and Ina McCreary. numerous grandchildren and greats. Her Danish birth and immigration to the United States in 1890 are noted.
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Bradgate
Jens. Peterson
Bradgate Methodist Church
Galen Peckham
Gene Madsen
Kenneth Dayton Bang
Jesus
Melford ‘Zeman
Fred Benjamin
Beryl
Dickey
Bernard. Jacobs
Robert "Munson
Gordon Lanning
Morris Fuller
Laurel Vorster
Donald Brandhofj
Union Cemetery
Humboldt
Katherine
Dorthea Fallesen
Peter
Katherine Fallesen
Gjesten
Denmark
Jens Peterson
United States
Humboldt County
Mary
Buck
Lena Kinitson
Inga. McCreary
Marriage of Elaine Marie Weishaar and Dennis Andersen
Mr and Mrs Don Weishaar of Emmetsburg announce the marriage of their daughter Elaine Marie to Dennis Wayne Andersen son of Mr and Mrs Arland Andersen of Sioux City. The ceremony was held Saturday April 22 1967 at St Boniface Catholic Church with Father W Donellus officiating. Elaine is a 1966 graduate of Rolfe Community School and attends Briar Cliff College. Dennis is a 1961 Central High School graduate, served in Germany, and is also attending Briar Cliff College. They reside at 1215 Jones St Sioux City Apt 45.
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Don Weishaar
Emmetsburg
Elaine Marie
Dennis Wayne Andersen
Arland ‘Andersen
Sioux City
St. Boniface ™ Catholic Church
W. Donellus
Rolfe
Briar
Cliff College
Fire calls near Rolfe farm threaten hog houses
The Rolfe Fire Department answered a call northeast of town around 6 30 Saturday evening where a fire threatened hog houses. The blaze was blamed on an overheated something unidentified.
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Rolfe Fire) Department
Beall
Linus
Rolfe Girls Track Meet Back On After Rain
The Rolfe high school girls track meet, postponed from Thursday due to rain, will be held today at Guy P. Bendixon Memorial Field. Events begin at 3:00 pm with running at 4:00 pm and field events including long jump high jump shot put discus and softball throw. The Rolfe team aims for top finishes and trophies with previous Dodger Relays standout performances by Sara Beckord Brenda DeWall Jenny Tutt Susan Trimble.
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Rolfe
Highteen
P. Bendixon
Fort Dodge
Rolfe Track
Fort’ Dodge
Sara Beckord
Jenny Tutt
Susan Trimble
Brenda DeWall
Gunning
Sara ‘Beckord
Tionka
Rams Place 2nd And Break 3 Records At Laurens Track Meet
Rolfe thinclads finish second at Laurens Track Meet with 743 points, three meet records set by Dave Bennett and Dan Allen among others. Albert City-Truesdale wins Class A with 753 points, Emmetsburg Catholic Class B with 85 percent of top marks. Rolfe also places highly at Titonka Relays with several firsts including Pedersen in the mile and 880 relay.
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Rolfe Thin Clads
Laurens
Albert City-Truesdale
Emmetsburg Catholic
Rolfe
Dave Bennett
Dan Allen
Roger Allen
Dan
Marc Sroufe
Dennis Ricklefs
Dean Pedersen
Mike Hood
Tom Olerich
Pedersen
Sroufe
Tjaden
Titonka
Laws
Alleri
Tornado Strikes Belvidere Illinois Causing Deaths and Damage
George Luft of Belvidere reports from the Green Giant Cannery three blocks from Belvidere School where children were killed. He witnessed destruction of the school while the cannery sustained only broken windows from hail. Weather toll includes over 50 dead and more than 1,500 injured in Chicago suburban storms. Edgar Oney, a Rosfeile former resident, said a funnel cloud passed over his home, with substantial area damage.
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George Luft
Rolfe
Belvidere
Ill
Willard Peterson
Green Giant
Chicago
Atake Zurich
Edgar Oney
Rosfeile
Olney
School Musical Set for May 14 and 15
The Rolfe High School gym hosts a student produced musical comedy titled Check Your Worries. Cast includes Low Bee and Dobrovolny with Mr. Withind directing and the Rolfe High Pit Orchestra providing accompaniment. Performances Sunday May 14 at 2:30 PM and Monday May 15 at 7:30 PM.
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Rolfe
Dobrovolny
Withind
Low Bee
Rolfe and Gilmore City Petition for Natural Gas Service
Rolfe and Gilmore City petitioned for natural gas service from Northern Natural Gas Company for the 1967-68 heating season. The request seeks inclusion in a federal application to supply gas to nine Iowa communities, with Rolfe and Gilmore City awaiting Federal Power Commission action and an intervention filed by Albert Feigen for White-Phillips Co. Northern proposes about 80 miles of pipeline at an estimated $14 million to serve the new towns.
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Northern Natural Gas Company
Rolfe
Gilmore City
Federal ‘Power Commission
Iown
Iowa
Albert City
Pocahontas
Brooklyn
Peterson
Rembrandt
Sioux Rapids
Linn Grove
Laurens
Marathon
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Northern Peoples
Federal Power Commission
Washington, D.C
Albert J. Feigen
White-Phillips Co
Northern
Clean-Up Week in Rolfe Sees Final Push Toward Saturday
Three days remain in Rolfe spring clean-up as volunteers race to finish sweeping lawns and alleys. Mayor Fred McKim says residents can call Fred Thoren to arrange pickup of large items and Friday is a special garbage pickup day for extra trash. Caution urged on burning and roadside debris to keep the town neat and curb litter.
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Rolfe
Fred McKim
Fred Thoren
Complete Drive For Handicapped Saturday
The final phase of the annual Prairie Gold Council Boy Scout Good Turn Day for the Handicapped will take place this Saturday, April 29. Scouts with Scoutmaster Sydney will collect and store materials for later delivery to the project.
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Boy Scouts
Sydney ii
Logs Moved From Longstanding Cabin Near Rolfe
Logs from a longtime cabin on the former Stanley Andersant farm northeast of Rolfe were relocated to Streit Memorial Park. Jaycee members Jerry Hughes and John Snow supervised lifting some logs, leaving only the 13 by 18 foot foundation built last year. Twenty eight logs were salvaged with more set to be retrieved as the cabin is rebuilt and a fireplace added. The Rolfe Jaycees and Pocahontas County Historical Society lead the restoration project.
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Stanley Andersant
Rolfe
Streit Memorial Park
Jaycee
Jerry Hughes
John Snow
Jaycees
Rolfe Jaycees
Pocahontas County Historical Society
Pocahontas County Faces Ambulance Service Loss and Higher Costs
Pocahontas County and neighboring areas may lose ambulance service provided by funeral homes. A new federal wage law makes funeral home staff who perform ambulance duties eligible for overtime, raising costs as most employees exceed the 20 percent ambulance duty threshold. County supervisors and funeral directors meet to plan coverage or a county service, with no funding method yet defined.
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Pocahontas County
Funeral Home
Funeral Homes
Max Powers
Rolfe
Pocahontas
County Board of Supervisors
Jerry Turner
Powers
Board of Supervisors
Pocahontas’ Co
New Municipal Pool Underway at West Bend
Construction on West Bend’s new pool progresses toward a July 1 opening. The L shaped facility will cost about 80000, funded by utility revenue, pledges and donations, with sections 75 feet long and varying depths and widths.
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West Bend
Dirgctly Bouh
Weat Bend
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Art Evans
J. Peterson
Dodger Relaya
Sara’ ‘Beckord
Sara: Beckord
Brenda ‘DeWall
Peggy Gunderson
Rams
Rolfe Nat. Gas
Poca. Co
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