Pocahontas County 4-H Club Fair Adds New Barns and Rides
The Pocahontas County 4-H Club fair plans new barns and a horse arena with five acres for exhibits. Clubs from Garfield Hustlers LE and other townships work to ready stalls and pens for livestock shows. Entries, judging, and a county wide display are set with a Pocahontas horseshoe title to be crowned Friday August 18.
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Andugust
Garfield Hustlers LE Club
Pocshontis
Roger DeWolf
Richard Hosier
Kasid
Shimon
Everett White
Philip Brinkman
J. H. Weseen
Busi Eas
Lotis
Finger Family Moves From Rolfe Home
A fragmentary notice reports the Finger family moving from Rolfe to an undetermined location. Edwin is noted with a registered address. belongings are stored and shipments will follow. Mrs Sawyer’s mother is mentioned. a brother is an Omega member in a vague family notice.
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Edwin
Thieves Fail In Attempt To Steal Gasoline
Gas thieves tried to siphon fuel from M. R. Soth’s car parked near the Arrow office on a Wednesday night. Brownie Rickard alerted Soth. Rickard and Andrew Simonsen chased off the would‑be thieves. The suspects fled in a red Ford with an out‑of‑state plate.
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M. R. Soth
Arrow
Brownie Rickard
Soth
Rickard
Andrew Simonsen
Grahams See Quintuplets on Northeast Trip
Mrs. L. M. Graham and two children Jean and Marsh traveled through the northeast visiting Callander to see the Dionne quintuplets. They described the quints as equally chubby with dark curls and eyes, about 2000 spectators in Callander, and noted the children spoke French. The Grahams also toured Toronto Buffalo Niagara Falls Cleveland and Chicago before returning home.
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Callander
Grahams
Toronto
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Erie
Cleveland
Chicago
Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Graham
Movement of Oats To Market Unusually Slow
Threshing of small grain is practically complete in the Rolfe territory. Movement of oats to market has been slow for this time of year. BE Duffy reports movement is similar to last year but lighter than other years. Farmers hold oats due to the corn loan program from AAA. Oats prices around 22 cents compare with corn. The 1989 crop was smaller but quality is better than last year. many oats weigh 35 pounds or more per bushel while a legal bushel weighs 32 pounds.
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Rolfe
BE. T. Duffy
Charl‘ton Grain Co
AAA
Duffy
Big Pocahontas County Golf Tournament Plans Underway
Entries are being organized for a large Pocahontas county golf tournament Sunday. Pocahontas follows a win over Rockwell City and will enter 14 or 15 golfers, with Fonda fielding 7 or 8. Gilmore City players show interest and may attend, while qualification rounds run up to 11 o clock Sunday, possibly held Thursday, Friday, or Saturday prior.
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Pocahontas County
Pocahontas
Rockwell City
Fonda
Honore
Gilmore City
Thompson Wins Local Golf Tournament Flight Honors
Don Thompson defeats Carl White five up and four to seven in the Eagles flight to win the local golf tournament. Ferris Malcolm of Bradgate wins the Birdies flight over Bill McIntire one up. Junior Nocles wins in the Wood Bees flight.
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Don. Thompson
Don Thompson
Carl White
Eagles
Ferris Malcolm
Bradgate
Bill McIntire
Ocles
Old Settlers Picnic Program Arranged at Pocahontas
The Old Settlers picnic during the 4 H club fair in Pocahontas August 17 includes a dinner and band concert at the county courthouse grounds. W. W. Harris will give the welcome, with speeches by J. P. Mullen and A. J. Shaw, plus a concert by the old fiddlers and a closing address by F. C. Gilchrist. Prizes honor long-settled residents and early county figures.
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Pocahontas
Pocahontas County Court House
W. W. Harris
Pocahontas’ County
Fonda
A. J. Shaw
F.C. Gilchrist
J. P. Russell
A. L. Schultz
Louis Elberts
Rolfe Men’s Team Tops Rutland in Short Game
The Rolfe men’s kittenball team defeated Rutland 3–0 Tuesday night after Rutland arrived late, limiting play to four innings. Rolfe totaled six hits while Landvig shut down Rutland’s bats. Rolfe lineup included Cain, Showers, Cornwell, Peterson, Bloomcamp, Lan sing, Rickard, Ferdon, Helm, Landing. Pocahontas visits next Tuesday, August 15. Rolfe head to Rutland August 17.
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Rolfe
Rutland
Landvig
Cain
Showers
R. Cornwell
Peterson
Bloomcamp
Farm Sports Festival Heads to Iowa State Campus
Iowa counties increasingly join the Iowa Farm Sports Festival set for September 8 and 9 at Iowa State College in Ames. The event aims to crown county champions and bring them to the state meet, with women and girls participating in a range of contests besides men and boys.
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Iowa State
Iowa
Iowa Farm
Iowa State College
Ames
Rolfe Red Heads Vie for Iowa Queen of the Red Heads Title
Rolfe girls Miss Pearl Harmon Miss Divona Vaughn and Miss Marjorie Taylor are among the 200-plus nominees for Iowa's Queen of the Red Heads contest at the State Fair in Des Moines. Finalists perform August 27 to 30 with screen tests and a Hollywood trip for the winner. Susan Hayward will attend as chief judge.
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Rolfe Red
Iowa
Des Moines
Pearl Harmon
Divona Vaughn
Marjorie Taylor
Rolfe
Hollywood
Hollywood Studios
State Fair Board
Susan Hayward
Towa
State Fair
Knife Fracas Lands Rolfe Man in Jail
One Rolfe man, L T Lundy, is jailed in Pocahontas after a knife fracas in Rolfe's business district left Gene Murray with a deep neck wound and arm cuts. Murray was treated by Dr. Lester Leserman and is recovering at Ray Williams' farm. A hearing led to Lundy being bound over to the grand jury on an assault charge.
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Rolfe
Pocahontas
L. T. Lundy
Gene Murray
L. P. Peterson
Murray
Lester Leserman
Ray
Arrow Eight Pages Home Print Issue Highlight
The Arrow issue emphasizes eight pages of home produced content with emphasis on material of vital interest and notes not to overlook the interior pages for important information.
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the Arrow
Garfield Go-Getters Hold Local Achievement Day
The Garfield Go-Getters meet August 10 at Beverly DeWolf’s home rather than August 19 as previously announced. Exhibits will be judged to select county fair entries, and all interested people are invited.
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Garfield
Beverly DeWolf
Phillips 66 Service Station To Be Remodeled
Phillips 66 service station at Elm and Main will undergo extensive remodeling. Changes include a glass front canopy removal new driveway new island for pumps a new ladies restroom flood lights added and building renovation announced by manager Paul Amick of Phillips Oil Co.
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Phillips 66
Elm
Main Streets
Paul Amick
Phillips Oil Co
M R Fisher Introduces Oliver Spreader at Community Station
M R Fisher unveils the Oliver Superior No 7 spreader in the community with a display on Saturday August 19 at the Community oil station. The unit is described as the first spreader designed exclusively for rubber tires and includes a special trade-in allowance for any old spreader toward the new model.
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M R. Fisher
Mr. Fisher
Fisher
Committee Chosen For Tenant Purchases In Pocahontas County
A three farmer committee named by Secretary Wallace will assist Wesley H. Seymour in administering the FSA tenant purchase program. Ed Twigg Rolfe John Healy and Byron Lathrop form the panel to evaluate applicants for 40 year three percent loans to farm tenants and laborers. Applications are accepted at the County Supervisor's office in the Pocahontas courthouse through August 31. forms available by writing to the supervisor and committee.
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Wesley H. Seymour
Pocahontas ‘County
Farm Security Administration
Wallace
FSA
Secretary of Agriculture
Ed Twigg
Rolfe
John Healy
Gilmore City
Byron Lathrop
Havelock
Pocahontas County
Mr. Seymour
Seymour
Court House
Pocahontas
Margaret White Receives Degree at Iowa University Convocation
The University of Iowa held its largest summer convocation when 494 awards were conferred. Margaret V. White, a Rolfe B A candidate, received her degree. President Gilmore presided in the Iowa Union lounge as Dr. John A. McGeoch delivered the keynote address.
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Margaret V. White
Iowa University
University of Iowa
B. A
Rolfe
Eugene A. Gilmore
Iowa Union
John A. McGeoch
Wesleyan University of Connecticut
Donald Door’s Wringer Accident Stuns Rock Valley Lad
A Rock Valley boy named Donald Door stuck fingers in a washing machine wringer. The wringer turned and spun him, lifting him about six inches off the floor. He was not seriously hurt.
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Donald Door
Small Rock Valley
Donald
Government May Locate Steel Corn Bins in County
Government plans to place steel bins in Pocahontas county to store 50 million bushels of corn as part of the granary program. The storage aims to build reserves, with 7 cent per bushel storage, and ensure corn of 1937 and 1938 crops meets grade No 3 or better. Corn delivered to CCC for loan settlement will be stored until needed or sold.
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Harry L. Lund
AAA Committee
Pocahontas County
Lund
Commodity Credit Corporation
Cooperators Allowed to Sell All Grow corn Under Quota
A farmer under his corn acreage allotment may feed or sell all the corn he produces when a corn marketing quota is in effect. Harry L. Lund, chairman, notes a new Agricultural Adjustment Act amendment sets the marketing percentage at 100 percent of the farm allotment. The change replaces previous quota rules.
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Harry L. Lund
Kittenball Girls Triumph Over Luverne In Rolfe Win
The Rolfe girls defeated Luverne 12 to 4 in a Sunday kittenball game. Rolfe led with nine runs in the second inning as they fielded well and hit consistently. Lineup included Marian Kelsey catching Edna Nave pitching and Mavis Torgerson at first, with Manson and Rutland games on upcoming Friday and Tuesday.
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Rolfe Girls
Luverne Girls
Rolfe
Marian Kelsey
Edna Nave
Mavis Torgerson
Lucile Brock
Iona Smith
Ethel Lansing
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Ays
Garfield Hustlers
Forseshor
Finger
Hartley
S. Spotvold
Law
Gilchrist and
Shaw
Byron Lathrope
Kittenball Girls
Luverne
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