Stall family hogs lead Pocahontas County fair carcass results
Daryl Stall's 200 pound hog was named champion and Brian Shimon's 185 pound hog was reserve champion at the Pocahontas County 4 H Fair carcass contest. Barry Aden's 220 pound hog was champion in the live show with 11th place carcass, Darvin Jackson's 205 pound live show reserve placed 7th on the rail. County extension director Mel Powers notes 78 percent of 32 carcass entries met certification standards, up from 68 percent last year. Top ten kill data provided by Land Lands Foods, Denison Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daryl Stall
Brian Shimon
Pocahontas County
Daryl
Eldon Stall
Palmer
Brian
George Shimon
Rolfe
Barry Aden
Darvin Jackson
Mel Powers
Farmland Foods, Inc
Denison
Iowa
Imagination Gap Highlighted by Newsweek Writer
Dr Arlen J Hansen professor of English at the University of Pacific Stockton Calif states in Newsweeks July 25 issue that fewer students today possess playful imaginations. He responded to a Field pollsters query on the biggest problem facing Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlen J. Hansen
Carl Hansen
Rolfe
Newsweek Magazine
Hansen
University of Pacific
Stockton
Calif
Newsweek
Weeda Family Visits Shaws and Attends Church
Locals Mr and Mrs Sam Weeda of Storm Lake spent the weekend with the Everett Shaws. Sunday all were dinner guests in the Al len Shaw home in Laurens after attending the Worship Service at the Methodist Church when Kevin Shaw received the God and Country Award in Boy Scouting. Guests Monday in the N A Jim Wilson home were Mrs Ruby Beam of Cedar Falls, her daughters Mrs Ronald Schoon of Byron IL and Mrs Terry Carleton Kerry and Cadie of Dubuque, her granddaughter Christine Beam of Marion, also Mrs Lou White of Spencer. Mrs Beam and Mrs White are Jim's sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Weeda
Storm Lake
Everett Shaws
Allen Shaw
Laurens
Methodist Church
Kevin Shaw
N.A
Jim) Wilson
Ruby Beam
Cedar Falls
Ronald Schoon
Byron
Terry Carleton
Kerry
Cadie
Dubuque
Christine Beam
Marion
Lou White
Spencer
Beam
Mrs. White
Jim
Local Students Attend Music Camp at Morningside College
Mike DeWolf and Dave Robinson of Rolfe attended Morningside College's annual Senior High Music Camp held July 31 to August 7 on campus. More than 70 students from four states participated in rehearsals, lessons, and social activities culminating in a Sunday concert at Eppley Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike DeWolf
Dave Robinson
Rolfe
Mornigaside College
Eppley Auditorium
Local notes recall trips, scouts, and community events
The column highlights Mrs Stella Sabino returning from a five month Holy Lands tour and other residents at Prairie Gold Scout Camp on Lake Okoboji. It also mentions Dick Fisher visiting his mother with fish, a beekeeper aiding Rolfe, and several relatives visiting or moving. Ancillary items cite trips in 1957 and 1947 including F Y P Humboldt trip, Pocahontas County Fair attendance, and the European corn borer finding in Pocahontas County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Sabino
Holy Lands
Mideast
Persian Gulf
Africa
Karen Bierstedt
Lynn Robinson
Jean
Julie
Jann Brinkman
Audrey Rickless
Prairie Gold Scout Camp
Lake Okoboji
Dick Fisher
Stewartville
Minn
Mildred Fisher
Rolfe
E. C. (Junior) White
White
Cleve Kerns
Humboldt
Clear Lake
Charles Spence
Garland Smith
Pocahontas County
Michael, Marshall
Henry Brinkman
E. H. Westerman
Plover
George Beckord
Mary Ham
Local Park Baseball Draws 1000+ Fans Last Friday Night
A Friday night baseball game at the park attracted more than one thousand spectators. Keith Rickard starred as the standout player of the game.
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Daryl Stail
Larry Pyle
Marvin Stoulil
Jeff Kerns
Mike Habben
David Shimon
van Ryen
Dean Ekstrand
A&w
Nebraska St. Algona
Lizard Township
Leo D. Sweet
Keith Rickard
Grant
C.W. Berrier
Tilton-Guthrite
Deane Gunderson
Franklyn Brinkman
Spirit Lake
Nels Ryen
Ryen
Lloyd Cox
Patrick Lloyd Cox
Cook's
Frank Ritchie
Thos. Wiley
Ambrose Olmsted
Lakes
A.P. White
Kenneth Squires
Jerry
Stites Aggae
California
Alberta
U.S
Mezarella
nCese Aisge
Flavorite
Oscar Mayer
Boz. Okg
Ratte Y
Chef Boy AR Dee Ravioli
Libby
Parnes A
Vie Phe
la Choy
Naviuev
Aele
Elemen
Doz
Pera
Mgood
Ena
Atha Erone
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