School Bus Routes Adopted for 1960 District
Board of Education approved seven bus routes for the coming year with routes centered at the Rolfe building. Grades 6 to 8 for the DMT building will board three buses after 8:30 a.m. and depart Rolfe at 4:00 p.m. First pickup not before 7:50 a.m. Rural kindergarten routes bid at 11:45 a.m. with two 12-passenger wagons. bids due 4:00 p.m. Friday August 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Rolfe
DMT
D.M.T
Department of Public Safety
Bonnie Wolfe
Ed van Gorkom
Henry Baade
Deane Gunderson Marshall Otto Faber
Obituary: William Mather Sr. Dies at Swea City Farm
Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Methodist church in Swea City for William Mather Sr. born December 2, 1879 in Rolfe. He died August 7 at Holy Family hospital Estherville after years of poor health. He leaves Cora, two sons, three grandchildren, and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mather
Methodist
Swea
W. A. Palmer
Harrison Township
Rolfe
Richard and
Ellen Mather
Pocahontas County
William
Cora O. Pike
Mr. Mather
Eagle Township
Swea City
Holy Family Hospital
Estherville
First Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Eastern Star
Cora
R. Spendy
Richard
Allen Dean
Ellen
J. Mather
Fenton
R. B. Mather
Susie Johnson
St. Paul
Mary Ham
Maggie Kelsey
Helen Hoog
Bradgate
Achorm Family Visiting Minnesota Relatives This Week
Mrs Sigrid Achorm and her daughter Gretchen visit Minnesota relatives in Minneapolis with her parents Mr and Mrs Roy Simonson and brother Merlin for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigrid Achorm
Gretchen
Minneapolis, Minn
Roy Simonson
Merlin
Senator Butler Visits Camp Riley for Governors Day
Senator Butler of Buena Vista Pocahontas and Humboldt Counties joined 75 other guests at Camp Ripley Minnesota for the Iowa Nebraska National Guard Red Bulls Infantry Division summer field training. They toured the reservation saw 34th Division firepower eight inch howitzers helicopter rides and observed boxing and wrestling finals during Governors Day review before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Ripley
Minn
Iowa
Guy G. Butler
Buena Vista
Poahontas
Humboldt
Nebraska National Guard
Red Bulls
Minnesota
Iowa-Nebraska National Guard
Condonment
Fred ©. Tandy
Frank Williams
Cedar Falls
Inez Markley Weds Jimmy L Busby in California Ceremony
Inez Markley daughter of Mr and Mrs George Diederich Rolfe Iowa married Jimmy L Busby son of Mr and Mrs George L Busby Ida Louisiana in a August 8 9 pm ceremony at the Aloha Wedding Chapel Long Beach California Chaplain A H Atkins officiated. The bride wore white nylon taffeta with a veil and red rose bouquet. The groom and Ned Belanger wore blue and grey suits with white carnation boutonnieres. The couple plans to reside in Louisiana after a visit with the bride’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Markley
George Diederich
Rolfe
Jimmy L. Busby
George L. Busby
Ida, la
Aloha
Long Beach
Calif
A. H. Atkins
Dale Erickson
Ned B Belanger
Ned Belanger
Rolfe High School
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Busby
North Caddo Consolidated High School
Law
United States Navy
Louisiana
Ethel Pease
Jerry Freman
Spirit Lake
Eugene Papenfuhs
Swea City
Gary Wolfe
Janice Rickard
Shirley Botine
Pocahontas
Linda Thoren
Bradgate
Lanry Loss
George Lanus
James Young
Helen Underwood
Inez Loss
Raymond Callon
Mary Cole
Garth Sroufe
Joe Moran
Couple Weds in Iowa City Chapel Miss Sally Ann Schott Gene Trenary
Sally Ann Schott daughter of Adel Schott Pocahontas and Gene A Trenary son of Alvin Trenary Rolfe exchanged wedding vows Saturday August 6 at St. Thomas Moore Chapel Iowa City. Msgr J D Conway performed the ceremony at 9 am with altar arrangements of garden flowers and a yellow white two tier cake at reception in Curt Yocum restaurant Town City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Ann Schott
Adel Schott
Pocahontas
Gene A. Trenary
Alvin Trenary
Rolfe
St. Thomas Moore Chapel
Iowa City
J. D. Conway
Jane Schott
Stan Lowe
Humboldt
James Schott
Ronald Trenary
Louise
Jim
Ronald
Pattie
Billie
Rantoul, Ill
Leo Schuttler
Palmer
Mary Cox
Pocahontas Catholic High School
Alden’s Department Store
Des Moines Twp
State University of Iowa
East Jefferson
Rolfe Community School Calendar and Local Visitors
Continuation of the Rolfe Iowa calendar lists 1961 dates for classes resuming and semester ends, 6 week periods, ISEA meeting, holidays and graduation events. Also notes Mr and Mrs Park Hollenbeck of Maintend Illinois visiting the George Seipel home last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Community
Isea North Central District
Mrs. Park Hollenbeck
Maintend, Ill
George Seipel
Stores to Close on Wednesday Nights in Rolfe
Rolfe merchants will end Wednesday evening store hours next week and shift to Saturday as the midweek shopping option ends. The 10c summer shows have concluded with the August 17 closing picture sponsored by local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Mr. Obrecht
Rolfe Public Library Sets New Evening Hours
The Rolfe Public Library will be open Tuesday evenings from 8 to 9 and Wednesday afternoons from 3 to 5. The Tuesday slot aims to help business personnel and the general public seeking after hours access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Public Library
Ithe
Amvets Auxiliary Meeting Set for August 25 at 2 PM
The Amvets Auxiliary schedules a gathering on Thursday August 25 at 2 p.m. in the Light Go rooms. The event invites members to attend and participate in planned activities and discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amvets
Organizational meeting for 1960 61 Women’s Bowling As sociation
An organizational meeting of the 1960-61 Women's Bowling Association will be held Monday, August 22, at 7:30 p.m. at the Pokyanes in Pocahontas. Hazel Harrison, Waterloo, district secretary of ABC, will be present. Anyone interested in bowling is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Bowling Association
Pokyanes
Pocahontas
Fley Harrison
Waterloo
A.B.C
Graduates of Evaopelical Hospital School of Nursing
Sharon Wax leads the Evaopelical Hospital School of Nursing graduates who received diplomas at First Methodist Church in Marshalltown on August 7. Each earned a white rose and Florence Nightingale lamp before pledging. Sharon begins work at Lutheran Hospital Fort Dodge on September first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Marshalltown
Evaopelical Hospital School of Nursing
Sharon Wax
Sharon
Fay Wax
Rita
Rolfe
Jane Shelgren
Gilmore City
F. A. Pringle
C. W. Pringle
Lloyd Auten
Louise
Plover
John Berryman
Carlton Berryman
Ben
Mary Jane
Joyce
Dodgeville
Wise
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Deere Dealers Gather for Record Dallas Meeting
M L Robinson will join 4 500 John Deere dealers and 1 500 guests flying in by air from the United States and Canada for a massive Dallas gathering. The August 29 event seeds a late September introduction of new tractors and equipment with 230 tractors and 270 machinery on display at the Fair grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Robinson
Firsthank
United States
Canada
John Deere
Dallas
Texas
Canadian Airlines
Robinson
Robinson’s
Dallas Memorial Auditorium
Fair Grounds
Progressive businessmen sponsor holiday ticket drawing
Rolfe's forward looking merchants plan a prize drawing this holiday season. A ticket is issued for each dollar of merchandise purchased, with details to follow. Archie Phillips leads as promotion chairman as local families plan moves and visits, including Mr and Mrs Harvey Schoon of Vermilion visiting Raymond Peters and preparing a Fort Dodge to Manson relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Archie Phillips
Harvey Schoon
Vermilion, C
Raymond Peters
Schoon
Fort Dodge
Manson
Local Couple Married August 7 in St Pauls Lutheran
Miss Janice Lee Lanus and John W. Young were married August 7 at St. Pauls Lutheran church in Rolfe. The ceremony officiated by Rev. Irving Tange drew about 500 guests with music by Gary Wolfe and organist Verna Rycn. The couple will reside in Rolfe after a Wisconsin Dells and Minnesota honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Lee Lanus
Roy Lanus
Rolfe
John W. Young
Earl Young
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Irving Tange
Holstein Friesen Association approves Top-Pro herd name
George J. Smith of Rolfe receives exclusive use of the name Top-Pro as a Holstein-Friesian herd name. The Holstein-Friesian Association of America will record the prefix for all animals bred by Smith. Also noted are a local residence visit and a family trip report with Albert City and Town City references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holstein-Friesian Ass’n
George J. Smith
Rolfe
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Smith
Cub Scout Council Fire Meeting Set for Aug 23
A Cub Scout council fire will be held at 7 30 PM on Tuesday August 23 in the backyard of David Brinkman for all Cubs parents families and friends. Cubs are asked to wear an Indian outfit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Scout Council
David Brinkman
Scout meeting for Council Fire prep in Brinkman yard
All Cub Scouts gather at 4:00 Monday afternoon August 22 in Dave Brinkman's back yard to prepare for the Council Fire ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Brinkman
Council
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Raymond Wiegert
Lyle Seward
Clarence Stearns
Stanley Whitmore Sylvester Pease
William Buske
Floyd Page
George Marine
Ron Spencer
Emmerson Traden
Ted Wallace
Alvin Christensen
Enno Dornath
Raymond Graaf
Frank Kirby
Frederick Guderian Iver
Behrendsen
Cletus Lieb
Gerd Pest
Jim ‘Martin
Clara Shimon
John Cordes Ellwood
Olerich
R. D. Higgins
John Buenting Liloyd Wagner
John Shimon
Lee Bendixen
Lee Diederich
Joe Wainreb
Ted Truelson
Virgil Ricklefs
Don Behrendsen
Earl Nielsen
Eugene Collins
Fred Block
Bernard Rickless
Don Cleal
N. A. Wilson
LeRoy Nelson
James Cruickshank
Manley Johnson
Wesley Lehnus
Richard Hovey
Melvin Thorson
Harrison Roberts
Marvin Turley
Fritz Johnson
James Triplett
August
Gleegow
Scotland
Wien
Switzerland
Senator Butler
Camp Riley
California
Gene Trenary
Marian Kuchenreuther
Marilyn Stacy
Linda Hughes
Louie Schuster
William Burke
Louis Wilson
Mary Smith
Ivalee Resseguie
Havelock
John Resseguie
Oklahoma
Miss
Dallas, Texas
Rose Mary Wessman
Albert City
Lowell Gustafson
Leon Sinek
Monway
Town City
Don
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